[2025 Putian Attraction] Travel Guide for Sanqing Palace, Yuanmiao Taoist Temple (Updated Apr)

Putian, what attractions are there in Putian? There are​Meizhou Mazu Temple, Dongshan Baoen Temple, Meizhou Mazu Palace, Yuanmiao Temple Sanqing Hall, Meifeng Guangxiao Temple, Guqiao Gate, Wenfeng Palace, Fengshan Temple, Nanshan Guanghua Temple, Xinghua Mansion It is the coastal Zou Lu, a famous state of literature It is the hometown of Mazu, Lingxiu Putian Putian is located in the middle of Fujian and advocates Putian culture... It can't be completed in one day, three days is not too much

||I went to Putian during the National Day holiday, and there were no tourists anywhere. Only Xinghua Mansion Ancient Street and Guanghua Temple had a few people, but they were mostly locals. Some attractions, such as Sanqing Hall and Mulanpi, were almost empty. I think Putian is a great place to eat and shop, so why is it so quiet? Xinghua Ancient City has a history of more than 1,000 years. It has six well-preserved ancient streets, including Dalu Street, Xian Lane, Hou Street, Yanhou Road, Miaoqian Road, and Fang Lane, all of which have strong local characteristics. The Ancient Qiaolou is located in the southern part of the ancient street. It was built in the 56th year of the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty (1717) and is one of the most well-preserved large drum towers in China. It is now a bookstore, which is a great place to take photos. Dazongbodi is located in the northern part of the ancient street. It was built in the 20th year of the Wanli period (1592) and is an ancient Ming dynasty building with an accurate record of its age. It was the residence of Chen Jingbang, the Minister of Rites in the Ming dynasty, and was built according to the specifications of a first-class official residence. However, the interior is not open to the public. Opposite the residence is the City God Temple. The existing building was built in the second year of the Hongzhi period of the Ming dynasty (1489) and is an important ancient Ming dynasty building in Xinghua Mansion Ancient City. Not far from the City God Temple is Yuanmiao Temple. It is the largest Taoist building complex in Fujian. Among them, Sanqing Hall is one of the three major wooden buildings of the Song dynasty in southern China and is known as the "Flower of Ancient Architecture in Jiangnan." Putian also has the East and West Pagodas. The Shakyamuni Pagoda is located at the entrance of Guanghua Temple in the west of the city. It was built in the first year of the Qiandao period of the Southern Song dynasty (1165) and is an octagonal, five-story, hollow, wooden-style stone building. The Dongshan Baoen Pagoda is located in Baoen Temple in the east of the city. It was built during the Shaosheng period of the Northern Song dynasty (1094) and has almost no tourists. There are free parking spaces on both sides of the road in the ancient city. Putian cuisine is also delicious. After all, the first Michelin Fujian cuisine is Putian cuisine.

The Sanqing Hall of the Yuanmiao Temple in Putian, located to the west of the main hall, is now the "Puxian Opera Training Center". Puxian Opera (formerly known as "Xinghua Variety Play" or "Xinghua Opera"), a traditional local opera genre in Fujian Province, is one of China's national intangible cultural heritages and one of the oldest existing opera genres in China. Puxian Opera originated in the Tang Dynasty, matured in the Song Dynasty, flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and shines in the modern era. It is popular in the Xinghua-speaking regions of Putian and Xianyou counties, known as Xinghua in ancient times, and in central and southern Fujian. It still retains many musical elements of the Southern Opera from the Song and Yuan Dynasties and is known as the "living fossil of Southern Opera from the Song and Yuan Dynasties". To inherit and develop the national intangible cultural heritage of Puxian Opera and further revitalize the national cultural preservation unit of Sanqing Hall, the Putian Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism and the Fujian Puxian Opera Theatre have newly established the Puxian Opera Training Center. Leveraging the geographical advantage of Sanqing Hall as the "urban drawing room," a new space for the shared creation and enjoyment of intangible traditional culture by citizens and tourists from home and abroad has been introduced. Under the premise of protecting ancient buildings, the national cultural preservation unit Sanqing Hall has been transformed into a space for various forms of live Puxian Opera performances. It also includes the exhibition and sale of Puxian Opera cultural and creative products, Puxian Opera intangible heritage and folk custom study, folk music training, opera actor training, master lectures, tea ceremony performances, tea art training, incense ceremony displays, and more. Citizens can experience the excellent traditional culture of Puxian in an antique space; the training center also provides a new cultural and tourism experience for citizens, creating a new landmark for the integration of culture and tourism in Putian.

The Sanqing Hall of Yuanmiao Temple, located on Meiyuan East Road in Licheng District, Putian City, was founded in the second year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty (628). It is the first Taoist temple in Putian and the largest existing Taoist architectural complex from the Song Dynasty in Fujian. It is one of the three major wooden structures from the Song Dynasty in southern China and is known as the 'flower of ancient architecture in the south of the Yangtze River.' It is now a key national cultural heritage site. The Sanqing Hall of Yuanmiao Temple currently covers an area of 6,182 square meters, with a building area of 3,587 square meters. It retains the Sanqing Hall, the mountain gate, the Dongyue Hall, the Wudi Temple, the Xiyue Hall, the Wuxian Temple, the Wenchang Shrine, and other buildings. It preserves the 'Shenxiao Yuqing Wanshou Palace Edict Stele' in the thin gold script of Emperor Huizong of Song, the 'Imperial Edict Stele for Chen Junqing' of Emperor Xiaozong of Song, the 'Xiangying Temple Record Stele' inscribed by the Left Minister of the Song Dynasty, and the inscriptions and steles of historical figures such as Wang Yucheng, Su Dongpo, Wen Tianxiang, Wen Zhengming, Zhou Ying, and Zhu Jizuo. The Sanqing Hall is the main hall of Yuanmiao Temple, with a double-eaved hipped-gable roof, maintaining its original Song Dynasty structure. The crisscrossing grid-like main beam frame structure, which is both rigid and flexible, provides shock absorption and resistance, allowing it to stand for a thousand years without falling. The brackets, beams, partition doors, and carvings in the hall are decorated with bats, lotuses, peonies, qilins, carps, and Taoist-related stories. Each beam and pillar is intricately decorated, classical and exquisite.

Explore the history of Putian and feel the New Year's atmosphere and the liveliness of Prefecture Historical and Cultural District visit the crown of Fujian temples that dates back to the Southern Dynasties, Guanghua Temple Xinghua Prefecture Historical and Cultural District: The ancient street is very commercialized now, with lots of snacks and small shops The former site of the first branch of the Communist Party in central Fujian: Only the exterior can be viewed Yuanmiao Temple: Open for visits (but only the exterior during the New Year), a historical building that was founded during the Tang Dynasty's Zhenguan era, feels like it would be worth entering Qiaolou: Originally built in the Northern Song Dynasty, one of the most intact large-scale drum towers in China, visitors can climb the tower, which has many square tables and long benches for resting Nanshan Guanghua Temple: Located at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, a thousand-year-old ancient temple, see history in the old temple, with 🆓 tea 🍵 tips: Parking is not convenient in Xinghua Prefecture, you can look for nearby malls, and surrounding attractions are within walking distance (except Nanshan Guanghua Temple) Nanshan Guanghua Temple has an underground parking lot Tickets are all 🆓

The Yuanmiao Guan Sanqing Hall, located in the northwest of Guanqiao, Licheng District, Putian City, Fujian Province, on the north side of Meiyuan Road, was established in the second year of Tang Zhenguan (628 AD), rebuilt in the eighth year of Song Dazhong Xiangfu (1015 AD), and again in the thirteenth year of Ming Chongzhen (1640 AD). It is a Taoist temple building that retains the architectural style of the Song Dynasty. The Yuanmiao Guan Sanqing Hall faces south, the main hall is a double-eave Xieshan-style building, with a moon platform in front, 7 bays wide and 6 bays deep, with a simple and rigorous structure. Inside the hall, the wooden beam frame is supported on 20 large stone pillars with a diameter of 54 cm, the pillar heads are slightly rolled, and the pillar bases are in the shape of a lotus flower upside down, which is very simple. The dougong in the hall is quite in line with the Song Dynasty style. The main hall is a seven-purlin double-copy double-down arch stealing heart structure, with eight camel hump-shaped rafters symmetrically arranged. Only the railings are applied between the pillars, and no general purlins are used. The dougong is huge, the bottom of the bucket is dish-shaped, and the arch steals the heart. The purlin is one each in the front and back eaves.