Maitreya Rock Scenic Area

20220121 morning: 1. "Ruiyan Mountain" is a cultural and natural place in Fuqing City. The Yuan Dynasty stone Buddha at the foot of the mountain is the largest stone carving statue in the southeast region of China, so the scenic spot is also called "Maitreya Rock". Ruiyan Mountain was originally named "Lingzhi Mountain" (documented in the Southern Song Dynasty "Baoqing Simingzhi"), because the mountain "Qingsong Peak" under the long grass, Song Zhenzong thought it was auspicious, so he changed the mountain name and temple name to Ruiyan, ancient also called "Ruiyan Dandong", history left Qi Jiguang, Ye Xianggao, Lin Shaoliang and other famous footprints. Free admission. ① Address: Yuanhua Road, Niuzhai Village, Haikou Town, Fuqing City, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. ② Transportation: Direct bus access, easy to drive. ③ peak season: no. ④ Duration: 2 hours. 2, I entered from the East Gate, after a section of flat stone road to reach the scenic landmark, that is, the mountain chiselled Maitreya Buddha. The stone Buddha was chiselled from Yuan to Zhengyuan to nine years (1341-1350 years), but the general saying on the Internet was that it was chiselled from 1341 to 1368 for 27 years. It is likely that it was misreading the Haikou Special Zhi. In the historical materials, only the Buddha was carved during the Yuan to Zhengyuan period (1341-1368 years), and it was misunderstood that it was carved for 27 years. And Yuan to Zheng nine years (1350) Fuqing Haikou salt made Siam Tianzhang build "Shifo Pavilion" "overturned", about to cover the Shifo Pavilion to the Shifo Buddha, so it is presumed that the Shifo Buddha was completed at that time. Maitreya stone Buddha is carved from natural stone, is the largest Buddhist stone statue in southeast China. Ming Hongwu 23 years (1390) monk Wupu reconstructed the stone Buddha pavilion to cover the wind and rain, but the pavilion has no stone pillars left. Qi Jiguang, the Ming Dynasty anti-suffering famous general, stationed troops in Ruiyan Mountain during the 43rd (1564) of Ming Jiajing in Fujian, created "Ruiyan Kaishan Notes" and erected a monument on the side of Maitreya statue. The inscription was passed down from the Ming Dynasty's talented literary calligraphy calligraphy painter Zhou Tianqiu. According to the "Haikou Special Zhi", when the stone statue was carved, there were 100 craftsmen during the day, but only 99 at night, suspected of being helpful, but I guess there was a person who was lazy and found a place to sleep secretly. 3, Maitreya stone statue upward is "Ruiyan Temple", formerly known as "Xianfeng Ruiyan Temple", built in the Tang Dynasty, later Tuan Xuanju Lin Ren in Song Xuanhe four years (1122) came to the temple, later built "Tuan Xuan" residence, online "Tuan Xuanjushi in 1122 to create Ruiyan Temple" The credibility is not high. The main hall of Ruiyan Temple is the Daxiong Palace, which has been in use for generations. At present, the building was built in the early years of the Republic of China. In 1995, it was rebuilt by the famous overseas Chinese from Fuqing and the former richest Chinese Lin Shaoliang. The "Qiaoxiang Park" at the foot of Ruiyan Mountain is the Lin Shaoliang Memorial Hall. Niuzhai Village is his hometown. There are also five monks and the precious inscriptions of the Song and Ming Dynasty in the temple. Many of the caves outside the temple, many of which were dug by Qi Jiguang using the war gap to lead soldiers to dig and write down the "Ruiyan Temple New Cave Monument", which said that there are 37 caves in the scenic spot ("Dadongtian", "Buddhist cave rock", "Yisleidong cave", "Guiyundong", "Tianzhangyan", "Zhenyitai", Small landscapes such as "Peach Blossom Cave"), and the grandeur of a celebration feast next to Maitreya... The number of words is over-limited, continue in the last picture.

Fuqing is a very good monument, original cargo, national key cultural relics protection unit, Buddha statue a stone carving, very spectacular, here is not tired, free to visit, it is worth coming to see, like.

The Maitreya Scenic Area mainly has Maitreya Buddha, Ruiyan Temple and cliff stone carvings. It is a scenic tourist area with both humanities and natural landscapes. The scenic area is not big, the humanities and history are heavy, and there are many natural landscapes. Convenient transportation, no tickets are required.

The name is due to a huge three-dimensional granite Maitreya Buddha stone statue in the scenic area. The address is 1 km north of Haikou Town, Fuqing City, 10 km from the city, and the scenic area is planned and protected by 4 square kilometers. The main landscapes are Maitreya Buddha, Ruiyan Temple and cliff stone carvings.

The traffic is very convenient, just on the roadside to Haikou car. Bus 831 is also there. In addition to the Maitreya Buddha statue in the scenic area, there are hills, temples, pavilions and so on. I forgot if there are tickets, I went there two years ago.