Mingyue Mountain

Mingyue Mountain is located 31 kilometers southwest of Yuanzhou District, Yichun City, Jiangxi Province. It is a mountain scenic spot integrating "ecological tour, leisure vacation, popular science education and religious tourism". Mingyue Mountain is mainly composed of Taiping mountain, Yujing mountain, Laoshan Mountain, Yangshan mountain and so on. Taiping mountain, the main peak, is 1735.6 meters above sea level. It is called Mingyue Mountain because the whole mountain is semi-circular, just like a half moon. The bright moon mountains are majestic and spectacular, with a variety of forms, some of which are famous for their beauty, some for their majestic beauty, some for their strange peaks, and some for their quietness. The scenery of Mingyue Mountain lies in nature. In the vast sea of clouds, wild mountains, Tianchi and macaques, there are "amazing cliffs, strange rocks, green pines and brocade of mountain flowers". It is famous for its peaks, waterfalls, caves and rocks. In the territory, there are many mountains, many strange rocks; the flowers are gorgeous, and the pines are proud. Birds and animals are everywhere, flowers and birds are singing; stone paths are everywhere, mosses are everywhere, springs and waterfalls are everywhere, and you are in the fairyland, so you have the reputation of "like Huangshan".

Mingyue Mountain

Mingyue Mountain is located 15 kilometers southwest of Yuanzhou District, Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, with an area of 136 square kilometers.

Mingyue Mountain is composed of 12 peaks with an altitude of more than 1000 meters. Taiping mountain, the main peak, is 1736 meters above sea level. It has subtropical humid monsoon climate. It has Taxus chinensis, Manglietia chinensis and other plants, Se rich hot springs in warm soup and other resources. It also has star moon cave, Moon Lake, cloud Valley waterfall, Qingyun stack Road and other scenic spots. Mingyue Mountain is a mountain type scenic spot integrating ecological tour, leisure vacation, popular science education and religious tourism, which is mainly characterized by its unique peaks and valleys, hot springs and waterfalls, rare animals and plants and Zen culture.

In December 2010, Mingyueshan Wentang town was listed as one of the first hot spring towns in China.

On October 15, 2015, Mingyue Mountain tourist area was approved as a national 5A tourist attraction.

In 2018, Mingyueshan Wentang tourist resort was rated as a national tourist resort.

Historical evolution

In the reign of Liu Heng (180-157 B.C.), there was "Yangshan ancient temple" in Mingyue Mountain, which was not only the place where Yangshan Dragon King was fragrant in ancient times, but also the birthplace of Dragon King Bodhisattvas all over China.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties (220-420), it is said that GE Xuan and Ge Hong, the great masters of Taoism, had been cultivating immortals and alchemy at jiyunfeng in Yangshan.

In Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty (627-649), Nengren temple was built in Mingyue Mountain.

In 841, the first year of Huichang in Wuzong of Tang Dynasty, master Huiji came to Yangshan in Mingyue Mountain of Yichun from Huishan. He was called Yangshan Zen master by the world. His ancestors were Lingyou and Huiji.

During the reign of Xuanzong Dazhong (847-859), Huiji went out to live in other places because of Wuzong's anti Buddhism. Yangshan temple was renamed as "Qiyin Temple".

In the early Song Dynasty, Qiyin temple was renamed "Taiping Xingguo Temple".

During the reign of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty (1131-1161), Nengren temple was renamed Leiyin temple.

In 1304, the Taiping Xingguo temple was destroyed by fire. It took eight years for the abbot Seng Xiling to raise money for reconstruction. The new temple was completed in 1312, the first year of Huangqing. It was named "Taiping Xingguo Temple". There are 28 buildings, such as halls, halls, buildings, pavilions, squatters, warehouses, kitchens, etc., with cornices, brackets, carved beams and lacquer buildings.

During the Wanli period (1573-1620) of the Ming Dynasty, the five outstanding official temples were built in Mingyue Mountain.

At the end of Ming Dynasty, Leiyin temple was renamed Ruiqing temple.

After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the temple of Taiping Xingguo was revived and abolished repeatedly, and its scale was gradually reduced.

In 1832, the Taiping Xingguo temple was renamed "Xingguo ancient temple". The temple is located in the north facing south and is divided into upper hall and lower hall. The upper hall is the main hall, which is decorated with camphor wood carving and gold decoration.

In September 2011, Qiyin temple was rebuilt and completed.

In 2017, Mingyueshan Songcheng mingyueqiangu scene area project was officially signed. The project is located in the east of Wentan road and the south of Taipingshan road in Wentang tourist resort. There are three cultural performance squares, including tourist center and parking lot, theme street, characteristic atmosphere street, cultural performance square, moon landscape lake, mingyueqiangu theater and comprehensive supporting facilities, It covers an area of 1000 square meters.

On December 28, 2018, Mingyue Mountain Songcheng Mingyue eternal scene area opened.

geographical environment

Location context

Mingyue Mountain is located in the northern part of Luoxiao mountain range on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, 15 kilometers southwest of Yichun City Center. It is 230 kilometers away from Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, 250 kilometers away from Changsha and 533 kilometers away from Wuhan.

Climatic characteristics

Mingyue Mountain is a subtropical humid monsoon climate with peculiar mountains and waters and mild climate. The annual average temperature is about 12 ℃ - 15 ℃, and the annual average precipitation is 1800 mm - 2000 mm. Adapt to the growth of various animals and plants, known as the "natural zoo", "plant kingdom". The original scenery is well protected, the vegetation is luxuriant, the air anion content is as high as more than 70000 per cubic centimeter, which is 35 times of the national standard, and can be called "natural oxygen bar".

topographic features

Mingyue Mountain belongs to Wugong mountain range, which is mainly composed of twelve peaks with an elevation of more than 1000 meters, such as Taiping mountain, Yujing mountain, Laoshan Mountain and Yangshan mountain. The main peak is Taiping mountain, 1735.6 meters above sea level.

hydrographic features

The main rivers in Mingyue Mountain are Mingyue River, Wentang River and Zhuangyuan river.

natural resources

Animal resources

Mingyue Mountain is rich in wildlife resources, belonging to the national level I and II protected wildlife, including 32 species, such as yellow bellied Tragopan, white necked long tailed pheasant, clouded leopard, golden cat, big Ling cat, little Ling cat, pangolin, etc. Birds include hawks, owls, wild birds, bamboo chickens, egrets, Thrushes, turtledoves, cuckoos, woodpeckers, etc.; amphibians include frogs, stone frogs and giant salamanders, etc.

plant resources

There are more than 1100 kinds of plants belonging to 62 families in Mingyue Mountain, among which there are more than 300 kinds of arbor species, belonging to 13 species of national class I and II protected tree species. There are 667 hectares of continuous and vigorous pure forest of Pinus taiwanensis. Mingyue Mountain is known as the "natural animal and Botanical Garden". There are not only medicinal materials such as rock ginseng and stone fungus, but also flowers and trees named after Mingyue Mountain, such as red camellia, Rhododendron, Manglietia and Manglietia decidua, and trees such as pine, bamboo, cypress, camphor, fir, ginkgo, silver magpie and Cyclocarya paliurus. Among them, Taxus chinensis var. mairei, which originated 230 million years ago, is rich in paclitaxel Rare plants.

Radon selenium hot spring

The hot springs containing selenium and radon are distributed in Wentang and Hongjiang, respectively. Wentang se rich hot spring has a history of more than 2000 years. It is distributed in the area of 8 square kilometers of Wentang town at the foot of Mingyue Mountain, with a daily water yield of 13000 tons. The water temperature is maintained at 68 ℃ - 72 ℃ throughout the year. It is colorless and tasteless. It can be drunk and bathed without sulfur. It contains more than 20 trace elements, especially selenium. The annual water temperature of Hongjiang radon hot spring is 50 ℃, and the daily water output is 1800 tons.

Scenic spots

The whole scenic spot consists of eight parts: tanxia scenic spot, Qingyun scenic spot, Taiping mountain scenic spot, Hongjiang scenic spot, Yangshan scenic spot, shibabai scenic spot, Yujing mountain scenic spot and Wentang hot spring leisure resort

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Tanxia scenic spot The main scenic spots include the theme statue of "cloud Gu Mu Yue", Mingyue Mountain style garden, 24 bridge Mingyue garden, Jingfu ecological garden, Huahai original residence, Mingyue Mountain paraglider base, Erquan yingyue, Xinyue Guiyuan, yueliu dusk, Zodiac naoyue, Yongyue Beilin, bamboo forest Yueying, Yuezhi Road, changong Dangui Garden, Zhuxi poetry Pavilion, Liugui Baiyue, yingyue spring, winding path Tongyou, bamboo path Tongyou Sea lion looking forward to the moon, wuxianlingguan temple, Huangyue bridge, Mingyue Mountain Cloud Valley slide, rest Pavilion, Jinyue lake, Fengdong tower, crocodile exploring the sky, Shibi Liuquan, waterfall Pavilion, Yuexia old man, cloud Valley waterfall, Mingyue Mountain slide, shizifeng, qicaixi, Qipanshi, southern hemlock, bengyan, Qianzhang cliff, Fengfan stone, Luotuofeng, Huaxi, etc.

The main scenic spots of Qingyun scenic spot are Mingyue temple, Yueyue lake, MengYue villa, Xingyue cave, moon running rope, Qingyun plank road, Chang'e moon running, crocodile listening to the waves, turtle exploring the sea, Yutu guarding the moon, Golden Rooster crowing, shenfrog leaping stream, fairy scattering flowers, etc.

The main scenic spots of Taiping mountain scenic area are alpine meadow, Taiping mountain sunrise, Taiping mountain temple site, fannitang, WanMu Huangshan pine, Ruiqing tower, Houmian mountain, alpine meadow, etc.

The main scenic spots of Hongjiang scenic spot are nanre ancient village, international hot spring meditation center, Millennium ancient ginkgo, Taxus chinensis, Yangshan stone turtle, ancient temple village "Fuhui ancient temple" site, etc.

The main scenic spots of Yangshan scenic spot are Yangshan Qiyin temple, Yangshan snow, xuegutan waterfall, Millennium terraces, etc.

The main scenic spots in the 18th platoon scenic spot are sightseeing train, moon cave, stalagmite with the moon, Buddha's palm, sister peak, five women's birthday, general stone, turtle back stone, rhinoceros stone, hen stone, etc.

The main scenic spots of huamulian scenic spot in Yujing mountain are Chinese deciduous Manglietia, Mingyue Mountain Camellia oleifera, etc

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