Anxi Qingshui Crag

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.

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