Temple of Madam Xian in downtown Gaozhou

In early June, Maoming Culture Center and Maoming Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center work together with protection centers at district level and county level to organize experts, scholars and heritage protection workers to conduct local research on the temples of Lady Xian across the city.

The practice of honoring Lady Xian, am important intangible cultural heritage of China, originates from people's respect for Lady Xian. In 2014, such practice entered the 4th batch of the representative list of the China's Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Here are some of the representative temples across Maoming city:

Temple of Madam Xian in downtown Gaozhou (高州冼太庙)

Add.: Renmin Road, downtown Gaozhou county-level city, Maoming

Opening hours: 8:00-18:00

Admission: Free

The Goddess Temple (or Temple of Lady Xian) (电城娘娘庙)

Add.: Shandou Village, Diancheng Town, Binhai New District, Maoming

The Jiucheng Temple of Madam Xian in Gaozhou county-level city (高州旧城冼太庙)

Add.: Jiucheng Village, Changpo Town, Gaozhou county-level city, Maoming

The Memorial Hall of Lady Xian (冼夫人纪念馆)

Add.: Anyong Village, Nantang Town, Gaozhou county-level city, Maoming

Temple of Lady Chengjing in Xiadong town of Dianbai (电白霞洞诚敬夫人庙)

Add.: Xiadong Town, Dianbai District, Maoming

The Temple of Lady Xian in Hongdao village of Tongqing town in Huazhou county-level city (化州同庆镇宏道冼太庙)

The Temple of Lady Xian in Zhensheng Zhenxia Bojun village in Maonan district in Maoming city (茂南镇盛镇下博郡冼太庙)

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