Gisan

Gisan

Qishan, also known as cuiqishan, is located in Minhou County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, on the South Bank of Minjiang River. It extends to Nanyu and Shangjie towns of Minhou County, Fuzhou. The mountain is winding like a green flag, so it is named. Fuzhou Gushan East-West confrontation, there is "Left Banner right drum, Fujian two unique" reputation. The mountain stretches for several miles, with an altitude of 775 meters.

natural resources

Waterfall stars

There are many waterfalls in Qishan. There are six famous waterfalls, which are concentrated in Qishan waterfall star scenic area.

The most wonderful is the Pearl curtain waterfall. It looks like a long white curtain from a distance and a wide pearl curtain from a close view. People can

Go to the back of the waterfall and pick up the drops with both hands. The feeling of slippery and cool is refreshing. The most powerful is the meiyutan waterfall. A huge dragon rushes down from the cliff tens of meters high. The long water column hits the rock in the deep pool, making a loud sound. Standing under the waterfall, the sky drizzled, and the water splashed in the pool was like plum blossoms.

The most spectacular is TIANTI waterfall. The water roars down from the cliff more than 100 meters high, hitting the rocks on the cliff all the way, splashing layers of water. Standing on the ropeway 100 meters away, the mountain wind blows, the waterfall is like smoke and fog, and the fine water drops float on the face. People standing under the waterfall, looking up at the sky, water floating, such as Tiannvsanhua. At this moment, there is only a waterfall in my eyes and a roaring sound in my ears. I suddenly feel the greatness of nature in my heart.

Also amazing are the gentle and tender Santan waterfall, the mysterious Qianlong waterfall, and the bold and vigorous unique Dongtian waterfall.

Macaque paradise

Macaque is a kind of common monkey in China. Its body length is 51-63 cm and tail length is 20-32 cm. It weighs about 4-12 kg. The head is brown, the upper part of the back is brown gray or brown yellow, the lower part is orange or orange red, and the abdomen is light gray yellow. Nostril downward, with cheek pouch. The callosum of the buttocks is obvious.

Most of the monkeys live in the cliffs of the stone mountains, the valleys beside the streams, the dense forests along the banks of the rivers, or the sparse forests and rocks. They are social animals. Generally, there are more than ten or dozens of monkeys living in groups. The size of the monkeys is different from the quality of the habitat environment. In breeding and starvation seasons, there are usually larger clusters, so the range of activities is also larger. They live in tropical, subtropical and temperate forest areas or stone mountains, and have long hair and are cold resistant. He is good at climbing and jumping, can swim and imitate people's movements, and has the performance of happiness, anger, sadness and happiness. Because of its original ecology, mild climate and other characteristics, Qishan in Fuzhou is very suitable for the life and reproduction of macaques, thus forming a "macaque kingdom". In the process of touring Qishan, tourists may be able to see macaques on trees, ground and stones. The macaques in Qishan are also very "hospitable". As long as the tourists don't do anything to hurt them, they will be happy to make friends with the tourists, perform various "acrobatics" for the tourists, and stay there obediently waiting for the tourists to take pictures of them.

cable bridge

The cable bridge of Qishan is located in the waterfall star scenic area. Follow the climbing Road of Qishan, pass the viewing Pavilion, and you can reach the peak of Qishan from the middle mountain to the north

cable bridge. Qishan cable bridge is the longest one in Fujian Province. Because next to the cable bridge is the famous TIANTI waterfall, so here is the best place to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Qishan waterfall. When tourists get on the cable bridge, they will feel the wind and water coming from the pavement. It seems that the cable bridge is slightly shaking, and there is a sense of floating.

However, because the cable bridge spans the Grand Canyon and is very high from the ground, not everyone can go up. Children, the elderly or tourists with hypertension, heart disease or acrophobia suggest careful consideration before sightseeing.

Main attractions

ladder on high buildings

Next to the cable bridge on Qishan, there is a cableway built against the mountain, which is the famous "ladder" in Qishan. The total length of the ladder is 5

More than 200 meters, is the shortcut from the cable bridge to the dongyang lake, only one person through the width. Because the slope is 70 degrees and it is built on precipices, climbing the ladder requires certain psychological quality. If people have high blood pressure, heart disease or acrophobia, it is recommended not to climb it. In addition, in the process of crawling, you must go straight ahead, don't look at both sides, let alone look down.

In order to ensure safety, the sky ladder implements the rule of "only up but not down", forbidding tourists to follow the sky ladder down the mountain.

Chaoshan Temple

There is Chaoshan temple at the north foot of Qishan mountain. It is located on Chaoshan Island, Shangjie Town, Minhou County. It was built in the early years of the Qing Dynasty. To the west of the temple, there is Longtan mountain. At the foot of the mountain, there are deep pools and huge ravines. There are four strange stones on the pool, which are similar to tortoise, snake, sword, seal and commonly known as "four spirit stones". Beside it is Xiyuan palace.

Longgu Temple

The Longgu temple on qizhufeng is the general temple of Qishan. It was built in 814, the ninth year of Yuanhe in the Tang Dynasty. During the reign of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, because of the uprising of Hongmeng Jiegan and the Qing army's suppression, it affected the temple and the surrounding temples and burned several times. The bodies of the victims were buried in the stream under the mountain and built into three mounds, called "Hongmu mounds".

Wanfo Temple

Fuzhou is surrounded by green mountains and green waters. In the western suburbs, Qishan has beautiful peaks, strange rocks and ravines, flying springs and flowing streams. The scenery is excellent. It faces Gushan across the river“

Zuoqi and Yougu are known as "the best in Fujian". Since the ancient way: "the world's famous mountain monks account for more", famous mountains and ancient temples, complement each other. After the Tang Dynasty, there were nine nunneries and eighteen temples in Qishan among the fenghuishuiqu and Dongtianfudi. Today, Wanfo temple, the largest Buddhist temple in China, is located at the foot of Qishan mountain. This is a couplet in front of the temple. Ten Thousand Buddhas and ten thousand jade are all carved from jade. Ten thousand people's altar of Dharma, ten thousand longevity Moon Lake, etc. make ten thousand jade Buddhas return to one temple, ten thousand people listen to one altar of Dharma, ten thousand lotus waves in one lake, ten thousand blessings as benefactor, ten thousand people visit the temple and praise Qishan.

historical origin

Wanfo temple, formerly known as Shisong temple, was built in the third year of Xiangfu (1010 A.D.) in Song Dynasty and was initially named Lingfeng temple. In the 10th year of Shaoxing (1140 AD), temple monk Tianshi planted longzhaosong beside the temple, which was changed to Shisong temple.

In 1999, Shi Guanglin, the abbot of Xuefeng temple, proposed that the temple be built into the largest temple in China, with ten thousand white porcelain Buddhas and a temple named "Qishan ten thousand Buddha Temple".

In 2001, Fuzhou City put forward the policy of "expanding eastward, moving southward and extending westward". Master Guanglin's plan of restoring the millennium old temple is just in line with this municipal planning. As a result, he soon got the strong support from the party and government leaders of provinces, cities and counties, and the famous entrepreneur and philanthropist Huang Rulun helped him.

Today, the large-scale reconstruction project of Wanfo temple has begun to take shape, all of which are modeled on the Buddhist holy land built in the prosperous period of Xiangfu in the great Song Dynasty - Qishan Wanfo temple. Its series of antique buildings, such as the inner and outer Mountain Gate, Tianwang hall, bell and Drum Tower, Daxiong hall, Xuejie hall, Zhaitang, nianfo hall, Prajna hall, as well as the 100 mu natural release pool built according to the mountain trend, are well arranged, elegant and quiet. Famous mountains and ancient temples, bells and wind, flowers and Buddhism, nature and humanity.

Today, it is a holy place for Buddhist Pilgrims at home and abroad, and it has become one of the important tourist attractions in Southeast China. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "the West flag and the East drum are equal". Now, with the efforts of master Guanglin, it has become a beautiful reality.

Temple Landscape

Wanfo temple covers an area of 1310 mu, including 380 mu of main building, 300 mu of subsidiary building, 570 mu of forest garden nursery and 60 mu of free sea. The gate is 23 meters high and 60 meters wide. The height of the main hall is 30 meters. There are 12 blue stone dragon pillars on the front. All of them are in the forefront of Fancha gate in Asian countries. In addition, there are Tianwang hall, bell and Drum Tower, Dharma hall, abbot building and so on.

There is an ancient stele in Shisong temple. It is a poem stele of "fazhensong" carved by monks in 1140: "Yan Gai is covered with rocks, winter is proud of frost and snow, deep roots are curled with Poria cocos, and the moon is full of wind through the ages". There is also a postscript: "Shaoxing was established ten years ago, lived in Tianshi, the ancient ancestor of the mountain, and planted three pines on the stone. One is the name of the temple gate; the other is the Peugeot of the mountain forest, and the third is the shade with everyone. Don't cut it or cut it. It will shade the mountain forever. " It can be seen that after the temple was renamed Shisong temple, three dragon claw pines were planted on the left side of the temple.

The existing Daxiong hall is a wooden structure built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It faces south and faces five rooms wide. It has seven columns deep. It rests on the top of the mountain and carries beams. The building area is more than 800 square meters. The dovetail and mortise joint construction method of Song Dynasty is adopted in the temple, which is rare in Fuzhou area. In the courtyard behind the main hall, there is a stone trough in the shape of Yuanbao in the Shaoxing period of the Song Dynasty, engraved with "Shisong Temple" and reliefs of flowers, plants, birds and birds. After the temple, there are inscriptions of "Lingfeng mountain" and "meditation room" on cliffs in the 26th year of Shaoxing (1156)

The back mountain of Shisong Temple connects Qipan peak and goulou peak. There is lookout rock along the way. Standing on the rock, you can see Wulong River in the north, Majiang River in the East, Dazhang River in the South and goulou peak in the West. There is luohanbaixitian Jushi formation, on which there is a "flying stone". There is a huge stone on the left side of Shangxing road. The eight characters "Left Banner, right drum, two unique characters of Fujian" are carved here.

On the left side of Youxian cave, the stone stands, which is called "flank rock". Tourists have to flank themselves to close their stomachs, but those with big stomachs can't pass. On the rock is the inscription of "cuiqi Yanxiu" by Lin Chunze, a centenarian of Ming Dynasty, when he was 83 years old.

At the top of Qipan peak, there are three pieces of Qipan stone, one of which is narrow and long, with "Chuhe" and "Hanjie" engraved on it, and the other with "cuiqishan" engraved on it. On the stone wall, there are inscriptions by Chen Zibo and Chen Zihui: "carrying the boat."

Chinese PinYin : Qi Shan