The ancient garrison town by the sea, and the Loga Temple of a leaf--a glimpse of Yongning, Quanzhou

Quanzhou is a magical city, there are buses to its towns and counties from the old city, although it seems to be dozens of stops, in fact, each stop is not far apart, so it is very suitable for people like me--traveling alone. Yongning Ancient Garrison Town was built in the Ming Hongwu period, and it was one of the three major garrisons in the country with Tianjin Wei and Weihai Wei at its peak. The ancient garrison town is built against the mountain, shaped like a turtle, and was called Aocheng in ancient times. Yongning Town began in the Tang Dynasty, it is a town that has experienced more than 600 years of gunpowder and war, and now it is quaint and peaceful, and the time is quiet. Yongning is also a town with the highest 'density' of gods, the whole town is divided into thirty-two shops, each shop has its own guardian god, and more than one. And there are gods in the corners of the small town, on the bed, and on the trees. Among them, the Chenghuang Temple is the largest and best preserved in the Minnan region, and is known as the blessed land of Yongning. There is also the ancient cannon from the Ming Jiajing period under the temple steps, from the broken muzzle, you can know what kind of fierce battle this ancient city has experienced. Chenghuang Temple also has the story of the Japanese army 'burning Chenghuang Temple three times but not getting it' during the Anti-Japanese War... After going through the baptism of the deep history of the ancient city, passing through the Gold Coast, on the sea at one end of the bay, there is the 'Loga Temple' that is like a flat boat alone on the sea. Although it is not an ancient temple, it was built in the millennium, but because of its unique geographical location and Li Xian's check-in, it quickly became popular. After passing through the Golden Bridge and through the mountain gate, there is a wide open sea and sky in front of you, as if you have stepped into another realm. The sea breeze in the winter of Lingnan is exceptionally cold, the sound of the waves layer by layer, the incense in the incense burner is scattered with the wind and melted into this sea and sky. Thousands of prayers, like the tide coming and going, silently chanting mercy in front of the temple, the past is also in the present, then, may everything go well! Discovery Society