Jiangxin Island ticket price: 20 yuan (including round-trip ferry)
Jiangxin Island is located in the Oujiang River in the north of Wenzhou City, with a total area of ??about 70,000 square meters, stretching from east to west. , narrow from north to south. In ancient times, it was two small islands. Xie Lingyun, the governor of the Southern Dynasty and the early Song Dynasty, once boarded the isolated island and wrote the famous sentence "The turbulent currents tend to be normalized, and the isolated island is charming in the middle of the river. The clouds and sun reflect each other, and the sky and water are clear and fresh." Since the Tang Dynasty, Buddhist temples and pagodas have been gradually built on the island. In the seventh year of Xiantong (866), Jingxin Temple was built at the eastern foot of Xishan Mountain. In the second year of Kaibao in the Song Dynasty (969), Puji Zen Temple was built at the western foot of Dongshan Mountain, and the West Pagoda and the East Pagoda were built successively. In the fourth year of Jianyan of the Southern Song Dynasty (1130), Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, stayed in Puji Temple to avoid the Jin soldiers who went south.
In the seventh year of Shaoxing (1137), Monk Qing was ordered to come to Jiangxin Island to set up an altar to preach scriptures. He led his people to fill in Zhongchuan, and the two islands were connected into one. He built a temple at the filled place and named it Zhongchuan Temple, commonly known as Zhongchuan Temple. Jiangxin Temple. Not long after, Emperor Gaozong named it Longxiang Xingqing Zen Temple and regarded it as the "clan dojo". Later, foreign monks also came to worship and worship, and there was still an endless stream of people in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Jiangxin Island is dotted with palaces and pavilions, rich in historical sites, lush ancient trees, and beautiful scenery. It has always been known as "Oujiang Penglai". There are more than 500 poems written by poets of various dynasties; poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Meng Haoran, Zhang Zirong, Han Yu, Zhang Youxin, etc. of the Tang Dynasty all wrote famous poems about Guyu.
Since ancient times, there have been ten sceneries in the center of the river: the mist of Spring City, the morning glow of Haidian, the moonlight of Oujiang River, the shadow of snow in Luofu, the tide of Menglou, the lingering light of Cuiwei, the return sail of Yuanpu, the fishing fire of Shating, and the wind in the pagoda courtyard. , Sea Eye Spring Fragrance. In 1974, with the government's attention, the "Jiangxin Island Expansion Project Headquarters" was established to combine the cleanliness of the waterway and the reconstruction of the tidal flats. The park that originally had only 60 acres has been expanded to 1,000 acres now. The newly built Xiao Feihong, Bonsai Garden, Hualiu Pavilion, Youth Activity Center, *** Qinghu Lake, Lover's Island, Children's Paradise, and Comprehensive Playground have the characteristics of a river within a river, an island within an island, and a garden within a garden. pattern.
In 1998, the city government once again invested heavily in launching the "Beautiful Project" and it was completed on February 11, 1999. On this occasion, people's long-cherished wish to visit Jiangxin Island at night came true.
The existing Jiangxin Temple was rebuilt in the 54th year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1789). It covers an area of ??about 2870 square meters and is divided into three halls: front, middle and back. The front hall is the King Kong Hall, with long corridors on the east and west, and bell and drum towers at both ends. The ancient bell from the Song Dynasty still exists today. The middle hall is the main hall, which is the most spectacular. There is a statue of Sakyamuni in the hall. The hall is full of sill couplets and plaques. The couplets on the main pillars were written and written by Anshi, the king of the Song Dynasty. There are three holy halls in the back hall, the forehead of the hall and the couplets are all written by Master Hongyi. On both sides of the temple gate there is a couplet with the title "yun, zhaochao, zhaozhaochao, zhaochaozhaosan" (pronounced "yun, zhaochao, zhaozhaochao, zhaochaozhaosan"). chao, changzhang, changchangzhang, changzhangchangxiao"). It was rewritten in regular script by calligrapher Fang Jiekan. There are towering ancient trees around the temple and the scenery is quiet. In 1983, it was listed as one of the 142 key temples open to the outside world in the country.
The East and West Pagodas are located on Dongfeng Mountain in Guyu and were built in the third year of Kaibao in the Song Dynasty (970); the West Pagoda is located in Xifeng Mountain and were built in the 10th year of Xiantong in the Tang Dynasty (869). The twin towers stand tall and tall against each other, with the power of soaring into the clouds. When ships come and go, if you see the two towers in the distance, you will know that you have arrived in the urban area of ??Wenzhou. Therefore, the twin towers have become the symbol of Wenzhou's scenery.
The Song Wenxin Guogong Temple is located to the east of Jiangxin Temple. In the second year of Deyou in the Southern Song Dynasty (1276), Wen Tianxiang escaped from danger while being escorted by Yuan soldiers and came to Wenzhou. He stayed in Zhongchuan Temple and wrote the poem "Returning to Zhongchuan Temple in the North". In the 18th year of the Chenghua reign of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty (1482), the local people built this cave to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of this national hero. The original stone statue of Wen Tianxiang and the inscriptions of poems by famous people in the temple were later destroyed. Only the inscription of the statue of Duke Wenxin of the Song Dynasty by Qin Ying of the Qing Dynasty remains. Renovated in 1981, the cloister is inlaid with "Song of Righteousness" and 20 inscriptions on poems and poems that are remembered by later generations. There is also a couplet: The island comes from Zhongchuan, and the passing water cannot eliminate the hatred of the country; the poems have been admired for thousands of years, and the heroic wind still carries the roar of the angry waves.
Haoran Building is located on the east side of Wenxin Guogong Temple and was built in the eighth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1580). The building is a wooden structure with three bays and double eaves resting on the top of the mountain, with a unique shape. The name of the building comes from the word "Haoran" in Wen Tianxiang's "Song of Righteousness". In the 59th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1794), Meng Haoran, a poet from the Tang Dynasty, once visited Jiangxin Island and changed its name to Menglou. When it was rebuilt in the first year of Guangxu (1875), it was still renamed Haoran Tower.
Climbing up the building, you can have a panoramic view of the giant ships and small sails passing by on the Oujiang River, as well as the rows of houses in the urban area, the Haitan, and the Cuiwei mountains.
Xingqing Temple was originally called Jingxin Temple, also known as Xita Temple. When Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty was stationed in Guyu, it was renamed Xingqing. It was rebuilt during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. There are glazed springs on both sides of the temple. The spring water is crystal clear and is one of the three famous springs in Wenzhou. There is an olive plant inside the temple wall. It is said that it was planted by Chengfang, the county guard, in the fifteenth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1587). It is still bearing fruit today. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Wenzhou Municipal Museum was built in this temple and displays historical relics all year round.
Chengxian Pavilion is located at the southern foot of Xita Mountain. It was originally called Shuilu Pavilion and was built in the first year of Chongning in the Northern Song Dynasty (1102). When it was rebuilt in the tenth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1591), it was renamed Chengxian Pavilion based on the meaning of Xie Lingyuan's poem. It is a two-story, three-bay wooden building.
Elephant Rock and Lion Rock. Elephant Rock is located in the Yudong River. It is named after the white color of the stone and the long nose like an elephant. Lion Rock is located in the west river of the island. Because the stone is green in color, it looks like a male lion entrenched here.
The Wenzhou Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall was built on July 1, 1956 on the abandoned site of the original Pujixiang Courtyard on Jiangxin Island. Covering an area of ??1873 square meters. In 1987, the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government decided to expand it into "two monuments and one pavilion", and the area was expanded to 2,700 square meters. Two monuments: one is the monument to the advancing division of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, inscribed by former Defense Minister Zhang Aiping; the other is the monument to the Thirteenth Army of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, inscribed by the calligrapher Shu Tong.
Jiangxin Park is located at the west end of Jiangxin Guyu. It was built in 1974 and was basically completed in 1990. The park consists of two parts: Xiaofeihong Scenic Area and Happy City. Xiaofeihong Scenic Area has a lake surface of more than 0.4 hectares, and there are pavilions, terraces, corridors and pavilions built near the lake. Xiaofeihong Bridge spans the lake, with lotus blossoms in summer and osmanthus blossoms in autumn, creating a fragrant fragrance all year round. The Happy City was built with private funds and covers an area of ??1.26 hectares. It is equipped with entertainment facilities such as yachts and electric game equipment.
The bonsai garden covers an area of ??0.42 hectares, with medium and small bonsais of various styles, simple and elegant; there is also a miniature large bonsai of Hezhang Peak and Guanyin Cave of Beiyandang Mountain. At the east end of the island, there is still the former site of the British Consulate in Wenzhou built in the 20th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1894).