Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, Fujian, Jiangxin Island in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, Lanyu Island in Taiwan and Dongmen Island in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, are known as the "Four Famous Islands of China". "Island" generally refers to a particularly small area of the island, there are many islands are connected to the mainland, at high tide separated, low tide connected together, but Dongmen Island is not, Dongmen Island is located in Dongshan County, Fujian Province, Tongshan Ancient City opposite the East Gate 2 km away on the sea surface, an area of nearly 1 square kilometer, is an approximate "soil" shape of the island, the highest Wenfeng altitude of 91.3 meters.
Since it can be listed among the four famous islands, it shows that Dongmen Island is still somewhat attractive, Dongmen Island not only has the beauty of the sea and the sky, but also a national forest park, there are many cultural and historical sites, and there is a temple with the lowest altitude in the country, if you have not come to this island, you may wish to take a look at it with me.
Dongmen Island is located in Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, Dongshan Island Tongshan Ancient City Outside the East Gate sea, with its reef strangeness, cave springs mellow, many monuments famous in the world, known as "Sea Immortal Mountain".
To get to Dongmen Island, you need to take a boat from the pier at the entrance of the DongfengShi Scenic Area of Dongshan Island. Buy a ferry ticket as you go, send the boat when you have enough people, and you will arrive at Dongmen Island in less than ten minutes.
There are two "four famous islands in China" in Fujian, compared to the bustling Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, There are not many tourists in Zhangzhou Dongmen Island, which is a very quiet small island.
The main peak of Dongmen Island is only 91.3 meters, suitable for all ages, you can go up the mountain casually, the island is lined with trees, the greening rate is 93.2%, as a national forest park, here is known as the "East China Sea Oasis".
Although Dongmen Island is not large, it also has a good haven, and in terms of geographical conditions, it can be called a unique island.
The natural scenery here is beautiful, overlooking Dongshan Island, which is the second largest island in Fujian, the seventh largest island in China, and Dongmen Island is its outer island.
In addition to the natural beauty, Dongmen Island also has many cultural relics, Wenfeng Pagoda is its landmark building, Wenfeng Pagoda is an octagonal eaves solid building, a total of seven floors, made of granite, was built by Cai Chao of Fujian Patrol Road in the fifth year of Ming Jiajing (1526 AD). The tower is 31.7 meters high, with a seat circumference of 14 meters, and from the second floor there is a relief on all eight sides, and the top of the tower is made of two gourd-shaped stones.
Wenfeng Pagoda is well preserved, is an important symbol of navigation in the sea, and is also one of the scenic spots of Dongshan Mountain, called "Dongyu Wenfeng". This 470-year-old ancient tower, after countless strong typhoons and earthquakes, is still unharmed and stubbornly stands on the island.
When the weather is clear and the wind is refreshing, it is suitable to look at the distance under the Wenfeng Pagoda and see the sea and sky, which is pleasant.
There are many magical places on Dongmen Island, such as this stone that is easy to miss when passing by, and the traces of the sun on it are said to be the original totem remnants of ancient humans.
Dongmen Island is isolated overseas, but don't think that this place has been a barbaric place since ancient times, according to research, this sun-patterned rock painting is the cultural heritage of the Ancient Yue people in the Bronze Age, dating back more than 3,000 years.
There is also a stone chamber of Yun shan on Dongmen Island, with blue sea and blue sky, and huge stones stacked on top of each other, which is the reading place of the late Ming scholar Zodiac Zhou.
Huang Daozhou was a famous scholar, calligrapher, painter, writer and Master of Confucianism in the late Ming Dynasty, a native of Tongshan Town, Zhangpu, Fujian Province (present-day Tongling Town, Dongshan County), who often drove a boat here to study when he was a teenager, and eventually became a generation of masters.
The historical Zodiac Zhou left a name for his direct advice, and once directly forced the Chongzhen Emperor to ask, "If loyalty is not divided, then evil and righteousness are confused, so how can it be ruled?" Although he was once assigned by the Ming Emperor to the army, he was still loyal to the King's Death Festival, and eventually died of hunger strike against the Qing Dynasty.
After the death of Zodiac Zhou, Emperor Longwu of the Southern Ming Dynasty gave him the title of "Zhonglie", during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, he changed his title to "Zhongduan", Daoguang changed his title to "Zhongduan" in four years from the Temple of Confucius, and even the Qianlong Emperor later said that he was "worthy of a perfect generation".
The small Dongmen Island, the natural scenery is beautiful, there are many cultural attractions, and there are some wonderful scenery, such as this stone, although it is not very similar, but it can also be barely called its Yangyuan stone.
There must be yin and there must be yin, and there must be yin and yang, and on this small island, it is also complete with yin and yang.
The island is rocky, you can use your imagination, what does this stone look like? In fact, this scene is called "gecko play elephant", do you see it?
Look closely at this picture, is it a turtle that climbed out of the sea, crawling on the hillside, but for thousands of years, it has not taken a step forward.
The hills are not tall, but the boulders are numerous, strange and varied.
There is also a Dongming Temple on Dongmen Island, so you may wish to go and see what this temple, which claims to be the lowest altitude in the country, looks like.
Entering the mountain gate, all the way to the temple, there are hundreds of statues of arhats, each of which was donated by the faithful.
Looking back at the beach that I had just walked, it was like a crescent moon, the sand was white and young, and there was not a single tourist.
This is known as the lowest altitude temple in the country, Dongming Temple, about 60 centimeters above sea level, the temple complex covers an area of 200 acres, there are more than 30 buildings such as mountain gates, Buddhist rooms, treasure halls, jade Buddha altars, scripture cabinets, bell towers and so on.
Although Dongming Temple is almost at the same level as the sea level, the big waves cannot invade it, the wind cannot shake its foundation, and for thousands of years, after countless storms and earthquakes, it cannot move at all.
What is more interesting is that there is a well in front of the temple, called "Pinghu Spring", the level of the well water is estimated to be lower than the sea level, and it is close to the coastline, but it is a pool of fresh water, the water quality is sweet, and it does not dry up for many years, which is rare.
The rock by the well is engraved with the word "Holy Liang", and a warrior with a sword stands guarding it.
Entering the temple, the monks are drinking tea, and a couplet is undoubtedly the most authentic portrayal of Dongming Temple: "The empty door stone room lives, stands by me, sits by me; a few pieces of seaweed are old, the dish is it, and the rice is also it."
In fact, dongming temple has many unique places, there is a Buddha statue on each glass brick on the wall of the main hall "Ten Thousand Buddhas Treasure Hall", a total of 10,000 statues; the Tibetan Scripture Cabinet enshrines a unique jade statue of Shakyamuni Buddha...
In front of the lowest temple in the country, there is such a beautiful beach, the sand is young and the water is clear, the sea and the sky are blue, I ask you if you are beautiful.
Looking at Dongming Temple from a distance, it is almost the same as the sea level, and the sea is close at hand, such a temple, for thousands of years the wind and waves can not be destroyed, it is indeed some magic.
Fujian has many picturesque islands, Dongmen Island is just one of them, here an area of less than 1 square kilometer, but here is not only a "sea fairy mountain", but also a national forest park on the sea, here are yin and yang double stone, there are ancient rock paintings, there are stone pagoda stone rooms, as well as the lowest altitude temple in the country, here the beach is beautiful, the forest is dense, the air is fresh, the sea and sky are colorful, and there are not many tourists. Do you like such an island? #Let's go on a trip by car##漳州头条 #