Dengzhan mountain

Dengzhan mountain

It is said that in the late Qing Dynasty, a Fengshui master from Hubei named Zhao Mazi passed by Pengyang, where he went up and down. But he saw that the west mountain was unique, facing Lianhua Mountain in the East and Aoshan mountain in the north, forming a gathering of three mountains, and the Ru River flowed through the valley to the East. Its mountain Lapel with the ancient city, shaped like a lamp, is a rare geomantic treasure. They said to the local people: Xishan is a Dengzhan cave, which is the main source of the rise and fall of Pengyang. If the lamp is filled with oil, press on the wick, oil into the lamp Pavilion, Pengyang will flourish. At that time, people didn't know what to say, but the name of Dengzhan mountain spread.

Introduction

Dengzhan mountain, located in the west of Pengyang City, Ningxia, is a steep and towering mountain, commonly known as Xishan. The city of Shandong is connected with the mountains in the west of the city.

Basic introduction

In the Tang Dynasty, Pengyang was the county government of Baiquan, with a city built. In the Song Dynasty, due to the need of military garrison, the city walls expanded, forming the present pattern. Up to Ming Dynasty, Pengyang city suffered from many disasters such as war, banditry, earthquake and so on. Although the town has disappeared, the momentum of the city wall still exists. In the past, because there was a temple in the mountain, it was also called Niangniang Temple Xishan. There is also a legend about the origin of Dengzhan mountain.

Introduction to scenic spots

Yingluo pagoda is located in songjiatai, Niuwan formation, Xiaowan village, Fengzhuang Township, 60 km northeast of Pengyang County, in a remote gully between the seven peaks at the junction of Fengzhuang Township and Xiaocha township. The tower is 15 meters high and eight shaped in plane. It is a seven story Pavilion style brick tower. Yingluo tower is the only Ming Dynasty tower in Guyuan. It is a seven story octagonal pavilion type hollow brick tower. The tower looks as if it was decorated with pearls and jade. It looks very gorgeous, so it is matched by Yingluo. In front of the pagoda is a deep stream, with its back leaning against the mountain. Facing each other across the river are seven steamed bread like and beautiful hills in the shape of "one" in the East. Seven mountains are named after seven peculiar hills. These mountains are all shaped like steamed bread. They are naturally formed, and the bells are very beautiful. They are arranged in equal distance from west to East. It makes people feel that the nature is really uncanny. In fact, they are another unique natural landscape comparable to Yingluo pagoda. The pagodas of the seven strange mountains set off against each other. In the summer sun, you can see the pagodas in the green mountains. The seven strange mountains are green and green. Yingluo pagoda is the only existing Ming Dynasty Pagoda in the mountainous area of Southern Ningxia. It has high historical, scientific and artistic value and is now listed as a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level.

The Yingluo tower is about 20 meters high, with the first floor slightly higher. Each side is 1.6 meters long, and the east side is split with a door, 1 meter high, made of stones. Under the eaves of each layer of brick teeth, in the middle of each side and at the corner of the tower edge, are decorated with a bucket of three liters of brick arches. On the top of the third floor, there is an upward lotus petal shaped brake seat. On the top of the tower, there is an octahedral covered bucket type thirteen Xuan phase wheel. On the top of the phase wheel, there is a circular brake top. The whole tower is of imitation wood structure with octagonal and ten windows, which is simple, simple and elegant, small and transparent. The tower room adopts the original hollow wooden floor structure, and the original wooden ladder can be used for climbing, which is called linjiding. In the middle of the back wall of the second floor is a rectangular stone plaque with a length of 0.9 meters and a width of 0.45 meters. In the middle, the double Yin lines are engraved with four characters of "Yingluo pagoda" horizontally. On the right, the inscription "Zhang Kan Gao, the master of heart and virtue", and on the left, the inscription "first set up in February of the 30th year of Jiajing". According to the Jiajing chronology, the tower was built in 1554 AD and has a history of 447 years.

Yingluo pagoda is the only existing ancient pagoda of Ming Dynasty in the mountainous area of Southern Ningxia. It has high historical, scientific and artistic value. It provides precious material materials for studying the integration and evolution of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in Northwest China. In 1985 and 1988, the pagoda was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit at the county and district levels by the people's Government of the county and the people's Government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

tourist resources

Dengzhan mountain is named for its shape like an old oil lamp. Although the mountain is not high, but verdant and deep, rich and mysterious. Dengzhan mountain has a total area of more than 1700 mu, which is closed by evergreen broad-leaved forest and coniferous broad-leaved mixed forest. Because of the traffic congestion and the lack of human activities, the original secondary forest status is still preserved. It is said that there are often wild animals in the mountains, and poisonous snakes such as bamboo leaf green. Dengzhanshan forest sea Mangmang, ancient trees towering, people stand under the tree, clothes do green. Under the forest, there are brambles, withered vines, twigs, and withered branches. In addition to the dominant evergreen trees such as Castanopsis fargesii and Huangqi, there are also many rare tree species, such as Liriodendron chinense, Taxus chinensis var. mairei, Cyclocarya paliurus, Magnolia officinalis and ormosia hupehensis. Acer illinoensis, Carpinus multinervus, Betula luminifera and other trees are luxuriant, high into the sky. Actinidia, Celastrus scandens and other lianas climb branches and attach trees, span the ground and hang in the air, with strange shape and unique style. Here is the largest wild Osmanthus fragrans tree in the region, with a chest circumference of 88 cm and a height of 16 meters. It has been more than 200 years old. There are deep mountain Michelia, Magnolia, Rhododendron and other exotic flowers. They are gorgeous, colorful and fragrant all the year round. In addition, there are some medicinal plants, such as water drop, Aesculus, pteridophytes and lichens. Due to the complex terrain and dense forest, Dengzhan mountain has created good conditions for the reproduction of all kinds of wild animals. According to relevant investigation data, there are nearly 30 kinds of animals, birds and reptiles, such as beavers, owls and snakes. The masses here consciously maintain every plant and tree on the mountain. Rural regulations and regulations are also very strict. This is the "holy mountain" and "holy mountain" in the hearts of the villagers.

Related information of Dengzhan mountain

Guyuan is located in the south of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, adjacent to Gansu Province in the East and West and south, and Zhongwei and Tongxin counties in the north, with a total area of 16783 square kilometers. It governs Guyuan, Haiyuan, Xiji, Longde, Pengyang and Jingyuan counties, with a total population of 1.8685 million, of which the Hui nationality accounts for 47.6%.

Guyuan County has a long history and is the only place for the east section of the ancient Silk Road and the North Road. Therefore, Guyuan is known in history as "according to the back of eight Shao households, managing the essentials of three towns". There were seven dynasties where prefectures and counties were set up. It was an important fortress for military strategists in the past dynasties, and also a combination of northern nomadic culture and Central Plains farming culture. Guyuan Museum has a collection of 10000 pieces of cultural relics. Lacquer paintings on coffins unearthed from tombs of the Northern Wei Dynasty are rare in China, and Persian gilt gold and silver pots unearthed from tombs of the Northern Zhou Dynasty are rare in the world.

Address: West of Pengyang County, Guyuan City

Longitude: 106.64167785644

Latitude: 35.844085693359

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