Nanwutai

Nanwutai scenic spot

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Nanwutai is located in the north foot of Qinling Mountains, about 30 km and 30 km in the South Chang'an District of Xi'an, with an altitude of 1688 meters. It is a branch of the middle section of Zhongnan Mountain in Qinling Mountains. It is named Wutai Mountain because there are five platforms, namely Qingliang, Wenshu, Sheshen, Lingying and Guanyin, which are the five small peaks on the mountain. It is also named Wutai Mountain to the south of Wutai Mountain (Yaowang mountain) in Yaoxian County in the north of Xi'an.

Nanwutai is not only the main scenic spot of Zhongnanshan National Forest Park, but also the provincial scenic spot. Nanwutai is rich in medicinal materials, with steep mountains and beautiful scenery. It is 12.5 kilometers from Zhugu mountain to Datai.

Development history

Nanwutai is located about 30 kilometers south of Xi'an, with an altitude of 1688 meters. It is the branch of Zhongnanshan mountain. It was formerly known as Taiyi mountain. It is one of the sacred places of Buddhism in China. It is now a part of Zhongnanshan National Forest Park and a part of Qinling Zhongnanshan World Geopark. Because there are five peaks on the mountain, namely dashai, Manjusri, Qingliang, Lingying, and sacrificing oneself, it is called Nanwutai. Nanwutai mountain is steep, overlapping peaks, dense forest, and the scenery is extremely beautiful. < Guanzhong Tongzhi > records that "today's Nanshan is the most beautiful area, but Changan's Nanwutai is the most beautiful area". There are hundreds of temples on the original mountain. After war, most of them are abandoned, including Guanyin temple, five Buddha Hall, Yuanguang temple, Xilin temple, Shengli temple Shousi pagoda, etc. Shengshou temple tower was built in the Sui Dynasty, square seven story, 23 meters high.

It is said that the Dayan Pagoda was built after this pagoda, which is the earliest existing Pagoda in Xi'an. Nanwutai scenic spot of Chang'an County is located in Wutai street, Chang'an District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, about 30 kilometers away from Xi'an. It is rich in medicinal materials, steep mountains and extremely beautiful scenery.

Nanwutai, known as Taiyi mountain in ancient times, is one of the famous Buddhist holy places in China.

There are five peaks of Qingliang, Wenzhu, Xianshen, Lingying and Guanyin on the mountain. It is named Nanwutai because it is located in the south of Wutai Mountain (Yaowang mountain) in Yaoxian County, Shaanxi Province. The natural scenery of Nanwutai is quite good. From the foot of the mountain, the five peaks are arranged like a penholder. It seems that they are close at hand. It's 12.5 kilometers from Zhugu mountain to Datai. The mountains are heavy and the waters are restored. There are many dangerous peaks and rocks. The waterfall of flowing water and stone, the lampstand of solitary peak, the rhinoceros stone, the Guanyin platform, the Lingying platform, and the tiger rock are picturesque and beautiful. It can be called the "Museum of tectonic landforms". There are nearly a thousand kinds of plants in the mountain, including "special living fossil" plants, ornamental treasures such as Aesculus chinensis, wangchunhua, etc. it can be called a vast botanical garden and a living root carving Museum.

Zhongnanshan National Forest Park was officially opened in May 1993, with a total investment of 60 million yuan. It will be implemented by stages and developed step by step in five to eight years. By 2000, the annual number of tourists will be 800000. "Three thousand gold world in Chang'an, one million five pavilions in Zhongnan", 208 scenic spots and 58 main scenic spots are designed nationwide. From guanyintai to Tianchi, a 5000 meter long aerial ropeway will be designed and constructed to connect Nanwutai scenic spot with Cuihuashan scenic spot.

Nanwutai, known as Taiyi mountain in ancient times, is one of the famous Buddhist holy places in China. There are five peaks on the mountain: Qingliang, Wenzhu, Xianshen, Lingying and Guanyin. From the bottom of the mountain, the five peaks are arranged like a pen holder, and it seems that they are close at hand; from the top of the mountain to the bottom, the green mountains are continuous and magnificent, and the vast Qinchuan is open and vast.

It's 12.5 kilometers away from Taigou to Datai. The mountains are heavy and the waters are complex. The roads are full of twists and turns, and the dangerous peaks and rocks are beautiful. The waterfall of flowing water and stone, the lampstand of solitary peak, the rhinoceros stone, the Guanyin platform, the Lingying platform, and the tiger rock are picturesque and beautiful. It can be called the "Museum of tectonic landforms".

Geomorphic structure

Due to the Yanshan tectonic movement which took place 100 million years ago and the subsequent neotectonic movement, the main geomorphic landscape of Nanwutai was formed. Guanyin platform is towering in the sky, Lingying platform is like a pillar in the sky, sacrificial platform is like a cliff, lampstand is like a lone peak, dead tree beam is scattered, tiger mouth is like a tiger roaring, rhinoceros stone is bending its legs, Xiangzi cave is mysterious, water stone waterfall is like silk, and clear spring stream is endless The scenery is picturesque and beautiful. It can be called "the Museum of tectonic geomorphology".

Main landscape

natural landscape

Scenic plants

There are nearly a thousand kinds of plants in the mountain, including "special living fossil" plants, ornamental treasures such as Aesculus chinensis, wangchunhua, etc. it can be called a vast botanical garden and a living root carving Museum. It's only 20 or 30 minutes' drive from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. If you walk along the mountain path, you can cross the river, cross the small bridge, cross the bamboo forest, cross the temple, cross the mountain flower path, wild birds fly high, and the scenery is very pleasant.

flowstone

Fu Zengxiang of the Republic of China wrote in his book Qin you ri Lu: "when you come out of the south of the village, you can go up to Li Xu, and you can go to Gu Kou. Through the land temple, water stone, xingbaoquan, Dishui hall, to Zhulin temple. The word "out of the south of the village" here means to stay in the village. The entrance is zhugukou. It is commonly known as taigoukou. Where the water stone is, it is clear.

Water stone, the original temple called water temple, because there is a first-class water stone waterfall behind the temple named. The fall of the waterfall is 12 meters. From a distance, it looks like jade snow and silk thrown from the cliff. Visitors walk to the edge of the pool, but see silver splashing, snow lotus in full bloom. More than a mile into the mountain, hot and sweating, meet this water stone waterfall. Feiquan cool air, waterfall summer, suddenly feel cool and comfortable, chuganquan to quench thirst, Lin Qiong liquid to wash dust. Take a rest and enjoy the mountain scenery.

On the four vigorous big characters "mainstay" carved on the stone by the ancients, talking about the sage of calligraphy, talking about huaisu, discussing calligraphy in gossip, and exploring history unintentionally. Here trees are dancing, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant.

When you are in this situation, your fatigue will disappear, and when you look forward to your journey, your pleasure will multiply.

Lianlizhi

On the side of zizhulin Road, there are two closely connected oak trees. They are like lovers, hugging, kissing, cuddling and whispering. All the viewers marvel at how nature is so sentimental that it has created such a masterpiece of living root carving - a lover tree and a LIANLI branch.

LIANLI branch, now has become lovers, lovers must go to the place. They stand under trees or take pictures to cherish the best and sweetest moments of their lives, and let lianlizhi of Nanwutai testify to show the purity and loyalty of love. Or to tianmeng oath, to lianlizhi analogy of their feelings, grow old together, share life.

They fly to their lovers and send sincere blessings to Nanwutai: "in the sky, they are willing to be birds of the same wing; in the earth, they are willing to be branches of the same tree." I hope that people will live a long time and have a beautiful life together.

Rhinoceros stone

Rhinoceros stone, located in dusong Pavilion, east of the original purple bamboo forest. The stone rhinoceros lies on the edge of the cliff. It is eye-catching and can be seen all around. The peculiarity is that the image changes with different viewing angles. From the foot of the mountain, the rhinoceros is lying on its back with its legs bent down, sleeping soundly and peacefully; from the top of the mountain, the rhinoceros's head looks down the cliff, and its spirit is leisurely; from the East, the rhinoceros's buttocks are up, its gluteal muscles are high, and its head is in front, and its power is extremely fierce. If you look at it in the late autumn, the snow-white overlord flower is puffing out, just like the air puffing out of the rhinoceros' nostrils; from the west, it's frightening to you. It seems that the giant is coming at you from Shaolin, and it's coming to

Some people praise rhinoceros stone with the Chinese words of "the painting of five oxen" drawn by Han Cong, one of the eight monsters in Changzhou in Qing Dynasty: "the more you see, the more wonderful it is, the more divine it is!"

places of historic figures and cultural heritage

As one of the holy places of Buddhism, Nanwutai has a large number of monasteries. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were more than 40 large and small monasteries. These monasteries of different sizes are distributed on various platforms, with orderly layout, exquisite construction and fascinating scenery. Among the numerous temples, Shengshou temple has the longest history and the largest area.

Shengshou temple is located in the northwest half hillside of Nanwutai, Chang'an District, Xi'an City, one kilometer southwest of taigoukou village, Wutai township. Because it is located in tasigou, it is also called Ta'er temple.

Walking up from the bottom of Nanwutai, you can see many places of interest, such as songdengtai, Yuanji pagoda, Chaotianmen, yitianmen and shengbaoquan temple. Shengbao spring is a natural high-quality mineral water with sweet taste. In turn, there are ertianmen, Qianfo temple, zizhulin, Santianmen, 4tianmen and so on, all the way up to Datai (the highest peak of Nanwutai). In addition, there are some other places of interest, such as Mituo temple, baiyitang, lingyingtai, Xilin temple, Wufo hall, Wuguan temple, etc.

Dusong Pavilion

On the hillside, there is an antique summer resort, named "dusong Pavilion", for tourists to rest and eat. There are many ancient buildings in the mountain. The famous scenic spots are Shengshou temple, Shengbao spring, Zizhu temple, guanyintai, five Buddha Hall, etc.

Mituo Temple

Mituo temple, located in the south of the DITI temple at the entrance of Po Tai gully in Nanwu Taipei, is a large temple at the foot of Nanwutai scenic spot in Zhongnan Mountain National Forest Park. It is about 25 li away from the winding path of Yuanguang temple in Dading. Surrounded by green mountains on both sides, the hillside is green with cypress trees. A clear stream flows through the west of the temple. When the spring deep flowers, a stream of rouge water fragrance color, fragrance outside the mountain, its beauty unspeakable.

There are two ancient red and white magnolias in the temple, which are the oldest and the largest. There are also Wutong trees.

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