Guishan ancient temple in Putian

Guishan ancient temple is located in Huating Town, 15 kilometers west of the city. The temple was built on the top of the mountain in the shape of turtle's back. On the top of the mountain, there is a small flat ocean with a radius of 2 li, so it is also called "turtle ocean". Turtle mountain overlapping, dense haze, quiet and cool, since ancient times, "turtle ocean fog" said. The mountain is rich in famous tea. In the second year of Changqing of Tang Dynasty (822 AD), the famous monk without Zen master came here to set up 18 tea gardens. Chen Jingbang, the Minister of rites of the Ming Dynasty, wrote a couplet about the temple: "half the tower in the mountain, half the temple in the sky, the bell and drum in the cloud, the monk in the middle of the moon.". It is said that the famous tea "mid month fragrance" produced here in the Ming Dynasty was once selected as a tribute. In the 11th year of Xiantong (870 A.D.), nine temples were built, with more than 1000 monks. During the reign of emperor Zhenming of the Later Liang Dynasty (915-920), King Shenzhi of Fujian gave the temple the name of "Fuqing Buddhist temple in Guishan". In the Ming Dynasty, it was expanded into a temple. The existing buildings were rebuilt in 1904, including Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, FA hall, dizang hall, Zen room, Abbot's room, etc. Whether there is a Zen master's tomb tower in the west of the temple, the stone carvings are exquisitely decorated and quaint, with artistic characteristics. There are many stone troughs in the Zhongzhai room of the temple. The largest one can store ten thousand jin of water and is engraved with the words "November of the fourth year of Yuanyou". Guishan ancient temple is located in Huating Town, 15 kilometers west of the city. The temple was built on the top of the mountain in the shape of turtle's back. On the top of the mountain, there is a small flat ocean with a radius of 2 li, so it is also called "turtle ocean". In the second year of Changqing of Tang Dynasty (822 AD), the famous monk without Zen master came here to set up 18 tea gardens. In the 11th year of Xiantong (870 A.D.), nine temples were built, with more than 1000 monks. During the reign of emperor Zhenming of the Later Liang Dynasty (915-920), King Shenzhi of Fujian gave the temple the name of "Fuqing Buddhist temple in Guishan". In the Ming Dynasty, it was expanded into a temple. The existing buildings were rebuilt in 1904, including Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, FA hall, dizang hall, Zen room, Abbot's room, etc. Whether there is a Zen master's tomb tower in the west of the temple, the stone carvings are exquisitely decorated and quaint, with artistic characteristics. There are many stone troughs in the Zhongzhai room of the temple. The largest one can store ten thousand jin of water and is engraved with the words "November of the fourth year of Yuanyou". In the prosperous period of Guishan temple, there were a lot of subordinate temples. With the spread of the path of the disciples, even overseas (Malacca) also had their subordinate temples. Turtle mountain overlapping, dense haze, quiet and cool, since ancient times, "turtle ocean fog" said, the mountain is rich in famous tea. Chen Jingbang, the Minister of rites of the Ming Dynasty, wrote a couplet about the temple: "half the tower in the mountain, half the temple in the sky, the bell and drum in the cloud, the monk in the middle of the moon.". It is said that the famous tea "mid month fragrance" produced here in the Ming Dynasty was once selected as a tribute. There are too few hotels in Guishan ancient temple. It's recommended to go and return early and go to the city

Address: Huating Town, Chengxiang District, Putian City, Fujian Province

Longitude: 118.91704482682

Latitude: 25.42152675121

Tel: 0594-2695588

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