Shanmen Scenic Area

Shanmen Scenic Area

The Mountain Gate Scenic Area is located in the East and south of Siping City, Jilin province. It is facing half the Mountain Gate with a split of two. It is called the "half La Mountain Gate" by the local people because of its shape. It consists of Xinghua mountain, Derentang mountain and Shanmen reservoir. It is a famous tourist attraction in the suburbs of Siping, with natural landscape, real mountains and water, and cultural landscape. It is known as the "Changbai gate" stretching thousands of miles. It was once praised as "the land of Longxing" by the Qing government.

geographical environment

Out of Siping City in Jilin Province, not far to the southeast, you can see a cross split Mountain Gate standing on the flat ground. The rock is exposed, and the stone grain inclines down, just like a dark red stone flow. Because it is a "banla mountain", people also call it "Banla Mountain Gate". Shanmen scenic spot is located in the south of Jilin Province, the center of the provincial tourist route "Erlang villa Shanmen Yehe ancient city". It is only 10 kilometers away from the urban area, covering an area of 35 square kilometers. It is composed of Xinghua mountain, Derentang mountain and Shanmen reservoir. It is a famous tourist attraction in the suburbs of Siping, with natural landscape, real mountains and water, and cultural landscape. It is known as the "Changbai gate" stretching thousands of miles. It was once praised as "the land of Longxing" by the Qing government. The Mountain Gate Scenic Area is located in the East and south of Siping City, facing the half side gate which is split into two. Because of its name, it is called the "half La Mountain Gate" by the local people, and its essence can be found in its interior. To climb Xinghua mountain from the south side of the dam of Shanmen reservoir, 148 cement stone steps are needed. These stone steps connect three pavilions of different styles between "dengtian gate" and "Langyue gate" on the top of the mountain, The pavilion is ancient, the stone steps are full of love, and the scattered flowers are scattered among the stone steps covered with thick green shade. I can't help but be intoxicated with the smell of birds and flowers. Tourists have left a poem here: "quyun mountain road, majestic moon gate, spring breeze seems to be intentional, so drunk tourists.". Shimen mountain, wuguishi, Shenxian cave, shennv Pavilion and Peony Pavilion are the most scenic spots in the scenic area.

On the top of the mountain, you can see the four fields from afar: the pine forest of Xinghua mountain is green; the Shimen mountain in the East is green; the banla mountain in the north is shimmering; the Dashan mountain in the west is misty. A hundred meter long levee lies across the north and south, and forms a line with the moon gate. Surrounded by green mountains, a bay of clear water is surrounded by green hills, and a boat shakes the light and shadow of the lake. It is really a comfortable place.

On the south side of Panfeng Pavilion, along the foot of the mountain, there is a winding mountain corridor composed of seven pavilions of different styles. The corridor is 320 meters long. All kinds of frescoes are painted on the corridor. Visitors here seem to be in the gallery of the summer palace in Beijing. They can't help but express their sincere admiration. While watching the vivid murals, people can't help repeating the above story. The Juxian pavilion has Chang'e flying to the moon, the Xiyou pavilion has Tang monks who have gone through hardships and dangers to learn Buddhist scriptures, the Wusong Pavilion is a vivid form of fighting tigers, the goddess Pavilion is a graceful dragon slaying, and the small and exquisite Pavilion is really a palace of art. It's no wonder that people are full of fun and forget to go back. Here they want to write the poem "quyun mountain road, majestic moon gate, spring breeze seems to be intentional, so they are drunk tourists".

Features of scenic spots

Shanmen scenic area with Shanmen reservoir as the center, surrounded by mountains, mountains, dense pines and cypresses, lush. Longwang River and Chongwang River, two clear rivers, meander into the lake. The lake is open and level as a mirror. The apricot flowers on the west side of Xinghua mountain are fragrant in early spring, attracting countless bees and butterflies to dance. Shanmen reservoir nestles at the foot of Xinghua mountain. The mountains and rivers are like a mirror of beauty, adding infinite color to nature.

Shanmen scenic area is dominated by natural forests. Here, the ancient trees are towering, covering the sky and the earth, the forest birds are contending, and the butterflies are wandering in the miscellaneous trees. Wild animals can be seen everywhere. There are dozens of precious medicinal materials. All kinds of mountain flowers are competing for color and beauty. The grass in the forest is fragrant and refreshing, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Main attractions

Yitong Volcanic Group

Yitong Volcanic Group National Nature Reserve is located in Yitong Han Autonomous County, Jilin Province, covering an area of 765 hectares. It was first built in October 1983, became a provincial nature reserve in December 1985, and was upgraded to a National Nature Reserve in October 1992 with the approval of the State Council. The main protected objects are the unique volcanic group landscape.

Yitong Volcanic Group in Jilin Province is distributed in 600 square kilometers of Yishu graben, which is composed of 16 230-430 meters high volcanic domes formed in Oligocene to Pliocene of Cenozoic tertiary. About 33.8-8.6 million years ago, the geographical coordinates are 12450 ′ to 12522 ′ E and 4314 ′ to 4335 ′ n. Its complex and changeable rock columnar joints constitute a magnificent, peculiar and rare volcanic scenery and geological landscape. The typical and unique "extrusive" volcanic genetic mechanism of the Volcanic Group is unique in China and rare in the world, which has important scientific and ornamental value.

The Volcanic Group is a natural geological relic nature reserve. The lava dome, which is characterized by slow "squeezing toothpaste", is recognized as "Yitong type" by experts and scholars at home and abroad. Volcanic domes are composed of alkaline olivine basalt. They rise from the ground, arc peaks stand up, and are distributed in Songliao. It is shaped like a mansion, like a saddle, like a jewel, like a lotus, like the wings of a Kunpeng, like a battle formation, like a green ox watching the moon, or like a golden turtle watching the sun. Seven volcanic domes, such as Dagushan, Xiaogushan and dongxijianshan, are arranged in the shape of Big Dipper, which makes the myth of "seven stars landing" famous among the people.

The columnar alkaline olivine basalts in the dome are either exposed to the surface or buried deep in the soil. Naked people have a variety of postures. The Optimus Prime of xijianshan is only comparable to the "devil's Tower" of Wyoming in the United States; the stone forest of Dagushan is better than that of Guilin; the united effort landscape of hengtoushan is a masterpiece of nature; the eagle's mouth cliff of Moliqing mountain shows the magic of heaven and earth. The myth of "Erlang Dan mountain" makes Dongjian mountain and Xijian mountain become the protagonists of science fiction stories about creation of heaven and earth. The legend of "Fox fairy curing disease" expresses the harmonious relationship between human, animals and nature thoroughly.

Ancient city of yehenara

Yehenala ancient city, located in the southeast of Lishu County, Siping City, is a famous folk scenic spot. It is famous for the ancient castle buildings with the characteristics of Nuzhen nationality. Yehe tribe, which means "the sun by the river" in Manchu, is one of the important birthplaces of the Han nationality. In the late Ming and early Yuan Dynasties, after conquering the surrounding weak tribes, the Yehe ancestors chose to build two castles on the mountains on both sides of Yehe. Although Yehe tribe was destroyed by Nurhachi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, in early 619, its important and subtle role in the Royal History of the Qing Dynasty could not be buried: the wife of Nurhachi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, was born here. Therefore, the city enjoys the nickname of "the hometown of two generations of queens". Up to now, the hospitable Yehe people still retain some of the traditional characteristics of Han culture, and will greet the tourists at home and abroad with unique Han etiquette.

The project started in June 1994 and was completed in August 1995. It now covers an area of 10000 square meters, with a construction area of 7000 square meters and a construction cost of 7 million yuan. In 1996, the 28 episode TV series Princess yehenala, jointly shot by CCTV, Changchun Film Studio and Lishu County People's government, was launched here. The city of yehenara reappears the grandeur of yehenara's East and West cities. The buildings in the city fluctuate according to the mountains and are distributed in steps. The post station, Belle house, assembly hall, Princess building and pentagonal tower are all green brick buildings, which are simple and elegant. The city is dotted with flowers and trees, with the elegant demeanors of Sophora japonica, birch curved trees, green pines and cedars. The Yong road is full of flowers and vitality. The architecture of the ancient city is very characteristic. Each city has three walls of wood, earth and stone. Outside the city is surrounded by a moat. When you step on the stage and look far away, you can feel the wind of the new moon. Inside, there are octagonal buildings, which are simple, solemn and majestic. It is a rare group of ancient buildings in northern China, and has great archaeological and ornamental value. The fortress and its internal buildings are well preserved and scattered with many famous relics in the history of the Qing Dynasty, among which the Dianjiang tower and the beacon tower are particularly eye-catching. Today's yehenala scenic area is divided into two parts: the "ancient city cultural area" and the "Zhuanshan Lake scenic resort". In the ancient city cultural area, there are cultural relics such as East and West City ruins, ancient post station, Jialan temple, Niangniang Temple and Chongwang temple for tourists to visit; Zhuanshan Lake scenic area has beautiful scenery and 5000 mu of water area, representing the poetic artistic conception of "mountains and rivers share the same color" The world.

Banla Mountain Gate

According to legend, banla mountain was built by Erlang God at the will of the Jade Emperor in the past. When the lower boundary was built for the people, it was split by the whip force. The mountain gate was divided into two parts, and the cross section of the mountain gate was dark red. In the Qing Dynasty, this gate is also called bultuku side gate. It is one of the four side gates built in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is under the jurisdiction of Jilin general. Through this gate, you can go straight up the mountain. In banla mountain, about 293 meters from Shanghai, there is Erlang villa scenic spot, which combines folk legend and natural landscape, and the scenery is more beautiful.

The scenic spot of Erlang villa in Shanmen of Siping City was built

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