Mountain Gu
Gu Mountain is a famous Buddhist Mountain that is located on the northern bank of the Min River in the eastern area of Fuzhou. The name of the mountain comes from a large rock on the mountain that is shaped like a drum. There are also hundreds of inscriptions on the cliff face of the mountain written in the Song Dynasty by various literates, a rarity in China. In the hillside of the mountain there is an ancient temple named Spring-gushing Temple. The Spring-gushing Temple was initially built during year Kaiping , post Liang dynasty in Five Dynasties with the primary name "the house for prime minister". There are also hundreds of inscriptions on the cliff face of the mountain written in the Song Dynasty by various literates, a rarity in China. Mountain Gu is a resort that has the history of more than 1,000 years, it is easily accessed from downtown Fuzhou in around 15-20 mins.
There's a chair lift, which takes you to the first crown after which there's a gentle 15 minute walk to the temple. The whole temple includes Tianwang palace, Daxiong precious palace, fatang and 22 other palaces and they were built along the mountain. There are two pottery towers of thousands of Buddha in front of the temple. There's a nice temple at the top, housing over 900 national relics, mainly scrolls written in the monk's blood. It can be a really tough climb if it's hot and humid (April - October, but mainly June-Sep), so if you're not fit either don't attempt it or take a small van to the top. Here are some guide information about Gu Mountain. Address: Gushan Town of Pu An District, Fuzhou. Admission Fee: 40RMB for p.p Opening hours: 06:00 a.m-17:30 p.m Contact Hotline: 86 591 83300119
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