Xiapu Chi'an Scenic Area Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Chi'an Village in Xiapu, Ningde, was an important seaport in ancient times. It was named after the crimson color of the rocks on its coast. It was the birthplace of Lin Song, the envoy of Sanasa in the Tang and Jin Dynasties, and Wang Boda, a bachelor and political counselor at Zizhengdian in the Song Dynasty. It is also the birthplace of Japan. The place where the eminent monk Kukai landed in the Tang Dynasty was also called "Jintai Port" during the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties. "Both ships from the north and south gathered here", and the flow of people and goods was quite prosperous.

Attractions distribution:

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a radius of 50 kilometers from Chi'an Town in Changxi County. Wang Wukun, the magistrate of Changxi County, and Lin Ru, the censor of Luoyang, were the founders of the two clans of Chi'an, Wang and Lin; , the township was granted by Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty and renamed "Encourage Confucianism Township to Promote Xiuli". During the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, celebrities emerged in large numbers, including 49 Jinshi, 24 officials above the county magistrate, and 13 people mentioned in national history, local chronicles and the "Dictionary of Chinese Names", including Dr. Mao Shi of the Tang Dynasty, Lin Song, the governor of Jinzhou, and Bachelor of Song Zhilong Tuge. , Sinong Qing Lin Shi and Wang Boda, bachelor of Duanming Palace and political advisor, are among the best among the royal capitals of Yuanzhao Wenguan and provincial political advisor; there is a natural safe haven in the territory, which is called "Funing Prefecture Chronicle" "Blocking the mountains and the sea, barbarian boats ride on the wind, with a few sails, among the misty mountains, reaching the shore in an instant, drenching the important town, the gateway to Fujian and Zhejiang", there is a saying that "Baling Dongting is east of Japan, the water on the red bank and the Milky Way are Pass".
In the 20th year of Tang Zhenyuan, the Japanese monk Kukai came to my country by boat to seek Dharma. He encountered a typhoon on the way and drifted at sea for 34 days before landing in Chi'an and being rescued. Later, Kukai became a disciple of the eminent monk Huiguo at Qinglong Temple in Xi'an, where he studied Mantra Esotericism, as well as Chinese calligraphy, poetry, painting, sculpture and other traditional arts. Today's Shingon Buddhist believers in Japan believe that Chigan is "the holy place where Kukai was rescued in distress", "the holy place where Kukai was born" and "the holy place where Kukai believers repay their kindness". Every year, many Japanese Shingon believers come to worship. Nowadays, there are sea worship pavilions, sea viewing pavilions, Kukai floating monuments, Chi'an cultural relics room, Kukai master memorial hall, Kukaifang, and Shinzhao pavilion for tourists to watch and pay their respects. In addition, Chi'an Village also has castle ruins, Wang Youjun Temple ruins, Guizhi Pavilion, Liugeng Hall and other historic sites that you can visit.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 2A-level scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Historical tour, Kukai Daishi, Buddhism, ancient villages