Mashan, Changqing

Mashan, Changqing

Mashan is located in Mashan Town, Changqing District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China. It is named for its shape like a sleeping horse. It is steep and majestic. It is also known as the three sisters mountain together with Mount Tai and mount Wufeng.

Introduction to scenic spots

Mashan is named because it looks like a sleeping horse. The mountain is steep and majestic. The steps up the mountain are steep, and most of them have no gentle steps. Along the way, there are thick cypress trees with red soil and loose rocks. Since ancient times, there has been a saying of "Mount Tai, Mount Ma". Mashan Town, Changqing County, Jinan is surrounded by people who live a hundred miles around. On the third day of the third lunar month, people go to Mashan to gather for a few days and go to the mountain to burn incense and pray. It has a history of nearly a thousand years. Mashan, Mount Tai and mount Wufeng are called three sisters mountain.

On the mountain, there are cliffs, towering ancient trees, dense forests and beautiful scenery. There are ancient buildings built in the spring and Autumn period, Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. On the east slope, there is an area of 276.9 mu, which is named as the world's largest plant slogan "long live Chairman Mao" by Ginis. In addition, the "fengshihou Temple", "five springs and ten caves" and "48 sceneries" in Mashan have attracted countless tourists. The Qi Great Wall, which is more than 490 years earlier than the Qin Great Wall, is surrounded by the mountains of Mashan, with a length of more than 30 kilometers. It is the longest section of the Qi Great Wall passing through the town. Trichosanthes kirilowii is a genuine and precious Chinese herbal medicine recorded in compendium of Materia Medica. Wild Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, Polygonum multiflorum, honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum and Bupleurum are all over the foot of the mountain.

In ancient times, Mashan was a place where Taoism flourished, and it was also a scenic resort. It is said that "the victory of Mashan lies on the top of the mountain". There are two mountain gates in the northwest corner of Mashan, which open from east to west. These two mountain gates are the only way to mount Ma from the left and right sides of the mountain. The two mountain gates are very dangerous. Enter the gate and reach the top of the mountain. There are two pools chiseled on the bluestone at the top of the mountain. The small one can hold dozens of buckets of water, and the large one can hold hundreds of buckets of water. It is a Taoist who "drills rocks to store rainwater for drinking.". In total, the mountain top is less than 17 meters wide and less than 500 meters long. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were Lingguan temple, fengshihou temple, Tianwang hall, bell tower, Houtu hall, Bixia Yuanjun hall, etc. on the top of the mountain from north to south. Now the buildings on the mountain have become dilapidated, and the old relics are no longer available, but the scenery is still beautiful.

Standing on the ridge of Mashan mountain, you can see that the mountains of taidai, Lingyan and Wufeng are standing tens of miles away. Look at the foot of the mountain, the peaks are scattered and the atmosphere is myriad. Yong Jingzi, a native of the Qing Dynasty, admired the scenery of Mashan after visiting it

"The road is full of flying flowers, the pines are full of mountains, and the rocks are high enough to carve out jade hibiscus. The sound of birds is clear, the sound of springs is elegant, and people build the first peak of Mashan mountain. " There is Tongming cave under rutting peak, which is connected with the East and the West. It is about 1.5km long and rugged. At the west corner of Mashan mountain and the north of Tongming cave, there used to be Maquan courtyard, also known as Mawan temple, where Taoists lived. In the early days of the Anti Japanese War, the Anti Japanese guerrillas of Changqing County were established and stationed here, and they grew strong here. Therefore, Mashan is one of the birthplaces of Dafengshan Anti Japanese guerrillas. Mashan is not only a scenic resort, but also a revolutionary memorial site worthy of people's memory. 2. Giant plant slogans: the giant plant slogans of "long live Chairman Mao" planted by millions of cypress trees are located on the open slope of 35 ° to 60 ° to the east of Mashan, with an average length of 235.2 meters, width of 142.6 meters, north-south total length of 764.8 meters, and a total area of 184584.9 square meters (276.9 mu). In the near view, the green pines and cypresses are hidden by the green mountains; in the far view, the font is vigorous and magnificent. The plant was planted in March 1959. At that time, with respect and love for the Communist Party, the newly established people's commune was organized by the then deputy secretaries of the commune, Zhang Guanglin and Qi Bingxiang. Four fine arts teachers of zhoumiao primary school, Zhang Yi, Shi Fengxian, Yang zhaogeng and Wang Yuxiang, were selected to plan and design the commune. Under the leadership of Zhang Yi, they measured the scope of the characters by using meters, ropes and other primitive tools, and then used them in succession At last, several thousand pieces of white paper were pressed with stones according to the strokes, and laid on the hillside. People observed and adjusted from 3 kilometers away. However, they drew lines and fixed holes to complete the planting design. After a series of preparatory work, at the end of March of 1959, more than 20000 people from 53 villages of the commune and from all walks of life, including workers, farmers, businessmen, students and soldiers, were organized to plant trees in the mountains, and more than one million Platycladus orientalis Seedlings from the nursery of Mashan commune and the forest farm of Wufeng commune were mobilized. According to the old comrades who participated in tree planting at that time, except for the old people and children, all the active people went up the mountain. Many people went there spontaneously, because at that time, in people's minds, the kindness of the Communist Party was higher than that of the sky and deeper than that of the sea. It was the best reward for the kindness of the Communist Party to go up the mountain and plant a few trees in person. On the day of planting trees, the sky was blue, red flags were fluttering, gongs and drums were blaring, and crowds were all over the hillside. According to the division of labor in advance, two people in groups, word for word, were scrambling to work. There was a long line of saplings transportation teams, cooking in a pot at the foot of the mountain, and the smoke curled up. One after another, slogans resounded through the land of Mashan for more than ten miles. In just one day, a million saplings were planted, and the giant characters of "long live Chairman Mao" composed of Five Pines and cypresses were inlaid on Mashan. "Long live Chairman Mao" has grown on the hillside of Mashan mountain and remained in the hearts of the people of Mashan. If we say that the greening project is the organization of the government, the wisdom of the leaders and the wishes of the masses, it is a masterpiece under specific historical conditions, and the subsequent events have a certain mystical color of combining with nature. Of course, the purpose of planting trees is to ensure the survival rate of trees. It is impossible to water millions of cypress trees planted on the slopes of 35 to 60 degrees. The sky was surprisingly clear in those days when people were worried. Two days later, a few clouds suddenly came from the sky, and it began to rain. After the rain, people went to the mountains to see that none of the millions of seedlings were dead It's withered. Later it was said that it was Chairman Mao's kindness to the Communist Party that moved heaven. In the autumn of 1976, "long live Chairman Mao" planted with cypress trees on Mashan suddenly suffered a large area of insect disaster. In only two days, a large area of cypress leaves were gnawed off by "cypress cocoons". The government organized more than 3000 primary and secondary school students to carry out the activity of "exterminating insects and protecting trees". Although the extermination was timely, only the branches and trunks of the trees were gnawed away. People are sad because these trees are not only trees in the hearts of the people in Mashan. According to the local old people, they have never heard of cypress "calling for disaster" since they can remember. September 9 of this year was the day when Comrade Mao Zedong died. Was it a "natural disaster" or a historical coincidence. In the spring of 1977, the cypress came back from the dead and became more prosperous. Coincidentally, a great earthquake happened in Tangshan this year, and it affected Mashan. On that night, a huge stone fell from the mountain and hit on the "Zhu" of the plant slogan "long live Chairman Mao". So far, the word "Zhu" has become the word "Wang". Local people all rumored that Mao Zedong was a "man" when he was alive and became a "God (King)" after his death. In the mid-1960s, the relevant departments at a higher level instructed that the quotations, portraits and sculptures of Chairman Mao built on the roadside should be removed. The memorial archway of Chairman Mao's portrait in the courtyard of Mashan commune and the slogan "long live Chairman Mao" on the mountain are also included in the clean-up. The county Party committee specially sent a working group to Mashan to clean up within a time limit. This task fell on Comrade Li Xiangyun, who was the assistant of culture and education at that time. Under the political situation at that time, the orders of the higher authorities should be implemented unconditionally. The chairman's memorial archway in the commune yard was quickly cleared, but it was not easy to "clean" the trees on the mountain. Cutting down the trees is undoubtedly the "best" way. However, it is necessary to bear the "accusation" of cutting down trees and damaging the greening. Although it does not violate the instructions of the "superior", cutting down trees can not be accepted psychologically. Comrade Li Xiangyun thought about it for several days, thought of many ways, and finally came to an end He suggested that the problem could be solved without cutting down trees. In the spring, fill up the space of "long live Chairman Mao" with trees, so that people can't see the handwriting. This method has been approved by the working group. Later, although the tree was not planted, long live Chairman Mao was saved from a catastrophe. Although the orders of the "superior" have to be carried out, the wisdom of the executor has played a role intentionally or unintentionally, and sometimes even the parties are not clear. In order to better protect and develop this precious treasure, in mid May 2001, Mashan town formally submitted an application to the Shanghai headquarters of the world Guinness grand collection. After being examined and approved by the Shanghai headquarters, it was officially named "the most in China" in mid August. And a stele pavilion was built at the foot of the mountain to commemorate.

Address: Mashan Town, southern mountain area, Changqing District

Longitude: 116.77252960205

Latitude: 36.378360748291

Chinese PinYin : Zhang Qing Ma Shan