Historical evolution of Qingshui rock in Anxi, Quanzhou

According to an old book, "Qingshui Mountain originated in the northwest, meandered south, and fell from the waist of a bee, which was called Peng Ge, abrupt and steep. Divided into two wings, the left wing went to Aofeng Caodian, and the right wing spread out in the east-leaning rain-praying ping. Among them is the owner's room. From southwest to northeast, it is shaped like a blue sky. There is a big hole in the temple that says' lion's throat'. Your Highness said' lion's lips' in two steps. Juelu is the belt, Jueting is the ball, and Xiliang geisha does everything. " Yan Temple was founded in the sixth year of Yuanfeng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1083), formerly known as Zhang Yanshan. Because of the beautiful mountains and the standing rocks, it was renamed Qingshui Rock in the seventh year of Yuanyou (1093). From the second year of Jingyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1277) to modern times, Qingshuiyan Temple has been rebuilt, expanded and rebuilt for more than 20 times, and its scale has gradually increased, reaching its peak in the forty-third year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1564). The existing buildings were built in the 26th year of Qing Qianlong (176 1), and the remains were all buildings of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and their shapes remained basically unchanged. The rock house is built on the mountain, facing the deep valley, and is pavilion-style. It is divided into three floors, one is Haotiankou, the other is the ancestral hall, and the third is the Sakyamuni Building. Left and right wing clocks and drum tower; Tan Yue Hall, Guanyin Hall and Fangming Hall separate things. Worship the building and bend the pavilion, and protect it layer by layer. From a distance, it looks like the word "emperor", magnificent. Looking down from the top of Qingshui Rock, the shape of "Lion Dance Ball" is lifelike, and the dragon is lifelike. There are 66 historical sites around Yu Yan, including 29 in Song Dynasty, 2 in Yuan Dynasty, 8 in Ming Dynasty, 5 in Qing Dynasty and 23 in modern times. Spectacles and different scenes are dotted among them, among which the "rock map" monument of the Song Dynasty is a unique cultural relic and precious. The founder of Qingshui was a famous monk in the Northern Song Dynasty. He has benefited the people all his life, leaving behind many beautiful legends of building bridges and roads, practicing medicine to help the people, and praying for rain to eliminate disasters, and shaping the excellent image of the Chinese nation in pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. He was awarded the title of "Master of Tzu Chi in Zhaoying Guanghui" by the Song court four times. The inheritance of incense for nearly a thousand years has made the ancestors' beliefs famous at home and abroad, and statues and temples have been built everywhere to worship each other. Today, Qingshui rock furnaces are all over Southeast Asia, Taiwan Province Province and other parts of the world. In Taiwan Province Province alone, there are nearly 300 ancestral temples of Qingshui, with nearly 10 million followers, ranking first in the number and scale of temples on the island of Taiwan Province Province. Every year, tens of thousands of Taiwan Province compatriots and overseas Chinese go to Qingshuiyan Ancestral Temple to worship their ancestors and seek their roots.