Xianling mountain

Xianling mountain

Xianling mountain is located in Yangshan District, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, one kilometer northeast of the suburb. It is a tourist area integrating natural scenery and cultural landscape. Han Yu was relegated many times in his life and was relegated to Yangshan County Magistrate for the first time. Although he was a magistrate in Yangshan for a short time, his influence was far-reaching.

brief introduction

Xianling mountain, also known as "herdsman mountain", is located 1 km northeast of the suburb, which is the cultural landscape tourism area of Yangshan County. Han Yu was relegated many times in his life and was relegated to Yangshan County Magistrate for the first time. Although he was a magistrate in Yangshan for a short time, his influence was far-reaching. "New Tang Shu" said that he had "love for the people" in Yangshan: first, he brought the Central Plains culture to Yangshan, which promoted the knowledge civilization of the local people; second, he brought the advanced farming technology of the Central Plains to Yangshan, which changed the hunting based lifestyle of Yangshan and promoted the local economic development. Xianling mountain is named for Han Yu's "Xianling".

Features of scenic spots

The natural scenery of this mountain is very beautiful. It has undulating peaks, winding paths, rippling streams, fish leaping into the abyss, pines blocking the sun and birds blaring in the sky. It is a good place for leisure and vacation. Since the Tang Dynasty, famous sages have remained in the red cliff, making Han Wengong reading platform, Youxi cave, Chaoyang cave, typing cliff and other ancient relics become today's scenic spots. The magical Chaoyang cave, the winding sky and the jubilant water curtain cave are made in heaven and made in earth, which is fascinating. The ancient Beishan temple built in the Ming Dynasty is quiet and elegant, with luxuriant trees and steles. The martyrs' cemetery built in the 1970s is solemn and solemn, with luxuriant vegetation and beautiful flowers, adding color and luster to the mountain.

Throughout the year, there is an endless stream of visitors to Xianling mountain.

Scenic spots

There are famous scenic spots:

Beishan ancient temple

It is located at the foot of Xianling mountain, sitting north to south. Due to the construction of the mountain, it covers an area of about 1 hectare. Its cornices are tilted and its posture is magnificent. The surrounding mountains

Embracing each other, the trees are verdant. In front of the temple, there is a clear stream, which flows down. There are many flowers and trees in the temple, and the environment is quiet and beautiful. It is the highest temple in the county. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, "Yumen dielang" (also known as "Sanmen Xuelang"), "Shimen Taoli" and "Gudong Yunquan" are all located here. The surrounding mountains and forests are emerald, and the streams are murmuring; the temple is connected with temples, and the inscriptions are beautiful. It is a religious complex integrating Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.

Beishan ancient temple was built in the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty (1522-1566), and has been renovated many times since. When you visit the ancient temple, the first thing you can see is the powerful "Yumen dielang". When you cross the two bridges, the flowing foam flies furiously, and when you get close, you can feel your sleeves wet. After Yumen bridge, on the 85 stone steps, there are spacious empty Ping, on both sides of the hillside peach and plum Fangfei, this is the "temple gate peach and plum". Beishan ancient temple was originally a courtyard with four couplets. On the right side of the first couplet is Zheng Xianweng's temple, on the left is Han Daxian's temple, on the middle is the gate, on the horizontal eyebrow is carved the word "Beishan ancient temple", and a pair of stone lions occupy the mountain gate. Inside the gate is a high releasing pool, and the clear Jiuqu water source comes from the "ancient cave spring" behind the temple. A Jinshui bridge is built on the pool. Crossing the bridge is the Yuandi hall with two couplets. On the right side of the hall is Sanyuan temple, and on the left is Qixian temple. On the wall of the temple are eight inscriptions of Tang, Ning, Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as Qikan Shanzhai, a song calligrapher Mi Fu's cursive script. On the right is Wenchang temple, on the middle is Guanyin Pavilion, and on the left is shudusong Guilin. Four Ying for the main hall, inside the three treasures of Buddha and eighteen Arhats, carving delicate, each with its own posture, look realistic. There is a cave behind the temple, in which there is a sweet spring seeping through the crevice of the stalactite. This is the "ancient cave rhyme spring". The edible water in the temple has always been taken from this spring.

Climbing the gate of the temple, you can see the mountains covered with green brocade and Huangchuan with silver belt. The fields in the suburbs are neat, and the buildings in the urban area stand up, full of vigor and vitality.

Chaoyang cave

Chaoyang cave is located in the south of Xianling, Shanxi Province. The entrance of the cave faces east, so it is called Chaoyang cave. Outside the cave, there are many pine forests, and the grass covers the shadow. Inside the cave, it is gentle and dark, connecting the East and the West. The cave is about 2 to 4 meters wide and 3 to 6 meters high. In the cave, there are stalagmite pillars, streams as clear as phosphorus and mirrors, sandalwood as willows, rocky rocks as upright as chairs and tables, and rice and stone as exquisite as seashells and pearls. Every time the sun rises in the East, the sun shines directly into the cave. On the stone eyebrow at the cave entrance, Feng Da Shou, the magistrate of Yangshan County in the Yimao year of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1615), wrote the words "three words" that break through the fog. On the wall of the cave, there are "Chaoyang cave, tongyouxi cave" and many untitled Qilu poems. People roaming in the cave, the strange scenery, do not have a taste.

cemetery of martyrs

At the southern foot of the mountain, the martyrs' cemetery is the first one that catches people's eyes. The martyrs' cemetery was built in 1978. On the left side of the monument, the inscription "the spirit of the martyrs is forever.",

The monument of revolutionary martyrs in the center of the cemetery stands high on the hill. Standing on the top of the mausoleum, overlooking the foot of the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of Lianjiang, countryside, buildings, power grid and Yangcheng. Hillside, built from the Ming Dynasty Jiajing years of Beishan ancient temple, deep in the woods. There are also seven sages temple, front hall and other ancient buildings in the ancient temple. It also contains Han Yu's "kite flying and fish leaping" and the Song Dynasty calligrapher Mi Fu's "Qie Kan Shan Zhai" as well as precious inscriptions of celebrities in the past dynasties. Several historic sites around Xianling mountain are related to the commemoration of Han Yu. The reading platform is said to be the place where Han Yu studied hard and had a rest at that time. The stone inscriptions on typing rock and Moyan include the poems and inscriptions written in memory of Han Yu by celebrities of all dynasties since the Song Dynasty. Among them, the typeface of the ode to the emperor of song Dynasty in Zhang Ben is excellent, which is the most popular in the Song Dynasty in central Guangdong. These ancient buildings, poems and inscriptions show Yangshan's rich cultural heritage and the wisdom of the working people. There are also water curtain cave, Chaoyang cave, Qiqiao cave, a line of sky and other natural scenery on the mountain, which is a good place for people to visit and rest. The Chengbei reservoir at the northern foot of the mountain is as flat as a mirror, as blue as a piece of jade, and as bright pearls among the mountains, which makes Xianling mountain more lovely.

Qianyanbiao

Qianyanbiao is located on Xianling mountain, about 30 meters below the reading desk. The top of the mountain looks like an eagle's head. On the stone wall of the peak, there are three big characters written in Korean script, and two small characters: "among the ten thousand stones, majestic and majestic.". I have no words with you. The poet compared himself with the stone peak, and his noble feelings poured out. In the vicinity of the stone peak, there is also a stone carving of "a brush tiger" in the cursive script of Xiao Bingkun of the Qing Dynasty.

Yuan emperor Hall

The Jinshui bridge, or "Beishan ancient temple", is the Yuandi hall with two couplets. It is built to commemorate or worship seven county magistrates who have made great achievements in Yangshan, including Han Yu (Tang Dynasty), Zhang benzhong (Song Dynasty), Pan Jun, Liu Guang, Chen Jiuchou, Zhuang xizan and Chen Zifang (Ming Dynasty).

Sanyuan Temple

On the right side of Yuandi hall is Sanyuan temple. On the wall of the temple are eight inscriptions of Tang, song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as song calligrapher Mi Fu's cursive script "Qie Kan Shan Zhai", Han Yu's handwritten script "kite flying and fish leaping", Wen Tianxiang's "loyalty, filial piety and integrity", etc.

Cliff inscriptions

The famous scenic spot "cliff stone carvings" is still well preserved after more than 800 years. There are 36 stone carvings from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, especially the type rock carvings

The most precious stone carvings are those made in China. The typewriter rock is about 7 meters high and 13 meters wide, with Han Yu's cursive inscription of "kite flying and fish leaping", each of which is 0.50 meters long and 0.40 meters wide, with strong writing power. In addition, the regular script "Ode and preface to the holy biography of the emperor Song Dynasty" written by Zhang benzhong in the first year of song Shaoxi (1190) is 4 meters wide and 3 meters high, with 28 lines of full text, ranging from two to 18 words in each line, with 396 words in total, 0.13 meters long and 0.10 meters wide It is an outstanding Song Dynasty carving in Guangdong. It is a rare and rare historic site in Guangdong Province, and also occupies a place in Chinese cliff carvings. It is listed as the four major cliff carvings in Guangdong Province along with Hulu mountain in Chaozhou, Qixing rock in Zhaoqing and South Mountain in Yingde.

The water curtain cave

Water curtain cave is located in Xianling mountain. It is more than ten meters high. It flies down like a pearl curtain covering the hole, so it is called "water curtain cave". The hole runs from east to west, and visitors can enter from the side of the hole. The bell and milk in the cave are hanging high, and the spring is tinkling. The mouth of the cave is clear, the pond is light green, and the fish and shrimp jump. Outside the cave, the vines are purple and the branches are green and green. On a warm day, the plain air empties, and the rainbow looms. In spring, the pearls spray jade, and the snow splashes and thunders. All the tourists here are very happy.

Han Yu Memorial Hall

Hanyu Memorial in Yangshan County was founded in August 2005. It is located at the foot of the beautiful Xianling mountain, covering an area of 15 mu (including the Hanyu Memorial under construction) and a construction area of more than 1900 square meters. Reasonable layout, known as the garden style Memorial.

There are many scenic spots in the museum. As soon as you step into the main entrance, you can see the magnificent Han Yuansu mountain. On the side of Han Gongjing, there are four exhibition halls and two stele corridors for visitors to watch. Among them, the Xianling fangtrace exhibition hall (1) shows Han Yu's poems and inscriptions in Yangshan and four precious steles of "flying kite and leaping fish" copied by Xiao Bingkun, the magistrate of Chaoyang mountain in the Qing Dynasty. The exhibition hall (2) shows the rubbings of Jing Han and Yang Han, as well as the related photos and books on Han Yu's research. The other two are the exhibition halls of cultural relics in our collection. There are more than 1200 pieces of Yangshan historical relics on display, and 300 pieces of national level II and III cultural relics nearby. The cultural relics in the museum have been appraised by experts, which are very real and precious. There are also Han Yu's stone statues. Han Yu's large-scale historical murals and jinghanxuan in Yangshan provide rich information for people to know and understand Han Yu. Visit Hanyu Memorial Hall in person, you will enjoy a Hanyu cultural knowledge feast, and get more harvest.

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