第一篇：英語導游詞：泉州導游詞

泉州導游詞

Overview of Quanzhou TouristryQuanzhou is a well-known hometown for overseas Chinese and a majority of the Han population in Taiwanese.The total population in the municipality is over 6.7 million.About 9 million of Han nationality in Taiwan are originally from Quanzhou.In recent years, the number of visitors from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao has been increasing.They come back for pilgrimage to their visit ancestors’ graves, visit their families and friends, make investments and conduct business and sightseeing.This has greatly promoted the social and economic development in Quanzhou.Quanzhou is one of first 24 important national historic and cultural cities announced by the State Council.From Tang Dynasty to Yuan Dynasty, “Citong Port” in Quanzhou was one of the major ports for foreign trade.It was the departure point of “marine silk route” and enjoyed the grand reputation of “largest oriental port”.The city has numerous famous scenic spots, cultural and historic relics.Among 399 protected cultural relics in the city, 12 are of state level and 37 are of province level.1.Chongwu Ancient Town “natural film studio” and “Beidaihe in the South”.It is located at Chongwu Township, the coastal jag in the east of Hui-an County.The site covers an area of 300 Mu, winding along the coastline, composed of Chongwu ancient town, Hui-an women glamour, the granite carving museum, and Earth Art.The well-preserved T-shaped city wall of Chongwu ancient town is located on just the opposite of the scenic spot.It is regarded as “case of the ancient systematic civil work due to its unique architecture.The area has been listed by provincial tourism Bureau as the key construction project for tourism and announced by Quanzhou Municipal Government as the first batch of famous scenic spots, receiving over one million tourists each year.2.Qingyuan Mountain Quanzhou is 2 km from the down town and directly accessible by bus.The sight is known as “No.1 Penglai Mountain in Fujian Province” and the “Back garden of Quanzhou”.The scenic sight covers a total area of 62 km2, consisting Qingyuan Mountain, Jiuri Mountain, Lingshan secret tomb, and Xibeiyang.Qingyuan Mountain has three national key culture relics located on 8 sites.The most attractive site is the giant granite statue of an old gentleman, which is 5.63 meters high, 6.85 meters thick and 8.01 meters wide.Covering an area of 55 m2, it is the largest Taoist granite statue existing at present in China.In addition, there are also Islamic tombs in Song Dynasty, Qifeng rock calligraphy group on Jiuri Mountain, the granite statue of “Sanshifu(Three-generation Buddha)”of Tibetan Buddhism of Yuan Dynasty, the giant granite statue of “Amituofu”, and the Buddhist relics of Hongyi master, the senior monk in modern history, and the Buddhist relics of Hui-an native Guanqin master monk which is brought back from Taiwan.The mountain has gathered rock calligraphies of Taoism, Confucius, Buddhism, Muslim, Muni, as well as many fine calligraphy since Tang and Song Dynasties, hence the name of “Museum of Stone Carving”.3.Ling Mountain Sacred Tomb

Fengze District Forest Park.It is the best protected Muslim relics existing in China.Covers an area of 300 m2, the existing tomb is a pagoda shaped Islamic tomb, located in the north and facing the south.The tomb, measuring 2.15 meter long, 1.1 meters wide and 0.6 meters tall, is structured in three layers.On the east, west and north of the tomb are horse-shoe shaped protection cloisters for 9 chambers which are 11 meters wide and 1.04 meters deep.Inside the cloisters, there are 5 monument stones of different dynasties.In front there is a shining-green monument stone carved with Arabic language.On the right it is the monument stone which was laid when Zhenghe came to burn joss sticks before he started the 5th voyage expedition.To the Arab world, the tomb on the Ling Mountain is the third important sacred tomb, next to Muhammad’s tomb in Mecca and Ari Tomb in Iraq.4.Qingjing Mosque National key culture relics, it is located in the middle section of Tumen Street, Licheng District, covering an area of 2500 m2.Qingjing Mosque faces the street in the South, with a pointed dome roof.The dome has three layers: inside, middle and outside.On the external wall, there is a statue on the top, which is carved with “Alcoran” in Arabic.The back wall of the mosque is carved with ancient Arabic script, recording the time of construction and repair and the builders.In the mosque, there is a stone carving of the emperor’s instruction about the protection of the Islamic mosque in Yongle Year 5 of Ming Dynasty(1407).On top of the mosque gate, there is a platform named “platform looking at the moon” which is built with bricks in the shape of dual-square.5.Kaiyuan Temple National key culture relics, it is a 1000-year old temple, famous in China and overseas.Build in Wuzetian Chuigong Year 2 of Tang Dynasty(Year 686), the temple is Located in the west street of Lincheng District, Quanzhou, Fujian Province.The temple has a history of over 1300 years, covering an area of 78,000 m2.Kaiyuan Temple is evenly laid in structure.Starting from the gate, there are the Hall of Heaven King, Praying Pavilion, east and west Corridors, the Precious Hall of Great Hero, Ganlujietan, and scripture store-room.The buildings are laid spectacularly and neatly in a line.Inside Kaiyuan Temple, there stood the east pagoda and the west pagoda, which are also called Ziyun couple pagodas.The east pagoda is named Zhenguo Pagoda, which was made from the wood initially and later replaced by the brick at the height of 48.24 meters.The west pagoda is named Renshou pagoda, which was built from the timber sent by Wang Shenzhi, the king of Fujian.It was named “emotal pagoda”.It was replaced by brick structure in the northern Song Dynasty and changed again to stone pagoda in the Southern Song Dynasty at the height of 44.06 meters.The west pagoda was built 10 years earlier than the east pagoda

6.Luoyang Bridge

A National cultural relics located over Luoyang River, 20 km northeast off Quanzhou.The construction of the bridge started in 1053 and was completed in 1059.Its length is 834 meters and width, 7 meters, with 31 piers.On the two sides of the bridge, there are fences, on top of which there stand delicately carved lion stone statues.The bridge is also decorated with 7 pavilions, 9 pagodas and knight statues standing at each end.With the unique architecture, the bridge is famous both at home and abroad and has gained the reputation of “No.1 bridge across the sea”.On the outside of the bridge, there are 500 carved stone railings and 28 carved stone lions, symbolizing 28 famous craftsmen;and 81 Buddha statues, including the Moon Buddha.On the north of the bridge, there is a courtyard, which is known as the No.1 courtyard in the south of Fujian Province.7、Anping Bridge A national key culture relic located at Anhai Town of Jingjiang City, Fujian Province, access to the highway between Fuzhou and Xiamen and the national road No 324.Anping Bridge extends over the bay between Anhai Township of Jingjiang and Shuitou Township of Anhai.The construction of the bridge started in Shaoxing Year 8 of Song Dynasty(1138)and completed in Shaoxing Year 22(1152).Made of granite piers, the bridge is 2700 meters long and it was the longest bridge in the ancient times, known as “no bridge would be longer than this bridge”.The construction of Anping Bridge is unique, because the original piers were designed in three different shapes: square, semi-boat, and raft.The foundation of the bridge adopted “sunken foundation covered by wood” and wooden piles respectively according to the different earth layer.The surface of the bridge was laid with granite slates of 5-11 meters long and 4.5-25 tons each.The bridge surface was laid by utilizing the rising and falling of the tide.8.Shiniu Mountain the territory of Dehua, in the middle of Fujian Province and the southeast part of mid Daiyun Mountain range.Shiniu Mountain is famous for its vicious cliff, strange-shaped rocks, strange-looked trees and mysterious caves.In the park, there are high mountains and a dense forest, with humid climate, excellent natural environment, and bio-diversity.It is a kingdom of plants and paradise of animals.The major tourism attractions include the main peak of Niushi Mountain, Daixian double water falls, bamboo raft drifting on Taoxian Stream, rubber boat drifting on Shilong Stream, Tadou hot spring, Peach-flower Island, the relics of Fujian Provincial Committee building.9.Niumu Forest Ecological Sightseeing Zone As a National AAAA scenic spot and provincial natural reserve, it is located at Xiayang town, the west of Yongchun County, Quanzhou of Fujian Province.Niumu forest is the extension of Daiyun Mountain with an attitude of 1,105 meters.It is the largest and best preserved primary forest at present in South China.The main sightseeing area in Niumu forest ecological zone covers 1,000 ha, consisting over 40 scenic spots.The most famous sites are the ecological and scientific popularization museum, orchid garden, Yongchun Tangerine orchard, Qingqian Liule Garden, Cuckoo Castle, board root, strangled killing, parasitic cauline flower, Fujian phoebe trees, yew, foliage, Woniutan, Zhonglidizhu, Konggulaifeng.The entertainment activities offered for tourists include cable sliding at high altitude, grass ski fashion, mock hunting, standard shooting, archery, and jungle field operation.10.Anxi Qingshui Crag

As National AAAA scenic spot and provincial-level culture relics, it is a tourist attraction and religious shrine, located on Penglai Mountain, 15 km northwest from the Anxi County suburb, the hometown of the Iron Buddha Tea.Covering a total area of 11.1 km2 with the peak reaching the altitude of 767 meters, it consists of the temple and pilgrimage zone, Qiyu(praying for rain)ecological zone, Qinshan Recreation zone and memorial zone.With convenience of transportation, it is about 70 km from Quanzhou, 100 km from Xiamen and 120 km from Zhangzhou.The existing temple was built after 1966 and Qingshui Crag is the burial place of Qingshui master monk, a famous monk in Song Dynasty.There is a belief of Qingshui master monk has a wide influence in the Southern Fujian province, Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries.In Taiwan alone, there are over 200 temples named Qingshui Crag.Quanzhou Delicacies and Specialities

1.Quanzhou Glutinous Rice Dumpling of Meat Stuffing

The glutinous rice dumplings of meat stuffing are made in a dainty procedure.The ingredients are mainly glutinous rice, together with half-fat pork and other ingredients, such as taro, chestnut, bran shrimp, lotus seed, chicken, ham and bamboo shoots.2.Quanzhou Yuanhetang Preserved Fruits and Vegetables

Quanzhou Yuanhetang preserved fruits and vegetables are traditional foods, made from different varieties of fruit and vegetables.They enjoy a great reputation all over the world for their sweet and pleasant taste.“Yuanhetang” is a 80-year-old firm processing preserved fruits and vegetables.Having the function of nourishing the stomach and spleen;promoting appetite, Yuanhetang products are regarded as the best selection for entertaining guests while drinking tea.Overseas Chinese originally from the Southern Fujian Province like to take Yuanhetang preserved fruits and vegetables back to their residential country while people in China like to choose “Yuanhetang” products as souvenirs for their overseas relatives and friends.3.Anxi Tie Kuan-yin Tea

Anxi Iron Kuanyin Tea also known as heart Kuanyin tea and red shape Kuanyin tea.It is the top quality Wulong Tea, the famous tea produced in Fujian Province.The iron Kuanyin tea produced in Anxi County, Quanzhou Municipality contains a number of biological alkaline, vitamins and tannin, protein and aromatic oil.It has the special function of easing anxiety, improving eyesight, preventing arteriosclerosis and cancer, extending youth and mitigating radiation.4.Quanzhou Puppet Head

Quanzhou puppets have a complete image in structure.The figures are widely selected from the figures and roles in the folk operas and legends, roughly divided into 5 major types: Sheng(male), Dan(young female), Jing(painted face, male), Mo(middle aged male), Chou(clown, male or female).There are over 300 puppet masks, which display beautiful shapes, vivid drawings, clear characters, unique artistic styles and local images.5.Hui-an Granite Sculpture

Hui-an granite sculpture is a folk carving craftwork, made from top quality granite(shining-green rock)and carved finely into different sizes of delicate handicrafts, such as round carving, floating carving, line carving, and shadow carving.The granite sculptures produced in Hui-an can be either large as the size which should be lifted and installed by cranes or can be small as the size which can float on the surface of the water.They are beautiful in shape, fine in workmanship, unique in artistic style and strong in local characteristics.Hui-an granite sculpture has a history of 1600 years, well-known as the “home of granite sculptures”.6.Hui-an Bear Gall

Fujian Guizhentang Pharmacy Development Co.Ltd utilizes the rich resource of bear gall from Qianshan Group and has developed Qianshan brand bear gall products, such as bear gall powder, bear gall health tea and bear gall capsules.The company uses the extracted substances from bear galls with other valuable Chinese herb medicine to develop different varieties of new medicines.Bear galls are bitter in taste and cold in nature, having the function of clearing the heat, relieving spasm, improving eye-sight, and killing worms.According to the Chinese medicine, bear gall is effective in curing red eye disease, sore throat, infantile convulsion of children, indigestion and pain caused by worms.7.Laofanzhi Panacea Leaven

Laofanzhi Panacea Leaven is a processed traditional Chinese medicine, which is a light grey coloured block in aromatic smell and slightly sweet taste.Having the functioned in adjusting the stomach, nourishing the spleen, expelling wind-evil, settling indigestion, and promoting appetite, resolving wetness, it can be applied to treat flue and cold, heat exhaustion in summer, stomach-ache caused by indigestion and vomiting and diarrhoea.8.Quanzhou Rice sculpture

“Zhauggaoren(rice figure)” is made of ground rice(glutinous rice), wheat flour and pigment.The skill of making the rice figures mainly relies on the dexterous fingers.The tools needed are also simple: small scissors, fine comb, gold paper, feathers, bamboo strap and iron thread.The figures made from the dough are generally taken from the stories in four famous major Chinese works, such as “The master travels to the west with his apprentice to obtain scriptures”, “Three brothers in the Peach Orchard”, “Twelve Golden hairpins” and “Wusong kills tiger”.The figures are vivid.After they are made, it takes several days for them to dry under the sunlight, and then paint with a coat of oil to make them shine and to preserve them for a long time.9.Quanzhou Folk Colour cotta

Quanzhou Folk Colour Cottas are made from paper as figures of ancient operas.The work of making colour cotta is divided into standing work and sitting work.The standing work generally refers to making large scale works, such as “Giant Mountain” “Lingcuo” and “Colour Building while sitting work refers to making fine works, including famous figures, birds and animals.In modern colour cotta techniques, the material is earth, wax, plastics, cloth and silk to enhance the expressive force.The folk colour cotta in Quanzhou has a broad influence in China and overseas.The works of “56 ethnic groups”, “Hui-an maidens”, “Maidens form tea producing area”, “Girls from Fishermen Family”, “Lady of Southern Music” designed by Quanzhou JIngxiu Firm have won excellence prizes on the First China Tourism Souvenir Competition, and the prize of the best commodity on the First Fujian Provincial Tourism Fair.10.Yongchun Painted Bamboo Baskets

Yonghcun painted bamboo baskets are unique traditional handicrafts produced locally.They are made from over 20 raw materials, including gold foil, fine bamboo skin, raw paint, Chinese wood oil, Xiabu, dongfen through over 30 procedures of moulding, boiling, lining, and painting for over two months.There are over 100 varieties of products including flat baskets, patterned baskets and full baskets, shaped in round, ridged, hexagon, oval, as well as fruit boxes and painted plates.11Yogchun Paper Woven Picture

Yongchun paper woven pictures are a special traditional handicraft, initiated at the end of Sui Dynasty and the beginning of Tang Dynasty, with a history of over 1400 years.The pictures have been sent to over 40 countries for exhibition, presented to the foreign friends as souvenirs, and have become the “friendship envoy” for the promotion of the diplomatic ties.Yongchun County has been granted by the Ministry of Culture the title “Home of China Paper Woven Pictures” and listed for the protection under the “Folk Art Protection Project”.12.Dehua Ceramics

Dehua ceramics is the traditional craftwork.It was started in the Tang Dynasty, developed in Song and Yuan Dynasty and made a breakthrough in Ming Dynasty.The white ceramics produced in Dehua have the reputation of being “white as snow, thin as paper, smooth as jade”.Dehua ceramics is famous especially for its statue of Kuanyin which was made by the senior master He Chaosong and named “Helai Kuan” after his name.The “Ivory White” ceramic statue developed by him is a valuable object unparallel in the world, known as the “crown jewel in the international ceramic sector”.Quanzhou Folk Culture

1.Quanzhou Ceramic culture

“Dehua has many beautiful ceramics”, is how the Italian traveller Marko Polo described Dehua.Porcelain manufacture has a long history in Dehua.Well-known both in China and overseas for its top quality, fine workmanship, the porcelain industry in Dehua is regarded as one of the three major porcelain capitals in China, together with Jingde town of Jiangxi Province and Lilin of Hunan Province.In Ming Dynasty, the “Ivory White” ceramics developed by the great master He Chaozong surprised the world and was named “China White” by the westerners.People describe Dehua top white porcelain as “white as snow, thin as paper, bright as mirror” and describe Dehua Jianbai porcelain as “smooth and transparent as condensed lipid and frozen jade”.The porcelain Kuanyin made in Dehua is called “Oriental Venus”.2.Culture of Hui-an women costumes

The costume culture of Hui-an women dates back into the ancient China.They wore a yellow scarf, a blue short blouse, silver chain and large trousers, which are unique in the national costume culture.The blue short blouse displays the colour of sea and sky, the yellow bamboo hats symbol the land and beach;the flowery scarf indicates the movement of mountain flowers and sea waves.The blouses are tight and short, exposing the navel, displays their characters of being bold, flexible, but extravert.The costume of Hui-an women is always focused on the body above the waist, especially on the head decoration which differs in patterns, occasions and ages.When Hui-an women attend weddings or ceremonies, the head decoration should be bright and colourful to display the “happiness”.The old women of Hui-an usually have a bob on the back of the head and wear a black scarf with pins decorated with beads and flowers, which displays a unique style.4.Quanzhou Opera Culture

Dacheng Play

Dacheng play is also named Fashi Play, Monk Play, Douist play and originated from the religion and folk activities in Quanzhou.Formed by combining Buddhist and Taoist activities, it is a religious play, rarely seen in China.The play provides religious services for both Buddhism and Taoism.Dacheng Play was born in Quanzhou and nourished by Quanzhou folk arts, and is especially deeply influenced by thread controlled puppet plays.After emerging as a new play, it has displayed its uniqueness in Southern Fujian folk operas due to its super Kongfu and technique.Dacheng play is known for its kongfu which applies Quanzhou South Shaolin boxing.The opera has preserved lots of folk stunts, acrobatics and dances.By adopting Taoist and Buddhist music, and “Puppet melody” of thread controlled puppets, the music of the opera displays a unique religious charm.Liyuan Opera

Quanzhou Liyuan opera is a rare and valuable opera in China, because it still preserves the characteristics of Southern opera from Tang and Song Dynasties.Originating in Quanzhou, it has spread to Taiwan and the Southeast Asian Countries in the footsteps of the emigrants from Quanzhou.Having preserved a large repertoire of southern opera from Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Liyuan opera has been called the “living fossil” of opera and is one of the oldest operas existing in China.Liyuan opera is sung by Quan melody.It has preserved a lot of important music from Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty and is closely related with the ancient music--Southern Tone.The music of Liyuan opera is mainly played by the bamboo flute and string music instruments.Nanyin(Southern Tone)

Nanyin(Southern tone)is an old and beautiful music and is called the “root of the Chinese national music”.Quanzhou is the cradle of the Southern tone.It has become very popular, after it was enriched, matured and optimized by absorbing the strengths from Central China culture, Fujian culture and maritime culture.Embedded in Quanzhou, Southern tone has not only extended to Southern Fujian Province where Southern Fujian dialect is spoken, but also spread to the Southeast Asian countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.By passing from one generation to another, it has become increasingly popular as a “home tone” full of strong passion for the loving the hometown and the motherland.Many Chinese and foreign scholars have complimented Quanzhou southern tone as the “treasure in the Chinese classic music”.

第二篇：泉州概況導游詞

泉州概況導游詞

泉州市地處福建省東南部，依山面海，北承省會福州，南接廈門特區，東與寶島臺灣隔海相望。陸地面積11015平方千米，海域面積11360平方千米，人口６５８萬。是全國首批歷史文化名城，中國優秀旅游城市，古代“絲綢之路”起點，也是全國著名僑鄉，臺灣漢族同胞的主要聚集地，目前分布在世界１００多個國家和地區的泉州籍華僑華人達６００多萬人，港澳同胞６８萬多人，長期以來，泉州的廣大海外鄉親和臺胞愛國愛鄉，為我市的各項建設事業作出了重大貢獻。

泉州歷史悠久，據考古發現，早在舊石器時期就有人類在此生息繁衍，東晉時期，由于北方連年戰亂，大量中原晉人南遷入境，開始了泉州的大規模開發，泉州現有人口大部分屬中原晉人后裔，泉州的母親河遂被稱為“晉江”。泉州建市最早是在公元７１８年，是一座千年古邑，隨著社會經濟的發展，政治制度的變革，泉州的建置不斷演變，目前隸屬福建省，下轄4區3市5縣，其中漢族占人口總數的98.2%，少數民族占1.8%，方言以閩南話為主，通用語言為普通話。

泉州的氣候也非常適合居住，屬亞熱帶海洋性季風氣候，年平均氣溫18－20℃，終年溫暖濕潤，四季如春，有一首詩道：“四季有花常見雨，一冬無雪卻聞雷”，道出了泉州氣候溫暖宜人的特點。

泉州的得名還有一個典故，據說是因為城北的清源山上有一孔甘泉(俗稱虎乳泉)，因此山稱泉山，州稱泉州。另外，泉州古時還有很多別稱，例如：因古城形似鯉魚，故稱“鯉城”；又因四季常溫，得名“溫陵”；五代時，此地曾環城遍植刺桐樹，遂稱“刺桐城”。泉州的“刺桐港”從唐代到元朝，一直是中國主要對外貿易港口，是古代“海上絲綢之路”的起點，享有“東方第一大港”的盛譽。這些優雅的別稱，隨著泉州海外交通的發達而聲蜚海外，時至今日這些名稱仍然為大家所熟悉。

泉州是國務院首批公布的24個歷史文化名城之一，文化積淀深厚，素有世界宗教博物館之美譽，這點在清源山上體現的尤為突出，包括世界各大宗教，如道教、佛教、基督教、伊斯蘭教、天主教、印度教、摩尼教等，形成了多種宗教兼容并蓄的特點。此外，泉州作為歷史文化名城，文化遺產、名勝古跡星羅棋布，擁有各級重點文物保護單位七百多處，其中國家級20處。其中級負盛名的有：中國現存最早的伊斯蘭教清凈寺，世界唯一的摩尼佛像雕刻，中國最大的老君石雕坐像，千年古剎開元寺及東西塔、民族英雄鄭成功史跡，中國四大名橋之一洛陽橋，以及將惠東風俗、海濱風光、石雕藝術融為一體的崇武古城等等。因此而享有“地下文物看西安，地上文物看泉州”的美譽。并且保留著以南戲、南音、南少林、南建筑為代表的文化遺產和梨園戲、高甲戲、提線木偶等全國特色劇種。說起提線木偶，在08年的歐云輝開幕式上表演的提線木偶節目正式我們福建籍提線木偶大師的精彩演出。另外，值得一提的是。“海上絲綢之路泉州史跡和中國南音已列為申報世界遺產項目。

來到泉州就不得不提一下這邊的名產，其中惠安石雕、德化陶瓷、安溪鐵觀音為泉州三寶，鯉城木偶頭、安溪烏龍茶、永春老醋等土特名產，聞名遐邇，是饋贈親朋摯友的上乘禮品，遠銷海內外。

泉州被列為閩南廈漳泉沿海經濟開發區，經濟總量連續多年居福建省首位，是中國民營最發達的地區，素有中國民營之都美譽。泉州人民立足實際，奮力打造特色經濟，促使泉港“石化基地”、豐澤“中國樹脂工藝之鄉”、晉江“中國鞋都”、石獅“中國服裝名城”、南安“中國建材之鄉”、惠安 “中國石雕之鄉”、德化“工藝陶瓷之鄉”、永春“蘆柑之鄉”、安溪“烏龍茶之鄉”等特色經濟的形成并馳名海內外，全市所有縣（市）均躋身全省經濟實力十強或經濟發展十佳縣（市）行列。2003年，縣域經濟取得新進展，晉江、石獅、惠安和南安四縣（市）再次入選全國百強縣（市）。

泉州以其豐富的人文景觀，別具一格的民俗風情和秀出東南的自然風光，交相輝映，使泉州成為一個全國乃至國際性的旅游勝地，吸引著來自海內外的游客。

第三篇：泉州開元寺導游詞

導語：福建的地理特點是“依山傍海”，九成陸地面積為丘陵地帶，被稱為“八山一水一分田”。以下是寫寫幫文庫小編為你介紹的福建導游詞，希望您喜歡閱讀：

女士們、先生們，大家好!我們現在已經到了福建省內最大的寺廟——泉州開元寺。開元寺占地面積78000平方米。它規模宏大，構筑壯觀，景色優美，曾與洛陽白馬寺、杭州靈隱寺、北京廣濟寺齊名。開元寺初名“蓮花寺“，后改為“興教寺”、“龍興寺”。唐開元二十六年(公元739年)唐玄宗下令全國各州建一座開元寺，遂改現名。

人們常說“自古名山僧占多”，其實是冤枉了出家人。與世無爭的僧人隱身在高山峻嶺之上，本意是修心養性，卻常成為德高望重的高僧，因而山以僧名，聞名遐邇。而泉州開元寺就座落在平平無奇的鯉城區西街，與凡世的隔絕只靠山門前這堵象征性的屏障一紫云屏，這無形中縮短了塵世與佛門的距離。缺少名山大川的陪襯，卻多了善男信女的親近，這就是泉州開元寺的獨特之處。

泉州開元寺是全國重點文物保護單位，也是福建省“十佳”風景區，或許大家想知道，開元寺何以能夠聞名海內外呢?那就讓我們一起慢慢領略、細細品味吧。

眼前這座別致的建筑就是開元寺的山門，也叫天王殿。它建于唐武則天垂拱三年(公元687年)，前后已經過幾次火災燒毀與重建，現存建筑是民國十四年(公元1925年)修建的。大家先請看這石柱：上下端略細，中部較粗，呈梭子狀，學名梭柱，據考證為唐朝的石柱風格，年代已十分久遠了。石柱上還懸掛有一木制對聯“此地方稱佛國，滿街都是圣人”。這是南宋大理學家朱熹所撰，近代高僧弘一法師所寫的。它是泉州這個具有濃厚宗教文化色彩的古城風貌的真實寫照。分坐在天王殿兩旁的是按佛教密宗規制所配置的密跡金剛與梵王。它們怒目挺胸，狀極威嚴，與一般寺廟所雕塑的四大金剛有較大差別，有人謔稱它們為“哼哈二將”。

跨過山門就到了拜亭。站在這里，我們可以看到拔地而起的東西塔和寬敞明亮的東西兩廊對稱地排列在兩旁，而我們所在的位置就在開元寺的中軸線上。佛教傳入我國巳有一千多年歷史，并在中國落地開花，與中國文化融為一體。開元寺的布局就突出了我國古建筑的南面為尊和中軸線為主的特點。

拜亭前的這個大石庭，是個“凡草不生”的拜庭，供古今官民朝拜和活動。每逢農歷二十六日，這里人山人海，梵唄聲聲，一派泉南佛國景象。石庭兩邊分列著八棵200至800歲的大榕樹，陰翳蔽日，盤根錯節，增添了開元寺靜寂、莊嚴的氣氛。樹下排列著11座唐、宋、明時期不同形式的古經幢、小舍利塔，以及兩只贔屃。庭中還置立著一座3米多高的石雕焚帛爐，蓋鈕雕蹲狻猊，爐身周雕幡龍、祥云、蓮瓣、蔓草等紋飾，形制優美，雕工精妙。焚帛爐稍后兩側，還有兩座南宋紹興十五年(公元1145年)泉州南廂柳三娘捐建的印度萃堵波的方形石塔，塔上刻有薩錘太子舍身飼虎的故事，是印度教在南宋時留下的痕跡。

在中軸線上的主體建筑，就是眼前這座大雄寶殿。因傳說建殿之時有紫云蓋地，所以又叫紫云大殿。大殿上方這塊巨匾寫有“桑蓮法界”四個魏碑風格的大亨，以應桑開白蓮之說。早在唐朝初期，泉州已盛產絲綢。這片地原是大財主黃守恭的桑樹園，后來捐給匡護大師建寺。關于這件事，有一個很動人的傳說：一天，黃守恭夢見有一個僧人向他募地建寺，他說等桑樹開白蓮花后就獻地結緣。幾天后，滿園桑樹果然都開出白蓮花，黃守恭深被無邊佛法所感動，果然把這片桑樹園捐獻出來。其實，黃守恭本為樂善好施之人，桑開白蓮之說乃是人們敬慕佛祖，附會而成，但這一神奇的傳說卻為泉州人民所津津樂道，世代相傳，因而開元寺也得了“桑蓮法界”的美稱。

大雄寶殿始建于唐朝垂拱二年(公元686年)，先后經過唐、南宋、元、明幾次受災與重建，現存建筑物是明代崇禎十年(公元1637年)遺物。大殿通高20米，面寬九間，進深六間，面積達1387.75平方米，大殿出拱深遠，外觀雄渾，保存唐朝宏模巨制、巍峨壯觀的建筑風格。

大殿正中供奉的是御賜佛像毗盧遮那佛，漢譯大日如來，是佛教密宗的最高神抵。其兩旁是五代王審邽修大殿時增塑的四尊大佛，依次為東方香積世界阿閦佛，南方歡喜世界是寶生佛，西方極樂世界阿彌陀佛，北方蓮花世界成就佛，合稱五方佛，也叫五智如來。這五尊大佛金光閃爍，衣紋清晰，神容慈祥，法相莊嚴，雙手分別作說法、施與、接引、禪定等相，工藝精巧，令人嘆絕。五方佛的脅侍有文殊、普賢、阿難、迦葉以及觀音、勢至、韋馱、關羽、梵王、帝釋等諸天菩薩、護法神將共10尊。在大殿后正中供奉著密宗六觀音的首座圣觀音以及善才、龍女和兩翼神態各異的十八羅漢。開元寺歷代住持皈宗不一：有法相宗、律宗、凈土宗、密宗、禪宗等宗派，而大殿卻能保持這種罕見的規制，這既值得夸耀，也是值得研究的。

大雄寶殿還有一個“百柱殿”的雅稱。全殿原計劃設立柱子一百根，后來因為需要放置佛像和騰出給佛教徒朝拜的地方，便加長了珩梁，減少了立柱，成為86根柱子的“百柱殿”。崇禎十年(公元1637年)右參政、按察使曾櫻與總兵鄭芝龍重修開元寺紫云大殿時，將其中木柱全部換成石柱。百柱殿的柱子形式豐富多彩，有宋、元、明各時期的海棠花式柱、圓柱、方柱。楞梭柱、蟠龍柱等。尤其是殿后廊檐間那對16角形輝綠巖石柱，雕刻著古代印度和錫蘭流傳的古印度教大神克里希那的故事和花卉圖案24幅，引起中外學者的極大興趣。它與殿前月臺須彌座束腰處的72幅輝綠巖獅身人面像和獅子浮雕，同為修殿時從已毀的元代主印教寺移來的。它們是宋元時期泉州海外交通繁榮發達，中外文化友好交流的歷史見證。

第四篇：泉州天后宮導游詞

導語：福建的地理特點是“依山傍海”，九成陸地面積為丘陵地帶，被稱為“八山一水一分田”。以下是寫寫幫文庫小編為你介紹的福建導游詞，希望您喜歡閱讀：

歡迎大家光臨天后宮。

泉州天后官位于泉州市區南門天后路一號，始建來慶元二年(公元1196年)，地處城南晉江之濱，“蕃舶客航聚集之地”。當時廟字規模有正殿山門、兩廊、兩亭、槍神媽祖林氏默娘，是北來平安軍(泉州府)節度轄下的莆田縣湄洲島之民女，生于來太祖建隆元年(公元960年)，三月甘三日，父親林帷愨，母親王氏平生注意積德行善，樂于助人，年紀都在四十有余，雖生了一男五女，老是覺得單枝難以傳宗接代，向觀音菩薩祈求再生一男。王氏不久便懷了孕，在降生之時，王氏見到一道光從西北面射人她房內，光輝耀眼奪目，香氣四處飄蕩，久久不散。林默娘長大了，決心終生以行善濟人為務，矢志不嫁人，專心致志精研醫理，為人消災防病。她性情和順，熱心助人，排憂解難，還引導鄉人避兇趨吉，有誰遇難，都樂意找她求助。當時，莆田地區瘟疫大流行，林默娘想盡辦法施藥搶救鄉民，果然立愈。鄉民感激她的救命之恩。

宋雍熙四年(公元987年)，重陽佳節，媽祖父兄駕舟渡北上，西風正急，途中遇到狂風惡浪，船在狂風怒濤中劇烈顛簸，媽祖敏感到父兄的遇難，親臨救駕，父親救起，兄長與自己身亡，就這樣鄉民贊她“通悟秘法，預知休咎事，鄉民以病苦輒愈。長能乘席渡海，乘云游島嶼間，人呼曰神女，又曰龍女”。因默娘生前與民為善，升化后被沿海人民尊為海上女神。立廟祭祀。泉州天后官初建即以來微宗賜額“順濟”為廟名，即“濟以順風”之意。宗元時代，泉州成為世界貿易港之一，元政府為了發展海上貿易，于至元十五年(公元1278年)，下詔“制封泉州神女護國明著靈惠協正善慶顯濟天妃。”明永樂五年(公元1405年)出使西洋太監鄭和，奏令福建鎮守官重新其廟。此后朝廷節遣內宦(太監)及給事中行人(對外使節)等官，出使琉球、爪哇、滿刺加等國，率以到廟祭告祈禱為常，永樂十三年(公元1415年)，少監張謙出使渤泥(今加里曼丹島文萊一帶)，從泉州浯江(順濟橋一帶稱浯江)啟航，“實仗神庥”，歸奏于朝鼎新之，改宮號為“天妃宮”。清康熙十九年(公元1680年)施瑯征海，師次于此，“神涌潮濟師”、“有助順功”。敕封“護國庇民妙靈昭應宏仁普濟天后“，后易宮名為“天后宮”。康熙二十四年，欽差禮部郎中雅虎來宮致祭。雍正元年(1723年)御書匾額“神昭海表”，今懸掛于殿中，乾隆后歷代有重修。現在建筑群還保存宋代構件和明清時代木構建筑，是海內外同類建筑中規模最大規格最高、年代最早、而著稱于世的古跡，1987年由國家公布為全國重點文物保護單位。

原山門馬戲臺因筑公路被拆毀，1990年3月由臺灣鹿港天后宮暨諸委員捐資重建。今移清代晉江縣學橫星門為山門、面闊五開間，牌樓式造型，雕花漆繪木構斗拱，青石龍柱，兩側石雕麒麟，螭虎窗，屋頂重檐四坡面，屋脊反翹瓷雕八龍二鱷，角脊作成鳳尾伸展而卷曲，線條柔和優美，整體結構華麗壯觀。戲臺連接于山門后檐，坐南朝北，木構藻井頂蓋。雕脊畫枋，小巧玲瓏，具有泉州獨特藝術風格。

緊接山門兩側為東西厥建筑，所謂“秦宮漢闕”以示天后宮之尊。建筑為二層樓閣，面臨通衢，兩樓高聳，樓上分置鐘鼓，樓下塑造千里眼，順風耳二神像，威武莊嚴。

天后正殿，雖歷經滄桑，但明清木構建筑至今依舊保存完好，而且保留來代構件。正殿占地面積635.5平方米;筑于臺基座，高出地面1米，采用花崗巖石砌筑的須彌座，束腰處浮雕“鯉魚化龍”、雄獅、文房四寶“八駿云火”、仙家法器、鶴舞云中、寶蓋蓮花等圖為二度空間動態藝術造型、雕刻刀法熟練，生動活潑，表現其神職至高無上與教屬。殿內木梁骨架，立于圓形花崗巖石柱，柱頭浮雕仰蓮連珠斗，挑出斗拱承托梁架作九架粱，建筑結構比較特別，空間變化很豐富，門窗彎枋雀替，雕花精致細密，紋飾豐富多采既有幾何圖案，又有花卉水族，鳥獸人物，托木部位有鳳凰戲牡丹，壽梁中作如意訪心，表現女性神廟。殿內油漆用朱地畫“暖八仙”之一的鐘離及如意相間圖案，其綠地雕彩西蕃蓮及喜鵲登梅圖案，有吉祥的象征，有的圖案作異獸，寓意“益壽”。殿內礎浮雕，更是琳瑯滿目，八駿、八寶、傅古鳥龍及各種花卉，表現著水族魚龍騰空翻浪，與百花爭妍，這都是表現道教主題的圖案，以福祿壽吉祥物作襯托，呈現仙家的非凡境界。

殿頂筑九脊重檐四面落水的歇山式，正脊是天后殿至高點，兩端五彩瓷型雙龍戲珠，造型精美，光澤鮮艷，表現整個大脊龍的至高題材，四岔脊頭組合鳳凰圖案，對應大脊成龍鳳呈祥，背面作人物故事，配以龍鳳、麒麟，玄武、雙虎、體現了吉祥如意，慶賀長壽的象征，為閩南建筑藝術之一絕。

東西兩廊及兩軒和寢殿，均由國家文物局立案撥出專款依!日復原修繕。東西兩廊原置配神二十四司，現改為閩臺關系史博物館陳列室。寢殿又稱后殿，地勢比正殿高出1米多，兩側突出部位設為翼享，左右齋館。整座殿字系明代大木構建筑，屋蓋為兩坡面的懸山楔，面闊七間，35.1米，進深19.8米，高8米許，木質梁架粗大古樸，大木柱置于浮雕仰蓮瓣花崗巖的圓形石礎之上，殿前檐柱保存一對十六面青石雕的元代印度教寺石柱。估計是明代翻修時稱置。柱上接木柱，刻有楹聯“神功護海國，水德配乾坤“。正面原有懸掛明代大書法家張瑞圖書“后德配天”的橫匾，目前正在修建中，屬國家木構建筑之瑰寶。

建置于宮內的閩臺關系史博物館是反映祖國大陸(福建)與寶島臺灣歷史上淵源關系的專題性博物館。館內收藏有大量珍貴的歷史文物和民俗文物，近期已舉辦“閩臺民間藝術展”、“泉州古今字書展”、“閩臺民俗風情攝影展”等展覽。

第五篇：關于福建泉州導游詞

關于福建泉州導游詞

作為一位無私奉獻的導游，通常需要準備好一份導游詞，導游詞是我們引導游覽時使用的講解詞。如何把導游詞做到重點突出呢？以下是小編收集整理的關于福建泉州導游詞，供大家參考借鑒，希望可以幫助到有需要的朋友。

大家好，很高興能和大家一起去參觀鄭成功墓。

鄭成功墓在南安市沿著福廈公路的水頭鎮附近的康店村復船山，為全國重點文物保護單位。

鄭成功是我國偉大的民族英雄，名森、字明儼、號大木，福建省南安石井人，出身于官商家庭。1624年農歷七月十四日，誕生于日本長崎縣平戶市千里浜。在日本渡過七個春秋，1630年間隨從其叔芝燕等回國，住安平(晉江市安海鎮)鄭府。鄭成功自幼聰明敏捷，八歲能通讀四書五經，十歲能寫入股文，文章過人，詞藻華麗典雅，十一、二歲，兼習春秋左傳，孫吳兵法，并能舞劍學射。十五歲的稟生，二十一歲攻入南京國子監太學，氣字軒昂，才華橫溢，獲得師長稱贊：“此人英雄，非人所得比。”

明隆武帝見成功年少英俊，文武雙全，問之日“江山危矣，你何從我乎?”對日：“文不貪財，武不怕死，江山可保矣。”隆武帝非常贊許他，即賜他與同姓，易名“成功”，封御營中軍都督，授尚方寶劍，儀同附馬，自是咸稱“國姓爺”。

鄭成功一生最偉大的功績是收復臺灣，驅逐荷蘭侵略者和大規模開發臺灣。永歷十五年(公元1662年)十二月甘三日，率軍三萬余人，大部份是泉州人，把荷蘭侵略者從我國寶島臺灣趕走。鄭成功實現了他收復臺灣和開發臺灣的遠大抱負。當時曾賦詩一首“開辟荊榛逐荷夷，十年始克服先基。田橫尚有三千客，菇苦間關不忍離。“收復臺灣以后，他走訪四社，了解民情及社會情況，在那荒涼的臺灣島上，實行“寓兵于農”之法，屯墾開荒，“農隙則訓以武事，有警則荷戈以戰，無警則負來以耕”。那時，臺灣新辟土地環境十分惡劣，瘴疬流行，“病者十之七八，死者基多”，甚至有數十丈巨蟒為患，開荒任務非常艱巨，鄭成功都新率官兵，積極開發，同時采取各種措施加緊鞏固臺灣海防，堅守陣地，免于荷蘭侵略者“復仇”，重占臺灣。鄭成功率軍披荊斬棘，流血流汗，艱苦創舉。由于十年征戰，馳騁沙場，積勞成疾，于永歷十六年(公元1662年)農歷五月初八病逝臺灣，享年三十有九，墓葬于臺灣的臺南州仔尾。歷經三十多年，其孫鄭克塽降清后，于康熙三十八年(公元1699年)5月22日卯時遷柩歸葬于南安縣，拊葬于康店村的鄭氏祖瑩，隨同遷葬的還有其子鄭經的`靈柩。當時康熙帝除下敕遣官兵護柩外，還賜挽聯一對，日：“四鎮多二心兩島屯師敢向東南爭半壁;諸王無守土一隅抗志方知海外有孤忠。“爾后還派御林軍護陵守墓。同時遷葬于祖瑩樂齋公內還有其父鄭芝龍，其母和其妻墓氏，遷墓后重立墓碑。

1929年，鄭陵被盜，即時搶救石質墓志銘兩塊，一為鄭經1674年回鄉修祖墳時所立的(橄欖山墓志)。另一是遷葬時鄭克塽之《鄭氏歸墓祖文墓志》。鄭成功靈柩用棺廓兩層，里面一層油漆朱紅鮮先澤，棺內布滿水銀，骨骼完好，取出將盔一項，龍袍一件，腰圍玉帶鑲玉十七塊，靴鞋各一雙，還有頭發等珍貴一級文物，由南安石井鄭成功紀念館收藏。

鄭成功墓采用水灰三合土構筑土堆墓，墓碑墓道皆用花崗石雕砌成，墓碑高75厘米，長15.8厘米，呈“山”字形，整座墓域占地997平方米，墓前石質華表一對，相距15米，高14米，呈八角形，徑52厘米，頂端雕一座獅，保存完好。墓前兩側還有石板旗桿夾九對，左五右四，其中一板刻有“戍子年解元”五個字。目前，擴大保護范圍，建筑陵園大圍墻建立文物保管所，修筑墓道和專線公道，綠化林木花草，建置碑亭，環境寬敞，風景優美，為海內外游覽和祭拜“國姓爺”的好地方。

參觀了鄭成功墓，想必大家會有一番感慨和聯想吧。

大家好，歡迎到草庵摩尼教遺址參觀。

距泉州市區南門外19公里的晉江余店蘇內村，有一座萬山峰，又名萬石山、華表山，為我國僅存完整的摩尼教遺跡。因古用草構屋，故曰草庵。摩尼教又名明教，公元三世紀波斯人摩尼所開創，摩尼(公元216-276年)生于南巴比倫安眠王族家庭，他以拜火教為信奉基本，接收____、佛教和古巴比倫的宗教思維，創建了摩尼教。其教于唐代傳入泉州，稱為明教，崇敬光亮，倡導喧擾，反對黑暗和壓迫。古代遺址為元代修建物，據考古發明，宋代摩尼教已在這里運動。明代禁絕，此處鄉民仍以佛教崇拜，保留完全。摩尼教寺緊依華表山麓，內有僧尼方丈，本來庵前還有一座佛教寺，已廢，近年又重建，面目一新。花木、果樹相映，景致非常精美清凈，為一番別致風景。草庵寺依山崖傍筑，修筑情勢為石構單檐歇山式，四架椽，面闊三開間，間寬1?67米，進深二間3.04米，屋檐下用橫梁單排華拱承托屋蓋，簡略古樸。其中最為可貴的是庵內依崖石雕一尊摩尼光佛，石浮雕摩尼跌坐神像，作圓圈淺龕，直徑1.68米，坐像身長1.52米，寬0.83米，頭部比較特殊。浮現輝綠巖(青斗石)色彩，長方形面貌0.32X0.25米，背有光芒射紋飾，出現花崗巖石質，披發披肩，端坐蓮壇，面相圓潤，眉彎稍為隆起，嘴唇薄，嘴角線深顯，構成下額圓突，顯得安祥自若;身穿寬袖僧衣，胸懷打結帶，無扣，結帶用圓飾套束蝴蝶形，而向兩側下垂于腳部，雙手相疊平放，手心向上置于膝上，情態肅穆慈悲，衣褶儉樸流利，用對稱的紋飾表示時期作風。這是目前世界僅存的一尊摩尼教石雕佛像，列為全國重點文物維護單位。

在佛龕的左上角陰刻一段文字“謝店市信士陳真澤破寺，喜舍本師圣像，祈薦考妣早生佛地者。至元五年戌月日記”。五行楷書，34字，字徑2.5X2.5厘米。在右上角還有陰刻比擬毛糙的文字“興化路羅山境姚興祖，奉舍石室一完。祈薦先君正卿姚汝堅三十三宴，妣郭氏五九太孺，繼母黃十三娘，先兄姚月澗，四學世生界者。”這些文字價值性很高，是目前世界獨一摩尼光佛造像跟庵寺建造年代可借的文字佐證，十分寶貴，同時也是研討泉州明教的一手歷史資料。

在這草庵遺址前真個20米處，曾經出土一塊元代完整的黑釉碗和60多件殘瓷片。這件完整的黑釉碗，口徑18.5厘米，高6.5厘米，碗內底部在燒制時便刻有“明教會”三字，字徑6.5厘米左右，其余殘瓷片同樣分辨刻有“明”、“教”、“會”三個字樣，這是當時泉州明教會活動情形的主要發現。宋未元初時燒制這種黑釉碗，在晉江磁灶為數較多，泉州市區近郊也有同類型的發現，闡明羅山草庵摩尼教遺址的文字記載與黑釉“明教會”的瓷碗相印證。泉州的摩尼教活動于元代是比較公然性的。解釋泉州的明教是以佛為崇拜而風行的。據傳有泉州十八位讀書士子住于草庵勤懇讀書，常于此浮現佛的形象，說是文殊菩薩的顯影，因而在摩尼光佛坐像兩側有弘一法師手書木刻對聯“石壁光明相傳為文佛顯影”，“史乘記錄于此著名賢讀書”。

明朝太祖朱元璋依附明教篡奪政權，并采取明教的“明”定國號，然而又擔憂明教要挾他的統治，即所謂“又嫌其教門上逼國號，寅其徒，毀其宮”。所以明初明教極盛一時又轉入機密活動，融會于道、佛教的民間崇拜。但仍于明正統年刻摩尼教的教義信條原出地方有。

勸念

清凈光明，鼎力智慧。

無上至真，摩尼光佛。

正統乙丑玄月十三日，住山弟子明書立。明萬歷年間(公元1573-1620年)泉州還有兩位有名詩人旅行草庵題詩于此：黃克晦(公元1524一1590，號吾野，惠安崇武人，能詩善字畫，著有《吾野詩集》等)

《萬石峰草庵得家字》

結伴遙尋太乙家，峨峨萬石映孤霞。

坐中峰勢天西側，衣上夢陰日半斜。

風榭無人飄翠瓦，云巖有水浸苔花。

何年更駐蘇杭鶴，靜閉閑房共轉砂。

詩人黃鳳翔(1538-1614，號儀庭，止庵。泉州市區人，名士名宦)

《秋訪草庵》

琳宮秋日共跌登，木落山空爽氣澄。

細草久湮仙峽路，斜暉暫作佛壇燈。

竹邊泉脈鄰丹灶，沿里云根蔓綠藤。

飄瓦頹垣君莫問，蕭然一榻便??

以上兩位詩人都把草庵當作道教宮庵對待。其詩中還呈現“太乙神仙“和“丹灶”的詞句。

好了，今天咱們參觀摩尼教遺址到此就停止了，歡送大家再次光顧。謝謝!

大家好，很高興今天能有機會和大家一起參觀安平橋。

安平橋是國家第一批公布為全國重點文物保護單位之一。位于晉江市的安海鎮，安海古稱安平，因此，此橋又稱：“安平橋”，由于橋長有五華里(即二公里半)人們便稱它為“五里橋”;位于安海鎮西畔，俗稱“西橋”。

安平橋全座石構，用花崗巖和沙石構筑的梁式石橋，橫跨晉江安海和南安水頭兩重鎮的海灘，始建于南宋紹興八年(公元1138年)，前后歷經十三年告成，后經明清兩代均有修繕，現為國家撥款依舊重修保留原狀，聞名天下。據《晉江縣志》記載：“晉江、南安之界，舊日以舟渡，宋紹興八年，僧祖派始筑石橋未就，二十一年來趙令衿成之，釃水三百六十二道(即分水道為三百六十二孔)，長八百十有一丈，寬一丈六尺……”目前修繕后橋全長為20xx米，橋面寬3米至3.6米，以巨型石板鋪架橋面，兩側設有欄桿。橋板又闊又厚，最長者可達十余米，每間用板石七、八條，皆是堅實的花崗巖石。而這些橋板石從哪里開采而來的，應該是泉州府附近的石窟，但需要用水運。據說有私家族譜記載，這樣的巨石，多是咫尺相望的金門島開采海運而來的。橋墩筑法，用長條石和方形石橫縱疊砌，呈四方形、單邊船形、雙邊船形三種形式，尚存331座，狀如長虹，為中古時代世界上最長的梁式石橋，故有“天下無橋長此橋”的美贊。此外，長橋的兩旁，還置有形式古樸的石塔和石雕佛像，其欄桿柱頭還雕刻著維妙維肖的雌雄石獅與護橋將軍石像，以夸張的手法，雕刻表現得非常別致，皆為南來的代表作。

整座橋上面的東、西、中部分別置有五座“憩享”，以供人休息，并配有菩薩像。兩翼水中筑有對稱方形石塔四座，圓形翠堵婆塔一座，塔身雕刻佛祖，面相豐滿慈善。中亭二尊護橋將軍，軀高1.59至1.68米，頭戴盔，身著甲，手執劍，雕刻形象威武，這都是宋代石雕藝術的精華。

當時主持建橋的趙令衿筑成天下長橋而高興地寫下一首詩：

為問安平道，驅本夜已分;

人家無犬吠，門巷有爐熏;

月照新耕地，山收不斷鄉;

梅花迎我笑，書報小東君;

有“安平橋”原有篆書豐碑，已廢。據清人龔顯增《亦囪脞牘》載：“丁丑由安平趨漳郡，道出西橋，見篆書豐碑，幾立橋上……碑題‘安平橋’篆書三字，字徑二尺，配搭勻整，氣象崚嶒，旁款一行，正書云‘右迪功郎南安縣尉陳大方立’，刊者劉長岳，大方紹興末任南安縣尉。”

“安平橋這一偉大的橋梁工程是繼聞名天下的海內第一橋的洛陽橋(又名萬安橋)，以工程之艱巨，為世界首創的“筏型基礎”，而產生泉州府地之建橋熱，成為泉州“橋梁甲天下”。安平橋則以長度上被歷代所贊譽，以“臥龍“、“巨虹”的壯麗稱號，聞名海內外。在明代被泉州人稱為“學問最通”陳紫峰，有一天集諸文人周游安平橋，正遇聚雨，他們都在橋上閑聊長橋勝景，隨即作對聯：“暴雨驟傾萬斛珍珠浮水面，長虹多掛一條金帶束天腰。”

在橋頭還有一座磚塔和觀音堂，塔高達22米，為五層六角形空心建筑，南宋時所創建。為什么在南宋，晉江的一鎮有這么多資財創建這么偉大的橋梁工程，據有關史料記載：“安海鎮”于府南六十里，古名“灣海”，宋初始改為“安”、曰“安海市”，西曰“新市”，東曰“舊市”。海泊至，州遣吏攫稅于此，號“石開津”，又據明代編號的《安海志》稱，古時安海人善于漂洋過海發展海上貿易，宋元時期，商則襟帶江湖，足跡遍天下，南海明珠，越裳翡翠，無所不有，文身之地，雕題之國，無所不到……這都說明宋時安海海外通商之繁榮景況，安平橋之興更是當時海外交通發達，社會經濟繁榮的實物標志。同時也看出泉州勞動人民的建筑智慧。

當代詩人郭沫若干年間特來安平橋參觀，留下律詩一首。

五里橋成陸上橋，鄭藩舊邸蹤全消;

英雄氣魄垂千古，勞動精神漾九霄;

不信君謨真夢醋，愛看明儼偶題糕;

復臺得意誰能識，開辟荊榛第一條!

由于時代久遠，海港的變遷，海上的橋變成陸上的橋，如今國家撥出專款重修，恢復舊貌，我們一到長虹般的長橋，總要漫步觀賞，為興建泉州長橋功勞而贊嘆!