Yefushan National Forest Park

Yefushan National Forest Park

Yefushan National Forest Park is a national 3A scenic spot, located in the middle of Lujiang County, Hefei City, Anhui Province, about 9 kilometers away from the county seat. It is one of the four national forest parks in Hefei city. It was named after Ou Yezi who cast Longquan sword for the king of Chu in the spring and autumn and Warring States period.

The park is known as "Jiangbei small Jiuhua".

Yefushan National Forest Park is connected with southern Anhui tourism area, becoming an important node of Huangshan, Jiuhua Mountain and Taiping Lake tourism line, and an important scenic spot around Chaohu Lake tourism circle.

Yefushan National Forest Park, approved by the Ministry of forestry of the people's Republic of China as a National Forest Park in 1992, covers an area of 12000 mu, with the main peak at 376 meters above sea level. The main scenic spots are: Yefu Qinglan, a list of lakes and mountains, the moon in the dragon pond, the wind in the tiger cave, the hundred foot pines, the towering ancient trees, the sound of drums, the clear thunder, the reflection of the three Su, etc.

Location context

Yefushan National Forest Park is located in yefushan Town, Lujiang County, Anhui Province, about 9 kilometers to the east of the county. It is adjacent to Poshan cave in the East, Jiuhua Mountain in the south, Wanfo Lake in the West and Chaohu Lake in the north. The park covers a total area of 12000 mu, with geographic coordinates of 117 ° 01 ′ - 117 ° 34 ′ E and 30 ° 57 ′ - 31 ° 33 ′ n, belonging to subtropical monsoon climate.

Resources

Yefushan National Forest Park covers an area of 12000 mu, in which 96% of the land is covered with a wide variety of flowers and trees. The north subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest and deciduous forest are mixed and symbiotic. There are 174 species of woody plants belonging to 109 genera and 56 families. Pine trees account for 65% of the total area, Chinese fir 25%, fruit trees and other tree species 10%.

Qifeng Valley Scenic Area, covering an area of 2 square kilometers, connects the village at the foot of Yefu mountain and the surrounding Seven Star Lake, Xinyu lake, Baihua garden, Baicao garden, natural ecological wetland, Jiangbei peony garden, Ganjiang moxie pool and other nine gardens and nine sceneries through roads, rivers and other ecological corridors, forming a chain of beads and gathering spots. The garden is widely planted with Elaeagnus, Osmanthus fragrans, gardenia, Michelia, Podocarpus arvensis, Albizia julibrissin, Cinnamomum camphora, Magnolia grandiflora, and red leaf plum. It can be said that "there are green flowers in all seasons of the year, but the rose flowers are different.".

Scenic spots

Real Buddhist temple

The actual temple is located at the foot of Yefu mountain, which was founded by Fuhu Zen master in Tang Dynasty. In Song Dynasty, grant amount was called "actual Zen Temple". In 2001, it was announced as the second batch of key cultural relics protection units at the county level by the people's Government of Lujiang County.

Fuhu cave

Fuhu cave is located in the southwest of Yefu mountain, less than 100 meters away from Fuhu temple, on the upper side of the stone road. A few feet along the height, less than Zhang deep, you have to bend to enter.

Peak rate

Dou rate peak is located at the top of Yefu peak, on which there is a rock, and the word "Dou rate" can be vaguely identified. Because ouyezi once made a sword here, later generations also called this peak Oufeng. Mount the peak: overlooking the Yangtze River and Chaohu Lake, the scenery of lakes and mountains is vast. At the beginning of rain and snow, the clarity is like pitching, the light is reflected on the curtain buildings, the distant Dai is floating green, the water and sky are the same color, the sun and shadow are flowing bright, presenting a school of wave light and haze shadow, which becomes "Yefu Qinglan" (this is one of the "eight sceneries" of the ancient Lujiang River). Looking up at the foot of the mountain, the peak is abrupt, as beautiful as cut into, cliff rocks, very spectacular. Surrounded by white clouds on the mountainside, it is a fairyland. Pick up the steps and walk through the green trees and bamboos. The stream is tinkling at the foot of the road.

Cast sword pool

It's said that Ou Yezi made swords and got the name by quenching with this spring. Inside the pool, there is a stone tablet, surrounded by stone fence. There is a sword casting Pavilion on the South Bank of the pool, which was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The sword casting pool is the earliest stone trace recorded in Yefu mountain.

Sword stone and lotus stone

The sword testing stone is located in the north of the sword casting pool, where two huge stones meet, such as two palms in one and ten points to the air, which is also called "Hezhang stone". It is said that Ou Yezi made a sword. In order to test the edge of the sword, he split the stone hard, and the sword passed the stone. There is a "Lotus stone" beside the sword testing stone, which looks like a blooming lotus. The mountain wind blows, and it seems to have bursts of fragrance.

Zoumaling

Zoumaling, also known as zhugeling, is a small trail in yefushan National Forest Park. It is said that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang went to meet Zhou Yu in the eastern Wu Dynasty. He passed by here, led his horse on foot, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the mountains and forests all the way.

Development and construction

In the Tang Dynasty, the eminent monk Fu Hu moved his Chan Dou to lead the peak, opened a mountain to build a temple, set up a Bini altar, and received more than 800 precepts. It was granted by Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty and Emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty. It was famous in Jianghuai for a time. It was called "Jiangbei forest" and "xiaojiuhua".

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, yefushan Buddhist culture has been valued and protected by the local government. In 1992, it was approved as a national forest park by the Ministry of forestry of the people's Republic of China.

From 1984 to 1985, Fuhu temple, Wuliang temple and actual Zen temple in yefushan were successively identified as one of the 52 Buddhist temples in Anhui Province by Anhui Provincial People's government, and were listed as provincial key temples, and huge funds were allocated to repair Wuliang temple. The Fuhu temple, Wangjiang tower, Shanmen hall, Guanyin hall and pharmacist hall were all renovated.

On June 29, 2007, the Compilation Committee of local chronicles of Anhui Province held a special meeting to discuss and decide to compile "Anhui Provincial chronicles · famous mountain Chronicles", including yefushan, Huangshan, Jiuhuashan, Tianzhu, Qiyun, Langya and Fushan.

Local specialties

Lujiang rice noodles

Lujiang rice noodles, also known as rice noodles and rice noodles, are refined from high-quality rice. It has the characteristics of luster, flexibility, smoothness, continuous sliver and no paste soup. It can be used as staple food or soup.

Little red head

Xiaohongtou is a traditional famous spot of Han nationality in Lujiang County, also known as "youtangshaomai". It is named after its top is dyed a little red. The production is very exquisite and the material selection is fine. It is characterized by oil and sugar moisture, golden color, sweet crisp.

Tourism information

Opening hours: 8:00-17:00

Best travel time: October - November

National certification: 3A National Forest Park

Address: Central Lujiang County, Hefei City

Longitude: 117.339977

Latitude: 31.298223

Tel: 0551-87411185

Chinese PinYin : Ye Fu Shan Guo Jia Sen Lin Gong Yuan