Moon Mountain

Moon Mountain

The moon mountain is a wonder in Yangshuo. It is more than 380 meters high beside Fenglou village, Gaotian township. Because there is a big hole running through the top of the mountain, like a bright moon, high and bright, so people call it moon peak, commonly known as moon mountain.

There is a large natural stone arch on the top of the mountain, which runs through both sides. From a distance, it looks like the bright moon hanging high in the sky. From different angles, the shape of the hole changes constantly. If you are driving to enjoy the moon mountain, the shape of the stone arch will gradually change from the curved first quarter moon to the half moon, the full moon, and then to the last quarter moon, which is very wonderful.

General situation

Moon mountain is located at the end of Shili Gallery scenic spot in Yangshuo County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The scenery here is simple and elegant, quiet and comfortable. There is a large natural stone arch on the top of the mountain, which runs through both sides. From a distance, it looks like the bright moon hanging high in the sky. From different angles, the shape of the hole changes constantly. If you are driving to enjoy the moon mountain, the shape of the stone arch will gradually change from the curved first quarter moon to the half moon, the full moon, and then to the last quarter moon, which is very wonderful.

Visitors can follow an 800 level climbing path to the moon cave. This month, the cave is so big that it is 50 meters high and 50 meters wide, while the wall is only a few meters thick. The two walls of the cave are flat like walls, but the top of the cave is covered with stalactites of different shapes. Two of them are very similar to Wu Gang and jade rabbit in the Moon Palace. On a sunny day, visitors can see the blue sky and white clouds through the moon cave, just like a round mirror hanging on the top of a mountain. As there is a round hill on the north side of the moon cave, visitors can see the full moon, half moon and Meiyue from different angles by walking on the moon road in the south of the mountain. Xu Ting in the Qing Dynasty said that this scene is the peak of the moon. He wrote a poem: "the top of the peaks is shining in the mirror, but the sky is clear all the time. Since the collapse of a cliff in the past, the spirit has been shining for thousands of years. The mountain passes through the moon. When the moon comes out, the mountain is shining. This is the only mirror that can never be worn, and you can travel with the emperor. Along the 800 level climbing Road, you can go directly to the moon cave. The moon cave is strangely large, 50 meters high and 50 meters wide, so the mountain wall is only a few meters thick. The two walls are flat like walls, and the top is covered with stalactites of different shapes. Two of them are very similar to Wu Gang and Yu Tu in the Moon Palace. If you see blue sky and white clouds through the moon cave on a sunny day, it's like a round mirror hanging on the top of a mountain. If there is rain, smog, hazy moon, what year is it.

Xu Ting in the Qing Dynasty said that this scene was the peak of the moon. He wrote a poem: "on the top of the peaks, the light floats in the mirror, and there is no harvest in the night. Since the collapse of a cliff in the past, the spirit has been shining for thousands of years. The mountain passes through the moon. When the moon comes out, the mountain is shining. This is the only mirror that can never be worn, and you can travel with the emperor.

Moon Mountain has the reputation of world famous mountain, fairy mountain and Lingshan mountain. There is a marble paved 800 level climbing Road to reach the Moon Palace. The Moon Palace is about 50 meters high and wide, with many milky stones in it, like Chang'e and Yumian, which is consistent with the myth of Guanghan palace. From the different angles of the road to enjoy the moon at the foot of the mountain, we can see the full moon, half moon, eyebrow moon and other different shapes. In just a few minutes, you can see the dynamic landscape of the moon changing, which can also be regarded as a great spectacle of Yangshuo County. There are beauty dressing, crouching tiger mountain, JIUNIULING and other scenic spots around moon mountain.

geographical position

The moon is bounded by xifengling, the remaining vein of Liupanshan Mountain, in the South and Xihuashan mountain in the northwest, with a northwest southeast trend, about 40 km long and 20 km wide. The mountain is in the shape of a narrow fish ridge, with a gentle slope on both sides, generally between 40 and 60 degrees. Most of its vegetation is herbaceous. There are rare or endangered forages in the world, such as Elymus sibiricus, Elymus nutans, Celosia cristata, Kentucky bluegrass and Medicago sativa. It is the main pasture in Xiji and Haiyuan counties. Hujianao is the birthplace of Hulu river. Zhongwei - Jingning highway passes by.

Climbing on the moon mountain and overlooking the surrounding scenery, the mountains are jade, the clear stream is winding, the green bamboo is facing the wind, the green field is flat, and the poetry is pregnant with the painting, which is amazing. In 1972, it is said that President Nixon and his wife of the United States climbed the moon mountain and praised that "God has passed through Yangshuo too much", adding a perfect stroke to the moon mountain. There is a folk saying, "the moon hangs on the mountain in the west, and tigers chase nine oxen in the East. Ducks don't look up when they drink, but ancient doctors pick medicine and go up the mountain. The lion's head appears at the edge of the village, and the jade girl is dressing in the field. I'm happy to invite the moon to enjoy the scenery, and I'm happy to enjoy the scenery of Heiyan. "

There are beauty dressing, crouching tiger mountain, JIUNIULING and other scenic spots around moon mountain. Yueyue mountain is the earliest, most attractive and characteristic natural climbing site in Yangshuo. The climbing site is at the top of the mountain. There is a stone path leading to the top of the mountain, which takes 20 to 30 minutes to walk. The cliff of the climbing route faces northwest. There are 14 routes with expansion cones, 8 on the straight wall, 2 on the left and right sides of the moon mountain arch, and 4 on the transition from the arch to the straight wall with different elevation angles.

Up to now, more than 300 square kilometers of virgin forest are still preserved in the moon mountain. The Shui, Miao and other ethnic minorities living here cultivate and weave by themselves, and coexist harmoniously with nature.

legend

There is a big mountain in the south of Yangshuo. There is a big round cave on the hillside. The big round cave runs through all sides. The cave is high and bright. It looks like a moon hanging on the hillside. This mountain is called "Moon Mountain".

After Qin Shihuang unified China, he sent troops to Lingnan and sent Shilu to Xi'an to supervise the construction of Lingqu. As soon as Lingqu was started, people from Yangshuo were sent to work.

In the spring of this year, Shi Lu called Yangshuo County Wei to pass his order: for adult men, each man should pick a load of sand and transport it to Xing'an within a time limit. The county magistrate secretly knocked Xiao Jiu for a day and a night to make a fortune. He quickly sent a group of soldiers to the countryside, beating gongs and shouting everywhere: "there is an order from above, pass it to all directions. Adult men and women, pick sand to Xing'an. If not, pay for the food. Who dares to disobey, the whole family will be killed! " Even women were forced. After the order was handed down, the county captain's head was full of gold and silver, grain and grain. In order to prepare for loading these things, he took a lot of people's help, built a treasury and repaired a granary.

In order to extract more oil from the people, the county captain deliberately shortened the time limit and increased the number. Both men and women went to pick up the sand. The fields were planted by mistake, and the cloth could not be woven, forcing everyone to jump into a frying pan. As soon as the common people discuss it, they will starve to death if they go to pick the sand. If they don't, they will be killed. There is no way for the poor in the world. They simply don't jump in the sand, and they don't pay for the money and food. Let's all work together to see what your county magistrate will do! As a result, the county captain was as anxious as if he had stepped on red coals. He thought that if the noise goes on like this, the sand can't arrive in Xing'an on time, and he is in danger of losing his head. He took a group of ferocious soldiers with him. They ran around like dogs who had been hungry for ten and a half days. They drove the common people to pick up the sand, which made the common people restless in Yangshuo.

One day, the county captain and other soldiers rushed to JIUNIULING with them. There is a sister-in-law living under JIUNIULING. Soon after she was pregnant, her husband died, and she was about to have a baby. The county magistrate also insisted on driving her out to pick up the sand. Her sister-in-law was driven out of the house. Not far away, she was stung by a stone, fell down, had a cramp in her stomach, and gave birth to a boy. The county captain was more cruel than a white tiger in heart and more poisonous than a green snake in hand. He raised his whip and pulled it at the baby. Who knows this whip has not hit the baby, suddenly a gust of wind rolled up the sand, blowing the county magistrate dizzy. When the wind stopped and the sand was still, the doll grew into a giant several feet high. Frightened, the county magistrate quickly dropped his whip and took the soldiers with him. Like a fox, he rushed to catch up with the dog and ran away. When she saw that the baby was born, she grew up to be a big man, like a giant, so she named him juwa. The elder sister-in-law said to juwa, "juwa, juwa, everyone has suffered for the official family. Please help everyone as soon as possible." When juwa heard that the government had driven everyone out of planting, she put down her steps and did not weave to pick the sand. She forced everyone to the end of the road, so she comforted everyone from door to door and said, "don't panic, uncles, don't worry, aunts. You all have peace of mind. Don't worry about weaving. I'll pick the sand."

Juwa cut all the bamboo in Dongshan mountain, cut all the vines in Xiling mountain, and made two big and deep baskets for seven days and nights. It took nine days and nine nights to make a long and thick iron shoulder pole. After leaving her mother and neighbors, juwa left for Donghai to pick up the sand.

Juwa helps the people to pick the sand. The county captain gets rid of the worry that his boss will cut off his head for dereliction of duty, but he loses the chance to make a windfall. He hates him so much. He quickly and a few confidants together, the belly of bad water are poured out, together with a bad idea.

After six or thirty-six days, juwa picked two baskets of sand from the East China Sea, like two sand mountains, and turned back. He rested his burden and went home to see his mother. The county magistrate had been hiding nearby with several soldiers for a long time. When he saw juwa put down his burden and went home, he ran to the basket. Some talked about cutting, some stabbed with guns, and others stabbed one of juwa's baskets with all sorts of hands. He wanted to make juwa unable to pick the sand, so as to add a charge of delay. Juwa turned back to carry the burden on her shoulder. When she saw that a basket had been pierced by them and a pile of sand had leaked out, she put out a hand to cover the hole and strode to Xingan. The county magistrate was afraid and angry. He took Bing Dingfei and ran to catch up with him. He raised his knife and wanted to cut juwa's hand covering the hole. Juwa was very angry. He pointed to the county magistrate and said, "the people have no time. If you don't pick the sand, you chase and fight. If I help you pick the sand, you chase and kill. What's the matter with you and what's the matter with you? " Juwa's voice is like thunder

Chinese PinYin : Yue Liang Shan