The Southern Shaolin Temple in Quanzhou under Jin Yong's pen is open for free
⛩️When it comes to Shaolin Temple, the well-known one is the Shaolin Temple in Songshan, Henan, also known as the Northern Shaolin. The Southern Shaolin, however, has always been controversial, with three temples in Fujian alone, all claiming to be the authentic Southern Shaolin⁉️
😄But no matter what, the Southern Shaolin in Mr. Jin Yong's works is indeed referring to the Shaolin Temple in Quanzhou, and he even specifically renamed it. In the new version of martial arts novels, the Southern Shaolin is all changed to Quanzhou Southern Shaolin✅
🌈Quanzhou Shaolin Temple, originally named "Zhenguo Dongchan Shaolin Temple", commonly known as Southern Shaolin, is located at the eastern foot of Qingyuan Mountain in Quanzhou. It is said to have been built by Monk Zhikong, one of the thirteen stick monks who once saved the Tang king. It was founded in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the two Song Dynasties, and has been destroyed and rebuilt three times. There are still many ancient relics preserved in the temple, and it is said to be the birthplace of Southern Fist✅
🌟Tour guide: The temple has three gates: south, north, and west. The buildings in the temple mainly include the martial arts hall, bell tower, drum tower, Heavenly King Hall, Great Buddha Hall, corridor, Guanyin Pavilion, Wenshu Pavilion, Sutra Pavilion, etc., all of which are open for free✅
🔷Compared with Kaiyuan Temple, Guanyue Temple, and Tianhou Palace, there are fewer complicated crowds, more tranquility of the temple, and you can see red and yellow leaves, the pavilions under the light and shadow are particularly healing, 📷and the photos are very good✅
💙Must-see check-in points;
1️⃣The plaque of 'Guangda Shaolin' written by Jin Yong (Martial Arts Hall)✅
2️⃣The plaque of 'Shaolin Zen Temple' written by Zhao Puchu (Great Buddha Hall)✅
3️⃣The eaves of the Great Buddha Hall and Guanyin Pavilion, various wood carvings👉Dragon fist, tiger fist, leopard fist, snake fist, crane fist, etc.✅
4️⃣Between the Guanyin Pavilion and Wenshu Pavilion, there are two super large bodhi trees that can bear fruit, which are rare in the world✅
5️⃣The stone statues scattered around the temple, especially the little monks are particularly cute✅
⏰Opening hours: 9:00-17:00✅
🎫Tickets: Free visit✅
💕tips: Every weekend, there will be martial arts performances by the monk team in the martial arts hall (morning: 11:00-11:30, afternoon: 16:30-17:00, adult ticket 50 yuan, half price for children)✅
🏮During the Spring Festival, there are five performances every day from the first to the tenth day of the first lunar month (morning 09:30, 11:00; afternoon 13:30, 15:00, 16:30)✅
Arrived about 1 hour and 20 minutes early on Sunday afternoon. At first, I thought there were no people, but I finally sat full. If you want to see the first row, you need to come early. In normal times, I don't know, there should be a lot of people. Overall it is quite good, suitable for bringing children to see, there are many classic programs.
Arrived about 1 hour and 20 minutes early on Sunday afternoon. At first, I thought there were no people, but I finally sat full. If you want to see the first row, you need to come early. In normal times, I don't know, there should be a lot of people. Overall it is quite good, suitable for bringing children to see, there are many classic programs.
I arrived about 1 hour and 20 minutes early on Sunday afternoon. At first, I thought there was no one, but I finally sat full. If you want to see the first row, you need to come early. Overall it is quite good, suitable for bringing children to see, there are many classic programs.
The martial arts performance is very good, and the vegetarian buffet is also delicious. The experience of Shaolin Temple in Quanzhou is very good.
Take a look at it casually, rounded the childhood dream of Nan Shaolin, it is okay to bring a baby, it is best to arrive more than half an hour in advance, you can sit in the front position, overcrowded