Barra Temple, also known as Tianhou Temple, Juehai Temple, and Zhongjue Buddhist Temple affordable China tours, is dedicated to Ma Zu, a fortune-teller in Putian, Fujian Province, during the Song Dynasty.

As a child, Ma zu showed a talent for forecasting the future. When she grew up, she became a nun, and died at the age of 28.

Legend has it that after her death Ma Zu's spirit helped merchants and fishermen head off dangers on the roiling sea top 10 China tours. Therefore, local fishermen in Fujian constructed what was called the Barra Temple to commemorate her. Ma Zu was granted the honorific of Queen of Heaven, and later, during the Qing Dynasty, the Sea Goddess. The transom of the front gate of Barra Temple is engraved with the golden characters "Barra Temple"; the couplets at the two sides of the gate are respectively "Boundless Humanity and Generosity" and "Benefiting all Human beings". The temple is composed of the audience hall, stone hall, Hongren Hall, and Buddhist Pavilion, in traditional Buddhist temple style. The history of Macao and the Barra Temple are closely connected with each other.

As in the contemporary architectural style of temples China tour guide, the Barra temple also consists of a Buddhist pavilion, audience hall, and stone hall etc. The temple has 6 parts depicting the architectural designs of China where each part is guarded by a stone lion. Hongren hall is found upon entering the temple where a statue of Ma Zu is in place. Once a visitor moves ahead he can also find Avalokitesvara hall which is made in a simple manner using bricks and stone. Visitors can also engage reading different poems and in various poems and dedications carved on the rock face. The temple becomes heavily crowded on March 23rd which is recorded as the birthday of Ma Zu, and during the Chinese new year where numbers of worshippers get together to pay tribute to the Goddess.

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