Qizi mountain

Qizi mountain

Qizi mountain, formerly known as qiziling and mouqiling, is located in the southwest of Liuquan Township, Lingchuan County, Shanxi Province. It is said that it was the fief of Jizi, a nobleman of the Shang Dynasty. After King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty, Jizi once avoided living here, manipulated stones and deduced astronomy. Qizi mountain is becoming the world go origin Memorial, historical and cultural celebrities Jizi Memorial, contemporary go culture and event center.

Qizi mountain is gentle with the main peak at an altitude of 1488 meters. On the mountain, there are pine trees, beautiful scenery and beautiful scenery. According to the investigation and argumentation of relevant state departments, Qizi mountain in Lingchuan is the birthplace of Chinese go. Within tens of miles of Qizi mountain, Yan Cheng looks like the natural chess stones in Ban Gu's Yizhi and Weiqi dictionary.

The scenic spot is characterized by the origin of go, Jizi Memorial, resort and recuperation, and forest summer resort. It is a tourist resort integrating go culture and natural scenery.

Historical evolution

In the early 1990s, Mr. Yang Xiaoguo of Shanxi Academy of Social Sciences, on the basis of a special visit to qiziling in Lingchuan and other information, came to the conclusion that qiziling is the birthplace of go. He published the title of "the birthplace of go is in Lingchuan" in Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun, Singapore's star, Hong Kong's Ta Kung Pao and Taiwan's central daily successively Tao has aroused great repercussions at home and abroad, and has been recognized by the relevant departments of the state.

In February 1993, after the publication of Mr. Yang Xiaoguo's article on Lingchuan Qizishan and the origin of go, it has aroused the attention and in-depth research of all walks of life.

On June 1, 1994, in order to commemorate the discovery of the birthplace of go and promote Chinese traditional culture, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued the Qizishan stamp and set up the Qizishan post office in qiziling to issue the first day cover.

Since 1997, Lingchuan County Government, through the science and Technology Commission of Shanxi Province, has organized eight experts in history, tourism economy, resources and environment, ancient architecture and geology from the capital and inside and outside the province to conduct a comprehensive investigation and evaluation on the tourism resources and development plan of Qizi mountain, and began to gradually implement the comprehensive development and construction of the natural landscape, historical and cultural landscape of Qizi mountain.

On July 13, 1998, Chen Zude, President of the Chinese Academy of chess, and Nie Weiping, head coach of Chinese go, the "chess sage", unveiled the "xiangtianqi" and performed go on the giant Qi.

In March 2014, the State Forestry Administration officially made an administrative license decision on the establishment of Qizishan National Forest Park in Lingchuan County with the document of Linchang Xu Zhu [2014] No.7. It is approved to establish Qizishan National Forest Park, named as "Shanxi Qizishan National Forest Park";

Location context

geographical position

Qizi mountain, also known as mouqi mountain, is located in the southwest of Liuquan Township, 17 kilometers away from Lingchuan County, Shanxi Province. Qizi mountain scenic spot extends to Gujiao Township in the East, Magedang Township in the south, Chongwen town in the West and Liuquan Township in the north. 6 km from north to south, there are more than 30 peaks in the region, covering an area of about 25 square kilometers.

topographic features

Qizi mountain is gentle with the main peak at an altitude of 1488 meters. Qizi mountain is steep in the north and East, with deep valleys, gentle in the West and south, terraced fields and villages looming.

Climatic characteristics

The natural ecology of Qizi mountain is in good condition, with cool climate and fresh air. In history, the highest temperature in the hot season did not exceed 29 ℃, and the normal temperature in summer was kept between 22 ℃ and 24 ℃. It is really a cool world on the top of Taihang Mountain.

hydrographic features

Qizi mountain is not only the main source of ancient Qi water and Dan water. Qi water originates from the Northeast foot of Qizi mountain and flows into Henan Province through Chiye River and Xiangmo River, which is called Qi river. "Qi'ao" in the book of songs describes the scenery of the river. Danhe River, known as Danshui in ancient times, originated in the west of Qizi mountain and flowed into Jincheng through Liaodong river. It was named Danshui because of Danzhu, the son of Emperor Yao.

Regional scope

Qizi mountain covers an area of 7541.14 hectares. It is located in Lingchuan County, Shanxi Province. Its geographical coordinates and four boundaries are 113 ° 14 ′ 30 ″ - 113 ° 37 ′ 06 ″ E and 35 ° 33 ′ 12 ″ - 35 ° 48 ′ 19 ″ n. It can be divided into three areas: Qizi mountain area, xiyagou area and Hongye area. 5、 The operation period is up to December 31, 2078.

natural resources

The geological structure of Qizishan scenic spot is complex and unique. The surface is mostly Cambrian limestone and other common earth rock strata. The forest coverage rate is more than 95%, mainly Pinus tabulaeformis planted artificially in the 1960s, and various shrubs, mountain flowers, weeds and medicinal materials are densely distributed. There are pheasant, roe deer, wild boar, hare, Fox and other wild animals in the forest.

Scenic spots

Qizishan Forest Park in Shanxi Province is located in Lingchuan County, which is at the south end of Taihang Mountain. The core area of the park is 8399.37 hectares. The park is famous for its unique peaks, rocks, caves and canyons, as well as its unique sky and climate. The scenery is natural and fascinating. It is a bright pearl with many tourism landscape resources.

Qizishan forest park can be divided into five parts

Qizishan summer resort. Qizi mountain is also called mouqi mountain. It is said that Shangwei Jizi once lived in seclusion here to play chess, so this mountain is also called "Jizi mountain". The mountain is magnificent, the ancient cave is deep, the whole mountain vegetation is dense, lush, the ancient Qizi is originated here. "Qi'ao" in the book of songs describes the scenery of the valley. This area takes the origin of go as the direction of scenic spot construction, and has the functions of summer vacation, sightseeing, visiting, learning and so on. The main scenic spots are: Jizi cave, Xianze cave, memorial Pavilion, xiangtianzhen, etc.

Wangmangling scenic spot. Wangmangling is located in the southeast of the park at the junction of Henan Province. It is said that in the Western Han Dynasty, Wangmang chased Liu Xiu to set up camp here, so it got this name. The highest place is 1670 meters above sea level, where the cliff stands and the valley is deep. Due to the formation of Taihang Mountain in this fault geological zone, resulting in this shocking peak gully. Because of its dangerous peaks, vast sea of clouds and rapid changes, it is called "cloud mountain mirage". The main landscapes in the area are: Sun watching platform, moon watching screen, sleeping lion mountain, xiyagou Canyon, Bijia peak, etc.

Fozishan Grand Canyon tourist area. The Grand Canyon of fozishan, which is dominated by many passes, has a dangerous terrain, rough rocks and quilts. It is known as the "key to Jin and Yu". The styles of the 14 passes are different. Through the customs, sometimes the mountains and rivers turn back, sometimes the willows are dark and the flowers are bright, and there is a unique cave. Ten miles of clear water follow the road, and the mountains and the walls are magnificent.

Xixi spring scenery area. Not long after Qingming Festival, just when Lingchuan County is still sleeping in the severe winter, when you climb Fengshan, you will see a beautiful spring, just like a beautiful picture. Green smoke lingers around Daifeng mountain, green leaves with pearls and misty clouds. Under Fengshan mountain, embroidery is spread all over the mountain, and Qihua and yaocao are interspersed with it. The ancient and solemn Zhenze palace can be seen, and the Xixi spring is trickling. There is a poem praising: water embraces thousands of rocks, flowers bloom ten Li dike, West Lake is beautiful in spring, flying into the West stream.

Lingchuan red leaf scenic spot: Lingchuan red leaf is a masterpiece of nature, which can be called unique. It is not limited to the narrow water space of one mountain and one water, but a hundred miles of sunshine, a thousand mountains of flame, red Taihang peaks, burning all over Lingchuan mountains and rivers, which makes people sigh as the end of autumn charm and the unique song of autumn.

Main landscape

Qizi mountain is full of black and white stones, smooth and clean, like go pieces. There are giant's footprints on the rocks. There is a cave in the mountain, which can hold several people. On the wall of the cave, we can see the water mark of go. According to legend, after the fall of the Shang Dynasty, Jizi took refuge here and invented go to play chess with the immortals. This mountain is named Mou Qi Mountain. After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou once visited Jizi.

Jizi cave is one of the important scenic spots in the planning of "Qizi mountain tourist resort" in Lingchuan County. It is said that it is a leisure place for Jizi to perform astronomy, divination and chess in Shang Dynasty. Lingchuan County Wenwei spread Weishui Village Li father watch chess "rotten Ke" story happened here.

The depth of the cave is about 10 meters and the height is about 4 meters. There is a mark on the rock which is very similar to the line of go board, and there is a dent which is like the mark of go pieces. Inside the cave, there is a clear spring flowing all the year round. On the outside of the cave, Chen Zude, President of the Chinese Chess Academy, inscribed "Jizi cave". Xiangtianzhen is also one of the important scenic spots in Lingchuan County's "Qizi mountain tourist resort". The main project is 42 meters long and 33 meters wide, with a building area of 1386 square meters. The chessboard is 21 meters × 21 meters, which is known as "the first one in the world".

Features of scenic spots

Qizi mountain was also the seclusion place of Jizi, a noble of yin and Shang Dynasties. In historical records, King Wu of Zhou asked Jizi to go out of the mountain to observe the celestial phenomena, to give time and calendar, and to divine the witchcraft of yin and Yang. There are also many legends about Jizi and "go" among the people. Therefore, Qizi mountain has a long historical background and profound cultural connotation. Nuwa mended the sky, Shennong sowed seeds, Yu chiseled the stone gate, Yugong moved the mountain and Jingwei reclaimed the sea. Ancient books all point these beautiful legends to the land of Jincheng, which shows its long history.

Travel Tips

There are three roads leading to the scenic spot: the first one goes from the east of the county to Lingxiu Road, and turns to the tourist road at the intersection of Shizhang village to Qizi mountain. The second one takes Linggu highway from the north of the county and passes through Qizi mountain. The third way is from Changling highway

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