Anxi Fengshan Scenic Tourism Area

Anxi Fengshan Scenic Tourism Area

Anxi Fengshan Scenic Tourism Area is a national AAA-level tourist attraction.

The majestic and towering peaks of Xifeng Mountain rise in layers of deep, overlapping ridges. Surrounded by verdant trees, the area is shaded by dense foliage, with vines swaying gracefully in countless captivating forms. The branches of vibrant Rhodoleia flowers are laden with blossoms, their striking colors and intoxicating fragrance refreshing the soul. The winding streams of Jiǔqū Brook ripple playfully, creating a delightful and picturesque scene that resembles a naturally painted landscape in rich ink and subtle colors. Venturing into this lush green expanse to explore and take in the sights of Anxi Fengshan offers breathtaking views that are so enchanting, visitors often find themselves lingering and feeling as though they've escaped the mundane world — making it a heavenly destination for tourism in southern Fujian.

Key components of the Anxi Fengshan Tourist Area include: the grand and imposing Main Hall, Middle Hall, Temple Gate Hall, Wenchang Confucius Shrine, Mahavira Hall, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Worship Pavilion, meditation rooms, a memorial archway-style mountain gate, pavilions, guesthouses, reception halls, dining rooms, TV and music rooms, tea rooms, shops, cultural relics exhibition rooms, calligraphy and painting rooms, photography rooms, artificial landscapes, and a richly arranged floral garden. It also features a mountain road paved with cement leading up to the temple and a spacious parking lot. This is a multifunctional, comprehensive tourist resort integrating travel, pilgrimage, and international exchange — an ideal retreat for modern urbanites seeking to escape the hustle and bustle and slow down the pace of life.

Chuānlóngyán (Dragon-Piercing Rock) is located in the northwest part of the county town. In ancient times, it served as the mandatory pathway for travelers walking into the city, hence it was also called Fèngyángguān (Phoenix Sun Gate). The Qiǎoyīn River flows through its interior. Chuānlóngyán was formed due to the erosive action of groundwater and the uplift of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The lower reaches of the Qiǎoyīn River, which rushes for dozens of miles, flows through Sōngrén Village into Píngbāo Tún’s Hēitán (Black Pool), then emerges at the foot of Nèilóng Mountain before surging into the cave and straight into the county town — resembling a giant dragon that vanishes and reappears, piercing through the rock and entering the city. Hence, ancient people named it Chuānlóngyán. On its southwestern cliff face, about 180 meters high and 130 meters wide, there is a small karst cave known as the “Phoenix Eye” of Fengshan. Bathed in the evening sun, the entire cave wall glows golden, making it one of the Eight Scenic Spots of Fengshan: “Dan Cliff Evening Glow.”

The southern cave entrance of Chuānlóngyán is about 80 meters wide and 30 meters high, with the riverbed itself being approximately 20 meters wide. The entire Chuānlóngyán cave system is about 200 meters wide at its broadest point (including the riverbed), 400 meters deep, and around 100 meters at its highest point. The cave hall covers an area of 41,500 square meters, ranking as the fifth largest in China. It resembles a colossal auditorium and is an extraordinary sight to behold. The cave floor features three terraced levels with a height difference of about 15 meters. Due to its age and human activity, many of the cave’s stalagmites and stalactites have been significantly damaged, with only three larger pillars remaining on the ground. However, the cave ceiling is adorned with numerous hanging stalactites, draperies, and columns. Many swallows nest on the cave roof, and flocks of them can be seen flying through the air. On the left wall inside the inner cave of Chuānlóngyán, there is a 50-meter-long, 10-meter-high stone carving gallery where scholars and poets throughout history have left their inscriptions. Song Fújī, an official from Nanning in the late Qing Dynasty, once inscribed the words “Great Huashan Mountains and Rivers” here. During the Republican era, Huang Xùchū, the governor of Guangxi Province, visited this place and wrote “Marvelous Mountains and Exquisite Waters, Looking Up and Down in Noble Simplicity,” with bold and powerful calligraphy. It is said that the ancient traveler Xu Xiake once stopped here and left his mark.

The Qiǎoyīn River flows like a green dragon along the right cliffside of the cave passage, swirling around rapids with a thunderous roar that echoes incessantly throughout the cave hall. Upon exiting Chuānlóngyán, visitors are greeted with what seems like a paradise straight out of a novelist’s imagination. Surrounded by mountains on all sides with pleasant scenery, hundreds of acres of fields are nestled within. The Qiǎoyīn River emerges from underground, flows through Nèilóng, and enters Chuānlóngyán. A waterfall formed by artificial water diversion for hydropower plunges down a steep cliff like a white silk ribbon. Visitors who pass through Chuānlóngyán to reach this spot often feel as if they’ve entered a utopian paradise. As the ancients once praised, “The path leads into the cave into another world; a earthly paradise unlike any peach blossom spring.” Hence, it is also called Peach Blossom Spring.

Passing through the underground river (Qiǎoyīn River) from Peach Blossom Spring leads to Sōngrén Village, hailed as Fengshan’s “Little Guilin.” Here, peaks rise densely in countless shapes, resembling human faces or beauties. Coupled with the swaying shadows of bamboo, clouds shrouding solitary peaks, emerald-green rice paddies, and the Jiājiā and Qiǎoyīn rivers flowing through like jade belts, the scenery captivates and enchants. The Sōngrén Moon Mountain is especially breathtaking, inspiring the verse: “By day, watch the mountain moon; by night, gaze at the moon over the mountain!” Quanzhou has a subtropical monsoon climate, nestled against mountains and facing the sea. The months of May and June are the plum rain season. Winters are short and not severe, with an average annual temperature of 18–20°C. The best travel season is generally from April to November each year.

Eight Scenic Spots of Fengshan

Leifeng Ancient Temple: About two li west of the town stands a lofty peak, sharp as a bamboo shoot, with the temple situated atop it. Ascending to the summit, one can overlook the winding rivers, rows of villages, vast stretches of flat fields, and the smoke from the town’s households spread out as far as the eye can see.

Jade Cave Autumn Clouds: Jade Cave is located behind the county government office hill, now called Hòulóngyán (Rear Dragon Rock). Its upper and surrounding areas are all white cliffs, except for a path at the back that passes through two gates to reach the interior. The mouth of the cave has a naturally high ledge, which the ancients connected with stones to build a wall over a zhang tall. Inside, the space is vast — bright areas can accommodate five or six thousand people, while darker sections have a small side door leading outside. In spring and summer, spring water collects into pools, and though less in autumn and winter, it never dries up. Located at a high elevation, it is often shrouded in clouds, hence its name.

Dan Cliff Evening Glow: Located north of the town at the Chuan’yán Shuǐyún Temple, the cliff walls stand connected, naturally tinged in a red hue. When the setting sun reflects off them, the colors intensify as if flowing.

Twin Phoenixes Facing the Sun: Legend says that Chuānyán and Mǔtáng waterways intertwine and flow around the fields, forming the shape of two phoenixes.

Nine-Bend Abyss: Refers to the Mǔtáng water flowing out to above the county government entrance, featuring nine bends along its course.

Chuānyán Stone Path: Proposed to replace the former “Stone Drum Golden Sound” with Chuānyán.

Jingwei Twin Streams: Refers to the muddy waters of Chuānyán and the clear waters of Mǔtáng, which flow separately until joining at the Wenchang Pavilion.

High-Rising Literary Brush: Located at the northeast corner of the town, on the high peak behind Bākāng Tún.

Address: No. 2 Fengshan Road, Anxi County, Quanzhou City

Type: Forest Mountain

Recommended Visit Duration: 4–6 hours

Phone: 0595-23288807

Opening Hours:

7:30-20:30

Ticket Information:

Door Price: 5.0 RMB