Laodingshan

Laodingshan

Laoding mountain, 5 kilometers northeast of Changzhi City, is a big mountain with a north-south trend, also known as Baigu mountain. The mountain covers an area of more than 40 square kilometers, with a forest coverage rate of 70%. It is composed of five peaks from north to south, so it is also called Wuding mountain. The five peaks are called laoding, Nanding, Yuhuangding, Grandma Ding and Xinding in turn. It was designated as a National Forest Park in 1993. It is said that the ancestor of the Chinese nation, Emperor Yan (Shennong's), once "tasted all kinds of grass, made Lei, taught the people to cultivate, and started farming" here, realizing the great turning point of human beings from nomadic to settled, from fishing and hunting to agriculture. "Taiping Huanyu Ji" records: "Baigu mountain is connected with Taihang and Wangwu, wind tunnel, Spring Valley, deep cliffs and ravines, which is the most beautiful place. In the past, Shennong tasted a hundred herbs and got five grains here, because of the famous mountains, he built a temple."

Introduction

The main scenic spot of laodingshan scenic area is laodingshan National Forest Park. The park is located in Changzhi

The northeast part of the urban area is 3km away from the urban area. It is adjacent to Huguan and Pingshun counties in the East and Lucheng city in the north, covering an area of more than 40 square kilometers. It is divided into four scenic spots, 44 scenic spots. The first is the animal breeding area; the second is the forestry research area; the third is the laodingshan scenic area; the fourth is the shennongfeng scenic area.

Since the establishment of laodingshan National Forest Park in 1992, according to the master plan of laodingshan National Forest Park, taking Yandi Shennong family as the soul of the park construction, Jiulong palace and xindingdi ancient temple have been restored, and Yandi statue, baicaotang, self-control slideway, Sanjie Yougu, skating rink, karting racetrack, skiing rink and other scenic spots have been newly built. With the comprehensive development of the park, laodingshan Forest Park is presenting to the world with a perfect image of majestic, strange, dangerous, secluded, beautiful, eating, living, traveling, shopping and entertainment.

Most of the mountains are lower Paleozoic Cambrian and Ordovician limestone, with the highest altitude of 1378 meters. The park is composed of more than 40 peaks and more than 30 natural caves. The forest area is 30000 mu, and the forest coverage rate is 74%. There are more than 10 natural landscapes, such as lion lying on hillock, Jiantian stone, stone cluster with chrysanthemum, shimai Weilan, wuzhiqingtian, cliff towering.

The cultural landscape is extensive and rich, mainly including Jiulong palace, zushi temple, cliff stone carvings, mountain climbing ancient road, ancient fish pond, Nanya palace, Chaoyang cave, guhanquan, shennongjing, Baigu cave, Leifu cave, etc. The reason why laodingshan's cultural landscape is so thick is that Shennong's family, the ancestor of Yandi, realized the great turning point in human history from fishing and hunting to farming, from nomadism to settlement, and created the ancient civilization of the Chinese nation, which is also the main line and focus of the development and construction of laodingshan. The park is green with pines and cypresses, fragrant with peaches and plums, ancient caves and winding paths. Shennong peak tourist area is located at the main entrance of the park. The statue group centered on the tallest bronze statue of Emperor Yan in Asia, including the mythical statues of Emperor Yan sitting on the God ox, Nuwa mending the sky, Jingwei reclamation, Chang'e running to the moon, etc., bring visitors into a wonderful mythical world. From the foot of the mountain, you can walk up the winding path in the forest and walk into the tribal cave to enjoy the production activities of human ancestors gathering for discussion and farming. When you step on Shennong Pavilion, you can not only remember the achievements of our ancestors and recall the history of mankind, but also look far away to appreciate the high-rise buildings and vast fields of modern cities. It takes about half a day to get to the TV station on the main peak of laoding mountain, where you can see from afar.

Laoding is the highest of the five peaks, with an altitude of 1378 meters. It is one of the main peaks in the south of Taihang Mountain. When you climb to the main roof, you can see the scattered high-rise buildings, the well-organized roads, and the panoramic view of the city; when you look far away, the Zhangze reservoir is like a ribbon, floating in the sky, and you can have a panoramic view of Shangdang basin. In the Northeast peak of laoding, there is a mountain range formed by natural boulders, which is high above the mountains and looks like a lion crouching. It is Shiluan peak. It was recorded in Changzhi county annals that some people in the Qing Dynasty praised this peak: "Beiyu got the lion and elephant, and was ferocious in the country. There are many peaks in woyun, and the water in kongjian is murmuring. " Southeast of the main roof, there is a broad slope in the forest. The large stones on the slope surface seem to be placed in an artificial arrangement. From a distance, you can see that the sea waves are rising and the microwave waves are rippling. This is the landscape of the "Dead Sea". On the undulating Jiulongji ridge, walking along the zigzag ancient road, there is a huge rock on the back of the ridge. The rock surface is flat and smooth. In the middle of the day, the rock surface is green and shining, like a mirror. People call it "Jiantian stone". In the south of the main roof, there is a mountain with flat top and flourishing vegetation. This is the South roof, also known as the dressing table. A brick two-story building was built on the mountain, but now it has collapsed. Only the stone rammer is left, and the bricks and tiles of Ming and Qing Dynasties are scattered on the rammer. There are five huge rocks on a mountain in the south of the south peak. Five rocks are like five jade pillars, which directly top the sky, commonly known as "Wuding Zhitian". It's magnificent and breathtaking. Yuhuangding and grannieding are raised in digusi village. The mountain is gentle and continuous, with dense pines and cypresses and vast green. The two roofs are connected. Yuhuangding is located on the top of Granny's roof. It is composed of a huge natural stone, 17 meters long and 19 meters wide. It is built with yuhuangguan, commonly known as Jiumen Jiuguan. It has a unique architectural style and is still well preserved. Granny top in the Jade Emperor top half waist a gentle place, the original built "Bixia Yuanjun Palace" - block, block north to south. It is now a torch tower. Two top moves echo each other, lush, deep scenery. Xinding, the top is low and flat, surrounded by Platycladus orientalis clumps, neat green, elegant environment. Standing in the view building of Xinding, laoding is majestic, Yuhuangding is majestic and granny is magnificent. When the clouds grow and the fog rises, the sea of clouds and the heavy fog surround the mountainside, which makes it unique. Laoding mountain not only has beautiful mountains and numerous trees, but also has many natural caves and different sceneries. There are more than 30 caves in size, most of which are located in steep cliffs and deep valleys in the middle of the mountain. They are either small Lingxi, or spacious and deep, or several caves coexist, or the caves are connected with each other. Most of them are related to Yandi Shennong, Taoism, Xianshi and literati.

Main attractions

Shennong cave

In the east of Digu temple, there is a Shennong cave, which is said to be the place for Shennong to taste all kinds of herbs. The mouth of the cave faces west and is cut on a natural bluestone. The entrance is 1.7 meters in difficulty, about 1 meter in width, 5.7 meters in width, 6 meters in depth and 3 meters in height. On the left side of the entrance is a rectangular stone wall, like a natural stone plaque. Outside the cave, it is flat, with green grass and pines and cypresses. If there is no one to lead, it is hard to find. In the cave, a kind of admiration for ancestors arises spontaneously. In the middle of the Yuhuangding mountain, there is a natural cave, which is 6 meters wide and 11 meters deep, with a small hole inside. The wall of the cave is exquisite and full of light. There are five stone carvings in the cave, which are well preserved. In particular, the inscriptions of "Shugu Xingzhi", "Shugu Youzhi" and "Song Zhiping Zhong" on the military affairs statement of the Secretary of the Song Dynasty are smooth and vigorous .

Nanya Palace

In the southeast half of Xinding mountain, there is the largest natural cave in laoding mountain, named "Nanya Palace". The entrance of the cave is an antique gate, and above it is a double enamel Pavilion. The cave is wide. It is ten meters high and covers an area of about 500 square meters. The seed milk on the top of the cave is drooping, and the wall of the cave is uneven. The belly of the cave is naturally divided into two holes. The outer cave is just dedicated to the statue of the ancestor, and the opposite is the statue of Guanyin. The inner cave is slightly higher and wider than the outer cave. It is called the four wall cave, and many animal statues are made. On the right side of the cave, another door is opened to turn into a cave about 20 square meters, 2.5 meters high. In the middle of the cave, the Buddha statues are arched. On both sides of the cave, eighteen Arhats are carved in relief. With exquisite craftsmanship, they are ready to appear.

Guhanquan

In addition to the numerous caves in laodingshan, there is also a "cold spring". There is a sweet spring in digusi village. The plaque at the entrance of the cave is inlaid with the regular script "ancient cold spring" left by the Qing Dynasty. Ancient cold spring is Baigu spring, also known as Shennong spring. "Lu'an Fu Zhi" said: "Baigu spring, in front of the Shennong temple in Baigu mountain, is a spring filled with stones. The monks of the temple lead it into a Fuliu, annotate it as a pond, and fly down the gully from the mouth of Juankou, annotate it into Shizi River, which tastes sweet." There is a Song Dynasty style relief dragon head at the entrance of the cave, Wolong at the entrance of the spring, with a dragon mouth open, and a round stone well at the bottom. The poor springs are listed as one of the Eight Sights in ancient Lu County, and there are many legends handed down to this day. And the representative is: when the Bogu temple was first built, the stone dragon's mouth was dripping with grain continuously. It was not slow and could be used by all the craftsmen and monks. When it was finished, the little monk who was picking up the grain at the mouth of the Dragon gradually felt monotonous, so he poked it in the mouth of the dragon with a wooden camphor. Suddenly, ten pairs of white pigeons flew out of the mouth of the dragon. From then on, longzui no longer drips the valley, only a stream of Weixi spring water flows out. The white dove falls in Huguan and turns a mountain peak into a white mountain.

Bronze statue of Emperor Yan

There are many legends and activities of Emperor Yan in laoding mountain. With the development of Emperor Yan as the center, laoding mountain has become the ancestral mountain. Its cultural connotation has a long history and can be compared with the great Sophora tree in Hongdong, Shanxi. In memory of Emperor Yan, the cultural relics administration invested more than 5 million yuan to create a bronze statue of Emperor Yan, with a total weight of 100 tons. It was designed by the famous Chinese sculptor Qian Shaowu. The foundation was laid on September 1, 1990 and installed in October 1995. The bronze statue of Emperor Yan on the base is a standing statue with hair and red arms. The upper body is covered with animal skin, and the lower body is covered with leaves. The slightly raised hands are holding a bunch of ears of grain. Its face is solemn and dignified, with extraordinary bearing. It is designed as a deified person, which highlights the worship and admiration for the ancestors. The bronze statue faces the direction of Changzhi City, as if Emperor Yan, the ancestor of China, was still watching his descendants with concern.

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