Quanzhou was the world maritime trade center of China during the Song and Yuan dynasties, and was one of the eight largest cities in China at that time, along with Luoyang and other cities. Economic exchanges have also brought about the intersection of Chinese and world cultures in Quanzhou.
The main hall of Kaiyuan Temple
Quanzhou Kaiyuan Temple, an ancient temple founded in the Tang Dynasty, the temple has three highlights: twin towers, a thousand-year-old mulberry tree, reliefs.
Kaiyuan Temple is a thousand-year-old mulberry tree, called Xianglian
The Twin Pagodas, also known as the Zhenguo Pagoda, are the tallest stone pagodas in China, and the reliefs on the tower are extremely beautiful, and the Song Dynasty encountered an eight-magnitude earthquake in 1604 and is still intact.
Kaiyuan Temple Ancient Stone Pagoda One
Kaiyuan Temple was originally named Lotus Temple, originally a private residence of a wealthy merchant in Quanzhou, there were two old mulberry trees in the courtyard, only flowering and never bearing fruit, he dreamed that the mulberry trees bloomed with white lotuses, so he donated the house as a temple.
Kaiyuan Temple Ancient Stone Pagoda II
Kaiyuan Temple has a memorial hall of Master Hongyi, who traveled to Fujian for 14 years after Master Hongyi, was stationed in Xikaiyuan Temple, died in Quanzhou Wenling Nursing Home, and was buried in Qingyuan Mountain.
Kaiyuan Temple Koichi Master Memorial Hall
There is also a more special temple in Quanzhou Called Tonghuai Guanyue Temple, the incense is extremely exuberant, and the crowds of people come to worship.
Tonghuai Guanyue Temple
Guanyue Temple honors Guan Yu and Yue Fei, and there is a hall dedicated to Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.
The gate of The Qingjing Temple
There is also a Qingjing Temple in Quanzhou, also known as the Qilin Temple, which is one of the four ancient Islamic temples along the mainland coast, built in 1009 AD.
Qingjing Temple Chapel
The Islamic Holy Sepulchre at Lingshan is the best Islamic holy relic in China, where three and four disciples of Muhammad are buried.
Panorama of the Holy Sepulchre
III, IV, Tomb
Zheng He went to the West seven times and came to the Holy Sepulchre five times to pray for peace and smoothness, and there is a Zheng He incense tablet.
Zheng Hexing Incense Monument
Visit quanzhou City China Fujian-Taiwan Rim Museum.
Min-Taiwan Rim Museum
On the square towering two hundred dragon Tuhua watch, should be the best of the Minnan stone carvings, too high, when you personally come to appreciate it to perceive its exquisite art.
Bailong Tuhua table
China's first national flag was made in 1866, first using a triangle that did not conform to international norms, and then changing to a rectangle.
The first national flag of China
Min-TaiYuan Museum is adjacent to Quanzhou Museum.
Dehua ancient white porcelain
The subtitle of the museum is the title of the World Multicultural Exhibition Center, which mainly shows the grand scene of multicultural exchange development in Quanzhou during the Song and Yuan Dynasties
Parking in Quanzhou City is more difficult, and the viewing can find a nearby parking lot for about two hours for ten yuan, and the overtime is one hour plus five yuan.
Song Dynasty Dehua colored porcelain
Minnan folk beliefs are different from formal religions, it has no systematic religious theory, no strict canon rules and religious organizations, it is eclectic, and its beliefs are mixed.
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Parking I recommend the Southern Shaolin Temple near the ruins, there is a toilet, quiet and safe, free. It is also convenient to park in front of the East Parade Palace nearby.
Recommended place to park
Ruins of the Southern Shaolin Temple