Jinjiling

Jinjiling

Jinjiling, located in Pingshi Town, the first town in Lingnan, Guangdong Province, is 103 kilometers away from Shaoguan City, under the jurisdiction of Lechang City. There is a huge stone at the northwest peak of the mountain, which looks like a rooster. It looks like a rooster. It looks like a rooster and looks up to the north. It's named because it wants to crow. It's one of the eight scenic spots in Guangdong Province. From the gate of Jinjiling in the central street of Pingshi Town, you can see the Yizi peak, which is 350 meters long and 3-6 meters wide. It looks like a huge barrier. It is just like a wall, looking at Chengfeng from the side and overlooking Jackie Chan.

Opening hours: 6:00-18:00 in summer. 6:50-17:00 in winter

Overview of scenic spots

When people take a train from Beijing Guangzhou railway to Pingshi station on the border of Hunan and Guangdong, they will find a cliff 150 meters high and 400 meters long lying in front of them. This is Jinjiling, one of the eight scenic spots in Guangdong in ancient times and now a provincial scenic spot.

The "golden rooster" is 20.8 meters long, 8.4 meters high and 3.8 meters wide. It is made of three red rocks and is lifelike. It is said that the immortal Lu Dongbin brought a golden rooster from the South China Sea and tied it to the mountain, leaving a general to guard it. He went to heaven. A few days later, when he thought of it, he went back to the mountain and saw that the Golden Rooster and heaven had already become "Golden Rooster stone" and "general stone". Of course, it's just a myth. According to geologists' research, in ancient times, it was a submarine basin. After a long time, thick sand gravel and red sand layers were deposited. Later, the basin continued to rise, and was eroded by water and wind. Rock joints developed, forming today's red sandstone spectacle. In summer, the mountains in Jinjiling are green and the forests are dyed. In winter, they are covered with snow and silver, which is like a northern scenery.

geographical position

Jinjiling, Wuyi Mountain in Fujian and Danxia Mountain in Renhua belong to Danxia landform. It is located in Pingshi Town, Lechang City, northern Guangdong Province. It covers an area of one square kilometer, with an altitude of 338 meters and a relative height of 168 meters. The cliffs around it are as majestic and precipitous as knives. It is one of the eight famous mountains in Guangdong Province. Because there is a red sandstone in the shape of a golden rooster on the mountain, standing high on the cliff of more than 100 meters, which makes the neck want to cry, so it is called Jinjiling.

The north road is the steepest. The East Road and the West Road, especially the cliffs and fissures, are the most dangerous places in Jinjiling. Tourists who have been to Jinjiling say that there are the danger of Huashan Mountain, the wonder of Huangshan Mountain, the beauty of Emei Mountain and the seclusion of Qingcheng city. Like bonsai, it integrates the characteristics of various famous mountains and can be called a scenic spot in Lingnan.

Features of scenic spots

From the gate of Jinjiling in the central street of Pingshi Town, you can see the Yizi peak, which is 350 meters long and 3-6 meters wide. It looks like a huge barrier. It is just like a wall, looking at Chengfeng from the side and overlooking Jackie Chan.

On the top of Yizi peak, the winding Wujiang River flows from Hunan to Guangdong. Far from Hunan and Guangdong, far from mountains and near rivers, the town has a panoramic view. The conch peak and peacock peak on the right side of Yizi peak are both vivid and vivid. In the middle of Yizi peak stands a beautiful Pavilion called Shengqing Pavilion. In Shengqing Pavilion, many beautiful images of watching the sun can be found. Moreover, the origin of Shengqing Pavilion also has the legend of Hong xuanjiao, Hong Xiuquan's sister of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, who fought against the Qing Dynasty. There are still many legends and relics related to Hong xuanjiao on the ridge. On the Dianjiang stage stands a tall statue of Hong xuanjiao, who is valiant and looks forward to the training ground with a sword in her hand. When the women soldiers of Taiping army were stationed in Jinjiling, these heroines often performed martial arts here. The cave in which Hong xuanjiao's female soldiers used to release weapons is also called biedong. The peculiar feature is that there is a mountain outside the mountain, and there are holes in the cave. The cave used to be used for storing weapons. It is 86 meters long and divided into 16 groups of stone carvings. It tells the story of Hong xuanjiao's anti Qing struggle in Jinjiling, with both pictures and texts. The relief art is exquisite and the figures are vivid. More than a hundred steps away from the weapon rock is the "viewing Pavilion". When visitors come here, they will be suddenly enlightened. Whenever the dawn first shines, they can see the charming appearance of Xianshan array to welcome distant visitors, and the beautiful scenery of Danxia stick coming into the red sun. The scenery is different throughout the year. In a day, it's different in the morning and evening. Xuanjiao Pavilion is located in the valley behind the villa. It is a very hidden place and hard to find. It is said that when Hong xuanjiao was stationed in Jinjiling, he planned military affairs here. Poet Li Rulun visited here, named "Jiaoge Yanbing" and wrote a poem: "jueyan forest wall lures the flag to float, the female general tries the sword slightly in front of the army, the valley bottom wind follows the song, xuanjiao can be our people's Jiao."

On the cliffs, the Chinese soul is composed of Pangu Kaitian, Nuwa Butian and Houyi shooting at the sun to get rid of animals. It is a large cliff stone carving with a height of 14 meters and a width of 20 meters. Under the hundred step ladder is a narrow valley with hidden terrain. It is said that the mate of Golden Rooster chose this place to lay eggs, so it is called egg valley. Hens bring their chicks to other places to settle down and breed. Some people say that the scene of "Eagle pours on chickens" in Lechang ancient Buddha rock is his offspring. Climbing up the top of the spiral ladder is the "Chaoyang Pavilion". What is the "Chaoyang Pavilion"? Whether it is the rising sun or the setting sun, the sun always shines on the pavilion.

Pingshi Town, located on the Beijing Guangzhou railway, is one of the eight scenic spots in Guangdong Province. It is a typical Danxia Landform Scenic Spot with an altitude of 338 meters. Jinjiling is Danxia landform with a total area of 1.6 square kilometers. There are few flat lands on the mountains, most of which are deep valleys and cliffs, and the scenery is very dangerous. On the top of the mountain stands the famous "Golden Rooster stone", whose chicken back, chicken head and chicken body are stacked by three "stone egg stones" of different sizes. The main scenic spots are eternal Golden City, yidiantian, eagle rock, lion rock, stone window, sister rock, spiral ladder, Wangfu platform, camel's peak, hedgehog rock, etc. During the period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Hong xuanjiao, Hong Xiuquan's younger sister, led 2000 female soldiers to garrison this ridge to block the northern aid to the Qing Dynasty. Up to now, there are still relics of that year's training ground, moliangpo, fish pond, dianjiangtai, guanwutai, chongmishi, weapon rock and so on. The story of Hong xuanjiao was carved in the form of 16 groups of wall carvings on the nearly 100 meter long stone wall in the weapon rock. On the cliff wall of another Valley, there is a wall sculpture with the theme of Pangu Kaitian, Nuwa Butian and Houyi shooting the sun. It is 14 meters high and more than 20 meters long. Two groups of wall carvings, magnificent momentum and clear art, are rare in scenic spots.

The cliffs and cliffs are composed of red sandstone as well as Danxia Mountain in Renhua. There are three big stones on the ridge, which are well stacked. There are three big stones on kaolin, which are about 6 meters high and 20 meters long. They are high on the top of the ridge and look like roosters, so they are named. In addition, there are many rock carvings and other landscapes, which are natural and magnificent in all seasons. In the middle of winter, the mountains are covered with snow and snow. Jinjiling is Danxia landform, 338 meters above sea level, surrounded by cliffs, majestic and precipitous. There is a zigzag peak in the east gate, 400 meters long, 130 meters high and only 2-4 meters wide. It looks like a huge barrier when viewed vertically and horizontally. Jinjiling, because of its precipitousness, has become a place for military strategists. On the ridge are the training ground, weapon rock, and Chinese army tent of Hong xuanjiao, the sister of Hong Xiuquan, leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The cliffs around Jinjiling are as straight as knives. The East and West passes are built with city walls. There is a strange stone on the top of the northwest peak, which looks like a rooster. It looks like a rooster. It looks like a rooster and looks like a rooster. So Jinjiling gets its name.

In addition to the "Golden Rooster stone", there are many stone statues in various forms, such as "yizifeng", "malachite", "monkey", "candle peak", "Laughing Buddha lying on the rock", etc. There are also Shengqing Pavilion, Wangjing Pavilion, Jiuge Pavilion, Qixian wall, a group of huge relief "soul of China" and various tourist facilities.

story

The terrain of Jinjiling is very dangerous, and it has become a must for military strategists. It is said that Hong xuanjiao, a female general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, once stationed troops here and defeated the Qing army. Up to now, there are still some historical sites, such as the training ground, the observation platform, the point general platform, the Chung rice stone and the barracks. Over 80 meters of large-scale stone relief, Hong xuanjiao's battle against Jinjiling reappears the heroine's heroine's heroic appearance of fighting in battle. As a result, Jinjiling has become a patriotic education base.

There are also elegant villa, conference hall, dance hall, restaurant and other service facilities on the ridge. At the foot of the south mountain is the starting point of Jiulong shibatan drifting, which can drift to Lechang City. Pingshi is the northernmost town in Guangdong Province. In ancient times, Pingshi was a place for military strategists. Tourists can take a tour around the town in the afternoon to experience the peace and harmony of the mountain town. After staying for one night, they can go rafting the next day.

traffic

Take the k9050 train from Guangzhou to Pingshi at 8:26 am and 11:49 noon.

Jinjiling has convenient transportation. Pingshi station of Beijing Guangzhou railway is just below the mountain. On the mountain, there are villa, restaurant, buffet and other service facilities.

admission ticket

The ticket price of Jinjiling is 40 yuan, and that of children from 1.2m to 1.4m is 20 yuan. (20 yuan for students and people over 60)

Address: Pingshi town railway station, Lechang City, Shaoguan City (near the original railway station)

Longitude: 113.057942

Latitude: 25.285393

Tel: 0751-5522216

Ticket information: market price: 40.0 yuan

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