Yunyasi National Forest Park

Yunyasi National Forest Park

Yunyasi National Forest Park is located in the east of Zhuanglang County, Gansu Province, at the West foot of Longshan mountains and deep in Guanshan Mountain. It is 25 kilometers away from the county in the West and 60 kilometers away from the air railway in the East, with convenient transportation and excellent geographical location.

geographical position

Yunyasi National Forest Park

In history, it was as famous as Kongtong mountain, Maiji Mountain and Xianren cliff. It is a grotto group with a long history in Xiuling of Qifeng. It has been the place that monks, Taoists and hermits yearn for since the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Yunya temple is famous for its cliffs hanging like clouds and grottoes in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Yunya temple was founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and then expanded in the Northern Zhou, Jin, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has formed eight temples, three caves, one bay and one pool. It is the post station of the ancient Silk Road.

natural resources

Yunyasi park has beautiful mountains, high peaks, dense forests, secluded streams, starry caves, birds dancing and warblers singing, red and green everywhere, and a forest of strange rocks. With a total area of 14891 hectares, the main tree species are Pinus armandii, Pinus tabulaeformis, Larix gmelinii, Betula platyphylla, Populus davidiana, Cyclobalanopsis glauca, Prunus mume, etc. The main animals are leopard, deer, musk deer, roe deer, wild boar, red bellied pheasant, ring necked pheasant and other national protected animals. Rare birds sing in the trees and strange animals run in the forest.

tourist resources

The Longshan mountain range where yunya temple is located is a branch of Liupanshan Mountain range. The landform is complex and changeable, and the cliffs and dangerous peaks can be seen everywhere. The peak where yunya temple is located is arched by many mountains. The overhanging rock is like a mansion and the cliff is like a block. Under the overlying rock of the temple, the rain can't reach. Yunya temple, with Baiyun cave as its main mountain, is surrounded by four platforms: Guanyin Mountain in Dongtai, like XianMei Qingtian, Xiangzi cave in Shangtai, Longshan mountain in Nantai, like Qinglong lying, lush and winding, also known as "trial axe mountain"; Luohan cliff in Xitai, also known as "Xianren" strange stone base, like Luohan sitting in row; qipanling in Beitai, besides four platforms, there are maiduo mountain, shiziling, Luohan cave, swing rack, Bijia mountain and zhuzhifeng There are many strange peaks, such as, sister peak, sanxianya, yuhongbian, xianglingdong, xingjunfeng, huxiandong, shiduozi and so on. Yunya high, floating clouds on the sea, the scenery is very beautiful.

Yunya temple now has eight temples, three caves, one bay and one pool. Eight temples are yunya temple, Da temple, Hongya temple, Zhulin temple, Xi temple, qiaoyang temple, Jinwa temple and fogou temple; three caves are Sanjiao cave, Luohan cave and Qianfo cave; one bay is Dianwan; one pool is Dishui pool. Yunya temple is surrounded by many mountains, one peak protrudes, and its peaks are stacked three times, up to 150 meters high. There are 6 niches in yunya, 55 stone statues and 16 square meters of murals. There are three inscriptions, two Ming steles, the first layer of which is "Baiyun cave". It is said that it was created by shanabha seal. It has the wonders of "cloudy day and night, white clouds, clouds in the cave, clouds on the hanging wall of the cave, clouds in front of the cave, and clouds at the bottom of the cave". In the past, there was a ladder to climb, but now there is no way to enter the cave. There are many caves on the second floor, including 12 stone statues of the Northern Wei and Northern Zhou dynasties. Among them, there is a 3.2-meter-high statue, which is dignified and simple, rigorous and precise, with high artistic value. On the third floor, there is a large cave with a depth of 10 meters and a width of 5 meters. In the cave, there are two stone tablets of the 12th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. One is "the inscription of yunya temple in Zhushan mountain", which was written by Han pan Zhuyan to record the process of building the temple, and the other is "the inscription of yunya Temple", which was written by the author. Record the origin of Shi Li's merit and Shi Zi's true knowledge. These statues, with vivid shape, fine workmanship and lifelike, are rare art treasures. There are many great Buddhas in Hongya Temple cave, among which Qianfo cave and wenwubaizi cave are famous for their large lineup and beautiful shape. The stone statues and reliefs in Sanjiao cave fully show the confluence of the three religions. It's really "the clouds supporting the rocks, the cliffs supporting the clouds, the Buddha depending on the mountain, the temple depending on the Buddha.".

Features of scenic spots

Yunya Temple combines grotto art and natural beauty. Historically, it is as famous as Kongtong mountain and Maiji Mountain. It is located on the Guanshan Mountain with an altitude of 1402-2875 meters. The cliffs are hanging in the air, and the Luoshui river is beautiful. It is a natural tourist attraction. The main peak is divided into the East, the west, the South and the north. Among them, Beitai is composed of five peaks, such as Bijia mountain, Qipan peak and Shenxian table. It combines with the main peak of yunya to form a picture of "Wulao Guantai", which is full of interest. In the west, it stands on Luohan cliff, undulating and changeable, and the strange stones are like Luohan sitting in rows. All over the world, the magnificent peaks are like lions, tigers, dragons, cranes, soldiers, and chess. They are vividly called shiziling, jintuofeng, huaniu Wangyue, Jinggui drinking water, marching peak, chessboard peak, etc. After visiting yunya temple, a foreign expert once commented that this is the best protected natural scenery in China, and it is a treasure. In October 1993, the Ministry of forestry announced yunya temple as a national forest park.

More than 20 kinds of trees, such as birch, pine and cypress, shrub and bamboo, form a dense forest in the forest sea of about 230000 mu; more than 300 kinds of precious medicinal materials, such as Codonopsis pilosula, rhubarb and Cortex Moutan, are buried underground; more than 30 kinds of rare animals, such as leopard, sika deer and Caragana, are found in the forest. The qifengxiuling mountain, hidden by the forest sea, is a mixture of shale and limestone to form a complex geological structure and a unique Danxia landform, which shows the magical charm of nature In addition, the zhulinsi reservoir, which has invested more than 50 million yuan to build, has been completed to store water, adding new charm to this scenic spot. At the same time, the northwest planning and Design Institute of China Municipal Engineering has been engaged to complete the planning and design tasks, thus opening the prelude to the large-scale development and construction of yunya.

Yunya temple is a shining pearl on the ancient Silk Road tourism line. With its unique charm of tourism resources, rare development opportunities, ever-changing investment environment and preferential policies for attracting investment, it has become a hot spot for Zhuanglang tourism development.

historical value

Yunya Temple

Since the Northern Wei Dynasty, over 1600 years ago, craftsmen of all ages have been working hard on the cliffs of yunya temple, which are about 300 meters long and 80 meters high. They have built many delicate and exquisite Dangge dangerous buildings, carved countless cave Buddha statues of different styles, especially the most exquisite clay sculptures of "five square Buddha Caves" in the Baiyun cave group. They are the epitome of the late Chinese cave art The study of the late Chinese grottoes and Buddhist art has a very important historical and artistic value. With yunya temple as the center, there are more than 10 caves, such as Zhulin temple, Da temple, Xi temple, qiaoyang temple, Jinwa temple, fogou temple, Sanjiao cave, Luohan cave and Hongya temple, all over the vast forest.

Address: Guoman village, Handian Town, Zhuanglang County, Pingliang City

Longitude: 106.31391143799

Latitude: 35.176403045654

Tel: 0933-6820880

Ticket information: adult ticket: 60 yuan. Children under 1.1 meters are free of charge; people over 60 years old are free of charge with relevant certificates; other officers are free of charge with valid certificates; children between 1.1-1.3 meters are 30 yuan.

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