Ming and qing dynasties, with the gai-tu-gui-liu policy, shanxi, hunan, jiangxi and other foreign businessmen have entered the xiushan, form the "three help", "ten big", drive west street and the local business, promote the development of water transport, hui qing dynasty architectural style and other commercial shops and houses cheng Lin, dress up the street of the county town is very beautiful. The temple of the west street also came into being: the largest one is the temple of heaven!

Why does west street have the temple?
As is known to all, also known as the queen of joss, also called celestial queen, days later, a goddess, niang mother, is the southeast coastal area navigation, travelers, businessmen, seafarers and fishermen common belief in gods, is a water pipe. In ancient times, before sailing on the sea, first of all, before the ship was launched, the mazu would be sacrificed to protect the wind and the safety of the ship.
It had nothing to do with xiushan, but west street just happened to be right next to a plum river, with a water pier by the river, and a few people living on it. According to the research, in the mid-18th century, fujian water transportation was very prosperous, and some fujian hakkas went back to the river to develop trade. Some people have settled down in xiushan, have children and reproduce, and have formed a large settlement area in xiushan.
The fujian people who settled in xiushan, raised money to build mazu temple, and made fujian hall, as a kind of spiritual support and refuge for other people, and also a place for reunion.
What is the past?
West street to fix up the queen of heaven, for a long time are fujian guildhall, then a lot of people who work in the mountain water wharf feel since matsu is the water deity, can also bless them, so will come and worship, in addition to the queen of heaven palace, gradually is the place that fellow party, also became a place of worship and praying!
Later, the temple of heaven added a stage for worship service. In the 1950s and 1960s, after the establishment of xiushan flower and dance troupe, it was used as a performance place, and it was performed regularly on the stage, which was popular among the masses. However, in a lightning accident, the fire was burned down, and the place that carried the cultural heritage of xiushan was annihilated.
What is the new temple?

After the launch of the west street renovation project, the temple of heaven as the cultural landmark of the west street, its rework is also on the agenda! In the reconstruction plan, the dynamic visual viewing points will be created by combining the site environment. Make full use of the space of the planning and the use value, by showing the history of XiuShan County landmark building national culture and urban development, and provide the colorful variety show, into a teahouse stage, folk culture exhibition, cultural relics collection, business and leisure, folk culture activities such as multi-functional in a body's comprehensive exhibition hall.