Lion mountain

Lion mountain

Lion mountain scenic spot is located 3km (10km) west of Wuding County, with the main peak at an altitude of 2452m. It is named after the crouching lion. The natural scenery here is beautiful, the Buddhist culture is deep, and the peony garden is unique in Yunnan.

Shizishan is a key scenic spot in Yunnan Province. It was rated as national AAA scenic spot in 2001, national AAAA scenic spot in 2009 and Chuxiong civilized scenic spot in 2011.

The top of the mountain is flat and broad

The mountain is named for its shape like a prone lion. The mountain runs north and south, facing Wumeng Mountain from afar. The top of the mountain is flat and broad. It slopes down slowly from south to north. The top of the mountain is surrounded by a steep cliff more than 100 meters high. Under the cliff, there is a buffer slope.

At the foot of the mountain, Wuding county is 1740 meters above sea level, with an elevation difference of 679.8 meters. The total area of the scenic spot is 13.6 square kilometers. The whole scenic spot is composed of ancient Temple scenic spot, Xuanyan scenic spot and Linhai scenic spot, with a total of 36 scenic spots.

Dense forest

The entrance of Shizishan scenic spot is an ancient Temple scenic spot, with zhengxuchan as the center. There are many historic sites around in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, with dense forests and towering ancient trees. There are 11 ancient Temple scenic spots, among which Zhengxu temple is the most famous.

Xuchan temple has a history of more than 670 years. It has been renovated and expanded for generations. Now it covers an area of 170000 square meters and has more than 110 pavilions. The building is built according to the situation and the layout is rigorous. Daxiong hall is the main building of Zen temple. It is a five eaves hilltop civil structure with a construction area of 454 square meters. There are three buildings in the north and south of the hall. The Abbot's room on the north side is an independent courtyard, elegant and quiet, with peony blooming in spring and osmanthus fragrance in autumn. The hanging rock scenic spot behind Xuchan temple is a stone wall with a length of 3 kilometers and a height of more than 100 meters, forming a huge step. The terrain is very steep, and only a few climbers can reach the top of the mountain. On this stone wall, there are bird path ladder which can only be passed by one person, abyss which can only see a line of sky when looking up, grotesque rocks which look like human beings and animals, flying Pavilion and Cloud Bridge plank road built according to the situation of rocks, cave stone chamber, Feiquan waterfall and old trees and rattan. The natural landscape is very rich. After visiting, the poet Wang Xinjian wrote a poem praising: the ancient bamboo forest temple is noisy with bamboo, and the lion mountain is covered with green clouds. A thousand hectares of good fortune will bring you good fortune, and ten thousand poles will bring you peace. The clouds are rolling, the clouds are relaxing, the country is compassionate, and people come to the Bodhi Garden. It was originally a meditation to plant bamboo.

It is said that Shizishan was not like a lion at first. It was not called Shizishan, but Tongtian mountain. Tongtian mountain, a towering cloud of people, reaches to the heaven. People know that this mountain can reach the heaven, so some people who want to live in heaven rush to the heaven along this mountain. When the Jade Emperor learned that mortals had come to heaven, he ordered Taibai Jinxing to find out where they had come from. When he learned that Tongtian mountain was the way to heaven, he ordered Lei Gong to cut Tongtian mountain quickly.

Exotic peaks

Lei Gong got the order and immediately came to the sky of Tongtian mountain. He waved a hammer wedge and hit it hard. There was only a thunderbolt. Tongtian mountain was cut off. A large platform was formed on the top of the mountain, and a hundred Zhang cliff was formed on the edge of the platform. From then on, Tongtian mountain can no longer reach heaven, and people can no longer go to heaven. But people didn't know who cut the mountain, so they changed the name of Tongtian mountain to "who cut the peak".

I don't know how many years later, ninety-nine white dragons traveled to "who split the peak". Seeing these beautiful mountains and rivers, strange peaks and strange places, they were reluctant to leave, so they lived at the foot of the mountain. From then on, ninety-nine springs flowed out around the "who split the peak", moistening Wuding dam and benefiting mankind. In order to thank the white dragon, people built a white dragon nunnery on the mountain, offering sacrifices all the year round. So who split the peak was renamed Bailong mountain.

I don't know how many years later, a lion came to Bailong mountain. Seeing the majestic mountains, abundant water and lush forests, he wanted to settle down here, so he fought with Bailong for the mountain. The two sides launched a fight of life and death. The lion roared, the Dragon roared, the sand flew away, the wind and rain stormed, the earth moved and the mountains rocked. After a fierce battle of 981 day and night, the white dragon was defeated and fled. Two of them fled to Luquan and lived there. They are said to be Erlong mountain in Luquan. Two dragons were seriously injured and could not escape together with other white dragons, so they fell at the foot of the mountain. It is said that they are now bailongqing. The rest of the white dragons fled to the opposite Dongshan and lurked.

The white dragon, lurking in Dongshan, is not willing to fail. He tries every means to seek revenge and recover the territory occupied by the lion. But they knew that they could not fight the lion by force, so they slowly arched Dongshan up, trying to block the water from Wuding dam and submerge the lion with water.

Magic story

The people of Wuding see that Dongshan grows higher and higher, and then it will block the outlet of Wuding dam. So they have to build a white tower on the top of Dongshan. No matter how long Dongshan grows, the white tower still stands on the top of Dongshan. The lion is always on guard against the white dragon's counterattack, so he stretches out his front paws and lies on the opposite side of Dongshan mountain with his head raised and his back arched. He is ready to attack the white dragon's counterattack at any time, and becomes the present crouching lion. This magical legend makes lion mountain full of attractive colors.

Among many legends, the magical story about Jianwen emperor of Ming Dynasty cutting his hair to become a monk and coming to Shizishan to become a monk is even more well-known in Bazi of Wuding. The plot is vivid and touching. One of many legends is "goudan pokes out the crescent Lake".

Stepping into the lion mountain, in the dense evergreen broad-leaved forest, facing is a solemn and spectacular Buddhist temple, now called Zhengxu temple. Zhengxu temple was built in 1331 A.D. from the Yuan Dynasty to the fourth year of the reign of the emperor. Later, it was expanded by the famous Indian monk Zhikong. The majestic hall in the temple is majestic. The surrounding courtyards and pavilions are skillfully arranged and skillfully made. All kinds of inscriptions and couplets are made by famous artists of past dynasties and have rich cultural connotations.

There are several ancient pines and cypresses growing in front of the main hall, which is said to have a history of thousands of years, adding a mysterious color to the ancient temple. The Sutra collection building behind Xuchan Temple rises close to the mountain and is almost integrated with the main peak of Shishan mountain. The ancestral hall downstairs is a wooden column in front of emperor Jianwen's seat, painted with a golden dragon. As an integral part of the temple, the ancestral hall evokes people's memory of history.

inherit the legacy of

There is such a couplet on the pillar of the main hall of the temple: "the monk is the emperor, and the emperor is also the monk. It has been handed down for decades that Zhengjue is still the emperor's old; uncle bears nephew, nephew bears uncle, 8000 Li mang shoes walking, and Shishan is higher than Yanshan." The Huangjue Temple mentioned in the couplet refers to Zhu Yuanzhang's early years as a monk's residence; the "Uncle bears nephew" refers to Zhu Di's usurpation of the throne of his nephew Zhu Yunwen. Obviously, the ancients who wrote this couplet firmly believed that Zhu Yunwen had been a monk here and expressed sympathy. The language of "inheriting from the past" in Lianzhong summarizes the great changes of Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather from monk to emperor and Zhu Yunwen's grandson from emperor to monk!

Tourism discount

From the day when the tourist attractions resume business to December 31, medical workers all over the country can enjoy the free admission preferential policy if they show their own valid ID cards such as doctor's license, rural doctor's license and nurse's qualification certificate.

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