#Yuanmiao Temple Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Taoist Temples
Address:
Xinfukou, Quanzhou, China
Opening times:
Opens at 8:00-17:30Open
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-2 hours
Phone:
0595-22278210
On the day of going to Yuanmiaoguan, I went to Nanyang Road to buy the foreign peony.
After Zhuangyuan Street, the stairs went up, and the blue sky made people unable to pay attention to the cut porcelain carvings on the temple roof.
I must be the eaves control in Quanzhou temple. I have a telephoto function from my cell phone.
I like the record of carving porcelain in Quanzhou temples.
Cut porcelain carving is a unique mosaic art that needs to be constructed on site in southern Anhui.
will be seen in temples in southern Fujian and Taiwan, but it may be overlooked on the roof.
Cut the characters, animals or flowers and trees carved by broken porcelain pieces,
Its color is very beautiful, full of three-dimensional, and the level is very clear.
JUNS.
Yuanmiao Temple, the earliest Taoist temple in Quanzhou
Quanzhou Ancient City Walk, stop three: Yuanmiao Temple!
Yuanmiao Temple is located at Xinfukou on Dong Street in Quanzhou City, commonly known as 'Heavenly Temple', and was originally built during the Taikang period of the Western Jin Dynasty (282 AD), initially named Baiyun Temple. In 1295, it was renamed Xuanmiao Temple, drawing from the phrase 'mystery upon mystery, the gateway of the manifold secrets' from the Tao Te Ching, and in 1668 it was renamed Yuanmiao Temple, a name that has been used to this day. It is the first Taoist temple in Fujian after the introduction of Taoism and also the earliest Taoist temple in Quanzhou.
Yuanmiao Temple is renowned in southern Quanzhou for its long history, grand scale, complete collection of alchemical treasures, and the emergence of famous Taoist figures. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the 'Daoji Si', the authority managing Taoism, was located within Yuanmiao Temple. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the temple has suffered repeated destruction and occupation, with only the left ridge of the central hall and four rooms remaining. The whereabouts of the dragon steps are unknown, and the dragon pillars were moved to the Shanmen Gallery of the Quanzhou Kaiyuan Temple's Zhunti Zen Forest in the 1970s.
The reconstructed Hall of the Three Purities is five bays wide and five bays deep, with a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof, majestic and splendid. The six carved dragon stone columns, each 3.2 meters high and 0.84 meters in diameter, are exquisitely crafted. The eight stone windows on the east and west exterior walls and the five wall surfaces behind the hall are inlaid with stone and brick carvings depicting Taoist story patterns. The roof has nine flying eaves with dragon ridges, on which are carved Laozi's alchemy furnace, flying dragons, qilins, and various Taoist ornaments, all showing great ingenuity.
Address: No. 56 Xinfukou, Licheng District, Quanzhou City
Hours: 8:00-17:30
Admission: Free
PS: It is a 10-minute walk from Chengtian Temple to Yuanmiao Temple
'Baiyun Temple' was the previous name here, but now it's called 'Yuanmiao View'. This view can be said to be the most beautiful and grand scale I have seen on this trip. The flying apsaras carved on the beams, the stone dragons on the pillars and roofs are lifelike and varied in shape. What is unimaginable is that this view has a history of more than 1700 years, but it can still be preserved and repaired so well, which also shows the local importance to it. Although Yuanmiao View is grand, its location feels relatively hidden. At the end of the long street, the entrance feels very inconspicuous, so after entering, it will make people feel a different world! 📍Quanzhou Yuanmiao View 🎫Tickets: Free 👉It is recommended to visit before 17:00👟There is no explanation in the view