What places in Putian are suitable for one-day trips?

Places suitable for one-day trips in Putian include Meizhou Island, Jiulong Valley, Southern Shaolin, Jiuli Lake, and Nanshan Guanghua Temple.

1. Meizhou Island

Meizhou Island is known as the "Penglai of the South". It has the exciting Meiyu Chaoyin, Meizhou Ancestral Temple, Jiubaolan Golden Beach, There are more than 30 scenic spots such as "Little Stone Forest" and goose-tailed rocks, as well as the Mazu Temple, which is believed by 200 million Mazu believers. Every year, during Mazu's birthday on the 23rd of the third lunar month and Mazu's ascension to heaven on the ninth of September, the pilgrimage tourism is unprecedented. Known as the "Mecca of the East".

2. Jiulong Valley

Fujian Jiulong Valley National Forest Park is located in Changtai Town, Chengxiang District, Putian City, Fujian Province. It is located on the bank of Dongzhen Reservoir and is adjacent to Xitianwei in Licheng District to the east. The town is adjacent to Jiuli Lake Scenic Area in Xianyou County to the west, Huating Town to the south, and Baisha and Zhuangbian Towns of Hanjiang District to the north.

The geological structure of Jiulong Valley National Forest Park in Fujian belongs to the Zhejiang-Fujian continental platform. It is a metamorphic rock formed after multiple orogeny movements. The rock mass includes tuff, granite, etc. The highest altitude is 717 meters, which is hilly and mountainous. The southeast is low in altitude and the terrain is open and flat, which is the Beiyang Plain.

3. Southern Shaolin

Southern Shaolin is located in Linshan Village, Jiulian Mountain, Xitianwei Town, Licheng District, Putian City, Fujian Province, about 17 kilometers away from the urban area. The Southern Shaolin Temple, formerly known as "Linquan Temple", was built in the first year of Chen Yongding (557) in the Southern Dynasty. In the early Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong ordered Abbot Tanzong of Northern Shaolin to build a Shaolin Temple in the south because of the meritorious service of the Thirteen Stick Monks in saving the Lord of Tang Dynasty, which was called South Shaolin Temple.

4. Jiuli Lake

Jiuli Lake is located in Zhongshan Town, Xianyou County, Putian City, Fujian Province, 31 kilometers away from the county seat and 590 meters above sea level. Jiuli Lake is one of the "Four Great Scenic Spots" in Xianyou (Jiuli Lake, Maixie Rock, Caixi Rock, and Tianma Mountain). It is famous for its lakes, caves, waterfalls, and rocks, especially the waterfall. It has the reputation of "Nine Carp Waterfall" and Xu Xiake, a great traveler in the Ming Dynasty, called it one of the "Three Wonders of Fujian" together with Wuyi Mountain and Yuhua Cave.

5. Nanshan Guanghua Temple

Nanshan Guanghua Temple, also known as Putian Guanghua Temple, is located at the foothills of Phoenix Mountain (also known as Nanshan) three kilometers south of Putian City, Fujian Province. In 1983, Putian Guanghua Temple was designated by the State Council as a national key Buddhist temple in the Han area. In 1990, Putian Guanghua Temple was ranked first among the three national model temples by the Buddhist Association of China.

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