Dragon Mother (or Lung Mu) Temple is a national protected heritage building and cultural relic. It was first built about 2000 years ago, restored
and rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. On auspicious days, a peak of over 50,000 visitors at any one time has been recorded in recent years. Architecture is not grand but its impressive entrance portal, sculptured walls and pillars, main temple hall, dressing quarters, stone
gazebos and the Dragon Mother’s grave instill a mystical simplicity to this classical representation of Lingnan Architecture.

The major features of the new complex include the main Dragon Mother Square, the cultural street, shops, the exhibition hall, visitors’ centre, the reconfigured ceremonial entrance to old Dragon Mother Temple, complimenting and forming an organically integrated whole with the original temple complex.  To design an auxiliary facility covering  30,000m2 to the northeast of this magnificent heritage architecture and cultural way of life is a challenge. Functionally the new complex is to serve all the needs of the visitors and to blend in with the architecture and culture yet not to overpower the main temple.

The Cultural Park is not only functioned a sociable space for leisure tourism and celebration activities, but also take up an important role in inheritance of Lingnan culture in the contemporary context through a rational redevelopment programme and to educate public about the value of Lingnan architecture.To achieve this, all building materials, including the green brick, roof files, eaves moulding, were sourced locally and recycled from old buildings.