Hello, everyone! I'm very glad to have the opportunity to climb themountain with you today and enjoy the beautiful and colorful scenery of Qingyuanmountain, which has the reputation of "showing the Southeast". Due to the timelimit, the scenic spots we visit today are laojunyan, qianshouyan and mitoyan inturn. I hope you have a good time!
Qingyuan mountain is a national key scenic spot, which is composed ofQingyuan mountain, jiuri mountain and Lingshan tomb, with a total area of 62square kilometers,
Qingyuan mountain scenic area has an area of 40 Li, with the main peak at498 meters above sea level. It is closely related to the mountain city ofQuanzhou and reflects each other. It is like a bright pearl of the famous cityof Quanzhou, shining with dazzling light, attracting many overseas tourists. Inhistory, Qingyuan mountain was also known as "Quanshan" because of its manysprings; the city was named "Quanzhou" because of its mountains; the mountainsare high and the people are numerous, also known as "Qiyun mountain"; it islocated in the northern suburb of the urban area, also known as "Beishan"; it isalso known as "Santai mountain" because of the confrontation of peaks. Accordingto the records of Quanzhou official records, Qingyuan mountain was firstdeveloped in the Qin Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Confucianism, Taoism andBuddhism competed to occupy land for business. They also had the activities ofIslam, Manichaeism and Hinduism, and gradually developed into a culturalmountain with a variety of religions. In the scenic spot, there are flowingsprings and waterfalls, grotesque rocks and caves, emerald peaks and beautifultrees. The cultural landscape mainly consists of religious temples and palaces,stone treasures of literati academies, stone carvings and stone carvings isalmost everywhere in Qingyuan mountain. There are 7 large-scale Taoist andBuddhist stone carvings in song and Yuan Dynasties, including 9 statues. Thereare nearly 500 ancient cliff carvings, and the granite imitation wood structurein yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties There are three stone chambers of Buddhastatues, as well as the relic tower of Hongyi master gaohatong (Li Shutong) andthe tower courtyard of Guangqin master in modern times. Since ancient times,Qingyuan mountain has been famous for its 36 caves and 18 scenic spots, amongwhich laojunyan, qianshouyan, mitoyan, bixiaoyan, ruixiangyan, huruquan,nantaiyan, Qingyuan cave and cienyan are the most famous. Today, we have limitedtime to enjoy the charm of Qingyuan mountain, so we can only leave some regretsfor our aftertaste, or visit from our relevant tourism publicity materials It'sbeen a while.
OK, now let's visit the first stop laojunyan.
The layout of Laojun rock is as follows: the mountain gate, the shady stonepath and the statue of Laojun.
Now you are standing at the Mountain Gate of laojunyan. Please payattention to the two-level curved platform, which is a variant of Yin Yang TaijiBagua. The natural stone standing in front of you is engraved with the eightseal characters of "qingniu goes to the west, Ziqi comes to the East", and theStone Mountain gate, which is decorated with intertwined windows, is full ofmountain and wild atmosphere, which makes Laozi "advocate nature" ”The idea of"the beauty of the world" is incisively and vividly set off, which makes peoplehave the pleasure of entering the fairyland outside the world.
Along this quiet shady stone path, a giant of the botanical world, banyan,stands on both sides, with extraordinary style. The dense and long roots arelike Lao Tzu's long beard, which shows that Lao Tzu's thought is "everlasting"and has infinite vitality.
Dear friends, now, the stone sculpture in front of us is the statue ofLaojun who has the reputation of "Laozi is the best in the world". The statue ofzhejun is listed as a national key protected cultural relic, which is a uniqueart treasure in Taoist stone carvings in China. It was carved in the SongDynasty. After thousands of years of vicissitudes, it is still vivid andenergetic. According to the records of Quanzhou Prefecture compiled during thereign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, "the stone statues are made inheaven, and the good ones are slightly carved." It shows that it is a naturalgiant rock with a shape similar to an old man. It is a wonderful folk a little skill, it was carved into the sitting statue of Laozi, a famousphilosopher, thinker and founder of Taoism in the spring and Autumn period. SimaQian, a famous historian of the Han Dynasty, recorded in the biography of LaoziHanfei in historical records that "Laozi's surname is Li Shi, his name is er,his word is Boyang, and his posthumous title is ri Dan." Therefore, he was bornin qurenli, Li Township, kuxian County, Chu,
Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu's immortal work, has a wide and far-reachinginfluence, as we often say, "happiness lies in misfortune; misfortune lies inhappiness." Admonish people that misfortune and fortune are relative. There isno need to worry about gain and loss. If you get something, you must losesomething. At any time, you should keep a clear mind and not be confused byappearances. His views are full of simple materialism. The statue of Laojun wasoriginally surrounded by a high Taoist temple, and the grand Taoist buildingssuch as Zhenjun hall and Beidou hall were quite spectacular. Later, the Taoisttemple was burned down, and Laojun rock stood in the open air, integrated withthe nature. Its survival is enough to prove that the Taoist culture of Quanzhou,known as the "world religion Museum", was very developed and prosperous in theSong Dynasty. Li Laojun rode a green ox out of Hangu pass and "entered Fujianfrom Chu" leisurely. Maybe he took a fancy to the geomantic omen treasure landof "QUANNAN Buddhist kingdom"?!
Now let's take a serious look at the stone statue of Laojun. The stonestatue is 5.63 meters high, 6.85 meters thick and 8.01 meters wide, with a floorarea of 55 square meters. Because it is the largest and oldest Taoist stonesculpture in China, people in the literary and historical circles call it "Laoziis the best in the world". The vivid and lifelike shape, exquisite charm,exaggerated freehand brushwork lines, simple and honest connotation, and theartistic conception of the unity of man and nature make this stone statue ofLaojun look especially kind and lovely, full of enchanting charm. You see, itsits on the ground, with its left hand on its knees, its right hand on its back,its eyes smiling, and its eyebrows shining. It can be said that "the wind blowsthrough its whiskers, and it can play things.". Strictly speaking, it seems thatLao Jun's ears and knees are out of proportion. His ears droop over hisshoulders and his knees are extremely large. However, this exaggeration anddisplacement make people feel that he can stretch and bend freely. The mostpopular and admirable thing is that the old man's manner is amiable, his eyesare deep and wise, his face is smiling, open-minded and approachable. He is fullof warm human feelings, and he does not have a dignified and dignified immortalposture at all. The broad-minded and smiling look makes people feel approachableand approachable. Among the people, this stone statue of Laozi is also a symbolof health and longevity. There is a dialect in Quanzhou: "touch the nose, eatone hundred and two; touch the eyes, eat one hundred and six." It means, who cantouch Lao Jun's nose, can live 120, touch his eyes, can live 160. Of course,only a baby would believe it. As a matter of fact, Qingyuan mountain has freshair and wild scenery. If you come here often, you can benefit both physicallyand mentally. You don't need to touch your nose and eyes to prolong yourlife.
After getting close to the old man for thousands of years, we will enterthe artistic conception area of "Valley Sanskrit". Now you can see this simpleand natural ancient temple is qianshouyan.
Qianshouyan, also known as Guanyin temple, is named for its worship ofGuanyin statue. Qianshouyan is located on the left peak of Qingyuan red walls and plain tiles of the temple are very fresh. The sitting statueof Sakyamuni, founder of stone carving Buddhism in the Song Dynasty, isworshipped in the middle and back of the main hall. The stone statue isexquisite and lifelike. It is one of the best works of stone carving art in theSong Dynasty in Qingyuan mountain. The statue of Avalokitesvara with thousandsof hands and clothes in front of the stone statue is kind-hearted and has anexcellent look. The eighteen Arhats on the two sides of the wall have differentexpressions and feel ready to come out. Qianshouyan temple is full of incenseand fire all year round. In front of the temple, the pines and cypresses aregreen, and the peaks and rocks are jagged. It's worth mentioning that the 300year old ancient pine in front of the temple is special. You can see that itstrunk is divided into two parts, facing the temple gate, but not covering theeyes of the Buddha. It's amazing that it forms a beautiful angle with thetemple. The ancient pine is vigorous and straight, curly and circling, like acharitable old man, opening his arms to welcome the guests from all efore, it is no wonder that the guests of Huangshan Mountain, afterobserving the ancient pine, praised it as more beautiful than the "welcomingpine" of Huangshan Mountain, and its posture is more warm and magnanimous.
Happiness lies in misfortune; misfortune lies in happiness. Hello,everyone! Lao Tzu, a famous thinker in the spring and Autumn period, told usthat happiness and misfortune are relative, and there are gains and losses. Sonow that you have come to Quanzhou, which is known as "Zou Lu on the seashore",don't worry about complaining about anything else. Open your hearts and let melead you to relax and visit today!
Quanzhou, a famous cultural city with a long history, once popular brightcultural relics, can you enjoy it again in today's tour?
Good! Dear group members, with this question, you can say it is t of all, let's visit the Qingyuan mountain in Quanzhou, which "shows theSoutheast".
Qingyuan mountain scenic area consists of Qingyuan mountain, jiuri mountainand Lingshan holy tomb, covering a total area of 62 square kilometers. The mainpeak of Qingyuan mountain scenic spot is 498 meters above sea level. Qingyuanmountain is named after an immortal. What immortal has such a connection withit? It involves a legend. We all know that one of the eight immortals is calledtie Guai Li, right? It's said that Li Tie Guai wandered here and stopped on thetop of the mountain. When he had a rest, he saw the blue sea green land at thefoot of the mountain, the green pines and cypresses on the mountain, and thewinding path The beautiful scenery of Tongyou can make Tieguai Li Le hold up hiscrutch to touch the ground. He exclaimed: wonderful, wonderful! But this crutch,because of too much force, went deep into the bottom for several feet, and burstout a clear spring, which could not stop spraying! So because of the manysprings, later generations named it "Quanshan", and Quanzhou also got its name,and then gradually evolved into Qingyuan mountain, and also named "Qiyunmountain" because of the high mountain into the cloud; Located in the north ofthe suburb, it is also called "Beishan"; because of the peak confrontation, itis also called "Santai mountain".
When it comes to mount Santai, you may think of Mount Wutai, a famousBuddhist mountain. Like Mount Wutai, Qingyuan mountain in Quanzhou has beenoccupied and managed by Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism since the TangDynasty, and has gradually developed into a famous cultural mountain with avariety of religions.
Good! Members of the group! Please follow my steps! Now we come to thisunique laojunyan Mountain Gate. The second level platform in front of us is inthe shape of a curved ruler, which is the deformation pattern of Taiji Yin Yangeight trigrams. Eight big seal characters are engraved on the natural stonestanding in front of us. Can you guess what they are? OK, let me read it to you,"qingniu goes to the west, Ziqi comes to the East" It's an allusion about rding to the records, in the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Laoziabandoned the Zhou Dynasty and lived in seclusion, riding a green ox, leisurely,out of Hangu pass. Guan Lingyi liked to see purple air coming, and expected asaint to pass the pass. As expected, he was a saint Laozi. Yixi had long admiredLaozi's name and asked Laozi to write something for him before he could pass thepass . OK! Do you see the words on it, gate of all wonders? This is a famoussentence of Laozi. The stone windows of the mountain gate are made of granite,and the window decorations are intertwined. Now when we walk into the mountaingate, you can see a shady stone path with banyan trees on both sides. Now followme to step on this quiet stone path. OK, everyone relax, close your eyes andhold your breath, Then look at these banyan roots like Lao Tzu's long they be like walking into a fairyland?
Let's move on with this kind of artistic conception, and say that there isanother village with dark willows and bright flowers. Good! My friends, thestone sculpture in front of us now is the statue of Laojun, which has the realreputation of "Laozi is the best in the world". It is the largest, the mostexquisite and the oldest Taoist stone sculpture in China. Who is Laojun? AI! Ijust mentioned Laozi! Who is that According to the records of QuanzhouPrefecture, "the stone statues are made in heaven, and the good ones are carvedslightly." It turns out to be a natural rock shaped like an old man. It was madeby folk craftsmen with a little skill. The stone statue is 5.63 meters high,6.85 meters thick and 8.01 meters wide, with a floor area of 55 square you look at it carefully, it sits on the ground with its left hand on itsknees and its right hand on a few feet. Its eyes are smiling, its countenance isbright, its expression is amiable, its eyes are deep and wise, and it is full ofwarm human feelings. There is no sanctimonious and majestic immortal posture atall. Among the people, this stone statue of Laozi is also a symbol of health andlongevity. There is a dialect in Quanzhou: "touch the nose, eat one hundred andtwo; touch the eyes, eat one hundred and six." It means, who can touch Lao Jun'snose, can live 120, touch his eyes, can live 160. Of course! Don't really climbup and touch it. The stone statue is protected!
Members of the group, immortals can fly in the clouds, but we can't fly inthe clouds, we have to travel carefully. Here are more attractions for us towatch slowly!
Qingyuan mountain scenic spot is an important part of Quanzhou, a famoushistorical and cultural city in China. It is a national key scenic spotannounced by the State Council. It is located in the southeast of FujianProvince, on the Northeast Bank of the lower reaches of the Jinjiang River,between the longitude of 118 ° 30 '- 118 ° 37' and the latitude of 24 ° 54 '- 25° o'. It borders on the developing Quanzhou City on three sides. It is 106 kmaway from Xiamen and 196 km away from Fuzhou.
Qingyuan mountain has beautiful natural scenery and excellent humanlandscape. It is also called "Quanshan" because of its many springs. It iscalled "Qiyun mountain" because of its high altitude. Located in the northernsuburb of the city, also known as "Beishan", there are three peaks on themountain, also known as "Santai mountain". According to the records of QuanzhouPrefecture, Qingyuan mountain was first developed in the Qin Dynasty, flourishedin the Tang Dynasty, and flourished in the song and Yuan Dynasties. After thedevelopment of past dynasties, a large number of cultural relics and historicsites have been left on the mountain. There are 7 stone sculptures and 9 statuesin song and Yuan Dynasties, more than 600 cliff stone carvings in pastdynasties, and many stone chambers with granite imitation wood structure in Yuanand Ming Dynasties. The most famous statue of Laojun in the Song Dynasty is thelargest Taoist stone carving with the highest artistic value in China; theQifeng stone carving in jiuri mountain is a precious material for studying thehistory of ancient Chinese overseas transportation and calligraphy art; duringthe Wude period of Tang Dynasty, three and four disciples of Muhammad came toQuanzhou to preach and died in Lingshan, which is called Islamic holy tomb. Nextto it is the "Xingxiang stele" of Zheng He's fifth voyages to the west, which isan important historical site of China's overseas transportation.
Qingyuan mountain scenic area is a hilly area with granite landform, withundulating terrain and abrupt rocks. The highest altitude of the main scenicarea is 498 meters. The geological structure is formed by multiple tectonicmovements and intrusion of rock mass. The exterior of rock mass is dark brown,the rock joints are underdeveloped, the soil forming factors are mainly slopesediments, and the soil is warm and moist; the annual average temperature isbetween 17-21.3 ° C, the annual average precipitation is between 1202-1550 mm,and the annual frost free period is 358 days; Qingyuan mountain is warm inwinter and cool in summer. The climate is warm and humid. It is suitable forsightseeing all year round.
The largest extant Taoist stone statue of Laojun in Song Dynasty in Chinais under yuxianyan in the artistic conception area of "minhai Penglai" inQingyuan mountain scenic spot. In January 1988, it was announced as a nationalkey cultural relics protection unit.
Laozi was a famous philosopher and thinker in the spring and Autumn periodof ancient China. Sima Qian recorded in the biography of Laozi Han Fei inhistorical records: "Laozi's surname is Li Shi, his name is er, his name isBoyang, and his posthumous title is Che Yue. He was born in Chu, kuxian, Lixiangand qurenli. "Taoism regards him as its leader and flatters Tao Te Ching as itsmain classic. Lao Tzu's philosophy occupies an important position in our countryand has a far-reaching influence.
The statue of Laojun was carved in the Song Dynasty. According to therecords of Quanzhou Prefecture, "the stone statue is made in heaven, and thegood one is slightly carved.". "A few words make it more mysterious. The stonestatue is 5.63 meters high, 6.85 meters thick and 8.01 meters wide, with a floorarea of 55 square meters. With his left hand on his knee and his right hand on afew feet, he has a drooping ear and a floating beard. His fingers can playthings, and his eyes are bright. He has the unique charm of being worldly andimmoral. The whole stone statue is magnificent, amiable, shining and full ofcharm, which can be called the gem of stone carving art in Song Dynasty.
Laojunyan was originally a Taoist complex with Zhenjun hall, Beidou halland so on. It was grand in scale and magnificent. It was praised by literati ofall dynasties. The Taoist temple was abolished in Ming Dynasty, but the statueof Lao Jun has survived the wind and rain so far, attracting more and moretourists and scholars from home and abroad. Now laojunyan has become a touristhot spot in Quanzhou, a famous historical and cultural city. As an expert fromthe Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of culture of the people's Republicof China, Diana Li, a scholar of the French Republic, left a title in laojunyanwhen she visited Quanzhou with a group of foreign experts: "this is my secondvisit to laojunyan, but I'm still as excited as last time, because this old manis closely integrated with the earth, and he seems to know everything andunderstand everything.". Ren Zhenying, a famous planning expert in China,praised the statue of laojunyan as "Laozi is the best in the world"
Hello, everyone! I'm very glad to have the opportunity to climb themountain with you today and enjoy the beautiful and colorful scenery of Qingyuanmountain, which has the reputation of "showing the Southeast". Due to the timelimit, the scenic spots we visit today are laojunyan, qianshouyan and mitoyan inturn. I hope you have a good time!
Qingyuan mountain is a national key scenic spot, which is composed ofQingyuan mountain, jiuri mountain and Lingshan tomb, with a total area of 62square kilometers. Qingyuan mountain scenic area has an area of 40 Li, with themain peak at 498 meters above sea level. It is closely related to the mountaincity of Quanzhou and reflects each other. It is like a bright pearl of thefamous city of Quanzhou, shining with dazzling light, attracting many overseastourists. In history, Qingyuan mountain was also known as "Quanshan" because ofits many springs; the city was named "Quanzhou" because of its mountains; themountains are high and the people are numerous, also known as "Qiyun mountain";it is located in the northern suburb of the urban area, also known as "Beishan";it is also known as "Santai mountain" because of the confrontation of rding to the records of Quanzhou official records, Qingyuan mountain wasfirst developed in the Qin Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Confucianism, Taoismand Buddhism competed to occupy land for business. They also had the activitiesof Islam, Manichaeism and Hinduism, and gradually developed into a culturalmountain with a variety of religions. In the scenic spot, there are flowingsprings and waterfalls, grotesque rocks and caves, emerald peaks and beautifultrees. The cultural landscape mainly consists of religious temples and palaces,stone treasures of literati academies, stone carvings and stone carvings isalmost everywhere in Qingyuan mountain. There are 7 large-scale Taoist andBuddhist stone carvings in song and Yuan Dynasties, including 9 statues. Thereare nearly 500 ancient cliff carvings, and the granite imitation wood structurein yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties There are three stone chambers of Buddhastatues, as well as the relic tower of Hongyi master gaohatong (Li Shutong) andthe tower courtyard of Guangqin master in modern times. Since ancient times,Qingyuan mountain has been famous for its 36 caves and 18 scenic spots, amongwhich laojunyan, qianshouyan, mitoyan, bixiaoyan, ruixiangyan, huruquan,nantaiyan, Qingyuan cave and cienyan are the most famous. Today, we have limitedtime to enjoy the charm of Qingyuan mountain, so we can only leave some regretsfor our aftertaste, or visit from our relevant tourism publicity materials It'sbeen a while.
OK, now let's visit the first stop laojunyan.
The layout of Laojun rock is as follows: the mountain gate, the shady stonepath and the statue of Laojun.
Now you are standing at the Mountain Gate of laojunyan. Please payattention to the two-level curved platform, which is a variant of Yin Yang TaijiBagua. The natural stone standing in front of you is engraved with the eightseal characters of "qingniu goes to the west, Ziqi comes to the East", and theStone Mountain gate, which is decorated with intertwined windows, is full ofmountain and wild atmosphere, which makes Laozi "advocate nature" ”The idea of"the beauty of the world" is incisively and vividly set off, which makes peoplehave the pleasure of entering the fairyland outside the world.
Along this quiet shady stone path, a giant of the botanical world, banyan,stands on both sides, with extraordinary style. The dense and long roots arelike Lao Tzu's long beard, which shows that Lao Tzu's thought is "everlasting"and has infinite vitality.
Dear friends, now, the stone sculpture in front of us is the statue ofLaojun who has the reputation of "Laozi is the best in the world". The statue ofzhejun is listed as a national key protected cultural relic, which is a uniqueart treasure in Taoist stone carvings in China. It was carved in the SongDynasty. After thousands of years of vicissitudes, it is still vivid andenergetic. According to the records of Quanzhou Prefecture compiled during thereign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, "the stone statues are made inheaven, and the good ones are slightly carved." It shows that it is a naturalgiant rock with a shape similar to an old man. It is a wonderful folk a little skill, it was carved into the sitting statue of Laozi, a famousphilosopher, thinker and founder of Taoism in the spring and Autumn period. SimaQian, a famous historian of the Han Dynasty, recorded in the biography of LaoziHanfei in historical records that "Laozi's surname is Li Shi, his name is er,his word is Boyang, and his posthumous title is ri Dan." Therefore, he was bornin qurenli, Li Township, kuxian County, Chu. Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu's immortalwork, has a wide and far-reaching influence, as we often say, "happiness lies inmisfortune; misfortune lies in happiness." Admonish people that misfortune andfortune are relative. There is no need to worry about gain and loss. If you getsomething, you must lose something. At any time, you should keep a clear mindand not be confused by appearances. His views are full of simple statue of Laojun was originally surrounded by a high Taoist temple, and thegrand Taoist buildings such as Zhenjun hall and Beidou hall were quitespectacular. Later, the Taoist temple was burned down, and Laojun rock stood inthe open air, integrated with the nature. Its survival is enough to prove thatthe Taoist culture of Quanzhou, known as the "world religion Museum", was verydeveloped and prosperous in the Song Dynasty.
各位朋友，大家好!很高興今天有機會和大家一起去登山，去共同領略有“秀出東南”美譽的清源山秀麗而多姿的風采!由於時間所限，我們今天參觀的景點依次是老君巖、千手巖、彌陀巖，希望大家玩得開心盡興!
清源山是國家級重點風景名勝區，由清源山、九日山、靈山聖墓三大片區組成，總面積六十二平方公里，
清源山景區方圓有四十華里，主峰海拔498 米，與泉州市山城相依，相互輝映，猶如名城泉州的一顆璀璨明珠，閃爍著耀眼的光芒，吸引了眾多的海外遊客。清源山歷史上因泉眼諸多亦名“泉山”，城因山得名“泉州”;山高人云又名“齊雲山”;位於市區北郊又稱“北山”;因山峰鼎峙，故又稱“三臺山”。據泉州府志記載，清源山最早開發於秦代，唐代“儒、道、釋”三家競相佔地經營，兼有伊斯蘭教、摩尼教、印度教的活動蹤跡，逐步發展為多種宗教相容幷蓄的文化名山。景區內流泉飛瀑、奇巖異洞、峰巒疊翠、萬木競秀，以宗教寺廟宮觀、文人書院石寶以及石雕石構石刻等文物為主的人文景觀幾乎遍佈清源山的每個角落，現存完好的宋、元時期道教、佛教大型石雕共7處9尊，歷代摩崖石刻近500方，元、明、清三代花崗岩仿木結構佛像石室3處，以及近代高憎弘一法師(李叔同)舍利塔和廣欽法師塔院。自古以來，清源山就以36洞天，18勝景聞名於世，其中尤以老君巖、千手巖、彌陀巖、碧霄巖、瑞象巖、虎乳泉、南臺巖、清源洞、賜恩巖等為勝，今天我們時間有限，無法飽覽清源山的神韻，只能讓大家留點遺憾去回味，或可以從我們有關的旅遊宣傳資料中去神遊一番了。
好，現在我們參觀第一站--老君巖。
老君巖的佈局是這樣的：山門--林蔭石徑--老君造像。
大家現在站的地方為老君巖的山門，請大家注意，眼前這曲尺型的上下兩級平臺，是陰陽太極八卦的變型圖案，正前聳立的這方天然石頭上鐫刻著“青牛西去，紫氣東來”八個篆字，還有這幢以盤根錯節為窗飾掛落的石構山門，充滿了山野氣息，把老子“崇尚自然”的思想烘托得淋漓盡致，令人有進入物外仙境的快意之感。
沿著這條幽靜的林蔭石徑往前，植物界巨人一榕樹分立兩側，氣派非凡。那一叢叢既密又長的樹根，有如老子的長髯，昭示出老子的思想“天長地久“，無限生機。
各位朋友，現在，展現在我們面前的這尊石雕，就是有真正“老子天下第一“美譽的老君造像。者君造像被列為全國重點保護文物，是我國道教石刻中獨一無二的藝術瑰寶。它刻於宋代，歷經千年風雨滄桑，依然栩翎如生，神采奕奕。據清代乾隆年間編纂的《泉州府志》記載：“石像天成，好事者略施雕琢。”說明它是一塊形狀肖似老翁的天然巨巖，是巧奪天工的民間工匠略施技藝，把它雕刻成春秋時期著名哲學家、思想家、道教開山鼻祖老子的坐像。漢代著名史學家司馬遷在《史記.老子韓非列傳》中記述“老子姓李氏，名耳，字伯陽，諡日聃。”故籍為楚地苦縣歷鄉“曲仁里人”，
老子的不朽之作《道德經》具有廣泛而深遠的影響，象我們常說的“福兮，禍之所伏;禍兮，福之所倚。”告誡人們禍福旦夕，都是相對的，不必為此患得患失，有所得必有所失，任何時候，都應保持清醒的頭腦，不可被表象所迷惑，他的觀點，充滿了樸素的唯物主義思想。老君造像原先有一座高大的道觀圍護，規模巨集偉的真君殿、北斗殿等道教建築頗為壯觀，後來道觀被焚燬，老君巖便露天屹立，與大自然渾為一體，它的健在，足以證實譽稱“世界宗教博物館”的泉州古城，在宋代的道教文化是十分發達興盛的。李老君騎著青牛出函谷關，悠悠然“由楚入閩”，大概是看中了“泉南佛國”這一風水寶地吧?!
現在讓我們來認真觀賞老君石雕坐像。石像高5.63米，厚6.85米，寬8.01米席地面積55平方米。由於它是我國現存最大，雕技最絕年代最久的道教石雕造像，因此文史界人士戲稱之為“老子天下第一”倒也名符其實。生動逼真的造型，精美傳神的韻味，誇張寫意的線條，質樸淳厚的內涵，天人合一的意境，使這尊老君石像顯得格外親切可愛，充滿令人心馳神往、百看不厭的魅力。你看它席地而坐，左手扶膝，右手憑几，雙眼含笑，鬚眉皓然，真可謂“風過髯動，指能彈物”。嚴格他說，老君的耳朵和雙膝似乎不合比例，雙耳垂肩、膝大無比，但這誇張和變位卻恰到好處地讓人感到大丈夫的伸屈自如。而最令人喜愛和讚歎的是，石刻老君的神態和藹可親，目光深邃而睿智，滿臉笑容，豁達大度，平易近人，充滿了一種溫馨的人情味，一點也沒有道貌岸然、威嚴凌厲的神仙架勢。那襟懷坦蕩，笑口常開的神情，讓人感到可親、可近。在民間，這尊老子石像還是健康長壽的象徵。泉州有句方言：“摸到鼻，吃百二;摸到目，吃百六。”意思是說，誰能摸到老君的鼻子，可以活上一百二，摸到眼睛呢，可以活上一百六。當然，只有小娃娃才會信以為真。其實清源山空氣清新，又有山野之趣，常到此地，身心得益，不必摸到什麼鼻子眼睛，便可延年益壽了。
在親近了千年老人之後，此刻我們將進入“幽谷梵音”的意境區。現在大家看到的這座古樸自然的古寺即為千手巖。
千手巖又名觀音寺，它是因為供奉觀音像而得名。千手巖處在清源山的左峰，寺宇紅牆素瓦，顯得格外清新。大殿正中靠後供奉的是宋代石雕佛教創始人釋伽牟尼坐像，石像工藝精湛，維妙維肖，是清源山宋代石雕藝術佳作之一。石像前的千手千服觀音塑像慈眉善眼，神態極佳。兩旁壁上的十八羅漢畫像，神態各異，有呼之欲出之感。千手巖寺中常年暮鼓晨鐘，香火不絕，寺前蒼松翠柏，峰石磷峋，別有一番情趣。值得一提的是寺前這株已有300多年曆史的古鬆，不知大家是否瞧出了它的特別之處?你看它樹幹東西分成兩叉，正對寺廟大門，卻又不遮佛眼，與寺廟形成一個很美的夾角，令人稱奇。古鬆蒼勁挺拔，虯曲盤旋，像一位慈善為懷的老者，張開雙臂，迎接四方賓客，因此，無怪乎黃山的客人觀摩了這棵古鬆後，讚歎它比黃山的“迎客鬆”還美，姿態更加熱情大度。
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