Zhu Rongfeng

Zhurong peak is the highest peak of Hengshan Mountain, with an altitude of about 1300 meters. Zhu Rongfeng was named after Zhu Rongshi, the God of fire. It is said that Zhu Rong was the God of fire in ancient times. The Yellow Emperor appointed him as the fire official. The Yellow Emperor appointed him situ, in charge of Southern affairs. He lived in Hengshan and was buried in Hengshan after his death.

Zhurong peak includes the old temple, Shangfeng temple, wangyuetai, Nantianmen, huixianqiao and other scenic spots. Near zhurong peak, there are many temples and different scenery. It is a place for Taoist activities. There is a sun observatory on the mountain, and now there is a weather observatory. Due to the different weather changes every day, the sunrise scenes are also various and colorful, which makes the spectacular sunrise of Nanyue more beautiful.

Zhu Rongfeng

Zhurong peak is located in Hengshan Mountain in the middle of eastern Hunan Province, 27 ° 18 ′ 6 ″ N and 112 ° 41 ′ 05 ″ e. it is straight and protruding, higher than the peaks of Furong, zigai, Tianzhu, Xiangguang, Yanxia and Liusu. Zhurong peak, with an altitude of 1300.2 meters, is the highest and main peak of Hengshan Mountain. Its scenic spots include the old temple, Shangfeng temple, wangyuetai, Nantianmen, huixianqiao and so on. It is a scenic spot with natural landscape as the main and cultural landscape as the auxiliary. Every year millions of tourists come here to watch the sunrise, see the sea of clouds and enjoy the snow. "Zhu Rong rises to the top of the mountain, but you can't see it in the light smoke." the height of Zhu Rong peak is known as the first of the "four wonders of Nanyue".

The origin of the name

Zhu Rongfeng was named after Zhu Rongshi, the God of fire. It is said that Zhu Rongshi was the Minister of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan in ancient times, and he was the God of fire. After human beings invented drilling wood to make fire, they could not keep fire and use fire. Because Zhu Rongshi was close to fire, he became an expert in fire management. The Yellow Emperor appointed him as the fire official. Because he was familiar with the situation in the south, the Yellow Emperor appointed him situ, who was in charge of Southern affairs. He lived in Hengshan and was buried in Hengshan after his death. In order to commemorate his great contribution to the people, the highest peak of Hengshan is named zhurong peak. In the old saying, "Zhu" is lasting, "Rong" is bright, let him always bright.

Many historical materials have proved the relationship between Nanshan and Nanyue Hengshan: inscribed on the side of Xianqiao, zhurong summit, there is a stone inscription of "Nanshan Yijing", with the inscription of "Wang Yanchen and Wang Sanwei of Jiayin Dongba County traveling here together"; inscribed on the stone pillar of Fuyan temple hall, there is "Fuyan is the first ancient temple in Nanshan, Prajna is the only way to the ancestors"; monk Zhili of Qing Dynasty was in the temple In the record of rebuilding Guangji temple, it is said: "Nanyue is one of the five mountains in the world. People who live longer than Nanshan are also called this mountain." Xiaoxiangzi of Song Dynasty occasionally chanted: "I love Xiaoxiang, the world of mortals is separated from the shore. Nanshan 72, only like Dongzhen ruins. " According to the ancient records of Zhouli, Chunqiu and Xingjing, Hengshan is located on the wing of the star, which is called "duyingjiheng". Like a weighing instrument, it can weigh the weight of heaven and earth, and "quandejun things", so it is named Hengshan. Another reason is that there is a small star next to the star, called "Changsha star", which is in charge of the life span of human beings. Since Huizong of Song Dynasty left stone inscription of "Shouyue" and inscription of "Nanyue of the world", the name of "Shouyue" has become more famous in the world.

The completion of the Chinese longevity tripod in 2000, the successful holding of all previous "China Nanyue Hengshan International Longevity Culture Festival" and President Jiang Zemin's inspection of Nanyue in September 2003 and his autograph "Shouyue Hengshan" further demonstrate the status of Nanyue Hengshan as "the main longevity mountain".

natural landscape

Among the many landscapes in Nanyue, the height of zhurong peak, the depth of Fangguang temple, the beauty of Sutra collection hall and the wonder of shuilian cave have always been known as the "four wonders". Fengtou granite is exposed on the surface, with black rocks and huge cliffs on the back of the peak. On the side of the moon watching platform, there are many strange rocks, which rise more than ten feet and become the highest point of the peak. Peak waist to peak foot, surrounded by pine and fir, lush, boundless dark green. At the foot of the peak, on the side of the road passing through Xiyang peak, there is an evergreen broad-leaved forest, which is also known as "Cyclobalanopsis glauca forest". The green leaves are full of shade, the blue waves are full of ears, and the wind blows on the clothes. Climbing to the top of zhurong peak, you can see all around, the peak is high, the eye is wide, and the mind is boundless. At the foot of the mountain like waves, green waves undulating, Xiangjiang River like belt, bending into five white practice, far to zhurong, commonly known as "Five Dragons holding saint".

places of historic figures and cultural heritage

When you climb Mount Heng, you must climb zhurong. The ancients said, "if you don't board zhurong, you can't know its height." Han Yu, a writer of the Tang Dynasty, said in his poem, "Zhu Rong rises from the ground, but he wants to see nothing in the smoke.". The two poems vividly describe the precipitous and majestic of zhurong peak, where you can not only overlook the continuous mountains, but also enjoy the moon on a cloudless night. Visitors stand on the stage to enjoy the moonlight, which is a different sight than on the flat ground. Even if the moon goes down to the west, there is still its afterglow here. As sun Yingao of the Ming Dynasty described in his poem, "the soul of the world has fallen, and the light here is still not low. "You can imagine the wonderful scene.

There are many temples near zhurong peak, with different scenery. There are two of the five Buddhist jungles in Nanyue. In the south, there is Shangfeng temple, which was called Guangtian temple before the Sui Dynasty. It is a place for Taoist activities. During the Daye period of emperor Chang of Sui Dynasty, it was ordered to be changed into Shangfeng temple. Walking along the front of Shangfeng temple, you can see the towering stone archway. This is the Nantianmen gate. Its stone pillars are engraved with couplets: "the gate can reach the sky, and the sky is blue and the stars are near; the road bears the summit, overlooking the low green hills and islets! "The vivid pen makes people really want to step on a piece of white cloud and float away with the wind.

There is a sun observatory on the mountain behind the seal, and now there is a weather station. Next to the sun watching platform, there is a stone tablet engraved with the four characters "where to watch the sun". In autumn, especially on sunny days after rain, visitors can see the wonder of "a round of red sun rolling golden ball". In order to see the sunrise, visitors need to live in the guest house of Shangfeng temple one day and arrive at the sun watching platform before dawn the next day. In case of sunny days, you can see a gray sky in the East, gradually appearing a little bright red, and then a light spray out, colorful. In a flash, the sun seemed to jump up from the main line of the earth, and part of the arc-shaped red edge appeared. The red edge soon became a half red wheel, and then became a fiery red ball. The golden wheel is surging up and down. The sun is rising, the light is shining on the earth, and everything is full of vitality. Green mountains and green trees, covered with golden clothes, beautiful.

Due to the different weather changes every day, the scene of sunrise is also various and colorful, which makes the spectacular sunrise of Nanyue more beautiful.

Zhurong Hall

At the top of zhurong peak, there is zhurong hall, formerly known as laoshengdi hall. It was built as an ancestral temple in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty (1573-1620). Because the mountain is high and the wind is strong, the building is built with solid granite walls, and the roof is covered with iron tiles. The palace stands on the top of the rock. The building was rebuilt later. There are stone railings on the rocks behind the hall. You can have a panoramic view of the north mountain.

The zhurong hall on the top of the mountain was rebuilt in 1751, with stone walls and iron tiles. Zhu Rongjun, who was in charge of huozheng palace in Nanli, was deified and promoted to the throne by successive emperors. From the "Si Tian Wang" in Sui and Tang Dynasties to the "Si Tian Zhao Sheng Di" in Song Dynasty, Zhu Rongjun made the emperor and worshipped the national code. In the 21st year of the Republic of China, He Jian, then president of Hunan Province, donated money to rebuild the hall. In 1982, Nanyue Administration Bureau was renovated and became a new look. The hall of zhurong stands high on the top of zhurong peak. It is built in a top gap of more than 100 square meters with heavy stones and strong winds. You can imagine the hardships of the building in those days. From the Shangfeng temple at the foot of zhurong peak to the zhurong hall at the top, there are granite roads, which are connected to the bottom of the peak. On both sides of the stone road, there are low pines turning into bamboos, and the mountain flowers are brilliant. From the foot of the peak to the stone platform in front of the gate of zhurong hall, there are more than 30 steep granite steps. The mountain gate is a archway style building, on which there is a stone forehead with the word "zhurong peak", but it is not named "zhurong hall". There is a couplet on both sides of the door: "Yin bin comes out of the sun, which is extremely precipitous to the sky." The former refers to the sun rising at five to six in the morning, while the latter says that the peak of zhurong is higher than the sky. This couplet is a collection of sentences from the book of songs. The couplet is natural and well matched with the scenery at the top of zhurong peak. There is another small door in the corridor on the right side of zhurong hall leading to the lunar observatory. The platform is about 2-3 meters higher than the base of the main hall of zhurong hall. It is exposed after weathering of granite. The whole rock surface is less than 4.5 square meters. It is surrounded by stone railings on the side. You can not only sit in the wind, but also look out from the stone railings. Because it is the highest point, so the boundless sky, mountain breeze, Xiaoxiang sail shadow, far and near mountains, do run to the bottom of the eye. There are many stone carvings on the platform. Because they are carved on the platform, they are eroded by wind and snow, rubbed and trampled by tourists, and many of them are gradually worn out. There are three characters about 50 cm square, engraved on the inner wall of the rock and arranged in regular script. The rest of the stone carvings on the platform and on the cliffs inside and outside the platform are clearly distinguishable, such as "Junji", "yangzhichu", "guoshigao", "Qingyun is in sight", "Qingyun manxiu", "mountain never wearies of height", "juemungchu", "qianweilv", "tianwaiyoushang", "longevity is higher than Nanshan", "only I am high, standing in the middle of the world" and so on. Most of them do not know when they are.

Lunar Observatory

In the west of zhurong hall, there is the moon platform, which is a towering rock. There are stone carvings on it. The handwriting is clear. On the night of the moon, the bright moon is in the sky, and the silver light is everywhere. The scenery is very bright. Visitors stand on the stage and enjoy the moonlight, which is more unique than on the flat ground

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