Guanghua Temple is located at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain (also known as Nanshan), about 2 kilometers southwest of the city. It is a famous ancient temple in central Fujian and one of the Buddhist jungles in Fujian. Recently, it was rated as one of the top ten scenic spots in Fujian. The temple was founded in the second year of Chen Yongding in the Southern Dynasties (AD 558), and was originally named Jinxian 'an. Later, it was expanded into a temple. In the second year of Tang Jingyun (AD 7 1 1), Emperor Zong Rui named Lingyan Temple, which was inscribed by the famous calligrapher Liu Gongquan. In the first year of Xingguo in Song Taiping (AD 976), Emperor Song Taizong changed his name to Guanghua Temple.
The Song Dynasty was the heyday of Guanghua Temple. At that time, there were 10 courtyards, 120 temples and more than a thousand monks. The eaves are rubbing against each other, and the extraordinary splendour is emerging. The mountain gates are like cities, and pilgrims are like clouds. The existing buildings were rebuilt in the early years of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. In recent years, under the enthusiastic sponsorship of overseas Chinese, Guanghua Temple has been completely renovated and expanded. The total area is more than 32,000 square meters, and the construction area has reached16,000 square meters. The whole layout takes Zhaobi, Paifang, Shanmen, Fangshengchi, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Fatang Hall (the upper part is the Sutra Pavilion) and Zutang Hall (the upper part is the reclining Buddha Pavilion) as the central axis, facing south, with a total length of 385 meters, which is magnificent. Spacious colonnades are built on both sides to closely connect the whole building complex. On the left side is the Gongde Hall, Xisheng Pavilion, Zunke Hall, Jialan Temple, Wuguantang (the upper part is the warehouse, the latter is the fragrant kitchen) to the bell tower; On the right are Prajna Hall, Kanshan Building, Abbot, Xia Yandong, Jingxing Hall, Ancestral Hall, Xue Jietang and Drum Tower. A magnificent Guanyin Pavilion has been newly built on the upper left, which contains a Guanyin statue eight meters high. On the upper right, the new Xiaonanshan Dizang King Hall is built. On the left and right sides of the release pool. Four or five hundred arhats have been built. The overall structure of the temple is rigorous and the layout is symmetrical, which shows the traditional architectural style of the ancient temple in southern Fujian.
The main hall, Daxiong Hall, is built on a pedestal with a height of 2.7 meters, which is a beam-lifting hall structure. This temple is 22 meters high and covers an area of 837 square meters. In front of the Tianwang Temple, there are two stone-path buildings built in the second year of the Northern Song Dynasty (1065), which are about 3 meters high. One of them is engraved with "The Buddha Peak is the curse of Dalagni", which is a valuable material for studying the relationship between Sanskrit translation and local dialects. In front of Pumen Temple on the left in front of the temple, there is also a wooden pavilion-style Sakyamuni Buddha Tower, which was built before the first year of the Song main road (1 165), with a five-level octagon and a height of 30 meters. The tower room is hollow, and the inner wall is embedded with stone steps for people to climb to the outside of the tower doors on each floor. There are relief patterns such as Buddha statues, two-headed feathered people, flying musicians and flowers and birds in the outer walls and folds, which are exquisite and beautiful. The eaves of the tower are carved like bricks and tiles, which has the tendency of Feng Ling floating. Its architectural art is rare in Bamin, and it is listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit. There is a solemn Wande plaque inscribed by Zhao Puchu in the temple, which reads in eight big characters: solemn place, happy and affectionate. Guanghua Temple is a provincial key cultural relics protection unit. The temple is filled with incense and pilgrims. There is a highway directly to the mountain gate in the urban area.