Longhua Temple was built in the second year of the Tang Dynasty (AD 686). Six pillars and foundations of Puhui 'an front porch that still exist today have been repeatedly identified by Luo Zhao, a professor at China Academy of Social Sciences, and are one of the oldest architectural relics on the ground in Fujian Province.
During the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Longhua Temple was at its peak, with a grand hall and a large scale. There are more than 800 monks and 5 Buddhist teachers, so Qin ordered the first generation of 64 temples in Fujian to be under the jurisdiction of Longhua Temple, and affirmed that Longhua Temple is the "first temple in the south of the Yangtze River".
Celebrities of past dynasties, such as,, Ke Qian, Liu Kezhuang,,, Lin, etc., have come here to visit, write poems and live in seclusion. Liu Kezhuang, a poet, chanted "Longhua Temple" and said, "The Prime Minister once lived without a fixed place, and the hired gentleman still lived in the temple." . In the poem, "Prime Minister" refers to Ye, the prime minister of Xianyou, and "Hiring a gentleman" refers to a famous writer of Xianyou.
The champion of the Yuan Dynasty, by imperial decree, invited the famous teacher and recluse teacher of Longhua Temple to give lectures in Beijing for the second time, and specially left the stone carving of "Long live the Mountain, the first year of Dayuan, the first year of Dayuan" on the Bao Zhuang behind the temple as a souvenir.
Longhua Temple has experienced 1000 years and has been abandoned several times. At present, Longhua Temple is undergoing a large-scale reconstruction and expansion, and the elevation of Daxiong Hall is 1.8 meters, which is one of the wonders.
At present, Longhua Town goes up and down to Qi Xin, determined to reproduce the glory of "the first brake in the south of the Yangtze River".
Longhua Town has beautiful natural scenery, a long and rich cultural history and famous places of interest. According to legend, in the middle of the great cause of the Sui Dynasty, a monk who was much better than a monk traveled to the foot of Bao Zhuang Mountain in Longhua Town, lived in a building and practiced Buddhism. One day, two dragons in the sky, each holding a Bai Lianhua, strolled in the clouds, fluttering down and appeared in front of the Micro-Life, from which the place name of Longhua came. The Longhua Twin Towers were built during the Daguan period of the Northern Song Dynasty, which was 1 10 years earlier than the Quanzhou Kaiyuan Temple Twin Towers. It is a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit in Fujian Province and a treasure of stone pagoda architecture in Fujian Province. Xianmen Scenic Area is one kilometer away from Fiona Fang, and the dream-praying culture is well known, which is very believed by Minnan people.
The scenic spot respects immortals first, then buddhas, and the cohabitation of immortals and buddhas is one of the best in China.
Jinsha Millennium python-shaped ancient camphor tree, planted in the Tianbao period of Tang Dynasty, has recovered land 100 mu. After 1200 years of ups and downs, it is still flourishing, evergreen and full of business.
In addition, there are ancient tombs in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Anping Bridge, Luohanyan, Bao Zhuang, Lion Mountain and other scenic spots, all of which are peculiar, elegant and beautiful. The prospect of developing tourism is very broad. Xianmen Temple is located on Mount Zhong Shi, 30 miles southwest of Xianyou County. According to the county records, "Crane Immortal sometimes swam here in the Han Dynasty, so he named it after pointing stones and chopping stones". Up to now, there are still sites such as stone chessboards and immortal footprints in the legendary fairy chess game.
Xianmen Temple was built in the fourth year of Xuanzong in Tang Dynasty (AD 7 16).
During the Five Dynasties, the war raged in Fujian, and Xianmen Temple was destroyed by fire.
During the Ming Huidi period (A.D. 1399 ~ 1402), Zhu Desheng, a scholar of Longhua, donated several acres of land, built a dedicated attic and placed statues of He and Fan Hou. Soon, these statues were moved to Longhua Temple and Xiange was abandoned.
During Hongzhi reign of Emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty (1488 ~ 1505), Longhua people Zhu Guoyong and Wu Dayou raised funds to rebuild Xianmen Temple. Because of the harassment of Yamaguchi, the temple was burned down again.
Until the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1573 ~ 1620), Longhua scholars and Wu donated money to build Xianmen Temple, which was divided into two parts: the front seat to worship immortals and the back seat to worship Buddha. Jin Zun Xian Mei, Sanskrit Qiong Guan, not in other monasteries.
Xianmen Temple and Cave are both great. There is an old saying that praises it as "a castle in the air is suspicious, and a cave is foggy." The main attractions here are: Erting autumn scenery, Shishi Hukou, Shenxian Water Tank, Xianhe Cave, Shenxian Footwork, Monks Cutting Trees, lioness, Luohan Cave, Lv Xian Grinding Sword Stone, Five Lions Playing Ball, Blue Heart Pool and Lotus Stone. Every winter, the field is chilly, but here it is full of spring.
On the mountain, green cages are stacked; Beautiful flowers under the slope; At the bottom of the valley, a cloud of blue smoke rose and floated in the pavilion: in the cave, a wisp of gauze floated with sandalwood. Therefore, Xianyou people have the saying that "you can visit Jiuli Lake in spring and enjoy the scenery of Xianmen in winter". Xianmen has not only pleasant scenery, but also couplets, poems, famous paintings and stone carvings by celebrities such as Ji Zheng. In recent years, overseas Chinese in Hong Kong and Macao have donated money for renovation, and Xianmen Temple will be even more brilliant. Located in Xishan, Jinsha Village, Longhua Town.
The grotesque rocks on the rocks, some standing and some lying, have different postures, just like Luohan, hence the name Luohanyan. There is a cave on Luohanyan, about 20 feet deep and about 10 feet wide, with a huge stone on the top of the cave. Behind the cave is Luohanyan Temple, which was founded in Song Taizong (976-998 AD) by the Shanxi monk Jeju. On the right side of the cave, there is a huge skyscraper, majestic and huge. It is engraved with the words "Luohanyan". The above paragraph reads "Dr. Taizhong applied to be an official in Qingyuan County", and the following paragraph reads "He lived in Jiading for fourteen years (AD 122 1), and Ji Xin has been living in Shankaizu Shaman. Located at the entrance of Jinsha Middle School in Longhua Town.
This tree looks like a python, located in front of Jinsha Palace, planted in Tianbao period of Tang Dynasty (AD 742-756), with a height of18m, a main stem circumference of 5.88m, and a canopy covering many acres. It's like enjoying the Millennium incense of Jinsha Palace and getting the elixir of life. After 1200 years of ups and downs, this tree is still flourishing, evergreen and full of business.
According to legend, Zheng De, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, passed by Jinsha when he was traveling in the south of the Yangtze River and wanted to take a nap under the tree. Cinnamomum camphora obediently bent down to rest, Cinnamomum camphora has become what it is today, and mosquitoes and snakes are not close. Every summer, a cool breeze blows gently under the tree, which makes people feel refreshed and comfortable! Anping Bridge has become the general name of the land within 0.5km of Fiona Fang, Fiona Fang. There are pavilions and stone tables on the bridge. In the midsummer afternoon and evening, many villagers come here to chat at home and enjoy themselves. However, this is not the essence of Anping Bridge at all. Walking behind the pavilion, the pier of the Millennium stone bridge suddenly appeared in front of you. Large and small stones are arranged horizontally and vertically at intervals, and the stones have stood steadily for thousands of years without any cement and soil. Anping Bridge was built in Shaoxing during the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1 13 1). The bridge is an all-stone structure, with a length of 60m and a deck width of 2.5m It has five piers. Looking up from the pier, there are three long strips of stone * * * with a length of about 8 meters and a width of about 0.6 meters, which are directly laid on the pier to bear the hurried footsteps of pedestrians. The dock was built on a boulder in the river bed. After years of running water erosion, the smooth cornerstone surface has been polished into a "V" shape, which is smooth and spectacular. There is also a bridge and this bridge enjoys the name of "Anping", just next to the Millennium Stone Bridge. It is a new bridge built by Jinshan Reservoir to transport the building materials of the reservoir 1972. From the appearance, it is obvious that the arch frame of the new bridge is arc-shaped and made of cement, and the manual splicing of Anping ancient bridge is obvious, and the two are in harmony. The enclosed space under the bridge is very cool, which is a good place for summer vacation.