Laojun Mountain

Laojun Mountain, also known as tianshe mountain and Houjing mountain, is located 3 kilometers south of Xinjin County. It is one of the famous Taoist mountains in China and a tourist attraction in Western Sichuan. In the Han Dynasty, among the "twenty-four rules" of Zhang Daoling's "Zhengyi Lianwei way", the "Houjing rule" was on this mountain, which was said to be the place of Laozi's seclusion. Most of the original large-scale Taoist buildings on the mountain were destroyed by fire. Most of the buildings we see now were rebuilt later. The legend of xuanhuangtai in Laojunshan is the place where Xuanyuan Huangdi cultivated Taoism and became an immortal. Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor was successful in xuanhuangtai and ascended by the dragon in Dinghu. Later generations built temples and set up altars to offer sacrifices to Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor. This is one of the reasons why Laojun Mountain is also known as "tianshe mountain".

Tianci Palace: Tianci palace is located in the middle of Tianci palace. It is called Laojunshan "Laozi first hall" and worships the statue of Shenzhu Laojun. It is said that this statue of Laojun has been for more than 1000 years. From the right side of Tianci palace, you can see a Han que style building with three characters of "Hou Jing Zhi".

Lingzu building: climb a steep step to lingzu building. The structure of lingzu building is Xieshan style. There are lingzu hall and God of wealth hall downstairs of lingzu. In lingzu hall, there is worshiped "lingzu master Xiantian Yuqian", that is, Wang Lingguan, who is in charge of the inspection of heaven and earth. He is in charge of eliminating evil and pursuing justice. He is the protector of Taoism.

Hunyuan Hall: through the lingzu building, there are more steep 64 stone steps. On the top, there is Hunyuan hall. The center of the hall is dedicated to the moral heaven of Hunyuan emperor, and the left and right sides are dedicated to the sun emperor of rigong and the Huanghua Taiyin emperor of Yuefu. After Hunyuan hall, you can climb 36 steps to Bagua Pavilion and Sanqing hall.

Bagua Pavilion Sanqing Hall: Bagua pavilion was rebuilt in the early years of the Republic of China. It is a building with double eaves and eight corners. There are congenital eight trigrams on the top and acquired eight trigrams on the bottom, which are provided to the Supreme Lord and Laojun on the inside, meaning the natural way of connecting heaven and earth and harmonizing the three talents. Laojun's riding on a green ox is a symbol of walking. There are doors in all directions of the pavilion, a symbol of Laozi's opening the door to help all living beings. In addition to the three gods in the Sanqing hall, the poems in the eaves corridor are also worth seeing.

Qizhen Hall: on the back of Sanqing hall, there are Qizhen hall and laihexuan. In Qizhen hall, there are seven real people, Ma Yu, Tan chuduan, Liu chuxuan, Qiu Chuji, Wang Chuyi, Hao Datong and sun Buer, from Quanzhen sect of Taoism. Qizhen sits across the crane, with different and vivid expressions. According to records, when the hall was just completed, seven cranes flew in and hovered over the hall for a long time.

Sanguan Hall: the opposite of Qizhen hall is Sanguan hall. Sanguan hall was originally the backyard of Sanqing hall. It was rebuilt at the beginning of the Republic of China. There are five rooms in the hall, in the middle of which is dedicated to the three official emperors. Sanguan Dadi were the three gods worshipped by Taoism in the early period. They were the gods governing heaven, earth and water. It is said that Tian Guan is Tang Yao, di Guan is Yu Shun, and Shui Guan is Dayu. According to the Taoist Scripture, heaven officials bless, earth officials forgive sins, and water officials relieve misfortune. "Sanguan" is also known as "Sanyuan", that is, the first grade of Shangyuan blesses Ziwei emperor, the second grade of Zhongyuan forgives Qingxu emperor, and the third grade of Xiayuan solves erdongyin emperor. Their birthdays are: the 15th day of the first month of Shangyuan, the 15th day of July of Zhongyuan, and the 15th day of October of Xiayuan. Emperors of all dynasties highly praised the three officials and stipulated some taboos. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, it was stipulated that people would stop killing, fishing and hunting every day on the three Yuan Festival.

Mingshan Lingdong: turn back from Sanguan hall. There is a cliff cave under the Bagua Pavilion. The Laojun cave, which is called "Mingshan Lingdong", is more than Zhang long and eight feet wide. It is said that in the early days, Mingshan Lingdong was more than 700 Li long, connecting Qingcheng in the north and Emei in the south, but it has been filled. It is said that Laojun cave is the seclusion place of Laozi Li Dan, and also the site of "Tianshi Dao" of Zhang Daoling.

Cihang Hall: in front of Mingshan Lingdong on the left is the Cihang hall, which is dedicated to the twelve golden immortals of Taoism, namely Guanyin Bodhisattva in Buddhism. The real person sits on the lotus terrace, beautiful and kind-hearted, sprinkles sweet dew all over the place, and gives alms to all living beings.

Laojun Mountain

Laojun Mountain, formerly known as Jingshi mountain, is located 3000 meters southeast of Luanchuan County in Luoyang, the ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties. It is the main peak of Funiu Mountain, 800 miles away, with an altitude of 2217 meters

. It is a national AAAAA tourist attraction, a World Geopark, a national geopark, a National Nature Reserve, a provincial key cultural relic protection unit, a provincial scenic spot, a sacred place for Taoist believers in northern China, and an outstanding representative of the landscape culture of the Central Plains.

Laojunshan has a history of more than 2000 years of Taoist culture. In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Li Er (the famous "Laozi") came here for seclusion and cultivation. He was honored as the supreme Laojun by Taoism. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, he built a temple in the mountain to commemorate his death. During the reign of Zhenguan of Tang Dynasty, he was granted the title of "Tieding Laojun Temple". Taizong of Tang Dynasty gave him the name of "Laojunshan", which has become the mainstream holy land of Quanzhen sect of Taoism. In the 19th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Laojunshan was granted the title of "world famous mountain" by imperial edict. Among the existing temples, Fengfeng Laojun temple has the largest scale. It is said that there is Wudang Jinding in the South and Laojun Tieding in the north. In 2014, the bronze statue of Laojunshan Laozi was recorded as "the highest bronze statue of Laozi in the world" by the world Guinness headquarters.

There are 6 scenic spots in Laojun Mountain, 179 scenic spots, 16 temples, such as Taiqing palace, shifangyuan, Lingguan hall, linvinegar hall, shepherd's circle, Jiuku hall, Chuanjing building, Guanyin hall, Sanqing hall, Laojun temple, etc. In the south of Mazongling, there are more than 3000 mu stone forest landscape open to tourists, which is called "northern stone forest" by geologists.

Development history

Laojun Mountain is called "Jingshi mountain" in ancient times, which means that the beautiful scenery of Funiu Mountain is gathered in one room. Because Laozi, the ancestor of Taoism, was here for seclusion and cultivation, it was later renamed "Laojun Mountain" and has been followed up to now. Laojun Mountain, 2217 meters above sea level, is the main peak of Funiu Mountain. Its geological landscape is world-class resources.

In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Li Er came here for seclusion and cultivation because of "keeping the history of the collection room". He was respected as the supreme Laojun by Taoism, and was named "Laojun Mountain" by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty.

In Northern Wei Dynasty, Laojun temple was built on the mountain as a memorial.

In the 11th year of Zhenguan (637 AD), Emperor Taizong Li Shimin sent Yuchi Jingde as a supervisor to rebuild Laojun temple, and granted the plaque "world famous mountain" written by Yubi himself.

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Lu's magistrate Gao Chu wrote the ode to mount dengjingshishan, which also said in the preface: "when I arrived at Lu's, I heard that there were mountains in the land, and the sky was towering. It was said that I lived in Laozi's house, that is, in the name of Laojun."

Wang Xinjian, a poet, wrote a poem "Laojunshan", which says that "Yunling is ten thousand heavy, and autumn is here clear. Welcome the emerald color, turn around and say goodbye to the spring. Jinding is full of purple air, while the stone forest is full of fairy wind. Deep streams are quiet, and nymphs are unknown. " In 1997, the State Council approved the establishment of a National Nature Reserve, which is Funiu Mountain World Geopark and National Geopark.

On September 11, 2010, "Laozi Culture International Forum" was successfully concluded in Laojun Mountain scenic spot of Luanchuan. More than 100 well-known research experts from China, Japan, South Korea, Belgium and other countries attended the meeting.

On April 25, 2017, the fairyland pilgrimage festival was held in Laojunshan, Luoyang, Henan Province. In front of the world's highest statue of Laozi in Laojunshan Laozi culture garden, hundreds of Taoists from all over the world went to the mountain to worship Laozi, the Taoist ancestor, with a spectacular scene.

geographical environment

Laojun Mountain, located about 150 kilometers southwest of Luoyang City, is the main peak of Funiu Mountain. It is said that it was the place where Li Er (the famous "Laozi") who was the ancestor of Taoism retired and practiced. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, he built a temple in the mountain to commemorate his death. During the reign of emperor Zhenguan of Tang Dynasty (627-649), he was granted the title of "Tieding Laojun Temple". In the 19th year of Wanli of Ming Dynasty (1591), he was granted the title of "Laojun Temple" "Famous mountains in the world". From Luoyang Jinyuan bus station (that is, long-distance bus station), take the shuttle bus to Luanchuan County, get off at "Laojunshan intersection", and then transfer to the local moti, you can get to the ticket office of the scenic spot. Laojun Mountain is one of the core scenic spots of Funiu Mountain National Geopark, which records the evolution process of orogeny and other geological structures 1.9 billion years ago. The unique "slippery peak forest" landform, spectacular stone forest scenic spots and other landscape groups in the mountain are very shocking. In the mountains, the trees are luxuriant and the scenery is picturesque. You can see the spring overflowing from the gap between the rocks everywhere. There are more than ten waterfalls hidden in the lush forest. The clear torrent falls down from the cliff top which is tens of meters high. In Laojun Mountain after the rain, clouds and fog surround the peaks. If you go to the top of the mountain, you will have a chance to enjoy the beautiful sea of clouds and sunrise. Laojun Mountain scenic area has a large area, which is mainly divided into the main scenic area of Laojun Mountain in the middle, the dream Valley Scenic Area in the West and the Zhaigou scenic area in the East.

Climatic characteristics

Laojun Mountain has a temperate monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 12.4 ℃, annual sunshine of 2103 hours, frost free period of 198 days, and average annual precipitation of 872.6 mm. The maximum annual precipitation is 1386.6 mm and the minimum is 403.3 mm.

topographic features

Laojun Mountain in Luoyang is located three kilometers southeast of Luanchuan County, Luoyang City, in the west of Henan Province. Its original appearance is well preserved. It records the tectonic evolution of the southern margin of North China ancient landmass, such as cracking, dispersion, accretion, aggregation, collision and orogeny, over the past 1.9 billion years.

Laojun Mountain is dominated by low and middle mountain valley landform, with large topographic relief. It belongs to the western Henan division of North China stratigraphic area, and crosses XIONGERSHAN and Funiushan districts. The exposed strata include: Taihua Group of Archean, KUANPING group of Lower Proterozoic, Xionger group of great wall system of Mesoproterozoic, GUANDAOKOU group of Jixian and Luanchuan

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