Places of interest in Latter Cave

Taku Island still fully retains the actual stone carvings with a history of more than 1,000 years from the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming to Qing Dynasties. It is a precious historical section in the history of Hui'an stone carvings. Such as the Fushan Temple (back hall) built in the Tang Dynasty, the Wu'an Palace (Jingting Palace) in the Song Dynasty, the stone pagoda in the Yuan Dynasty, the Mazu Palace (West Palace) in the Ming Dynasty, the Sixth Prince's Mansion (harem), and the Jiexiaofang (Daxiaofang Palace) in the Qing Dynasty. The genealogy of the Jiangzeng family contains: Bingde Gong, named Weida, named Jingting, was born on the tenth day of the seventh month in the Jiashen year of Kangxi (1704), and died on the eleventh day of September in the Renxu year of Qianlong (1742). In the third year of Qianlong's reign (1738), he entered Pan. , there are also some brief biographies written by Zhi Ming, etc., all of which still preserve stone carvings from various historical dynasties, which are witnesses of Hui'an's thousand-year stone carving history. It was listed as an important national cultural relic under protection in 1987.

Tang Guangqijian (885-888)

◆"Historical Records of the Lajiang River" records: "Huiyuan was a monk of Lingyin Temple. He was good at dealing with the land. First, there were rivers on all sides of the Tajiang River. The water was so deep that no one cared about it. During the Tang Dynasty, Huiyuan used his bowl to cross the water, saying that it was the true vein from above. He was planning to build a jungle here, and he went to Donggao to look at it and said with great emotion. "It's not my fate, but there is someone who lives in the future, whose family name is Fanyan?" "He returned home with his sleeves fluttering. Or he said: Don't build a temple at the foot of Dongshan Mountain. Today, the temple is surrounded by wells and springs."

Fushan Temple was first built in the Guangqi period of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty (885-888). He was founded by a monk from Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, with the Buddhist name "Zen Master Huiyuan". The temple originally had three major courtyards. From front to back were the Buddhist Hall, the Monk Hall, and the Sutra Hall. They were large in scale and majestic. The temple enshrines statues of the Three Jewels Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Eighteen Arhats, and Ksitigarbha. Pilgrims from all ages have gathered here, and the incense is flourishing. It is famous in southern Fujian. In the 20th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1387 AD), five cities were built in Hui'an to prevent Japanese pirates from invading. Taku City was built in front of Fushan Temple. In order to build the city, the two courtyards in front of Fushan Temple were demolished, leaving only the back seat, the original sutra hall, so people called Fushan Temple "Houtang Temple" from then on.

The Kaixi Period of the Song Dynasty (1205-1207)

◆"Records of Knowledge on the Lajiang River" records: "Dao Xun, a monk of Zhenyang Temple in Baisha, had supernatural powers when he was young. During the Kaixi Period of the Song Dynasty, he lived in La Ze When the river was waiting for the crossing, a Taoist named Jiao was sitting with him, and he asked, "Why not build a bridge?" "Dao Xun used the word "turbulence" as a metaphor. The Taoist said: "You are writing poems and thinking, how can the bridge be built?" "Dao Xun then led his disciples to move boats to transport stones, and it took seven hundred and seventy-seven hours to complete the bridge. It spanned the north and south banks. When the tide reached the bridge, it could be crossed when the tide receded. This would avoid the risk of drowning. - Taoist Liaojiao is also a pure Yang immortal. Later, in the first year of Jingyan (1277), he was granted the title of "Master Lingying". The stone bridge is about seven miles long, with 770 holes on its core, spanning the west bank from north to south. When the tide reaches the bridge, it can be crossed when the tide recedes.

On the ninth day of November in the thirty-second year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (December 29, 1604), an 8-magnitude earthquake occurred in the sea east of Quanzhou. The bridge was destructively damaged and disappeared. The current Qiaotou site on land is called "Qiaotou".

In the eighth year of Chunyou of the Song Dynasty (1243)

◆"Records of Knowledge on the Ojiang River" contains: "Zong Hui, I don't know where the monk is, and the bells in the morning and the drums in the evening are useless. Only the Heshan Xiao Turning to the west, there are two ancient wells. The walls of the wells are engraved with the characters "Chunyou Guimao Monk Zong Huijian". It is known that it was built more than 600 years ago when Lizong was a monk in the Song Dynasty. In the second site, there are stone pillars (stone lions) and pagodas (stone towers) with exquisite heights. They are all inscribed with the reign of Dade. Or were they rebuilt in the Yuan Dynasty by Zong Hui?"

The first year (1276).

◆ "Tajiang Zhilu" records: "In the first year of Jingyan (1276), Duan Zong sailed to Quanzhou Port. When Pu Shougeng made a rebellion, he and the Yuan general instigated the emperor's boat to invade, so he changed his anchorage outside. Zhu, that is, the Lajiang River. Suddenly the sea was covered with smoke, and it was difficult to distinguish the surroundings. He was afraid of being forced, so the emperor went to Chaozhou and said goodbye to others in the poem "Treading on the Sand"."

In the 20th year of Hongwu (1387)

◆ "A New Examination of Lajiang River" records: "The city is square. At the beginning of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, Hou Bu of Jiangxia was ordered to build it here. It is also one of the four patrols of Quanquan.