Meilin Lake

Meilin Lake

Meilin lake is located at the foot of Hushan in the northwest suburb of Anbu Town, adjacent to Caitang Town in the north, surrounded by Guolong, Panlong and Fenglong villages in the southeast. Haiji lake is a peach shaped lake with an area of about 300 mu. In the southeast of the center of the lake, there is a land bulge, which is called the island in the center of the lake, covering an area of about 80 mu.

brief introduction

It is said that the residents of Mei, Lin and Hu once lived on the lakeside. Once, the village collapsed and became a lake. Later generations called it Meilin lake. There are four rivers connected to the lake, two out of the two into, benefit navigation and irrigation. On the alluvial plain of the northwest Bank of the lake, there is the site of hukouqiu in Meilin. According to the investigation of experts, the age is equivalent to the spring and autumn and Warring States period in the Central Plains or later. You can visit Shibi cliff, sea eroded stone group, anvil stone, Zhongli cave, dolomite, Dongyan and other places of interest on the northwest coast. You can also pay homage to Buddha in Baoqing temple. The water depth of Meilin lake is up to 10 meters, the water surface is clear and blue, and the lake is rich in silverfish and Anchovy. Today, the lakeside green grass, rice, clear water, beautiful scenery, can be regarded as a tourist attraction.

All year round, the lake is green and fragrant. As early as 6000 years ago, the area around Meilin lake was in the bay. Due to the alluvial of Hanjiang River and the weathering and accumulation of sand in Sangpu mountain, land was formed here 2000 years ago. After the wave erosion, the south foot of Niutoushan in the northwest of Meilin lake formed a variety of ancient sea erosion stones. The existing sea erosion stones, scattered in the foothills and fields, are shaped like mushrooms, dolphins, sheep heads, carp, turtles, sails and clams. These ancient sea eroded rocks along the Bank of Meilin lake are important historical data for studying the topographic changes along the coast of Chaozhou.

Dolomite

Located in Sangpu mountain, Chaozhou City, dolomite was the second ancestor of Xuelong village. Xue Hongding, a Jinshi of xinweike in Jiading of Song Dynasty, was also known as the place where Yunyan mountain people studied. Later, because he was not an official in Song Dynasty, dolomite was built in the third year of Baoqing, so it became a holy land of Buddhism. The cave is about 500 meters long, 20 meters wide and 8 meters high. There is a Mahatma hall in the center of the hall. On the left and right are the magnificent eighteen Arhats. On the left side of the hall, there is a reclining golden Maitreya Buddha carved on the stone wall, smiling at the Pilgrims! Dolomite is a precipitous rock, standing on it, there is a feeling of "cliff with double heels, white clouds buried half the waist". Through the deep shadow of towering trees, you can get a panoramic view of the whole Sangpu mountains. There are many rugged small peaks and ridges, which are made of thick and thin shapes, cleaved by knives and axes, and the melodious birdsong of mountain streams, which make people think about it.

Nearby, you can see the rippling Meilin lake, the various forms of sea erosion stone group, the winding Zhongli cave, the crumbling anvil stone, the old vine winding cliff and the flying Ganlu temple.

Marine erosion group

Chaoan sea erosion landform is located in Meilin Lake scenic spot in the south section of xiaosangpu mountain, about 3km southwest of Anbu Town, Chaoan County. Meilin lake is one of the inland lakes in our province. It is an ancient lagoon. During the development of Hanjiang Delta in Holocene, underwater sandbanks gradually increased to form sandbanks, which separated the shallow water of the coastline from the open sea. The late Holocene Sediments in the lake area are more than 100 meters thick. At a depth of 4-5 meters underground on the West Bank of the lake, human activities of ancient cultural layer and shell mound sites have been found. There are stone tools, ceramics, bone vessels and a large number of shells in the middle and late Neolithic age. These are the remains of ancestors eating shells on the seashore, which witness the history of the geographical evolution of the Hanjiang Delta. The ancient sea eroded rock group is located at the foot of Niutoushan on the West Bank of Meilin lake. About 6000 years ago, in the process of land formation in Meilin lake, the rocks in this area were eroded by waves and gradually turned into stone groups with various shapes, such as mushrooms, turtles, penguins, walruses and wolf dogs, forming natural wonders such as ancient sea eroded cliffs, sea eroded pillars, sea eroded pits, sea eroded caves and sea eroded gullies, which can be seen several times Erosion surface in different periods of sea level fluctuation. These ancient sea eroded stone groups are important cultural relics for studying the topographic changes along the coast of Chaozhou.

It is a rare geographical phenomenon that the ancient lagoon and the ancient sea eroded rock group appear together, which is the direct evidence of the inter sea changes. The densely distributed and well preserved ancient sea eroded rock group shows the strong erosion of coastal granite by sea waves and records the changes of ancient sea level; the ruins of ancient lagoons are the historical records of the vicissitudes of the Chaoshan Plain; the spectacular granite weathering landform is a typical geological heritage of weathering. There are so many geological sites in a small area, and they are closely related, which is unique in our province and rare in the whole country.

Ancient Bay of Meilin Lake

The ancient Bay of Meilin lake is located in the area from Anbu Caitang to Jinshi. There are ancient sea erosion landforms exposed due to the rise of the earth's crust. There are grotesque stone forests, such as penguins, voles, sea dogs and toads. It is rare in China and has the value of scientific investigation.

Sangpu Jisheng

Sangpu mountain is about 20 kilometers southwest of the city, about 27 kilometers around, across Jieyang and Chenghai. In Chaozhou, there are Zongshan, houniushan, Shizishan, Xishan, zhonglishan, longkengshan, zhuanglongshan, etc. As early as the Ming Dynasty, Sangpu mountain was a famous tourist attraction. In the song of leaving the mountain in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the poem says: "you can see all the good caves in the mountain, and you can see the clouds everywhere. This day, I leave Tibet to build a place. It should be a famous place in the world. "

Sweet Dew Temple

Ganlu temple is located in shiziyan of Ganlu temple in Chaoan County. It is the largest natural cave temple in Chaozhou. Ganlu temple is also called ganluyan. It is said that there is a tomb of filial son here and Ganlu comes. Therefore, Ganlu temple is named as Yansi. It was called Yujian Academy in Ming Dynasty. Chen Yisong, the Minister of industry, once gave lectures here. At the end of Wanli period in Ming Dynasty, Jia Zongti, the magistrate of Chaozhou, and Mo Tianqi, the Tongzhi, once presided over the construction, but there are still some people who continue it.

You can reach Ganlu Temple by climbing more than 360 stone steps at the foot of the mountain. The temple is in a stone cave shaped like a lion's mouth. The top of the temple is a huge natural stone slab. The stone is as flat as a chip and as solid as a gold pan. It's a wonder. The cliff inscriptions on the temple wall are praised by Lin Daquan of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, who said, "in the misty clouds of Ganlu temple, the natural stone chamber is of uncanny craftsmanship.". The gate of the temple consists of three huge stones to form a character of "pin". On the forehead of the gate, the handwriting of "jade bamboo academy" still exists, and the stone of "Ganlu Temple" still exists. Stepping into the two gates of the temple, there are two vajras on the left and right. Entering the side hall, there is Sakyamuni in the middle and eighteen Arhats on both sides. In the main hall, there is a Maitreya Buddha statue chiseled according to the stone, with bare chest and arms, big belly and deep navel, smiling face, beautiful shape and 2 high statue. 55 meters, 4 meters wide. 15 meters. It is said that when helping the poor, stone Buddha's navel can produce rice, so there is a myth that "Meilin Lake sunken ship, Ganlu Temple produces rice". In the north of the temple, there is a mountain spring under the stone. The spring water is inexhaustible in autumn and winter, pure and sweet. It was called "Ganlu Yongquan" in ancient times. There are many cliff stone carvings in the temple, such as "wanshouyun Palace", "weilingbaozhang" and "Tianzhu Yuanliu". The stone carvings are strong and have deep bone strength.

Stone Buddha of Ganlu Temple

It is 2.55 meters high and 4.15 meters wide. It is chiseled according to the stone and has a natural look. It is said that in ancient times, rice boats often sank in Meilin lake, but white rice often flowed out of the navel of stone Buddha for guests to eat. Later, a greedy monk chiseled wide navel eyes, so rice did not come out.

Anvil

After landing from the west of Meilin lake and passing through the Shibi cliff, you can enjoy the sky, look up at the "Monkey King" stone, and look at the pig head cave. Xingxing comes to Niutou mountain, which stretches into Jiedong county and is named after the shape of Niutou mountain. Looking up, a huge stone stands in the air. This is the anvil stone that often appears in the preface of Anbu news. This is a piece of wind eroded granite. It is big at the top and small at the bottom. The top surface is slightly flat, which looks like an anvil for striking iron. This "anvil" has a heavy head and light feet. On one side, it is close to the canyon, but it can stand firmly on another huge stone. It's a wonder.

The size of anvil stone has not been measured by predecessors. It's only said that if you circle the stone with noodles, you can't eat it all by yourself. Is that true?

In 1985, with the help of Xue long and Xue Shaoming, the compilation group of annals of Anbu measured the anvil stone on the spot, and measured the data of 9.4 meters high, 15 meters in the middle and 10.2 meters in the lower. The stone is very big, but there is no problem eating the 15 meter long noodles alone.

It is said that immortals often come here to strike iron, and iron filings fly everywhere. Some of them fall in front of the Chen ancestral hall of Dongfeng. This stone is very magical.

Chen's great ancestral temple

It is in the management area under the lane of Guantang town. It was built by Chen Tan, the magistrate of Haiyang County, Chaozhou Prefecture during the Fu period of song and Yuan Dynasties.

Chen's main temple is a courtyard with three entrances, and it rises step by step, with great momentum. The temple forehead and couplet were inscribed by Huang Jin, Minister of rites of Nanjing in Ming Dynasty.

Address: the foot of Nanhu mountain, east of Sangpu, northwest of Anbu Town, Chaoan County, Chaozhou City

Longitude: 116.639938965

Latitude: 23.461000442505

Ticket information: free.

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