The Anmei Mazu Temple in Shanwei is a historic cultural relic with a long history in the Shanwei area. It was first built in May of the ninth year of the Shunzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty. At that time, Shanwei was still a sparsely populated small fishing village, and most residents made a living from fishing. In times of turbulent weather and towering waves, only Mazu, the great goddess of safe voyages, could provide spiritual…
The Daibu Mountain Cultural Tourism Area is located in the southern suburbs of Jiazi Town, at the mouth of the Ying River where it meets the sea. The scenic area includes attractions such as Daibu Mountain, Tianhou Palace, and the “Sixty Jiazi Fence,” along with precious historical relics like cliff inscriptions, stone tablets, plaques, and couplets, as well as picturesque harbor views and She ethnic culture. Jiazi was historically known as Jiazi Gate, named for the sixty uniquely shaped reefs and rocks scattered across its bay…
Xuanwu Mountain is located in Jieshi Town, Lufeng City. Yuan Mountain Temple was built at the southern foot of Xuanwu Mountain, covering an area of 15 hectares. It is a religious site that combines both Buddhism and Taoism. It is also a historic site renowned both domestically and internationally, especially in Southeast Asia, as well as a Buddhist worship center for people in the Southern Min language region. The temple preserves a large number of...
Yunshan Temple is located on the western side of Xishan Mountain in Jiesheng Town, urban district of Shanwei City, surrounded by lush forests. To meet the religious needs of local Taoist followers, in 1993, devotees actively raised funds to renovate the over 300-year-old “Laomu Palace,” initially naming it “Kunling Palace.” In 1997, they invited Taoist Master Sun Xu…
Kanxia (Kanxia), located in Shanwei urban area, borders Houjing Village to the north. The city has an irregular oval shape. The original wall was 5.6 meters high, with a remaining height of 3 meters. It features a double-layer sandwich structure, built with lime-sand rammed earth, stretching 1,157 meters in circumference and equipped with 391 battlements. It has four gates—east, west, south, and north—and was outfitted with 78 defensive cannons. During the Ming Dynasty Chong…
Changsha Fort is located at the mouth of Changsha Harbor in Machong Town, urban district of Shanwei City. In the ninth year of the Jiaqing reign during the Qing Dynasty (1804), Magistrate Zhang Zaiying relocated the fort originally situated on the north side of Chao Sha Village to the mouth of Changsha Harbor, where Changsha Fort was subsequently built. The platform is elliptical in shape, stretching 50 meters from east to west and 40 meters from north to south, covering an area of 2,000 square meters. Built along the mountainous terrain, it is equipped with...
The Zhang Wei Memorial Pavilion is located within Longshan Middle School on Longshan Mountain in Luofeng County. Longshan Middle School is a well-known school in Shanwei City. It was established in the sixth year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1741 AD), making it 250 years old. Longshan Middle School not only has a long history but also a glorious revolutionary tradition. During the Great Revolution, the Agrarian Revolution...
Xuanshan Temple is located at the foot of Xuanwu Mountain in Jieshi Town, covering an area of 15 hectares. With picturesque scenery and a rich collection of cultural relics, it serves as a center of faith for the Hokkien-speaking communities both in China and overseas. The temple is a long-renowned ancient Buddhist site and currently houses the Lufeng County Buddhist Association. Originally built in the first year of the Jianyan era during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127), in the 27th year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty…
Dingguang Temple is located at the foot of the picturesque Qingyun Mountain in Lufeng City, Shanwei, Guangdong Province. Originally built in the fourth year of the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty (1631), it has a history of over 300 years. It was initially named Qingyun Temple (also known as Luotang An), and was renovated in the autumn of the tenth year of the Daoguang era (1830) by the eminent monk Kuanjian. In the mid-Daoguang period (1853), Master Renzhi, a disciple of the Huangbo sect from Dieshiyan on Nan'ao Island…
Qingfeng Temple is located in Wumian Ridge to the north of Tanxi Town, Lufeng. It was first established in the first year of the Zhenyuan era of the Tang Dynasty (785 AD) by the Ninth Patriarch of the Southern School of Chan Buddhism, Dadian. It is one of the earlier ancient Buddhist temples in eastern Guangdong. Dadian (731–824 AD) initially studied under Master Huiming, then under Shitou and Xiqian, and practiced the Great Fearlessness Dharma at Luofu Waterfall Rock before traveling to Nanyue. On his way, he built a stone chamber at the foot of Faxiu Mountain to serve as a temple residence, where he began preaching the Buddhist teachings from the Western Heaven. Legend has it that after the temple was built, lights could be seen from afar at night, hence the name “Lights Temple.” Several years later, Dadian left the temple and traveled eastward. Due to Dadian’s establishment of the temple and his propagation of the Buddhist teachings from the Western Heaven, later generations renamed Faxiu Mountain as “Faliu Mountain.”
Administered by Jinxia Town in Lufeng County, Guangdong Province, it is located seven li south of the city proper and is part of the Jieshi Bay beach area. Known as the “Golden Coast of Eastern Guangdong,” Jieshi Bay is famed for its combination of “divinity, sea, sand, and stone.” At dawn, when the sun rises slowly in the east, the waters of Jinxia transform into a magnificent golden expanse...
Jiazi Town is an ancient and early-developed town in eastern Guangdong. Originally called Jiazi Gate, it earned its name because the harbor features large stone walls standing in rows like a gate, corresponding to the sixty characters of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches cycle. Located in the southern part of Lufeng City, it faces Jiaodong Town across Ying River to the east, borders Huilai County of Jieyang City to the north, connects to Jiaxi Town to the west, and lies along the sou…
The Bronze Age ruins include the Baoshanlou Site and the Houmen Bronze Weapons Excavation Site. The Baoshanlou Site is located in Longgangpu, a valley east of Baoshanlou Village in Dongchong Town, while the Houmen Bronze Weapons Excavation Site is situated two kilometers southeast of Houmen Town in Haifeng County. The Baoshanlou Site dates back over 2,500 years, approximately to the Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn periods. Artifacts unearthed here include...
Shanwei Port is located in eastern Guangdong — on the southwest side of Shanwei urban area. Covering an area of 25 square kilometers with a coastline stretching 16 kilometers, the port’s main channel has a depth of nearly ten meters, allowing thousand-ton ships to enter and exit freely. Shanwei Port is an open port and a shining pearl by the sea. It lies 81 nautical miles from Hong Kong, blessed with…
Toyota Ecological Park is located within the Donghai Economic Development Zone, covering an area of 700 acres. Through initial development and construction, it has established landscaped ecological facilities and attractions such as fish ponds and fruit tree forests, and has begun to take shape as an ecological scenic area. By further standardizing and developing the park into an attraction in the suburban area of Lucheng, it will provide a leisure and entertainment destination for both tourists and local residents, generating significant social and economic benefits.
The Shaxi Hot Spring Scenic Area gets its name from its location in Shaxi Village, Nantang Town. It enjoys an exceptionally advantageous setting, surrounded by mountains, covered in lush forests, with rolling hills and streams running through the area, as well as numerous small and large reservoir lakes. The hot spring originates from the Jiudao Mountain Range, with water gushing out continuously all year round. The daily water output reaches 1,500 cubic meters, and the water temperature ranges between 40 to 90 degrees Celsius...
The Ancient Temple Surrounded by Mountains is nestled in Huanlin Village at the foot of Wufeng Mountain. Commonly known as "Stone Buddha Nunnery" and also referred to as the Flying Buddha Temple, it was first established during the Jianyan era of the Southern Song Dynasty and has a history of over 800 years. It is the only cave temple in Lufeng and one of the earlier cradles of Buddhism in eastern Guangdong. The 1745 Lufeng County Annals from the Qing Dynasty record: “The stone cave in Huantian...
The Former Site of the Qixiang Dian Farmers' Association in Tan Yong is located in Tan Dong Village, Tanxi Town, and is a key cultural relic protection unit of Lufeng City. Qixiang Dian refers to seven natural villages: Xialu, Zhulu, Xinxiang, Ximen, Yueshan, Houshan, and Longweiwei. At that time, these natural villages were called "xiang" (townships), hence the name. Comrade Peng Pai was one of the early leaders of the Communist Party of China and once served as a member of the…
Huashan Temple is located on Shuangfeng Mountain in the urban area of Nantang Town, covering an area of 10.25 hectares. It is a religious tourist destination for overseas Chinese, compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, as well as visitors and worshippers from eastern Guangdong. In 1997, Huashan Temple was designated as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit by the Lufeng Municipal People's Government. Although not very high, Huashan features two peaks...
Lufeng Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery is located at the northern foot of Longshan Mountain in Lucheng. Approved for construction by the People's Government of Guangdong Province in 1957, it features martyrs' tombs, a memorial monument, pavilions, and landscaped gardens, all designed with solemn and majestic architectural scale. The martyrs' tomb covers a construction area of 822 square meters and consists of a tombstone and tomb chamber. The monument stands 6.5 meters tall and 3.5 meters wide, with the front...