和本地朋友聊起還有哪些應該去的景點，我才發覺自己居然沒去過他推薦的西禪寺。
查了下西禪寺是福州五大禪寺之一，原名是怡山長慶禪寺。
📍地址：福州市鼓樓區工業路455號
⏰開放時間：（夏季）6:30-18:30；（冬季）6:30-18:00
門票20，還有遊客拖著行李箱就過來，一入寺廟就看到一片湖，觀音像在其中，湖里倒映出佛塔，給人一種靜謐的安心感。
寺廟里不用額外買香，還有特別寫著一爐一香，就依照指示開始燒香並逛起了這座古寺，經過放生池里低頭偶然看到池中烏龜在疊羅漢，抬頭看檐角神獸和雕飾。
今天人不多，前面的幾座殿並不特別大，一直到了雄偉的大雄寶殿，進殿看到巨大的三座巨大的佛像，據說比湧泉寺的還大。
忽然意識到我也沒去過湧泉寺。。
再走到觀音閣，殿雖然不大，但觀音像巨大，很有威嚴，外面則意外遇到了一群鴿子，有人在餵食，很悠閒的感覺，鴿子到處飛，塔上、地上、香爐里，有只笨鴿子還栽進香爐聖水池，笑死。
再走到玉佛樓，裝修的富麗堂皇，裡面有兩座玉佛，還有500羅漢像，從殿後面的角度可以拍到玉佛樓的建築供著報恩塔的照片。
旁邊就是一直在視野里的13層石塔，據說是國內現在最高的石塔，近看很壯觀。
再沿著小橋流水和樹林原路走向出口，還可以看到入口湖上觀音像的背影。。
A serene afternoon exploring Xichan Temple, one of Fuzhou’s Five Great Zen Temples, also known as Yishan Changqing Temple. 🌸
📍 Location: No. 455, Gongye Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou
🕰️ Opening Hours:
Summer: 6:30–18:30 Winter: 6:30–18:00 🎫 Ticket: ¥20
The moment you enter, the calm lake with the Guanyin statue reflected in the water welcomes you.
No need to buy incense here — the temple encourages “one burner, one incense” for mindful simplicity.
🐢 At the pond, turtles stack upon each other like a living pagoda.
🕍 Inside the Mahavira Hall, the grand statues of the Buddha exude peaceful strength — even larger than those in Yongquan Temple.
🕊️ Outside, pigeons circle the Guanyin Pavilion, some perching on rooftops, others playfully landing on the incense burner.
💦 One even slipped into the holy water basin — a funny, unexpected moment that lightened the calm atmosphere.
Then I wandered through the Jade Buddha Hall, home to two jade Buddhas and 500 Arhat statues, before admiring the 13-story stone pagoda, said to be the tallest of its kind in China.
As I left, I looked back at the Guanyin statue’s reflection on the lake, a perfect symbol of peace and impermanence.
A half-day trip — but it felt timeless. 🕊️
🎥 Filmed in Fuzhou, Fujian — Exploring the spiritual calm beyond the city noise.
📸 By Marco | Real China through mindful travel.