Fangguangyan Cave Temple
方广岩
A rock-cave temple in Geling Town, Yongtai. Its halls are built inside a huge natural cavern, and by the 19th century it was already a famous Fuzhou sight captured by Western photographers.
Fangguangyan lies in Geling Town, Yongtai County. It was first built in the Northern Song dynasty, and the temple complex sits inside a natural cave tens of meters high. Its halls are built against the rock face and need no roofs of their own, and waterfalls drop in front of the cave. Around 1870, the photographers John Thomson and Lai Afong took photographs here, leaving old pictures of the 'Yuanfu Temple'. Visitors climb stone steps for about 30 minutes. Admission is about 20 yuan, subject to official announcement. It is about 50 km from the Fuzhou urban area and can be visited on the same route as Qingyun Mountain and Yunding.
Opening hours
08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Qishan National Forest Park
- Shibachongxi Scenic Area
- Yunding Scenic Area (Yongtai)
- Jinshan Temple (Fuzhou)
- Xichan Temple
- Fudao Forest Trail
- Shizhu Mountain
- Qingyun Mountain (Yongtai)