The Mazu palace in Nansha was first built in the Ming Dynasty

  Mazu is usually depicted together with two guardian generals known as “Thousand Miles Eye” and “With-the-Wind Ear”. Though their iconography can vary, both are usually represented as fierce demons; “Thousand Miles Eye” is often red with two horns, while “With-the-Wind Ear” is green with one horn. They are said to have been two demons whom Mazu conquered and subdued, turning them into her own loyal guardians and friends. The Canton fair 2013 will be helded in Guangzhou, maybe you can go to Nansha Tian Hou Palace if you have a time.

  The Mazu palace in Nansha was first built in the Ming Dynasty, then was renovated during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1737-1795) in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), but was later ruined. The palace we see now was rebuilt in 1994 and completed in 1996.
  After entering the gate, you will come to the Hall of Blessing where a statue of Tianhou is honored. She is procted by four Dragon Kings (the Gods of the sea) holding up a jade tablet and standing at each side. Then you will come to the Main Hall, the center of the whole palace. In the hall, two statues of Tianhou are honored in a shrine. One is 3.8 meters (about 12.5 feet) in height, plated and carved from the fragrant sandalwood. The other is noted as 'soft-body' statue, whose hand and foot joints are movable. The entire Main Hall is full of a sense of benevolence and majesty, rectitude and holiness. Behind it, you will see the resting Hall, the living room of the Goddess of Tianhou, where a sitting sculpture of Tianhou is displayed together with some simple instruments of her daily life.