Qingyuan mountain, also known as Beishan, Quanshan and Qiyun mountain, isthe North barrier of Quanzhou City. It is 498 meters above sea level and coversan area of 62 square kilometers. The main scenic area is 3 kilometers away fromQuanzhou City. "The wonder of Qingyuan is stone", and the spirit of Qingyuan isspring. Yuan people praised "the first mountain of Penglai in minhai". "Qingyuanconfrontation" is one of the ten scenic spots in Quanzhou, which has always beena range rover for tourists. It was listed as national scenic spot in 1988.
The right peak of Qingyuan mountain is steep, the middle peak is lofty, andthe left peak is meandering. Layer upon layer of peaks and knolls, deep holesare deep, and once the thirty-six cave days are known for their essence, such asLao Jun Yan, thousand hand rock, mite, Bi Xiao rock, Rui Xiang, Ci Enyan, fiveChinese Taiwan rock, ntai Yan, tortoise rock, lion rock, slough rock and Qingyuan caveare still preserved; nests, Yunshan rocks and zidze cave are still relics. Thesecaves, either made of wonderful scenery or artificially carved, have their owncharacteristics and each achieves its own beauty. Its main features are: Laojunrock, located at the foot of Luoshan mountain and Wushan mountain, is a sittingstatue of Laojun carved from natural rocks of Song Dynasty. It is 5.1 metershigh, vivid in shape and exquisite in carving. It is now the most importantstone statue in China and a national key cultural relics protection unit.
Midoyan is located on the "yixiaotai" on the mountainside of zuofeng. In1364, an imitation wooden stone chamber was built on the stone wall, with a facewidth of 5.6 meters and the inscription "AMI" on the forehead
Buddha. On the back wall of the room, the statue of Amitabha Buddha, 5meters high, is a key cultural relic protection unit of the province. Outsidethe rock, there are "yixiantian", "Yuntai", "lianxinshi", "quankuguanbao","Hongyi master relic tower" and other landscapes.
Bixiaoyan, located in the southeast of midoyan, was built in the 27th yearof the Yuan Dynasty (1290). The original stone structure was abandoned. Thestatue of the third Buddha sitting in relief on the cliff is a key culturalrelic protection unit of the province. On the top of the rock is shangbixiao,with a platform and the character "Shou" carved on the cliff, which is 4 meterssquare. The spiritual bones of master Guangqin, who came back from Chinese Taiwan, werealso buried by Bixiao rock, and a stone tower was built to pay homage tothem.
Ruixiang rock is located in the east of Bixiao rock. In 1086, the statue ofSakya Ruixiang was carved on tianzhufeng mountain stone. It is 4.4 meters high.In the 19th year of Chenghua (1483) of Ming Dynasty, the imitation wood stonechamber was built. The rock is a key cultural relic protection unit of theprovince. Outside the rock
The sky is full of strange rocks. Among the cliffs, there are cliffcarvings of "forget to return" and "North Gate victory". On the opposite side ofthe rock chamber is Luohan peak, standing on the side of the broken rock, whichis shaped like Luohan, forming the auspicious spectacle of the 18th LuohanDynasty.
In addition, the statues of Sakyamuni in qianshouyan and Guanyin in Baiyiin cienyan were all carved in Yuanyou period of Northern Song Dynasty, whichhave high historical and artistic value. The spring in Qingyuan mountain hasmore than 100 eyes. The famous one is called "Kong Quan", also known as "Hu FuQuan". The spring bursts out from the pores of a large rock lying obliquely,with clear and constant flow. Qingyuan and Quanshan got their names. "Springcave view waterfall" on the side of mitoyan. In the rainy season, there is ascene that "the rainbow and rain are blowing continuously, and there are stillmany rivers of colored glaze"; in the dry season, there is a drop of coagulatedfat, which needs to wait for the reservoir above to release its gate, and theartificial waterfall is built.
Scholars, generals, eminent monks and dignitaries of all dynasties visitedthe mountain, leaving 400 square steles and cliff inscriptions. Mi Fu's "thefirst mountain" in the Northern Song Dynasty, Yu Dayou's "Junen mountain" in theMing Dynasty, and master Hongyi's "the intersection of sadness and joy" in themodern monk's ink are highly admired. He studied in Jielu on Qingyuan mountainand made great achievements, including Ouyang Zhan, Lin Yun and Lin Zao in TangDynasty, Li Guangjin, Wang Shenzhong and Gu Bi in Ming Dynasty. There are manyTaoist priests and eminent monks in Qingyuan mountain. The numerous allusions,legends, myths and so on spread in Qingyuan mountain make the famous mountainhave more profound cultural connotation.
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