Lingyan scenic spot

Lingyan scenic spot is the smallest scenic spot in Yandang Mountain and one of the "three wonders of Yandang". In the small scenic area, there are many scenic spots, with Lingyan temple as the center, and pingxia mountain peak as bright as clouds behind. On the left and right are Tianzhu and Zhanqi cliffs, facing each other. But the most spectacular performance is "Lingyan ferry" (Monday to Thursday), which is very attractive to tourists.

Lingyan scenic spot

Lingyan scenic spot is located in the center of Yandang, with an area of 9 square kilometers and 91 scenic spots. The mountains are majestic, the cliffs circle, the ancient caves are strange, and the shapes are changeable. "Yandang is the highest in the world, and Lingyan is the most extraordinary." Lingyan is known as the "Ming Court" of Yandang Mountain. The majestic pillars of heaven, the vast banners of exhibition, the quiet skylights, the fantastic dragon nose, the sharp brush, the solitary show, and the Jade Maiden's demons. The flying dance of double Mandarin is amazing.

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Introduction of main scenic spots in Lingyan Scenic Area

Lingyan scenic area starts from xiangyanmen in the East, Ma'anling in the west, Feiquan temple in the South and baigangjian in the north, covering an area of 9 square kilometers. There are 18 peaks, 17 rocks, 7 stones, 5 peaks, 1 peak, 9 caves, 3 valleys, 3 gates, 1 que, 2 ridges, 3 waterfalls, 6 springs, 1 water, 1 stream, 2 pits, 1 pool, 1 lake, 1 temple, 1 nunnery, 3 pavilions, 1 tower, 1 Xuan and 3 bridges, totaling 91 scenic spots. The scenic spot is located in the center of Yandang Mountain, with majestic peaks, circular cliffs, grotesque ancient caves, ghost carving, and changeable forms. "Yandang is the best in the world, and Lingyan is the best." The scenery is the crown of the whole mountain, known as the "Ming Court" of Yandang Mountain. The magnificence of Tianzhu, the vastness of Zhanqi, the serenity of skylight, the fantasy of longbi, the sharpness of Zhuo pen, the solitude of Duxiu, the cicada demon of Yunv, and the flying dance of Shuangjia are all amazing.

Pingxiazhang

Also known as Lingyan, facing south. Enter Nantianmen, you can see it head on. Zhang "hundreds of Zhang high wide, wall standing in the sky, color alternate, such as the grand screen." Liu Fangyu of Ming Dynasty wrote "pingxiazhang" poem: "the skyscraper cliff overlooks the Zen pass, dazzles the eyes, and the cinnabar is good for making a face. I feel sorry for the lost place of Xianyuan, and the disorderly clouds fly around Chicheng mountain. " It can be said to have written its grace and spirit.

Lingyan Temple

The temple is named after Lingyan. It is one of the 18 ancient temples in Yandang. Surrounded by a group of peaks, majestic hunpang; towering ancient trees, the environment is absolutely quiet. The lower couplet of a couplet written by Yu Changlin in the Qing Dynasty vividly describes the scenery around it: "the left banner, the right Tianzhu, the back pingxia, thousands of Ren, the supernatural craftsmanship and the ghost axe, the unique scenery of Lingyan. The temple was first built in 979, the fourth year of Taiping's rejuvenation. Because the temple is famous for its beautiful mountains and waters, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty granted 52 volumes of imperial books. In the second year of Xianping, Zhenzong (999) granted "Lingyan Temple". After several wars, master Xianguang led 5 disciples to return to Lingyan temple from Guoqing temple in 1984 to resume Buddhist activities and repair the temple. In the winter of 1996, the new hall was successfully completed.

Tianzhu peak

Lingyan temple is located in front of the right, 266 meters high, color white body circle, site towering, majestic. The cliffs on the north side of the peak are vividly depicted as "a thousand ridges" and "the sky does not collapse, and the pillars depend on it". The poem "Tianzhu peak" written by King Shipeng of Song Dynasty: "the female cochlear stone is rotten and hard to repair, and the world is full of worries about Qi state. Who knows the true Pillar Stone in the mountain? The achievement of Qingtian is better than that of Yizhou. " It is admirable to express one's feelings through scenery.

Zhanqifeng

Lingyan temple is located in front of the left, opposite to Tianzhu peak, about 260 meters high, like a flag flying, magnificent. It is said that this peak was formed in ancient times when the Yellow Emperor conquered Chiyou. Yuan Mei of the Qing Dynasty wrote about it in his poem zhanqifeng: "when the Yellow Emperor captured Chiyou, the banners were no longer collected. It turns into shibuzhang, and every piece of it grows in autumn. "

Lingyan ferry

In the gap of the tour or after visiting the scenery in Nantianmen, you can watch the cliff flying show. Pull a rope on the top of Tianzhu peak and Zhanqi peak (used to use hemp rope instead of steel rope, this is the performance stage. This air stage, with a height of 200 meters and a width of more than 200 meters, is rare in the world. After a few firecrackers at the top of Tianzhu peak, a man climbs down the cliff like a gecko with a rope at the top of Tianzhu peak. Every time he drops a distance, he jumps to make a leap. When he comes to a place where he can stay, he stops to breathe for a while. He jumped and flew against the cliff like a tit pecking. And so slide to more than half the distance, suddenly miss like, hands a loose, along the rope slip to the end. Then, the firecracker on the top of Tianzhu peak rang again. A man hung upside down on the rope and climbed forward with all his limbs. After a while, he sat up and flipped several somersaults like playing on the horizontal bar. Then he set off firecrackers and climbed for a while. He scattered colorful paper flowers in the air, saying "tiannu scattered flowers". Then lie down for a while, and then stand up, flying the flag, running funny. In the cheers of the audience, he ran to the top of Zhanqi peak. Sometimes, there's a second performance. The most fascinating performance is hanging upside down. The performer's feet are tightly tied to the rope. After standing firm, he suddenly falls upside down and curls up slightly. This performance, often won the audience's warm cheers and prolonged applause. Cliff crossing began in the 1930s. In the old society, villagers often tied ropes to collect hanging orchids from the cliff in order to sell money to support their families. In the long years, they have developed the ability to fly over cliffs and walk over cliffs.

Xiao Long Qiu

Also known as small waterfall, at the bottom of yinlongzhang behind the right side of Lingyan temple, it is one of the main views of Lingyan. Surrounded by cliffs, the belly of the rock looks like coral and agate. Waterfall flying cliff, touch the stone, such as fog, unity spin; and flow flying, water splashing. Waterfalls and pools, colored by light, have various forms. No wonder predecessors have the praise of "I can't see enough, whistling alone on the fence"! The pool water flows out from the rocks, converges into Wolong River, and then winds southward into Biyu river. In the stream, there is an unusual small animal with black back and red belly called arachnid salamander, which is very cute. On the left side of xiaolongqiu, there is a scene of monkeys holding peaches; in Wolong River, there are ducks playing in the water, which are all worth seeing. In addition, the large rectangular stone in front of the pool is very similar to an inkstone. Next to the inkstone is a small flat rectangular stone bar, which looks like a piece of pine smoke ink.

Dragon nose cave

Also known as dragon nose niche, it is located under Zhalong peak on the right side of Lingyan temple. It can spiral up from the stone path behind or beside the temple. The entrance of the cave faces south, facing the jade girl peak. The depth and width are about 10 meters and the height is about 100 meters. At the top of the two purple black walls, there is a Bronze Cross Stone embedded in it. The scale is like a tiger. A giant dragon winds down to the bottom of the cave. It plays a gourd and occupies the ground with one claw, which seems to protect the Pearl in the chin. There are more than 80 inscriptions on this cave cliff, known as "Yanshan Grottoes", which is a provincial cultural relic protection unit.

Zhuo Bifeng

Go down the hill from longbidong and turn right. You'll be there in a moment. The shape of the peak is round at the bottom and sharp at the top, just like a giant pen. The poem of predecessors "the sea makes inkstone, the sky makes paper, the brush and flowers fly, and the clouds are all together" describes the moving manner of this peak.

the peak of unique beauty

On the west side of Zhuo Bi Feng, it is independent and elegant, flying in the sky, and is extraordinary. There is a pine tree at the top of the peak, green and graceful, sometimes surrounded by clouds and fog. The poem of predecessors that "lift up your eyes to mark the clouds from a peak and see the solitary pines scattered at the top of the peak" is just about its beauty.

Wolong Valley

On the back of Xiao Long Qiu, it is commonly known as stone boat pit. The valley is high, cool and secluded. It is full of wonders. It is like a peach garden. Take a cable car next to Zhuo Bifeng and go to the overpass. The overpass is a plank road built on the wall of the mountain. Across the bridge, in front of it is Longkou lake. The lake is 5 meters deep and the water is clear and green. There are water storage facilities at the mouth of the lake for proper discharge to ensure the continuous development of xiaolongqiu waterfall throughout the year.

Address: Lingyan scenic spot, Yandang Mountain, Yueqing County, Zhejiang Province

Longitude: 121.092072

Latitude: 28.359752

Tour time: 2-3 hours

Traffic information: there are green minibuses in Yandang town directly to the core scenic spots, such as Lingfeng, Lingyan and dalongqiu, almost all of which pass through tingxianglingtou village. Every 20 minutes or so. (not according to the price list in off-season)

Ticket information: 50 yuan

Opening hours: 6:20-17:00

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