Gushan has my country’s famous cliff inscriptions and the Yongquan Temple built in the Ming Dynasty. The former includes calligraphy and poetry by famous Chinese artists, which is of great research value.
A major feature of Gushan is the cliff inscriptions, which are of high value as cultural relics. Many of them are inscriptions by celebrities from past dynasties. According to statistics, there are no less than 300 inscriptions on the cliffs of Gushan, and there are 109 inscriptions in the Song Dynasty. This shows that as early as the Song Dynasty, Gushan was a place where literati and dignitaries enjoyed the scenic spots. The earliest existing inscription on the east wall of Lingyuan Cave is that of Cai Xiang and others in the sixth year of Qingli in the Song Dynasty (1046). The text reads: "Shao Quhua, Su Caiweng, Guo Shiji, and Cai Qunmo visited Lingyuan Cave on the eighth day of Qingli Bingmengqiu" ***Twenty-four characters, regular characters, 40 cm in diameter. Cai Junmo, also known as Cai Xiang, was the magistrate of Fuzhou at that time. Cai Xiang was one of the four great calligraphers of the Song Dynasty, the others being Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Mi Fu. On one wall, there are three large characters "forgetting to return to the stone" engraved on the wall. The writing is vigorous and the characters are about 70 centimeters in diameter. They were also written by Cai Xiang. These inscriptions by Cai Xiang are considered treasures of calligraphy art. Zhu Xi, a famous Neo-Confucian scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty, also left his mark on Gushan. On the rock at the top of the mountain are engraved the four characters "天风海太" (天风海道), which were written by Zhu Xi. Zhu Xi also wrote the Chinese character "Shou" with a diameter of four meters and carved it on the drinking rock wall. It is a rare large character among the cliff carvings in Fujian. Gushan stone carvings date from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty and even to the present day. They last for nearly a thousand years and are rich in content. They are written in official, Chinese, cursive and regular scripts. They are the place with the largest concentration of ancient stone carvings in Fujian and can be called the Forest of Steles in Fuzhou. It has a high reference value for studying the history and development of ancient Chinese calligraphy art. There are more than 100 scenic spots in Gushan with Yongquan Temple as the center. There are many scenic spots in Gushan, and there are more than 160 named ones. These scenic spots are basically centered on Yongquan Temple and divided into four routes: east, west, north and south. Yongquan Temple is located on the mountainside. According to legend, it was named after a spring water gushing out of the ground in front of the temple. The title of the plaque "Yongquan Temple" is written by Kangxi. This temple was first built in the second year of Kaiping in Houliang Dynasty (908). It was destroyed by fire twice in the Ming Dynasty. It was rebuilt in the seventh year of Kaiping tomorrow (1627). It was expanded several times during the Shunzhi and Kangxi years of the Qing Dynasty. At present, the temple basically maintains the layout of the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty and the buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties. People who visit Gushan usually go to Yongquan Temple first, and then go to explore the secluded places. There are 25 scenic spots on the east road, including Huilong Pavilion, Lingyuan Cave, Drinking Rock, Longtou Spring, Baiyuan Gorge, Shuiyun Pavilion, Tingshui Zhai, and Manlu Pine. If you want to appreciate the inscriptions of the ancients, take the east road. Gushan's problems are mostly concentrated in the Lingyuan Cave and Drinkwater Rock areas, with almost no gaps. There are many caves in the West Road Nunnery, the most famous of which are the Eighteen Views of Bodhidharma Cave (commonly known as the Eighteen Cave).
Yongquan Temple is located on Gushan Mountain, covering an area of ??about 1.7 hectares, and still maintains the architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The temple is nestled against a mountain and a valley, with continuous sills and corridors, and 25 large and small halls surrounding the Main Hall. The majestic main hall has huge pillars and soaring eaves, majestic and brilliant. In the hall, Buddha Ying Muni III is not wearing Sanskrit clothes, but only wearing Han clothes, sitting upright; beside the Liangyongquan Temple, the eighteen Arhats have different expressions, and their "dharma appearance is solemn." On the back side of the main hall, there is the "Three Saints" weighing about 1.15 tons. There is a long table made of mulberry wood in front of the statue. It is said that it has survived many fire disasters and is still in good condition. It is called the treasure of the temple. There are many good couplets inside and outside the main hall, such as: "There are many white clouds on the seat. When I am bathing in the Zhengdan wind, the black dragon lies behind; the vast sea is small in my eyes, and I can see the seven Kuns going east and the five tigers coming south." etc., all of which are related to the history and history of the ancient temple. A vivid portrayal of the environment. The ceilings of the Main Hall and Yuantong Hall are colorfully painted. Among them, the Main Hall has 129 dragon patterns, 86 red-crowned crane patterns, and 27 unicorn, white horse, elephant, ape, etc. patterns painted in the 13th year of Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1882). There are 75 colored paintings of stories painted in the 13th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1882). In addition, there is a huge plaque "Baoluo Dignity" presented by two brothers, Qingbao, the prefect of Taiwan in the Qing Dynasty, and Qinglin, the general of Fuzhou. The hall also houses dozens of copies of the Ming Dynasty edition of the Huayan Sutra, as well as Buddhist statues and vases from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are ancient bells and drums hanging on the bells and drum towers on both sides of the main hall. Among them, the Vajra Prajna Bell, which weighs about 2 tons, has 6372 words of the Diamond Sutra cast on it. It is more than 300 years old. On the west side of Yuantong Hall is the Holy Arrow Hall, commonly known as the "Abbott" Room. There are two male and female iron trees planted in the courtyard. When they bloom, they are as yellow as pompoms.
It is said that Tieshu is the king of Fujian Wang Shenzhi and the first abbot Shen Manshouzhi. At its peak, Gushan Yongquan Temple had more than 1,500 monks. There are still four huge pots in Xiangji Kitchen, which were made in the Song Dynasty and are more than 960 years old. The largest one can hold 20 tons of water and 5 tons of rice at a time. It is truly a "pot of a thousand mouths" and can feed a thousand people. Yongquan Temple was destroyed by fire twice in the sixth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1408) and in the 21st year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1542). It was rebuilt in the seventh year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1634). After several reconstructions in the Qing Dynasty, it was finally Since its reconstruction in 1983, today's Yongquan Temple has basically maintained the architectural style and layout of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The entire Buddhist temple has 25 large and small halls, with the three major halls of Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall and Dharma Hall as the main body. They rise layer by layer according to the mountain topography, forming a complete group of ancient buildings. The two Thousand-Buddha pottery pagodas on both sides in front of Yongquan Temple were fired in the fifth year of Yuanfeng (1082) in the Northern Song Dynasty. The one on the left is called "Zhuangyan Jie Thousand-Buddha Pottery Pagoda" and the one on the right is called "Xianjie Thousand-Buddha Pottery Pagoda". , the twin towers are made of stacked clay fired in layers, with nine octagonal floors and a height of about 7 meters. The details of the pagoda body are modeled on the architectural style of the wooden pavilions of the Song Dynasty. There are 1,038 Buddha statues on each of the two pagodas, hence the name Thousand Buddha Pagoda. There are also 36 monks and military commanders on the octagonal eaves, and 72 ceramic pagoda bells are hung. The base of the tower is decorated with lotus petals, lion dances, and dwarfs, and is engraved with inscriptions recording the time when the tower was built and the names of the craftsmen. The 'Buddhist Scriptures Written in Blood' in the Sutra Hall. Yongquan Temple was once an important scripture publishing institution in Chinese temples. It still retains more than 20,000 carved panels from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and modern times. The Sutra Collection Hall in the temple contains 9,000 Buddhist scriptures of various types printed in ancient editions, totaling more than 27,900 volumes; more than 200 volumes of handwritten scriptures; and 657 volumes of the "Mahayana Prajna Paramita" written in blood. Among them, the most eye-catching one is the "Compilation of Dafangguangfo Huayan Sutra" written by Monk Dao Pei, the abbot of Gushan in the 17th century. It has 120 volumes, divided into 48 volumes, and 2,425 engravings. This is a representative Buddhist work during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Yongquan Temple has been engraving and printing scriptures since the Song Dynasty; during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, it became an important place for publishing scriptures nationwide. To this day, 11,375 Buddhist sutra carvings from past dynasties are still preserved in the temple, which can be called a treasure house of Buddhist sutras. There is a pagoda of Sakyamuni Tathagata's spiritual tooth relics in the middle of the Sutra Hall. There are only three relics and Buddha's tooth left in the tower. Relics are a combination of essence, energy and spirit of Buddhist monks. What is left after cremation will shine. Behind the pagoda is a white marble reclining Buddha statue sent from Myanmar. The Buddha's body is well-proportioned and his posture is peaceful, in a sleeping position. It is said that this is the form of Sakyamuni when he passed away. On the south side of Yongquan Temple are the Huilong Pavilion, Luohan Terrace, Buddhist Pavilion, etc. The Free Life Pond in front of the Huilong Pavilion was opened during the Shaoxing Period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1131-1161). It was reopened and renovated in the Yuan and Ming dynasties in the 27th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty. (1762) The stone railings on the bank of the pond were built. There are now hundreds of turtles and red carps stocked in the release pond. The largest turtle is over a thousand years old. There is also a tall stone statue of the dripping Guanyin Bodhisattva in the release pool. The holy water bottle in Guanyin's hand can flow out holy water. There is an "Orchid Garden" behind the pavilion. The three-character plaque "Orchid Garden" was written by Zhu De in 1961.
Gushan is located in the eastern suburbs of Fuzhou City, on the north bank of the Min River, about 8 kilometers away from the city center. It is the most famous scenic spot in Fuzhou City. Gushan is not as high as Gushan in Fuzhou, with the highest peak at 925 meters above sea level. However, there are many scenic spots on the mountain and the forest ravines are beautiful and fascinating. In May 2002, Gushan Scenic Area in Fujian Province was approved by the State Council to be included in the fourth batch of national scenic areas. Gushan is a famous mountain in Fuzhou. The scenic area is centered on the ancient Yongquan Temple. There are more than 20 scenic spots such as Huilong Pavilion and Lingyuan Cave in the east; there are dozens of caves and ravines in the west, among which eighteen are particularly famous; in the south there are Luohan Terrace and Incense Burner. There are more than 50 scenic spots including the peak; there are 45 scenic spots including the Great Summit and Baiyun Cave in the north. These scenic spots are mainly made of granite after long-term erosion, weathering, collapse and accumulation. They are in various shapes and forms, forming natural landscapes such as Peach Forest, Liuhai Fishing Toad, Yusun Peak, Eight Immortals Rock and Drinking Water Rock. In addition, there are many cliff stone carvings from past dynasties. The rich and colorful ancient and famous trees are also a major feature of Gushan Scenic Area.
There are more than 1,600 ancient and famous trees that are more than a century or even a thousand years old. There are many kinds of plants, about more than 1,000 species, including cryptomeria, masson pine, camphor, liquidambar, cycad, osmanthus, oil fir, etc. Rare and precious plants include Spiny thorns, fragrant azaleas, parasitic stone thorns, winter phoenixes, etc. Numerous lush plants form a "sea of ??forest waves" that complement the rocks and buildings.