Shuangfeng Mountain

Shuangfeng Mountain

Shuangfengshan Forest Park, located in the northeast of Xiaogan City, Hubei Province, is the remnant of Dabie Mountain, with a total area of 62.5 square kilometers. The main peak of Shuangfeng Mountain is composed of two opposing peaks with an altitude of 888 meters, so it is named Shuangfeng Mountain, which is the first peak in Xiaogan City. It is a national AAAA scenic spot. It is said that Shuangfeng Mountain is made of seven fairies. There are 21 peaks with an altitude of more than 500 meters around. When you climb the main peak, you can see hills and fertile fields for thousands of miles. At your feet, "rivers are like belts, fields are like checkerboards", "steep mountains are horizontal screen, dawn fog is open", "thousands of valleys are quiet with rhododendrons". There are 12 scenic spots around, such as Canyon exploration, double peaks supporting the sun, Academy listening to the piano, Huilong morning bell, pavilion watching flowers, Linhai listening to the waves, ancient village beacon smoke, Baiyun Xiaoyue, beast pilgrimage, farmhouse community fire, Dahai Dongtian, Canghai boating.

geographical position

Shuangfengshan Forest Park is located at the south foot of Dabie Mountain and the northeast of Xiaogan City in Hubei Province. It is 31 km away from Xiaonan District, 70 km away from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport and 70 km away from Wuhan city. It is crossed by 107 national highway, Beijing Guangzhou railway and Beijing Zhuhai expressway.

Introduction

Shuangfengshan Forest Park is famous for its beautiful peaks, strange rocks, lush trees, fragrant flowers and birds, green water and beautiful scenery. In ancient times, it was called "Xianyuan". Now it is known as the National Forest Park with the most scenic spots and the largest area in Northeast Hubei Province. It is also an important national forest park within 200 kilometers around Wuhan. In 2008, it has been rated as national 4A scenic spot.

The main peak of Shuangfeng Mountain is composed of two opposing peaks, surrounded by 21 peaks with an altitude of more than 500 meters. When you climb to the main peak, you can see the hills and fertile fields for thousands of miles. At your feet, the rivers are like belts, the fields are like chessboards, the mountains are horizontal, the mist is clear, and the valleys are quiet with rhododendrons. Around them are Huilong morning bell, Yuzhu Yongcui, Shuangfeng tuori, blockhouse ruins, elk back, boulders and trees.

Shuangfengshan scenic spot is located in the northeast of Xiaogan City, the east of Xiaochang County, and the northeast is adjacent to Huangpi District of Wuhan city. It is 40 km away from Xiaogan City, 70 km away from Wuhan, 50 km away from Tianhe International Airport, 19 km away from national highway 107 and Beijing Guangzhou Railway Garden Station, 6 km away from the exit of Zhouxiang of Beijing Zhuhai Expressway, and crossed by Han Shi Expressway and Xiaoda highway.

There are 54 scenic spots in Shuangfeng Mountain, with the forest coverage rate of 88.2% and the altitude of 873.7 meters. In particular, there are Baiyun ancient village, the first village in Hubei Province, where Huang Chao, the leader of the peasant uprising in the Tang Dynasty, had fought in the army; there are "the first spring in the world" personally given by Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, and Qinglong cave, the nearest natural karst cave to Wuhan.

With continuous mountains, verdant trees, surrounded by streams and pleasant climate, the area has been known as "immortal source" since ancient times. It has rich and unique natural, cultural, historical and cultural resources. It is a "jade cage green yarn" tourist and leisure resort for people, and also a geomantic treasure land for development and construction.

Ecological resources

Shuangfeng Mountain in Xiaogan is located in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with abundant rainfall and annual precipitation of 1100mm. The climate is mild, with annual average temperature of 13 ℃ and summer average temperature of 23 ℃. In midsummer, the temperature on the mountain is 4-6 ℃ lower than that at the foot of the mountain, and 5-8 ℃ lower than that in Wuhan. It is a good place for people to relax. The main peak consists of two opposing peaks, 887.4 meters above sea level, which is the first peak in Xiaogan. Around the main peak, there are 21 peaks at an altitude of more than 500 meters. When you look up from the high, the river is like a belt, and the field is like a chessboard; the steep mountains are horizontal, and the dawn fog opens, and the thousand ravines and valleys are quiet to the azalea, giving you a panoramic view of the boundless scenery. Shuangfeng Mountain scenic spot in Xiaogan is rich in tourism resources. It has many natural and cultural resources. It has beautiful environment, pleasant climate, surrounded by streams and continuous mountains. Therefore, it is called "Xianyuan" and is a treasure land of geomantic omen unknown to people. There are rich natural landscapes with different styles. It is the National Forest Park with the most scenic spots and the largest area in Northeast Hubei. It complements the resource structure of the adjacent AAAA scenic spots, such as Mulan mountain, Mulan Tianchi, Mulan Qingliang village, etc., with strong dominant attraction of resources and great development potential. The natural resources mainly include Xiufeng, Qishi, Maolin, and so on Shuangfeng Mountain has great market development potential in mountain leisure, sightseeing and vacation. Among the natural landscapes, Shuangfeng Mountain is known as a unique one for its unique pictograph stones. Shuangfeng Mountain is full of different stones and has a great appearance. Shuangfengshan parent material is mainly composed of slate, shale, granite, granite porphyry and a small amount of impact material

The formation of mountain yellow brown soil. The natural landscape is peculiar, and there are many strange rocks in the mountains. More famous are Huangchao mountain, shuangfengjian, Wanshou mountain, Shengzi Pavilion, rhinoceros watching the moon, guanyindu, 24guai, etc.

There are 12 scenic spots in Shuangfengshan Tourist Resort, including Canyon exploration, shuangfengtuori, Academy listening to the piano, Huilong morning bell, pavilion watching flowers, Linhai listening to the waves, Guzhai beacon smoke, Baiyun Xiaoyue, beast pilgrimage, farmhouse kitchen fire, Dahai Dongtian and Canghai boating. Mountains, caves, water, waterfalls and other natural landscape into one, forming a perfect combination of tourism natural resources. The complex inverted anticline complex geological structure and limestone karst topography have created Qinglong cave, a natural karst cave (1000 meters proven) and a unique landform of "ten thousand animals pilgrimage".

There are many animals and plants in the resort, including 90 species of arbor and shrub trees belonging to 50 genera and 20 families, and more than 1800 species. The main vegetation types are Pinus massoniana, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Phyllostachys pubescens, Quercus acutissima, Phyllostachys pubescens, Ginkgo biloba, walnut, Liquidambar formosana, Pinus taiwanensis, Lespedeza, rhubarb, Rhododendron, snow in June, etc. In particular, there are a large number of Moso bamboo and a large number of small houses in the garden. Along the Baiyun River, there are a lot of maple Poplar Forests, which grow luxuriantly. There are many kinds of national protected animals, such as yellow sheep, wild boar, owl and so on. Shuangfengshan was named provincial forest park in 1993 and National Forest Park in 2005.

History of scenic spots

In Shuangfeng Mountain, Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi, the leaders of the peasant uprising army of Tang Dynasty, gather troops to gather grain, which can be called Baiyun Village, the largest ancient military village in Hubei Province; Qinglong cave, a natural karst cave with a depth of more than 1000 meters nearest to Wuhan City, has been created; the activities of Meng Sikong, the Minister of the Ministry of industry and the painter Cheng zhengkui in the Three Kingdoms period have been left; the old residence of Shi Jingyi, Jiang Weiguo's wife, has been preserved; and Under the blood and sweat of the older generation of revolutionaries such as Xu Qianxiang, Li Xiannian and Liu Huaqing.

According to the local chronicles of Xiaogan, Baiyun Village is known as the land of Sun Bin. It was first built by Xiao Lun, king of Shaoling in the southern and Northern Dynasties, more than 1400 years ago. Whether sun Qiang, a military strategist, came here is unknown. However, the tragic stories of Shaoling King Xiao Lun in the northern and Southern Dynasties, Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi, the leaders of peasant uprising in the late Tang Dynasty, Shi Changhui, the general of the red scarf army in the late Yuan Dynasty, Li Zicheng and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the late Ming Dynasty and other heroes, Han Deng, carrying swords and bloodthirsty ancient villages, have historical evidence. Walking in the village, the scene of banners hunting and horses neighing seems to be in front of us.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi revolted. In 876, the uprising army jumped out of the encirclement of the Tang army and divided its forces to sweep Huainan and Hubei, and captured or recruited xiananlu and Suizhou. Later, Wang Xianzhi was recruited by the imperial court, the rebel army split, and Huang Chao returned to the mountain.

During the uprising of the red scarf army in the Yuan Dynasty, all over the region gathered to respond. General Lu Jiu of Xiaogan was defeated and retreated to Baiyun Village. He robbed the rich and helped the poor. He announced that there was no rent for 200 Li, which won the hearts of the people. It is said that the stronghold leader Lu Jiu brothers were defeated by the golden dart Huang Ba and died bravely.

Traffic conditions

Shuangfengshan Tourist Resort is located in the northeast of Xiaogan City, 29 kilometers away from Xiaogan City, 70 kilometers away from Wuhan City, 50 kilometers away from Tianhe International Airport, 9 miles away from Xiaochang County of Beijing Zhuhai Expressway, 107 national highway, Beijing Guangzhou railway and Han Shi Expressway under construction.

It borders Huangpi District of Wuhan city and Xiaochang County of Xiaogan City, and is located in the first radiation circle of Wuhan urban tourism. The travel time from Wuhan to Shuangfeng Mountain is in the prime time of one and a half hours, so it has strong accessibility. From the entrance of the scenic spot to the main peak, there are Panshan highway, 4 large and small parking lots, more than 11000 square meters; Yingbin Road to qinglongdong, talcum village highway, convenient and fast internal and external traffic. Take a bus from Xiaogan passenger transport center to Shuangfengshan, about one and a half hours.

Cultural connotation

Shuangfeng Mountain is the holy land of Chinese Buddhist culture and the base of several patriarchs of Zen Buddhism. The Zen patriarchs Daoxin, Hongren, Shenxiu and Huineng all practiced Buddhism here. It can be said that in the middle of Tang Dynasty, the influence of Shuangfeng Mountain on Buddhism once surpassed that of Songshan Shaolin Temple. Shenxiu was once invited into Chang'an Palace by Empress Wu Zetian. As a palace mage, she had a very high status and influence. According to historical records, Huineng, the sixth patriarch, received Hongren's cassock in Shuangfeng Mountain and fled to Guangdong overnight. Therefore, Shuangfeng Mountain has an extremely important position in the history of Chinese Buddhism and Zen in the world!

There are four cultures in Shuangfeng Mountain, which are bingzhai culture, Han filial piety culture, folk culture and farming culture. Since ancient times, there have been folk stories about Meng Zong crying for bamboo, Dong Yong and the seven fairies, leaving places of interest such as Baiyun ancient village, Shuangfeng academy and Huilong Temple. Baiyunzhai ancient battlefield has a history of more than 1400 years. It is the largest and best preserved mountain ancient soldier village in Hubei Province. Shuangfeng Academy was the place where Cheng zhengkui, the Minister of the Ministry of industry and painter, gave lectures in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties

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