It is one of the new eight scenic spots in Yangcheng evaluated by 1986. It refers to the Pearl River and its landscape on both sides from Huangpu Old Port to Xingang for several kilometers. Huangpu has been an internationally famous port since ancient times. Fuxi Ancient Town (now near Nangang Temple Head) is one of the starting points of the Maritime Silk Road. It is an important satellite city of ancient Yangcheng. The Nanhai Temple and Bathing Day Pavilion in Fuxi Ancient Town were regarded as the first of the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng during the Song and Yuan Dynasties, namely "Fuxi Bathing Day". Today, Huangpu has risen a hundred times more than Fuqu Town, and a spectacular "Huangpu Cloud" has emerged: countless ships have gathered on the vast river, and ocean-going ships are constantly coming and going; On the banks of the Pearl River, there are rows of 10,000-ton wharves; Hundreds of gantry cranes are arranged on the dock.
Boluo temple fair
Every year from February 11th to 13th of the lunar calendar is Polo's birthday, and every household in fifteen towns and villages makes zongzi or jiaozi, which is more lively than the Spring Festival. In some towns and villages, famous Cantonese opera troupes from various provinces and Hong Kong were invited to perform, and the bodhisattvas in the palace marched to the towns and villages. When you came, you went to the Nanhai Temple to meet King Hong Sheng. There are more than 100 people in each township, including gongs and drums, flags, ear fans, bronze hammers, knives, swords and halberds. And armed escort. Every township has set up a tribute table with tea, wine, fruit, vegetarian food, steamed stuffed bun, roast pig, chicken, pork and incense sticks. , waiting for the arrival of the bodhisattva parade to enjoy. Good men and women from all over the world came to worship God during Christmas, attracting people from neighboring Dongguan, Zengcheng, Panyu, Shunde, Zhongshan, Nanhai and Guangzhou to visit. At that time, ships will berth on the river, with Huangpu New Port in the east and Wenchong Shipyard in the west. There will be a sea of people, and it will be very lively. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, although there were no more bodhisattvas patrolling during the temple fair, 65,438+10,000 people visited Nanhai Temple every day.
Maogang helin
Located in Maogang Village, Dasha Town, Huangpu District, Guangzhou. There are two places in Maogang Crane Forest: one is Yuanbei Crane Forest, next to Maogang Village Committee, covering an area of about 30 mu, with more than 2,000 cranes; One is Kengtou Crane Forest, which is located on the hill behind Cangxia Village in Kengtou, Maogang, covering an area of about 40 mu, with more than 1 1,000 cranes. Maogang Crane Forest is the collective name of these two crane forests. Since its name, it has a history of 100 years. 1978, Helin was listed as a scenic spot in Guangzhou.
The cranes inhabiting Maogang Crane Forest mainly include Mahong, Liaodong pineapple, white crane and silver crane, among which Mahong is the most, followed by Liaodong pineapple and white crane, and silver crane is less. A year later, the crane group will be anchored in Maogang Helin for about 8 months. From the end of 10 every year, cranes leave the forest in droves and fly to the southeast for the winter, and they don't fly back to Maogang crane forest until March in spring. It is said that 100 years ago, a returned overseas Chinese brought back a pair of white cranes from overseas and kept them in cages to support their families. Later, due to negligence, the white crane left the cage and went to live and multiply in the forest outside the village, forming a generation of cranes. Maogang people regard it as auspicious and "crane". The villagers made a convention to list the crane forest as a "treasure land of geomantic omen", strictly protected it, and prohibited logging and hunting, forming a well-known Maogang crane forest.