Mountain Qingyuan Scenic Area

As a national key scenic spot, Mountain Qingyuan is located in the north suburb of Quanzhou is 2 km from the down town and directly accessible by bus. The sight is known as “No.1 Mountain Penglai in Fujian Province” and the “Back garden of Quanzhou”.

The scenic sight covers a total area of 62 km2, consisting Mountain Qingyuan, Mountain Jiuri, Lingshan secret tomb, and Xibeiyang. Mountain Qingyuan has three national key culture relics located on 8 sites. The most attractive site is the giant granite statue of an old gentleman, which is 5.63 meters high, 6.85 meters thick and 8.01 meters wide. Covering an area of 55 m2, it is the largest Taoist granite statue existing at present in China. In addition, there are also Islamic tombs in Song Dynasty, Qifeng rock calligraphy group on Mountain Qingyuan, the granite statue of “Sanshifu (Three-generation Buddha)” of Tibetan Buddhism of Yuan Dynasty, the giant granite statue of “Amituofu”, and the Buddhist relics of Hongyi master, the senior monk in modern history, and the Buddhist relics of Hui-an native Guanqin master monk which is brought back from Taiwan. The mountain has gathered rock calligraphies of Taoism, Confucius, Buddhism, Muslim, Muni, as well as many fine calligraphy since Tang and Song Dynasties, hence the name of “Museum of Stone Carving”.

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