Where is the old site of Kaifu Temple Liaison Station?

The former site of Kaifu Temple Liaison Station is a cultural relic protection unit in Putian City and a classic red tourism scenic spot.

The former site of Kaifu Temple Liaison Station is located in Dingge Natural Village, Qishan Village, Zhuangbian Town, Hanjiang District, Putian City.

Kaifu Temple is located at the junction of Putian, Xianyou and Yongtai. It is convenient to travel and is conducive to the activities of the guerrillas in central Fujian. From 1931 to the eve of liberation, it became a secret place and important place for the Red Army guerrillas in central Fujian. Contact station. In 1931, comrades Chen Jianxin and other comrades promoted the Party’s policies to Master Qiong Zhang, the abbot of the temple at that time, so that he could support the underground party organizations in carrying out revolutionary work from this base, mobilize farmers to form farmers’ associations, and carry out struggles against donations, taxes, and rents. On the eve of liberation, Huang Guozhang, Yide, Hu Wenzhuo, Lin Lian, Hu Maotang and others from the village prepared leaflets for distribution and revolutionary slogans for the guerrillas in the temple.

Kaifu Temple was built in the early Tang Dynasty. It was originally called Jiuzuo Temple. It covered an area of ??more than 10 acres and had nearly a thousand monks. It was rebuilt in the second year of Baoyou in the Southern Song Dynasty (1254 AD) and was destroyed in the Yuan Dynasty. Due to the war, it became ruins until it was rebuilt on the original site in the late Ming Dynasty, with a construction area of ??720 square meters. There are existing cultural relics such as stone tablets, mangers, ancient bells, and plaques.

The former site of Kaifu Temple Liaison Station was announced as a Putian County cultural relics protection unit by the Putian County People's Government in December 1997, and was announced as a Putian City cultural relics protection unit by the Putian Municipal People's Government in October 2004.

Information source: Putian Municipal Party Committee Party History Research Office

Zhuangbian Town: Zhuangbian Town is located in the northwest of Putian, in the upper reaches of Qiulu River, 40 kilometers away from Putian City, and 40 kilometers away from Putian City. 33 kilometers from Hanjiang city. It is connected to Dayang Township and Xinxian Town in the northeast, Baisha Town and Changtai Town in the south, Youyang Town in Xianyou County in the west, and Yongtai County in the north. It currently has 22 administrative villages with a total population of 28,332 people and a total area of ??170 square kilometers. , the forest area is 9718 hectares, and the forest coverage rate is 77.7. The main economy is agriculture. The agricultural industry includes the cultivation of grain, fruits, vegetables, edible fungi and the breeding of livestock and aquatic products. Mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms are the main contributors to the regional economic income