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Tourism resources in fengxi township

There are 50,000 mu of forest in Fengxi Township, which has been listed in the provincial Junzifeng Nature Reserve and is being declared as a national nature reserve. Julong Temple was founded in the 9th year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty (over 1200 years ago) and is one of the four ancient temples in Fujian Province. After the cultivation of later generations, a comprehensive scenic spot integrating humanities, ecology and tourism has been basically built.

Julong Temple: Located at the top of Shoushan Mountain in Fengxi Township, Mingxi County 1.5 km, 760 meters above sea level, it was built in the 9th year of Kaiyuan in Tang Dynasty (72 1), commonly known as Wacuiping. It has been repaired throughout the ages. In the seventh year of Ming Shun (1463), it was rebuilt and renamed Julong Temple in Qing Dynasty. The temple has magnificent scenery, magnificent temples, lush bamboo forests and pleasant climate. It is the only scenic spot in the township, ranking first among the temples in the county and one of the "four famous temples" in Fujian Province. It is listed as the second scenic spot in Fujian Province, and Xiangping is known as the holy land of Buddhism. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was also the praise of "two hundred monks, the first floor classics". Monks gather here to set up an altar to discuss religion, and believers are all over the world. Master Guang Shun is currently the vice president of the American Buddhist Association, once the secretary of the Central Buddhist Association, and now a famous consultant of Hayes Bookstore in New York, USA. Master Yuan Che and Master Sheng Hui, the hosts of Zhenguo Temple in Shantou, Guangdong Province, both became monks when they were teenagers.