Xishan Forest Park

Xishan on the West Bank of Dianchi Lake is a forest park with undulating peaks, green trees, white birds and beautiful scenery. Lush forest vegetation, perennial lush, Huating temple, Taihua temple, Sanqing Pavilion and other ancient temples, pavilions set off in the depths of Maolin Xiuzhu, Xishan in the Tang Dynasty known as Biji mountain; since the yuan and Ming Dynasties, known as Taihua mountain; because it is in the west of the city, people used to call it Xishan. Overlooking the peaks of the western mountains, it is like a "Sleeping Beauty" lying on her back on the shore of the Dianchi Lake. Her face, chest, abdomen, legs, and even her hair falling into the water are vividly visible and well-defined. The forest area is covered by thick shade, with towering ancient trees and beautiful scenery. In the park, there are not only Davidia involucrata, Alsophila spinulosa and other rare plants under the state key protection, but also karst caves, hot springs, rare stones, tea mountains, primitive secondary forests, etc. The forest coverage rate is 91.5%, and there are many kinds of plants. The 4 square kilometers of bamboo sea is magnificent. The tree ferns (Alsophila spinulosa) known as living fossils, towering, tall and straight ancient Phoebe trees and other plants grow in large areas. There are more than 60 kinds of wild animals, such as kittens, egrets, bamboo chickens, Qingyang, hog badgers and so on. They live in the mountains and play in the forest springs, giving people a special view. You can see the ancient fortress. Sanqing ancient village stands on the top of the mountain, majestic and magnificent. The Sanqing Taoist temple and the ancient temple of Zen Music are more mysterious and profound in the winding mountains and deep in the white clouds. The statues of Buddhism and Taoism are elegant in image, vivid in charm, elegant in spirit, and have a high artistic level. Especially on the lintel of Sanqing entrance, there are some strange words engraved, which are really meaningful and thought-provoking. The sound of morning bell and evening drum in Taoist temple and ancient temple is grand and melodious, which shakes people's heart, enlightens people's thinking, purifies people's thought and soul, and makes people have infinite reverie; or climb the mountain top, move your eyes to distant view, see the bamboo sea and forest waves, wave ups and downs, like ten thousand horses galloping, like a master dancing; listen to the wind, sometimes rustling, sometimes surging, like turbulent waves As the wind and rain come suddenly, as the gurgling clank, the gold and iron are all singing and the soldiers going to the enemy, carrying the plum to walk quickly, not hearing the orders, but hearing the sound of people and horses, it's soul stirring; exploring the ancient, it's even more interesting to return to simplicity. It's a good place to travel.

Xishan Forest Park

Xishan Forest Park is located on the Bank of Dianchi Lake in the western suburb of Kunming. It is 15 kilometers away from the urban area. It starts from bijiguan in the north and reaches huiwan in the south. It is composed of Biji mountain, Huating mountain, Taihua mountain, Taiping mountain and Luohan mountain. It rises from north to south. The highest peak is 2507.5 meters above sea level. The highest Luohan mountain is about 620 meters above Dianchi Lake.

Xishan Park is adjacent to Dianchi Lake in the East and Changpo in the west, covering an area of 889 hectares.

Environmental layout

In the west, the mountains are undulating, the trees are green, the birds are contending, the streams are flowing, the clouds are shining, and the scenery is beautiful. Overlooking Xishan group

Feng, like a giant Sleeping Buddha and a girl lying on her back, is also called "Sleeping Beauty". During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Shen praised Xishan Mountain in the annals of Yunnan's mountains and rivers for its "vast cliffs, green waters, clear waves and clear moon, the top of clouds and a beautiful place in Central Yunnan." In Ming Dynasty, Xishan in Kunming, together with Xiushan in Tonghai, Weibaoshan and Jizushan in Binchuan, were called "four famous scenic mountains in Yunnan".

Except for the rocky Luohan cliff, the whole mountain is a luxuriant primary secondary forest, and the forest vertical band spectrum is very obvious with the change of height. There is a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest dominated by Quercus in the lower part of the mountain, and a coniferous forest dominated by Pinus yunnanensis and Pinus armandii in the upper part of the mountain. There are 167 families, 594 genera, 1086 species of shrub trees and other plants, and more than 90 species of medicinal plants. There are also some rare tree species, such as Taihui, Carpinus, Huaxiang, Illicium verum, Bauhinia yunnanensis, Cinnamomum camphora, Zhennan Longpetiole and so on. Since 1998, the park has been committed to the restoration of the "Biji autumn" project, and has been planting lacquer trees, red maple and other color trees for years.

In the mountains, you Huang is green, the shade is falling, the clear stream is flowing, and Cheng Cong is singing harmoniously. Every year on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, there is also a traditional custom of "playing Xishan" and singing folk songs. Comrade Chen Yi once wrote a three character poem "a journey to the West Mountain in Kunming" praising: "Kunming City, March 3, tens of thousands of people, travel to the west mountain. Huating strange, Taihua cold, Longmen dangerous, Dianchi wide. Sigh at the vastness and emptiness. Car like tide, people like sea, Qingming tour, climb together.

Environmental layout

Xishan Forest Park is adjacent to Dianchi Lake, 15 kilometers southwest of Kunming, stretching more than 40 kilometers, with an altitude of about 2500 meters. Overlooking the peaks of Xishan Mountain, it is like a girl lying on her back on the Bank of Dianchi Lake, so local people call it "Sleeping Beauty". When tourists come to Xishan, it is more important to enjoy its scenic spots. Xishan is composed of Huating temple, Taihua temple, Nie'Er tomb, Sanqing Pavilion and Longmen. It is suggested that tourists spend half a day hiking, along the way can enjoy different attractions. Legend: it is said that there were two young men and women by the Dianchi Lake. They loved each other, fishing and weaving. In order to show his love for the girl, the young man drove a boat to the sea to take seaweed for her. However, she never came back. The girl missed her lover, cried day and night, and shed "five hundred Li" tears into the Dianchi Lake. At last, her body turned into a Lake and mountains, and her long hair scattered in the grass sea. This is the origin of "Sleeping Beauty".

Due to the collision and extrusion of the plate on the west side, a steep and hard limestone cliff, Xishan cliff, with a height of 100-300m and a length of 3km, is formed on the Bank of Dianchi Lake. It is a good place for rock climbing.

Features of scenic spots

Kunming Xishan Forest Park, located in the western suburbs of Kunming 15 km between the peaks. It is mainly composed of Huating temple, Taihua temple, Sanqing Pavilion, Longmen and other scenic spots. Huating temple is located in the mountains with an altitude of 2050 meters. Founded in the 14th century, the temple is a famous Buddhist holy land in Kunming. Taihua temple was built at the beginning of the 14th century. The flowers and trees are flourishing and the fragrance is striking. The Wanghai tower in the temple is a good place to watch the sunrise in Dianchi Lake. Sanqing Pavilion and Longmen are a group of buildings built on the cliff of Luohan mountain, the main peak of the western mountain, with nine floors and eleven pavilions. Longmen stone carving project, including stone road, ancient room, ancient bar, ancient cave, ancient Buddha, is the essence of the Western Hills. When you climb the dragon's gate and look down on the fence, you can see the precipice of a hundred feet; when you look up from afar, you can see the sea and sky in the same color, and you can have a panoramic view of Dianchi Lake.

This is a forest park with undulating peaks, green trees, white birds and beautiful scenery. Dense forest vegetation, perennial lush, Huating temple, Taihua temple, Sanqing Pavilion and other ancient temples, pavilions are hidden in the depths of bamboo.

Xishan was known as Biji mountain in Tang Dynasty, Taihua mountain since Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and Xishan Mountain was used to be called by the masses because it was in the west of the city. Overlooking the peaks of the western mountains, it is like a "Sleeping Beauty" lying on her back on the shore of the Dianchi Lake. Her face, chest, abdomen, legs, and even her hair falling into the water are vividly visible and well-defined.

Denglongmen view sunrise, in the face of the vast Dianchi Lake, it is refreshing and brings endless reverie.

The tomb of the famous people's musician Nie Er was also placed in the garden.

Introduction to scenic spots

From the 11th century to the beginning of the 20th century, the Xishan Mountain was once built with the villa of the Marquis of the state of banshankuang, the summer palace of the king of Liang, Jiner temple, Biji temple, Puxian temple, Huating temple, Taihua temple, Taiping temple, Songyin temple, sanqingge, Longmen, Zhangxian temple, Ruyi temple, pilgrimage temple, Longwang temple, etc. Some temples were not rebuilt after the collapse. By 2000, there were Huating temple, Taihua temple, Sanqing Pavilion and other ancient temples, which were close to the mountains and the sea, hidden in the forest and bamboo groves and inlaid on the cliffs.

Since 1980, the government's investment in the park's infrastructure has been increasing year by year. Temples in the park have been maintained continuously, and uphill roads have been paved. In 1984, the Dengdao from Longmen to xiaoshilin was opened up, and the xiaoshilin tourist area was opened up. In 1986, Taihua villa service center was built. After years of continuous construction, Xishan Forest Park has developed from a temple scenic spot into a scenic spot integrating tourism, vacation, catering and shopping.

At present, the park is connected to the urban area by Anshi and Mingbo highways, Yunnan Burma highway and Gaohai expressway, and the urban area by No.6 bus and special minibus directly to Xishan. There is a large cableway across the Dianchi ridge leading to Yunnan ethnic village. There are asphalt roads in the scenic spots. There is a special line from Taihua villa to sanqingge to see off the tourists by "battery car", and there is a Longmen cableway from Taihua villa to xiaoshilin. Taihua villa has a large vehicle parking lot and a multi-storey ecological parking lot for small vehicles. In the scenic area, there are multi-level sightseeing roads, including Mountaineering Road, Taihua ancient road, detour road and viewing lane. Especially in the past crowded sanqingge scenic area, in recent years, it has opened up a circuitous road, which is convenient for tourists to enjoy the scenery by the hurdle.

facilities

The park set up Park office, tourism consulting service department, security office, industrial and commercial office, security office and other full-time institutions to implement comprehensive management of scenic spots. Xishan tourist center tourism consulting service department, set up a voice guide system and guide staff, there are more than 30 kinds of pictures, text, audio-visual publicity materials. There are 39 Park phones (including 13 IC card phones) distributed in each park, with international and domestic direct dialing functions and communication services

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