Wushan twelve peaks

Wushan is the east gate of Chongqing, the only way to visit the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, and an important town in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. Wushan has a long history, many historic sites and rich resources. As early as 2.04 million years ago, Wushan people, the earliest Homo erectus in Asia, lived and multiplied here. Wushan has a unique natural scenery. Wushan, the famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, has all of wuxia and most of Qutang gorge. Wuxia gorge is famous for its deep beauty. Its deep valley is long and tortuous. The famous "Twelve peaks of Wushan mountain" are listed in the north and south of the river, especially the Goddess Peak. The number of clouds and rain in the gorge, the frequency of change, the beauty of Cloud State and the strangeness of rain scenery are amazing. Yuan Zhen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, has passed on the eternal masterpiece of "it is difficult to make water through the sea, but Wushan is not a cloud", which is a summary of the eternal charm and charm of Wushan in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.

Wushan twelve peaks

Wushan is the east gate of Chongqing, the only way to visit the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, and an important town in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. Wushan has a long history, many historic sites and rich resources. As early as 2.04 million years ago, Wushan people, the earliest Homo erectus in Asia, lived and multiplied here. Wushan has a unique natural scenery. Wushan, the famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, has all of wuxia and most of Qutang gorge. Wuxia gorge is famous for its deep beauty. Its deep valley is long and tortuous. The famous "Twelve peaks of Wushan mountain" are listed in the north and south of the river, especially the Goddess Peak. The number of clouds and rain in the gorge, the frequency of change, the beauty of Cloud State and the strangeness of rain scenery are amazing. Yuan Zhen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, has passed on the eternal masterpiece of "it is difficult to make water through the sea, but Wushan is not a cloud", which is a summary of the eternal charm and charm of Wushan in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.

geographical environment

Wushan mountain range is located in the junction area of Sichuan and Hubei. It is connected with Daba Mountain in the north and runs northeast southwest. The main peak of wuyunding is 2400 meters above sea level. The Yangtze River cuts across Wushan anticline from west to East, and bailiwu gorge appears. Wushan mountain is one of the famous rainstorm areas in China. It has a lot of rainfall and is also a limestone area. Under the erosion of long-term wind and rain and the deep river, it has formed a number of magnificent and graceful peaks. The twelve peaks are the most attractive ones in Wushan mountain forest.

altitude

Qiyun peak, 720 m; Cuiping peak, 740 m; feifeng peak, 740 m; ascending peak, 780 m; Juhe peak, 820 m; songluan peak, 820 m; Chaoyun peak, 820 m; Jixian peak, 840 m; Wangxia peak, 860 m (i.e. shennv peak); Shengquan peak, 870 M; Jingtan peak, 1020 m; Denglong peak, 1130 M.

Main attractions

Wushan twelve peaks

Located on both sides of the Yangtze River in the east of Wushan County, there are 6 peaks in the South and north of the Yangtze River, 10-30 km away from the county. The six peaks in the north of the Yangtze River are: Denglong, Shengquan, Chaoyun, Wangxia (goddess), songluan and Jixian, all of which can be seen; the Jingtan, Qiyun and rising of the six peaks in the south of the Yangtze River are hidden behind the mountains on the bank, only feifeng, Cuiping and Juhe can be seen. The twelve peaks are picturesque, with thousands of postures, which have existed since ancient times. He is good at marveling in the world. "Let the boat go down the wuxia gorge, and your heart is at the twelve peaks." these two ancient poems express people's admiration for the twelve peaks.

In addition to the beautiful shapes of the twelve peaks of Wushan mountain, the ever-changing cloud and rain of Wushan mountain also greatly add to its mystery. In the gorge area, the high mountains and deep valleys, steaming and stagnant moisture, rising slowly along the hillside, sometimes forming floating clouds and drizzle, sometimes turning into rolling dark clouds, sometimes into vast white fog. Twelve peaks appear and disappear from time to time, which is suspected to be a fairyland.

Most of the ancient writers wrote poems in the name of twelve peaks

Zeng Bu visited Jixian in Jingtan,

Chaoyun deep from the cloud even;

Rising to the top of the mountain, the clouds are far away,

The moon shines, the green screen gathers cranes.

I saw the dragon rise in Hanyu,

Looking from afar, the phoenix makes Qingchuan;

On both sides of the Strait, the pines roar,

Break is hupeng drink holy spring.

Wushan twelve peaks is the most famous scenic spot in Wuxia.

The twelve peaks are as follows

Denglong, Shengquan, Chaoyun, shennv, songluan, Jixian, Jingtan, Qiyun, feifeng, Shengsheng, Cuiping and Juhe. (among them, Jingtan peak, Qiyun peak and ascending peak are hidden on the shore and are not seen on the ship.) Among the twelve peaks, the most beautiful and moving one is the Goddess Peak. The legend about yao ji, the fairy, who helped Dayu to control the flood, and turned it into the Goddess Peak stone to ensure the safety of the Three Gorges route, makes the Goddess Peak more mysterious.

Myths and legends

The Goddess Peak

Wangxia peak is also called Goddess Peak. Wushan County is located about 15 kilometers east of the North Bank of the river. A huge stone stands out in the clouds of Qingfeng, just like a graceful and beautiful girl, so it is called shennv peak. There was a saying in the ancients that "the mountains are dominated by the clouds, and the foot of the mountain plunges directly into the river. There is no such wonder in Tai, Hua, Heng and Lu.". Whenever the clouds and smoke around the peak, the human shaped stone column, like wearing tulle, is more affectionate and charming. Every day, the first one ushers in the brilliant morning glow, and the last one sees off the gorgeous sunset, so it is called "Wangxia peak".

In the period of Xia Yu's flood control, there lived in yaochi palace the 23rd daughter of Queen Mother of the west, named Yaoji. She is smart and beautiful, kind-hearted, lively and cheerful, and can't stand the lonely life in the palace. On August 15, she invited her 11 sisters to travel in all directions. When they came to Wushan, they saw twelve dragons making waves, and Dayu, who was controlling the water, was also besieged by the flood. Yao ji admired Dayu's spirit of water control, and decided to help him. Before yao ji had time to tell Dayu how to decipher this book, she was taken back to the palace by the heavenly soldiers sent by the queen mother of the West. Twelve fairies had long been tired of life in the fairy palace. They broke free from the divine chain and returned to the world, helping Dayu clear the gorge road and relieve the flood. From then on, yao ji fell in love with the Three Gorges and traveled all day among the peaks of Wushan mountain, eliminating water demons for the boat people, driving tigers and leopards for the woodcutter, and distributing clouds and rain for the farmer... The twelve sisters forgot to go back to the palace. As time passed, they became twelve beautiful peaks and stood on both sides of wuxia gorge. Yao ji is an outstanding representative of the twelve fairies. She stands on the highest mountain. She is the first to welcome the morning glow every day, and she has won the reputation of "Wangxia peak".

The legend of Goddess Peak has been widely spread in the Three Gorges area. These legends embody the good wishes of the people of the Three Gorges to conquer dangerous beaches and evil waters. In order to commemorate the "goddess" in Wushan people's mind and honor her as "wonderful as a real person", a Ningzhen Temple (goddess Temple) was built for her in feifeng peak. A platform on the hillside, that is, the teaching platform for the goddess to teach books to Xia Yu.

After the impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam, tourists still need to look up under the goddess's pomegranate skirt to enjoy her graceful demeanor.

origin

It is said that a long time ago, twelve dragons lived in Qingshi cave under Cuiping peak on the South Bank of wuxia gorge on the Yangtze River. One day, the twelve dragons rushed out of the cave and made the sky dark over the wuxia gorge. The people were swept into the sky by the strong wind. The houses and trees were beaten to rags by the flying sand and rocks, and countless people and animals were killed and injured. At this time, Yaoji, the youngest daughter of Queen Mother of the west, just came back from the East China Sea. When she drove Caiyun over Wushan, she was very angry when she saw twelve dragons doing evil. Yao ji pointed with her hand, and the earth shaking thunder broke out in the sky. Twelve dragons were blown into tens of thousands of corpses and fell to the ground one after another.

However, the broken bones of the Dragon piled up into mountains, and the sharp peaks rose into the sky, filling the river valleys and blocking the waterways. The rapid rise of the river has inundated villages, fields and towns, and is about to turn Sichuan into a vast ocean. In her anxiety, yao ji thought of Dayu, the hero of flood control, and hurriedly went to Dayu for help.

When Dayu heard about it, he rushed to Wushan. He waved a magic axe to drive away the cattle, and kept opening the mountains to disperse the flow. Who knows, the rock that the Dragon turned into is so hard that it can't be split. Yao ji was moved by Dayu's spirit of water control, and invited her sisters to come down to help Dayu dig the river. She also returned to the heavenly palace and asked the queen mother for help. The queen mother loved her little daughter very much. When the Jade Emperor was taking a nap, she went to his treasure house and found the heavenly script Shangqing baowenlishui, which was awarded to Dayu. After Dayu got the book, he called the wind and the rain, exploded it with thunder, electrified it with electricity and watered it with water. He soon split the Three Gorges and dredged the water. From then on, Sichuan became a land of abundance.

After the completion of the project, yao ji was going to return to the heavenly palace. However, she saw that there were many stubborn stones formed from the bones of dragons hidden in the river, forming numerous reefs and dangerous shoals, and ships were often blocked or sank. Yao ji is not at ease and decides to stay with her 11 sisters to guide the boatman. Over time, the twelve fairies turned into twelve peaks, standing on both sides of the deep and beautiful Wuxia gorge. This is the origin of the twelve peaks of wuxia.

Legend of Goddess

The goddess yao ji is the 23rd daughter of the queen mother. She is pure in heart and beautiful in appearance. The queen mother loves her very much and regards her as the apple of her eye.

One day, the queen mother was upset, so she came out of the south gate to relax. She happened to meet yao ji, who was looking down through the white clouds. When the queen mother saw it, she was so angry that she said, "you can play in the sky,

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