Qishan’s main attractions

Next to the cable bridge on Qishan Mountain, there is a cableway built against the mountain. This is the famous "Ladder to Heaven" in Qishan Mountain. The total length of the ladder is more than 5

00 meters. It is a shortcut from the rope bridge to Dongyang Lake and is only wide enough for one person to pass. Since its slope is 70 degrees and it is built on a cliff, climbing the ladder requires a certain amount of mental quality. If you have high blood pressure, heart disease or a fear of heights, it is recommended not to climb it. In addition, during the crawling process, you must keep walking forward and do not look to both sides, let alone look down.

In order to ensure safety, the Tianti Ladder implements the "only ascending, not descending" rule, and tourists are prohibited from going down the mountain on the Tianti Ladder. Fuzhou City is surrounded by towering green mountains and green waters. In the western suburbs, Qishan Mountain has beautiful peaks, strange rocks, secluded ravines, flying springs and flowing streams. It faces Gushan Mountain across the river. Since ancient times, there has been a saying: "There are many famous mountain monks in the world." Famous mountains and ancient temples complement each other. After the Tang Dynasty, there were nine nunneries and eighteen temples scattered in Qishan among the meandering peaks and caves. The Wanfo Temple we are going to talk about today, "the largest Buddhist temple in China", is located at the foot of Qishan Mountain. "Ten thousand hectares of stone pines surround the Buddhist temple, and a river of Min water surrounds Qishan." This is the couplet in front of the temple. There are ten thousand Buddhas and ten thousand jade. The Buddhas in the temple are all carved from jade. The Dharma altar with thousands of people, the Wanshou Moon Lake, etc. make this temple have thousands of jade Buddhas in one temple, thousands of people gather in one altar to listen to the Dharma, thousands of lotus waves wave in one lake, thousands of blessings are given to the donors, and thousands of people visit the temple to praise the flag mountain.

Historical origin

The predecessor of Wanfo Temple was Shisong Temple. It was built in the third year of Xiangfu in Dazhong of the Song Dynasty (1010 AD) and was originally named Lingfeng Temple. In the 10th year of Shaoxing (AD 1140), monk Tianshi planted dragon claw pine beside the temple and it was renamed Shisong Temple.

In 1999, Shi Guanglin, the abbot of Xuefeng Temple, proposed to build the temple into the largest temple in the country, with a collection of tens of thousands of white porcelain Buddhas, and the name of the temple was "Qishan Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple".

In 2001, Fuzhou City proposed the policy of "expanding eastward, moving southward, and westward". Master Guanglin's plan to restore the thousand-year-old temple is in line with this general municipal planning policy. As a result, it quickly received strong support from provincial, city and county party and government leaders, and the famous entrepreneur and philanthropist Huang Rulun helped.

Today, the hugely expensive series of reconstruction projects of Wanfo Temple have begun to take shape, all imitating the Buddhist holy land built during the Xiangfu period of the Song Dynasty - Qishan Wanfo Temple was suddenly revealed to the world. Its series of antique buildings such as the inner and outer mountain gates, the Heavenly King's Hall, the Bell and Drum Tower, the Main Hall, the Xuejie Hall, the Zhaitang, the Buddhist Chanting Hall, the Prajna Hall, and the 100-acre natural release pond built according to the mountain are well-proportioned, elegant and quiet. . Famous mountains and ancient temples shine together, the sound of bells and wind overlap, the fragrance of flowers and Buddha converge, and nature and humanity come together.

Today, it is a holy place of worship for Buddhist believers at home and abroad. At the same time, it has also become one of the important tourist attractions in the southeast. Since ancient times, there has been a saying in famous temples in Fuzhou that "the flags in the west and the drums in the east are equally matched". Now, with the efforts of Master Guanglin, it has become a beautiful reality.

Temple landscape

Wanfo Temple covers an area of ??1,310 acres, including 380 acres of main building, 300 acres of ancillary buildings, 570 acres of forest garden nursery, and 60 acres of free sea. The mountain gate is 23 meters high and 60 meters wide. The main hall is 30 meters high and has 12 bluestone dragon pillars on the front. They are among the best Buddhist temple gates in Asia. In addition, there are Tianwang Hall, Bell and Drum Tower, Dharma Hall, Abbot Tower, etc.

There is an ancient stele in Shisong Temple, which is a stele of the poem "Fazhen Song" carved by the temple monks in 1140: "The rock is covered with rocks, and it is proud of the frost and snow every year. It has deep roots and Poria cocos, and it has been full of wind and moon for thousands of years." , there is also a postscript: "In the tenth year since the founding of Shaoxing, the ancestors who lived in the mountains planted three volumes of pine trees on the sky stone. One is to represent the name of the temple; the other is to be beautiful in the mountains and forests, and the third is to provide shade for everyone. Do not cut or cut, forever. Shade this mountain." It can be seen that after the temple was renamed Shisong Temple, three dragon-claw pine trees were planted on the left side of the temple.

The existing Main Hall was revived during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It faces north and faces south. It is five rooms wide and seven columns deep. It has a wooden structure on the top of the mountain with raised beams and a construction area of ??more than 800 square meters. The brackets and column heads in the hall are constructed using the mortise and tenon joint construction method of the Song Dynasty, which is rare among buildings of the same period in Fuzhou area. In the courtyard behind the main hall, there is a stone trough in the shape of an ingot from the Shaoxing period of the Song Dynasty, engraved with "Shisong Temple" and reliefs of flowers, plants and birds. Behind the temple are the cliff stone carvings "Lingfeng Mountain" and "Zen Zen Room" with poems written in the 26th year of Shaoxing (1156).

The mountain behind Shisong Temple leads to Qipan Peak and Gouluo Peak. There are lookout rocks along the way. Standing on the rocks, you can see Wulong River to the north, Ma River to the east, Dazhang River to the south, and Goulu Peak to the west. There is a group of Arhats worshiping the giant stone in the west. On the rock, there is a "flying stone". There is a huge stone on the left side of the way up. The eight characters "Left flags and right drums, the best in Fujian" are engraved here.

The opposite rock on the left side of Youxian Cave is called the "sideways rock". Visitors should turn sideways and tuck their stomachs in when passing by, as those with a big belly will not be able to pass. On the rock is "Cui Qi Yan Xiu" inscribed by Lin Chunze, a centenarian in the Ming Dynasty, when he was 83 years old.

The top of Qipan Peak is composed of three rocks. The middle one is narrow and long, with "Chu River" and "Hanjie" engraved on it. The other rock is engraved with the three characters "Cuiqishan". There are inscriptions by Chen Zibo and Chen Zihui on the stone wall: "I went up to the high hills with my sword to find the path, and stood quietly on the chessboard for a long time. Personnel and affairs changed before the game was over, and I don't know how many years have passed in the world." It is quite touching. Standing on the chessboard peak, you can have a panoramic view of Fuzhou City, which is refreshing and refreshing.

Finally, there is the Gou leak peak, which has a "Hook leak" on it. The poem "Dengqishan Gouluo" by Xu Xi of the Ming Dynasty goes: "How winding are the streams and mountains? They enter Hongmeng for several miles.

The sound of apes is outside in the setting sun, and the remaining clouds are in the path of birds. The caves in Luanfeng are hidden, and thousands of bamboos and springs are connected. Sitting on the rocks among the pines, my heart feels empty. Dancheng does not record the year, and the ancient cave is surrounded by white clouds. The springs are competing for the valley, and the solitary peaks are trying to reach the sky. The road is dangerous and there are rocks, and the mountains are full of flat fields. I will go back home at dusk, hoping to meet Ge Xian. "It is said that hundreds of bats lived in it in the past, so this cave is also called "Bat Cave". Ancient books record: "The cave is unfathomable, with vines as the door, the roosting birds are good at making human noises, and the clouds and smoke accumulate into lumps. "The cave has light and dark twists and turns, criss-crossing, and is also called "Bagua Cave" by the locals. The cave is two to three feet high and can accommodate fifty or sixty people. There are flat rocks that can be slept on, stone beds, and rattan trees. The "Dragon Crossing the River" big vine on the bridge

Important Buddhist events

From February 23 to March 31, 2002, the Buddha's finger relics were worshiped in Taiwan for 37 days, with two vehicles. Special planes flew between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and more than 3 million people came to worship. This worship was called: "The three links are not connected, but the Buddha's finger first connects", with a clear meaning.

May 26 to 6, 2004. On September 4, the Buddha's finger relics were worshiped in Hong Kong for 10 days. The central government sent Minister of the United Front Work Department Liu Yandong to preside over the ceremony with high standards. At least 500,000 people paid homage. The worship was hailed by Hong Kong people as: "The central government sends a spiritual gift to Hong Kong." ”

On April 28, 2006, with the support of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and all walks of life, a ceremony to worship and worship Sakyamuni Buddha’s true body and relics was grandly opened at Wanfo Temple in Qishan, Fuzhou. More than 10,000 believers took the risk. Yu went to worship. As of May 22, nearly 300,000 people worshiped. This move made Qishan Wanfo Temple famous and widely known. , Baoen Hall Completion Celebration Activities No. 82 (wheel work - Jiangkou Longhao Road) wheel work - Zhongting Street Entrance - Taijiang Plaza (Anping Community) - Datielong (Haoyouduo Lianxin Store) - Antam - Bomei Shibang ( Industrial Intersection) - Shuangputou - Fuzhou Southeast Eye Hospital (Changtingli) - Fuji - Youxizhou Bridge - Greeting Station - Pushang Avenue - Hongwan Intersection - Geqi Village - Gaoqi River Bridge - Jiu Ma Bao - Anli - Hengdiba - Tashan - Houshan - Qishan intersection - Nanyukou - Min No. 3 Middle School - Nanyu Town Government - Nanyu Cinema - Nanyu Qiaotou - Rongyu - Jiangkou Longhao Road

Ganqing Line ( Minhou Sugar Cane - Qingkou) Sugar Cane - Zhuqi - Shangjie Guobin Avenue - East Gate of Fuda New District - Back Mountain - Qishan Intersection - Nanyu - Nantong Town - Nangang Bridge - Minhou No. 2 Middle School - Qingkou

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● Get off at the station: Take Route 82 and Ganqing Line to Qishan National Forest Park and Qipan Village. Please get off at the "Qishan Road Intersection" station. Route 171 can go directly to Qishan National Forest Park and Qipan Village. Mountain resort; to Wanfo Temple, please get off at "Houshan" station

● From Fuzhou Railway Station to Qishan, you can take No. 5 to Hongshan West Railway Station and transfer to Nanyu Special Line (minibus); Fuzhou Train. From South Railway Station to Qishan, you can take bus 309 and get off at South Bus Station (terminal station), then transfer to bus 82 at the nearby Andan Station; from Dongjiekou to Qishan, you can take bus 117 to Fuzhou Southeast Eye Hospital Station and transfer to bus 82 Road. (1) Houshan Station → Wanfo Temple: There is the "Cuiqi Famous Mountain" archway next to the station. It takes 10 minutes to walk from the archway towards Qishan

(2) Qishan Road Station. →Qishan Forest Park: There is a 23-kilometer mountain road from Qishan Crossing Station, and it takes nearly an hour to drive up the mountain. There are scenic vans waiting for passengers at Qishan Crossing Station to take tourists to Qishan Forest Park. Fare: 15 yuan/car/trip)

(3) Qishan Intersection Station→Qipanzhai: Get off at Qishan Intersection Station and take a motorcycle to drive for 10 minutes (the fare is about 6 yuan) ).