Ancient mountaineering trail

Ancient mountaineering trail

The way of climbing Gushan in ancient times. The gate of Yongquan temple can be reached by climbing 2000 steps from the Piedmont courtyard and passing the "Qiting Qili road" (namely Dongji Pavilion, Shimen Pavilion, Chengyun Pavilion, Banshan Pavilion, tea pavilion, songguan Pavilion and dressing Pavilion).

brief introduction

The way of climbing Gushan in ancient times. The gate of Yongquan temple can be reached by climbing 2000 steps from the Piedmont courtyard and passing the "Qiting Qili road" (namely Dongji Pavilion, Shimen Pavilion, Chengyun Pavilion, Banshan Pavilion, tea pavilion, songguan Pavilion and dressing Pavilion).

legend

The first Pavilion: "Dongji Pavilion". Crossing the courtyard is the Dongji bridge, on which the mountain climbing begins. Up to 99 stone steps to "yangzhiting" (abandoned). Since then, there have been many inscriptions on the rocks.

The second Pavilion: "Shimen Pavilion", ancient name "Tingtao waterfall Pavilion". 367 steps from the first Pavilion. The stream is murmuring.

The third Pavilion: "Chengyun Pavilion" has 271 levels between it and the front Pavilion. Along the road, there are stone inscriptions such as "Chengyun", "yangtao", "Xiaogu", "Tianfeng blowing dream", "fengnu flying".

The fourth Pavilion: "mid mountain Pavilion". From the third Pavilion, there are 494 steps. The pavilion is in Banling, so it is named. Over a hundred steps past the pavilion, there are stone inscriptions of "Lu Tong Xian yuan", and the path can reach "Eighteen cave scenery". "Banshanting" nearly 300 steps behind the stone "Taoyan cave", east to Taoyan cave, peach house.

The fifth Pavilion: "tea pavilion". It is about 520 steps away from the pavilion. It is named after the tea garden near the pavilion. There are stone inscriptions along the road, such as "you can't stop", "you can't stop" and so on. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Li Bo, the magistrate of Fuzhou, was panting when he climbed the mountain. If you go up, you will not be able to catch it; if you go back, you will not be willing to. Therefore, it was inscribed on the stone beside the pavilion.

The sixth Pavilion: "songguan Pavilion". There are more than 300 steps away from the "Lotus Pavilion". Nearby, there are stone inscriptions of "longevity", "dragon" and "tiger", as well as "loyalty, filial piety, honesty and integrity" written by Wen Tianxiang.

The seventh Pavilion: "changing booth". It's just a few steps past the "songguan Pavilion.". It is said that the king of Fujian went to the temple and changed his clothes here. There is a couplet that says: open the door, once worshipped the king's day, entered the temple and changed the lichen. Climbing to this point, sweating, and high cold, it is necessary to change clothes, add clothes. Nearby, there are stone carvings such as "no rest on the way", "floating clouds at the bottom of the eye" and "peace of mind".

Address: Gushan Scenic Area, Gushan Road, Jin'an District, Fuzhou

Longitude: 119.37815013528

Latitude: 26.052917512451

Tel. + 86-591-83921184

Ticket information: free.

Chinese PinYin : Deng Shan Gu Jing