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Guishan Ancient Temple in Putian

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Guishan Ancient Temple is located in Huating Town, about 15 kilometers west of the city center. It gets its name from being built atop a mountain whose summit resembles the back of a turtle. It is also called "Guiyang" (Turtle Ocean) because there is a flat area about two li wide on the mountaintop. With overlapping peaks, thick mist, and a serene, cool atmosphere, it has been known since ancient times as the "Mist Accumulation of Guiyang." The mountain is abundant in famous teas. In the second year of the Changqing era of the Tang Dynasty (822 AD), the renowned monk Master Wuliao came here to establish the temple and developed 18 tea plantations. Chen Jingbang, Minister of Rites during the Ming Dynasty, inscribed a couplet for the temple: “A pavilion halfway up the mountain, a temple halfway to the sky; bells and drums amid the clouds, monks beneath the moon.” It is said that the famous tea "Fragrance of the Moon," produced here during the Ming Dynasty, was once selected as an imperial tribute. In the 11th year of the Xiantong era (870 AD), nine more temples were built, with over a thousand monks in residence. By the Zhengming era of the Later Liang Dynasty (915–920 AD), Wang Shenzhi, King of Min, bestowed upon the temple the name "Guishan Fuching Chan Monastery." It was expanded during the Ming Dynasty. The existing structures were rebuilt in the 30th year of the Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty (1904 AD), including the Heavenly King Hall, Mahavira Hall, Dharma Hall, Ksitigarbha Hall, meditation rooms, and the abbot’s quarters. To the west of the temple lies the tomb pagoda of Master Wuliao, adorned with exquisitely carved stone decorations that are both classic and artistically unique. Today, the temple’s dining hall houses many stone troughs, the largest of which can hold ten thousand kilograms of water and is inscribed with the date “Fourth Year of the Yuanyou Era, Eleventh Month.”

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Guishan Ancient Temple in Putian is a cultural tourism attraction.

Guishan Ancient Temple is located in Huating Town, about 15 kilometers west of the city center. It gets its name from being built atop a mountain whose summit resembles the back of a turtle. It is also called "Guiyang" (Turtle Ocean) because there is a flat area about two li wide on the mountaintop. With overlapping peaks, thick mist, and a serene, cool atmosphere, it has been known since ancient times as the "Mist Accumulation of Guiyang."

The mountain is abundant in famous teas. In the second year of the Changqing era of the Tang Dynasty (822 AD), the renowned monk Master Wuliao came here to establish the temple and developed 18 tea plantations. Chen Jingbang, Minister of Rites during the Ming Dynasty, inscribed a couplet for the temple: “A pavilion halfway up the mountain, a temple halfway to the sky; bells and drums amid the clouds, monks beneath the moon.” It is said that the famous tea "Fragrance of the Moon," produced here during the Ming Dynasty, was once selected as an imperial tribute. In the 11th year of the Xiantong era (870 AD), nine more temples were built, with over a thousand monks in residence. By the Zhengming era of the Later Liang Dynasty (915–920 AD), Wang Shenzhi, King of Min, bestowed upon the temple the name "Guishan Fuching Chan Monastery." It was expanded during the Ming Dynasty. The existing structures were rebuilt in the 30th year of the Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty (1904 AD), including the Heavenly King Hall, Mahavira Hall, Dharma Hall, Ksitigarbha Hall, meditation rooms, and the abbot’s quarters. To the west of the temple lies the tomb pagoda of Master Wuliao, adorned with exquisitely carved stone decorations that are both classic and artistically unique. Today, the temple’s dining hall houses many stone troughs, the largest of which can hold ten thousand kilograms of water and is inscribed with the date “Fourth Year of the Yuanyou Era, Eleventh Month.”