Dongyue mountain

Dongyue mountain

Dongyue mountain is a polysemous word, most of which are scenic spots, such as Dongyue mountain in Yuanzhou, Dongyue mountain in Guyuan and Dongyue mountain in Yi county.

brief introduction

Dongyue mountain is located 2.5 kilometers (kilometers) east of Guyuan City. Yuanzhou District for a major landscape. In ancient times, it was called tieshenling, on which there were Jade Emperor, Dharma, Weituo, Tathagata halls and menggongsheng temple. In the south, there is Biyun cave, which is dedicated to sun Zhenren. There is a stone square under it, which is called "hongkaijue road" and "extension has a book". It is solemn and dignified. It looks like a golden bell hanging a button from a distance. The mountain is full of trees, especially in autumn. The moon is clear and the scenery is clear. Visitors can enjoy it.

Since the construction of the shrine of the great emperor Dongyue, the mountain has been renamed Dongyue mountain, becoming a famous cultural mountain in Guyuan. According to historical records and the memories of the elderly, by the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was a grand complex of "nine platforms, eighteen courtyards and seventy-two halls", which was famous in Northwest China.

For many years, it has been a place for both Buddhism and Taoism to have regular activities. Now?

The mountain has an autonomous regional key cultural relics protection unit, Wulong monument, Taoist activities, the palace of the sun, the palace of the sun, the hall of the East Yue, the jade palace, the medicine King cave, the spiritual palace, the hall of Luban, the God of wealth temple, Town God's Temple, the Buddhist Bodhisattva cave with Buddhist activities, the North Buddha Hall, the South Buddha Hall, the Confucius memorial hall with Confucian activities, the newly built Dongyue Mountain Gate and the east gate of the ancient city of Guyuan. There are water, road (gravel) and electricity on the mountain. It has become the main leisure destination for mountain city residents.

history

Since the Tang Dynasty, Buddhist and Taoist temples have been built on Dongyue mountain. The Ming Dynasty also carried out large-scale reconstruction and repair, so that Dongyue mountain formed a grand complex of "nine platforms, eighteen courtyards, 72 halls", and became a famous religious and cultural mountain. According to the records of Guyuan County annals of the Republic of China, Chu suiliang, a minister and famous calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, also wrote the inscription of "zhuanlundian" (yanluodian) for Dongyue mountain. During the ten years of turmoil, Dongyue mountain was also devastated. After 1982, with the further implementation of the party's religious policy, the monasteries in Dongyue mountain were restored, and gradually developed into garden style sightseeing and leisure tourist attractions.

Built in the Ming Dynasty, the Wulong stele is made of green bricks. It is 5.4 meters high, 9 meters wide and 2 meters thick. It consists of a wall, a wall seat and a wall top. On the front of the monument, 160 square bricks are used to make the "picture of fish and dragon game". Five flying dragons rise in the air, playing with fire beads, stretching their claws to spit out fog, and looming in the clouds; carp leaps out of the water, flying in the air, as if enjoying with tourists; the waves are turbulent, and pines and stones are set against each other. The twelve zodiac signs at the bottom make the whole body of the stele become one, which reflects the artist's ingenious conception and exquisite carving art.

Wuliang hall is located at the top of Dongyue mountain "tieshengling". There is another story about the origin of "tieshengling": it is said that in 1522, Mongolia attacked the Central Plains with troops, camped on Dongyue mountain, and prepared to capture Yuanzhou as a military base to attack the Central Plains. Because the city's military and civilian defense was tight and the city wall was strong, the temple on Dongyue mountain was burned. Ten years later, the people of Yuanzhou actively raised money and rebuilt it. Liu Yi, the new commander in chief, built a pier in the top Dongyue Temple, named Zhenlu pier, which means to suppress the invasion of the Mongols. The pier has 36 steps from the bottom to the top, with an angle of 60 degrees. There are chain handrails on both sides. People can only go up with the chain, so it is called "tieshengling" among the people. In 1903, after Dong Fuxiang, commander of the Empress Wu Wei army and governor of Gansu Province, returned to his hometown, he donated 600 liang of silver to build Wuliang hall on the pier, which became a lookout tower on Dongyue mountain.

Address: Yuanzhou District, Guyuan City

Longitude: 106.31024169922

Latitude: 36.004856109619

Tour time: 1-2 hours

Ticket information: no ticket

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