Ladder to heaven

With a total of 999 steps, the ladder is the only way to access Tianmen cave, and also a spiritual place for making wishes and praying. In front of it is the Tianmen altar, which is specially used for burning incense and worshiping heaven. There are five slowness and four steepness in the ladder, which is in line with the meaning of "99". It reveals the reason that the road of life is full of ups and downs and can only be completed after ups and downs. There are five platforms on the left and right sides of the ladder, which are called "Yu", "Qinse", "Changsheng", "Qingyun" and "Ruyi", representing wealth, happiness, longevity, wealth and happiness. At the top of the ladder, there is also a "Tian Men sill" guarded by two "Tian Men auspicious beasts". When you step past, you will "step into Qingyun".

Ladder to heaven

Oxalis corymbosa DC. Has slight toxicity. It can dispel wind and dampness, clear away heat and shock, detoxify and detumescence. Main rheumatism arthralgia; fever convulsion; sore throat; carbuncle; scrofula; treatment of Snakebite (controversy)

Botany

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[Pinyin name] sh à n à Ti à n t à

[alias] dingfengjin, copper chopsticks, Dengtai Qiye yizhihua

[source]

Source: rhizome of Paris polyphylla in Liliaceae.

Latin mineral name of plants and animals: ParisverticillataM.Bieb .

Harvest and storage: dig in late summer and early autumn, remove stems, leaves and fibrous roots, wash, use fresh or dry.

[original form] Paris polyphylla is a perennial erect herb with a height of 25-60cm. Rhizome slender, diameter 3-5mm. Stems greenish white, sometimes purplish. The leaves are 6-8 whorls with short stalks or nearly sessile; the leaves are needle shaped, oblong, oblong, oblong lanceolate or obovate lanceolate, 7-15cm long and 1.5-3.5cm wide, acuminate and cuneate at the base. Flowers solitary in the center of impeller; flowers 4.5-12cm long; outer perianth usually 4-5, leaflike, obovate, lanceolate, oblong, needle shaped or oblong, 2-3.5cm long, 1-3cm wide, apex acuminate, base round or broadly cuneate, green, rarely purplish, papery, spreading; inner perianth strip, 1-2cm long, yellowish green; stamens usually 8, filament base slightly flat, 5-7mm long, flower flat The length of anther is about 1 cm, and the length of the prominent part of connective is 6-8 mm. The ovary is nearly spherical, purple brown, without discoid style base at the apex. The style has 4-5 branches, and the branches are slender and involute outwards. Capsule berrylike, indehiscent, ca. 1 cm in diameter, with several seeds. The flowering period is from May to June and the fruiting period is from July to September.

[habitat distribution]

Ecological environment: under the hillside forest, grass, shade wetland or ditch.

Resource distribution: distributed in Northeast, North China and Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Zhejiang and Sichuan.

[character] the dry rhizome is cylindrical, slightly flat, slightly curved, 5-10cm long, about 3mm in diameter, with brown yellow surface, longitudinal wrinkles and nodes, and residual membranous scaly leaves, fibrous roots or root marks on the nodes. It is hard and brittle, easy to break, with flat section, white to light yellow and powdery. No gas, taste slightly sweet and then hemp.

[chemical constituents] the whole plant contains phytosterols: phytosterol (6 '- palmitoyl) - β - d-glucopyranoside, phytosterol - β - d-glucopyranoside; ecdysone, α - ecdysone, β - ecdysone, ajugasterone; steroids: pennoside The structure of pennogenin tetraglucoside is 3-O - α - l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 4) - α - l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 4) - β - d-glucopyranoside

Bitter; cold; slightly poisonous

[indications] dispelling wind and dampness; clearing heat and calming shock; detoxification and detumescence. Main rheumatism arthralgia; fever convulsion; sore throat; carbuncle; scrofula; snake bite

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-6g; or into pills, powder. External use: appropriate amount, tamping; or apply with vinegar grinding juice.

[excerpt] Chinese Materia Medica

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Alias: maidiaoqi, Shangtianti, honghuasuanzao, dasuanzao, maiziqi, sankuawa

Morphological characteristics: perennial herbs. The rhizome is horizontal, with residual scalelike petiole base, which looks like "wheat ear". Leaves trifoliolate; long petiolate; leaflets 3, obtriangular, 2 – 2.5 cm long and 3 – 3.5 cm wide, apex truncate, middle concave, base cuneate, both surfaces sparsely pilose. Flowers white or pale yellow, ca. 2 cm in diameter, solitary on pedicel; pedicel basal, 12 – 16 cm long, with 1 bract in the middle, hairy; sepals 5; stamens 10, 5 long and 5 short, filaments base connate; ovary 5-locular; style 5, meristematic. Capsule purplish black, ventricles dehiscent at maturity, seeds ejected. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from July to August.

Habitat distribution: in Enshi, Yichang and Yunyang of China, the altitude is about 1600, in the valley shrub or under the forest.

Habit reproduction: shade reproduction; seed reproduction

Indications: traumatic injury, tuberculosis, rheumatic low back pain, red white dysentery, jaundice, gonorrhea, hematuria, lymphatic tuberculosis.

scenic spot

The ladder is located in Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area, with a total of 999 steps. The ladder to heaven is not only a way to get to the gate of heaven, but also a spiritual place to pray for blessings. In front of it is the gate altar, which is specially used for burning incense and worshiping the heaven. It integrates the spirit and blessing of the gods in heaven and earth. The ladder to heaven has five slowness and four steepness, which is in line with the meaning of "99". It reveals the ups and downs of the road of life, and the truth that it can only become a tool after going through ups and downs. There are five platforms on the left and right sides of the ladder, which are called "Yu", "Qinse", "Changsheng", "Qingyun" and "Ruyi", representing wealth, happiness, longevity, wealth and happiness. When the water vapor is abundant before and after the rain, the transpiration fog will billow from the inside to the outside of Tianmen cave, forming a unique and spectacular "Tianmen spitting fog". At this time, the whole 999 ladder is shrouded in the clouds, full of Fairy Spirit. Therefore, the ladder is also named "hanging ladder floating haze", which is one of the "ten scenes of Tianmen".

Address: Tianmenshan National Forest Park, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City

Longitude: 110.483351

Latitude: 29.111452

Tour time: 1 hour

Traffic information: take the cableway or scenic area green car to the foot of the ladder (the cost is included in the ticket).

Ticket information: no ticket required

Included in the ticket of Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park.

Opening hours: follow the opening hours of Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park. During the peak season (March 1 - November 30), tickets will be sold from 8:00 to 18:00 (16:30). During the off season (December 1 - February 28), tickets will be sold from 8:30 to 18:00 (16:00).

Chinese PinYin : Shang Tian Ti