Ruins of Fulong Temple

Ruins of Fulong Temple

The ruins of Fulong Temple are a cultural tourism attraction.

Ruins of Fulong Temple

The ruins of Fulong Temple are located at the foot of Longquan Mountain, surrounded by lush flowers and trees in a tranquil and secluded environment. Today, only the stone flagpole base and broken walls and tiles remain. There is a very beautiful local folk tale about the origin of Fulong Temple. It is said that in ancient times, the Dongyuan area suffered from years of severe drought, with crops scorched and grass withered, leading to the death of many local people. Numerous residents were forced to flee their hometowns and wander in search of food. The sorrowful cries of the people moved the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, who took pity on them. They pleaded with the Jade Emperor to allow rain to fall on Dongyuan, but the Jade Emperor firmly refused. Left with no other choice, the Dragon King secretly dispatched shrimp soldiers and crab generals to dig springs all over Dongyuan. Overnight, springs sprouted everywhere in Dongyuan, converging into one and forming a lake that filled but never overflowed — this became Longquan Lake. From then on, life in Dongyuan flourished again, with abundant resources and prosperous people, and the displaced residents gradually returned to rebuild their homes. To commemorate the Dragon King’s kindness, the people built Fulong Temple on Longquan Mountain, where they offered worship year-round, and named the lake Longquan Lake and the mountain Longquan Mountain.

Millennium Osmanthus and Red Army Maple Along the path from Huanglong Pit to Yangjiawu, there are densely forested areas with towering ancient trees of various species, predominantly broadleaf forests, supplemented by coniferous forests such as pine and fir, as well as bamboo groves, forming a naturally beautiful ecological landscape. Among the many rare ancient trees, more than ten osmanthus and ancient maple trees have reached a thousand years in age, including one ancient osmanthus tree that is over ten thousand years old, with a trunk diameter of over one meter, making it a living fossil among ancient trees. In the maple grove along the mountain trail of Huanglong Pit, three ancient maples stand side by side, with straight trunks reaching toward the sky. In the 1930s, Red Army soldiers of the Northeastern Jiangxi Soviet often frequented Longquan Mountain, using the area under these trees for training and rest. As a result, local residents affectionately call these three ancient maple trees the “Red Army Trees.”