Introduction to the Tang Stele: The Tang Stele is erected on the east side of the head gate of Nanhai Temple, with a pavilion to protect it, also known as the Tang Stele Pavilion. In the 10th year of Tianbao (751 AD) of Tang Xuanzong, the God of Nanhai was canonized as King Guangli. From the 13th to 15th year of Yuanhe, Emperor Xianzong of Tang Dynasty, Kong Xu (the 38th generation grandson of Confucius, who was the governor of Lingnan and the governor of Guangzhou) successively After three years of worshiping the God of the South China Sea, he erected the "Stele of the Temple of King Guangli of the God of the South Sea". The thirty-eighth generation grandson of Confucius, Kong Chu, erected the stele to offer sacrifices. The stele was written by Han Yu, the then governor of Yuanzhou, and written by Chen Jian, the governor of Xunzhou. It is famous The steles were carved by Li Shuqi, a famous carver at that time, and were known as the "Three Unique Steles" in history. The Tang Stele is the temple inscription of the Nanhai Temple and is a precious cultural heritage left by Han Yu to the people of Guangzhou.

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