Baohuashan National Forest Park

Baohua mountain got its name because of the yellow flowers in spring. Later, Baozhi, an eminent monk of the Liang Dynasty in the southern and Northern Dynasties, came here to give lectures in the nunnery, so it changed its name to Baohua mountain. Baohuashan Forest Park is known as "the beauty of forest foothills, the beauty of mountains, the depth of caves and valleys, the beauty of haze". Longchang temple, which lies in the mountains and forests, has always been supported by pilgrims from all over the world because of its status as "the first famous mountain of Luzong". It is said that Emperor Qianlong visited Jiangnan seven times and Baohua mountain six times, which shows its prestige in the Buddhist world.

Longchang temple is a typical architectural complex of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Different from other Buddhist temples, Longchang temple is a folk courtyard structure with green tiles and white walls, and several courtyards are arranged separately, which is quite special. The main hall dedicated to the Buddha and the busa hall opposite Weituo are the central axis of the temple. Along the central axis, behind the main hall are the copper hall and the small courtyard without beam hall, and there are other small courtyards on the left and right sides. The overall structure is rough but fine, which is very easy to manage.

Baohuashan National Forest Park in Jiangsu Province

synonym

Baohuashan National Forest Park generally refers to Jiangsu Baohuashan National Forest Park

Baohuashan National Forest Park is located in the north of Jurong City, Jiangsu Province, south of 312 National Highway and north of Huning Expressway, 30 kilometers away from Nanjing, Zhenjiang and Jurong respectively. With a total area of 100 square kilometers, it is a National Forest Park and rated as 4A scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration. The forest coverage rate is as high as 92%. There are nearly 100 thousand year old trees in the mountain. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty planted six "imperial pines" in Jiangnan and Baohua mountains.

Baohuashan National Forest Park in Jiangsu Province got its name because of the yellow flowers in spring. Later, Baozhi, an eminent monk of the Liang Dynasty in the southern and Northern Dynasties, came here to give lectures in nunneries, so it was renamed Baohuashan. Baohuashan Forest Park is known as "the beauty of forest foothills, the beauty of mountains, the depth of caves and valleys, the beauty of haze".

On October 18, 2019, he was selected into the fifth "China forest oxygen bar" list.

Historical evolution

In 1981, it was approved as "provincial nature reserve" by the provincial government.

In April 1996, it was approved as a national forest park.

In 2003, it was approved as a national AAAA scenic spot.

On October 18, 2019, he was selected into the fifth "China forest oxygen bar" list.

geographical environment

Location context

Baohuashan National Forest Park in Jiangsu Province is located on the golden line of East China tourism. It is 23 kilometers away from Nanjing in the west, 30 kilometers away from Zhenjiang in the East, 20 kilometers away from Jurong in the South and 10 kilometers away from Xiashu town in Jurong. It is close to 312 national highway, Huning Expressway, Xianlin Avenue and Tanglong highway. Geographical coordinates: 32 ° 07 ′ 58.24 ″ n, 119 ° 04 ′ 56.10 ″ E.

topographic features

The park is long in North and south, narrow in East and West, with a south-north direction; in the south is a geomorphic complex composed of low mountains, hills, river valley plain, lakeside plain and River land.

climate

According to the statistics of climate data from 1971 to 2000, the annual average temperature of the scenic spot is 15.6 ℃, the precipitation is 1088.2 mm, of which the Meiyu is 263.3 mm, the sunshine hours is 2000.9 hours, the extreme maximum temperature is 40.2 ℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is - 10.1 ℃.

Resources

natural resources

There are 529 species of vascular plants belonging to 352 genera and 124 families in Baohuashan National Forest Park. Among them, Magnolia grandiflora is an endemic tree species, which is a new generation three million years ago. There are wild species such as Phyllostachys heterocycla, Phyllostachys heterocycla, Pleioblastus amarus and Bambusa breviflora, which is called "Bamboo Sea".

Animal resources

Baohuashan National Forest Park in Jiangsu Province is rich in animal resources. There are more than 20 kinds of mammals, such as jackals, wolves, deer, foxes, and nearly 100 kinds of birds, such as thrush, myna, egret, etc.

Main attractions

Viewing platform

The viewing platform was called Baiyun Pavilion of Baohua mountain in ancient times. Later, the former site was built into a teahouse for tourists to enjoy tea. Opposite the teahouse is the main peak of Baohua mountain and Dahua mountain. Besides the viewing platform, there is the 19long pool.

Sutra worship platform

Baijingtai, also known as shaijingtai and huijingtai, is located at the peak of the western part of Baohua. There is a huge stone like a platform on it. It is said that it is the Baozhi Office of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty. During the period of the Republic of China, general Zhang Zhizhong wrote an article here to recall the "Songhu Anti Japanese War" in 1932 (21 years of the Republic of China), mourning the soldiers who died for the country, and erecting a monument to commemorate it. Later, it was destroyed by the Japanese army, and only the site remains. There are troops of Nanjing Military Region stationed, which is a military restricted zone.

The source of Qinhuai River

Qinhuai River is a tributary of the Yangtze River. Its ancient name is "huaishui" and its original name is "longzangpu". It originates from Donglu mountain in Lishui and Baohua mountain in Jurong. From east to west, it flows through the south of Nanjing City, and then flows into the Yangtze River along the northwest of Shicheng. "Baohua mountain records Volume 4" says: "the second source of Qinhuai is Jurong Huashan Mountain and Lishui Donglushan mountain; it flows into Fangshan Mountain; it flows into the county and city from the gate of water". The four words "source of Qinhuai" were found in Qianlong's imperial pen during the development of Baohua mountain scenic spot.

Tianlong Fudi square

Tianlong Fudi square is located on Tianlong peak, one of the 36 peaks of Baohua mountain. Emperor Qianlong once went to the south of the Yangtze River six times, went to Baohua mountain six times and entered Longchang Temple six times. Tianlong peak was the place where Emperor Qianlong prayed for the common people. It is said that Emperor Qianlong once prayed for ten thousand years for the country, for the well-being of all the people, for the people, for a good life with a prosperous life, a harmonious government and a peaceful country. The square, with a total area of 5000 square meters, is composed of four parts: a hundred blessing pictures, a statue of the birthday star, a pillar of the Chinese zodiac, and a folk culture wall. It reproduces the scene of the Dragon praying for blessings in that year, and reflects and spreads the Chinese nation's blessing culture, which is destined to take the three stars of fortune, fortune, longevity as its core content.

The turtle listens to the Scriptures

Originally known as "luanshigang", the 4A scenic spot of Baohua mountain was designed and constructed in combination with the Buddhist culture of Baohua mountain and the geographical location of "luanshigang". It means that the turtle listens to the sermons, so it's called it.

Tomb of Cizhou

On the hillside opposite Longchang temple is the cemetery group of eminent monks. The Han Baiyu tomb that can be seen is the pagoda of the former Abbot Cizhou of Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang. Cizhou, a native of Xinghua, Jiangsu Province, was once the president of Zhenjiang Buddhist Association, vice president of Jiangsu Buddhist Association, and director of the National Buddhist Association. He was a great Buddhist monk in modern China. He was the director of Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang, concurrently the abbot of Longchang temple in 1996, and passed away in the spring of 2003. Cizhou was kind and respected by monks. In memory of him, the temple built a grand cemetery for the world to commemorate.

General cave

General hole is a coal hole dug by General Xu Shiyou. General Xu Shiyou once served as commander of Nanjing Military Region, defending the southeast. During the cultural revolution, he led engineers and Nanjing students to settle in Baohua mountain to excavate Jiangnan coalfield, and vowed to change the current situation of "transporting coal from north to South". General cave was the coal tunnel of that year. However, the geology of Baohua mountain does not contain good coal. It took four years to excavate the cave with a depth of more than 700 meters. Due to the lack of coal, the excavation was stopped later and only this cave was left.

Longchang Temple

Longchang temple, also known as Baohua temple, was built in 502 AD and has a history of more than 1400 years. At first, it was monk Baozhi of the Liang Dynasty who established an nunnery here to preach scriptures, so it was named Baozhi nunnery. Baozhi is the prototype of Jigong monk in folklore. The name of Dazangjing and "protecting the country and sanctifying Longchang Temple" was given by the emperor of Ming Dynasty, so it was renamed Longchang temple. Emperor Kangxi Qianlong of Qing Dynasty had many times visited Longchang temple in Baohua mountain, which shows its status and influence in Buddhism. Longchang temple is the ancestral hall of Buddhism, known as "the first famous mountain of Zen". Only those monasteries that have the qualification of releasing precepts can have the platform in the temple. The altar in Longchang temple was made of white jade of Han Dynasty. It was originally made of wood. Monk jianyueda, the second generation of founder of Luzong, changed it into a stone altar.

Development and construction

In August 2002, Fang Rongfu founded a tourism development company in Baohua mountain. In December of the same year, Baohua mountain began to establish a national 4A tourist area. In January 2004, Baohuashan national 4A tourist area was listed. In October 2005, Baohuashan national 4A tourist area was officially opened to the public, and was regarded as the sub venue of bicycle competition in the 10th National Games.

In 2007, under Fang Rongfu's careful planning, the first Baohuashan "Paoshan Festival" was successfully held, which marks the further maturity of Baohuashan in the process of "Paoshan" development, and means that the word "Paoshan" has truly transited from the popularity of fashion field to the new optimization definition of urban leisure mode.

As of 2014, "Paoshan Festival" has been successfully held for three times, enhancing the influence of Baohua mountain, a famous Buddhist mountain with rich history.

transport line

Self driving line

1. Nanjing takes the 312 National Road Zhenjiang direction, passes Baohua town 5 kilometers, the National Road right first.

2. Shanghai takes Shanghai Nanjing Expressway, zhenjiangkouzi turns down to 312 National Road, 40 kilometers to Nanjing, the left head of national road.

Bus routes

Transportation: you can take Nanqi line Longqi line bus at Nanjing station to the scenic spot, or take Ningzhen line intercity bus at Nanjing long distance station to the scenic spot.

History and Humanities

Emperor Qianlong and Baohua

In the Qing Dynasty

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