Hanging drum view

Hanging drum view

Xuangu temple is located in Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province.

brief introduction

Xuangu temple is located 2 kilometers southwest of Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province, with an altitude of 440 meters and a total area of 5 square kilometers. It is located in Hengling, more than 500 meters high. Near the top, there is a red gravel cliff. It is several feet high and steep. There is a transverse crack on it. It contains a piece that is slightly flat like a drum and weighs several tons. It is inclined downward and does not want to fall, so it is named Xuangu.

In the early Qing Dynasty, a temple was built beside the rock, named Xuangu temple. There are six corner pavilions in the view for "Poets" to drink and write poems. There is also Guanyu Pavilion, on which you can have a panoramic view of the scenery around the county. It is one of the eight sceneries in Yunxi (hanging drum and green mountain). It is popular among tourists, especially on March 3 of the summer calendar. God stone hanging across the sky, Taoism drum fragrance melodious, Southeast Tianhe around, northwest million mu Songtao. And the national key project of highway.

Scenery

Xuangu temple has an attractive eco-tourism environment. The forest coverage rate in the scenic area is more than 90%. There are more than 20 kinds of valuable forests, fruits, trees, shrubs, vines and herbs, such as pine, cypress, Chinese fir, loquat, ginkgo, etc. all year round. There are birds in the sky, fish in the lake and animals in the forest. In autumn, the mountains are lined with red fruits and green leaves. In spring, you can travel with birds and flowers. There are "one lake, two caves, three roads, four bridges, five peaks, six pavilions, seven scenic spots, eight shrines and twenty-four platforms (altars)" in Xuangu temple. It has been formed for many years as an antique architectural complex, Taoist culture, convenient transportation and communication conditions, and is located in the political, economic and cultural center of the city.

It integrates mountains, water, forests, fields, roads, gardens and sceneries. It is an ideal place for worshiping Buddha and seeking immortality, for tourism and leisure, and for seeking wealth and making a fortune. You can enter the garden as if you were in a fairyland, and leave the garden for a long journey.

Address: 2km southwest of Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province

Longitude: 110.420984

Latitude: 32.975278

Chinese PinYin : Xuan Gu Guan