Peak Wulao

Wulao peak in Qiyun mountain is 560 meters above sea level. It is the most representative peak in Qiyun mountain. The peaks vary in groups. It is like five old people bowing to the north and bowing to pay homage. Looking at Wulao peak in the sunset, it has a sense of wonderland of avatar. It is a must for many photographers to come to Qiyun mountain.

Peak Wulao

Wulaofeng is located in Zhongtiao Mountain range, 16 kilometers southeast of Yongji City, Shanxi Province. It is located in the golden triangle of the Yellow River where Shanxi, Qin and Henan provinces meet. Wulaofeng, formerly known as wulaoshan, was named after the ancient Wulaofeng who gave the emperor "River map" and "Luoshu" here. Before the book of changes was completed, Wulaofeng was the early spreading place of Heluo culture and one of the birthplaces of Quanzhen sect of Taoism in the north. Qijiandaoshu called it "the 52nd blessed place in the world of Taoism". Among the people, there were "Wutai Mountain worships Buddha in the north, Wulaofeng in the South", "Wutai temple in the north, Wulao mountain in the South" and "Donghua mountain".

In February 2020, in honor of medical workers, the scenic spot will be open to medical workers from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020.

History of scenic spots

Wulaofeng was originally known as wulaoshan. In Xunyang Ji written by Zhang sengjian of Jin Dynasty, there is a record that Wulaofeng is hidden in the sky, and its situation is like wulaoshan in Yuxiang County of Hezhong Prefecture. In Yuxiang county annals, there is a statement that wulaoshan is the general name of Yuzhu and Taiyi in the south of the county. The five elders of Wulao mountain originated from the name of the five elders who taught Fuxi "Hetu" and "Luoshu" in ancient times. There is a description of "Qifeng xiaju, Gubiao Fengchu, covering the surface of Qun Quan, Cuibai Yinfeng, Qingquan Guanxiang" in Shuijing Zhu by Li Daoyuan in the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty Wei Ye's "seeing off Chen and Yue's relatives in the river of Zhongning", there is a saying that "the wine cups are sent on three banquets, and the rice is returned in front of Wulao peak".

Wang Yun, a doctor and poet of Jiashan in the early Yuan Dynasty, wrote in his "five old songs" that "in the early days of the Yuan Dynasty, when the clouds rise on the five old peaks, we fish for five surnamed carp in the lake." All the literati and poets of the past dynasties have written about it in poems. For example, the inscription says that "Tiaoshan is beautiful in the three Jin Dynasties, Wulaofeng is rugged and beautiful, and gengtiaoshan is beautiful". More than 20 inscriptions on the temples built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties record the grand occasion of Chaoshan temple fair at that time.

According to the existing stone tablet records, the buildings of Wulaofeng were first seen in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, that is, the Buddhist temples Yuantong Temple and Guanyin pavilion built in xizhaizi, the string pattern bricks in the Tang Dynasty, and the pattern square bricks in the Song Dynasty. The steles of Wulaofeng record its Millennium prosperity and anecdotes of folklore, such as Yang Ye's military training in the Song Dynasty, sun Feihu's camp in the Pujiu temple, and the anecdotes of Zhang Guolao and LV Dongbin in the eight immortals of Taoism.

In 1992, the Ministry of forestry of the people's Republic of China approved the establishment of Wulaofeng National Forest Park with linzaozi [1992] 200 document.

In 1994, it was approved as "Wulaofeng scenic spot" by the State Council.

In 2011, it was rated as a national AAAA scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration.

geographical environment

Location context

Wulaofeng is located in the southeast of Yongji City, Shanxi Province, with Jiezhou Guandi temple and Yuncheng Salt Lake 20 km to the East and Pujiu temple, Yellow River Iron ox and stork tower 20 km to the West. The legal protection area of Wulaofeng is 200 square kilometers, and the main scenic area is 30 square kilometers.

topographic features

The bedrock of Wulaofeng is mainly composed of granite and sandstone, with small flat land and terraces between them. Along the mountain is fan-shaped sand and stone land alluvial by mountain torrents. The main vein of yuepingliang is East-West strike, which lies across the southern boundary of Wulaofeng, and the branches are mostly parallel in North-South strike. Yuepingliang, the highest point, is 1810 meters above sea level, fengyugoukou, the lowest point, is 500 meters above sea level, yuzhufeng, the main peak, is 1702.6 meters above sea level, the maximum relative height difference is 1310 meters, and many cliffs are up to 90 degrees.

climatic conditions

Wulaofeng has a temperate continental climate with four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is 14.1 ℃, the average temperature in the coldest month is - 0.4 ℃, the average temperature in the hottest month is 27.1 ℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 41.3 ℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is - 14.3 ℃. In winter, it is dry and cold with less snow, and the average temperature in January is - 7.3 ℃; in summer, it is high temperature and high humidity, and the average temperature in July is 27 ℃; in autumn, it is often rainy, and the average temperature is 13.5 ℃; in spring, the temperature is unstable, and the air is dry, and the average temperature is 12.9 ℃. The annual average precipitation is 558 mm, and the concentrated precipitation period is from July to September, accounting for about 52% of the annual precipitation.

natural resources

water resource

Wulaofeng is rich in water resources. There are six gullies, four of which have springs. There are two small reservoirs, Shifosi and dabeyu, which are important water sources for irrigation and living.

plant resources

It is distributed in the Qianshan Mountain and the base of Wulaofeng mountain with an altitude of 500-1000 meters. It is mainly composed of Carex, Leymus chinensis, Artemisia ordosica and other medium and short herbaceous plants. It is also distributed with jujube, Spiraea and other dwarf shrubs.

Sparse forest shrub zone, distributed in the steep slope between 900-1800 meters above sea level. Mainly clove, honeysuckle, forsythia, apricot, peach based, and scattered Pinus tabulaeformis, Pinus bungeana.

The coniferous and broad-leaved forest belt is distributed on the gentle shady slope between 1100-1600 meters above sea level. The forest is well-organized, and there are many undergrowth shrubs, grasses and vines. The undergrowth plants are mainly clove, Rhododendron, Rosa roxburghii, ledebourian, Prunus davidiana, Prunus armeniaca, Schisandra chinensis, Vitis amurensis, etc.

Subalpine grass and shrub are distributed on the top of Yueping beam above 1800 meters above sea level, with scattered clumps of shrubs, mainly Lespedeza. Wild soybean and Pterocarpus tatarinowii are listed as national key protected tree species, and there are more than 200 kinds of medicinal plants.

Animal resources

There are more than 110 kinds of wild animal resources. There are more than 20 kinds of mammals such as fox, roe deer, weasel, wild boar and squirrel, and more than 80 kinds of birds such as yellow brow, warbler, great tit and crow. Amphibians and reptiles include frogs, toads, snakes, geckos, etc.

Scenic spot landscape

The ancient architectural sites of Wulaofeng include stone sculptures of Buddha in the northern and Southern Dynasties, string pattern bricks in the Tang Dynasty, square tiles in the Song Dynasty, painted statues of human figures in the Ming Dynasty and a large number of stone inscriptions on steles. There were 64 guan'an temples in the heyday.

Yuzhu peak has 3000 square meters of flat land, high in the north and south, with 64 temples, temples and palaces, and dozens of steles. Seven cultural attractions: Nantianmen, linggong temple, Bodhisattva hall, Xiushi hall, QIANZI hall, zushi temple, etc. In addition, there are hundreds of wooden figures in Ming Dynasty. There are five stone sculptures of the northern and Southern Dynasties in Leigong cave at the foot of xijinping peak. There are three colored clay statues of Ming Dynasty in Pingfeng pharmacist cave of Dongjin.

The karst geological landforms of Wulaofeng create a geological landscape with the characteristics of majestic, dangerous, strange, beautiful and immortal. "Notes to the water classic" said: "Qifeng xiaju, Gubiao show, covering the surface of the peaks, Cuibai Yinfeng, Qingquan guanding.". There are 9 springs, 12 holes and 362 engines in the mountain.

Yuzhufeng

Among the five peaks, the main peak is Yuzhu peak, also known as Yunfeng and Lingfeng, with an altitude of 1702.6 meters. Its side cliff facade protrudes a huge rock, engraved with the word "Huixin". On the side of the huge rock is the roof climbing platform. Climbing tens of meters along the roof to the bottom of Li Ren, it is the main pillar ladder. With Yuzhu peak as the center, there is dongjinping peak on the left, with a pharmacist's cave built around the peak; on the right, there is xijinping peak, with Leigong cave under the peak; "the four peaks are like the emperor of Shang Haoyi.". In addition, there are 31 peaks, such as wuzhifeng and bijiafeng, covering an area of 50 square kilometers. There are 12 caves and 9 springs.

Taiyiping peak

Taiyi peak is the north peak of Wulao peak, and it is the center of Wulao peak to each peak and mountain valley. There are five old temple, five old hall and jade emperor hall on it.

Xijinping peak

Xijinping peak, 1566.6 meters above sea level, is one of the main peaks of Wulao peak. Fengyin has Zhang Guodong, also known as Hanfeng. There are Han Qun cave and Luotong Weiren cave in the east of the peak.

Dongjin Pingfeng

Dongjinping peak, 1689.1 meters above sea level, is one of the main peaks of Wulao peak. It is composed of several peaks, including lotus jade cave, eight immortals cave, pharmacist cave, Mingyan cave, Narcissus cave, Han Xuanyi cave, immortal cave, lotus terrace, Jiaguan terrace, etc. Its landscape includes Taizu Guanshu, ape man Guanwei, Sanguan fufu, Jinji Wangyue and Guanyin crossing the East China Sea.

Chessboard peak

Chessboard peak is located on the west side of Tai Yi Feng, South by water curtain cave, old fellow iron tower in the north, and West gap in the East, and new peak in the East.

Festival activities

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the temple fair of Chaofeng rose in Wulaofeng, which lasted for 500 years. The temple fair of Chaofeng is held from the 1st to 15th of July every year. The existing wood carvings in Wanli year of Ming Dynasty, the painting of Tiaoshan Yuzhu Qingfeng, and the newly painted complete picture of Wulaofeng in southwest of Yuxiang County of Shanxi Province, printed in the early years of the Republic of China, all depict the scene at that time. Before the Japanese invasion, more than 40 teahouses and restaurants were opened along the way from Xiguan in Yuxiang at the foot of the mountain to the top of Yuzhu peak at the top of the mountain. Temples and Liyuan opera in Shankou performed in turn. Folk entertainment activities and God greeting competitions were often held.

facility of traveling

Wulaofeng scenic area has complete supporting facilities, including Yunfeng Pavilion, a three-star hotel that can accommodate more than 100 people for accommodation, catering and meetings; thrilling slideway, sliding rope and iron cable overpass; convenient climbing and sightseeing cableway; and Jinxiu Valley, a scenic spot integrating heat dissipation, cooling, catering and entertainment.

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