Dehua's tourist attractions

1. Lingjiu Rock

is located at the eastern foothills of Jiuxian Mountain. It was built in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty (713~741) and rebuilt in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The two temples were repaired in the early Qing Dynasty and destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution". At the beginning of 1988, Master Shi Kuanjing, the original abbot of Lingjiuyan, proposed the reconstruction, which was funded by Prajna Xiu De Shantang in Monterey Park, USA. Chinese-born Hongren, Honghua and other believers donated one million yuan. On October 28th of the same year, Shi Kuanjing, a dharma master and a Buddhist nun, made a special trip from the United States to Jiuxianshan to lay the foundation for the reconstruction of Lingjiuyan Temple. After two years, nine temples of the temple, such as Daxiong Hall, Guanyin Hall, Zen Room, Bell and Drum Tower and Waishanmen, have been renovated. Zhao Puchu, vice chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and president of the Buddhist Association, personally wrote the temple plaque; Hongren, Honghua, Wang Zhen and Miaofa donated three jade buddhas in Myanmar and two gold and bronze buddhas in Thailand respectively, which made the Millennium Temple shine again. On February 17, 199, Quanzhou Municipal People's Government approved the opening of this rock temple as a place for Buddhist activities. On November 3, 199, a ceremony was held for the completion of reconstruction and opening ceremony. Provincial, municipal and county leaders cut the ribbon for the completion of reconstruction of the temple, and the abbot of Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen presided over the opening ceremony.

2. Cliff Stone Carvings in Jiuxianshan

Centered on Jiuxianshan Meteorological Station, it can be divided into five cliff stone carving areas: east, west, south, north and central. So far, 5 places have been found. The dates that can be tested are the stone carvings of Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

third, the stone Maitreya Buddha

is the cave stone Buddha in Maitreya Cave Town, Jiuxian Mountain, which was carved by Zou incomparable before the Bingchen year of Tang Kaiyuan (716). The Buddha is 2.7 meters high, the base is approximately circular, the circumference is 8.9 meters, the bust is 5.2 meters, the belly is big, the posture is plump and well-proportioned, the smile is graceful and elegant, and it is full of the charm of compassion. The viewers were all moved and smiled. In front of the stone carving, there is a couplet that realizes Buddha: "A big belly can accommodate things that are difficult to accommodate in the world, and open the mouth of ridiculous people in Chang Xiaoxiao." It is the profound and mysterious humanistic art of Jiuxian Mountain, and it is the treasure of Zhenshan Mountain.

Fourth, the Buddha statue of Shi Guanyin

is located in front of the "Bu Tuo" carved on the cliff, on the roadside leading from Guangqin Temple to Shitou Mountain. Carved in the Yuan Dynasty, with a height of 2m and a bust of 2m, in which the Lotus Stone is .25m high, 1.5m long and 1.5m wide. The Buddha wears a three-mountain hat. The stone carving is divided into two parts: the Buddha's body and the head, and the joint is fixed with stone bolts. Squatting, feet down, slender fingers, simple clothes, topless and wearing necklace ornaments, looks simple and solemn. In the late 196 s, the head and face of the Buddha statue were destroyed, and after artificial repair, it remained basically the same, with serious surface weathering. In 23, the county cultural and sports bureau raised funds to build a pavilion on the spot for tourists to watch and worship.

v. Dehua kiln site

Dehua kiln site was listed as the first batch of provincial key cultural relics protection units by Fujian Provincial People's Committee in May 1961. "The Dehua Kiln Site of Qudou Palace" (including the kiln sites of Xunzhong, Sanban and Gaide from Song Dynasty to Ming Dynasty) was announced by the State Council on January 13th, 1988 as the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

according to the general survey from 1954 to 1988, 229 ancient porcelain kiln sites from the Song Dynasty to the Republic of China have been discovered in the county. Among them, there are 12 in Song Dynasty, 28 in Song and Yuan Dynasties, 1 in Song and Ming Dynasties, 1 in Song and Ming Dynasties, 2 in Song and Qing Dynasties, 6 in Ming Dynasty, 13 in Ming and Qing Dynasties, 1 in Ming and Republic of China, 7 in Ming and Qing Dynasties, 117 in Qing Dynasty, 34 in Qing Dynasty and 7 in Republic of China. These ancient porcelain kilns are distributed in 61 villages in 16 townships, with 9 in Xunzhong Township, 31 in Shangyong Township and 28 in Sanban Township. The number of ancient porcelain kiln sites ranks first among all counties in the province.