Chess Pavilion

One of the famous landscapes of Huashan Mountain is located on the side of the East peak of Huashan Mountain. It has a solitary peak and a pavilion with three empty faces. It is only connected with the famous dangerous road "yaozifanshen" of the East peak. When you climb here, you will feel like a vast body and mind and a long world. When the clouds rise and the fog rises, you will feel more like a fairyland on the sea. Since ancient times, the story of "Huashan didn't accept food" and "lost Huashan by gambling chess" also happened here.

In ancient times, standing on the Wangbo platform of Dongfeng, there was a square stone on the platform, which was uneven like a chess game, so it was called Qishi. After the Song Dynasty, because there was a pavilion on the stage, it was also called chess Pavilion. Now there is a stone pavilion on the platform. There is a stone table in the pavilion. It is said that the table is the remnant of the chess game between Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Tuan. There are four stone benches beside the table.

According to reports, before the Han Dynasty, tourists began to climb mountains from huangfuyu in the East. First they boarded the "Botai", then they passed the "Yaozi Fanshen" and visited the peaks of Huashan Mountain. Han Feizi once recorded that King Zhao of Qin ordered gongshigou to climb mountain from here. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Shuqing was practicing Taoism in Huashan. Emperor Wu ordered his envoys and their sons to return to Huashan. He saw Shu Qing playing with several people on the stone, so he was also called "Botai".

It is also said that in order to thank Huashan Taoist for his guidance, Zhao Kuangyin became an official, and later Huashan searched for him. When he met Taoist Chen Tuan and saw that there were chessboards and pieces on the table, he made a bet to play chess. After the first game, they came here to continue playing chess. Zhao Kuangyin lost all his money and things in the second game, and Huashan lost in the third game. Therefore, it is said that "Huashan did not receive food since ancient times, and the emperor could not control it.".

Botai

synonym

Chess kiosks generally refer to booths

There is an isolated peak on the southeast side of Dongfeng. The peak is flat. Later generations chiseled the peak to form a platform, which is called Botai. The platform is about several square meters, with three sides of gullies and only one knife shaped mountain back connected with Dongfeng. The weather of cloud and fog is like a fairyland on the sea, which is very magical. Yaozi, a famous dangerous road in Huashan Mountain, turns over to be the only way from Dongfeng to Botai.

name

In ancient times, standing on the Wangbo platform of Dongfeng, there was a square stone on the platform, which was uneven like a chess game, so it was called Qishi. After the Song Dynasty, because there was a pavilion on the stage, it was also called chess Pavilion.

Folklore

There are many historical records and folklores about Botai. According to Han Feizi, during the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, King Zhaoxiang of Qin ordered Shi gouti to climb Huashan Mountain. He took the heart of pines and cypresses as a bowing arrow, eight feet long and eight inches of chess. Here he wrote the inscription "the king and the gods are bowing here". According to the legend of immortals, one day when Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty went to court, he suddenly saw someone with a feather and a crane crown descending from the sky in a cloud car and a white deer. Emperor Wu was surprised and asked who it was. The answer was Wei Shuqing of Zhongshan. Emperor Wudi, who was from Zhongshan, was my subject. As soon as the words were heard, Wei Shuqing suddenly disappeared. Emperor Wu was very regretful, so he sent uncle Liang to Zhongshan County to see Wei Shuqing, but he only met Wei Shuqing's son Du Shi. Dushi told Liang Bo that his father had been good at Taoism since he was a child. He had left his family for Huashan for more than 40 years. Emperor Wu sent uncle Liang to Huashan to visit Wei Shuqing. As expected, he saw Wei Shuqing and some immortals playing on the stage. Around the platform, the purple air is swirling, and the fairy boy stands on the left and right. Uncle Liang and Dushi knelt down in a hurry. Wei Shuqing said: I went to see the emperor the day before yesterday. I wanted to take this opportunity to advise the emperor not to fight any more so as to relieve the suffering of the people. The emperor was arrogant and said that I was his subject. What can I talk about with such a person? So I left. Wei Shuqing also warned Du Shi not to be greedy for wealth and not to be an official in the court. He obeyed his father's instructions and lived in seclusion for cultivation instead of seeking official career. Later, he became an immortal.

It is also said that when Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of Song Dynasty, was not successful, he once played chess on the stage with Chen Tuan. He gambled Huashan and lost Huashan to Chen Tuan, leaving a good story of Zhao Kuangyin selling Huashan. Yuan Hongdao of Ming Dynasty wrote in his poem "Botai":

Turning the hook ladder in the cloud,

The chess path is clear, like a border.

I would like to have a game with you,

Only worry about the stone fence water west.

There was an iron Pavilion on the stage, which was built with an ancient game of go and more than 200 iron pieces. Later, it was destroyed in the "Cultural Revolution". Today's stone pavilion with double eaves was built in 1987, with a stone table chess game inside. It is said that this is the end of the chess game that Zhao Kuangyin lost to Chen Tuan.

Address: Huashan Scenic Spot, Huayin County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province

Longitude: 110.09212732315

Latitude: 34.477242827088

Tour time: 1-2 hours

Traffic information: the scenic spot is located in the East peak of Huashan Scenic spot. There are the following ways to get to Huashan Scenic Spot:

1. After arriving at Huashan station by train, transfer to the bus and get to the scenic spot at 3 yuan; or take a taxi to the scenic spot, the fare is about 15-20 yuan;

2. If you arrive at Huashan North Station (high speed railway station), you can get to Huashan "tourist center" or Huashan Yuquan courtyard (hiking entrance) by a special line in front of the station. Tourist bus 10 yuan / person;

3. In the East Square of Xi'an railway station, take the tour bus "you 1", the ticket price is about 25 yuan. 8: Starting from the East Square of the railway station at 17:00, passing by Xiyue temple and ending at the mountaineering entrance of yuquanyuan, it takes about 2 hours to return from yuquanyuan at 17:00. Off season (January to March) shutdown. In addition, Xi'an railway station also has buses from bus companies to Huashan, with many times, about 30 yuan per person;

4. There are many long-distance buses to Huayin every day at Chengdong passenger station in Xi'an. They run every 15 minutes from 7:00 to 19:15. On the way, I will stop at Huashan and get off at the climbing place of yuquanyuan. I need to tell the driver to get off at Huashan

Route to Dongfeng:

Starting from the gate of Huashan Scenic Spot, you need to take a battery car to the gate of yuquanyuan first, and then start the climbing journey. First, you can climb the north peak (the north peak is the transfer station for walking up the mountain to each peak), pass through jinsuoguan, canglongling and Zhongfeng, and then you can climb the East peak from Zhongfeng

Ticket information: included in the pass of Huashan Scenic spot

Opening hours: xishanmen: 24 hours a day;

Dongshanmen cableway: 7:00-19:00 in peak season, 8:30-17:00 in off season;

Beifeng cableway: peak season: 7:00-19:00 in peak season, 9:00-17:00 in off season

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