Guandi mountain

Guandishan National Forest Park

synonym

Guandi mountain generally refers to Guandi Mountain National Forest Park

Guandi Mountain National Forest Park, located in Pangquangou National Nature Reserve, is located in the middle section of Luliang Mountain, Shanxi Province. It covers an area of 56026.67 hectares. The famous Pangquangou scenic spot is the hometown of brown eared pheasant, a rare bird in the world. It grows dense Larix principis rupprechtii, which is the core of Guandi mountain. The North Wudang Mountain scenic spot is known as "the first famous mountain in Shanxi".

Construction history

According to the records of the existing steles and the textual research of Yongning Zhouzhi, the northern Wudang Mountain had formed a Taoist pilgrimage site before the Tang Dynasty, and the Xuantian hall was built on the top of the mountain.

Guandishan National Forest Park, built in 1992, is one of the first national forest parks in Shanxi Province.

The Baima Fairy Cave Scenic Spot in the park was approved by the State Forestry Administration on November 7, 2000. It is one of the nine scenic spots in Guandi Mountain National Forest Park and a famous scenic spot in Lishi tourist area of Shanxi Province.

geographical environment

position

Guandi Mountain National Forest Park is located in the middle of the ancient Luliang Mountain, which spans six cities and counties, namely Wenshui, Jiaocheng, Lishi, Fangshan, Gujiao and Loufan. It is composed of Sandaochuan, guolaofeng, Pangquangou, sanzaiya, beiwudang mountain, yanggetai, baimaxien cave, yuanpingchuan and Yundingshan. The total area is 76135. Xiaowen mountain, the main peak of the garden, is 2831 meters above sea level. It was named after Xiaowen emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty who climbed the mountain. It is the second highest peak in North China.

climate

The park has four distinct seasons, mild climate and temperate continental climate.

natural resources

The park is rich in animal and plant resources, with more than 870 kinds of plants. The main tree species are Pinus tabulaeformis, Quercus liaotungensis, Populus davidiana, Betula platyphylla, Larix principis rupprechtii, Salix vinifera, Platycladus orientalis, spruce, etc. From the east gate at an altitude of 1300 meters to the main peak at 2831 meters, the forest vegetation forms an obvious vertical landscape belt composed of different tree species and other plants. Guandishan National Forest Park is also a paradise for wildlife, inhabiting 237 species of vertebrates, most of which are birds and mammals, such as brown eared pheasant, leopard, musk deer, Golden Eagle, mandarin duck, black stork, goshawk, yellow bellied tit, etc. In addition, there are more than 1100 invertebrates.

The park is rich in natural resources. In woniuping, the maximum forest volume per hectare is more than 700 cubic meters. It ranks first in North China. There are more than 870 species of plants, and the world's rare bird, the brown eared pheasant of Shanxi Province, lives in the dense bush.

Scenic spot landscape

North Wudang Mountain Scenic Area

North Wudang Mountain, also known as Zhenwu mountain, also known as Longwang mountain, is located in Fangshan County of Luliang area, Shanxi Province, in the middle of Luliang Mountain range. The North Wudang Mountain scenic spot is composed of 72 peaks, 36 cliffs, 24 streams, 20 odd pines and 48 odd stones. The main peak is Xianglu peak, with an altitude of 2254 meters and a total area of 6298.3 hectares. It is a collection of "male, strange, dangerous and beautiful", known as "the first famous mountain in the three Jin Dynasty", and is one of the sacred places of Taoism in northern China.

The main peak of North Wudang is almost surrounded by steep cliffs, with only one man-made "ladder" to climb. At the foot of the mountain, passing Wuli loess Wuli sand road, there are more than 1400 stone steps built on the wall. Where there are steep places, there are iron rope handrails. The stone steps are overlapped by lines, looking up from below, just like the "ladder of heaven". When visitors climb, they can hear the melodious "stone sound" at every step, forming a unique "Stone Music" scenery. Along the stone steps, strange pines and stones, and stone carvings of temples are submerged in the dense forest vegetation, interspersed with each other. The main mountain and stone landscapes are: Ancient ape watching the sun, stone pig suffering, Jiulong cave, stone elephant guarding the mountain, Tianhu dew, stone sheep pilgrimage, stone turtle laying eggs, stone tiger, stone toad, turtle and snake fighting wisdom, etc.

The main exotic pine landscapes are: Yuanyang pine, Yingke pine, tuotian pine, mother and son pine, etc. The most amazing one is the "chingtiantanhaisong", which stands on the half way of the stone steps. The branches of the tree are divided into two branches, one is to stab the sky, the other is to look across the peaks.

The main cliffs are: Qianren cliff, Sheshen cliff, Yingzui cliff, etc. The color and flower color of vertical vegetation change with seasons.

The main buildings are: wanshen temple, Lingguan temple, Shanshen Tudi temple, Erlong temple, qiaosong temple, Sanguan temple, Huoshen temple, Longwang temple, Heihu temple, Xuantian hall and Taihe palace.

Since the opening of North Wudang Mountain scenic spot, some famous scholars, such as Xu Deheng, qigong, Zhou Erfu, Liyi, Zang Kejia, Pu Jie, Feng Qiyong, Wang Chaorui, Wu Guanzhong and so on, have made inscriptions and paintings, leaving excellent works through the ages and adding to Wudang's style.

Every year from the first day to the third day of the third month of the third lunar month is the meeting period of the ancient temples in the North Wudang Mountain. According to historical records, in the Tang Dynasty, "the pilgrims to the mountains continued to flourish year after year.".

Baima Fairy Cave Scenic Spot

Baima Fairy Cave Scenic Spot is located near wangyingzhuang village, Wucheng Town, Lishi City, with a total area of 800 hectares. The scenic spot is located in the depth of a cave with a long history, magical legend and mysterious color. There is a mountain in the scenic spot, which is as powerful as the wings of the Phoenix and has the best shape. It is named Jiufeng Mountain. The mountain is full of dangerous peaks, strange cypresses and pines, birds singing and animals roaring, auspicious clouds and purple fog, and a myriad of sceneries. Han Xianzhang and Qiyun mountain are 1850 meters and 1941 meters above sea level respectively. From a distance, there are thousands of blue waves and waves of pines. Fenghuang mountain, Qiyun mountain and hanxianzhang are the three main peaks in the scenic area. When you climb high and look far away, you can see the fairy clouds around the green forest, the purple air in the fairy cave, and you Junru in the fairyland. Under Han Xian's hand, there is a huge stone in the deep ditch of the dense forest. Behind the stone, there is a clear spring, which is the spring of xianma's drinking water. The spring is gentle and flows all the year round. It is called "Holy Spirit spring". There are Changchun rock, happy forest, Jiulong oak, peacock pine, Sanxian pine and other scenic spots in the scenic area.

Baima cave is the main landscape of Baima Cave Scenic Area. It is located in the lush pine forest on the hillside of Jiufeng Mountain. According to the ancient stele, "there are many famous caves in the world, which are rich, quiet, vast and unique. Fenghuang Mountain and Baima cave are the most beautiful ones." at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were two black and white horses going in and out of the cave, named Baima cave. According to the comprehensive exploration by geological and cultural relic experts, the cave belongs to Liulin spring city, with an absolute geological age of about 140 million years. The length from the entrance to the bottom of the cave is about 500 meters, and the relative height difference between the entrance and the bottom is 168 meters. It is called "the first dangerous cave in North China". There are suspended stones in the cave, water curtain cave flowing down from high, and Pearl mountain is full of beautiful scenery. The three immortals cave is like entering fairyland and happy horse beach. There are 25 natural formations in total. Outside the cave, there are ancient buildings and steles of all ages standing around. According to records, there are seven ancient buildings, including "Yuanji Pavilion", "Dongyang Temple" and "Notre Dame hall". It is said that this cave was the other palace of the Yellow Emperor in ancient times, the place where the Taoist immortal chisongzi made pills in the Zhou Dynasty, and the place where the local Holy Spirit prayed for rain. Therefore, Baima cave is a cave drilled by ancient emperors, which is different from any other caves in history and culture.

Yunding mountain scenic spot

Yunding mountain is located in the northeast of the park, 2670 meters above sea level, is the second highest peak in the park. There is a vast and flat subalpine meadow on Yunding mountain. It is said that Emperor Xiaowen watched the sunrise in the morning, sent the sunset in the evening, and took a horse to shoot in the afternoon. Two kilometers away from the forest park, there is a huge natural stone, which looks like a lion lying down. It is surrounded by emerald pine and poplar trees, green shrubs, flowers and plants all over the ground, and the stone lion is facing the setting sun in the West. Tianmen Mountain is located in Badaogou, where the forest is dense, the peaks are protruding and the rocks are jagged.

tourist guide

Traffic routes

Route 1: 503 km from Beijing to 187 km from Taiyuan to Guandishan National Forest Park in Luliang area (full Expressway)

Route 2: 221km from Shijiazhuang to 187km from Taiyuan to Guandishan National Forest Park in Luliang area (full Expressway)

Local Delicacies

Youmian, Jiaochang, Shanxi vinegar, Liulin sesame cake, Jinnan cake, Liujian Hezi rice, dough

local specialty

Luliang jujube, seabuckthorn, willow bowl convex, grape, golden honey jujube, tremella fuciformis, mushroom, pear jujube, Junzao

Address: middle section of Luliang Mountain, Jiaocheng County, Shanxi Province

Longitude: 111.4971126937

Latitude: 37.822259544683

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