Exploring Qiongtai Fudi: A Walk Through History

Qiongtai Fudi is an ancient historic site perched on Bao'er Hill in Haikou's Guandi Lane, whose name draws from an old Song Dynasty term for Hainan Island, steeped in a legend about Emperor Taizu symbolically controlling the island like a turtle's neck. 

Over the centuries it has seen a remarkable number of transformations, from the 1073 establishment of the Qiongguan Administrative Office, to a Ming Dynasty Guandi Temple, a Qing-era restoration, and later incarnations as a pirate hideout, Japanese school, military camp, and Nationalist police station, before being rebuilt in 1999 into three main pavilions that cleverly encode the year "1999" into the alley layout and 3×9 stone steps. 

Today the site features the ornate Fudi and Qiongtai pavilions with glazed tiles and dragon walls, Hainan's largest Guandi Temple with intricate jackfruit wood carvings, and stone steps carved with tributes to historical figures like Qiu Jun and Hai Rui, making it a tranquil cultural landmark where locals, scholars, and visitors come to connect with Hainan's layered past.

Full Guide Here: Discover the Historic Charm of Qiongtai Fudi in Haikou