Fang Guangyan

Fang Guangyan

Fang Guangyan in Yongtai County East Geling mountain waist, 17 kilometers away from the county seat, commonly known as "a tile.". Among the mountains and trees, the rock body is like a tile, stretching in the air, covering a natural cave about 20 meters high, 30 meters deep and 50 meters wide. It is a summer resort, known as "Guanghan cave".

Introduction to history

There are ten stalactites hanging at the bottom of "one tile", forming a unique rock landscape, which is lifelike and lifelike, mainly including dragon entering the water, tiger out of the mountain, carp leaping, giant ox training horn, yellow crane flying in the air, birds flying in the Phoenix, ape exploring the head, etc.

During the Qingli period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1041-1048), a Buddhist pavilion was built under the rock. In the middle of Ming Dynasty, it was expanded into a temple, with caves hidden in rocks and huge stones as tiles. In the 19th year of Wanli (1591), five Tianquan pavilions were built. They were supported by more than 100 Chinese fir trees in a crisscross way on the front of the cliff. They were backed by thousands of Ren and faced with a deep valley, just like castles in the air.

Building creation

It was founded in the second year of Jianlong of Song Dynasty (961 AD) and named after Fangguang, the tenth category of Buddhist scriptures. "A three-story Pavilion is built in the stone chamber. It does not carry tiles. Although it is stormy, it cannot be crazy."

In the third year of Qingli (1043 AD), Huang Feixiong, a native of the city, built a study room at the foot of the mountain and wrote ten scenery poems in combination with the scenery inside the cave, which made Fang Guangyan famous.

In 1416, Fang Guangyan was expanded into a temple;

In 1587, Lin Yingqi, Chen Ruxiang and Chen Biru rebuilt Fang Guangyan, and in 1591, Tianquan pavilion was added. So far, the pattern of Fang Guangyan was basically formed.

The existing fangguangyan temple was built in Qing Dynasty.

Architectural evolution

In 1871, John Thomson, a British travel photographer, spent the night in fangguangyan temple and took four pictures for it. This is the earliest picture of fangguangyan temple.

In 1923, Fang Guangyan registered with the government.

In 1958, some trees were cut down, the "Tomb of sage" beside the mountain road was blown up, and a number of cultural relics, such as the epitaph of Chang Gung, were lost.

On October 31, 1983, Fang Guangyan and Anting Temple reopened.

In 1985, Fang Guangyan was rebuilt and listed as the first batch of cultural relics protection units in Yongtai County.

When shooting the TV series journey to the West in 1986, he went to Fang Guangyan to take location.

Architectural form

Fang Guangyan is located on the Northeast hillside of Geling Township, Yongqin County, Fujian Province.

Fang Guangyan of the Song Dynasty "built a three-story Pavilion in the stone room, without tiles. Although it was stormy, it could not be crazy."

Fang Guangyan, rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty, has "two Gorges locked by rocks, and its top is like a tile.". In the south of the northwest, surrounded by four mountains, it is cool in summer and warm in winter, often in the middle. From the gorge to the platform, the height is 15 Zhang. From the platform to the eaves, the height is 11 Zhang. The platform is as flat as a rock. It is more than 30 feet wide and seven feet deep. It can seat thousands of people. " (Yongfu county annals by Qianlong) the existing buildings include Tianquan Pavilion, Daxiong hall, tuofan building, Guanyin building, Xiangji hall, etc.

Tianquan Pavilion is three rooms wide with corridors. The top of the pavilion is a wooden hilltop, and the Middle Bay highlights the roof of Xiaoxie mountain. Roof slope is gentle, only rafter board, no tile. You use more than 100 Chinese fir trees to support the front of the cliff in a crisscross way, and wooden railings are surrounded between the pillars.

Behind the Tianquan Pavilion is the main hall, which is three rooms wide and five columns deep. It is on the top of Shan Yan Xie mountain, and on the back of the Middle Bay stands out the top of Xiao Xie mountain. Similarly, the roof slope is gentle, with only rafters and no tiles. Inside the hall, there is a carved camphor wood from the Southern Song Dynasty, the head of the eighteen Arhats, the guest of honor Lu. On the front of the hall is a plaque inscribed by Feng Shaoli, the magistrate of Yongtai County during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. There is a spring in front of the hall, called Longwei spring, also known as "Longru".

There is a "Guanyin cave" on the wall behind the main hall. On the night of the Mid Autumn Festival, when the moonlight slants on the cliff, the illusion of "the boy worships Guanyin" appears. Next to them are Mengting, sengliao, Xiangji hall, etc., which are not covered with tiles under Fuyan.

Fang Guangyan door couplet: shishiyunkai, see the earth, mountains and rivers three thousand world; water curtain wind volume, dew half a day, pavilion twelve column. It was written by Lin Quansheng.

10 scenic spots

Fang Guangyan has: Yuquan cave, ruisongwu, Zhongsheng stone, Tingquan stone, waterfall spring, longshuyan, lingyanggu, Longwei spring, wangxiantai, Qingyin cave, etc. Among them, Yuquan cave is Fang Guangyan's natural gateway. The two stones are close together and open down. It is carved with "Tianguan" on the left and "Tunmen" (commonly known as Tianmen) on the right. Next to them are inscriptions of "Tianguan", "Shimen", "Fangguang Dongtian" and "Fudi of Fujian Mountain" in song, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Wonderful scenery

hidden but beautiful spot

Look up at Fang Guangyan and marvel at the uncanny workmanship of nature

Fang Guangyan is located in Geling town of Yongtai, Fangguang hillside, Guangdong below fangguangyan, Fangguang cave, zhongfangguang temple. Fang Guangyan's wonder has a unique cave under the "one tile". Its elevation is more than 180 meters high, about 100 meters wide and more than 50 meters deep. The core scenic spot can accommodate thousands of people. There are five pavilions in the cave, such as the main hall, tuofan building, Guanyin building, Tianquan Pavilion, Xiangji hall, etc. there are also many living rooms, corridors, steps and other traffic spaces. Fangguang temple was first built in the second year of Jianlong of Song Dynasty. The temple is named after "Fangguang", the tenth category of Buddhist scriptures. It not only reflects the natural appearance of Fangguang cave, but also conforms to the naming rules of Buddhist holy places, and has been preserved for thousands of years.

"A tile"

The temples built in Fangguang cave are scattered among them, ingeniously realizing the three-dimensional space composition and layout. Because of the large rock wall at the top of the cave, commonly known as "a tile" to avoid wind and rain, there is no need to add tiles on the top of the temple, which is labor-saving and lightweight. The entrance of the cave is southwest, and the wooden structure of xuansi is dry. The existing temple Pavilion is built in the air, supported by huge trees, and the Tianquan Pavilion is almost suspended. Fangguang water curtain falls into the deep valley, and the fog rises into the air. Echo cave. Looking down at the cliff, the wall stands thousands of feet, and looking up at the cave temple flying in the air, no matter which angle, it is a breathtaking spectacle. Fangguang mountain is 760 meters above sea level, and Fangguang temple is 300 meters above sea level. The stone plank road on the right side of the temple leads to the antelope cave. You can find the source on the top and go back to the temple after climbing the peak. You don't have to go back.

Marvelous scenery of cave wall

Fangguangyan cave wall has a wonderful landscape. Such as "Hongshan yuezhao" water trace handwriting; "stone milk drop spring" three drops of jokes; especially every August 15 "yuezhao Guanyin" amazing. For this reason, faithful men and women come every year. If you take a close look at the scenery in the cave, you will know that you have a wide vision. In addition to the 108 sceneries of Fangguang cave, there are LuoHANYAN, tingquanya, shengjingyan, feiyongya, jiutianyan, xianxianyan, yingzhenyan, xiaofangguang, yizhishi, etc., all of which have their own sceneries. There are many famous couplets in the past dynasties. "The path of the temple is made by pine, and the gate is made by stone.". Along the ancient road, more than 1400 stone steps can reach fangguangyan in an hour. Along the way, there are 146 ancient pines. They are zigzagging and hovering, looking down like a green dragon lying in the mountains. There are many cliff carvings in the past dynasties, among which there are many calligraphy treasures. There is no translation of a Chinese Manchu inscription on the side door. Fangguangyan is 50 minutes' drive away from Fuzhou, covering an area of 10.5 square kilometers, with taohuazhou as the center, highlighting the characteristics of sandbank and jungle in the waters of the three islands; with fangguangdong and fengshiyixian layout, with odd caves, dangerous rocks, strange rocks, ancient pines and historic sites as the characteristics. Fang Guangyan is a fine religious pilgrimage route. Ancient pine, strange cave, hanging temple and water curtain are the four unique features of Fangguang. In particular, the location of Fangguang temple is wonderful. The idea of relying on cave, relying on rock to build a temple and leaning on the wall to fly eaves is unique. It is supported by more than a dozen wooden pillars, half in the air and half in the cave. It seems to be empty but solid, and it seems to be dangerous and safe, and it is pretty in danger. It's really "hanging temple, hanging temple, stepping on the wooden corridor, hanging in the air". Don't forget to taste a bowl of Fangguang plain noodles in Shangguang temple. It's a blessing. It is better to eat without meat than live without bamboo. Monks in Buddhist holy places are used to the environment of Buddhist temples as they are used to chanting sutras. There are many kinds of bamboo around fangguangyan, such as moso bamboo, basket bamboo, sweet bamboo, Luohan bamboo, Sifang bamboo and Shuizhu. Not long ago, a new climbing stone road was built from xiaofangguang. You can go back up and down Guangyan.

Epitaph of Chang Gung

On the roadside of Fang Guangyan, there is an epitaph of Chang Gung, Fujian observation envoy of Tang Dynasty. In 1833, the tomb of Chang Gung was rebuilt. It is 47 cm long and 26 cm wide, with 386 characters in regular script. In 1958, it was lost when the tomb of the sage was blasted open during the steel smelting. In 1986, it was collected by the county records office. The full text is as follows: mouth mouth, Jingzhao people. Tianbao was promoted to be a scholar in the dynasty, and was regarded as a sage in the Dynasty and Germany. It can be found in the history of Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the prime minister observed Fujian, set up a rural school, extended the famous teacher Confucianism to teach the people of Fujian, and the people of Fujian began to know the direction of learning. The style of Haibin * Lu is actually based on this, which can be found in the annals of Jun run. When the Duke died in Fujian, the imperial court gave him a gift to Zuo pushe, the Minister of state. Then the Duke of state was able to kill Yongyi and bury the Duke of state Geling. As a result, he lived in Lianyi, which is a famous family. The cemetery is 73 square kilometers. It is surrounded by a short wall. Within the wall, there are more than 40 old pine trees, which have been built since the Ming Dynasty. In the sixth year of Yongzheng reign of our Dynasty, Fengkou was rebuilt. Up to now, it has been more than 100 years

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