Photos of Puxi Ancient City

The ancient place name of Puxi was "Fu Rixi". In the 20th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1387), the construction of military castles against Japanese invaders began on the coast of Fujian. At that time, two "Zhenhai Wall" stones were demolished in the east corner of Putian and Zhelang, and a flat was built. Haicheng and Puxi City. Puxi City has 1049 battlements, 24 police stations, and 4 city gates; there are also towers on the city gates. In the city, there are "Qianhusuoyamen" and granaries. Before the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Puxi City had been preserved relatively intact. The city was destroyed in 1939, and now there are still two city gates in the east and north, Yuecheng, as well as the ancient city wall. It shows the historical thickness of the ancient city of Puxi. As early as 1956, Puxi City was listed as a county-level key cultural relics protection unit. Xiandong Spring Viewing Terrace is located at the foot of Putuo Mountain, about two miles away from the northeast corner of Puxi City. There are towering banyan trees, shady trees, jingling mountain springs, jagged rocks, and inscriptions on the cliffs. This is a little-known sight. Stepping into the mountain gate, the word "Dongtian" comes into view. "Zixiao Cave", "Wangxianmen", "Dingdong Cave", "Putuo Nunnery" and other attractions have their own tastes, like entering a fairyland. There is a huge rock in the north, standing like a wall, with three big characters "Shangchuntai" written on it. Standing on the "Spring Appreciation Platform", you can see the blooming spring flowers, the fields like brocade; the boats are like a shuttle, and the harbor is like a mirror. It is said that in ancient times, famous poets would often come here to talk about the past, talk about the present, play chess and make Fu. And there are many legends about "begging for fairy dreams" in fairy caves.