Jiuhua Mountain in Quzhou

Qi Tianshan

synonym

Quzhou Jiuhua Mountain generally refers to Qi Tianshan Mountain

Qitianshan mountain, also known as Jiuhua Mountain, is a famous Buddhist holy land in Western Zhejiang. Located in Jiuhua Township, Kecheng District, it is a branch of qianligang mountain range. Because of its similar shape and scale with Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui Province, it is known as "little Jiuhua" and also a summer resort with a long history in Quzhou. It is located in the northwest of Jinqu basin, with an area of more than 60 square kilometers.

Introduction to scenic spots

Quzhou Mount Jiuhua has the characteristics of "Lotus". The nine peaks are the green peak, Liang Shuangfeng, Wutong peak, hundred Dan peak, Jiao Chi Feng, Yang Huafeng, Zi Shou Feng, Tiantai peak, big monkey peak, etc., with beautiful scenery, Quzhou is a summer resort in the history of the city. British missionaries once built "inland Society Summer Resort", "true God Society Summer Resort" and "the second Mogan mountain". There are Jiuhua waterfall, yulinglong waterfall and Jiaochi waterfall in the mountain. According to the annals of Xi'an County in the Qing Dynasty, "the mountain is dangerous, the peak is steep, the dense Xiao scenery is pine, there are waterfalls on it, and the spray is like the Milky way.". It is a natural scenery and summer resort.

There is another story about the origin of Jiuhua Mountain in Quzhou: Jiuhua fairy mountain in Quzhou is a gathering aura. According to legend, there are many Buddhists in Quzhou City. One of them is an old woman who lives in fangmen street. She is lonely and no one takes care of her, but she was born to believe in Buddhism. Every year, the old lady of Jiuhua Buddhist Association must attend! So back and forth between Quzhou and Jiuhua, the past ten years like a day, finally induction Bodhisattva! This year, my mother-in-law was eighty-eight years old. As usual, she participated in the Buddhist meeting in Jiuhua Mountain and lived in the old place as an old pilgrim. At the end of the Buddhist meeting, my mother-in-law went to the Buddha and said that she was too old to visit the great Jiuhua Buddha again. May the Bodhisattva bless her in the future! When the old woman returned to her home in Quzhou, she found that the sachet she had taken to Jiuhua Mountain was missing. She did not know whether it had fallen on Jiuhua Mountain or on the road. She was very worried. That night, the Bodhisattva told her that she was in today's Jiuhua Mountain in Quzhou. So the next day, she found the little Jiuhua Mountain in her dream and found the sachet. But she found that this place is similar to the big Jiuhua Mountain. Is it a Bodhisattva Give me some advice! As a result, the Bodhisattva appeared again in the evening and let him gather with monks to build a temple here to ensure his long life. So my wife did it. From then on, this place was named Jiuhua Mountain, and the incense is also immortal! Up to now, people in Quzhou still call this place Jiuhua Mountain! It means little Jiuhua Mountain!

[Zishou mountain]

Zishou mountain, 380 meters above sea level, is the lowest one among the nine peaks of Jiuhua Qitian mountain. Compared with the other six mountain peaks over 1000 meters above sea level, Zishou mountain is the smallest. Before Ming Dynasty, this peak was called "Bauhinia (gold) peak". This mountain is commonly known as "half mountain" among the people. This is mainly because Zishou mountain is located in the old city of Quzhou, and the journey to Jiuhua lingjiu temple is half finished.

Mountains are not high, but immortals are famous. There are many beautiful legends about Zishou mountain. There are many temples in the mountain, such as "Longyuan Temple", "Zhonghua nunnery", "Lufu mountain temple" and "Luban Temple" in front of the mountain, which make it a famous temple group at the foot of Jiuhua Mountain. In the old days, it belonged to Jiuhuashan temple.

The vegetation on Zishou mountain is well protected, with hundreds of years of big trees and forests (yellow lotus). Emerald leaves, such as jade, MI Xiao hanging pine, a school of scenery. Zishou mountain is located at the mouth of Jiuhua Mountain. Jiuhuayuan and Miaoyuan meet at the foot of Zishou mountain to form Jiuhua river. The East Bank of Miaoyuan is Huayan mountain (505), and the northwest Bank of jiuhuayuan is Dayin mountain. The two mountains encircle its East, South and West. There is a beautiful and moving legend about the well protected vegetation of Zishou mountain

Zishou mountain is an ancient Bauhinia (gold) mountain. It is said that in the Western Han Dynasty, three brothers surnamed Tian lived in this mountain. They discussed to separate their families and set up their own doors. All the property in the family was divided equally. Just take a bauhinia tree in front of the house, which is full of flowers and leaves. The three brothers decided to cut the tree into three pieces. The next day they were ready to cut wood, and saw that the tree was dead, as if it had been burned. The elder brother was surprised and said to him that trees are merciless and hate separation. We are not as good as trees. The three brothers wept and stopped cutting trees. Bauhinia trees grow new leaves and flourish again. Then the mountain was named Zijing mountain. The landform of Zishou mountain is commonly known as "double dragon embracing pearl". Jiuhuayuan and Miaoyuan are surrounded by green water like two green dragons. The shape of Zishou mountain is like two round beads. The mountain is green and full of shade, forming a green dragon bead. It is called "double dragon holding bead" in Fengshui landform. The ancients attached great importance to Fengshui. In the Yuan Dynasty, there was also a "Longyuan Temple" in the middle of the mountain. The temple was built half the way between "Quzhou Chengguan" and "lingjiu Temple". So it is also called "Banshan Temple". In Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Kejiu left an inscription on youlongyuan temple. Longyuan temple and Zishou mountain are both one of the famous scenic spots of Qi Tianshan Mountain in Jiuhua.

Tiantai peak, also known as Xiantai mountain, is 879 meters above sea level, located in the east of Dahou peak. Tiantai peak is the most famous scenic spot of "Tiantai xiaori". If you spend the night here, you can enjoy the magnificent sunrise scenery of Jinqu.

Tiantai peak is adjacent to Dahou peak, with lush mountains and abundant historical and cultural relics.

The famous "coir raincoat Temple" is a temple dedicated to the real man He Li in coir raincoat. He Li, the real man of coir raincoat, is on Tiantai peak. He collects the essence of heaven and earth, and the charm of mountains. He has a magical myth and legend, which is a major characteristic folk custom of Quzhou City. In 1674, it was burned by Geng Jingzhong's soldiers. Only the site remains.

Tiantai peak is the hometown of immortals. Tiantaifeng Weiqi fairy road has been popular for more than 4300 years. Chisongzi and chisxuzi are two immortals in Chinese mythology and legend. The legend takes place here. Chisongzi used to be a sheep herding boy. Once he was herding sheep in Tiantai peak, he met a Taoist. He and Taoist came to Shishi mountain and practiced for more than 40 years. He always wanted to go home. Chixuzi looks around, then meets the Taoist and tells him where chisongzi is. The two brothers met in Tiantai Mountain, sad and happy. Chi Xuzi asked Chi Songzi where the sheep were. Chisongzi told him that the sheep were treating Cen. Chisxuzi went to see it, but he could not see the sheep, only the mountain full of white stones. Chisongzi pointed to Baishi and called "Yangqi". There were tens of thousands of white sheep all over the mountains. Chi Xuzi knew that his younger brother had become an immortal, so he stayed in tiantaifeng to learn the immortal way. The two brothers ate pine resin and poria cocos together. Five hundred years later, he became an immortal. His younger brother was named chisongzi, and his elder brother chisxuzi. The two brothers were playing chess in Shishi mountain. Wang Zhi, a woodcutter of Jin Dynasty, came to Shishi mountain to cut wood. When he saw the two brothers playing chess, he put down his axe and watched it there. A brother gave him something like a jujube seed to hold in his mouth, and he no longer felt hungry. After a game of chess, the brothers urged him to go home. Wang Zhi answered and saw that the handle of the axe was rotten. It's a good story of woodcutter watching chess. After that, people called Shishi mountain Langke mountain.

Wutong peak is the mountain after Wutong Zu. Wutong Wutong Wutong morning bell and evening drum -- reminders peak 1091 meters above sea level, and mountains are full of Indus trees. The mountain peaks are steeply droned. The waterfalls are like training. The temple of the old Red Emperor, the phoenix tree temple and the three king hall are hidden in the foothills. Many Wutong trees, temples and mountains are named after the "Wutong" in the mountains, and are still characteristic of Mount Jiuhua in Quzhou. The area of Mount Wutong peak is beautiful, with rich historical and cultural resources, and has high value of tourism development.

Wutong Ancestor Hall Wutong peak is a public activity place that combines Wutong God with the temple. The whole building is divided into the main hall, the East Hall and the West Hall. The front hall also has a large stage of nearly 100 square meters. The main hall is a front and back beam structure, covering an area of more than 500 square meters. The existing main hall is an early Qing building, with two flying dragons on the main beam.

In the Wutong ancestral hall, the worshiper of Chun Shen (G U) is worshipped. Gumang was originally the God of Fuxi, the son of emperor SHAOHAO. He has a face, a bird's body, white clothes, two flying dragons, and a compass in his hand to manage the growth of all things in spring. In the spring and Autumn period, Duke mu of Qin was virtuous, and the emperor of heaven added 19 years to his life.

Wutong Ancestor Hall, as a special temple for offering the wood God (spring God), is still rare in Western Zhejiang and throughout the country. Quzhou folk places and rituals for sacrificing wood God (spring God) are preserved by astronomical solar terms, which is a valuable historical and cultural heritage of Quzhou. Chun Chun is the temple fair for the Wutong ancestor's temple. The Spring Festival temple fair was held with great solemnity, beating gongs and drums.

Chun Chun is a temple fair for the Wutong ancestral hall to worship the spring God Manchu, which is commonly known as "the year is bigger than the spring." therefore, the Spring Festival temple fair is held ceremoniously. The Spring Festival Temple custom has spring festival, spring exploration, spring insertion and Spring Festival cattle.

Welcome spring ceremony: before the time of spring, the main hall opens to welcome spring. There is a table in front of the hall. The table is covered with red paper (brocade) with the words "welcome spring and receive blessing". A rice steamer is placed in the middle of the table to fill it with sharp points. A cup of green tea is placed behind the steamer. Censers, candlesticks, green vegetables, plum blossoms, pines and cypresses, and bamboo branches are placed on the left and right, symbolizing cleanness, evergreen, and abundance. At the time of spring, firecrackers (three eyes system) were set off to celebrate the spring.

In the old days, there was a custom of spring in Quzhou. People rushed to the temple of the Wutong ancestor, worshiped the spring God, and felt the spring light, which was called "spring exploration". Collecting holly branches, pines and cypresses and wild vegetables is called "picking spring". The pine branches, green bamboos and various branches collected are inserted on the door, which is called "spring insertion". We must eat green vegetables for breakfast and lunch. The willow branches and bamboo branches are woven into rings and put on the children's heads to ensure the health of the four seasons.

There is also the custom of welcoming spring cattle in the temple fair ceremony. Take bamboo strips and tie them into the shape of cattle, paste them with colored paper, and install a small wheel under the feet, which is called "spring cattle"

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