Tourist landscape of Fengting

Fengting, an ancient town in Xinghua, borders Pu, Xian and Hui counties. It has beautiful mountains and rivers, outstanding people and merchants. It is known as "the land of plenty and the commercial capital". Historical celebrities Cai Xiang, Cai Jing, Lin Heng, Lin Lanyou, Xu Zhijia... also stayed and set foot there, leaving behind their relics and inscriptions, adding many scenic spots and landscapes to the ancient town with its wonderful mountains and beautiful waters, making it more poetic and picturesque, attracting many tourists. Come and watch.

There are natural sights such as Tadou Mountain Scenic Area, the confluence of streams and seas, and seaside tide watching; there are national-level cultural relics protection units Tianzhong Wanshou Pagoda, provincial-level cultural relics protection units Cai Xiang’s Tomb, Linshan Palace, and Huiyuan Temple , Chaotian Temple, Lanyou Temple, Song Dynasty ancient litchi and other 15 county-level cultural relics protection units; there are also Caixiang Garden, Qidun and Eight Pagodas, Cangxi Ancient Bridge, Taiping Pi, Fenggang Wharf, Dongzhai Temple, Yuedi Temple , Dexing Temple, Tianzhong Jade Emperor Palace and other historical sites and modern landscapes. Tadou Mountain in the middle of the ancient town is also known as "Qingluo Peak". If you are interested in climbing to the top, you can touch the Tianzhong Wanshou Pagoda, which has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain, and have a panoramic view of the ancient town. Watching the sunrise from the top of the peak is even more of a spectacle. I saw Chaotun spurting out from the sea, and the water and sky became one color. The fishing sails are dotted, the scales are shining, and the rippling sea water is shining with colorful light under the dawn sun. Huiyuan Temple, which is close to Qingluo Peak, has a long history and unique shape. Celebrities Cai Xiang, geographers Zhu Xi, Qi Jiguang and others in the Song Dynasty once dabbled in lingering and left many popular inscriptions. In ancient times, there were "Huixin Academy, Wenchang Pavilion and Yangzhitang" on the mountain, which were built in the back.

The ancient temple has experienced vicissitudes of life, and the national destiny has brought prosperity to the temple. After the original monks of Huiyuan Temple traveled across the ocean, they donated money to rebuild it. Only Master Zhijing donated to build a Heavenly King's Hall. Together with the main hall and Guanyin Pavilion of the temple, it forms a stepped and magnificent Zen forest temple. Nowadays, the whole temple has been renovated, and the temple's carved beams, painted pillars, Buddha statues, and plaques are full of gold. Numerous stone pillars support the magnificent "treasure cover". The pillar couplets are rigorous in contrasting words and sentences, and the fonts are powerful and unrestrained. They are undoubtedly calligraphy treasures and can be called the masterpieces of the couplets. In addition, Mr. Yang Chunlin, an overseas Chinese, donated several antique road pavilions and rebuilt Wenchang Pavilion and two pavilions, Jingxing and Guanhai. People from all walks of life in Fengting raised funds to rebuild the Yangzhi Hall on the north side of Qingluo Peak, called the Jade Emperor Hall. It imitates the ancient palace structure, is beautiful in shape, majestic and magnificent, and adds to the splendor of the famous mountain and ancient temple. Shiming Temple, also known as Ximing Temple, is located in the southwest corner of Fengting. The origin of the temple's name is according to "Fengting Chronicles": "In the south of Chiling Mountain, under the garden, there are lions and elephants squatting on the mountain, and dragon bells flowing down from the water. This ancient temple is called Ximing, to express the Tao, or to express the shape of the lion. "This temple was built by Cai Xiang during the Zhiping period of Qingli in the Song Dynasty. It has gone through hundreds of years of vicissitudes, ups and downs, and has now been rebuilt. It complements the Longzhong Lake and is a tourist attraction that people are happy to visit.

Climbing over the Maple Forest and Baishi Mountains, looking to the west, a green mountain that looks like a crouching lion comes into view. This "lion" has its tail raised high and its head pointed northward, as if unwilling to crouch, raising its neck and roaring, and about to leap up. A cluster of temples with intertwined eaves and corners can be vaguely seen on the side of the "Lion's" neck, which is the newly built Shiming Temple.

Following the rugged path, wading through the clear stream, and climbing up the stairs, you will see the Shiming Temple arranged in a zigzag shape with the finished products of the forest farm and tea factory. Stopping in front of the temple to take a rest, you can only hear the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, and the gurgling water, which is a unique pleasure. Stepping into the main hall, the flowers in the courtyard are blooming, and the Buddhist hall is filled with incense. I can see the Tathagata sitting on the lotus seat with squinted eyes, as if he is meditating on the good and evil in the world; I also see Cai Xiang's words: "There is a road to the true nature in the west. The ancient stone pillars with the couplet "The bright moon in the sky and the enlightened heart in the pond" are still in use, which shows that the original temple has a long history.

The "lion's body" behind the temple goes straight up to the "lion's back". Looking around, I can see mountains full of green pines and cypresses, and rugged rocks. On the boulder in the low recess of the "Lion's Back", a footprint pattern is clearly visible. Legend has it that the immortal stepped on the lion's back and subdued the lion, making it stay behind the temple forever.

Stop on the "Lion's Back" and look down at the Bell Pond sandwiched between the two mountains on the right side of the temple. There are steep cliffs on three sides. Whenever it rains and the sky clears, the water flows straight into the pond, like a painting in vain. suspension. The aroused mist and rain turned into a colorful rainbow under the sunlight, which was very spectacular. According to "Fengting Chronicles": "The bell of Tennoin sank into the pool, threw a stone into the pool, and heard the sound of the bell. Therefore, it is called Zhongtan." Looking at the stream in front of the temple, Longtan, the water is green and unfathomable, although it is a small mountain stream. The pond is not stable due to long drought. Therefore, "Lianjiang Zhi" records: "When there is a drought, people pray for rain in Longtan, and the second is Zhongtan."

"If the mountain is not high, it will be famous if there are immortals; if the water is not deep, if there are dragons, it will be spiritual." The beautiful legend, long history and charming scenery of Shiming Temple; the ringing of bells in Zhongtan and the clear water and strange rocks in Longtan will definitely arouse people's elegance. In the 1970s, a reservoir was built in Zhongtan, and Zhongtan Temple, Guanyin Pavilion, and Pavilion were built on the right side of Zhongtan Reservoir. These new scenery can be regarded as good places for people to fish and visit. In Fengting Chiling, the soil and rocks within a radius of seven miles are all purple-red. When the beautiful eyes shine, it seems to have golden light shining, and it is known as "purple gold soil". Whenever the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, the skin color of people passing by will turn slightly yellow, which is very strange.

There is a moving legendary story between the purple gold soil in Chiling and the "Gondola Mountain" in the southwest corner. In ancient times, there was a strange man in Chiling who used paper to cut military uniforms all day long since he was a child, deliberately plotting rebellion. One day, a strange man suddenly bent his bow and fired an arrow, intending to shoot the emperor in the palace to death, but because it was too early, he only hit the throne. According to the divination of the court officials, it was inferred that it was the work of a strange man from Chiling. The imperial court ordered soldiers to encircle and suppress the army, and strange people hurriedly threw out "soldiers and generals", all of whom were left with broken arms and legs. They were finally defeated, affecting the nine tribes, implicating the neighbors, staining the red ridge with blood, and turning the earth and rocks red with blood.

The strange man tried to escape alone in a spare gondola. Although the sail was high, he could not escape his fate because the tide had not risen. Therefore, the gondola with its high sail turned into a green mountain and stood permanently in the southwest corner of Chiling Mountain, hence the name "Gondola Mountain".

The magical legends of Gondola Mountain and Qili Purple Earth, as well as the once-popular resort scenery of Chiling, make people nostalgic for the past. "Lianjiang Zhi" records: "Cai Zhun and his son Jingbian lived in Chihu." In the Song Dynasty, Cai Jing's mansion faced Bijia Mountain and Qili Lake. There were many pavilions and waterside pavilions; the halls, pavilions and buildings were ingenious. The mountains and waters have a unique charm. Every mid-autumn moonlit night, tourists come to the lake to enjoy the scenery. They can only see the cliffs and peaks, the stars and the bright moon; the pavilions and water pavilions are reflected in the lake; the microwaves are rippling, which is better than a mirage. The wonderful scenery is elegant and often noted in poets' writings.

As time goes by, the world changes. Today, Qili Lake has become a fertile farmland for the villagers of Xiashe, Dongzhai and Xinan, and the original appearance of Cai Mansion has been lost. However, the inscriptions recorded in the literati's chapters and the inscription "The moon is reflected in the center of the lake" left on the Dongzhai Bridge can surely become evidence of Chiling's ancient scenic spots and landscapes, attracting many experts who came to research the ruins of Cai Jing's mansion. Scholars; scientific and technical personnel exploring the mysteries of purple gold stone; and tourists admiring three thousand-year-old lychee trees and looking at Gondola Mountain and Beacon Mountain in the distance. Cai Xiang Cemetery, formerly Cai Xiang's tomb, is located at the foot of Jinling General Mountain in Fengting, Xianyou, on the west side of the old Fuzhou-Xiamen Highway. In 1961, it was listed as a provincial key cultural relic protection unit.

Cai Xiang (1012-1067) was born in Woniu Mountain, Qingzeting, Fengting (today's Jiushe Village). He died of illness at Fengting's home in the fourth year of Song Zhiping at the age of 56 and was buried in Jinling. Ouyang Xiu wrote an "epitaph" for him, and the imperial court gave him the posthumous title of Zhonghui as a posthumous gift to the young master. There was a pair of "stone pillars" erected in front of the tomb, with couplets engraved on them: "Five admonitions to the country, the glory of the past will be recorded in the history; Wan'an helps the people, and the ancient roads are solemn today." Take a look." It is said that the cemetery covered an area of ??60 acres at that time, and there was a dismounting monument on the avenue in front of the tomb that read, "Military officers dismounted, civil servants dismounted sedan chairs."

In 1997, descendants of Cai Xiang at home and abroad rebuilt his tomb into the "Cai Xiang Mausoleum". It took three years and was completed in 1999. It covers an area of ??20 acres and still maintains the artistic style of the Song Dynasty. " "Shanmen", Yimen, walls, Duanming Tower, four vertical pavilions, calligraphy stele gallery, management room and parking lot, reshape the civil and military stone Zhongweng, Shiyang, stone horse, stone tiger, pave the stone tomb, cement passage and other ancillary facility. The tomb covers an area of ??one acre. It is an ancient and majestic building with towering green walls and green grass. The environment is quiet and beautiful. The "Yi Gate" in front of the cemetery is 7.5 meters high and constructed of white granite. The horizontal plaque reads "Qingli Famous Officials" on the front and "Upright and Honest" on the back. The mountain gate and the front gate are respectively engraved with couplets: "There are endless bridges across the sea." Li folk songs benefit the government, flying dragons and phoenixes have never concealed their merits and deeds." "Three admonitions for loyalty to the country and rejuvenating the country are famous in poems in Duanming Palace, benefiting the people and benefiting the Luoyang Bridge without risk", "the public deters evil spirits and leaves righteousness in the world through the ages. "Sincerely inherit the ancestral virtues and the litchi tree of thousands of families will remain fragrant forever", which expresses the lofty evaluation and admiration of future generations for Cai Xiang's life character and achievements.

When the cemetery was being renovated, President Istra of the Philippines and Ruijin (a descendant of Cai Xiang), vice president of the World Sangha Association, heard the news and sent special congratulatory messages. Zhao Puchu, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, personally inscribed "Cai Xiang Cemetery" and "Forest of Steles". The "Calligraphy Stele Gallery" with a total length of 134 meters has 134 inscriptions, engraved with 12,600 characters in regular script, running script, cursive script and official script by the four great calligraphers of the Song Dynasty, mainly Cai Xiang. It is the largest forest of steles in Fujian Province. There is a bronze statue of Cai Xiang in the main hall of "Duanming Tower" and a calligraphy exhibition hall for tourists to visit.