Church

Nanhai Temple

Address: 22 Xuri Street, Miaotou, Huangpu
Area: Guangzhou, China

Mon: Closed
Tue: 09:00–17:00
Wed: 09:00–17:00
Thu: 09:00–17:00
Fri: 09:00–17:00
Sat: 09:00–17:00
Sun: 09:00–17:00
Hours: Last entry is at 16:30. Closed on Mondays except public holidays and special arrangements.
Price: Regular adult admission: CNY 10; discounted admission: CNY 5.
How to visit: The nearest metro landmark is Nanhai God Temple station, Exit C; follow the temple signs. During temple fairs or evening events, temporary entrance directions may apply.
Hours: Ticket required
Hours: About 90–180 min

Nanhai Temple — Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0

Why it is worth the detour

The Sui-dynasty temple of the South Sea god at the old anchorage, the one of China's four sea-god temples that still stands intact.

Nanhai Temple is a historic temple dedicated to the South Sea god, dating back to the Sui dynasty. It is one of the few remaining sea-god temples in China, offering a glimpse into ancient maritime culture.

What else is close by

The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.

7.4 km
Whampoa Military Academy
The original site of the Whampoa Military Academy, a significant military and political school founded by Sun Yat-sen.
10 km
Huangpu Ancient Port
During the Canton System, foreign ocean-going ships were ordered to anchor at Whampoa rather than sail directly to the Thirteen Factories. Cargo was registered, inspected and transferred into smaller boats here, making this quiet inlet the outer-port counterpart to the crowded merchant enclave upriver.
10 km
Lotus Hill
Hill and old quarry in Panyu above the Shiziyang channel, with a pagoda and a Guanyin statue.
11 km
Lingnan Impression Park
Ticketed park of rebuilt Lingnan houses, ancestral halls and gardens on Xiaoguwei Island.
11 km
First Pass of Guangdong Customs Memorial Hall
This reconstructed customs complex explains the Huangpu registration station where foreign ships reported, paid duties and transferred cargo during the single-port trade era. Its exhibition connects the anchorage directly with the Thirteen Factories and shows why Whampoa's prosperity collapsed after the Opium War and the arrival of larger steamships.
13 km
Pazhou Pagoda
Built in 1600, this pagoda stood on what was then a river island beside the Whampoa anchorage. For captains arriving to trade at Canton, its silhouette served as a navigational marker and announced that their ships were approaching the compulsory stopping place below the Thirteen Factories.