Xiapu County tourist attractions

The tourist attractions in Xiapu County include Chi'an Village, Xiapu Matsuyama Temple of Our Lady of Queen of Heaven, Yangjiaxi Scenic Area, Master Kukai Memorial Hall, etc.

1. Chi'an Village

Located 5 kilometers northeast of Xiapu County, it was an important seaport in ancient times and was named after the crimson color of the rocks along the coast. In the 20th year of Zhenyuan of the Tang Dynasty, the Japanese monk Kukai came to my country by boat to seek Dharma. He encountered a typhoon on the way and landed in Chi'an. Kukai and others worshiped the eminent monk Huiguo as their teacher there, studied Shingon Buddhism, and studied traditional Chinese arts such as calligraphy, poetry, painting, and sculpture.

2. Xiapu Songshan Tianhou Our Lady’s Palace

Xiapu Songshan Tianhou Our Lady’s Palace was built in the Tiansheng period of the Northern Song Dynasty. It was also known as Mazu Palace, Jinghai Palace and Grandma’s Palace in history. It is the first Queen of Heaven Palace after the Mazu Ancestral Temple in Meizhou. It is the earliest and most famous temple in Fujian to worship the "Goddess of Peace across the Strait". It has the reputation of being the king of palaces.

3. Yangjiaxi Scenic Area

Yangjiaxi is located in Yacheng Town, Xiapu County. It has the northernmost group of ancient banyan trees and the largest pure maple forest in the south of the Yangtze River. The most noteworthy one is the "King of Banyan Trees", which is more than 800 years old, with a trunk circumference of 12.6 meters, a crown diameter of 51 meters, and a height of 30 meters. The trunk is hollow and has 7 holes. Several people.

4. Kukai Daishi Memorial Hall

The "Kukai Daishi Memorial Hall" was built on May 21, 1994 with funding from China and Japan. It complements the "Memorial Hall of Masters Huiguo and Kukai" built in 1984 at the site of Qinglong Temple in Xi'an. There are two stone tablets standing on the right side of the spacious and flat empty hall with green grass. They are engraved with the history of building the hall and the names of relevant units and individuals.