Langyatai

Langyatai is one of the only two stone carvings left in the Qin Dynasty. The Longwan bathing beach on the east side of Langyatai has a unique "dragon shaped wave" spectacle. Langyatai, Longwan under Langyatai, coastal scenic belt around Taiwan and historic sites and natural scenery on Zhaitang island in front of Taiwan are all within the scope of this scenic spot.

Main attractions: Langya culture exhibition hall, Xufu hall, cloud ladder, Langya carved stone.

Langyatai

Langyatai is a historical scenic spot along the east coast of China. It is located in Langya Mountain, Langya Town, Huangdao District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province. Langyatai is close to the sea on three sides and land on one side, with an altitude of 183.4 meters. Because the mountain is like a platform, in Langya, it is named Langyatai. In the spring and Autumn period, when the Yue Dynasty destroyed Wu, King Gou Jian of Yue wanted to dominate China, so he moved to Langya in the 25th year of Gou Jian's reign and set up Guantai to look at the East China Sea. After the Qin Dynasty unified the six states, the first emperor ascended Langya in the south, moved 30000 people to Langya platform and rebuilt Langya platform. Since then, the name of Langyatai has gone down in history. After development and construction, it has become a scenic spot to attract Chinese and foreign tourists.

The origin of the name

Langyatai is a famous scenic spot along the east coast of China with a long history. The name of Langyatai was first found in Shanhaijing, haineidongjing, "Langyatai is in the Bohai Sea, east of Langya".

Guo puyun in the annotation of Shanhaijing · new interpretation of Haijing said: "today Langya is on the seashore. There are mountains rising like a high platform. This is Langya platform. The king of Yue, Gou Jian, came to be the capital of dominating China. " "Yuejueshu waizhuan Diji" says: "Gou Jian moved to Langya, got up to watch the stage, and looked at the East China Sea seven Li from the stage." This detailed Scripture shows that there is a platform in the earth, and Gou Jian has built more ears. Therefore, according to the records of the historian, it is said that the shape of the mountain is like a platform [yuan] Ke case: "the same is true of the sutras quoted by Suoyin in the historical records of the first emperor of Qin. He said: "there are mountains on the Bank of gaihai, which are shaped like a platform. They are located in Langya, so they are called Langyatai."

Location context

Langyatai is located 26 km south by west of Huangdao District (formerly Jiaonan county), Qingdao City, Shandong Province, within Langya Town, 6.8 km northwest of Xiahe City, where Langya town is located. Langyatai is close to the sea on three sides and land on one side, with an altitude of 183.4 meters. The top of the platform is flat and the perimeter is more than 150 meters. The south slope is gentle and the north slope is steep. From the foot of the mountain to the top of the platform, there is a circling road. Cars can reach the top of the platform directly, creating convenient conditions for tourists to explore and visit ancient China.

Langyatai is close to mountains and waters, with pleasant scenery. The Langya mountains, overlooking the vast sea. In the southeast of Taiwan, Zhaitang island is said to have fasted here; in the southwest of Taiwan, Muguan island is said to be the place where Qin Shihuang's followers bathed; in the northeast of Taiwan, Lingshan island is said to be.

topographic features

hill

Langyatai is on Langya Mountain. Langya Mountain is located in the southern part of Shandong Peninsula, which extends to the edge of Dazhu mountain. Zhushan low mountains and hills are distributed in the south of Jiaozhou Bay along the coast of Jiaonan. Xiaozhushan is in the north and DAZHUSHAN is in the south. The trend of the ridge is northwest. The mountain topography is similar to Laoshan mountain. Because the fault structure is not developed in Laoshan area, the valley is not as deep and steep as Laoshan mountain. However, due to the similar rock properties and weathering, the landform is also colorful. Dazhu mountain stands on the south coast of Qingdao City, where granite landform is developed and the mountain is dangerous. To the south of Dazhu mountain, there are low hills composed of metamorphic rocks. The elevation is below 200 meters. There are several high hills, such as Hun mountain, niuti mountain, lunlun mountain, Huangdao mountain, etc. Langya Mountain is one of them.

coast

Langyatai is close to the sea, most of which are Bedrock Coast. Except that the geomorphic characteristics of Zhushan granite coast are similar to that of Laoshan coast, most of the coast sections are composed of metamorphic rocks. The coastal geomorphic form is flat and monotonous. The sea erosion cliff is in the shape of low cliff, and its height is less than 5 meters. Narrow gravel beach and wide sandy beach are distributed in different sections. Langyatai rocky coast faces open yellow sea in the East In this region, the wave erosion is strong, and the steep high sea erosion bank is formed.

Dapoya, located in the northeast of Langyatai, is a stone forest. At high tide, the protruding part comes out of the water. The reef is about 4 meters deep. When the tide is low, the rocks and gravels can come out of the water. The distance from shore to low tide line is about 0.5 km, which is a good area for the construction of artificial reef fishing ground. When the tide is flat, the water is 4 meters deep and the boat can be moored. The reef is named dapoya because of its high protruding part and large inclination.

Donglan, 3.5km northeast of Langyatai, is a group of reefs in Northeast southwest direction. The main reef is about 500 meters long and 30 meters wide. Some of them are out of the water.

Dongjiakou, located in the west of Langya Taiwan and the east of Dongjiakou, is 300 meters long from north to South and 750 meters wide from the rear. There is a lighthouse on the street. There is a small cement Wharf on the southwest side of the mouth, which can berth small fish boats. There are reefs and shoals in the East and south of the mouth, so the situation is dangerous.

gulf

Langyatai is adjacent to the sea, Longwan in the north and Langyatai in the south.

Longwan is located in the northeast of Langyatai and the west of Dazhu. The mouth of the bay is between Dazhu mountain mouth and Zhaitang island. It is 12.2 kilometers wide and covers an area of 66 square kilometers. On both sides of the bank. In the north, there are Xiaokouzi port and gugukou Bay, with the bottom of sediment and the water depth of 5-14m.

Kouwan, also known as caojialiu, longtankou and cuijialu, is located in the north of Longwan. The mouth is round, covering an area of 19 square kilometers.

Langya Taiwan is located in the west of Langya Taiwan and in the south of poli and Langya town. The bay mouth is between the front mouth of Hujiashan and Dongjiakou, with a width of 9.9 kilometers, an area of 26 square kilometers and a water depth of 3-5 meters. Western reef bottom. There is a big mouth protruding from the northeast. Yadao is in the south of the mouth, and yangjiawa Bay and chenjiazhuiwan are in the East and West.

Yangjiawa Bay, Langya, northeast of Taiwan. The mouth of the bay is between big mouth and niushizui. It is 2.1 km wide and 3.5 km long from northeast to southwest, covering an area of 2 square kilometers. There is a barrage in the northeast. There is yadaoliu in the southeast of the mouth of the Bay, with a water depth of 4-7 meters. It is the main channel for fishing boats to enter and leave the bay. The west side of the bay mouth is the reef bank, with sea cucumber, cauliflower, etc. There are many beaches in the north.

Chenjiagong Bay is located in the northwest part of Langya Taiwan. Its mouth is between the big mouth and the small bib. It is 3.3 km wide and 5.8 km north, covering an area of 8 square kilometers. The water depth is 1.5-4.5 meters, and the sand bottom is clear. There are Gongkou barrage and Gongkou port in the north. Gongkou port used to be called chenjiakou or Chenjiagang.

Evolution of construction

During the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, Langya was an important city of the state of Qi. Duke Huan and Duke Jing of Qi visited it and did not return for several months. It is recorded that in 472 BC, after Gou Jian, king of Yue, defeated Wu, he went north to seek hegemony. He moved from Kuaiji to Langya, capital, to watch the East China Sea.

After the first emperor of Qin unified China, he made three tours in the 28th year (219 BC), 29th year (218 BC) and 37th year (210 BC) of the first emperor of Qin, and moved 30000 families under Langyatai. He built Langyatai to watch the sun from the sea. He built three Royal roads under the platform. He carved stones to praise Qin's achievements and offered sacrifices to the "four masters" ”In Langyatai, Xu Fu and other alchemists were sent to the sea to seek immortality. In the first year of Qin II (209 BC), Qin II ascended Langyatai and engraved an imperial edict beside the stone erected by the first emperor.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also involved in Langya many times. Later, Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Li Shangyin, Xiong Yao, Su Shi, Yan yuedao, Wang Wujing, Ding Yaokang, Liu Yiming, Gao fenghan, Li Cheng and other scholars all visited the site. They all had the following works: Deng Langyatai's Ode to the sun (Xiong Yao), Shu Langya's zhuanhou (Su Shi), Langya's poems of announcing visitors to the tablet of Qin Dynasty (Liu Yiming), Tai Gu Yuan Ji (Wang Wujing), and genzhai pen Li Chengzhong, et al.

In the 26th year of Wanli (1598), Yanyue Road, the magistrate of Zhucheng County, rebuilt Langyatai, built the sea temple and Liri Pavilion on the platform, and set up steles to record his adventures on Langyatai. Later, 72 steles were erected.

Langyatai has beautiful natural scenery. The ancient platform for viewing the sun and mirage are the scenic spots of Langyatai. Xiong Yao, a Jinshi of Kaiyuan in Tang Dynasty, and Li Chengzhong, a literati of Zhucheng in Qing Dynasty, have recorded them in his Fu of climbing Langyatai to see the sun and notes of genzhai, and the local people have also said so.

In modern times, the buildings on Langya terrace have disappeared, but the remains of the terrace are still indistinct. The soil section is tamped every 6 cm, and the Qin bricks and Han tiles on the top of the terrace can be seen everywhere. According to research, there are also brick and tile fragments from the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period on the stage. The unearthed tile of "eternal life" in Qin Dynasty has been designated as a national first-class cultural relic.

society and culture

military

In the Ming Dynasty, LINGSHANWEI (which is located on the north coast of Langyatai) was an important coastal defense town. Wei governs 12 piers and abutments. Langyataidun belongs to the Haikou Inspection Department of nanlongwan, and each pier has 6 archers. During the reign of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty, the coastal defense was divided into thousand flood areas, and Langyatai was the flood area. Tongzhi thirteen years (1874) cut.

Poetry and Fu

Folklore

There are many folklores about Langyatai. Most of them focus on the scenery of Langyatai and its surrounding areas, or show people's yearning for a better life, or show the origin of scenic spots. There are: bangchuishen, taomuren, baihaobaoen, stomping ditch, zhaitangdao, huoshituanzi, etc.

Historical records

During the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, Jinggong in the annals of the spring and Autumn Annals of Yanzi asked Yanzi about his trip

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