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| | Chongwu Ancient Town [edit this] | | As a National AAAA scenic spot, Chongwu Ancient Town has gained the reputation of “natural film studio” and “Beidaihe in the South”. It is located at Chongwu Township, the coastal jag in the east of Hui-an County.
The site covers an area of 300 Mu, winding along the coastline, composed of Chongwu ancient town, Hui-an women glamour, the granite carving museum, and Earth Art. The well-preserved T-shaped city wall of Chongwu ancient town is located on just the opposite of the scenic spot. It is regarded as “case of the ancient systematic civil work due to its unique architecture. The area has been listed by provincial tourism Bureau as the key construction project for tourism and announced by Quanzhou Municipal Government as the first batch of famous scenic spots, receiving over one million tourists each year. | Edit by: Dorothy | |
| Anxi Qingshui Crag [edit this] | | As a National AAAA scenic spot and provincial-level culture relics, Anxi Qingshui Crag is a tourist attraction and religious shrine, located on Mountain Penglai, 15 km northwest from the Anxi County suburb, the hometown of the Iron Buddha Tea.
Covering a total area of 11.1 km2 with the peak reaching the altitude of 767 meters, Anxi Qingshui Crag consists of the temple and pilgrimage zone, Qiyu (praying for rain) ecological zone, Qinshan Recreation zone and memorial zone. With convenience of transportation, it is about 70 km from Quanzhou, 100 km from Xiamen and 120 km from Zhangzhou. The existing temple was built after 1966 and Qingshui Crag is the burial place of Qingshui master monk, a famous monk in Song Dynasty. There is a belief of Qingshui master monk has a wide influence in the Southern Fujian Province, Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries and zones. In Taiwan alone, there are over 200 temples named Qingshui Crag. | Edit by: Dorothy | |
| Anping Bridge [edit this] | | As a national key culture relic, Anping Bridge is located at Anhai Town of Jingjiang City, Fujian Province, access to the highway between Fuzhou and Xiamen and the national road No.324.
Anping Bridge extends over the bay between Anhai Township of Jingjiang and Shuitou Township of Anhai. The construction of the bridge started in Shaoxing Year 8 of Song Dynasty (1138) and completed in Shaoxing Year 22 (1152). Made of granite piers, the bridge is 2,700 meters long and it was the longest bridge in the ancient times, known as “no bridge would be longer than this bridge”. The construction of Anping Bridge is unique, because the original piers were designed in three different shapes: square, semi-boat, and raft. The foundation of the bridge adopted “sunken foundation covered by wood” and wooden piles respectively according to the different earth layer. The surface of the bridge was laid with granite slates of 5-11 meters long and 4.5-25 tons each. The bridge surface was laid by utilizing the rising and falling of the tide. | Edit by: Dorothy | |
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