The deep-rooted Quanzhou Prefectural Literature Temple, which hides a thousand-year-old Song Dynasty building, is known as the first Literature Temple in Fujian Province.

As an ancient city with a history of 1,000 years, the best way to get to know Quanzhou is to walk through the streets and alleys to find the monuments scattered throughout. Whether you take a tour or an in-depth tour, Quanzhou gives you a sense of its deep cultural heritage.

Quanzhou is a religiously diverse city. If the Kaiyuan Temple represents Quanzhou Buddhism and the Guandi Temple represents Taoism, then if you want to experience Confucianism, you must visit the Quanzhou Prefectural Literature Temple on Tumen Street.

The Quanzhou Temple of Literature was built in the twenty-first year of the Tang Dynasty, and was later relocated for a time, to the Northern Song Dynasty in the third year of the Da Guan, to the present-day Tu Men Street, and then rebuilt during the Southern Song Dynasty. The Quanzhou Temple of Literature we see today is a remnant of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Although the existing Temple of Literature is much smaller than it once was, it is still the largest Temple of Literature in Fujian by virtue of the central axis of the Dacheng Gate, Jinsheng Gate, Yuzhen Gate, East and West Hips, Dacheng Hall and other buildings.

And next to the lively Guandi Temple, compared to the Temple is really a little cold, in addition to the square can be seen in the square dance and rest of the locals, almost very few tourists to visit. However, in my opinion, this set of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Fu Wenmiao points can be said to be extremely rich, quietly waiting for you to appreciate the ancient architecture or to appreciate the Confucian culture.

Tourism Spot 1 --- Dachengmen Qing Dynasty wood carving

The first major attraction of the Temple of the government is the Dachengmen, a Qing Dynasty preserved to this day for the building of the gate, the architectural point of view of the building itself is relatively general, but the wood carving part of the very delicate, showing a strong wood carving techniques in the Qing Dynasty; the top of the inlaid porcelain technology, although much inferior than the Tianhou Gong to be Although the top of the inlaid porcelain technology than the Tian Hou Gong to be a lot inferior, but also allows you to appreciate the characteristics of the Minnan architectural culture.

Tourist attraction 2 - Yuan Dynasty Pan Bridge

After crossing the Dacheng Gate, you will see the classic configuration of the Temple of Literature in a half-moon shaped Pan Pond, and you can focus on the middle of the Yuan Dynasty construction of the Pan Bridge, which is a beam bridge with an arch in the middle, and the stone parapet next to it, the centuries-old banyan tree is very quiet and beautiful.

Tourist Attractions 3 - Song Dynasty Architecture - Dacheng Hall, extremely rich in attractions

After passing through the Pam Pond, you can see the Dacheng Hall, the main hall of the Temple of the Municipality of Quanzhou, which is a heavy-eaved hipped building structure with a width of 7 rooms and a depth of 5 rooms, which has been preserved until now, and it can be said that this hipped style building is the highest level of architecture at that time, which shows the historical value of the Temple of Quanzhou. It can be said that this hipped style building was the highest grade at that time, demonstrating the high status of Quanzhou Prefectural Literature Temple.

Dacheng Hall in front of the Sumeru seat can be seen in the Song Dynasty, preserved to date, green rock relief, respectively, with the Yanglian, Fuxian, Fusang and other flowers and plants performance. In front of the Hall of Dacheng Hall can also be seen in eight relief dragon gable columns, such an architectural style in the Ma and stop the temple tour experience can be the first time to see, can be said to be very rare.

In addition to the simple Song Dynasty wooden structure inside the main hall, the main hall is also hung above the Qing Dynasty Kangxi Emperor's imperial inscription of the "Ten Thousand Teachers Table" wooden plaque, which is also a witness to the status of the Quanzhou Prefectural Literature Temple.

Turning to the history of the imperial examinations in Quanzhou, we can learn that there are many talented people here, in the period of the imperial examinations a **** out of 2502 jinshi, of which there are also 7 in the civil and military scholar, such superior results have to be attributed to the importance of education in Quanzhou. Although the glorious history of the imperial examinations has been far away from us, the Fuwen Temple has long lost its once high status, but until now every examination eve there are still many parents of the candidates to come here to pray for blessings, so that this Confucian culture to continue. So you have traveled to Quanzhou Fuwen Temple before? For here how the impression can leave a message to share. (Author: horse and stop, life is walking, the journey needs to record!)

Quanzhou Fuwenmiao Tips:

How to get there: Take buses 4; 6; 14; 19 to the Fuwenmiao station. Quanzhou Fuwenmiao is easy to find, right next to Qingjing Temple and Guandi Temple.

Peripheral Food: After strolling through the Quanzhou Fuwenmiao may wish to try the food next to the focus can be concerned about the ginger duck, steak, and soil bamboo shoots jelly, the neighborhood is very much a snack bar do not have to deliberately look for, along the street to find a store at random on the good.