Mengquan Lake

Mengquan Lake

Mengquan Lake scenic spot is located in Mengquan Town, Shimen County, Hunan Province. It was named after Huang Tingjian, a poet and calligrapher of the Northern Song Dynasty, who wrote "Mengquan" in 1094. The lake is dotted with islands, where tens of thousands of white cranes, egrets, cormorants and wild ducks live. The lake is surrounded by mountains, trees and flowers, enjoying the reputation of "Huashan Bird Island".

historical background

Mengquan Lake scenic spot is located in Mengquan Town, Shimen County, Hunan Province. It was named after Huang Tingjian, a poet and calligrapher of the Northern Song Dynasty, who wrote "Mengquan" in 1094. Mengquan lake was built in 1974 with a total area of 44 square kilometers. The lake is dotted with islands, where tens of thousands of white cranes, egrets, cormorants and wild ducks live. The lake is surrounded by mountains, trees and flowers, enjoying the reputation of "Huashan Bird Island".

Mengquan lake is located at the easternmost end of Wuling mountain range extending into Dongting Lake Plain, which has always been a must for military strategists. Before the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Li Zicheng was defeated and fled into the mountains of Mengquan. He fought fiercely with Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi of the Qing Dynasty, in Yunnan village. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, the "San fan rebellion" broke out. Wu Sangui, the king of Yunnan, and the anti Qing forces fought against the Qing army here for six years. Now there are many sites of Wu Gong, such as "Yunnan village", "Chengmen village", "Jiangjun mountain", "Wu Gong cave", "Mingfeng mountain", "sanguiyu", etc, Many legends are widely spread. Mengquan lake is close to Wudang Wulei mountain and Guanguo mountain, which are the main pilgrimage routes.

Mengquan lake has opened up a tourist line on the lake, and plans to develop two new tourist lines, yunnanzhai and chengmenzhai. After Hunan Jiashan Tourism Development Co., Ltd. takes over its tourism management right, it is starting to build Mengquan lake into a well-known tourism and leisure resort at home and abroad.

Related Legends

In the west of Mengquan lake, there are many peaks, mountains and rivers, and trees. Guanguo mountain, a famous mountain in the south of Chu, is a Taoist Holy Land in the Lishui River Valley, known as "little Wudang". It is said that during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573-1620), there was a severe drought in Shimen and Cili counties for several months, resulting in no grain harvest and the suffering of the hungry people. Mei Yuan (the teacher of the emperor of all nations) of the county, hearing the local newspaper, wrote to ask for reducing the land tax and asking for food relief. The North Korean government has extended its efforts to open up wasteland for disaster relief. The villagers felt the great kindness of the emperor for the benefit of the villagers. Xie Meigong, who was very virtuous, climbed the mountain one after another and looked north to burn incense. Thus the mountain of Guanguo was named after the mountain. As early as the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1522-1566), Gou Rui, a daughter of the people, became an immortal in this mountain. Gou Rui is named Zhengjue. She lives at the foot of Guoshan mountain. She was born with red light and red ganoderma lucidum. She is famous at home. There was an endless stream of civilians and nobles. Gou Ruixian's answer is like flow, and his future has been fulfilled. Today, there are some holy places and ancient temples on the mountain, such as Gou Ruixian Sarcophagus, Chixia cave, feilaijiu, langyouwo, xianlingquan, etc. In recent years, men and women have come to China.

Mengquan also has a legend about a snake protecting Wu Sangui. At that time, Wu Sangui was chased and killed by the Qing army to huasouping of Mengquan. Wu had no way out. He saw a big ancient camphor in the East, and was about to drill into the cave. There was a big snake in the cave. Wu Sangui was scared out of his wits. But if going out at this time was a dead end, it would be better to make do with it in the cave. He said to the snake, "beast, I'm dead. I'm born she, and I'm dead Wu, let me hide. " Wu Sangui went into the cave and waited for the Qing army to get close to the camphor tree. He waved his stick into the cave. Suddenly, a big snake came out and spewed out a bunch of smoke. The Qing army yelled and ran away. Wu Sangui avoided his death. In 1678, Wu Sangui left a son in huasou. He brought his troops to Hengzhou (today's Hengyang) to call the Empire Datong and the year Zhaowu. In the autumn of the same year, he died. His son who stayed in huasou lived in seclusion. After his death, he was buried in JieXi of huasou. Now the tombstone still exists. He became the ancestor of Wu and she in huasou area.

Introduction to scenic spots

Mengquan Lake scenic area is a part of Wulingyuan scenic area. There are many famous scenic spots in the area, such as South Wudang, "nine palaces and eighteen villages", famous "Mengquan" stele, famous Taoist temple Guoshan, Gou Ruixian Sarcophagus, Chixia cave, "feilaijiu", "langyouwo" and "xianlingquan". Wu Sangui, king of Pingxi, left his footprints here, and Yan Zhenheng, a talented man of Qing Dynasty, is a famous scenic spot It's a good place for outstanding people.

Mengquanyuan is surrounded by green mountains and dense forests, birds flying on the head and fish chasing in the water. Everything is so harmonious. If the boat goes ashore, you can board the 400 year old Yunnan ancient village in the southwest, pass sanwangyu in the northwest, go to wuleishan temple, and climb the famous Taoist temple Guoshan in the north. It has the feeling of "four lakes and mountains in front of your eyes".

Guanguo mountain

Guanguo mountain, a famous mountain in southern Chu, is a Taoist Holy Land in Lishui River Basin. It is said that during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a severe drought in Shimen and Cili counties for several months, resulting in no grain harvest and the suffering of the hungry people. Mei Yuan, a native of Shimen County (the teacher of the emperor of Nations), heard the local newspaper and wrote to him to reduce the land tax and ask for food relief. The imperial edict issued by the court said that "the two counties of Shici should be ordered to send according to the actual situation, so as not to impose harsh taxes on the sick people.". The villagers felt the great kindness of the emperor for the benefit of the villagers. Xie Meigong, who was very virtuous, climbed the mountain one after another and looked north to burn incense. Thus the mountain of Guanguo was named after the mountain. As early as the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Gou Rui, the daughter of the people, became an immortal in this mountain. Gou Rui is named Zhengjue. She lives at the foot of Guoshan mountain. She was born with red light and red ganoderma lucidum. She is famous at home. The common people, the five noble stomach, come to pay homage to the name, an endless stream. Gou Ruixian's answer is like a stream, but it's to the point. Kowtow to the future - Divine experience. Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty sent three important officials to Beijing to "protect the nation and the emperor". She has lived for hundreds of years. She looks like a young girl. After her death, she was buried in a sarcophagus. Her appearance is as if she had never changed. There are many anecdotes about her immortals. All the historical records are well founded. On the mountain, there are still the stone coffin of Gou Ruixian, the holy places of Chixia cave, feilaijiu, langyouwo, xianlingquan and the relic of the ancient Taoist temple. In recent years, men and women have come to China. There are thousands of visitors to the peak.

Guanguo mountain is located in Wulingyuan. There are many peaks in the northwest. From the mountaineering, you can see the 19th peak, Taifu mountain, Taiyang mountain and Wulei mountain. Changde Municipal government, linli County, Liyang plain and qiugangxiwan have a panoramic view, just like Yan Zhenyan, a talented person in the late Qing Dynasty, who wrote a poem: "eight hundred odd peaks connect with Yuzhu, three thousand drowning around Qiongxi".

Mengquan Lake

It is called "xiaodongting in Northern Hunan". The water surface is more than 5800 mu. Although there are no white waves of 800 Li, the beautiful water is like a mirror, and the winding waves hold the mountain for tens of Li. It has become a country in the mountains. Although it does not have the reputation of Junshan, it has the beautiful peaks of Guanguo mountain and Jiangjun mountain. Kuzhong archipelago is surrounded by towering waters. The "shizinao" island is shrouded in clouds and green pines leaning against it. The "jinjinjinnao" island covers an area of more than 300 mu, with steep cliffs and shady green trees. The "shijiajuanwan Heron" inhabits on the island, sometimes flying in the sky and sometimes chirping in the branches. The view of the island is a wonder of Mengquan, which makes people feel childlike they are reunited and forget to return There is a gap between the peaks of the archipelago, and the lane is deep and curved. During the voyage, the tourists are very quiet and quiet, which makes you feel empty and bright. In Kuxi, there are many peaks, mountains and rivers. The trees are towering, the bamboo shade covers the sun, the bamboo green forest is dense, and there is no smoke in the collective forest farm of the town. This is the real isolated paradise.

Sanwangyu

Sanwangyu is located in the east of Mengquan reservoir and the west of Wulei mountain. It is a necessary passage for people in Changde, Lijin and Dongting to worship the Taoist Holy Land of Wulei mountain. At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Li Zicheng was defeated and retreated to northern Hunan. That is to say, he wants to seize Wulei mountain as a way to advance and retreat. He doesn't want Wu Sangui to take the lead in Wulei mountain. When Feng Wang Bing entered Changyu, he saw Wulei mountain and thought that Wu Sangui had stolen the land. He did not dare to fight wildly, so he had to withdraw from the valley. It's said that he looked at the beautiful fairy mountain three times, so later he called it sanwangyu. It is also said that King Qin Hou, the king of Tuwang, once garrisoned here. In addition, Li Zicheng, the king of Fengtian, and Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, are also called sanwangyu.

The three kings are not only the pilgrimage center, but also the poetry and painting corridor. The two rocks are full of strange mountains and rocks. Valley winding path back and forth expansion, gurgling stream. Qinjiao (love song) village, daughter village, adjacent to each other, love. Gugong village and Chengmen village face each other from afar, powerful and majestic. Jinji village, Zhonggu village, cliffs and cliffs are full of pines and rocks. Besides, there are some miraculous works such as the backing rock, Guanyin rock, Dunshu rock, Chajiao rock and da'er rock. It's interesting to hear anecdotes.

Mengquan lake, Guanguo mountain, sanwangyu and three sceneries are integrated into one, with tens of thousands of square kilometers. Since the mixed vegetation of pine, fir, bamboo, spring, summer, autumn and winter, there are plants, flowers and flowing water, just like warm spring, April, azalea blooming all over the mountain, half of the lake and half of the mountain are red, like a world of flowers and a sea of flowers. Mengquan lake has opened up a tourist line on the lake, and plans to develop two new tourist lines of yunnanzhai and chengmenzhai. Mengquan lake is being built into a well-known tourist and leisure resort at home and abroad. This is another virgin land to be developed in Wulingyuan landscape park.

Ancient battlefield sites of Ming and Qing Dynasties

Mengquan lake not only has charming scenery, but also has the ancient battlefields of Ming and Qing Dynasties. The ancient battlefields are distributed in Mengquan mountain village. Mengquan mountain village belongs to Wuling mountain range, which can connect Cili and enter western Hunan and Hubei. The land is fertile. Daoshui, one of the eight water systems in Shimen County, flows into Lishui river through here. There are gurgling springs, towering trees, many strange rocks and unique caves in the village. one thousand six hundred and forty-five

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