The Chiwan Tianhou Palace, also known as the Tianhou Museum, is located at the foot of Xiaonan Mountain next to Chiwan Village, Nanshan District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. Its establishment dates back to the Song Dynasty. It is magnificent. It was repaired many times in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and its scale grew day by day. It became an important Tianhou temple along the coast at that time. Whenever envoys of the imperial court went to Southeast Asian countries, they would definitely stop their ships and offer incense here, praying to the gods for blessings with grand ceremonies. In the early years of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He, the eunuch of the three jewels, led the fleet on a long voyage to the Western Seas on the orders of Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty. The Chiwan Tianhou Palace was an important stop. At its peak, the Chiwan Tianhou Palace had dozens of buildings such as mountain gates, archways, Sun and Moon Ponds, stone bridges, bell towers, front halls, main halls, back halls, left and right side halls, wing rooms, guest halls, corridors, corner pavilions, and stele pavilions. There were more than 120 houses, covering an area of more than 900 mu. Its halls are majestic and magnificent, and the temple appearance is magnificent. It is a relatively large Tianhou temple with ninety-nine gates in coastal areas of China. It is also a cultural landscape with a high reputation in Shenzhen’s history.
Opening hours: Open from Tuesday to Sunday throughout the year from 09:00 to 16:00; Closed all day on Monday throughout the year. On the first and fifteenth day of each month, the opening hours are from 8:00 to 16:00. (In case of major national statutory holidays and traditional folk festival closures, the closing time will be postponed). Special announcements will be made for special circumstances. The specific business status is subject to the opening situation on that day.
Tianhou Museum
The Chiwan Tianhou Palace, also known as the Tianhou Museum, is located at the foot of Xiaonan Mount[...]
