广东佛山祖庙始建于北宋元丰年间(1078—1085),是供奉道教崇信的北方真武玄天大帝的神庙,原建筑于元代末年被焚毁,明洪武五年重建。重建时,规模“不过数楹”,此后随着佛山城镇经济的不断发展,祖庙不断扩建,至清初,成为一座体系完整、结构严谨、具有浓厚地方特色的庙宇建筑,并完 Guangdong Foshan Ancestral Temple was built in the Northern Song Dynasty Yuen Fung (1078-1085), is dedicated to the worship of Taoism Northern God Zhenwu Xuantian Great Temple, the original building was burned in the late Yuan Dynasty, Ming Hongwu five years of reconstruction. At the time of reconstruction, the scale was “not counted,” however. Since then, with the continuous development of the urban economy in Foshan, the Zumiao continued to expand until the early Qing Dynasty and became a temple complex with a complete system, a well-structured structure and strong local features.