Pagoda Hill

Pagoda Hill

The pagoda was built in the Tang Dynasty. It is 44 meters high and has nine floors. You can have a panoramic view of the city when you climb on the top of the pagoda. It is the symbol of the historical city Yan'an, the symbol of the holy land of revolution, the landmark building of Yan'an City, and a must to visit Yan'an. It is a national AAAAA scenic spot.

At the foot of the mountain, there are many inscriptions left over from the past dynasties. The most famous inscriptions are Fan Zhongyan's official script, such as "jialingshan" and "there are tens of thousands of soldiers in the chest". Baota Mountain is a famous scenic spot integrating natural landscape, cultural landscape, historical relics and revolutionary site.

Pagoda mountain, formerly known as Fenglin mountain, was renamed Jialing mountain in Song Dynasty. Now it is also called pagoda mountain. Located in the southeast of Yan'an City, with an altitude of 1135.5 meters, it is the top of the surrounding mountains. The view of Baota Mountain is wide, the forest is luxuriant, the air is fresh, cool and pleasant. The average temperature in summer is 3-4 degrees lower than that in Inner Mongolia. It is a good place for summer

. The pagoda was built in the Tang Dynasty. It is 44 meters high and has nine floors. You can have a panoramic view of the city when you climb on the top of the pagoda. It is the symbol of Yan'an, a famous historical city, and the holy land of revolution. Next to the tower is an iron bell cast in the Ming Dynasty, which was used by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to tell the time and give an alarm when it was in Yan'an. In addition, there are 260 meters of cliff stone inscriptions and forest of Steles on the mountain. The stone inscriptions are neat and complete, which is a rare stone carving art. The mountain has been built into a pagoda mountain park with lush trees and beautiful environment. Pagoda mountain is the landmark building of Yan'an City, and it is a must to visit Yan'an.

brief introduction

Baota Mountain, formerly known as Jialing mountain, is located in the east of Yan'an City and on the Bank of Yan River. You can have a bird's-eye view of the whole urban area of Yan'an from the mountain. Because there is a pagoda on the mountain, it is usually called Baotashan. The pagoda mountain is 1135.5 meters high. The pagoda on the mountain was built in the Tang Dynasty and is now built in the Ming Dynasty. Octagonal plane, nine stories, about 44 meters high, pavilion style brick tower.

Baotashan is an important symbol of Yan'an, the holy land of revolution. After the CPC Central Committee settled in Yan'an, the ancient pagoda became a symbol of the revolutionary holy land. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the State Council classified the pagoda as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units, the former site of Yan'an revolution. The front design of the second set of RMB two yuan coupons in 1953 is "Yan'an Pagoda mountain". The core design of the medal of independence and freedom awarded by the people's Republic of China in 1955 is pagoda mountain.

He Jingzhi, a famous writer, warmly eulogized the sacred status of Baotashan in the eyes of the Chinese people. On the pagoda mountain, historical relics and modern revolutionary relics are scattered all over the place, complementing each other.

geographical position

General situation

Yan'an, known as Fushi in ancient times, is an important frontier town in Northwest China. Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan once guarded here in Song Dynasty. Pagoda mountain is the place where the generals of past dynasties must go. The pagoda was built in the Tang Dynasty (the first generation). It is 44 meters high and has 9 levels. It is an octagonal brick pagoda. There are stairs in the tower, which can reach the top of the tower. There are also fan Gongjing, jiexinglou, Dongyue Temple, Jialing academy, beacon tower and other historic sites on the mountain. Gu Yanshou, governor of Yan'an in the Ming Dynasty, wrote a poem: "in the clear sky of Jialing, the scenery is reflected in the West. The shadow of the pagoda is divided into deep green trees, low branches of flowers reflecting blue and flowing red. The secluded monk lives in Yanxia dock, and the wild birds fly back to Jinxiu. " The two arches at the bottom of the tower are also engraved with the words "superb blue fall" and "overlooking the world of mortals". There is also a bell beside the tower, which was made in the reign of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty. When the Party Central Committee was in Yan'an, it called the police.

In addition, there are 260 meters of cliff stone inscriptions and forest of Steles on the mountain. The stone inscriptions are neat and complete, which is a rare stone carving art. The mountain has been built into a pagoda mountain park with lush trees and beautiful environment. Pagoda mountain is the landmark of Yan'an City, and it is a must to visit Yan'an. But if you want to take a panoramic view of the pagoda, you have to go to Liangshan in Qing Dynasty.

At the foot of the pagoda mountain, there are many inscriptions left over from the past dynasties. Fan Zhongyan's "jialingshan" official script is the most famous. There are also inscriptions such as "there are tens of thousands of soldiers in the chest".

The towering pagoda mountain and rolling river often appear in the works of poets and painters. People praise the pagoda and miss the pagoda. In fact, they are nostalgic for the years of Yan'an, eulogizing the spirit of Yan'an and remembering the revolutionary deeds of the CPC Central Committee in Yan'an. It has become a good classroom for people to pursue that year and receive revolutionary tradition education.

Introduction to scenic spots

Pagoda mountain is a famous scenic spot integrating natural landscape and cultural landscape, historical relics and revolutionary sites. Also known as "Jialing mountain", it is located in the southeast of Yan'an City. The pagoda was built in the Tang Dynasty, 44 meters high, with a total of nine floors. You can have a panoramic view of the whole city when you climb on the top of the pagoda.

The pagoda mountain is 1135.5 meters high. The pagoda on the mountain was built in the Tang Dynasty and is now built in the Ming Dynasty. Octagonal in plan, nine stories, about 44 meters high, pavilion style brick tower. After the CPC Central Committee settled in Yan'an, this ancient tower became the symbol and symbol of the revolutionary holy land. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the State Council classified the Yan'an Pagoda as the former site of the Yan'an revolution, the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. On the pagoda mountain, historical relics and modern revolutionary relics are scattered all over the place, complementing each other. After the establishment of Yan'an Tourism Group Co., Ltd., a large amount of money was invested to build an ancient style gate at the foot of the mountain, a stepping road up the mountain, a star picking tower, a beacon tower, and a giant clock and a giant drum. It is called "Ping'an bell" and "Taiping drum". When visitors hit it, the sound of gold and jade vibrates, and the sound of mountains and valleys echoes, "one hit means good health and happiness; the second hit means good weather and abundant resources; the third hit means peace and prosperity of the country and the people, and universal celebration". Leisure and sightseeing facilities and snacks are also built on the mountain for tourists to enjoy. Decorated with a large number of floodlights and neon lamps, at night, pagodas, star picking tower, beacon towers and mountain roads are covered with green trees. It looks like a fairyland, reflecting the beautiful and magnificent mountain city of Yan'an. Pagoda mountain is one of the most important tourist areas in Yan'an. Chinese and foreign guests all climb the mountain and have a panoramic view of the holy land. There is a consensus: "only by climbing the pagoda mountain can we really reach Yan'an.".

Next to the tower is an iron bell cast in the Ming Dynasty, which was used by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to tell the time and give an alarm when it was in Yan'an. In addition, there are 260 meters of cliff stone inscriptions and forest of Steles on the mountain. The stone inscriptions are neat and complete, which is a rare stone carving art. The mountain has been built into a pagoda mountain park with lush trees and beautiful environment. Pagoda mountain is the landmark building of Yan'an City, and it is a must to visit Yan'an.

Baota Mountain covers an area of 36 hectares, and its natural landscape is very charming. There are many kinds of valuable trees and shrubs on the mountain. The trees are luxuriant and the air is fresh. The average temperature in summer is 3-4 ℃ lower than that in the city. It is a good place to stay away from the office in summer.

The cultural landscape of Baota Mountain is also unique. As early as the prosperous Tang Dynasty, pagodas were built on the mountain. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan and other famous generals stationed troops in the pagoda mountain to defend the border against the enemy, leaving many cultural relics. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, temples were very popular. In modern times, Yan'an, as the red capital of the new democratic revolution, is famous all over the world. After liberation, especially in the past 20 years of reform and opening up, as Yan'an has become a base of traditional education and a tourist destination, Baota Mountain has also become a hot line for Chinese and foreign tourists to visit Yan'an, receiving millions of tourists in total. Premier Zhou and other revolutionaries of the older generation, as well as party and state leaders such as Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, Li Ruihuan, Hu Jintao and Li Lanqing, all visited Baotashan to inspect the changes of the revolutionary holy land.

In addition to Yan'an Pagoda, a national key cultural relic protection unit, there are also some cultural relics and historic sites on pagoda mountain, such as cliff inscriptions in the Song Dynasty, big iron bell in the Ming Dynasty, stone tablet of "rebuilding Jialing academy" in the Qing Dynasty, fan Gongjing, beacon tower, ancient city wall and wangkoutai, as well as the former site of Japanese workers' and peasants' Party school, ancient and modern famous people's poems and inscriptions.

Address: Southeast of Yan'an City, on the Bank of Yan River

Related Legends

In history, the existence of Baota Mountain in Yan'an is connected with the story of "golden clavicle Bodhisattva". According to the entry of "Yanzhou women" in xuxuanguailu and Taipingguangji, there were women in Yanzhou in the past. They were white and pretty. They could be twenty-four or five years old. They walked alone in the city. They were young children. They had nothing to do with them. After a few years of death, the people of the state all mourn for it. With no home, buried in the left road. In the great calendar (776-779 AD), a monk Hu came from the western regions to see the tomb. He sat down and burned incense with ceremony for several days. People see, that day: this one wanton woman, people do husband also. Because of its absence, why should the monk bury it here? Monk said: not known by tanyue, Si is a great saint. He is compassionate and willing to give up. He has no worldly desire but to show partiality. This is the clavicular Bodhisattva, whose fate has been exhausted. If the saint does not believe in it, it will be enlightened and verified. They opened the tomb and looked at the bones all over the body. The hooks were all like locks. The fruit is as the monk said. The state people are different. In order to set up a Dazhai, it is necessary to build a pagoda. " It can be seen that the Yanzhou woman described in the book is actually the embodiment of the clavicular Bodhisattva. In order to provide for all living beings, she did not hesitate to endure humiliation and meet human desires. After her death, she was despised by the world. Later, she was told by monk Hu, that is, to inspire the people to realize their "shame", and to set up a stronghold for her. This is the power of enlightenment. This legend also confirms the historical fact that Buddhism prevailed in the Tang and Song dynasties.

In the folk, the legend of pagoda comes from word of mouth, among which Su Shisheng, a resident of pagoda District, is the most representative

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