Fuqing, where the dream begins

"The land of three blessings, the dreamland of China". Fuqing has been a holy place to pray for dreams that integrates Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism since ancient times. Legend has it that the nine immortals of He family in the Western Han Dynasty showed their saints here and used their dreams to enlighten the world. This place has become a spiritual temple for countless people to settle their wishes. In history, Zhu Xi and Ye Xiang, famous scholars such as Zhu Xi and Ye Xiang, have been looking for dreams here. The rising incense of Shizhu Fairy Mountain today also carries the people's yearning for a better life.

This is a famous city with a long history. Fuqing has always been known as "a famous country in literature" and "Zou Lu, a coastal land", and has been awarded the title of National Civilized City. There are rich cultural heritages here. There are 435 cultural relics protection units such as "Tangbei, Songqiao, Yuan Buddha, Ming Pagoda, and Qingzhai", 61 intangible cultural heritages such as Yiwu and Zonghequan. The "cultural business cards" such as Shizhu Mountain, Huangbo Temple, and Nan Shaolin are well-known at home and abroad. The scenery here is beautiful, with one of the few sea water hot springs in the country and the alpine grassland closest to the sea. 7 tourist attractions of 3A or above have been built. There are many delicious foods here, including oyster cakes, sweet potato balls, smooth powder, and light cake clips.

This is an open and inclusive charming hometown of overseas Chinese. Fuqing is a famous overseas Chinese hometown in the country. The people of Fuqing are known for their hospitality and kindness. In addition to the 1.41 million permanent population, there are 1.6 million overseas Chinese all over the world. This is the bridgehead for the cooperation of the "Belt and Road" and has a major national open platform for "two countries and two parks" in China and Indonesia. The two major port areas of Jiangyin and Yuanhong have opened 56 domestic and foreign trade routes, and the three major industrial parks of Rongqiao, Jiangyin and Yuanhong are attracting customers from all over the world to invest and start businesses. This is also a national innovative county and city, a leading county and city in digital innovation of industrial Internet. It has innovation and entrepreneurship bases such as Science and Technology Innovation City and Taiwan Farmers Entrepreneurship Park. It is open to welcome every worker, builder and entrepreneur who strives for their dreams.

This is a comfortable and convenient livable city. Fuqing is located on the southeast coast, across the sea from Taiwan Island. It has obvious marine climate characteristics, with an average annual temperature of 20℃, an overall greening rate of 46%. It has Lingshishan National Forest Park and 114 green parks, and more than 200 kilometers of ecological trails connect the landscape paintings. The urban road network is well-connected, and it also has high-speed rail and high-speed train stations. 9 expressways and national and provincial trunk roads run across the city, with 13 highway exits. It has rich life formats and gathers 15 business district landmarks. It is the first county-level city in the country with "Double Wanda". It has complete public services, and has two universities including Fujian Technical Normal University, and has high-quality service facilities such as tertiary comprehensive hospitals and high-end nursing homes. It is easy to reach a happy life.

This is an accelerated industrial new city. The city's GDP exceeds 190 billion yuan, and the industrial output value above the scale exceeds 260 billion yuan. It ranks second among the top ten counties and cities in Fujian Province's economic strength, and ranks second among the top 100 counties and cities in the country, including comprehensive county strength, scientific and technological innovation, county economy, and investment competitiveness. It ranks 17th, 11th, 14th and 16th respectively in the country's top 100 counties. It owns 6 national geographical indication certification trademarks such as Yidu loquat and Sanshan Clam, gathers 608 above-scale enterprises such as Fuyao, BOE, and Wanhua Chemical, and wins the "world's best" and "national's best" in 45 industries. It is accelerating the construction of three billion-level industrial clusters such as electronic information, new chemical materials, and food processing.

Come to Fuqing, take the high-speed train, and sing all the way!

The land of three blessings, the dreamland of China, sincerely welcomes every person who pursues light and dreams!

Mountains come from eternal blessings, water comes from clear source

In the second year of Shengli in the Tang Dynasty (699), Fuqing Jian County established Wan'an County in Wan'an and other eight townships in the southern part of Changle County. In the first year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty (742), it was renamed Futang County with the meaning of "benefiting the Tang Dynasty". In the second year of Kaiping in the Later Liang Dynasty (908), it was changed to Yongchang County. In the first year of Tongguang in the Later Tang Dynasty (923), it was also called Futang County. In the fourth year of Changxing in the Later Tang Dynasty (the first year of Longqi in Minlongqi, 933 AD), the words "Fu" and "Qing" were taken from the words "Fu" and "Qing" were changed to Fuqing County from the words "Fu" from Yongfuli, and the water from Qingyuan".

Tang Tianbao Pond (World Irrigation Engineering Heritage)

Tianbao Pond is located in the middle section of Longjiang in Fuqing City, Fujian Province. It was built during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, so it is called Tianbao Pond. Gao Fan, the fourth governor of Changle County, led the people to block water with bamboo cages, build piles, mine stone cofferdams, and build high ponds to intercept the flow. It took several years to build them. In the second year of Yuanfu in the Northern Song Dynasty (1099), Fuqing suffered heavy rains and mountain torrents, and the Tianbao Pond was defeated. The magistrate Zhuang Rouzheng was ordered to repair it and use iron juice to solidify the foundation and other processes. Since then, Tianbao Pond has undergone many reconstructions, such as the sixth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty (1572) and the 46th year of Wanli (1618).

The completion of Tianbao Pond has enabled large areas of farmland to ensure harvests in drought and flood, and has made important contributions to water diversion and irrigation, flood drainage, and storage of indifference and saltwater. It is the oldest existing water conservancy project in central Fujian and the oldest existing water conservancy project in China. In the more than 1,000 years of development, we have witnessed the vicissitudes of Fuqing and interpreted the ancients' concept of "choose water to live". In December 2020, it was selected as the World Irrigation Engineering Heritage List.

Song Longjiang Bridge (National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Longjiang Bridge, also known as "Haikou Bridge", is located in Haikou Town, Fuqing City. It was built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is the longest granite beam-like stone bridge in Fuqing. Together with Zhangzhou Longhai Jiangdong Bridge, Quanzhou Luoyang Bridge, and Jinjiang Anping Bridge, it is called "Four Ancient Bridges in Fujian Province". In May 1961, Longjiang Bridge was listed as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in Fujian Province. In May 2013, it was listed as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

The ancient Longjiang Bridge is 476 meters long, plus the guide bridge, with a total length of more than 700 meters and a width of 5 meters. It has a granite beam-like structure. It now has 40 holes and 39 piers, with hole diameters ranging from 9 meters to 13 meters. The piers are 6 meters high and are boat-shaped. They are stone railings on both sides. Each stone beam weighs about 15 tons. Stone bridge slabs are laid across the stone beams. There are two seventh-level six-sided solid stone towers at the southwest end of the ancient bridge. The tower is 6 meters high. The tower body is embossed with images such as Buddha, dwarfs, lions, lotus, etc., which read "Changqiao Zhenhaikou, double towers lock the giant dragon", which depicts the majestic posture of the ancient bridge.

From a distance, the ancient bridge is like a long dragon lying on the waves, and it is very spectacular when the surging sea water rises. It has been eroded by wind and rain for 900 years since its establishment, and the impact of the waves is still solid, which shows the superb bridge-making technology in ancient times.

Yuan Maitreya Buddha Stone Statue (National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Ruiyan Mountain Scenic Area is located in Haikou Town, known as the ancient town of Bamin, 10 kilometers away from Fuqing city and 1 kilometers away from Haikou town. It is now a national AAAA-level scenic spot. The scenic area is about 1.5 square kilometers and is divided into two rocks in front and back. The front rock was erected since the Xuanhe period of the Song Dynasty (1119-1125). It contains the largest three-dimensional stone Maitreya Buddha sitting statue in China (now a national cultural relic protection unit). It is collectively known as the "China One Way and One Buddha" in Qingyuan Mountain, Quanzhou. It can be regarded as the two masterpieces of stone sculptures in Fujian. This Maitreya stone statue was carved on the spot based on the natural form of the entire rock. It is 6.4 meters high, 8.9 meters wide and about 8 meters thick. The head is 2.3 meters high, the head is 1.8 meters wide, the ear length is 1.3 meters, the mouth is 1.1 meters wide, and the shoulder width is 1.6 meters. Looking around, the Maitreya stone statue sits cross-legged, with her chest exposed, her navel exposed, her left hand twists the beads, her right hand caresses her abdomen, her eyes look straight, her ears are drooping her shoulders, her smile is beautiful, her body and spirit are both vivid and lifelike. If you look closely, there are three small Arhat statues carved on the legs and waist of the stone statue, about 0.8 meters high and 1.4 meters wide. They are exquisitely carved and playful and cute, complementing the Maitreya stone statue.

Ruiyan Mountain Scenic Area preserves more than 100 cliff carvings of famous people in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and is one of the few cliff carvings groups within the jurisdiction of Fujian Province. The most commendable one is the inscription of Qi Jiguang. As of now, there are 5 inscriptions of Qi Jiguang discovered, namely "Chuan Cave", "Du Xing Stone", "Ruiyan Thirty-seven Cave Heaven", "Squatting Tiger Stone" and "Guanyin Cave". Houyan was called Ruiyan Dan Cave in ancient times. It has 36 caves and 72 landscapes. It has unique natural landscapes and beautiful scenery. The "one Buddha", "one temple", "one mountain" and "all inscriptions" in the scenic area fully demonstrate the exquisiteness of the Yuan Dynasty's sculpture technology, the vicissitudes of the thousand-year-old temples, the outstanding achievements of famous anti-Japanese generals, and the magnificent calligraphy art.

Mingrui Yun Tower (Fujian Province Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Ruiyun Tower, known as the "Nantian Jade Pillar", is located on the east side of Fuqing City's urban area, the north bank of Longjiang, in the Liqiao Ancient Street. It was built in the 34th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1606). It was built by Ye Xianggao's son Ye Chengxue and Ling Hanhong, the magistrate of Fuqing, to raise more than 7,000 taels of gold. The famous craftsman Li Bangda was responsible for the design and construction, with the purpose of "make up the vastness of the Longjiang terrain" and "adorn the shortcomings of the scenery of the city." According to the "Fuqing County Chronicles", the high-quality granite used for building the tower was collected from Wangshan at the mouth of the Longjiang River. It took hundreds of craftsmen ten years to complete the construction in the 43rd year of Wanli (1615). Legend has it that on the day of the Buji, the sky suddenly changed, from shade to sunny, and five-colored clouds floated from the direction of Taibao Mountain in the west of the city, covering the tower, shining brightly and the crowd was jubilant, hence the name "Ruiyun Tower".

Ruiyun Tower is 34.6 meters high, seven-story octagonal, with a wooden pavilion-like appearance. The base is a single-story octagonal pedestal, 1.75 meters high, 3 meters wide on the side and 24 meters circumference. The owl relief on each side is blooming, the owl relief is churning, the lower owl relief is churning, the unkelly stone relief is cherry, the hilarious, the lion's plays with beads, and the plum bird welcomes the spring. The entire tower has a delicate facade, balanced shape, elegant carving, solid structure of the tower, extremely reasonable thickness arrangement, small joints of each part, accurate orientation, and long-term perspective, which is inappropriate, and is known as "the king of the towers in Fujian" and "the first tower in the south of the Yangtze River".

Inrui Yun Tower is extremely perfect in carving art, architectural treatment, technical modeling, etc., and has important value for the study of Ming Dynasty architecture and Buddhist art. In 1961, Rui Yun Tower was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit by the Fujian Provincial Government.

Qingdong Guanzhai (Fujian Province Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Dongguanzhai is located in Dongshan Village, Yidu Town. It was built in the first year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1736). It was jointly raised funds and built by the local He family to defend against bandits. It is the only ancient castle-style building preserved in the history of Fuqing City. It is similar to the earthen buildings in western Fujian. In February 1981, it was listed as the first batch of cultural relics protection units in Fuqing City, in 2001, it was listed as a provincial cultural relics protection unit, and in 2019 it was rated as a national AAA-level tourist attraction.

Dongguanzhai is a castle-style house, facing northeast to southwest, and is located in a rectangular plane and covers an area of ​​more than 4,000 square meters. It consists of ninety-nine civil and architectural village houses, including the gatehouse, main hall, back building and private courtyard on both sides. The main seat has five rooms wide and three rooms deep. It is a bucket-style wooden frame and is suspended on the top of the mountain. The base of the village wall is built with granite, with two floors of soil on top, and a two-meter-wide ring village sentry corridor along the inner wall of the door. Dongguanzhai is a solidified movement, a stone album, and a carrier of art. It combines architectural structure, shape, murals, and carvings. Its unique and complete military defense architectural system is also breathtaking. It is a rare "castle-style" building on the southeast coast of Fujian.

Rongqiao Development Zone-National Economic and Technological Development Zone

Fuqing Rongqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone is the first national development zone named after "Qiaoqiao". It has five "national business cards" including the national economic and technological development zone, the national display industrial park, the national new industrialization industry demonstration base, the national flat panel display high-tech industrialization base, and the national green industrial park. It gathers leading global enterprises such as Guanjie Technology, BOE, and Fuyao Group.

Yuanhong Investment Zone - China and Indonesia "two countries and two parks" set off

As a new flagship project for jointly building the "Belt and Road", China and Indonesia's "two countries and two parks" are the first demonstration park for economic and trade innovation and development for ASEAN countries since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. They are striving to build it into an important carrier of high-level opening up, an important link for economic and trade cooperation with ASEAN countries, an important platform for international division of labor and cooperation in the industrial chain and supply chain, and an important channel for trade and investment on the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

Fuzhou Jiangyin Port City Economic Zone - A special zone for new chemical materials for 100 billion yuan

Fuzhou Jiangyin Port City Economic Zone, located in the Jiangyin Peninsula of Fuqing City, Fujian Province, has the largest single-piece continuous operation container port area in the province. It is a chemical new materials zone in the "two bases and one zone" of the petrochemical industry in Fujian Province, one of the six comprehensive bonded areas in Fujian Province, an important functional block of the Fuzhou Free Trade Zone, the core port area of ​​the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road", and one of the two complete vehicle import ports in Fujian Province. The park is positioned as a port area to develop industries such as Lingang petrochemical, biomedicine, equipment manufacturing, international shipping logistics, import and export trade of complete vehicles and spare parts, distribution of commodities, bonded warehousing and logistics display and financing leasing, etc., to create a modern port city with complete supporting facilities. It has gathered leading chemical companies such as Wanhua Chemical, Sinopec, Tianchen Yaolong, and Kuncai Technology to build a new model of integrated development of new materials industry highland and a new model for the integration of production, port and city.

"Step on the green mountains and see the grassland, climb on the grassland and see the sea"

"Lap the grassland with your feet on the green mountains and see the sea on the grassland." Damushan Shicaicuo Scenic Area is located in Nanling Town. It is a grassland where you can see the sea. It mainly includes two parts: Damushan grassland and Shicaicuo Ancient Village. The scenic area covers about 2 square kilometers, about 20 kilometers from Fuqing city and 60 kilometers from Fuzhou city. It is now a national AA-level scenic area.

Damushan Grassland is a subtropical coastal mountain grassland, and is the largest and most beautiful grassland in Fuzhou. Entering Damu Mountain, you can see the huge rocks on the top of the mountain that look like a sow foraging sows, the auspicious beast rocks that look like kirins, lions, dragons, and the lion head rocks that crawl and prey on the lion head rocks, as well as the mountain lake, which is an important water landscape in the scenic area, and the Lotus Pavilion and the Mandarin Duck Pavilion that can be seen or rested.

The ancient village of Shicaicuo is built against the Damu Mountain grassland and is bounded by the mountains. It is commonly known as the "Ten Fanshu" with a construction area of ​​about 4,500 square meters. It is an immovable cultural relic registered at the provincial level. It was built during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty and was built for 18 years. It is a group of ancient castle-style buildings composed of 13 ancient houses. It is a rare fort-style houses in the province and the third batch of traditional Chinese villages. The overall layout of the food and vegetable house is two, three, and two, with left and right houses. It has a short depth, wide surface, and granite as the main building material. It is a microcosm and typical representative of the development of clans under the feudal system of China. The village has rich types of ancestral halls, houses, forts, palaces and temples, and there are still cultural relics such as ancient bridges, ancient roads, ancient wells, and ancient trees.

The charming Nanling Town, a simple mountain village, a literary and vegetable house, and leisurely Damu Mountain can be said to be a visitor outside the mountain to find a dream, and returning to the mountain to create a dream.

"Linji ancestral origin, Huangbo ancestral courtyard"

"How can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms without experiencing a cold and bone-breaking cold?" This famous poem by Huangbo monk Zen Master Xiyun. Huangbo Mountain Wanfu Temple is located in Yuxi Town, Fuqing City. It began in the fifth year of Zhenyuan of Emperor Dezong of Tang Dynasty. It is one of the ancestral courtyards of the Linji Sect, the mainstream Zen Sect in Chinese Buddhism. Celebrities of all dynasties, such as Jiang Yan, Liu Kexi, Cai Xiang, Zhu Xi, Xin Qiji, Zhang Yuanqian, and Ye Xianggao, all left poems here.

The temples are famous in central Fujian. Since the Tang Dynasty, they have risen and become dismantled in various dynasties. After the Yuan Dynasty, the temples began to decline and the temples were almost abandoned. During the Ming Dynasty, it was built many times and was revived. In the 23rd year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1390), the monks of the temple were helped by Mr. Zhou Xinjian of Putian to rebuild the temple, and the incense was very popular. In the 42nd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1614), Shenzong granted the title of "Wanfu Zen Temple" and later changed it to "Wanfu Temple", which has been used to this day.

In the tenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1637), Zen Master Yinyuan was appointed as the monk of Huangbo Temple and abbot Temple. After 1654, Yin Yuan was invited to travel to Japan and founded the Japanese Huangbo Sect, which occupied an important position in the history of Sino-Japanese Buddhist cultural exchanges. Therefore, Huangbo Temple is known as the "Linji ancestral origin and Huangbo Ancestral Court".

On May 23, 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping reviewed the story of Master Yin Yuan, a high monk from Linji Sect, who traveled to Japan in the 17th century at the Sino-Japanese Friendship Exchange Conference. Today, the temple building groups and floor layout of Huangbo Temple are in the overall architectural style of the Tang Dynasty. The scale is large, the layout is reasonable, the environment is beautiful, the Buddha statues are solemn and the hall is majestic, highlighting the grandeur of the ancestral courtyard. The temple covers an area of ​​more than 100 acres, and the halls are connected by corridors. The overall appearance presents a kind of beauty of the corridor with winding waists and high eaves.

Fuqing South Shaolin Temple

Fuqing South Shaolin Temple is located in Dongzhang Town, Fuqing City. It is located in the mountains and ridges. The temple is located on the nine floors of the mountain. It is leaning against the Chongshan Wulao Peak, the same name as the northern Shaolin. There are nine hills around it, clustered into a circle, and it looks like a lotus, so it is called Jiulian Mountain. The temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty and was destroyed by war. In 1993, after investigation, verification and archaeological excavation by archaeologists, the word "Shaolin" was clearly marked among the large number of cultural relics unearthed. After rigorous demonstration, this place is the site of the Nan Shaolin Temple recorded in historical records.

With the strong support of the government and the enthusiastic donation of overseas Chinese, the Shaolin Temple in Fuqing was rebuilt. Today, as a provincial and municipal overseas Chinese cultural exchange base, Fuqing Southern Shaolin Temple continues to inherit and promote Zen and martial arts culture, using Wing Chun and Zonghequan as a link to connect China and foreign countries, and integrate diversely, becoming an important window for the Three Blessings Land and the World Overseas Chinese hometown. The "Longjiang Secret Land, Shaolin Ancient Road" behind the Southern Shaolin Temple has now become one of the most classic hiking routes for hikers in Fuzhou.