Taoist temple Lin the Background was built in Macau in the late SIXTEENTH century, more precisely in 1592, near border gate Portas de Sirko. This temple was erected in honor of kun IAM, the goddess of mercy statue which adorns the main altar of the temple.

The building is a complex of eight programowy buildings. Each of these rooms is dedicated to a specific mythological character, a certain moral quality or Holy. The temple was named after the name of the hill where it was built.

With the coming to power of the Qing dynasty, ruling from the XVII to the XX century, the Church began to use the Mandarin – Chinese officials as of. Only in the late twentieth century there was a major restoration of the temple Lin the Background. He has since become the most beautiful sights of Macau.

Macau is a major seaport, so in one of the buildings of the temple with the statue of the Chinese goddess of the sea, tin Hau. In the center of the complex there is a Playground, surrounded by a border with relief sculptures of dragons – a courtyard garden. In the garden, in the shade of the old trees, you can admire a small pond with Lotus flowers, whose bloom fills the air a truly magical fragrance. The facade of the temple is decorated with clay bas-reliefs from Chinese mythology and history.

In the temple complex includes a memorial to Lin Zexu Chinese national hero of the NINETEENTH century. The Lin Zexu, being the official, often stayed in the temple for the night. Once here, they proposed a law banning the trade in opium openly. For this, and a monument was erected in his honor.

Peace and harmony reigned here, give you peace of grace.