Drum Arena

Drum Arena

Leigutai, a small Wudang in southern Shaanxi, is a famous Taoist Holy Land and tourist scenic spot. In 1995, it was listed as a provincial forest park. Leigutai scenic spot overlooks Yuehe River Road in the north and Hanjiang River Valley in the south. When it is sunny after rain, the peak is green and surrounded by white clouds. Sometimes, you can see the spectacle of "Golden Buddha light". When it rains heavily, the fog is filled with fog, the mountains and trees are misty and indistinct. It is like stepping into a fairyland. In winter, the wind is howling, the pines roar, and the breath becomes ice. In summer, the spring is gurgling, the wind is cool, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant Once praised: "green mountains without ink Millennium painting, green water without silk wanguqin.". The main peak of leigutai scenic spot is 1891 meters above sea level. There are 28 mountain villages with an altitude of more than 1000 meters. There is Zhenwu upper hall on the top of the mountain, and the lower hall on the hillside, with the title of "the first peak in Guannan".

geographical environment

It is said that Zhang Fei, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, once wielded his army here. The scenic spot is located in the northwest corner of the county, at the junction of Ziyang, Hanyin and Hanbin districts. Under the jurisdiction of Hanwang Town, Ziyang County, there are three administrative villages, including jiugou, Dongping and Tian'an, with a total area of about 23 square kilometers. The altitude ranges from 800 to 1800 meters, with a maximum of 1891 meters.

Leigutai is located in the middle of Fenghuang mountains, with yuehechuan road in the north and Hanjiang Valley in the south. Affected by the subtropical circulation system and the upper westerly circulation, the rainfall is abundant, the temperature is cool, the frost free period is six months, and there is no heat. The sunshine angle is larger, but the hours are less, and the days are foggy.

Since the mid levels above, dense forests, streams four note, waterfalls splash, cliff Qianren, trees in the air, charming scenery. When it is sunny after rain, the lush peaks are surrounded by white clouds, and there are clouds and waves all over the world. By chance, we will see the spectacle of "Golden Buddha light". In case of rain, fog, mountains and trees. In winter, the wind howls all day, the pines roar, and the breath becomes ice; in midsummer, the spring is gurgling, the cool wind is blowing, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.

It is located at the northern foot of Daba Mountain. The Fenghuang Mountain in the middle of China was cut into an independent mountain range by the diversion of Hanjiang River in the fourth period. Fenghuang mountain is a long and narrow Horst mountain (fault block mountain). The ridge is more than 1500 meters above sea level. The cliffs on both sides are developed. The water erosion on the mountain is strong. There are many steep isolated peaks on the narrow ridge with ups and downs. Generally speaking, the north slope is steep and the south slope is gentle. However, near the watershed, there are many cliffs in the South and 20-30 ° slopes in the north. There are deep V-shaped canyons in the mountains, with a slope of 20 ° to 45 ° and a cutting depth of more than 300 to 500 meters. The second grade watershed has narrow toothed ridge and exposed crags. In the area of 900 meters above sea level in the South and 600 meters above sea level in the North (the back edge of the third terrace), the mountain is high and the slope is steep. 52% of the cultivated land is distributed on the steep slope above 25 degrees. But there are also many small basins in the mountains, such as huoshaoan, damaoba, guofengya, Shibazi, dalongwanggou, etc. It is the second largest timber forest base in the county. The mixed area of arbor, shrub and other firewood forest is also large, and it is also the largest producing area of Longtou bamboo and Dendrocalamus edulis in this county. Lacquer tree, Eucommia ulmoides and rhubarb are widely distributed. A large area of newly developed tea garden and the Pinus massoniana forest belt created by airplane seeding have begun to take shape. Timber forest, economic forest, firewood forest, arbor, shrub and grass are integrated into a green reservoir to conserve the terrace water source in the north of Hanjiang River and the south of Yuehe river. The area below 900 meters above sea level in the south foot of the mountain is mostly the Hanjiang Valley. The terrain is low and gentle, the hillside is sunny, the mountains are mostly round, and the valley is open. River Valley terraces, small dams in the mountains are all over the place, and terraces row upon row. Ruanjiaba, Daba, Wujiaba, Cigou, Yanping and Huanglongdong are known as "miwozi". The light, heat and water conditions of the plot are superior, and the soil texture is good. It is suitable for the development of grain and oil, and for the growth of subtropical economic trees.

Development history

During the reign of Yuanfeng of Song Dynasty (1078-1085), Zhang Pingshu, a native of Linhai, Zhejiang Province, came to Xianren cave on the coast of the Han River to practice and emerged here. Uncle Zhang Ping was named immortal Ziyang, and the county was named after him. Because Uncle Zhang Ping was the ancestor of the Southern Sect of Taoism, Taoism began earlier in Ziyang. In addition to the real Hall of leigutai (originally a Buddhist hall, it was later changed into a Taoist temple), there are Xianglushan Chaotian temple, jingshanling Temple (now the name is unknown), Longquan Temple, Ruhe taizipo Huilong Temple and hongchunba xiaoshihe Panlong temple. Zhenwu hall, also known as Xuantian temple, was built in 1626. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there was no monk or Taoist leader in the drum arena, and the incense in the hall was managed by the assembly leader. In February of 1929, Zheng Xincheng, a Taoist of Yunwu Mountain in Shiquan County, began to preach in the drum arena. Since then, the incense has flourished and continues to this day. The life of Taoism is hard, but it is not a temple fair. However, due to the flourishing incense in the drum arena, local gentry and local ruffians felt that it was profitable, and they held temple fairs one after another, competing to be the head of the fair. Therefore, since 1815, temple fairs have been held in the drum arena. Every year since February 19 of the lunar calendar, Guanyin fair, zushi fair, Kaishan fair, diguan fair, Tianguan fair and so on have been held in succession, while Taoists only chant scriptures and ring bells, and the head of the fair takes care of all the temple fairs and sweeps away the wealth. Because of the grievances of the pilgrims, the leader of the meeting was slightly restrained. From the first day of June to the 15th day of July in the lunar calendar, the number of pilgrims can reach up to 6000 (1960). From the late 1960s to the late 1970s, the number of pilgrims is less. In recent years, there has been an increasing trend of pilgrims. At the end of the Republic of China, several Taoists returned to Yunwu Mountain, and Yang Wenpeng became a Taoist. In 1953, Yang Wenpeng joined the association of health workers and studied medicine with Cheng Chunbo. Chen Changdeng was in charge of Daoguan. In 1957, the relevant departments expelled Yang Wenpeng from the association, and Yang returned to the drum arena to resume his old career. In 1963, three Taoists from Yunwu Mountain also went to the drum arena. Chen Changdeng became a member of the county's CPPCC. Later, Chen Changdeng died and Yang Wenpeng became a Taoist. In the "Cultural Revolution", Taoist Chen Shuxi took a stroll in Hanyin, and Taoist Wu Ciliang was scared to hang in the drum arena; Taoist Zhang Chongfu gave up the creed of "no harm to life" and mistakenly hit the hunting pad gun he installed and died; Yang Wenpeng was allowed to return to the drum arena to guard the house after he worked as a cook in the commune farm. Before and after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the religious policy was implemented. Yang Wenpeng was elected deputy to the Eighth People's Congress of the county and member of the third and fourth CPPCC. He continued to engage in Taoist activities and worked as a Taoist doctor. There are still four Taoists in the drum arena. There are no Taoists in this county who burn pills and refine medicines. Taoist activities are characterized by integration with Buddhism, and are often mixed with superstitious activities such as divination.

natural resources

The special geographical environment and climate conditions create a good ecological environment for the survival and reproduction of various animals and plants. Because this place has always been regarded as a famous mountain and Taoist resort in southern Shaanxi, the situation of artificial destruction of vegetation is lighter than that in other places, and the forest vegetation rate accounts for more than 60% of the total land area. There are 18 kinds of evergreen trees, including Pinus armandii, Pinus tabulaeformis, Pinus bungeana, Keteleeria, Tsuga Tsuga, Sabina, Juniperus, 35 kinds of deciduous trees, 5 kinds of evergreen shrubs, 7 kinds of deciduous shrubs, 13 kinds of fruits, 8 kinds of bamboos, 7 kinds of vines, and 2 kinds of ornamental plants. There are more than 20 kinds of flowers, among which Rhododendron is the most widely distributed and has the most varieties. Longdongkou four color peony and majiayan color peony are the most valuable. There are 136 kinds of medicinal materials, such as Gastrodia elata, Ganoderma lucidum, Coptis chinensis, Poria cocos, etc. There are 15 species of wild animals inhabiting in the deep streams of mountain forest, including takin and sika deer, maoguan deer, red bellied horned pheasant, white crowned pheasant and giant salamander, forest musk deer, blue sheep, sable, big civet, little civet, clouded leopard, golden rooster, Golden Eagle and white shoulder Eagle, and more than 40 other species. During the period of the Republic of China, there were still South China tigers, which have disappeared.

Main attractions

In the scenic spot, there are more than 20 mountain peaks and mountain villages more than 1000 meters away. Jiutiaogou and Cigou (mingsigou in Qing Dynasty) two streams and five tributaries are distributed on the East and west sides. Anwuyan and Cigou weir extend from the area to the low mountain area. In the middle and north of the scenic spot, there is an area of about 3 square kilometers of high mountain area - tu'erping. There are 36 well-known scenic spots, which can be divided into East, South, West and North according to their location. "Xileigutai" in Ziyang County annals of the Republic of China There are alchemy furnace, Longtou cliff and Jianfeng stone on the left, candle peak and black dragon pool on the right, zhanlongya and qibaochi on the back, Shimen, jiulonggong, wangtiangui and da'erwo in front. The pines and bamboos are set off, and the lotus and peony are fragrant. Compared with the Wudang cloud, people call it "Wudang cloud". According to the geography annals of Hanyin County in the Republic of China, "Leigu Qifeng is 80 li away from Yizhi, at the south foot of Fengshan mountain. There are Qifeng protuberance, higher than Fengshan, for the drum arena peak. On the top of the mountain, there is the upper Hall of Zhenwu, and on the hillside is the lower hall, with the title of "the first peak in Guannan". The stalagmites are listed below, and the ancient trees are dense. Climb overlooking, then the wall stand ten thousand Ren, mind for dizzy, ten thousand mountains ring arch, Han River such as belt. The climate is cold all the year round. Although it is in the heat, it is a place for the people of the city to avoid the heat.

East Area

Zhenwu temple is located at the bottom of the top of the drum arena, with an altitude of 1760 meters. There are 1 main hall, 6 side rooms and 3 small temples. It was built in Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in 1844.

About 200 meters to the west of the lower Hall of Longjing (suspected to be Heilongtan), there is a clear spring coming out of the cave and a cave in the rock, which is called longbi and longan.

Longtou mountain, also known as Longtou cliff hall, about 1 km east, is the first scenic spot in the scenic area. Qifeng protuberance, have

Chinese PinYin : Lei Gu Tai