Jingting mountain

Jingting mountain

Jingting mountain, a famous historical and cultural mountain in China, is the soul of Xuancheng culture. It is located in the northern suburb of Xuancheng City, Anhui Province, China. Its original name was Zhaoting mountain. In the early Jin Dynasty, it was renamed Jingting mountain to avoid the emperor's taboo. It is a branch of Huangshan Mountain, stretching more than ten miles from east to west. There are 60 large and small peaks, the main peak is named Cuiyun peak ("Yifeng"), with an altitude of 324.1 meters.

Jingting mountain has a Southwest northeast trend, with three main peaks of Yifeng, Jingfeng and Cuiyun. The highest peak is Cuiyun. Around more than 60 hills, like birds toward the Phoenix, like the stars around a peak. Although Jingting mountain is not high, it rises in this hilly area. From a distance, you can see clear green, clouds and fog, just like a tiger lying down. From a close view, the forest is deep and the spring is murmuring.

In October 1987, Jingting mountain was listed as the first batch of provincial scenic spots by Anhui provincial government.

In January 2012, Jingting mountain was approved as a national AAAA tourist attraction.

Historical evolution

After the eulogization of Xie Xuan's poem "you Jingting mountain" in the Southern Qi Dynasty (479-502) and Li Bai's poem "sitting alone Jingting mountain" in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Jingting mountain became famous.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty (627-659), Zen master Huang Bo organized the construction of Hongyuan temple. There were many eminent monks in the past dynasties, who led and popularized the temple. In modern times, it was destroyed by the fire of war, and only the "twin towers" of Song Dynasty existed.

In 849, Guangjiao temple was built in the south of Jingting mountain. Guangjiao Temple flourished in song and Yuan Dynasties (960-1368).

In the third year of Shaosheng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1096), the two pagodas of Guangjiao temple were built.

In 1636, Xuancheng county magistrate Chen Tai came to build guzhaoting, and wrote three running script characters "guzhaoting", also known as guzhaoting square.

During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty (1736-1796), Guangjiao temple was seriously damaged and rebuilt.

During the Anti Japanese War (1937), Guangjiao temple was destroyed by the Japanese War of aggression against China. Only the two pagodas of Guangjiao Temple remained.

During the Anti Japanese War (1931-1945), General Chen Yi led his troops to move eastward, passing by Xuancheng, and improvised a poem of "from Xuancheng to the east of the lake": "the sound of the oar is soft at the foot of Jingting mountain, the rain is sprinkled on the river, and the sky is like sleepwalking. Is the soul of Li Xie's poetry here today? The light of the lake breaks through the worries of thousands of years. "

In 2000, Xuanzhou municipal government and Jingtingshan office mobilized social forces to build scenic roads, improve the scenic environment, and add scenic spots such as Wanggu bridge, huanggufen, Beilin, Jingting reservoir, etc.

In 2002, Xuancheng City revised the master plan of Jingting mountain scenic area, focusing on the construction of more than 20 scenic spots, including five major scenic spots, namely, twin towers, single tower, Yifeng, Wanling lake and Baima Lake.

In 2004, with the approval of the provincial and municipal people's governments, it was restored and rebuilt, moved to a new site and renamed "Hongyuan Temple", which is now a national cultural relics protection unit.

In 2006, the original Taoist center of Guangjiao temple in the Tang Dynasty was rebuilt, and the name of Guangjiao temple in the Tang Dynasty was used.

In May 2009, the master plan of Jingting mountain scenic spot and the master plan of tourism development of Jingting mountain scenic spot were approved. According to the new plan, Jingting mountain scenic spot is positioned as a public welfare urban park integrating leisure, play and entertainment. It focuses on building double towers, single tower, Yifeng and Wanling Lake scenic spots, and adding Fenghuang Mountain Scenic tending area and scenic coordination area.

In 2014, the Jingting poetry trail project was officially launched.

geographical position

Location context

Jingting mountain is located in the northern suburb of Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng City. Its geographical coordinates are 118 ° 37 ′ - 118 ° 45 ′ e, 30 ° 57 ′ - 31 ° 2 ′ n. It is adjacent to Anhui Jiangxi railway in the East, Wutun highway in the south, Guquan Town, Yangxian Township and Jingting mountain street in Xuanzhou District in the West and North.

topographic features

Jingting mountain is the remaining vein of Huangshan mountain range, with a Southwest northeast trend. There are more than 60 peaks, including Yifeng, Jingfeng and Cuiyun. The highest peak (Cuiyun peak) is 324.1 meters above sea level. The lower part of Jingting mountain is hilly land, with an altitude of 50-100 meters.

Climate and environment

Jingting mountain has four distinct seasons, mild climate, large annual temperature difference, moderate rainfall, sufficient sunshine, long frost free period, more easterly wind, superior light, heat, water and other climatic conditions. It belongs to the northern edge of subtropical climate. The annual average temperature is 15.9 ℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 40.7 ℃, the annual average maximum temperature is 37.0 ℃, the extreme minimum temperature is - 13.9 ℃, and the annual average minimum temperature is - 8 ℃. The average temperature in January is 3.3 ℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is - 13.9 ℃; the average temperature in July is 28.0 ℃, and the extreme maximum temperature is 41.5 ℃. The average annual temperature range is 24.7 ℃, and the maximum daily temperature range is 26.9 ℃. The average annual precipitation is 1368.6 mm, the relative humidity is 79%, the frost free period is 230 days, and the rainfall is concentrated from May to October every year, with the most in June.

natural resources

Animal resources

The animal resources of Jingting mountain include alligator and newt.

plant resources

The forest coverage rate of Jingting mountain is 67.9%, and the afforestation rate is as high as 97.3%. There are 14.02 square kilometers of forest land, 11.48 square kilometers of forest land and 0.0216 square kilometers of shrub land. There are abundant artificial plants: fir, slash pine, sassafras, oak, Liquidambar formosana and Phyllostachys pubescens. There are abundant resources of Chinese medicinal materials such as Rhus chinensis, Piper nigrum, pteridophytes and other economic crops such as tea garden, pear garden, peach garden, plum garden and chestnut. It covers an area of more than 20 mu.

Main attractions

overview

On the eve of the liberation of Xuancheng, Anhui Province, the buildings in Jingting mountain were completely destroyed. After liberation, 24 scenic spots including shanmenfang, guzhaoting Fang, Zhaoting, Taibai sitting alone building, Xianxian temple, Cuiyun nunnery, Lvxue tea house and Zhaoting Lake were built and rebuilt. In addition, there are yungenshi, erzhulou, Gaogao Pavilion, xiangsiquan, chuanyunting, Shixian temple, taibailou, leshishi, peigongjing, lvxuejing, mengzhuquan, huaiying Pavilion, Yifeng temple, Cuiyun temple, yunqige Temple group, Yongcui Pavilion, Jingting pear garden and other scenic spots.

scenic spot

Guangjiao Temple

Guangjiao temple, located at the south foot of Jingting mountain, is a famous temple in the south of the Yangtze River. It was once called four famous temples together with Huacheng temple in Jiuhua Mountain, Cuifeng temple in Huangshan Mountain and Kaihua temple in Langya Mountain. There used to be a spectacular scene of "a string of pearls in front of the mountain and behind the temple, a train on the green mountain outside the temple, no rain in the mountain, flowers in the mountains, no one in the forest, orchid blossoming". According to historical records, "Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty gave Guangjiao temple a hundred and twenty volumes of imperial books, and the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty gave Guangjiao Temple abbot rongyouya master a golden cassock.".

Shitao Luohan Baikai album was created by Shi Tao when he became a monk in Guangjiao Temple of Xuancheng, Anhui Province. He took Jingting scenery as his background. After the painting was completed, he donated it to Guangjiao Temple of Xuancheng. After 20 years, the painter Fang Shishu could not put it down and collected the album. After several twists and turns, in the 1940s, the album went back to Japanese collectors. In the spring of 1999, Mr. Cui ruchuo saw "Shitao Luohan Baikai album" in Japan, and he bought back the album at a high price from Japanese collectors.

Two pagodas of Guangjiao Temple

The twin towers of Guangjiao temple, also known as Jingting twin towers, are national treasures of China. Located at the south foot of Jingting mountain, they have a history of more than 800 years. They are important cultural relics of Jingting mountain in National Forest Park.

The twin pagodas have the charm of Song Dynasty pagodas, and more reflect the traditional style of Tang Dynasty pagodas. The two towers are square, about 20 meters high and each has seven stories. The East Tower is slightly larger than the West Tower, 2.65 meters on each side, and the West Tower is 2.35 meters on each side. There are doors on three sides at the bottom of the two towers. There are no doors on the east side of the East Tower and the west side of the West Tower. The outer walls of the pagoda are built with brick statues. Four pairs of Buddha statues can still be seen on the fifth floor of the East pagoda. The cornice of the tower is of brick and wood structure, and the inner building is of wood board. The eaves of the pagoda are vaulted and the walls are inlaid with precious flowers, presenting the unique solemn atmosphere of Buddhism. The base of the tower has white relief, and the center has no tower core column and other architectural decoration. Ancient pagodas are still rare in China, and have been valued by ancient architects. The Jingting twin towers were rebuilt after 1956 with state funding.

Rhododendron sea

Jingting mountain is full of azaleas in March every year. Li Bai was also impressed by this scene, and wrote "see azalea in Xuancheng", which said "the song of Zigui was heard in Shu, and azalea was seen in Xuancheng."

Jingtingshan tea garden

Jingting mountain tea farm at the foot of Jingting mountain is a large-scale tea enterprise in Anhui agricultural reclamation area. It has more than 10000 mu of high-quality tea garden, 2000 mu of orchard (pear, millet, etc.) and 42000 mu of mountain forest. The annual output of Jingting Lvxue series famous tea is 100000 kg, and bulk tea (Meicha, zhucha) is 2.6 million kg. Jingting green snow tea is a famous historical and cultural tea in China. It was named in Ming Dynasty and flourished in Qing Dynasty. It was listed as tribute tea in Ming and Qing Dynasties. [Xuancheng county annals] Guangxu Edition (Volume 6): "Usnea tea is everywhere. It tastes bitter and thin, but it is widely used. Only Jingting Lvxue is the best." Guo Moruo was happy to write a title for it. For decades, Jingting green snow has been popular in Anyang

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