Damaoshan

Damaoshan

Damao mountain is the ancient North Mountain Hengshan. Historical records clearly record that Hengshan is located in the northwest of Quyang County, with the main peak of Damao mountain. The Beiyue temple, built in Quyang County, is a temple where emperors of past dynasties worshipped Hengshan, or Damao mountain. Taking advantage of the favorable weather and location, there were many temples in the history of Damao mountain, but there is still grandma temple on the top of the mountain. Today's Tang County Damaoshan is a forest park with hundreds of natural landscapes. There are many wild plants in Mt. Damao, with flowers blooming all the year round. It is suitable for sightseeing, leisure, summer and wild plant investigation.

history

Damaoshan was called Hengshan in ancient times. Its history can be traced back to the legendary period of three emperors and five emperors. According to the records of Fengchan in Shiji, Shun once went to Hengshan to offer sacrifices. During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Hengshan was renamed Changshan because of taboo. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, Beiyue temple was set up in Quyang, Hebei Province. In the first year of shenjue, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty (61 BC), five mountains were appointed, of which Hengshan was the northern one. During the reign of emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Beiyue temple was first built in Quyang County, south of Damao mountain. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Damaoshan was once the border of song and Liao dynasties. In 1193, Fuping County was set up in the north of Quyang County and other counties. Since then, Damao mountain no longer belongs to Quyang County, but Beiyue temple is still located in Quyang County. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, there was a debate about whether Beiyue was located in Quyang of Hebei province or Hunyuan of Shanxi Province, but Hengshan was still located in Quyang of Hebei Province at that time. It was not until July of 1660 that Beiyue was changed into Hengshan in Hunyuan, Shanxi Province.

Introduction to scenic spots

Damaoshan Forest Park is located 75 kilometers northwest of Tang County, Hebei Province, known as "North China Pearl". Damao mountain, also known as Shenxian mountain, is the ancient North Mountain Hengshan, one of the main peaks of Taihang, with an altitude of 1898 meters. It is located at the junction of Fuping, Tangxian and Laiyuan counties in Baoding. Here is a sea of forest and clouds, green peaks, dense trees and abundant grass, and Xiangquan waterfall. There are beautiful mountains and forests in the south, wild grassland in the north, sea of clouds in Huangshan Mountain and clouds in Nanyue Mountain. It's a cool world without summer heat. The virgin forest of Mt. Damao is luxuriant and covers the sky, and the winding path at the foot is obscured by the transverse shrubs. The more you climb up, the more dangerous the mountain is. The denser the forest is. The clouds at your feet are like fog. The forest is full of smoke. More than 20000 mu of mountain forest, there are Pinus tabulaeformis, Betula platyphylla, Ulmus pumila, poplar, cypress, apricot, walnut and other trees. Under the thick shade, there are more than 1000 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, such as ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum, interspersed with various kinds of wild flowers, such as Euonymus japonicus and Camellia yeshancha, and the figures of roe deer, yellow sheep and little Bobcat appear and disappear.

Damao mountain has hundreds of natural landscapes. Beigou mountain springs gurgle, streams and waterfalls can be seen everywhere. There is a Yellow Dragon Cave at the south end. The water in the cave keeps flowing all the year round. There are hundreds of acres of open land on the south side of the peak. The green grass is like a blanket, which is full of grassland scenery. If it rains, you can see the rising clouds on the top of the mountain after the rain, just like a fairyland. Every winter and spring, the snow on the top of the mountain does not melt for several days, "Hengshan snow" has become one of the famous eight ancient scenes of Tang county. In addition to sightseeing, due to the large number of wild plants in Damao mountain, it is also suitable for wild plant investigation. In Fuping, there are also traces of the activities of the Eighth Route Army during the war, and there are many little-known touching stories.

geographical position

Damaoshan Forest Park is a national forest park approved by the State Forestry Administration in December 2005. It is located in the northwest of Tang county and the birthplace of Tongtian River. It is 75 km away from the county seat, 250 km, 300 km and 150 km away from Beijing, Tianjin and Shijiazhuang respectively. The road goes directly to the foot of the mountain. Shimao mountain is 40 kilometers away from Baofu expressway. It has convenient transportation and good water, electricity and communication conditions. The total area is 1353.33 hectares. It is surrounded by mountains and clouds, green peaks, dense trees and abundant grass, springs and waterfalls. The grassland on the top of the mountain embraces the Taoist temple. Karst caves on the cliff are hidden in the forest. Snow is covered in winter and spring, and purple air rises in summer and autumn. It is like a fairyland on earth. Damao mountain is 1898 meters above sea level. Due to its high altitude and dense forest, it is rich in animal and plant resources. The original secondary forest is luxuriant, covering 56.6% of the total area. The mountain is covered with pine, cypress, poplar, birch and other trees, especially the ten thousand mu green Pinus tabulaeformis. With its unique straight and vigorous posture, it gives people a sense of endless growth and prosperity. On the south mountain, there are hundreds of mu of mountain peaches. In early spring, the clusters of pink buds open layer by layer from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain under the touch of the spring breeze. The flowering period lasts for more than 20 days. From spring to summer, the wild flowers and grasses all over the mountains are colorful, competing with each other, just like a sea of flowers.

On the south side of the peak, there are hundreds of acres of open land. It is said that this is Yang LIULANG's training ground. Every warm season, here green grass, flowers, wandering in the meantime, as if to the northern plains. There are colorful tents built on the grass, where you can sleep in the wild and watch the sunrise in the morning.

Scenery introduction

Damao mountain is the birthplace of Tongtian River, a tributary of Tang River. The spring water in the mountain is gurgling, the water is gurgling, the waterfall is flying down, and the fog is transpiration. It is very spectacular. The streams in the Shiren valley are clear, and groups of fish come and go to play. You can have a rest and watch, and you can also fish with a pole. "Hengshan snow" is one of the wonders of Damao mountain. In severe winter, most of the peaks are covered with snow, and they don't melt until May. Spring tour, snow capped peak, mountain water gurgling, mountain flowers brilliant. At this time, Damao mountain not only shows the crystal clear and solemn of snow peak in winter, but also flows the tenderness and warmth of spring. It's a wonderful enjoyment to be in the middle of it. Due to various historical reasons, in 1660 A.D., Beiyue temple in Quyang was moved to Hunyuan, Shanxi Province. However, Damao mountain is still the Beiyue in the eyes of the local people, and there have always been pilgrims to Damao mountain. Now it attracts many tourists with its beautiful natural landscape and corresponding service facilities.

There are many wild plants in Mt. Damao, with flowers blooming all the year round. It is suitable for sightseeing, leisure, summer and wild plant investigation.

Four characteristics

The mountains are high and majestic

This is the highest mountain within 120 km from Baoding, at the junction of the northern North China Plain and Taihang Mountain. There is a folk saying that "Shenxian mountain is 40 Li, the top of the mountain is one meter, rolling one inch a day, rolling to the end in a few years", which describes the height of the mountain. It is steep, towering and straight; the highest point is 1890 meters on Taiyi peak, on which there is granny Temple (namely Sanxiao Notre Dame Temple), with constant incense. Hundreds of mu of open land is called paomaliang. As the name suggests, it is flat and open.

Natural landscape, full of mystery

There are countless natural landscapes in the mountains, especially caves and caves. There are countless mysterious caves on the four cliffs at the south end. Only the myths and legends include Huanglong cave, Heilong cave, bottomless cave, Laojun cave, Baihu cave, YEMA cave, etc. The water in Huanglong cave is always fresh and cold in midsummer. The cave is deep and bottomless. The outflow water is accompanied by vegetable leaves, roots and other debris. I don't know where the source is. The largest grottoes are those on the mountain outside shichengyuan village, which are three feet wide, one foot high and ten feet deep. The largest Laojun cave can accommodate more than 200 people. Among these caves, during the Anti Japanese War, they once worked as an arsenal, lived in three regiments and three rest homes of the Eighth Route Army. In addition, small Taoist relics can be seen everywhere in the folds of the sun. On the narrow valleys and cliffs, there are ancient pines and cypresses and waterfalls flying down. In particular, the running horse beam on the wanzhang cliff increases the openness and serenity of the mountain. It is said that the hundreds of Mu mountain top grassland is the place where Yang LIULANG trains horses. In addition, the mystery of Shenxian mountain lies in its great changes, which makes it difficult for people to recognize its true features. There are two meanings: one is that climbing from different directions of the mountain can only see one side of the mountain. Generally speaking, people in the city can't climb the mountain in one day, so it's difficult for most people to stand on the top of the mountain to see the whole mountain; the other is that the mountains appear and disappear from time to time at different times. At sunrise and sunset, with the change of temperature, from a distance, it looks like mist and purple; it radiates immortal aura; on a cloudy day, it looks like a dark blue barrier, which is gloomy and terrifying; the best thing to see is that after the rain, the mountain is like washing, and the sun is like blood; in most of the time, the top of the immortal mountain is wrapped by clouds and connected with the sky, which is dignified and mysterious.

It's rainy, humid and cool, and the air is fresh

Damao mountain is the first barrier for the southeast warm and humid air flow across the North China plain to the northwest mountains. Due to the elevation of the altitude, the warm and humid air flow releases heat and rains, and the Taihang Mountain in the northwest surrounds the mountain. The mountains with an altitude of more than 2000 meters form a semi ring arrangement from Laiyuan to Fuping, forming a natural barrier to block the cold current from the northwest in winter. Therefore, a rainy and humid summer has formed around the mountain In winter, there is a special Mountain Microclimate, which is cool, temperature inversion, stagnant air flow and relatively high temperature. Clouds grow out of thin air in the mountains, and clouds are rain. This is the real reason why people say that paomaliang in Shenxian mountain is the Queen Mother's back garden, watering flowers 72 times a year. The air here is filtered by mist, fresh, moist and free of dust.

There are many kinds of creatures

On the east side of Shenxian is Tang County Forest Farm, on the north side is Laiyuan forest farm, and on the southwest side is Fuping Dongfeng forest farm. In the forest farm of more than 25000 mu, it is a mixture of coniferous forest and broad-leaved forest; it is full of shrubs, flowers and plants; it is rich in forest and grass, such as Cotinus coggygria, Betula platyphylla, Pinus tabulaeformis, cypress, maple, Ulmus pumila, Populus davidiana, etc

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