Yawu mountain scenic spot

Yawu mountain scenic spot

Yawu mountain is located in the Xiaoqinling mountains, 25 kilometers south of Yuling Town, Lingbao City. It is close to Xiaohan in the East, Tongguan in the west, Qinling in the back, overlooking the Yellow River. Its main peak is 2156.9 meters above sea level, covering a total area of 100 square kilometers. It is the highest and largest scenic spot in Henan Province. It is said that the great emperor Zhenwu became a monk here, and later he went to Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province to gain the Taoism. This place is called Yawu mountain. From a distance, the peaks are like phoenix spreading its wings and leaping to fly, so it is also called Phoenix Mountain.

geographical environment

Located in Yuling Town, Lingbao City, Henan Province, the majestic and dangerous Yawu mountain scenic spot is a provincial scenic spot and a national forest park. It was once called "Xiaohua mountain", "Fenghuang Mountain" and "Yangfu mountain". It is said that Zhenwu emperor once practiced Taoism here and became a Taoist Holy Land in northern China. It was also named "Yawu mountain" because its scenery is similar to Wudang Mountain. Although it was built in the Tang Dynasty and added in the song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was not developed on a large scale due to the geographical and traffic restrictions. It was not until the 1990s, with the rapid development of modern transportation, that this millennium old Taoist Wonderland and tourism pearl began to be developed with the support of the national, provincial, municipal and tourism departments.

The planned protection area of Yawu mountain is 100 square kilometers, with a tourist area of 51.2 square kilometers. There are 150 scenic spots, more than 30 cultural landscapes, and more than 20 peaks above 1500 meters above sea level. The highest peak is 2413.8 meters above sea level. It has five peaks in the East, West, South, North and middle as its main body. It is characterized by beautiful mountains and rivers, with Taoist culture as its connotation, and with tower, cave, temple, temple and other human landscapes as its charm. It is a mountain type scenic spot for sightseeing, summer vacation, recuperation and scientific research. Its natural landscape is a collection of five mountains, which are majestic, strange, dangerous and beautiful, including Jiuzhai wild, ancient and secluded; its cultural landscape has thousands of generations of ups and downs, and contains thousands of years of myths and legends. With its unique charm, Yawu mountain is slowly unveiling its mysterious veil in front of tourists.

The natural landscape of Yawu mountain is magnificent, dangerous, strange and beautiful. From ganquanyu to the mountain. It's like walking into a deep natural Gallery, with clear springs, wonderful peaks and towering boulders. "Welcome stone" greets the guests with smile; "Tongxin stone" boosts strength; tofu peak rises like a pile of tofu; Jiming peak is like a cock crowing at dawn; silangzhai and shinufeng are like lovers looking at each other affectionately; wuse stone is said to be reserved for Nuwa to mend the sky; "immortal basin" and "immortal bed" are said to be places for immortals to take a bath and rest; beautiful and charming peony is open on the top of Yawu mountain It is said that when the peony sisters were demoted to Luoyang by Wu Zetian, they passed by the mountain and were infatuated with the fairyland and settled here. There are also "Eagle stone", "mushroom stone" and "black dragon playing in the water", which are vivid in spirit and form; pine on stone, wind tunnel and "golden worship Guanyin" are wonderful; green dragon pool and black dragon pool are unfathomable; rotten wood bridge, ladder to heaven and kite turning over are shocking; yusuoguan cuts across "Tianhu"; yitianmen locks cloud sky tightly; waterfalls hang upside down, spraying snow and spreading jade; clear spring and green flow, fish can be counted; pines and cypresses are wonderful and shady Cover the sky; wild flowers are blooming, birds are contending.

Through Yitian gate, the five peaks of Yawu mountain come into view. The East peak is like a jade pillar, straight into the sky; the West Peak is beautiful, like an axe; the north peak is majestic, majestic and majestic; the south peak is towering, like nine clouds. Standing on the top of Zhongfeng mountain, you can touch the sky with your hand and brush the stars and the moon with your sleeve; you can overlook the sea of clouds like waves and swallow the mountains; you can overlook the sea like waves and the rising sun in the East; you can see the surge of Qinfeng mountain in the South; you can see Huashan Mountain in the West and face each other in the distance; you can see the north with the Yellow River and the green mountains.

Scenic spot construction

The construction of human landscape in Yawu mountain began in the Tang Dynasty. After constant repair and expansion, there are now more than 30 ancient buildings such as palaces, temples, pavilions and towers.

According to folklore, Emperor Zhenwu went back to Mt. Yawu every June for summer vacation because of his nostalgia for the scenery of Mt. Yawu. Therefore, every June, a grand temple fair is held in Yawu mountain.

Address: Yuling Town, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia City

Longitude: 110.43022918701

Latitude: 34.507938501

Ticket information: market price: 30.0 yuan

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