China Travel Guide

Suzhou Yuwang Temple, Yuwang Miao

hahalin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:10:27 +0000

Yuwang Temple is located in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Yuwang is also clued King Yu or the Great Yu, who was believed to be the King of Xia, the legendary first Chinese dynasty of the twenty-second to sixteenth century B.C. He was remembered for his extraordinary efforts in flood control. The temple was first built in the sixth century and has since been rebuilt on many occasions. It is composed of the Meridian Gate (Wumen), Memorial Hall, and the Main Hall, all of which were built on the same axis. Da Yu’s statue stood inside the magnificent twenty-four-meter-high Main Hall, which is double-eaved with painted ridge poles and engraved beams.

Name: Suzhou Yuwang Temple (Yuwang Miao)
City: Suzhou
Address: 4km southeast of Shaoxing City, Jiangsu Province
Admission: Free

Suzhou Prime Minister Temple, Situ Miao

hahalin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:09:54 +0000

Located at the foot of Dengwei Mountain, city of Wuxian, the Prime Minister Temple is so named because this is the place where the former prime minister, Deng Yu used to live in during the East Han Dynasty. The four cypresses are said to be planted by Deng Yu. These cypresses have a long history of 1900 years. Qianlong, one of the emperors in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) once visited and gave the four old cypresses four words “comely, strange, old, and odd.” It is comely because of its green color. It is strange that the trunk has already broken off and is empty but still stands firmly. It is old certainly because of its long history. It is odd because the limbs of the trees enwind three circles on the ground, which looks like dragons. The corridor is caved with scriptures, which is a mystery to sutra research, calligraphy and art of inscriptions.

Name: Suzhou Prime Minister Temple (Situ Miao)
City: Suzhou

Suzhou Sanbuerqiao Bridge, Sanbuerqiao

hahalin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:09:22 +0000

Luzhi is a famous water town in Jiangsu Province. In the local people’s parlance, there are seventy-two and half bridges in the town which turgidly represents the large number of the bridges. The Sanbuerqiao means “three steps can reach two bridges” and these two bridges refer to Wan’an Bridge and Sanyuan Bridge. Numerous rivers crisscross in the town. At the intersection of every two rivers, there are two bridges which are in right-angled. The Wan’an Bridge and Sanyuan Bridge spanning on Tang River are the representatives of the beautiful water town.

Name: Suzhou Sanbuerqiao Bridge (Sanbuerqiao)
City: Suzhou

Suzhou Precious Belt Bridge, Baodai Qiao

hahalin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:08:50 +0000

Baodai Bridge, located 7.5km southeast of Suzhou, spans on the Daidai River. The Baodai Bridge earns the reputation of “the First Bridge in Suzhou”. Precious Belt Bridge, one of the most famous and grandiose adornments of the Grand Canal, is located 7.5km southeast of Suzhou. It spans on the Daidai River, at the intersection of the Grand Canal and Lake Tantai. Precious Belt Bridge enjoys the reputation of “the First Bridge in Suzhou”. In the Yuanhe period of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Zhongshu, an official of Suzhou sold his precious belt in order to collect money to build the bridge. The local rich men were moved by his action and contributed sufficient money for building the bridge. To commemorate Wang Zhongshu, the bridge was given the name “Precious Belt”. The present bridge was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). There used to be two stone lions at each side of the bridge. The two stone lions at the south side sank into the river while the two standing at the north still stood firmly.

Name: Suzhou Precious Belt Bridge (Baodai Qiao)
City: Suzhou

Suzhou Mingshan Hall, Mingshan Tang

hahalin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:08:19 +0000

Built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Mingshan Hall is located in Yangwan of Dongshan village. It is a folk construction for family to live in and is full of art value. There are numerous brick carvings, wood carvings, color paintings and stone carvings in the house. The Chinese characters “fossil of five trillion years”, “poems written by farmers and fishermen”, “great happiness” and “the most important is to teach your children and to be generous to everybody” are carved on the walls or columns are the treasure of Mingshan Hall. Now, the hall is a provincial level historic reservation and also a famous scenic spot around Tai Lake.

Name: Suzhou Mingshan Hall (Mingshan Tang)
City: Suzhou

Fuzhou Taining National Geopark

hahalin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:05:59 +0000

Name: Fuzhou Taining National Geopark
City: Fuzhou
Address: Taining County, Fujiang Province
Admission: CNY130

Fuzhou Minqing Hot Spring

hahalin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:05:42 +0000

Name: Fuzhou Minqing Hot Spring
City: Fuzhou
Address: 50km west of Fuzhou
Admission: CNY68

Fuzhou Taimu Mountain, Taimu Shan

hahalin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:05:07 +0000

Name: Fuzhou Taimu Mountain (Taimu Shan)
City: Fuzhou
Address: 200km northeast of Fuzhou
Admission: CNY100

Fuzhou Daxiong Palace, Daxiong Baodian

hahalin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:04:42 +0000

The Daxiong Palace is located in Xichan temple at Yi Mountain of west Fuzhou. The distance from the city centre is approximately 1.5 kilometers. Daxiong Palace is the core of the temple.

There are three Sakymuni statues in the middle of the palace and was known as the “three lives Buddha”. They denoted the past, present and future Buddha. They were molded during the Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644). The Buddha’s statue was very exquisite and was wrapped with Tang Dynasty dress and looked refulgence.

There are also two copper immortal children in the palace with the height of 1 meter. Their head was pricked with two knots, with two dimples on the cheek, one hand holding immortal peach and the other holding water lily, both of them looked innocent.

They are the masterpiece of the patina art at the beginning of the century in Fuzhou. Behind the “3 aged Buddha” are three saints statue which were cast during the Qing Kangxi year in 1820 A.D with gilded appearance. Each one weights 1,650 kilograms.

These three saints statue’s shape is so concinnity and the work is so fine, reflecting the lofty foundry of crafts and arts at that time. In front of the three saints statue is a credence made of wood and iron wire. It was reputed that the credence won’t catch fire, will never rot and will not get damp even when the weather is cloudy.

Name: Fuzhou Daxiong Palace (Daxiong Baodian)
City: Fuzhou

Fuzhou Fujian Shishi Clothes Wholesale Market, Fujian Shishi Fuzhuang Pifa Shichang

hahalin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:04:17 +0000

Fujian Shishi Clothes Wholesale Market (Fujian Shishi Fuzhuang Pifa Shichang) consists of 18 clothing wholesales streets, nearly spreading over the entire city (including Dalun Street, Yuejin Passage, Chenghuang Street and so on). 6 business industry cities (Zhongcheng fashionable clothing centre, overseas commercial centre, Zhongqiao businessmen building, Yaozhong building, global market and so on) and 8 different categories of ready-made clothing specialized market made up by altogether more than 8,000 clothing stores.

It led the correlation of clothing wholesale market. At present, there are altogether 5 clothing wholesale markets in the city, the scale ranks second in the national clothing market.

Name: Fuzhou Fujian Shishi Clothes Wholesale Market (Fujian Shishi Fuzhuang Pifa Shichang)
City: Fuzhou