Sanyan Temple

Sanyan Temple

Sanyan Temple is a cultural tourism attraction.

Sanyan Temple is located in JuXi Township, 44 kilometers west of Lishui City, adjacent to the famous scenic area of Dongxi Rock. The mountain is majestic and steep. Standing at the summit, you can overlook the surrounding undulating peaks, lush and emerald green. When clouds rise and mists gather, a refreshing coolness envelops you, bringing a sense of tranquility and joy.

The Republican-era *Xuanping County Annals* recorded: “Sanyan is seventy li east of the county, to the left of Fu Rock (Tianshi Tower), with cliffs rising a thousand ren high. In the mountainside there is a cave over fifty zhang deep and equally wide, where residents enshrined Hu Gong.” Hu Gong Cave is also known as the Red Army Cave.

Inside the cave stands the “Sanyan Temple Red Army Martyrs Monument,” inscribed by Ye Fei, former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. On September 10, 1930, the headquarters of the Third Column of the 13th Red Army of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army camped in this cave. The back of the monument records the activities of the Red Army at that time.

Next to Sanyan Temple is Ma Yao Peak. Climbing up Ma Yao Peak, one can’t help but gasp in awe: on one side of Ma Yao is a sheer cliff dropping hundreds of zhang down into an abyss. At one corner of the abyss, two rocky mountains clamp a long, narrow gorge. And standing beside the gorge is a towering, ochre-colored banner-like rock face, 152 meters high and over 400 meters wide.

Other attractions include Tianshi Tower, Banner Piercing the Sky, Divine Dragon Peak, Linked Caves, Rice Steamer Peak, Crimson Lake Sinking in Azure, Crimson Rock Temple, and Ruomao Peak…

Viewed from afar, the scenic area features peaks connecting one another, shrouded in drifting mist like ribbons swaying gently, as if fairies were gathering to showcase their skills, collectively weaving an endlessly enchanting web.

Address: JuXi Township, Liandu District, Lishui City

Type: Historical Site / Temple

Ticket Information:

Free admission.