Introduction of scenic spots and historical sites in Quanzhou,

National key scenic spots. It is the northern barrier of Quanzhou, with an altitude of 498 meters and an area of 62 square kilometers. The main scenic spots are 3 kilometers away from the city. The miracle of Qingyuan is stone, and the spirit of Qingyuan is spring. Yuan people praised "Penglai's first mountain, the Bohai Sea". "Qingyuan Zhi Ding" is one of the ten scenic spots in old Quanzhou and has always been a paradise for tourists. According to the records of Quanzhou Prefecture, Qingyuan Mountain was first developed in the Qin Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism competed for land management, and Islam, Manichaeism and Hinduism all had traces, and gradually developed into a famous cultural mountain where various religions coexisted. There are flowing springs, waterfalls, strange rocks, caves, overlapping peaks and green trees in the scenic area. Cultural landscapes, mainly religious temples, stone castles, Scholar's Academy, stone carvings and other cultural relics, can be seen almost everywhere in Qingyuan Mountain. There are 9 large-scale stone carvings of Taoism and Buddhism in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, more than 600 cliff carvings in past dynasties, and 3 granite imitation wood structure stone chambers in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Since ancient times, Qingyuan Mountain has been famous for its 36 caves 18 scenic spots, among which Laojun Rock, Qianshou Rock, Tomi Rock, Bixiao Rock, Ruixiang Rock, Tiger Ruquan, Nantai Rock, Qingyuan Cave and Ci 'en Rock are the most famous. Among them, six stone sculptures of Qingyuan Mountain in Song and Yuan Dynasties, represented by Laojunyan, are listed as national cultural relics protection units. Recommended names are Qingyuan Zhi Ding, Qingyuan Guan Hai and Qingyuan Diecui.

Kaiyuan Temple

National key cultural relics protection units, the first batch of 4 A-level tourist attractions in China. Located in Chengxi Street, it was built in the second year of Zetian in the Tang Dynasty (AD 686), formerly known as "Lotus Temple". In the 26th year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty (AD 738), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered all states in the country to build Kaiyuan Temple, which was renamed Kaiyuan Temple now. The whole temple covers an area of 78,000 square meters. It is large in scale, spectacular in architecture and beautiful in scenery. It was once as famous as Baima Temple in Luoyang, Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou and Guangji Temple in Beijing. There are mainly buildings such as Daxiong Hall, Ganlu Tan Jie and Dongxi Tower. Daxiong Hall is the main building of the central axis, which was built in the second year of the Tang Dynasty (AD 686). The existing building is a relic of the tenth year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty (AD 1637). The hall is 20 meters high and retains the magnificent architectural style of the Tang Dynasty. Ganlu Tan Jie was founded in the Song Dynasty and rebuilt in the early Ming Dynasty. It is one of the three Tan Jie in China. The octagonal five-story pavilion-style wooden structure stone tower standing in the squares on both sides of Baiting is Quanzhou East West Tower, which is one of the four famous towers in China. The East Tower is called "Zhenguo Tower" with a height of 48.24 meters. The West Tower is called Renshou Tower, with a total height of 44.06 meters, slightly lower than the East Tower, and the scale is almost the same as that of the East Tower. These two towers are the treasures of ancient stone buildings in China, and they are also the symbols of Quanzhou, a famous historical and cultural city. It is suggested to use the names of "Twin Towers in the Sky", "Kaiyuan Twin Towers" and "Ziyun Twin Towers".

West Lake Park

Located at the southern foot of Qingyuan Mountain in the northwest of the city, it is an important part of the northwest ocean flood detention and drainage project. This area lies in a low-lying plain. In the past, when there was a big flood, it mainly relied on natural water surface and rice fields to detain the flood, commonly known as "Northwest Ocean". Due to the serious flood disaster, the municipal party committee and the municipal government attached great importance to it, and listed the construction of the northwest ocean flood detention and drainage project as the motion of the Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress 1. From/kloc-0 to June, 1996, the investment was1700,000 yuan, which took more than two years to build the West Lake Park consisting of three famous bridges, three waters and four islands. West Lake Park covers an area of 100 hectares, including 82.28 hectares of water, 0.72 hectares of square roads and 0.6 hectares of green land, and more than 200 kinds of trees are planted. The West Lake is full of flowers and rippling blue waves, bordering Qingyuan Mountain naturally. The beautiful green hills of Qingyuan Mountain and the beautiful scenery of West Lake complement each other, and the lakes and mountains are integrated, which is a beautiful garden with good ecological environment in the urban area. 200165438+February was awarded the honorary title of "China's Human Settlements Model Award" by the Ministry of Construction. It is recommended to use such names as "West Lake stays green", "West Lake misty rain" and "West Lake blue light".

Chongwu Ancient Town

Located in the southeast coast of Hui 'an County, near the Strait of Taiwan Province Province, it was built by Xiahou Zhou Dexing in the 20th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1387) to resist the Japanese pirates. In the first year (1567), Qi Jiguang, a famous anti-Japanese, and Chongwu, the teacher of Yu Zhi, handed down the North Gate stone inscription "Bang" as a neat book. In the eighth year of Qing Shunzhi (165 1), Zheng Chenggong was stationed here to resist the Qing Dynasty, and there were horseshoe stones left behind. 1988 was listed as the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council. There are more than 20 ancient architectural relics, such as palaces and temples, inside and outside the ancient city, which were built in the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties respectively. After renovation, they have continued to this day, and together with the ancient city, they constitute a group of sightseeing monuments. In particular, the Dragon Throat Rock in Dashan Zhashan, 3 kilometers outside the city, has both Neolithic sites and cliff stone carvings of literati who remember the history of the ancient city. In Half Moon Bay outside the city, the earth rock sculpture "Fish Dragon Cave" created by the famous painter Hong, as well as the exquisite seal cutting calligraphy of famous calligraphy masters, Liu Haisu and others are all engraved on the grotesque rocks. There are also modern stone carving Expo Park and provincial coastal forest park under the ancient city. Climbing the ancient city is enough to explore the past and see the victory. It is recommended to use such names as "Ancient City Watching Tide", "Worship Wu Watching the Sea" and "Ancient City Haimen".

tianhou temple

Founded in the second year of Song Qingyuan (1 196), it is the one with the highest building specifications, the largest scale and the earliest age in Mazu Tempel, and is listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council. Historically, Putian, Mazu's hometown, once belonged to Quanzhou, the largest port in the ancient East. Due to the continuous migration and trade activities of Quanzhou people, Mazu belief is widely spread in Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. At present, Tianhou Palace in Quanzhou not only retains the magnificent ancient buildings such as the main hall and the back hall, but also restores the buildings such as the mountain gate, the stage, the bell and drum tower and the east and west cloisters with the enthusiastic support of believers at home and abroad, and will continue to rebuild the dressing room.