Introduction to Yongquan Temple: Yongquan Temple is located on the mountainside of Gushan Mountain at an altitude of 455 meters. It is said that it is named after the Luohan Spring gushes out of the ground in front of the temple. Yongquan Ancient Temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty. After thousands of years, it ranks first among Fujian temples.
Historically, Yongquan Temple was destroyed by fire twice in the sixth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1408) and in the 21st year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1542). It was rebuilt in the seventh year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1634). It was rebuilt several times in the Qing Dynasty. After the first construction, it was rebuilt in 1983. Today, Yongquan Temple basically maintains the architectural style and layout of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The entire Buddhist temple has 25 large and small halls, with the three major halls of Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall and Dharma Hall as the main body. They rise layer by layer according to the mountain topography, forming a complete group of ancient buildings.

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