Chenghuang mountain

Chenghuang mountain

Chenghuang mountain is located on the North Bank of Qiantang River and southeast of West Lake. It is a mountain range extending into the urban area.

brief introduction

Wushan, Hangzhou people commonly known as "Chenghuang mountain.". It is located in the North Bank of Qiantang River, Southeast of West Lake, is the west lake mountains extending into the urban area. At the end of the Tianmu Mountain, it ends in Hangzhou. On the North Bank of the West Lake, it forms Geling and Baoshi mountains. On the South Bank of the West Lake, it is Wushan. In ancient times, Wushan and Baoshi mountain were two headlands of prehistoric Bay, facing each other from north to south, floating and sinking with the waves. As early as the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo, a great poet, once said when he was the governor of Hangzhou: "Tianmu Mountain meanders thousands of miles to the East, and the Dragon flies and the Phoenix dances in Lin'an." Wushan mountain is like a spear, wedged into the city of Hangzhou, facing the market in the East, South and North, and connecting wansongling in the West. The environment is unique among the mountains of the West Lake. Wushan has lush forests, jagged rocks, caves and springs, zigzag topography and colorful natural landscape.

history

Places of historic interest and scenic beauty have been accumulated for many centuries. With the rise and fall of Hangzhou and the evolution of the city, Wu Shan has not only beautiful scenery but also many historical sites, especially in the history of Buddhism, Taoism and folk worship of idols, such as Town God's Temple, Yao Wang Temple, Dongyue Temple, Baocheng temple, etc. In particular, the Yuan Dynasty stone statue of Lama in Baocheng temple has been designated as the "national key cultural relics protection unit" by the State Council. In addition, it is adjacent to the urban area, with convenient transportation and strong popularity. Wushan has always been an important part of the West Lake scenic spot and a big window to show Hangzhou's splendid history, culture and folk customs. Xuanye, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, once wrote a poem praising Wushan Road: control the Yangtze River on the left, control the lake on the right, and connect Kangqu with thousands of fireworks. When I come to the top of the world, it seems that I am painting in the sky. In history, Wushan used to be a bustling tourist attraction. People who come to Hangzhou all year round for incense, tide watching, sightseeing, entertainment, shopping and business will gather in Wushan. After the 20th century, due to a variety of reasons, Wushan gradually fell into the cold and silence, disorderly residential buildings encroached on the mountain, forest land was occupied disorderly, all kinds of temples were abandoned and disappeared, and teahouses and restaurants moved to other places. However, the green mountains are still there, the ancient trees are dense, the caves and springs are available, most of the cliff carvings are preserved, the Grand View of Wushan is still there, and the context of Wushan is still there. In 1985, when she was selected as one of the ten scenic spots of the new West Lake, she was awarded the reputation of "Wushan Tianfeng".

The origin of the name

Town God's Temple was moved from the Shaoxing in the nine years of the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhou Xin was born in Nanhai, Guangdong Province. In the Ming Dynasty, he was appointed as the inspector general of Zhejiang Province. He was upright and upright. He enforced the law like a mountain. He was called "cold faced and iron". Later, he was framed by treacherous officials and killed by Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, which caused discontent of the government and the public. In order to calm the people's anger, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty falsely said that he had dreamt that Zhou Xin had become the City God, so he set up a temple in Wushan. From then on, Mount Wushan got another name: Chenghuang mountain.

Development and construction

Since the reform and opening up, under the unified leadership and deployment of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee and the Hangzhou Municipal People's government, with the overall prosperity of Hangzhou's urban construction, the South extension project of Yan'an Road has been successfully completed, the planning and construction of Wushan Square, and the development and construction of Wushan scenic spot have also been put on the agenda. The construction of the brand-new Wushan scenic spot will continue to add a scenic spot with outstanding local style and characteristics, which integrates the mountain scenery, historical culture and folk customs. To a great extent, it will enrich the historical and cultural connotation of the West Lake scenic spot, and show the charm of attractive, thought-provoking and common tastes. The construction of Chenghuang Pavilion focuses on exploring and displaying the historical culture and folk customs of Wushan mountain. At the entrance of the scenic spot, there is a large-scale granite relief "Wushan style map". The work draws on the advantages of folk woodcarving pattern, and uses a combination of traditional and modern techniques to depict vivid historical scenes and temple fair figures. The relief is based on the Southern Song Dynasty, with Town God's Temple as the center. It reproduces the bustling and prosperous streets of Wu Shanyi street during the festival held in ancient times. From the relief pictures, you can find the antique shops such as teahouses, restaurants, snacks, and so on. You can also see all kinds of artists such as zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, storytelling and singing. You can also see the images of Buddhists, immortals, divination and divination. There are all kinds of things. The four Optimus pillars in front of the relief are the ornaments of the square, which are extracted from the form of the ancient architecture Dougong, and are intended to show the strength and beauty of ancient Chinese architecture. On the screen wall opposite the entrance of the scenic spot, the four characters of "Wu Mountain Grand View" are engraved, which are written by Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty. This screen wall is 3 meters high and 17 meters long, carved with bluestone. Since ancient times, there are more than five mountains in Wushan: many ancient trees, clear springs, strange rocks, temples, folk customs, and celebrity relics. When you climb Mount Wu, you can take a panoramic view of Hangzhou's rivers, mountains, lakes and cities. In the Qing Dynasty, Li Wei built a grand viewing platform on the top of Qibao mountain. From then on, "Wu Mountain Grand View" became one of the 18 sceneries of the West Lake.

Introduction to scenic spots

Chenghuang Pavilion

Chenghuang Pavilion is one of the landmark landscapes in Hangzhou. It is like the pavilion on the top of Wushan mountain. Chenghuang Pavilion is a seven story antique building with a height of 41.6 meters and an area of 3789 square meters. Its overall shape has the architectural style of Southern Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty. Its entrance is made of mushroom stone, and its bottom is a solid base, which symbolizes the long history of the ancient Hangzhou city wall. You can see the West Lake in the north, the city in the East, the Qianjiang River in the South and the peaks in the West. The first and second floors of Chenghuang Pavilion display Hangzhou's Southern Song Culture and Wuyue culture. The third, fourth and fifth floors are teahouses, which are mainly for leisure and sightseeing. They are equipped with high-grade mahogany furniture, which can accommodate 140, 40 and 50 people respectively. They have received Li Ruihuan, Qiao Shi, Li Lanqing and other central leaders, Jin Yong and other celebrities and international friends. It's a great pleasure to enjoy tea and scenery in Hangzhou, accompanied by long music. It can be said that "eight hundred Li lakes and mountains know what year the picture is, and ten thousand lights all go to this building.".

Baocheng Temple

Baocheng temple is located in the southern foot of the eastern part of the Wu Dynasty. It was built by Yang, the princess of the Wu and Yue states. It was formerly known as the Sakyamuni. During the reign of Dazhong Xiangfu in the Northern Song Dynasty, he changed the amount of baochengyuan. During the period of Xining in the Northern Song Dynasty, when Su Shi first came to Hangzhou as a judge, he went to baochengyuan at that time and wrote the poem "baochengyuan appreciates peony". Baocheng temple was granted in the fifth year of Baoyou (1257) of the Southern Song Dynasty. The dagger statue in the temple is the only one with absolute Memorial in China because of its simple and rough knife technique and exaggerated artistic technique. In July 2001, Baocheng temple's mage statue was announced as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council because of its special status in the history of religion and art.

Address: Tuofeng North Road, Yuyang District, Yulin City

Longitude: 109.75869750977

Latitude: 38.295009613037

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