Master mountain

Master mountain

Laoye Mountain is a peak in Ma'anshan. It is located on the Bank of Beichuan River to the east of Qiaotou town, Datong County. It is a main peak in the middle of Datong, covering an area of about 2.5 square kilometers. Due to the original Taiyuan Palace (Guandi Temple) on the top of the mountain, it is commonly known as "Laoye Mountain", also known as "Yuanshuo mountain" and "beiwudang". It is the most magnificent and beautiful mountain near Xining. The main peak is 2928 meters above sea level, with a relative height of 486.5 meters. The parent rock of the whole scenic spot is the middle Sinian limestone, which is divided into massive white or gray siliceous limestone, banded limestone and black gray breccia limestone from bottom to top. The thickness of the layer is more than 1000 meters, and it is in fault contact with the Sinian strata. The soil in the scenic spot is divided into mountain brown cinnamon soil, chernozem and chestnut soil. In the long history, it has experienced the great changes, weathering and water erosion of Canghai Sangtian, and formed the grotesque and precipitous caves and canyons. The beauty of LAOYESHAN's landscape comes from the natural forces of nature and the mottled growth rings across the space.

Due to its well protected natural features and unique cultural landscape, LAOYESHAN scenic spot has become a good place for tourism and summer vacation, and is listed as one of the nine major tourist areas in Qinghai Province.

Introduction to scenic spots

geographical environment

Located on the Bank of Beichuan River to the east of Qiaotou town, Datong County, it is a major peak in the middle of Datong County, covering an area of about 2.5 square kilometers. Due to the original Taiyuan Palace (Guandi Temple) on the top of the mountain, it is commonly known as "Laoye Mountain", also known as "Yuanshuo mountain" and "beiwudang". It is the most magnificent and beautiful mountain near Xining. The main peak is 2928 meters above sea level, with a relative height of 486.5 meters. The parent rock of the whole scenic spot is the middle Sinian limestone, which is divided into massive white or gray siliceous limestone, banded limestone and black gray breccia limestone from bottom to top. The thickness of the layer is more than 1000 meters, and it is in fault contact with the Sinian strata. The soil in the scenic spot is divided into mountain brown cinnamon soil, chernozem and chestnut soil. In the long history, it has experienced tremendous changes, weathering and water erosion, forming a strange, steep and beautiful cave and Canyon landform. The beauty of LAOYESHAN's landscape comes from the natural forces of nature and the mottled growth rings across the space. There are ruins of huoshaotai, LAOHUDONG and ancient temples on the mountain. Southwest of the main peak are cliffs.

There are cliffs in the southwest of the main peak of Laoye Mountain. There are such records in ancient books: "the fog mountain is surrounded by haze and light, the four seasons are like fog, the trees on the surface of the mountain cover the sun, the rocks are strong, the strange rocks are rugged, the Valley is singing like a tiger or a leopard.". The ancients listed it as one of the eight scenic spots in Datong with the name of Wushan tiger and leopard. Because of its well protected natural scenery and unique cultural landscape, the scenic spot has become a good place for tourism and summer vacation, and is listed as one of the nine major tourist areas in Qinghai Province.

Natural climate

The scenic spot is located in the middle latitude, high altitude, weakly affected by the ocean, and belongs to continental climate. It is dry and windy in spring, cool and not hot in summer. The annual average temperature is 2.8 ℃, and the average temperature in July is 13.9 ℃. The average annual rainfall is 508 mm. The annual average relative humidity is 66%.

In the scenic area where the natural vegetation is grassland meadow type, the forest is luxuriant, the air is fresh, and there are many kinds of animals and plants, including 57 kinds of woody plants and 170 kinds of plants. Birch, spruce and Aspen are the upper arbors, Lycium barbarum, seabuckthorn, tiller, Nitraria and Prunus stipulata are the middle shrubs, and wild medicine, chrysanthemum and orchid are the ground cover plants. The natural forest area accounts for 50% It covers an area of more than 2850 mu. In addition, there are more than 20 kinds of birds and animals, such as sand pheasant, pheasant, snow pheasant, blue eared pheasant, rock pigeon, wild cat, red fox, wolf, squirrel, marmot, weasel, etc.

Laoye Mountain is densely vegetated. Spruce, birch, poplar, red willow and various shrubs make the mountain green and vigorous. There are ruins of huoshaotai, LAOHUDONG and ancient temples on the mountain. The southwest of the main peak is cliff, and the north is opposite to yak mountain. The mountains are abrupt and the valleys are deep and steep. The mountains are lush with beautiful scenery. In addition, the climate on the plateau is changeable. The sun is rising, the rain is drizzling, the clouds are dense, and the sky is clear.

Laoye Mountain has a flourishing vegetation with more than 100 species, mainly including spruce, willow, poplar, red willow and various shrubs. In the middle of summer, the mountains and fields are covered with luxuriant vegetation, which blocks out the sun. In the jungle, roses, peonies, peonies, honeysuckle, honeysuckle and various wild flowers bloom, and they are fragrant. The scenery in late autumn is comparable to that of Xiangshan in Beijing. There are more than 20 kinds of wild animals in the forest grass, including wild cats, red foxes, squirrels, marmots, lynx, Rattus flavipectus, hairy eyes, sand pheasants, pheasants, snow pheasants, blue eared pheasants and rock pigeons, mainly birds.

history

legend

In mythology, the place where descendants shoot the sun.

According to legend, a scholar once went to the temple of LAOYESHAN to worship God, but he spoke rudely to a statue of Maitreya Buddha. At that time, there was a god named Weituo under the seat of Maitreya Buddha. He was very angry, so he killed the scholar. When Maitreya Buddha knew about it, he became very angry. He said to Weituo, "how can a Buddha kill people with compassion?" Finally, Weituo was punished to guard LAOYESHAN forever. Weituo became the mountain god of Laoye Mountain.

battlefield

LAOYESHAN in Tunliu County is the main battlefield of Shangdang campaign.

Meng Li Li, Secretary of the culture and History Office of Tunliu County, Shanxi Province, described the fierce battle to reporters in LAOYESHAN: "the whole battlefield is full of people. After Liu Deng launched the Shangdang campaign to encircle Changzhi, he liberated the surrounding counties. Shi Zebo asked Yan Xishan of the Kuomintang for help. Yan Xishan sent his subordinate Peng Yubin of eight divisions and two artillery regiments to rescue Shi Zebo and Liu Deng The leader formulated the strategy of encircling the city and fighting for help. He fought fiercely for three days and three nights in LAOYESHAN. The bullet mark of the tower above was the bullet hole of that year. We besieged him for three days and three nights day and night. Their soldiers didn't eat or drink. They ate raw Yujiao and dug potatoes. We killed Peng Yubin in the pavilion and captured Shi Zebo alive in Qinshui. We won an all-round victory "Profit".

After Chiang Kai Shek fled to Taiwan, Datong County was managed by Ma Bufang's troops. At that time, the Kuomintang troops publicized to the Hui people in Datong county the terrible and evil nature of the PLA. After the PLA arrived in Datong, many comrades were assassinated by local residents and KMT agents, resulting in a lot of losses. Moreover, a group of Ma Bufang's old headquarters and some stubborn residents occupied Laoye Mountain and became bandits. The PLA troops invested a lot of troops. However, because of the steep mountain, the bandits set up dozens of machine guns on the beacon tower, shooting wildly, It caused a lot of losses to our army. In the end, the commander at that time dispatched more than 20 mortars to finish all the shells in stock. Finally, he won the liberation of Datong County with the sacrifice of 300 people.

Main attractions

LAOYESHAN used to have many historic sites, and the temples on the mountain were beyond measure. LAOYESHAN was originally built with ancient buildings such as Yaowang temple, Yuhuang palace, Baizi palace, Chaijia palace, Wuliang palace, Doumu palace, Taiyuan palace, Sanfo palace, Leizu palace, Doumu palace, Wenchang temple and Sangong temple, as well as tiger cave, stone pillar and fire platform, which were destroyed in the late 1950s. These historic sites are stacked in the mountains. Therefore, many people used to come here to worship Buddha in summer and autumn. Unfortunately, these historic sites were destroyed a few years ago, but they still exist. With the development of tourism, the local government and the masses are rebuilding pavilions and temples. Part of the ancient buildings are being restored, and the glory of the past will be gradually displayed to tourists.

Jiangjunyan

Near the entrance of Qicai road in the back gate of Laoye Mountain, stands a huge rock. From the side, the rock looks like a general standing tall. The rugged rocks vividly outlined the general's outline. The general was wearing armor and helmet, staring ahead, making careful tactical planning before the battle, and his decisive eyes showed an irresistible dignity.

Leigong Hall

In a flat place on the lower left side of the Jade Emperor's hall, there is a pavilion of zhulanyuhu, painted beams and carved buildings. This is the Leigong hall. Although the main hall is newly completed, but "the terrace is abrupt, the door meets the peak, the green pine belt rain covers the high Pavilion.". It's just that "if the world of mortals can't reach the real fairyland, the quiet people will bring up a good Taoist temple.". Facing south and back to north, the hall is divided into three rooms. The hall is dedicated to Lei Gong, with a purple dress and a hibiscus crown, and a purple gold medal, with a look of hatred for evil. In front of the God's throne, there are altar tables, censers and candlesticks. After constant renovation, the Leigong hall has become a new scenic spot for tourists to climb mountains.

temple

LAOYESHAN now has 15 ancient temples and pavilions of the yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The architectural style is unique, especially the brick carvings and murals, which can be regarded as the heavyweight cultural relics.

Some of the ancient temple pavilions are made of brick and wood, and some of them are made of brick and stone. However, the ridge capital is decorated with imitation wooden lotus columns and elephant head Fangtou. The eaves are folded out, and the corner of the eaves is decorated with crouching monkey holding peach (meaning to sit firmly and seal the Marquis); there are dragon and Phoenix ridges, dragon and tiger ridges, etc. Relief painting brick, the theme is more rich. According to experts, Wen Ling Guan, Yue Ling Guan Lou, the brick carving of the earth temple and the "son tooth Pavilion" of the top of Town God's Temple are rare in China. Very valuable cultural relics.

The murals of 15 existing temples and pavilions are well preserved, including countless grandmasters, great Buddhas and Guanyin Bodhisattva

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