May 10, 2012

Pingshan of Fuzhou

Ping Mountain is located in the north of Fuzhou, Fujian province. The elevation is 62 meters and the area is 0.5 square kilometers. It is also known as Ping Mountain and commonly referred to as Yanglou Mountain also. The north side of the mountain is named Dragon Waist Mountain.Ping Mountain

At the south foot of the mountain is Yuewang Horse pond, Musical Instrument Rock and Golden Chicken Well. There is Huanfeng Booth, Juexue Hut, Shenghui Booth and Cuitao Booth, etc on the peak. The foot of the mountain was full of peach blossom in the past.

Hualin Si Temple
Hualinsi Temple

It looks like a layer of cotton when comes to February of spring every year. Currently, there remained only the Tai Spring and Hualinsi Palace. The Hualinsi Temple was built in Song Gande second year (964 A.D). It is one of the oldest wood constructions in South China.


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