Fubo Mountain Park

Fubo mountain is located on the shore of Lijiang River in the north of Guilin city. It is a solitary peak near the water. Ma Yuan, general of Fubo, passed through it during the southern expedition in the Han Dynasty, so it got its name. In the Tang Dynasty, a temple of Fubo general was built on the mountain. At present, there are Guishui Pavilion, Tingtao Pavilion, Banshan Pavilion, huanzhu cave, self portrait of Mi Fu, thousand Buddha rock and other places of interest, as well as a "thousand people pot" weighing more than 1000 kg and a big clock weighing more than 2700 kg. In huanzhu cave, there is a huge stone hanging from the top of the cave, which is called sword testing stone. It is only inch away from the ground and suddenly breaks. It is said that it was caused by general Fubo's sword testing.

Fubo Mountain Park

The characteristics of peak forest landform determine that there are few continuous mountains and many isolated peaks in the center of Guilin. Fubo mountain is a representative of isolated peaks and has become a famous tourist attraction in Guilin. It integrates mountains, water, caves, cultural relics and rare stones. It is a landscape park with great ornamental value.

Development history

Some people say that the mountains in Guilin are very peculiar. The peculiarity lies in its abundance, its beauty, its green and its beauty. It also lies in the rich connotation of these mountains: some cultural relics are gathered, some national spirits are immortal; some witness history, and some are full of legends. Therefore, Chen Yuanlong said in the Qing Dynasty, "seeing mountains is like watching paintings, and visiting mountains is like reading history." Fubo mountain, a scenic spot in Guilin, is located in the north of Guilin city center and on the West Bank of Lijiang River. Looking up from below gives people a sense of oppression. When it comes to the origin of the name of Fubo mountain, people say that when the Lijiang River floods, the surging river water comes to Fubo mountain but calms down, as if it stands by the river and half plunges into the river margin. Because of the saying of "Fubo flat wave", it is called Fubo mountain. It is also said that from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, there was a new Marquis temple built on the mountain to commemorate Fubo General Ma Yuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which named the mountain after its name.

Main attractions

Princess Zhong Ting

Entering Fubo Mountain Park, a famous Guilin scenic spot, there is an antique archway among the flowers and plants, on which there are four big characters written by Chu Tunan in Qing Dynasty: "Fubo Wanpeng", and a 264 character long couplet hanging on the column beside it. Through the archway, you can see a big iron bell in the pavilion at the foot of the mountain. This clock is 2.5 meters high, 1.7 meters in diameter, and weighs 2524 kg. So who made it, when and why? It's a long story. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, after Kong Youde, a general of the Ming Dynasty, came down to the Qing Dynasty, he "led a brigade to know the place of Pingchu and Yue" and was granted the title of King Dingnan by Emperor Shunzhi. Later, the Great Western army of Li Dingguo, Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son, conquered Guilin. Kong Youde was injured and burned himself. His daughter Kong Sizhen fled to Beijing and was named heshuoge. After the national peace, heshuoge and her husband came to Guilin to inherit his father's territory. In memory of her father, Kong Sizhen cast a clock in Foshan, Guangdong Province in 1669. This clock is placed in Dingyue temple. The upper part of the clock is engraved with scriptures, and the lower part of the clock is inscribed with inscriptions such as "emperor's plan to consolidate". It also records the names of those who donated money to cast the clock. Maybe they want to spread their name to the world. But during the Anti Japanese War, Japanese planes bombed Guilin and destroyed Dingyue temple. Therefore, the iron bell also left scars, which became the witness of history. There is a huanzhu cave next to Princess Zhongting. Many guests will ask if it is related to the TV series huanzhu gege, which was popular all over the country a few years ago. In fact, what is really related to huanzhu gege is the princess Zhongting in front of us. Kong Sizhen is the only Han gege in the Qing Dynasty. After her death, she was buried in a place called Gongzhufen in Beijing, Qiongyao Huanzhuge is based on her.

Thousand people pot

Together with the big iron bell, what is left behind is a pot, called thousand people pot, which is located on the corridor by the river. Why is it called thousand people pot? It is said that it can be used for thousand people to eat porridge. In ancient times, the monks of Dingyue Temple used it to cook porridge and give alms to the poor. As you can see, the bottom of the pot is broken, which is also the evidence of the Japanese invasion of China. However, the broken pot bottom also symbolizes that we should break the big pot and have the courage to move forward. There is a folk saying that "if you touch the pot head and turn it around, you can earn 10 million a year". If you are interested, you can also touch it. But remember, don't be too greedy!

Huanzhu cave

The famous scenic spot in Guilin is also the most worth visiting spot in Fubo mountain. Pearl, pearl, dragon ball. It's said that there used to be a child fishing on the Lijiang River playing in the cave. When he saw a sleeping old man with a shining night pearl shining brightly in the cave, the child thought it was fun and took the night pearl home. When the child's mother heard that he had taken the bead of the old man in the cave, she immediately trembled. She told him to return it before the old man woke up, so as to avoid causing trouble. She also told him that he could not take other people's things without permission. This is also a folk moral education. Some people said that in the Eastern Han Dynasty, when General Ma Yuan "crossed his toes", the sergeants were often infected with diseases. He saved his life with Coix and brought the rest back. " That is, a boat of job's tears came back and stopped at Fubo lake. Because job's tears are like pearls, someone falsely accused him of "carrying pearls in private", so the emperor sent someone to investigate, "fruit job's tears, do not ask, help job's tears into the cliff, according to legend, return pearls", so it's called huanzhu cave.

A touchstone

The sword testing stone, located in huanzhu cave, is "suspended in the air, like a floating column, not in line with the ground". Although it's exaggerated, it's still amazing. How much is this post actually off the ground? It's one inch off the ground. How did it come into being? There are two kinds of Views: one is artificial, the other is natural. Some people say that it was the result of the test of the sword by the immortals, while others say that it was formed by the test of the sword by general Fubo Ma Yuan. All of the above are legends. In fact, this is a limestone stone. In a long period of geological time, its lower end was eroded to form what it looks like today. Another name of sword testing stone is Zhuangyuan stone. According to the folk legend, as long as the rock is connected with the ground, it will produce a Zhuangyuan stone. However, although this inch is short, how can it be connected? Smart people have come up with a way, that is, to make it into a fist shape with their hands, the upper end of which is next to the rock, and the lower end is connected to the ground. In this way, it is said that it can be used for sword testing If you are interested, you may as well have a try?

Cliff inscriptions

Huanzhu cave has 38 niches and 239 cliff statues, which are basically carved in the Tang Dynasty. Buddhist statues play an important role both in the art of sculpture and in the study of Buddhist history. Among them, the most famous are the statues of song Bokang (one niche and one Avalokitesvara) in Qianfo rock, the Buddhist niche of viluzana, and the three niches of Sakyamuni and Amitabha on the right wall of huanzhu cave. Among the three niches of Sakyamuni, niche Fu 002 is the statue of Chengdao: the Buddha sits on the throne of Vajra with his single head crossed, his left hand is placed on his left leg, and the seal is applied to indicate meditation; his right hand is extended downward, and the seal is applied to indicate that only the earth can prove the Buddha's good deeds for all living beings. "Niche Fu 003 is the saying: the Buddha sits on the throne of lotus, making a wheel, and the left hand is the symbol They are called the three saints of Huayan and manage the Saha world. In the niche, the independent Buddha points to heaven with one hand and earth with the other, and points to heaven with his right hand to apply the seal of fearlessness, which means that he can relieve the suffering of all living beings; and points to earth with his left hand to apply the seal of wish, which means that he can satisfy the wishes of all living beings. The gesture also said: "heaven and earth, I am the only one!" the Buddha's fingerprints in the above three niches are three typical fingerprints for identifying Sakyamuni. The left and right Bodhisattvas in niche fu001 all hold the net bottle, which should be the left Bodhisattva of Amitabha and the right Bodhisattva of dashizhi. In this way, the one who makes a statement in the middle must be Amitabha. Because they are collectively known as the three saints of the West and manage the Western Paradise.

Taoist statues carved in Song Dynasty

There is also the only Taoist statue carved in Song Dynasty. In the niche, the two Taoists were arguing. Sheng's happy face was open, and his negative face was angry. It was very vivid. There is a stone inscription "drama title": "day vegetable soup, night sorghum dream. If we ask about hygiene, we should only cherish it. " This is the secret of immortality. If you want to live forever, you need to study it carefully. The most precious stone carvings in huanzhu cave are the self portrait and title of Mi Fu, a calligrapher and painter of the Northern Song Dynasty. Mi Fu, known as the master of both calligraphy and painting, is one of the four great calligraphers in Song Dynasty (he is also known as Su Shi, Cai Xiang and Huang Tingjian). He uses his pen in a rolling way, and his words are mellow and unique. It's a pity that all his works have been lost. It's really precious to see Mi Fu's calligraphy here. Above the portrait of Mi Fu is Zhao Gou's calligraphy of the Southern Song Dynasty. He praised Mi Fu with the words: "Xiangyang Mi Fu, named nengshu The bone and the Qi are all wonderful You may ask, why is such a precious image here? It turns out that in the Northern Song Dynasty, Guilin was called Lingui County, and Mi Fu served as a captain of Lingui County, which is equivalent to the director of public security and commander of the police in Guilin today. Later, his great grandson also came here to be an official, so his self portrait remained in the immortal house forever.

Other views

Climbing Fubo mountain, there is Guishui Pavilion in the middle of the mountain. On the top of the mountain, you can see the four directions, Duxiu Peak in the West and Diecai mountain in the north. At the foot of the mountain, the Lijiang River is crystal clear, and the grass is luxuriant on the small island in the river. In the distance, you can drink like a mountain near the river, and Tashan and Chuanshan are indistinct Mountains embrace Guilin, green water moistens Guilin, city in the mountains, water in the city, Guilin is not like a big bonsai? And Fubo mountain is on the edge of the green water, bonsai.

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