Old man collecting herbs

Old man collecting herbs

The old man of collecting herbs refers to a famous scenic spot in Wulingyuan scenic spot in Zhangjiajie. It is located on the tour line of Shili Gallery in Tianzishan, Zhangjiajie. There is a stone peak at the middle of the mountain, which looks like an old man walking with a basket on his back. "Old man collecting herbs" is a landmark scenic spot of Shili gallery and one of the top ten scenic spots in Zhangjiajie City.

Introduction to scenic spots

Wulingyuan old man is a stone peak beside the "Shili Gallery", about 80 meters high, much like an old man. This "old man of collecting herbs" is thin, with a silk handkerchief on his head and a bamboo basket on his back. He is gathering a basket of precious herbs and returning with full load step by step. Like Li Shizhen and Sun Simiao. There is a poem: "the old man of herbal medicine should explain his words. How could he comfort the common people in those years?"

Related Legends

It's said that Peng Banxian, his army doctor, was very sad after he died for emperor Wang. He decided to take medicine to save him. So he picked up the basket of herbs, picked up the hoe to dig herbs, and searched the chongluan valley of Zhangjiajie day and night. In a flash, after 3515 days, this herb is always missing. On this day, Peng Banxian, who was hungry and tired, fell asleep on the stone slab. He dreamed that an old man with white beard said to him, "if you want to save the life of emperor Xiang, there is only one kind of medicine in the world, called" jiulongpan ", which grows on the top of heizongnao." Then he left. When Peng Banxian woke up, he realized that it was Nanke's dream. He immediately got up and ran to heizongnao. Hei Cong NAO is an independent peak. It is surrounded by cliffs. Monkeys dare not climb and birds dare not stop. Even the "Yan'er Ke", who has been living by mining Yan'er all his life, laments how he can do it. But Peng Banxian's Savior was eager to climb up inch by inch with his fingers clenched in the stone. After climbing for nine hours, his fingers and toes were worn out, and he finally climbed to the top of the mountain. On the top of the mountain is the original forest that has not been visited for thousands of years. The dense primeval forest blocks out the sky and the sun. From time to time, the howls of boa constrictors fighting and hungry tigers fighting for food come from the depths of the forest. Peng Banxian sprinkled some realgar powder and beef jerky into the forest. The boa constrictor was trapped, and the hungry tiger went to fight for beef. She looked and looked. Suddenly, there was a silver light in front of her eyes. The sieve was big and round, and it was shining to the West. It was the "jiulongpan". In fact, the so-called "jiulongpan" was a thousand year old Ganoderma Lucidum with nine poisonous snakes. This kind of Ganoderma lucidum is rare in the world. Peng Banxian sprang forward and reached for it. But before he closed his finger, nine snake heads sprang out. Peng Banxian knelt down and prayed: "jiulongpan, jiulongpan, if it wasn't for the trouble of saving the emperor, how could I stay dead to find you? I've been practicing medicine for most of my life. I've been saving the people's sufferings, but I'm not a greedy person." I saw nine snakes slowly retract their heads, and then you pester me, I twist you, circle into a disc, press on a Ganoderma lucidum. Peng Banxian didn't dare to pick it from the center any more. He just gently broke off a small piece from the side. He put Ganoderma lucidum on his palm and thought it was too little. It was not easy to come here. So he put his hand to the side of Ganoderma lucidum. As he was about to break it off, the nine snakes sprang out of his head again! Peng Banxian was in a cold sweat, and quickly picked up the basket and stepped back. Peng Banxian came to "jiulongpan" and was about to find yeteng to swing down the cliff. At this time, he saw an evil cloud and black fog coming from the yuan family. The clouds rolled to which side, which side of the sun and moon, torrential rain, the earth a dark. It's said that he was haunted by the emperor Wang. Peng Banxian knew that he was exhausted and it was difficult to save him. He was in a hurry and accidentally fell down from the cliff. A few years later, people found that in the south of Shentang Bay, there is a "old man peak". People say, "that's the old man who collected herbs. It was formed after Peng Banxian died."

Surrounding scenic spots

Shouxing Yingbin, xiannvbaiguanyin, hailuofeng, liangmianshen, houzipo, xiannvdong and xiannvqiao, menghuxiaotian, husband and wife baozi, jinhuguantian, Tianzishan, Huangshizhai, jinbianxi, yuanjiajie, yangjiajie, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, Tianmen Mountain, Zhangjiajie glass bridge, Baofeng lake

Address: Shili Gallery, SUOXIYU scenic area, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie City

Longitude: 110.485862

Latitude: 29.366074584389

Ticket information: no ticket required. Included in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, general park tickets.

Chinese PinYin : Cai Yao Lao Ren