Nanzhi Mazu Temple, formerly known as Nanhe Temple, was founded in the Qing Qianlong Period and mainly worships the goddess Mazu. One of the three designated Mazu Temple heritage sites in Kaohsiung, it is also the center of old Nanzikeng Street (now Hsiangping, Dongning, Wuchang Villages).
The front of the temple is composed of a main entrance (sanctuary), with two doors leading to separate wings. Its interior features an intersecting structure of three beams and five decorative rafters at the building’s eaves, though the roof does not have the curved ridge normally seen in temple architecture. Inside the temple, various wooden and brick carvings, pottery, mosaic walls, paintings and other decorations can be seen, among which brick carving and pottery works are most notable due to their traditional charm.
楠梓／楠梓天后宮
楠梓天后宮，原名楠和宮，約創建於清乾隆年間，主祀媽祖，是高雄市三座被指定古蹟的媽祖廟之一，也是過去楠仔坑街（今楠梓區享平里、東寧里、五常里一帶）的信仰中心。
其正面由正門（拜殿）、左右兩門及兩護龍構成，類似的正立面，是日治時期以前臺灣寺廟建築的典型。但因建築規模相對較小，乃以拜殿兼作正門，並與正殿相連；拜殿、正殿皆為壁擔楹構造。
在正殿後方尚有祭祀觀世音菩薩及阿彌陀佛的後殿，依建築格局推測，後殿的出現時間應當較晚，於室內作三通五瓜大木架棟，不過屋頂並未如一般寺廟建築作翹脊。
整座廟宇內部可見到各種木雕、磚雕、交趾陶、剪黏泥溯、彩繪等裝飾，具備古樸美感的磚雕及交趾陶作品，應屬其中最具可觀者。
文／蔡侑樺
圖／高雄市政府文化局