Tongshan Scenic Spot

Tongshan Scenic Spot

Tongshan Scenic Spot is located in Biyang County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province. It is adjacent to Tongbai mountain in the south, Queshan mountain in the East and Funiu Mountain in the north. The high-grade highway from Zhumadian to Nanyang runs through the area. Since ancient times, it has been known as "little Wudang" for its "dangerous like Huashan Mountain and beautiful like Huangshan Mountain". For hundreds of years, there has been a saying that "Jinding in the Southern Dynasty, Tongfeng in the northern Ji". In November 2016, the quality rating committee of Henan Province issued an announcement that Tongshan Scenic Spot was promoted to national 4A scenic spot

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Tongshan, formerly known as dafushan, was named after the famous Han Dynasty general Deng Tong who made money here. It is known as "little Wudang" for its "dangerous as Huashan Mountain and beautiful as Huangshan Mountain". The beautiful talk of "Jinding (Wudang, Hubei Province) in the Southern Dynasty and visiting Tongfeng in the north" has been handed down to this day.

In February 2020, in order to pay homage to the benevolence of doctors and praise the great love of the world, the scenic spot will implement a free admission policy for medical workers from the date of its reopening to December 31, 2020.

geographical environment

Tongshan Scenic Spot is located 30 kilometers to the east of Biyang County, Zhumadian City. It is famous for its steep mountains, abrupt dangerous peaks and lush trees. It is said that Zhang Sanfeng once traveled here to build a palace and preach. A few years later, he visited Wudang and became a master of Taiji. Due to the origin of Tongshan and Wudang, there is a saying in southern Henan that "Jinding in the Southern Dynasty pays homage to Tongfeng in the North (Tongshan)". There are two Taoist temples at the foot of Tongshan, namely Beigong and Nanqing palace, and three cool Buddhist temples (Buddhist temples) at the top of Tongfeng, namely yuan, Zhongyuan and Shangyuan. One mountain embraces two religions, which is not only a symbol of the integration of Buddhism and Taoism, but also a beautiful scenery of Tongshan. Among them, Tongshan Lake Forest Park is a National Forest Park, with a wide range of animals and plants, including Ginkgo biloba, Chinese fir, leopard, otter, civet, white crowned pheasant, etc. In 1994, it was approved as a provincial scenic spot by Henan provincial government.

Tongshan, 632.6 meters above sea level, formerly known as dafushan, got its name from the Han Dynasty when Deng Tong made coins here. It has steep mountains, green hills, clouds, deep valleys, dense forests and rugged rocks. Copper Mt. scenic area can be divided into three different scenic spots, namely, Copper Mt., Copper Mt. lake and cloud peak. The total area is 74 square kilometers. It collects the essence of scenic spots such as mountains, lakes, islands, pools, caves, temples, revolutionary sites, myths, legends and historical stories. It integrates "Xiong, Qi, Qi, Xiu and Yin" into one, forming a complete scenic spot system.

Features of scenic spots

Tongshan Scenic Spot is divided into three parts: Tongshan, Tongshan lake and Yunwu peak, with a total area of 74 square kilometers and an altitude of 681 meters. The whole scenic spot integrates the essence of scenic resources such as mountains, lakes, islands, ponds, waterfalls, caves, temples, revolutionary sites, myths and legends, historical stories, and integrates "male, dangerous, strange, and beautiful" into one. The natural landscape and cultural landscape are integrated to create a harmonious environment "One mountain, one water, one temple, one holy land" constitutes a complete system of scenic spots.

History and Humanities

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, Buddhism and Taoism have been cultivating themselves in Tongshan and promoting Buddhism, which has formed a rich religious historical and cultural connotation. "One Overpass", "two ancient temples", "three palaces", "four Tianmen", "five stone cliffs", "six caves", "seven temples", "eight landscapes", "nine strange stones", "ten famous peaks" and other scenic spots are dazzling and beautiful. On the mountain, there are clouds and mists, and dangerous cliffs stand up; at the foot of the mountain, there are deep caves and valleys, dense forests and grass; on the surrounding mountains, there are jagged rocks, which are like 80 kinds of animals, such as monkeys, bears, snakes and eagles. Mountain springs, waterfalls, red leaves, strange rocks, rivers and lakes, temples, and the mutual reflection of each other, can be described as a fairyland on earth. The traditional temple fair on June 15 of the lunar calendar left behind in history came from western Anhui, Northern Hubei, Southern Henan and other places. There were hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, and the material Trade Fair was unprecedented.

Tongshan attracts tourists of all ages with its unique lake and mountain scenery, natural scenery and cultural landscape. According to legend, Wang Mang ran and Liu Xiu fought fiercely in Tongshan; during the southern and Northern Dynasties, Li Daoyuan, who is famous for his notes on water classics, visited Tongshan several times to study the source of water; Yuchi Jingde in the Tang Dynasty toured the mountain and set up a monument to commemorate it; Huang Chao, leader of the peasant uprising army in the late Tang Dynasty, chanted poems to inspire his ambition after climbing the mountain; during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, Jiao Fang, an official to the Minister of the Ministry of officials and a Bachelor of huagaidian, once "joined the great sage" In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Shunzhi cut his hair to become a monk and lived in seclusion in Qingliang temple. In the Qing Dynasty, successive prefects visited the peak and left many poems praising Tongfeng.

Development history

The scenic spot was announced as a provincial scenic spot by the people's Government of Henan Province on May 13, 1994. It is a scenic spot based on mountains and rivers and rich in religious, humanistic and revolutionary culture.

In November 2016, Henan provincial tourism quality rating committee issued an announcement that Tongshan Scenic Spot in Biyang County of Zhumadian City was promoted to national 4A scenic spot

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In recent years, Biyang County adheres to the guiding ideology of promoting the establishment and development by publicity, increases publicity, calls for tourism brands, and strongly creates "three mountains and one lake" boutique tourism routes of Tongshan, Pangu mountain, Baiyun Mountain and Tongshan lake. Through various forms of tourism promotion activities, the popularity and influence of Tongshan Scenic Spot have been expanded, and the tourist market inside and outside the province has been effectively stimulated.

Tongshan Scenic Spot includes Tongshan, Tongshan lake and Tongshan Lake Forest Park. Tongshan Lake Forest Park is a National Forest Park and Tongshan lake is a national water conservancy scenic spot. In order to further enhance the popularity and reputation of Tongshan Scenic Spot and promote the rapid development of tourism in the county, Biyang County has invested more than 30 million yuan. In strict accordance with the standard of 4A scenic spot, it adheres to design, construction and evaluation at the same time, and speeds up the construction of transportation, intelligent management, tourist service center, public toilet upgrading and renovation, scenic area environment renovation and other projects.

Main attractions

The whole scenic area is composed of "ten famous peaks", "five stone cliffs" and "eight landscapes". Among them, the magnificent scenery such as "Tongfeng Jicui", "Xiongshi Chaotian", "shipofeng", "tianqiaoshi", "dishuiya", "four Tianmen", "yiyiyitian" and "YUNTI" are amazing. On the surrounding mountains, there are grotesque stones shaped like monkeys, lions, tigers, sheep, turtles, eagles, frogs and other animals. Their ghost festival craftsmanship is very lifelike and amazing.

At the foot of Tongshan is Nangong temple. After stepping into the gate and walking through the bamboo forest path, you can come to dishuiya, the holy land of Buddhism and Taoism for thousands of years. There is a drop of water cave on the south side of the temple, which drips continuously all the year round. The spring is sweet and refreshing. There is an immortal cave on the west side. It is said that it is the place where the grandmaster cultivated immortals. The temple integrates Buddhism and Taoism, and pilgrims keep coming up from Dishui cliff all the year round. You can reach the peak through four Tianmen gates, namely "hero slope", "Huixin cliff", "Jiaoge Laobei", "Baizhang cliff", "yiyixiantian", "Tongshan cloud ladder", "dedaoshi" and "Tianqiao". Standing on the top of Tongfeng, you can have a bird's-eye view of the mountains, with green cages and brilliant flowers. The mountains are undulating like dragons flying and rivers crossing It has a panoramic view of more than 100 famous scenic spots, with thousands of miles of sea of clouds, a line of rivers and lakes, the same color of water and sky, and a myriad of sceneries. It makes people feel relaxed and happy, and has the feeling of returning to nature. After mountaineering, you can go boating on Tongshan lake, with rippling blue waves, beautiful green scenery on the island, waves of pines on the shore, singing birds and fragrant flowers, complete hotel service facilities and beautiful environment. The legend of "water monster" adds beauty and mystery to Tongshan lake. Tongshan Scenic Spot, with beautiful mountains and rivers as the main body and long history and culture as the connotation, can meet the needs of different tourists. It is a tourist resort for seeking knowledge, novelty, adventure, Buddhism and exploration. It is also a bright pearl in the Central Plains.

Dishui cliff

In spring, when you go through the climbing gate at the foot of Tongshan mountain, pass through the fragrant locust forest, meandering up for one kilometer, then step on the small bridge like white jade, through the bamboo trees, you will arrive at a quiet place. The hillside in the west looks up like a high wall to the sky. Clusters of rhododendrons on it are as red as fire and dazzling red. Forsythia is also in full bloom, Huang Yanyan. They only turn the hillside into a wall of flowers The lower part of the mountain has ochre yellow clouds like dangerous rock bulge, as if hanging in the air. In the crevices of the rocks, the vines are drooping, and the water is dripping; on the larger rock surface, there are three powerful characters "Dishui cliff" carved by the ancients. This is where people admire.

At the bottom of the cliff is a conglomerate cave, 3 meters deep, 6.7 meters wide and 2.5 meters high. The cave is warm in winter and cool in summer. The top of the cave is concave and convex, moist and dripping all the time; the ground is paved with natural stone slabs; there is a small pool of water under the corner of the cave, which is pure and sweet. It is said that this water can cure diseases. There are couplets on both sides of the cave: "the rain does not run, there is no root grass, it is difficult for Buddhism to pass, there is no good man". Legend has it that there was a red copper Avalokitesvara in the cave, but it was stolen long ago. It is also said that this cave was once the place where Gaoshi emerged and ascended to heaven.

There is a temple in front of the cave. It has three single eaves in the South and three single eaves in the north. There are two couplets on the eaves and pillars of the Buddha statue of "Tathagata" in the south, "the Zen forest is quiet at the foot of Tongfeng mountain, and the bells and chimes are ringing in front of Dishui cliff"; there are many historic sites, which have a history of 3000 years in China, and the famous mountains have a panoramic view of the eight hundred Li scenery in Zhongzhou. ". The North Hall is for Zhenwu's gold body, and the couplet on the eaves and columns is "jade body in the palace, gold body in Wudang".

There is a Wutong tree in the courtyard, with branches and branches in a knot, and a crown like an umbrella cover. Another iron incense burner, all day long cigarette curl, and to clock

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