『1』West Lake Park

Fuzhou West Lake Park is located on Hubin Road in the northwest of the city. It has a history of more than 1,700 years and is the most complete classical garden preserved in Fuzhou to date. . In the third year of Taikang in the Jin Dynasty, the county governor Yan Gao diverted water from the northwest mountains here to irrigate the farmland. Because it was located to the west of the city wall in the Jin Dynasty, it was called West Lake. Afterwards, it underwent successive generations of expansions and reached its current scale.

The current total area of ??West Lake is about 45 hectares, and the water area is about 30 hectares. It has three small islands - Kaihua Island, Xieping Island and Yaojiao Island, which are respectively connected by Liudi Bridge, Feihong Bridge, Buyun Bridge and Beizha Bridge are connected. The main landscapes include the willow color of Xianqiao Bridge, the spring rain in the middle of the lake, the setting sun on the ancient battlement, the race across the lake and sky, Wanzaitang, Ziwei Hall, Jianhu Pavilion, Lotus Pavilion, Guizhai, etc.

The willow color of the Fairy Bridge was once one of the eight scenic spots in the ancient West Lake. When you enter the park gate, you can see the long embankment lying on the waves and the weeping willows on the bank. This embankment is the Willow Embankment, and the middle section of the Willow Embankment is the bridge, the Immortal Bridge, with many places on both sides. Plant willows, peaches and shrubs. When the spring breeze comes, the willow silk will turn green and the peach blossoms will look like fire. It will be a beautiful scene. The spring rain in the center of the lake is also among the eight scenic spots of the ancient West Lake. Whenever the spring rain is weaving, you can go boating on the lake, or watch the rain in a small pavilion in the center of the lake, which is also unique.

Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, a dragon boat race will be held in West Lake, Fuzhou. At that time, the fierce and spectacular racing scene will unfold between the vast water and sky, and the sound of gongs and drums will fill the sky. In addition, the Fujian Provincial Museum and Food Exhibition Hall are also in West Lake Park. Friends who are interested can visit here while enjoying the scenery of the lake and mountains.

『2』Shizhu Mountain

Shizhu Mountain is located 25 kilometers west of Honglu Town, Fuqing. This mountain is named because "the stone can leave a shadow and cranes are always there, and the bamboo can be used as a dragon in the sky". There are 128 scenic spots on the mountain such as Shizhu Temple and Lion Rock. Xu Xiake's travel notes of the Ming Dynasty said: "The rock is the most beautiful and is also the place where the Nine Immortals pray for dreams." It is now one of the top ten scenic spots in Fujian Province.

The scenery of Shizhu Mountain is centered on Shizhu Temple. From the east side of Dongzhang Reservoir Management Bureau, you can go up the mountain via stone steps. There are 1,400 steps and 8 pavilions. It takes about half an hour to walk to Shizhu Temple. The temple is built on a cliff halfway up the mountainside below Zhuangyuan Peak. One side is close to the mountain and three sides are suspended in the air. From a distance, it looks like a castle in the air, a heavenly palace. Behind the temple are towering peaks, surrounded by green bamboos, red walls and green tiles, making it elegant and quiet. The temple was first built in the first year of Dazhong in the Tang Dynasty (847) and was originally named "Lingbao Temple". When Prime Minister Shi Hao rebuilt it in the ninth year of Qiandao in the Song Dynasty (1173), it was renamed "Shizhu Temple" because there were many strange rocks and bamboos around it. Currently, there are Jiuxian Pavilion, Jade Emperor Pavilion (Tianjun Hall), Land Hall, Guanyin Master Hall, Ziyun Tower, Jade Emperor Palace, Dabei Hall, etc. in the temple. Shizhu Temple has two major features. First, it is mainly Taoism, and Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism have coexisted harmoniously for a long time; second, folk dream culture activities have lasted for a long time. For example, the Nine Immortals Pavilion enshrines the "Nine Immortals of He Family" and is a place for praying for dreams. There is an inscription on the cliff outside the temple: "Dianthus Immortal Mountain, Daydreaming". On the west side of the temple, there are scenic spots such as Pantao Cave, Xianqiao, Shimen, and Chumi Stone.

Climb up the narrow path from Yongrui Pavilion under Shizhu Temple, pass through Pantao Cave, and the winding path leads to Xiao Penglai and you will reach the "One Line of Sky". The huge rock is like a divine sword, with steep cliffs on both sides and stone slabs in the middle. The total length of the tunnel is more than 10 meters, looking up to a line of blue sky. There is a huge boulder hanging in the air above the exit of the gap, which makes you want to fall down. There is a tree in the road blocking the way. "Dangerous cliffs block the way, and huge trees block the road." It is extremely difficult and dangerous.

Climbing along the stone steps from the sky to a hundred meters away, there is a sudden cliff facing the sky, and the cliff is about to collapse. The ancient banyan tree's air roots cling to the green cliff. Looking up at the top of the cliff, three stone cliffs stretch like eaves and swords, hence the name triple eaves. This place is dangerous and out of reach.

On the west side of Shizhu Temple is the "Tongtian Cave", which is 2.8 meters high and 7.2 meters deep. There is a hole on the top of the cave looking at the sky, hence its name.

There is Carp Lake at the foot of Shizhu Mountain. The lake covers an area of ??15 square kilometers. There is a small island shaped like a carp in the lake. Thousands of egrets live on the island all year round. In the evening, the egrets return to their nests, which is very lively and adds to the fun. Take a yacht around the lake to enjoy the scenery of the lake and mountains. The blue waves on the lake are rippling, and lake fish are occasionally seen jumping out of the water. This scene can be said to be a leisurely swim, like entering a fairyland on earth.

『3』Xianshu Pavilion

Xianshu Pavilion is located in Qinglengtai, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. It was built to commemorate the overseas Chinese Chen Zhenlong and Jin Xuezeng, the governor of Fujian, who introduced and promoted sweet potatoes during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. of. Guo Moruo once praised Chen Zhenlong as "this meritorious service deserves to be compared to that of Shen Nong."

Chen Zhenlong (about 1543-1619) was a native of Changle County. He was a scholar before he was twenty, but he failed in the hometown examination, so he abandoned Confucianism and became a businessman, and went to Luzon Island (today's Philippines) to do business. Zhenlong saw that there are red potatoes grown locally, which are drought-resistant and easy to grow. They can be eaten raw or cooked. They have "six benefits and eight benefits, and the same merits as the five grains." Ignoring the Spanish government's ban on the export of red potatoes, the potato vines were twisted into absorbent ropes and brought back to Fuzhou for cultivation. In the 21st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1593), there was a severe drought in central Fujian and the grain harvest was poor. Zhenlong asked his son Chen Jinglun to report to the governor Jin Xuezeng the benefits of planting red potatoes in Luzon. Jin Xue once asked him to find a place to try planting. Zhenlong and his son followed the planting methods taught by the natives and tried planting them in the open space next to the pashamao pond house in Dadao. After 4 months, the red sweet potato seeds and their mother-in-law are connected together. The small ones are like arms and the big ones are like fists. They taste like pears and dates and can satisfy hunger. Jin Xuezeng then ordered various places to plant according to the law, resulting in a bumper harvest and the famine in central Fujian was alleviated. Based on "The Rules of Teaching Seed Potatoes" presented by Chen Jinglun, Jin wrote China's first monograph on potatoes "Overseas New Biography". In memory of Jin Xuezeng's contribution, the Fujian people changed the name of Zhushu to Jinshu, and because it came from "Fan Country", it was commonly known as sweet potato. Baogong temples were built in Fuzhou, Fuqing and other places to commemorate Jin Xuezeng and Chen Zhenlong.

Chen Shiyuan, the fifth grandson of Chen Zhenlong, also wrote "Jinshu Biography and Practice Records" and handed it down to the world. In the Qing Dynasty, golden potato cultivation was promoted to all parts of the country. During the Daoguang period, He Zexian, a native of Fuzhou, built the "Xianshu Pavilion" in Wushi Mountain to commemorate it.

There is a small road under Xianshu Pavilion, with two stones standing on both sides of the road, called "Tianmen". A piece of stone in the Tianmen under Xianshu Pavilion is very similar to a whale, so it is called "Whale Stone". On the rock wall of Guotianmen is the official calligraphy "Yin Lan" written by Guangling Yu, a painter of the Qing Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, the "giraffe fig" was planted here. Now it grows out of rock, with thick roots and lush leaves, resembling a giraffe with its head tilted toward the south.

『4』Xi Chan Temple

Xi Chan Temple is located in Fengwei Village, Yishan, western suburbs of Fuzhou City. Yishan is a small hillside, also known as Fengshan because it looks like a flying phoenix falling down the slope. It was originally the residence of Wang Ba, the alchemist of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty. In the eighth year of Xiantong in the Tang Dynasty (867), Li Jingwen, the observer envoy, invited Chang'an Zen Master to build a temple here. Two years later, it was renamed Zen Temple, and soon it was renamed Yanshou Temple. In the fourth year of Changxing in Tang Dynasty (933) after the Five Dynasties, it was renamed Changqing Temple, but it was later destroyed by war. It was rebuilt during the Tiansheng reign of the Song Dynasty (1023-1032), and was named "Yishan Changqing Zen Temple" in the fifth year of Jingyou's reign (1038). In the old days, there were Zen temples in the southeastern and northwest suburbs of Fuzhou. This temple is in the western suburbs, so it is commonly known as "West Zen Temple".

The temple covers an area of ??about 100 acres and has three mountain gates, the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Dharma Hall, the Sutra Pavilion, the Guest Hall, the Ancestral Hall, the Zhaitang, the Buddha Chanting Hall, the Abbot's Room, the Zen Hall, the Mingyuan Pavilion, and the Bell There are more than 40 large and small halls such as Drum Tower and Jialan Hall. Most of them were rebuilt by Zen Master Weiwei during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1875-1908) with funds raised from overseas. Their scale ranked first among the five major Zen temples in Fuzhou in the late Qing Dynasty. There are buildings in the temple such as the Jade Buddha Pavilion, Mingyuan Pavilion, Lan'an Patriarch Pagoda, and the inner true body inscription. The garden inside the wall is full of flowers and trees, surrounded by 300 ancient lychee plants. Due to different varieties of lychees, the ripening time is different. "Yishan Eats Lychees" has become a good story, and many famous people's calligraphy and paintings have also been left behind.

The Jade Buddha Pavilion is located in Xichan Temple and enshrines two Jade Buddhas. The pavilion is a two-story building. The bottom floor is dedicated to the jade Buddha statue of Sakyamuni, which is 2.8 meters high and weighs 8 tons; the second floor is dedicated to the reclining Buddha statue, which is 3.7 meters long and weighs 10 tons. This sitting, one reclining, and two jade Buddhas are the two largest jade Buddhas in my country. There is a couplet on both sides of the pavilion saying: "The sky is clear, the newly opened pavilion in Minqiao is good; the Buddha's light shines everywhere, the Zen window is still litchi red." It was written by Su Yuanlei, Yu Yu, Lin Xianmin and others. The pavilion is hidden among lychee bushes, which is quite spectacular.

Mingyuan Pavilion is located in Jiyuan and was built in the seventh year of Shunzhi (1650) in the Qing Dynasty. When lychees are red, literati and famous people rush to invite them to gather here to taste lychees, eat lychees and chant lychees, which is known as Fengya. The existing building was rebuilt in the third year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1877). It has double-layered eaves, with a hall in the middle and guest rooms on the side.

The real inscription of the Lan'an Patriarch's Pagoda in the temple was moved there in 1952 when the Lan'an Patriarch's Pagoda built in Linjiao Mountain was destroyed. The monk Lan'an was named Da'an. He was a native of Changxi, Fuqing during the Tang Dynasty. He first went to Huangbo Mountain in Fuqing County to learn the precepts. Later, he went to Baizhang Mountain in Hongzhou, Jiangxi Province to pay homage to Baizhang Zen Master Huaihai, and further studied the "Zen Rules". He then lived in Weishan, where he was known as Da'an. Wei. In the eighth year of Xiantong in the Tang Dynasty (867), the observation envoy Li Jingwen invited Li Jingwen to build a Buddhist temple here. He was the founder of the temple. The number of monks reached more than 3,000, and it was at its peak. In the third year of Zhonghe (883), he passed away in the abbot's room and lived for ninety-one years. Today, a stele pavilion has been built for the real body inscription in the pagoda. In addition, there are many cultural relics and historic sites in the temple. In addition to the "Chongxu Temple" and "White Turtle Spitting Spring" sites where the king of the Liang Dynasty ascended to heaven, there are also the stone stele in the pagoda of Zen Master Lan'an, the founder of the temple, the Qixing Well of Tang Dynasty, the stele of Master Hongyi's Freeing Pond, and the Zen Master Zhu Di of Xue'an. The gold-inscribed Baishou screen contains the Medicine Sutra written by Emperor Kangxi, the Lotus Sutra and the Shurangama Sutra written in blood by an unknown monk, etc. Historically, Xichan Temple has also sent monks to serve as abbots at Shuangcun Temple in Singapore, Shuangqing Temple in Penang, Malaysia, and Nanputuo Temple in Vietnam. These foreign temples are also very prosperous.