Zhenwu Temple
真武庙
A Song dynasty temple to the sea god on a rock hill called Fashi Mountain beside the Jinjiang River. Ancient prefects offered sacrifices to the sea here. From the front gate, visitors can look out over the mouth of the Jinjiang River. It is a World Heritage site.
Zhenwu Temple stands on a rocky hill in the Fashi community of Fengze District. It was first built during the Song dynasty and enshrines the Mysterious Heavenly Emperor. In the Song and Yuan periods, Quanzhou's prefects came here to look out to sea and make offerings to it. It is one of the sites included in the World Heritage listing “Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in the Song-Yuan Period”. The stone steps leading up to the temple and the “Swallowing the Sea” carving are simple and ancient, and visitors can see the lower Jinjiang River from here. Free admission. A visit takes about 30 minutes. A taxi from Tianhou Temple takes about 10 minutes.
Opening hours
08:00–17:30 (check official sources)
Nearby sights
- Lingshan Islamic Holy Tombs
- Quanzhou Maritime Museum
- Deji Gate Ruins
- Quanzhou Tianhou Temple
- Tonghuai Guanyue Temple
- Qingjing Mosque
- Chengtian Temple
- Quanzhou Confucian Temple