Brief introduction of the ancient buildings of Prime Minister Temple

Most of the residents here are surnamed Xu, and Xu is the ancestor. During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the Xu family in Sanhua had cousins named Xu Fangzheng and Xu Zhengbiao, who were deeply appreciated by Chao Yan. Emperor Tongzhi named Xu Dekui, founder's grandfather, and Xu Diankui, his father, as "Doctor Feng Zhi". In order to show off the emperor's kindness, Xu Fangzheng built a temple for ministers and doctors, Xu Jian visited Nanshan Academy to praise sages, and Xu's descendants continued to build temples. It is the largest ancestral temple found in Guangzhou at present, which is of great value to the study of folk ancestral temple architecture in Qing Dynasty. 1995, Huadu District Party Committee and District Government invested and mobilized social funds to carry out comprehensive maintenance and expanded it into a cultural relics tourist area in order to protect and make good use of the ancient buildings of Zizheng Hall, which was completed after five years of repair. Today, Laochen Temple is a huge ancient building complex, integrating Laochen Temple, Nanshan Academy, Zhi Heng Xugong Temple and Narcissus Temple, covering an area of18,000 square meters, with a main building area of over 6,000 square meters. It is a group of artistic buildings with three rows, three entrances and six corridors. The buildings are separated by Qingyun Lane, with a depth of 49 meters. On the right is a row of lining halls, followed by two Gu Lou. The layout of the whole building is rigorous, and the reality and reality alternate with each other, forming an independent and interrelated whole. Its building is magnificent, with a square in front and a garden in the back. The hall is resplendent and magnificent, the courtyard is spacious, surrounded by trees and winding paths. It not only embodies the traditional style of Lingnan architecture, but also has the characteristics of southern gardens.

The Prime Minister Temple complex is a complex built by Prime Minister Temple, Nanshan Academy, Zhi Heng Xugong Temple and Guobi Temple. Zizheng Temple was built by Xu Fangzheng, who was a doctor of the Ministry of War in the second year of Tongzhi (1863), for his grandfather Xu Dekui to be awarded Zizheng. Nanshan Academy is a temple built by Xu Shiliang, a senior minister of the Ministry of War, to seek medical treatment for his father. Guobi Temple and Xugong Temple are Xu's ancestral temples.