Yunyang mountain scenic spot

Yunyang mountain, located 2.5km west of Chaling County, is the highest peak in Chaling County and the main scenic spot in Chaling County. As a famous mountain in eastern Hunan, its majestic appearance is second only to Nanyue Hengshan, and every year in July pilgrims to Nanyue have the habit of paying homage to Yunyang mountain first, so Yunyang mountain is also known as "little Nanyue".

Yunyang mountain

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Yunyang mountain scenic area generally refers to Yunyang mountain

Yunyang mountain is located 2.5 kilometers west of Chaling County, Hunan Province, with an altitude of more than 900 meters. It is a famous mountain in eastern Hunan Province, and is the main scenic spot in Chaling County. Its majestic appearance is second only to Nanyue Hengshan, and every July pilgrims to Nanyue have the habit of paying homage to Yunyang mountain first, so Yunyang mountain is also known as "little Nanyue".

Yunyang mountain is undulating, with 7 peaks and complete vegetation. The south foot of Yunyang mountain presents obvious karst landform of peak cluster depression type. There are typical dissolution funnels between peak clusters. There are vertical shafts in the depression. There are concentrated infiltration channels underground. The underground river is huge. There are caves with wonderful scenery. The cultural landscape of Yunyang mountain is mainly temples and temples, which are distributed at the foot, waist and top of the mountain. The vegetation of Yunyang mountain is mainly composed of artificially planted pine forest, with high coverage and complete preservation.

geographical environment

Yunyang mountain is located in the Wugong mountain system of Luoxiao mountain range at the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi. It is composed of Yunyang mountain, Tiantang mountain, Yangliu mountain, yanyingzui and other major mountains. The highest peak of Tiantang mountain is 1130 meters above sea level, and the lowest is 110 meters above Xianren Bay, with a relative elevation difference of more than 1000 meters. Yunyang mountain has four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, no severe cold in winter and no severe heat in summer. The terrain is diverse and the difference is obvious. The temperature of yunyangxian, which is more than 500 meters above sea level, keeps 25 ℃ in hot summer. The pleasant forest climate is an ideal place for summer vacation. Yunyang mountain is high in mountain and deep in valley, with more than 10 streams. Xiangjiang River tributary meter water flows through the park 15 kilometers, the annual average flow of 134.57 cubic meters per second, navigable throughout the year.

Tourism characteristics

Yunyang mountain has a profound cultural heritage, beautiful landscape, cultural landscape and natural landscape. Here you can see the 72 peaks, you can see the ten Lingyan, you can worship the ancestor of Yuesheng, and you can enjoy the auspicious light of Taoism and Buddhism.

Yunyang mountain is the name of Shennong. According to Han Xuetang silk book and Huangfu Ji and other ancient books, Yunyang mountain got its name from the Yunyang family of SHAOHAO, the son of the Yellow Emperor, who was granted the land of Shennong Yan Emperor in the eighth generation. Shennong, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, started farming in Yunyang mountain, planting grains, tasting herbs and picking tea. Up to now, he has left many miracles in Yunyang mountain, such as praying for Fengtai, washing medicine pool, drying medicine flat, grinding medicine trough, alchemy stove and Shennong hall. In 1986, carbonized rice grains more than 6000 years ago were unearthed from the Daxi cultural site in duling'ao at the southern foot of Yunyang mountain, which strongly confirmed the history of Emperor Yan Shennong's teaching people "slash and burn cultivation" in Yunyang mountain.

Yunyang mountain is the holy land of Taoism and Buddhism. As early as the northern and Southern Dynasties, there were religious activities in Yunyang mountain. In the second year of Liang Tianjian (503), Buddhist missionaries built Chongfu temple in the eastern foot of Yunyang; in the year of Liang Datong (535-545), a man named Rao Daoheng worshipped immortal Ziwei as his teacher and built Yunyang Taoist temple in Yunyang mountain. From then on, there was an endless stream of Taoists and monks who came to Yunyang mountain to practice Taoism, to realize Zen and to build temples and temples. In the early Tang Dynasty, Yunyang mountain was once named Nanyue, known as "ancient Nanyue". For more than 1500 years, Yunyang mountain has been regarded by Taoism and Buddhism as a blessed place for "living in seclusion and longevity". Up to now, there is the only Taoist temple named chisongxian at the entrance of the east gate of Yunyang mountain. Ziyun temple is built at the entrance of the north gate of Yunyang mountain. The ancient Nanyue Palace (yunyangxian) and baiyun temple at the east foot of Ziwei peak are Buddhist temples, Taoist temples and even Buddhist temples Buddhism and Taoism coexist in one room. The superior geographical environment and prosperous Taoism and Buddhism culture make Yunyang mountain surrounded by auspicious clouds all the year round, with long bells and incense.

Yunyang mountain is the spiritual mountain of Confucianism. Yunyang mountain is the best place for scholars to study and understand Taoism. Students of all ages like to study in temples of Yunyang mountain. In ancient times, Ziwei Academy was set up on Yunyang mountain, and Xiya academy, Xunle academy, Xichou academy, fanle academy, Youxue academy and Longhu Academy were set up at the foot of the mountain. Because of this, two of the 127 Jinshi in Chaling history came from the foot of Yunyang mountain. The literati left a large number of poems in Yunyang mountain, which made Yunyang mountain full of book spirit. Huang Tingjian, the famous poet of Song Dynasty, Li Dongyang, the leader of "Chaling poetry school" of Ming Dynasty, Xu Xiake, the famous Traveler, and Tan Yankai, the former chairman of the national government, have come here to explore the world and left many masterpieces.

Yunyang mountain is a fairyland on earth. Yunyang is seventy-two mountains in a circle of seventy miles, with many peaks standing up, Danya flowing, waterfalls falling, deep valleys and ancient caves. Ziwei peak is also the best scenic spot, which is known as "one peak and three counties". The bamboo trees of Nanyue palace, chisongxian and baiyun temple are deep and mysterious, like a freehand Chinese painting of "ancient temple hidden in deep mountains". When it rains, it stretches out the picture of "Misty rain Castle Peak and misty rain tower". The Zigui Valley is secluded, steep and dangerous, and the spring is murmuring. The Luohan cave Canyon is flying Waterfall spring, lush green trees, red cliff and green wall can be seen everywhere; laojunyan Valley is secluded, mountains and rocks are strange; Guanyinyan big stone flying base, driving through the gap; wuleichi one hongqingquan, Chengbi is different; maye cave karst landscape is diverse, stalagmite "light jade drop, hanging column inverted lotus, pattern with carving, shape like flying" The beautiful natural landscape has attracted many literati in history to explore and write poems. Huang Tingjian, the poet of Song Dynasty, Li Dongyang, the leader of Chaling Poetry School of Ming Dynasty, Xu Xiake, the famous Traveler, and Tan Yankai, the former chairman of the national government, all left many famous works about Yunyang mountain.

Yunyang mountain is a natural oxygen bar. Yunyang mountain has beautiful ecological environment, beautiful scenery, fresh air, air, surface water and other environmental quality up to the first class standard. There are many kinds of animals and plants. All kinds of precious animals often appear in streams and deep valleys and inhabit in the valley. All kinds of trees constitute a verdant forest landscape. It is a natural oxygen bar with high negative oxygen ion content and an ideal place for self-cultivation.

In December 2008, Yunyang mountain scenic spot successfully passed the evaluation and acceptance by the expert group of National Tourism Administration, and won the national AAAA brand of scenic spot. In 2009, Yunyang mountain pre declared provincial scenic spot, nature reserve, Geopark and other brands.

historical origin

Five kilometers west of Chaling County, there is a forest park, Yunyang mountain. Yunyang mountain Danya Cuibi such as screen, waterfalls and springs repeatedly see, Xiufeng secluded cave, set show, secluded, dangerous, strange in one, known as "small Nanyue", "Yaheng mountain".

Yunyang mountain is named after the Yunyang family of SHAOHAO, the son of the Yellow Emperor. It is the fiefdom of the Shenlong family of the Yan Emperor. In the area of Yunyang, Shenlong "taught the people to plant grain", "tasted grass", tasted tea and planted tea, leaving a large number of relics of praying for Fengtai and tea forest.

"The general annals of Hunan · feudal annals" records that "if you go back to the past, then the king will always be the capital."

In Shi Lue Xun Fei, Yu Wang was named shenlu, lived in kongsang, and was chased by Chiyou. The Yellow Emperor killed Chiyou, but granted shenlu to the road. Note: today, Lushui Township in Chaling is covered and sealed here. "

"Emperor Shiji" records that Emperor Yan "lived for 120 years and collapsed in Changsha."

"The end of the tea town in Changsha is called Chaling, the so-called emperor's tomb."

Main attractions

Yunyangxian

Yunyang immortal is a religious place where Buddhism and Taoism are integrated. Surrounded by Fengxia, located in the East armpit of Zifeng, the ancient people called it a blessed place for immortals to "escape from the world and live in seclusion". Huang Tingjian, a famous litterateur in Song Dynasty, Li Qi, the number one scholar of Chaling in Yuan Dynasty, Liu Yingfeng, the head of history department in Ming Dynasty, Xiao Jinzhong, the number one scholar in Qing Dynasty, Tan Zhonglin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in late Qing Dynasty, and other celebrities have left many poems. Xu Xiake, a famous Traveler in Ming Dynasty, also came here to control you.

Zhang Liang tries sword

On the left side of Yunyang fairy, there is a broken Boulder, 3 meters high and 4 meters long, which seems to have been split in the middle with a sword. It is engraved with four regular script characters of "Zhang Liangshi sword". It is said that Zhang Liang once studied here with chisongzi to forge a sword. Liu Bangte went up the mountain and asked Zhang Liang to come out of the mountain for the great cause. Zhang did not cast his sword to split the stone. The rock was split in two, so he followed Liu out of the mountain.

Wuleichi

It is said that in ancient times, the foot of Yunyang mountain often suffered from drought. Shennong ordered the rain master chisongzi to ask for rain, but it didn't rain a little. Later, it was found that the dragon, who was in charge of the rain distribution in this area, was sleeping in the crevice of the rock. Chi Songzi was so angry that he used the five thunder methods to lock the dragon in the crack of the rock and ordered it to spit out water. This water flows into the mountain stream to irrigate the land at the foot of the mountain.

Guanyinyan

There is a natural grotto 13 meters high and 7 meters wide on the west side of wuleichi in Yunyang. The door of the cave is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. It looks like a curtain drawn to the side, with a built-in statue of Guanyin, so it is called Guanyin rock. On the top of the cave, the rocks hang upside down; on the right side of the cliff, the fault forms a platform about 1.5 meters wide, on which lies a huge rock weighing about 3-4 tons, one third of which is suspended in the air, making people feel the danger of rolling down at any time, but it has been as stable as a rock for thousands of years.

Yunyang caves

There are many caves at the foot of Yunyang mountain. There are Qin people, Yuhua, Zhenxian and maye caves in the historical records. There are three caves of Qin people in the south foot of the mountain. Stalactites are all over the cave, which is a wonder. The hall is 3 to 4 meters high and more than 10 meters wide. On the left, there is a stream murmuring by. 13 meters away from the cave, the stone milk falls

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