Baimasi Mountain Forest Park

Baimasi Mountain Forest Park

Baimasi mountain forest park is located in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, 4 kilometers north of the city, covering an area of more than 10000 mu, with a forest coverage rate of more than 80%. The forest park is not only picturesque in natural scenery, but also rich in cultural landscape. The main scenic spots are "white horse pulling rein", "white horse Chan Temple", "Jinggong tower", "stone Buddha statue", "black dragon pool", etc. In Baima temple, there are six "Jade Buddha statues" presented by Myanmar monks and 3000 volumes of Tripitaka presented by Taiwan Buddhist foundation. Zhao Puchu, former vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, closed the nomination for the temple.

geographical position

Baimasi mountain forest park is located in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, 4 kilometers north of the city. It covers an area of more than 10000 mu and has a forest coverage rate of more than 80%. Not only the natural scenery is beautiful and picturesque, but also the cultural landscape is profound. The main scenic spots are "white horse pulling rein", "white horse Chan Temple", "Jinggong tower", "stone Buddha statue", "black dragon pool" and so on.

Historical legend

White horse pulling rein: there is a kind of egg stone on the mountain of zhema temple, which is hollow outside and has a sound when shaking. It is called Ma Ling Stone. According to legend, there was a young man in ancient times, witty and kind. Every day he went up the mountain to collect firewood for the rich man, rain or shine. Nevertheless, he was often beaten by the rich for lack of firewood. One day, he came back from collecting firewood and met an old man who asked him for firewood to keep warm. Seeing that the old man was frozen, he gave firewood to the old man regardless of the danger of firewood being beaten. The old man took out a paper horse from his arms and gave it to the young man. He told him that it was a magic horse. It was a little white dragon that monk Tang had ridden when he was studying Buddhist scriptures. If he wanted something, he just had to find a thousand year old grain and grass to let it eat, and it would immediately come to life. After the boy came home, suddenly the wind was strong and there was a blizzard all night. The next day, despite the storm, the rich man forced the boy to go into the mountain to collect firewood. The boy thought of the paper horse hidden in his arms, but the millennial cereal grass went to look for it in ah Li? Suddenly, he thought that a thousand year old Buddha statue had been destroyed in the White Horse Temple on the mountain. He clearly remembered that the skeleton of the Buddha's rickets was made of grain and grass. So he immediately came to the temple and took out a straw from the Buddha statue. The paper horse in his arms opened his mouth and swallowed it, shaking his head and tail, and suddenly became a snow-white steed. He went into the mountain to carry charcoal for the youth. When the rich man learned that, he wanted to take the god horse as his own, so he conspired with his family to steal the horse before midnight, but he was kicked to the ground by the white horse. The boy wakes up from his sleep, jumps on his horse's back and flies away with the white horse. The horse bell is pulled down by the rich man and scattered all over the ground. It turns into a ringing stone. A ridge dragged by the white horse's reins is still barren. This is the origin of malingshi and the story of "white horse pulling rein", one of the four famous scenic spots in Jincheng.

Introduction to scenic spots

Jinggong tower

The "Jinggong pagoda" in Baima temple is located in front of Baima temple. The tower is made of blue bricks. It is seven steps high and 23 meters high. It stands on the top of the main hill and can be seen from dozens of miles away. There are two legends. One is that the pagoda was specially built in memory of general Baima. The statue of general Baima's mother was worshipped in the pagoda. The other is that it is said that when a magistrate of the South worked as an official in Jincheng very early, he saw that Jincheng was a place with beautiful mountains and waters, auspicious omens in the sky and treasure in the earth. It was a piece of treasure - woniu city. In order to destroy the pulse of Jincheng, he built a pagoda in guduitou village, called Shuan Niuzhuang, a tower built in Baimasi mountain, is called driving bullwhip. The reason for the construction is not recorded, and it is only a legend. However, the towering seven step floating tower standing high on the top of Baimasi mountain has not only become a major landscape, but also a symbol of Baimasi mountain in Jincheng. Jinggong tower is the tallest building in Baimasi mountain. Standing on it, you can have a panoramic view of Jincheng city and its surrounding scenery.

White Horse Temple

Baima temple is located on Baima temple mountain, which is also known as Sima mountain. It is said that Sima Yi of Wei Dynasty once visited this mountain. The temple was built on the top of the mountain and was renamed Baima temple mountain because of the temple. The total area is about 10 square kilometers, and the main peak is 1010 meters above sea level. The mountains are densely forested, thickly shrubbery, birds singing and flowers fragrant, and the air is fresh. Overlooking the mountain, Jincheng city has a panoramic view.

The founding date of baimachan temple is unknown, but it has been completely destroyed. On the original site, there is only one "Jinggong tower", which stands towering and shows people its past glory. In order to develop tourism resources, master Shi longhui was appointed as the president of the religious association and the abbot of Baima Temple by the Religious Bureau of the urban area in 1989. In 1994, with the strong support of all walks of life, the construction of Baima Temple broke ground and completed the restoration projects of the Sutra building, jade Buddha Hall, dizang hall, Daxiong hall, Tianwang hall, chanting hall and Jiulongbi (white jade of Han Dynasty). The construction of Pilu hall, the most grand building in the temple, is coming to an end. Six jade statues transported back from Myanmar are consecrated in the Jade Buddha Hall, and more than 40 boxes of sutras presented by Taiwan are placed in the Sutra tower. The gilded statue of the third Buddha in the main hall is solemn and solemn. The head of the Buddha is more than 2 meters high, which is magnificent. The gilded statues on the East and west sides of the eighteen Arhats are of different shapes and powerful. The "Four Heavenly Kings" are in charge of the "good weather" and the Bodhisattva of Tibet specializes in the evil and blessing of the underworld. In the temple of the heavenly king, the big belly Buddha is diligent, and his mind is always so bold and unrestrained. "He can tolerate things that are difficult to tolerate in the world, and laugh at people who are ridiculous in the world." that kind of open-minded, generous and kind-hearted can make people get better and better. The plaque of "white horse Zen" and "Great Hall" was inscribed by Mr. Zhao Puchu, former president of China Buddhist Association.

Shifuling

Shifuling: on the cliff more than 1km behind Baimasi mountain, there is a group of Moyan statues, which was called shifuling in ancient times. According to historical records, there are more than 500 original statues. It is said that a monk, in order to find out the number of Buddha statues, counted them more than ten times, but each time they were different. As a last resort, he spent three days pasting numbers on each statue, and finally he was able to count them. Due to various reasons, shifuling statues have been damaged greatly. There are only more than 30 niches and more than 90 statues. Most of them are from the Northern Qi Dynasty. There are a small number of statues from the Tang and Ningyuan dynasties, and some of them seem to be relics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Xiaoxishan

Xiaoxishan: in the shadow of Baimasi mountain, also known as Xishan. "Xishan Shuangqi", one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Zezhou, is located. The original Temple of Emperor Tang was a place where the ancients prayed for rain. "During the reign of emperor Qing of Yuan Dynasty (1312-1313), there was a great drought, and the Tang Temple was established in the whole world. Zezhou was mountainous, and it was easy to drought, so the temple was established alone.". There are three pools of Jiarun outside chengtangli, and there are still small springs in Niangniang pool. Now the temple of Emperor Tang has been destroyed, but the scenery here is unique, fresh and refreshing. With a little development, it can become another tourist attraction of Baima Temple Forest Park.

Black Dragon Pool

Heilongtan: located at the foot of the North Mountain in the west of Baima temple, northeast of Niushan village, Xishangzhuang office in the urban area. It is one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Zezhou. This place is elegant and quiet, and the "pool" is made of neat big sand and stone, octagonal. There are several ancient inscriptions on the rocks beside the pool, such as "ancient Longquan", "Longtan shower", "Shenlong Zhiyu", "the first miraculous trace of eight sceneries". It is said that the Black Dragon King here married the daughter-in-law of Niushan village, so the elders said that Niushan people should call the dragon king uncle here. He also said that in order to pray for rain, a "Zhu official" surnamed Zhu in Zezhou Prefecture in the old days, in order to thank the Black Dragon King, stipulated to sing official opera here and so on. The old Heilong temple in Heilongtan has been destroyed. In recent years, villagers have raised funds to rebuild a small temple on the old site. With the development of the 100 mu rose garden in Niushan village, Heilongtan will become a unique beautiful scenery in the forest park.

Fangshan landscape platform

Fangshan landscape platform is the commanding height of the forest park, with an altitude of 1054.8 meters. Surrounded by dense forests, beautiful scenery and elegant environment. When you are in it, you can enjoy the forest bath, overlook the pastoral scenery, and listen to the birds singing nearby, which makes you feel more relaxed and happy.

Baima Xiangyun

The white horse Xiangyun sculpture is invested and constructed by Jincheng Municipal government. The white horse is like a galloping horse. The front two hooves stand up and point to the center of Jincheng City, attracting many local people to watch.

Abbot of the temple

Shi longhui: abbot of Baima temple. He was born in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, and suffered a lot in his early years. He began to participate in Buddhism at the age of 23. He was a Buddhist at the beginning. He studied under master Yuanhui of Xiaonanhai temple in Shaanxi Province. He became a monk at the age of 26. In October 1975, he went to qingliangqiao auspicious temple in Wutai Mountain and worshipped master tounenghai. He began to abstain from Buddhism here and began to live a miserable life in Buddhism until the cultural revolution. During the cultural revolution, he and other monks were expelled from the temple and transferred to the nearby countryside for reconstruction. In 1975, after implementing the policy, he was able to return to the Xiantong temple in Wutai Mountain. Master longhui withstood the pressure of many parties, overcame difficulties at all levels, preached the Scriptures and taught the Dharma, and recruited many disciples, which made great contributions to the development and prosperity of Mount Wutai. In 1983, he was the abbot of Tayuan temple. In 1984, he served as abbot of shancaidong. In the meantime, he also traveled many times to preach Buddhism. In 1989, master longhui was specially appointed as the president of the religious association of Jincheng City (now the president of the Buddhist Association of Jincheng City), and initiated the renovation of Baima temple.

infrastructure

Baima Lvyuan ecological park

Baima Lvyuan ecological park project is the first phase of ecological treatment of Baimasi waste dump in gushueyuan mine of Jincheng Coal Group in response to the call of the municipal government to "build a green Jincheng and build an ecological city". The project is located in the planning area of Baimasi Mountain Forest Park, at the foot of Baimasi mountain, away from the city

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