Xishan Scenic Spot

The western mountain of Ezhou, known as Fanshan in ancient times, was named Xishan because it was in the west of Ezhou City, Hubei Province. Xishan is located on the South Bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, 68 kilometers away from Wuhan, the metropolis of central China. Facing the Yangtze River in the north, it faces the red cliff of Huangzhou; facing the Yanglan Lake in the south, it is connected with the vast expanse of blue waves; facing the bustling downtown in the East; facing the jade belt in the west, it is surrounded by a hundred Li Fan Chuan and a river with a lake. The West Mountain has nine twists and turns, nine peaks and six valleys. There are green valleys, red cliffs and waterfalls. The whole mountain is about 1.6 km long from east to west and 1.2 km wide from north to south, with a main peak of 170 meters and a total area of more than 4000 mu. There are six valleys on the mountain, connecting seven springs, three pools, one lake and two waterfalls. The quality of groundwater in Xishan is excellent, and it is inexhaustible all the year round. The sweet Bodhisattva spring and crisp and delicious Dongpo cake are famous in Kyushu. Xishan has a long history and many places of interest. The historical and cultural landscape featured by the former capital of King Wu, the cultural landscape represented by Sun Quan and Su Shi, the Buddhist cultural landscape marked by the ancient Lingquan temple and the natural landscape dominated by the Xishan garden are skillfully integrated here. There are many traces left in Xishan, such as Sun Quan, the king of Wu of the Three Kingdoms, Huiyuan, the eminent monk of Jin Dynasty, Yue Fei, the famous general of anti Jin Dynasty, Tao Kan, Yu Liang, Li Bai, Su Shi, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Lu You, Peng Yulin, Zhang Zhidong, etc., preaching, practicing martial arts, entertaining, and living in seclusion. Some of them have become monuments through the ages and are admirable. They left a lot of beautiful poems and handed down treasures, which added splendor to the treasure house of Chinese literature and art. Zhang Yuzhao, a great calligrapher of the late Qing Dynasty, and Peng Chufan, a martyr of 1911, are also found here. During the great revolution, general he long led his troops to set up defense in Xishan. After liberation, party and state leaders Dong Biwu, Wang Renzhong and other comrades visited Xishan for many times. In the autumn of 1965, marshal Chen Yi climbed to the top of Xishan and expressed his feelings: "Xishan is no less than Lushan. 1 there are more than 20 places of interest in Xishan, such as king Wu's Summer Palace, wuchanglou, Gulingquan temple, etc. The king of Wu Summer Palace was built between 221 and 229 A.D. in Xishan Mountain where Sun Quan, the king of Wu, spent his summer studying. It is covered with pines, springs and the temperature is 2-3 ℃ lower than that of the urban area. It has always been known as the "cool and blessed place" in Wuchang City. During the Taiyuan period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (376-396 A.D.), Huiyuan, an eminent monk, took a fancy to this geomantic treasure land and built the summer palace as Xishan temple. In the 1990s, only one side hall of the summer palace was reserved, known as the summer palace.

Xishan Scenic Spot

Xishan Scenic Spot is located in the Xishan Scenic Spot of Nanling County, Wuhu City, also known as Yashan scenic spot. Xishan Scenic area covers an area of more than 20 square kilometers. The area has a beautiful scenery, which is a mixture of strange rocks, karst streams, clear springs and waterfalls. There are more than 60 odd peaks with different shapes, such as Yazi peak, Meiren peak, Shizi peak, bat peak, etc. there are also countless strange stones everywhere, such as the giant turtle, Bajie stone, toad watching the sky, rhinoceros watching the moon, panda playing leaves, double swallow whispering, hundred monkey pilgrimage, etc.

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Xishan Scenic Spot is located in the Xishan Scenic Spot of Nanling County, Wuhu City, also known as Yashan scenic spot. Because of its unique natural and cultural landscape, Xishan was listed as a provincial scenic spot in 1987, and is now a national 4A scenic spot. Xishan Scenic area covers an area of more than 20 square kilometers. The area has a beautiful scenery, which is a mixture of strange rocks, karst streams, clear springs and waterfalls. There are more than 60 odd peaks with different shapes, such as Yazi peak, Meiren peak, Shizi peak, bat peak, etc. there are also countless strange stones everywhere, such as the giant turtle, Bajie stone, toad watching the sky, rhinoceros watching the moon, panda playing leaves, double swallow whispering, hundred monkey pilgrimage, etc. Xishan stone landscape is a unique miniature and bonsai.

Yashan Peony

Xishan is also known as the "hometown of peony". Every time around the Qingming Festival, there are lots of beautiful flowers and plants blooming among the wonderful stones. No wonder some people praise it: "why go to Luoyang to enjoy the flowers? The beauty of the country and the beauty of the west mountain.". The peony in Xishan Scenic Area is different from other peonies in that the peonies are not used for viewing, but for the needs of social and economic life of local residents. According to local scholars, the planting history of peony in Xishan can be traced back to before the Tang Dynasty. Because of the poor soil, thin soil layer and poor soil quality in Xishan area, it is difficult to grow crops. In order to survive, ancient ancestors gradually formed the tradition of planting peony in the state of natural selection. The root of peony is used as medicine, named Cortex Moutan. The local villagers also sell the peony as the main source of income. Therefore, when ordinary people get entertainment by prolonging the flowering period, the villagers in Xishan pinch the flowers early in order to make the peony root grow further. But even so, when peonies bloom in mid April, residents from nearby come in droves to see them in full bloom.

Xishan peony is not only famous for its beautiful scenery, but also for its medicinal cortex. Li Bai, a great poet, once lived here and wrote the well-known poem "farewell to children in Nanling". Celebrities such as Wei Yingwu and Tang Xianzu also left traces here. Nanshan Temple in the scenic area was originally named Lingyan temple. It is said that it was built here by King Jin qiaojue of Tibet who came to Jiuhua Mountain. Xishan Scenic Spot has become a unique tourist attraction with its elegant and graceful appearance.

Xishan spirit stone

Because the Xishan Scenic Area is mostly limestone mountain, under the action of natural effects such as orogeny, karst erosion, rain erosion and natural weathering, the Xishan Scenic Area has formed a very rich volume of stone forest and stone forest group. Xishan stone forest is not only large in size, but also vivid, different in shape and different in shape. Taking Xishan Village stone forest as an example, Xiadang Village stone forest is characterized by various hieroglyphic stones in bedding, fissures and other geological conditions; Xiaoyuan village and Dayuan village are characterized by large-scale stone forest groups; while the stone forest in the northwest of Xishan village is characterized by rugged and strange rocks , not all of them. What's more special is that in the long-term production and life, local residents use the tiny space in the cracks of the stone forest to plant peony. From a distance, it looks like the peony grows on the stone. The flowers are set on the stone, and the stone is based on the flower, which is complementary and mutually beneficial, forming a unique west mountain landscape. Xishan stone forest has been listed as one of the "ten scenic spots in Wuhu" and named "Xishan spirit stone".

Address: West of Ezhou City

Longitude: 114.8690045166

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