1919 Old Photographs of Shaoguan, Guangdong: The Scenery of Nanhua Temple in Caoxi a Hundred Years ago

Share a group of old photos of Shaoguan, Guangdong in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, taken from 1919-1932

Shaoguan, a prefecture level city in Guangdong Province, was called Shaozhou in ancient times. It was named after Shaoshi Mountain, a famous mountain in Danxia. After the name of Shaoshi, it was changed from Donghengzhou to Shaozhou, which was followed in successive dynasties. When Qujiang County was established in the sixth year of Yuanding, Shaoguan was the county seat. Shaoguan was named after Shaoguan in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Three land and water tax offices were set up in Shaoguan today, commonly known as Shaoguan

Now let’s take a look at this group of old photos of Shaoguan

Nanhua Temple is located at the bank of Caoxi, 7 kilometers southeast of Maba Town, Qujiang District, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, about 24 kilometers south of Shaoguan City. Nanhua Temple is one of the famous Buddhist temples in China. It is the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, Huineng; Southern Zen” The birthplace of

南华寺远景

南华寺始建于南北朝梁武帝天监元年（公元502年）。天监三年，寺庙建成，梁武帝赐“宝林寺”名。后又先后更名为“中兴寺”、“法泉寺”、至宋开宝元年（公元968年），敕赐“南华禅寺”，寺名乃沿袭至今。因禅宗六祖在此弘法，也称六祖道场。 

南华寺现在的样子

曹溪 南华寺 第一门 门额

南华寺建筑面积一万二千多平方米，由曹溪门、放生池、宝林门、天王殿、大雄宝殿、藏经阁、灵照塔、六祖殿等建筑群组成。建筑除灵照塔、六祖殿外，都是1934年后虚云和尚募化重修的。

曹溪 南华寺 大雄殿

曹溪 南华寺 大雄殿 降龙塔阁及塔碑

曹溪 南华寺 降龙塔阁

曹溪 南华寺 降龙塔阁

曹溪 南华寺 第二门

曹溪 南华寺 第二门

曹溪 南华寺 憨山大师真身像龛

曹溪 南华寺 憨山大师真身像龛内的真身像

曹溪 南华寺 憨山大师真身像

曹溪 南华寺 六祖殿

曹溪 南华寺 六祖真身像

曹溪 南华寺 六祖真身像

曹溪 南华寺 六祖像碑

曹溪 南华寺 六祖像碑 拓本

曹溪 南华寺 六祖坛经法宝序碑 拓本

曹溪 南华寺 六祖传%法袈裟纹样

曹溪 南华寺 丹田禅师肉身像

曹溪 南华寺 罗汉门

曹溪 南华寺 五祖殿及八角五层六祖塔

曹溪 南华寺 卓锡泉（1919年摄）

曹溪 南华寺 卓锡泉（1932年摄）