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| | PuDu Zhen Temple [edit this] | | The PuDu Zhen Temple, built in 24 th Guangxu year (1898) in the Qing Dynasty, is located in Tea Pavilion Road of the city.
At that time, a Taoist of Qianyu cavity called Wu Jingquan gathered Beihai charity circle Lian Qizhen, Huang Rizhang, Chen Jueyu etc. to collect contributions from compatriots of Hongkong and Macao to build the temple.
Zhongtian palace, Golden Mother palace and Land Mother palace are the main buildings of the temple in which Zhongtian palace was pulled down for broadening Tea Pavilion road in 1987.
The temple sacrifice deity and Buddhist statues and it's an unity of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Structures of the two existing palaces are roughly the same. Sideroom stands at either side of the main hall in which there are main rooms and subordinate rooms.
On the top of the ridge two lazurite dragons are playing with pearl. In the main hall there is carve decoration of flowers, plants and birds. And there is mural set in the front wall of the gallery. A poet named Liang Hongmao of Qing Dynasty described the temple as topping the rest of its kind in Beihai. | Edit by: Tom | |
| Puren Hospital [edit this] | | Puren Hospital, also named British Hospital is located in Beihai People Hospital. It was established by doctor Ke Da in 1886, who was a churchman of British Anglican Church. It's the first western medical hospital in Beihai and also the first state grade earliest western medical hospital all over the county. In 1952, Puren Hospital changed its name to Beihai People Hospital. But only Eight-square Building and Doctor Building are kept till now. Doctor Building is a two-floor occident building with 26 meters long, 12.9 meters wide and a total area of 671 sq.meters. Now it's used as storeroom of Beihai People Hospital. Puren Hospital is historic evidence showing western medical culture introduced in Beihai. And it is also a historic relic of the earliest western hospital founded by British Anglican Church at the end of last century. So it has great historical value. | Edit by: Tom | |
| Old Beihai [edit this] | | Also named Zhongshan Street and Zhuhai Street. They are the two oldest streets in Beihai, built around 1883. Since Beihai became a commercial port in 1876, a number of western companies from countries such as Britain, France, Germany and Holland set up their businesses around this area. The architecture reflects its colonial past with an interesting mix of Chinese and European influence and some extraordinary contemporary structures. It's also the ideal place to stock up on bargain-priced souvenirs. | Edit by: Tom | |
| Historic Site of Women Abbey [edit this] | | The women abbey which was established in Shentang village in Weizhou island was an affiliated organ of Catholicism. Its task is to training eligible nuns. In 1925, Beihai Catholicism built two new houses for women abbey. One is quadrate two-floor building with 31.45 meters long and 8.7 meters wide. The other one is a small bethel building with 12.3 meters long and 6 meters wide. The total area of two houses is 347.4 sq.meters. The main body of the building was kept well. Now it's used by organ kindergarten. The historic site shows French Catholicism setting up women abbey in Beihai. | Edit by: Tom | |
| Musical Fountain [edit this] | | At Sea Beach Park, “Chao”, the largest pearl musical fountain in China, comes alive each evening in brilliant colors. The main body of the fountain is a big steel ball encircled with seven flying fairies holding olive in hand. Each sculpture is vivid showing a marvelous picture. “Chao” is a combination of traditional humanism and modern sculpture architecture art. From May 1 st, 2005, a new 3D film is showed on water screen in the musical fountain. Music, lively 3D cartoon, varieties of colors can bring you a wonderful sea world. | Edit by: Tom | |
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