What are the scenic spots in Meizhou Bay?

On the long coastline of Fujian Province, Meizhou Bay is a harbor with superior natural conditions. 72 nautical miles from Taipei. It is the hometown of Mazu, the goddess of national protection at sea, and one of the port sites of Dongfang Dagang conceived by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the pioneer of China's democratic revolution, on 19 12.

The world-famous Meizhou Bay is closely related to the promotion of Mazu culture, which is Lin's view. Mr. Lin, who is over sixty, led a delegation to escort the golden statue of Mazu to Taiwan Province Province. Mazu is the goddess of common belief of compatriots on both sides of the strait. However, before 1987, people's traditional exchanges were once interrupted due to the long-term military confrontation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. Mr. Lin said that it is different now. At present, millions of overseas Chinese in and out of Taiwan Province Province make pilgrimage and travel to Mazu Tempel every year. According to him, there are many Mazu Tempel and believers along the coast of the mainland, and there are even more in Taiwan Province Province, with more than 800 temples and more than 40,000 believers/kloc-0. In addition, there are 65,438+0,500 Mazu Tempel in the world with 200 million fans.

Who's Mazu? Why is the ancestral temple located in Meizhou Bay? Why does it spread so widely?

Mazu, formerly known as Molinyang, was born here in Ligang Village on March 23rd, 960. She is familiar with medical skills, water-based, charitable and often rescues sunken ships. Unfortunately, she died at the age of 28. People admire her love and beautiful personality very much and regard her as a goddess. Today, when we come here, we can see that there is a Tianhou ancestral hall under the ancient banyan on the shore, which is the ancestral hall of the Lin family, which displays Lin's genealogy, Lin Moniang's parents and her own life story. The ancestral hall was built 1000 years ago in the Song Dynasty. The precious golden statue of Mazu in the Song Dynasty has been preserved, all of which are listed as precious cultural relics.

From Wen Jia Pier near Li Gang Village, it takes about 20 minutes by boat to Meizhou Island, which straddles the ancestral temple in an eyebrow shape. Mazu Tempel, which has a history of thousands of years, was built on the highland in the north of the island. Shortly after Mazu's death, fishermen and sea merchants in this area built a small temple as a memorial to pray for her to bless the sea. In the long years since then, it is said that she "appeared" many times to rescue the sunken ship, so the emperor decided to rebuild the temple for sacrifice. 1405- 1433, Zheng He, a famous navigator of the Ming Dynasty, made seven voyages to the Western Ocean and visited more than 30 countries and regions in Asia and Africa. When passing through Meizhou Bay, he also prayed for the blessing of the goddess here. Meizhou Island is the only pass of the ancient north-south waterway in China, which can provide shelter and supplies for ships. Therefore, Mazu Tempel has become a sacred place for fishermen and navigators to pray for peace.

The ancestral temple complex covers an area of nearly 10,000 square meters and is built on the mountain. Solemn and magnificent. The main axis is the pilgrimage center and the main tourist route, passing through the archway, the mountain gate and the bell and drum tower, that is, Dengzheng Hall and Chaotian Pavilion. The west side is the bedroom, dressing room and Notre Dame Hall, and the east side is the Denggao Tower and Guanyin Hall. On the main peak stands a tall statue of Mazu. She held the best in her hand and looked at the vast sea. The distance from the stone statue to the memorial archway at the foot of the mountain is 323 meters, which coincides with Mazu's birthday and is auspicious. On weekdays, many people come here for pilgrimage or sightseeing, but on the Goddess's Birthday in March and the Goddess's Ascension Day in September, there are many people here, including pilgrims and relatives from Taiwan Province Province, which can be described as a grand gathering for compatriots on both sides of the strait. 1989 In May, believers in Taiwan Province Province spontaneously formed a fleet and made a pilgrimage from Yilan, Taiwan Province to Meizhou Island. This is the first non-governmental direct flight after the cross-strait barrier for more than 40 years, and it is a well-known story. 1September 1997, another group of believers made a pilgrimage directly from Yilan.

For tourists, Meizhou Island, with an area of only 14.35 square kilometers and a population of 30,000, not only has rich Mazu culture and folk customs, but also has natural beauty. 1992, the island was designated as a national tourist resort. Accompanied by Mr. Huang from Meizhou Island Management Center, we visited the newly-built Island Ring Road. According to Mr. Huang, the pace of construction here has been accelerated in recent years. In addition to the roads around the island and across the island, cross-sea water supply and power supply facilities, docks, modern communications, radio and television, hotels and restaurants, environmental protection and green forest belts have been built. After Poseidon Entertainment Center, you can see an open golden beach outside a Casuarina shelter forest. Mr. Huang said that the coastline of the whole island is 30 kilometers and there are 13 beaches. The environment is so beautiful that it is suitable for swimming.

At the southernmost tip of the island is Emei Mountain Scenic Area, which is composed of a marine eroded rock. There are many strange peaks and rocks here, some like turtles, some like frogs and some like lions. Down the mountain to the northwest, a new passenger terminal comes into view. Mr. Huang said: This is to prepare for direct flights with Taiwan Province Province. In the future, many pilgrims from Taiwan Province compatriots can go ashore here directly by boat, which will be much more convenient.

Walking in the north of Meizhou Bay, I was deeply impressed by the promotion of traditional culture. When I visited the port, I felt a strong sense of modernity.

Meizhou Bay is a natural harbor with long coastline, calm weather, humid temperature and no freezing and silting. As early as the middle of the 6th century, Xiuyu Port here started shipping, 1 1 century, which is a commercial port with a large number of merchant ships. Therefore, in his famous founding strategy, Sun Yat-sen planned to build Meizhou Bay into one of the six major seaports in eastern China. Sun Yat-sen's vision has been delayed for various historical reasons. It was not until the relaxation of cross-strait relations in the late 1980s that this natural harbor was planned and built. According to experts' on-the-spot investigation, there are four navigation channels in Meizhou Bay, and more than 50 deep-water berths can be built, which can handle 5000-65438+ 10,000-ton ships.