Dagushan

Dagushan

Dagushan is located in Gushan Town, Donggang City, Dandong City, Liaoning Province. It is located on the right bank of the estuary of the Xidayang River, standing alone on the shore of the Yellow Sea, with beautiful scenery and rich culture. The thousand year old temple built in the Tang Dynasty on the mountain is a combination of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. People from different regions have come here for spiritual comfort and spiritual sustenance for thousands of years. Its religious influence has an irreplaceable position in the three northeast provinces and Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. There are more than 100 temples built in the Tang Dynasty on Dagushan, which is the most complete ancient architectural complex in the northeast one of. Dagushan ancient architectural complex is divided into upper temple and lower temple. The upper Temple consists of Yaowang hall, Yuhuang hall, Zhenwu temple, Shengshui palace, Longwang hall, Foye hall, Sanxiao Niangniang hall, first floor building, sea view Pavilion and pagoda. The lower temple is composed of Lu Zuting, Tianhou palace, Guandi palace, God of wealth palace, Wenchang palace, Daxiong hall, dizang hall, Guanyin hall, Tianwang hall and ancient theater. A central axis runs through the holy water palace, Tianhou palace and the ancient theater building, which makes the upper and lower temples not only set off each other, but also connect into one. Moreover, the architectural skills are more exquisite, such as carved beams and painted buildings, flying ridges, sparrows and brick murals, showing a magnificent national architectural style.

Customs and culture

April 18 of the lunar calendar is the annual temple fair in Dagushan town. As for the temple fair in Gushan, according to the records of Gushan Town, "as early as the Song Dynasty, there was a temple fair. The temple fair was located in xiamiao theater square. The peak of the scale was in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. When the sea god Niangniang Temple was rebuilt, there were the sea god Niangniang Temple Fair and the medicine king temple fair. On April 18 every year, the back palace held the folk Niangniang Temple Fair The temple fairs became more and more prosperous, especially after the completion of the opera house in Daoguang period. The temple fairs were more and more colorful, including burning incense and worshiping Buddha, praying for blessings, etc., mixed with literary and artistic programs, opera, juggling, dry boat performances, and commodity trading, which was interrupted during the early liberation and cultural revolution. According to the book monologue of lonely mountain written by Dandong writer Zhang Tao, "Niangniang Temple Fair is April 18 of the old calendar. It is recorded that this day is the birthday of the goddess of heaven. Monks and believers hold temple fairs to celebrate Christmas. The goddess of heaven is not alone, but the combined name of the three daughters of Marshal Zhao, Yunxiao, Bixiao and Qiongxiao, so the temple fair is also called Sanxiao Niangniang Goddess temple fair. " According to historical records, Ni lixiu, the founder of the Gushan ancient architectural complex, came to Dagushan in 1744 to collect money for three years. In this way, the history of Dagushan temple fair can be traced back to 250 years ago. Today, we can imagine that at that time, the land transportation was not developed, and the ships passing through the Yalu River looked at a towering mountain standing on the Yellow coast, so they stopped and landed for trading. Especially on April 18, when the grass grows and the warbler flies, the mountain goods and animal skins of Changbai Mountain have to be transported to the pass, and the silk and bamboo porcelains from the south of the Yangtze River come from Weihai, Shandong Province. Gushan has become a transit station for goods from the north to the south, merchants from south to north, boatmen from the surrounding sea, gathering in the ancient town for trade talks, meeting relatives and friends, adding rich connotation to Dagushan temple fair.

Every year, the temple fair is at the turn of spring and summer. The trees are luxuriant, the mountains are green, the grass is green, the mountains are lonely, and the sea is far away. The weather is sunny or sunny, and sometimes it is cloudy and sunny. The deer island is shrouded in dense clouds, and the mirage appears suddenly. Sometimes it is sunny, the fishing sails are scattered, and the sails come and go. "Lumenhai city" and "distant view of fishing island" have become a major landscape for mountaineers in temple fairs over the years. In particular, the tangtangyang river is flowing eastward and flowing away like a jade belt, which adds endless interest and reverie to mountaineers.

Through the oak forest, you can enjoy the hundred year old oak trees. The new leaves are just unfolding, and the expression is in one, quiet and elegant. When you go to the holy water palace, you can enjoy a stick of holy water. It's sweet and refreshing. You can feel like an immortal. You can take a group photo with Ginkgo biloba and sigh about the vicissitudes of history. You can walk in the dizang temple to see the carved bricks and green tiles and the flying eaves. You can enjoy the peony, the Metasequoia, the cloud, the cypress and the pine, and talk about the world.

Since the reform and opening up, the governments of Donggang City and Gushan town have held temple fairs for many years. The temple fairs every day are unprecedented. There are a wide range of goods from Inner Mongolia, Harbin and Shenyang. Especially in recent years, great changes have taken place in the content of temple fair, which is no longer a traditional material transaction, and leisure tourism is a new fashion. Riddle guessing, popular science exhibition, seeking medical advice, various kinds of consultation and publicity are all kinds of forms, which are closer to people's life and more humanized. There are not only thrilling circuses and magic tricks, but also clothing, shoes and hats from Changchun and Harbin, and local famous products from Shenyang and Dalian. The whole temple fair is rich and colorful. There are many kinds of daily necessities; various famous snacks and ethnic delicacies gather in the ancient town, making people linger, such as roasted clam, roasted conch, salted shrimp, boiled swimming crab; Clothing area, catering area, performance area... Eight areas have their own characteristics, plus various groups of artistic performances, which make the temple fair hot and colorful.

Take a picture for the old people to think about; old relatives and friends from shiliba village come to visit the temple fair; young people take their daughter-in-law to visit the temple fair; old leaders and subordinates revisit the hometown, old comrades in arms and old classmates get together. Even tourists from Dalian and Shenyang are attracted to the temple fair. Every year, the temple fair is unprecedented, with 300000 or 400000 people and tens of millions of yuan of trading volume. The content of temple fair is constantly enriched and developed, and it has become a unique folk culture feast in Eastern Liaoning.

geographical position

Dagushan is located on the right bank of Dayang River Estuary in Donggou county (now renamed Donggang City) southwest of Dandong City, Liaoning Province, surrounded by Gushan town. From Dandong City or Donggang City, take the high-speed railway to Dagushan station, take a 10 minute bus to the foot of the mountain, and then climb the mountain along the stone path to visit the scenic spots. Dagushan is a famous scenic spot in Eastern Liaoning Province. It is steep and straight, standing alone on the shore of the Yellow Sea and winning the victory of seamounts. The ridge is serrated and the main peak is nearly 340 meters above sea level. Along the mountain road, the dense forest and huge trees cover the sky, and the wild grass and flowers cover the slope. The scenery is quiet and fascinating. There is a group of temple buildings on the hillside of Dagu Mountain, which are dedicated to the founders of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism and important gods, Buddhas and immortals, such as Confucius, Shiying nuns, jade emperor, dizang king and Yaoxian. They are a typical group of "three religions in one" buildings. The whole building covers an area of 5000 square meters and has 104 rooms, of which only a few were built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The rest were built in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. This group of buildings, all of which are of brick and wood structure, with cornices and corners, painted pillars and carved beams, are very beautiful. They are one of the best preserved ancient temple buildings in Liaodong. Dagushan temple is built in accordance with the mountain situation, and it is very grand. The whole temple is divided into two parts: the lower temple and the upper temple, but the upper and lower parts are connected and integrated. Each part is composed of a small temple, and each small temple is a courtyard with main hall and auxiliary hall. This kind of layout is the typical layout of northern temple complex. The lower temple has two wings. On the left-wing central axis, there are front hall and empress Mary hall from front to back; on the right-wing central axis, there are Tianwang hall, dizang hall, Sakyamuni hall, God of wealth and Guandi hall from front to back. In addition to the main hall, there are East and West ten kings hall and Lu Zuting. The layout of the upper temple is scattered, with pagodas, sea viewing Pavilion and jade emperor hall from front to back. On the left side of the Jade Emperor hall is the medicine king hall, and on the front right side are the Dragon King Hall, the Luohan hall, and the Sanxiao Niangniang hall. You can have a panoramic view of the sea and land from the sea Pavilion. On the sea, the waves are undulating and the sails are scattered. On the land, the buildings are uneven, the streets are crisscross, and the fertile fields of pingchou are vividly visible. It can be said that the scenery is picturesque. After returning to Dandong from Dagushan, you can visit the Yalu River or take a boat to visit the Yalu River.

Dagushan scenic spot, a provincial scenic spot, is located 100 km southwest of Dandong, adjacent to Dayang River in the East and Yellow Sea in the south. It is steep and abrupt, with a total area of 42 square kilometers. It is composed of Dagushan ancient buildings, nunnery and daludao scenic spots.

Dagushan ancient building complex was built in the Tang Dynasty. It is a combination of natural landscape and cultural landscape. It is the largest ancient building community of Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism in China. It is composed of Tianhou palace, dizang temple, more than ten palaces, halls, theatres, stone pagodas and sea viewing pavilions. Standing in the viewing Pavilion, you can have a panoramic view of the Yellow Sea and the deer island.

The main peak of Dagu Mountain is 337.3 meters above sea level. The mountains are majestic, the ancient trees are vigorous, the scenery is enchanting, and the seasons are pleasant, just like a bright pearl on the shore of the vast Yellow Sea. Dagushan mountain and spring river scenery echo each other, not only independent, each has its own characteristics, but also with their own demeanor, blend into one, constitute a complex and gorgeous natural landscape, unique, mountain scenery, long history, known as "underwater cave, lumen mirage Island fishing boat pigeon hole cloud deep Mount Tai quelou Xiling Songtao Gushan holy water cliff stone man". Here, the blue sky and white clouds, the morning light and the sunset light, the oasis of Zhuhai, the green mountains, the ancient city, the ancient trees and the ancient temples, are really a poetic and picturesque natural beauty. The ancients praised Gushan like this: "the stalagmites are flying in the clouds, the towering Buddhist temple is leaning on the mountain pepper, the river is along the bank, from panxiong Town, the peak turns to Tanzanian, and the tide returns at night." It vividly depicts the characteristics of Dagushan scenic spot.

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