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Fuzhou is an ancient city along the southeast coast and an old foreign
trade port of China. It was once called as the Metropolis in Southeast
China and the City of Treasure and Fortune.
Fuzhou has a long history of more than 2,200 years. There are a
lot of scenic spots, many of which are kept intact. For example,
the Hualin Temple, the oldest wooden temple south of the lower reaches
of the Yangtze River, which was built 1,000 years ago; one of the
Top Four Steles: the Dezheng Stele of the King of Liangya with thousand
years of history; the 1,200 year-old Wushi Mountain Cliffside Stone
Carvings inscribed by the well-known calligraphist Li Yangbing;
the relics of the Neolithic Age primitive society in Tanshi Village
of Minhou County.
With the Yushan, Wushan and Pingshan mountains leaning to each
other, Fuzhou is endowed with enchanting scenery. Gushan Mountain
was once one of the Top Five Jungles and the Top Ten Temples. Along
the way from Maweigang District to Minjingkou there are other scenic
spots such as the Luoxing Pagoda, the Leg of Buddha's Warrior Attendant,
South-North Tortoise, Five Tigers Isle, and the Emperor Oasis, etc.
The gilded Iron Buddha in the Kaiyuan Temple is 5.3meters tall.
Its head is beyond the reach of the hand even one stands on his
shoulder. The Buddha is sitting there with his legs crossed and
palms put together.
Fuzhou also retains a lot of flavor of its traditional culture.
The Fuzhou opera, lacquer ware, stone carving, woodcarving, ivory
carving and jade caving are all with the unique Fuzhou flavor.
As an open city along the coastal line, Fuzhou was proclaimed a
national historical and cultural city by the State Council in 1986.
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