Here, the highest god of Buddhist Tantric Buddhism is worshipped, and it is the only temple worshipped in the south. There is no grass in the courtyard.

Here, the highest god of Buddhist Tantric Buddhism is worshipped, and it is the only temple worshipped in the south. There is no grass in the courtyard.

Quanzhou is located on the southeast coast of Fujian Province, along with Fuzhou in the north, Xiamen in the south, and Taiwan in the east. It has four districts, three cities, five counties, Quanzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone and Quanzhou Taiwan Investment Zone. It is one of the three central cities determined to become bigger and stronger in Fujian Province. It is the first East Asian cultural capital in the country and the only starting point of the Maritime Silk Road recognized by UNESCO. It is the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road pilot zone included in the national "Belt and Road" strategy.

Quanzhou is a famous historical and cultural city. There are thousands of temples of different religions in the city. It was designated by the United Nations as the world's first "world multicultural display center" and was first developed in the Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties. During the Tang Dynasty, it was one of the four major ports in the world. It was praised by Marco Polo as a city of light and the largest port in the East during the Song and Yuan dynasties. It once had the grand scene of "people from ten continents in the city, and the sound of the sea is rising and the business of all countries".

Among the many temples in Quanzhou, the largest and most popular incense is the Dakaiyuan Temple, which was built in the second year of Chuigong in the Tang Dynasty.There are many famous monks in this temple and many ancient monuments. Now it has been selected as a national key cultural relics protection unit.A plaque "Ziyun" hung above the mountain gate of the temple. This plaque was written by Chen Yuwang, a calligrapher in Ming Dynasty. He has experienced typhoons and earthquakes over the past 400 years, but has never fallen.

Because there are often purple clouds covering the ground (there is another saying that after the temple’s main hall was built, "purple clouds covering the ground" suddenly fell from the sky, which caused the grass in the courtyard in front of the hall to breed for 1,300 years.This historical unsolved case was once used as a magazine called "UFG Exploration" UFO The site has been discussed.) The word "Ziyun" in the big book is revealed at the mountain gate.The land of Kaiyuan Temple was presented by Huang Shougong. Tan Yue Temple was built in the temple, which specializes in Huang Shougong's position and follows Huang Shougong and his descendants as the Lord of Tan Yue.

Ancient banyan trees of about 800 years old are planted on both sides of the courtyard, and 11 stone carving relics such as ancient scriptures and relics from the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty are enshrined under the shade.The sculpture skills of the Main Hall are superb, especially the 24 flying musicians in the Liangtou, which are rare among ancient Chinese buildings.The 72 sphinx bluestone reliefs on the Sumeru mount in front of the hall, and the two ancient Brahmin bluestone pillars on the corridor behind the hall were moved from the destroyed ancient Hindu temple of the Yuan Dynasty when the temple was built in the Ming Dynasty.Nearly one hundred giant stone pillars of crabapple-like stone pillars are supported in the main hall, commonly known as the Hundred Pillar Hall. The five Buddha statues worshipped in the hall are solemn in the Dharma and are a rare Tantric system in the Han area.The nectar ring altar behind the Main Hall is one of the three existing ring altars in China. The 24 wood carvings flying in the sky are located around the pillars and brackets and pavings.

The huge plaque "Sang Lian Dharma Realm" above the hall was written by Mi Fu, a great calligrapher of the Northern Song Dynasty.According to legend, the land where the temple is located was originally the mulberry garden of the rich man Huang Shougong. The generous Huang Shougong donated the mulberry garden to build the temple, and Kaiyuan Temple was therefore known as the "Manglian Dharma Realm".Kaiyuan Temple is also the only temple in southern China that worships the five Buddhists of Tantric Buddhism.The five directions and five Buddhas are the five highest-level gods in the Tantric Buddhism, also known as the "Five Wisdom Tathagata".In the middle is the Dharmakaya Buddha Vairocana Buddha, and on both sides are the Buddha Buddha, the Buddha in the Southern Happy World, the Buddha in the Eastern Wonderful World, the Buddha in the Western Pure Land Amitabha Buddha, and the Buddha in the Northern Lotus World.

There is a tower on each side of Kaiyuan Temple, which is arranged in a "Pin" shape with the Main Hall. Both towers are imitated with wooden structures, octagonal five-story pavilion-style stone towers.The carving technology and building scale are among the best in the world, and it has survived the magnitude 8 earthquake in 1607, demonstrating the wisdom and superb skills of ancient Chinese craftsmen, and can be regarded as the treasure of ancient stone architecture in my country.Today, the two stone towers have become the iconic buildings of the ancient city of Quanzhou.