Quanzhou, which was called "the city of light" by Italian Marco Polo more than 700 years ago, had more than 400 years of glory in the middle ages. "Look at Xi'an from the ground and Quanzhou from the ground". Walking in the middle of the city, the ancient style will still flash many times inadvertently, which is simple and elegant, delicate and graceful, introverted and deep, relaxed and unrestrained. So, what are the tourist places in Quanzhou?
18 sceneries of Quanzhou
1. East Lake Park
East Lake Park East Lake Park East Lake Park site is the site of eight famous scenic spots' East Lake Lotus' in ancient Quanzhou. In Tang Dynasty, there were more than 40 hectares of lake, including East Lake Pavilion and ERGONG Pavilion; in Song Dynasty, there was Bonn Pavilion; in Ming Dynasty, there was LAN ancient pavilion. Plant lotus flowers, and become a star lake with lotus fragrance. It is famous for Tang Jiang Gongfu, Han Yu, ouyangzhan, etc. East Lake Park is characterized by the architectural culture of South Fujian, with the central lake as the main body and the cultural landscape around the lake. The static areas such as star lake lotus fragrance, Qifeng Pavilion, seven stars gongyue, ERGONG Pavilion, East Lake Pavilion, Bonn Pavilion and Langgu Pavilion will be built; the children's Park, double boat Chaoyang and cruise ship wharf will be the moving areas. More than 20 plant mountain and stone landscapes, such as the refined construction of Erythrina and Ruilin, have taken the whole park of Cuicui, highlighting the stone culture of Southern Fujian with stone carving and stone carving. It has not only the historical and cultural connotation of Quanzhou, but also the new trend of the times, with unique style. He has won the provincial "environmental beauty Award" for three times, and was also rated as "top 10 buildings loved by the public" and "top 10 night scenes in Quanzhou". In 1998, it was selected as one of the 100 famous gardens in China for its elegant and beautiful landscape style in the south of the Yangtze River.
2. Wuliqiao
Wuli bridge, commonly known as "Anping bridge", spans the bay between Anhai Town and Shuitou Town of Nan'an, Jinjiang River. It was built in the eighth year of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty (1138 A.D. photo year of Wuli Bridge), and completed in 13 years. The stone pier and stone beam bridge built for granite is the first long bridge in ancient China. It is known as "no bridge in the world, long bridge". It is well-known at home and abroad. It is one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units announced by the State Council. The bridge is 2255m long, with 361 square, boat and half boat shaped piers, 3-3.8m wide bridge deck, 5-11m long bridge slab, with a maximum weight of 25t, and stone guardrails on both sides; there are five pavilions on the bridge: the "transcendental Pavilion" in the East, the "Haichao Temple" in the west, and the "Sishui Pavilion" in the bridge, with one Road Pavilion at each end for tourists to rest. "Sishui Pavilion", commonly known as "Zhongting", in front of the pavilion, there is a pair of couplets on the stone pillars of "Buddha in the world, there is no bridge in the world". There are two stone carving generals standing on the side of the pavilion. There are 14 inscriptions on the side of the pavilion. At the west end of the bridge pavilion, there are inscriptions rebuilt in Qing Dynasty, and at the east end, there is a white pagoda with five floors and six corners. After 800 years of vicissitudes, Anping bridge has become a 'land bridge'. From 1980 to 1985, the state allocated funds for maintenance, and the original appearance of Song Dynasty was restored.
3. Qingshuiyan
Penglai mountain, located in the northwest of Anxi County, was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty and has been worshipped for more than 950 years. It is one of the 100 immortals in China. It is a national 4A scenic spot and a famous pilgrimage tourist destination at home and abroad. Qingshuiyan is the only rock temple with the 'Emperor' shaped structure constructed in the main hall of the country. The pavilions and halls in the scenic area are majestic and magnificent, with beautiful and magical water and mountains and numerous cultural relics. Among the existing cultural relics and historic sites, there are 29 in the Song Dynasty, 1 in the Yuan Dynasty, 8 in the Ming Dynasty, 5 in the Qing Dynasty, and 23 in modern times. In addition, the natural landscapes created by nature constitute a fascinating 'Penglai fairyland'. The stone inscriptions and cliff inscriptions of qingshuiyan involve song, yuan, Ming, Qing and even modern times. Among them, the stone inscriptions of Song Dynasty 'Rock Map' are the most precious and are provincial cultural relics under protection.
4. Tumen Street
The picture of Tumen street, also called "Tumen Street", is named after the transmission, storage, transportation and construction of East and West Tower earthwork. Tumen street is located in the center of Quanzhou City. It starts from Wenling road in the East and ends at Zhongshan Road in the west, with a total length of 1005m. It is a prosperous area integrating commerce, tourism and culture. In this street only 1000 meters long, there are many 'Haisi' cultural relics, 13 cultural relics of song and Yuan Dynasties --- Qingjing temple, Confucius Temple, tonghuaiguan temple, dongguanxitai, Zulu Su, aristocratic mansion, qipanyuan, Donglu lane, thirty-two lanes, etc. To a certain extent, the architectural style of Tumen Street reflects the prosperity of Quanzhou in song and Yuan Dynasties. After the transformation, Tumen Street inherits the style of the ancient buildings in South Fujian of Quanzhou, and combines with the modern buildings organically. Tumen street is one of the most prosperous streets with the most business opportunities in Quanzhou. It was selected as the first batch of "shopping street".
5. Fuwen Temple
Fuwen temple is located in Pan palace, Zhongshan Road, Licheng District. It was first built in the early years of Taiping (976 A.D.) in the Northern Song Dynasty, and then moved to another place. In the third year of Daguan (1109 A.D.), it was moved back to the original place for reconstruction. The existing buildings still maintain the original appearance in the early Qing Dynasty, and it is the largest existing Confucian temple in China. In 2001, it was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council. The main building Dacheng hall is the main hall for offering sacrifices to Confucius, which is seven Bay wide and five bay deep. It is a typical Song Dynasty double eaved verandah hall, lifting beam type wooden frame, with the arches stacked, beams and braces crisscross, decorated with dragons, birds and animals, flowers and plants; the pillars of the hall are all stone, with the terrace in front, the wing of which is the handrail, and the lower part is the corridor and court worship; the pan pool outside the court is built with the stone bridge of the Yuan Dynasty, and the bridge deck is paved with 72 rectangular stones, There are 72 successful students representing Confucius, two sides in the East and West, dachengmen and jinshengyuzhenmen in front. The Minglun hall on the east bank is the main subsidiary building of the Confucian temple. The open court in front of the hall, panchi and Shiqiao are well preserved. There are more than ten ancestral halls of Pan palace, famous officials and top scholars. The temple is rich in display materials. In the center of the main hall of Dacheng hall, there are statues of Confucius. On the East and west sides, there are four and twelve philosophers. There are over 500 cultural relics such as sacrificial vessels, musical instruments and relics of famous people in Quanzhou. Lingxingmen is adjacent to Tumen street. It was originally a building group of Fuwen temple, and later it was built for other purposes. In 2000, the municipal Party committee and the municipal government, as key projects, invested 120 million yuan to relocate the vegetable market and three enterprises and institutions, and built the Confucian Temple Square, which not only effectively protected the site, but also became a place for citizens to relax and keep fit.
6. Kaiyuan Temple
National key cultural relics protection units, the first 4A level tourist attractions in China. Located in the West Street of the city, it was built in 686, the second year of Tangwu Zetian's Sagong, formerly known as "Lotus Temple". In the 26th year of Tang Kaiyuan (AD 738), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ordered all States to build a Kaiyuan Temple, so it became its current name. The temple covers an area of 78000 square meters. Large scale, spectacular construction, beautiful scenery, once with Luoyang White Horse Temple, Hangzhou Lingyin Temple, Beijing Guangji temple. The main buildings are Mahavira hall, manna altar, East and West towers, etc. Daxiong hall is the main building of the central axis, which was built in the second year of Tang Dynasty (686 AD). The existing buildings are relics of the 10th year of Chongzhen (1637 AD) in the Ming Dynasty. The main hall is 20 meters high, preserving the magnificent architectural style of the Tang Dynasty. Ganlu altar was built in the Song Dynasty. Now it is rebuilt in the early Ming Dynasty and is one of the three major altar in China. Standing in the square on both sides of baiting, the octagonal and five story stone pagoda with wood like structure, which is about 200 meters away, is one of the four famous pagodas in Quanzhou. The East Tower is named as "Zhenguo tower", with a total height of 48.24 meters; the West Tower is named as "Renshou tower", with a total height of 44.06 meters, slightly lower than the East Tower, with almost the same scale as the East Tower. The two pagodas are the treasures of ancient stone architecture in China and the symbol of Quanzhou, a famous historical and cultural city.
7. Chongwu ancient city
Located on the southeast coast of Hui'an County, close to the Taiwan Strait, it was built by Zhou Dexing, the Duke of Jiang Xia, in the 20th year of Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty (1387 AD), to resist the Japanese invaders when he was engaged in coastal defense. In the first year of Longqing (1567 A.D.), Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, famous Anti Japanese generals, worshiped martial arts. The stone inscription "Wei Zhen Hai Bang" at the north gate of the city was handed down by Qi. In the eighth year of Shunzhi period (1651 A.D.), Zheng Chenggong was stationed here to fight against the Qing Dynasty. It is said that there are remains of "horseshoe stone". In 1988, it was listed as the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council. Inside and outside the ancient city, there are more than 20 relics of ancient buildings, such as temples, temples, etc., which were built in song, Ming and Qing Dynasties respectively, and have been renovated since then, forming a group of historic sites for visiting the ancient city. In particular, the Longhou rock, located 3 kilometers away from the city, has both Neolithic sites and cliff stone carvings of literati poets who record the history of the ancient city. In the half moon bay outside the city, the famous painter Hong Shiqing created the earth rock carving - "Yulong cave", and the famous calligrapher Zhu Qizhan, Qian Juntao, Liu Haisu and other fine seal cutting calligraphy works were engraved on the strange rocks and rocks. Under the ancient city, there are also modern stone sculpture exhibition park and provincial seaside forest park. Visit the ancient city, you can see it.
8. Luoyang Bridge
Luoyang River, which is at the boundary between Huian and Luojiang, is also known as Wan'an bridge. It was built by Cai Xiang, the governor of the Northern Song Dynasty from the 5th year to the 4th year of Jiaqing (1053-1059 A.D.), and completed in the 6th year. It is a famous stone bridge of beam style in ancient China. Because of the wide river and deep water, and the arduous project, the bridge builders created the raft foundation to build bridge piers and oysters to strengthen the bridge foundation, which is an important scientific innovation in ancient China. The bridge, together with Lugou Bridge, Zhaozhou Bridge and Guangji Bridge, is known as the "four ancient bridges of China". The bridge is 834 meters long and 7 meters wide. There are still 46 ship shaped piers. There are many inscriptions near the pavilion in the bridge. There are 'eternal Anlan' and other Song Dynasty cliff inscriptions, stone pagodas and warrior statues. There are Zhaohui temple, Zhenshen temple and other sites in the north of the bridge, and Caixiang temple in the south of the bridge. In the temple, there are song steles of the story of Wan'an bridge written by Caixiang. In 1988, it was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit and one of the world cultural heritage sites declared by Quanzhou.
9. Niumlin
Because of the Tropical Rainforest Ecology of "Bangen", "strangulation", "parasitism" and "stem and flower", the scenic spot is known as "Xishuangbanna, South Fujian". It's named after "potential ruolinum, pregnant baby and treasure". It's a provincial nature reserve integrating the unique natural landscape and forest landscape in the mountain area. There are more than 1800 species of vascular plants in 214 families, 200 species of wild vertebrates in 96 families and 73 species of wild butterflies in the area. Niumulin is a natural forest bathing place and oxygen bar, and it is a tourist resort. The application for national 4A level ecotourism zone has passed the provincial acceptance. Now there are tourist hotels, animal and plant Herbarium, tourist shopping street, bear garden, high-altitude slide, archery field and other tourism supporting facilities. It has become a key ecotourism area in South Fujian, with 100000 people coming here every year. It is a model of ecotourism construction in coastal areas of our province.
10. Qingyuan mountain
National key scenic spots. It is the North barrier of Quanzhou City, with an altitude of 498 meters and an area of 62 square kilometers. The main scenic area is 3 kilometers away from the urban area. Stone is the wonder of Qingyuan, and spring is the spirit of Qingyuan. Yuan people praised "the first mountain of Penglai in Fujian sea". "Qingyuan Dingzhi" is one of the ten sceneries in old Quanzhou, which has always been a tourist attraction. According to the records of Quanzhou official records, Qingyuan mountain was first developed in the Qin Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism competed to occupy land and operate. They also had the traces of Islam, Manichaeism and Hinduism, and gradually developed into a famous cultural mountain with multiple religions. In the scenic spot, there are flowing springs and waterfalls, strange rocks and different caves, overlapping peaks and green mountains, and thousands of trees competing for the show. The cultural landscape dominated by religious temples and temples, scholars and academies, stone carvings, stone carvings and other cultural relics is almost everywhere in Qingyuan mountain. There are 7 existing intact large-scale stone carvings of Taoism and Buddhism in song and Yuan Dynasties, 9 in total, and more than 600 cliff carvings in past dynasties. The Granite wood carvings in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties are made of imitation wood Three stone chambers of Buddha statues were constructed, as well as the stupa of Buddhist monk Hongyi (Li Shutong) and Guangqin. Since ancient times, Qingyuan mountain is famous for 36 caves and 18 scenic spots, especially laojunyan, qianshouyan, midaiyan, bixiaoyan and ruixiangyan