Taiyangshan Forest Park

Taiyangshan Forest Park

Taiyangshan Forest Park is a tourist attraction in Qinzhou District of Tianshui City, which integrates tourism, leisure, mountaineering, picnics, fishing, exploration, photography, teaching and scientific research.

geographical environment

Taiyangshan Forest Park is located in Maiji forest farm of Xiaolongshan Forest Region in Tianshui city. It is 24 kilometers away from Tianshui City and 3 kilometers away from 316 National Road, with a total area of 54 square kilometers. It is composed of taiyangmen, Shimen and guanlinghe scenic spots. There are many kinds of wild animals and plants in the park, including 357 kinds of animals and 2700 kinds of plants. The forest coverage rate is 69.1%. The air is fresh and the environment is beautiful. It is famous for "secluded, strange, precipitous, dangerous and beautiful". The forest landscape is different in four seasons. In spring, the mountain flowers are brilliant, colorful and full of vitality; in summer, the trees are verdant, the cool wind is gentle, quiet and pleasant; in autumn, the red leaves are like fire, the layers of forest are dyed, and the colors are colorful; in winter, the snow is covered, the jade trees and branches are like plastic and picturesque; in the top of Taiyang mountain, the clouds are shrouded, and the smoke is ethereal, magnificent and magical.

natural resources

There are many kinds of wild animals, including birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and other 61 families, 357 species; wild plant resources are rich, including bryophytes, ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms 224 families, 945 genera, nearly 2700 species. It is a natural zoo and botanical garden.

There are 10 special animal farms in the scenic area, including more than 10 kinds of special wild boar, forest musk deer, deer, colorful pheasant and pheasant. There are dozens of wild vegetables, such as Toona sinensis, oolongtou, fern and so on.

Main attractions

The main peak of Taiyangshan is 2059 meters high. It is a bright pearl of Taiyangshan. It is a thousand year old temple, Xindong temple, hidden in the forest. Like huashiya, it is the holy land of the unity of Buddhism and Taoism. Xindong temple was built in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It was originally built on the top of Taiyang mountain. Because it was inconvenient to go up the mountain, people moved the temple from the top to the foot of the mountain in 1429. In the 14th year of Daoguang reign of Qing Dynasty, Lingguan hall was rebuilt. After the "ten-year catastrophe", the temple was destroyed once again, leaving only some precious cultural relics and broken steles. In order to promote and protect the historical and cultural heritage, the local people actively donated money to rebuild and expand it in 1988, which has formed a certain scale. In the scenic area, there are also the five Yang Temple, Ruiying temple, kaixiao Summer Palace, Muxiang cave and other cultural attractions.

The main scenic spots are: Taiyangshan, xindongsi, muxiangdong, luohanya, wanxianbaishou, Xuri Dongsheng, Sanxiang waterfall, guanlutai, Fenshuiling, Sanshan gathering, etc. the main features of the park are the temple, the gorge and the sky, the picturesque mountains, the secluded cave and the flowing water.

Xindong temple is located in Taiyangshan Forest Park, 2km east of Donggou village, Zaojiao Town, Qinzhou District. According to legend, Xindong temple was built in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the original temple was built on the top of Taiyang mountain. Due to the inconvenience of going up the mountain, it was moved to the foot of the mountain in the fourth year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty (1429), and the Lingguan hall was rebuilt in the fourteenth year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty. It was robbed and rebuilt in the 1980s. There are three ancient stone tablets, two Liang Ji tablets and one Jing ban tablets in the temple. They are all relics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The main peak of Taiyangshan is 2059 meters high. The millennium old temple Xindong temple, which is hidden in the mountains, is the holy land of the integration of Buddhism and Taoism, with Buddhist temples in the East and Taoist temples in the West. The temple is located on the mountain, with beautiful red walls and green tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, high eaves and wind chimes. The Buddhist temple is a three courtyard building layout. The front courtyard is an octagonal pavilion, with Maitreya Buddha statue in the middle, four heavenly kings standing on both sides, and Weituo Dharma protector statue on the back. The central courtyard is the main hall, the main hall is the main hall, facing south, facing three rooms wide, mainly for Sakyamuni; the east side hall is facing three rooms wide, mainly for Guanyin Bodhisattva; the west side hall is facing three rooms wide, mainly for ten Bodhisattvas; the East and the West are Zen courts, each with five monk rooms. The upper court is the maizun hall, facing south, with three wide faces and a single eaves resting on the top of the mountain. The East is Shangshi hall, and the west is Caishen hall. Taoist temples from south to north are Lingguan hall, Sanxiao hall, Moxing hall, and zushi hall. The halls face south, with three bright and three dark patterns. The layout is well arranged, and the sculptures in the hall have different expressions.

There are two thousand year old iron leopard trees in Xindong temple, which are rare. Unfortunately, they were cut down. There are still many Platycladus orientalis more than 100 years old around the temple, which are intertwined with maple and elm trees, intertwined with roots and shade. Taiyangshan River Valley is like a dragon lying prone here. Its body meanders westward, and its water is bright and clear. The mountains are undulating like waves, the forest sea is vast, lush and continuous.

Tourism information

Traffic information

Take bus No.7 in Tianshui City and get off at Xujiadian.

Accommodation information

There are hotels, guest houses, villas and cabins in the scenic area.

Address: Taiyangshan Road, Qingzhuhu town

Longitude: 112.96546

Latitude: 28.352

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