Gold Mountain

Taojin mountain is located three kilometers west of Shaxian City, with an altitude of 501 meters. The whole scenic area is about 6 square kilometers, including Lianhua peak, dongtianyan, yanziyan, Daling mountain, Qiyun temple, etc. This mountain is named after the ancient people who panned for gold in the stream at the foot of the mountain.

Gold Mountain

Taojinshan scenic spot is located 3 kilometers west of Shaxian County, Fujian Province, with an altitude of 501 meters and a total area of 6 square kilometers. The scenic spot was built in the Song Dynasty and formed a large scale in the yuan and Ming Dynasties. Therefore, the cultural landscape here is very rich. Li Gang, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, Luo Congyan, the dalist, and Deng Maoqi, the leader of the peasant uprising army all left their footprints here, with more than 30 cliff stone carvings.

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There are more than 200 species of trees in the scenic area, such as Millennium Tieshu group, songguihua tree, meihualiujiaodan, Zizhu and so on, showing a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest community structure. Dingguang Reclining Buddha, 38 meters long, 10 meters wide and 11 meters high, is the largest stone Reclining Buddha in China. Behind the reclining Buddha, there is a large green Reclining Buddha about 4 kilometers long. The mountain and the Buddha are integrated. Dingguang Buddhist temple is located in the east of the scenic spot. Foguang cave is the place where the famous shame ancestor pan liaoquan understands the Tao. It is a famous ancient temple, famous mountains, rare stones and precious trees. It is your best choice for leisure and pilgrimage. The Millennium Tieshu and the 38 meter dingguang Buddha's reclining statue carved from natural boulders have made taojinshan scenic spot even more famous. Taojin mountain's giant fine sculpture Reclining Buddha and wild Tieshu group are also called "Shuangjue".

Historical records

Taojin mountain is located about 3 kilometers in the western suburb of Chengguan. It is said that someone once panned for gold here and got its name. It is also known as "Garrison Army" because it had garrison troops in the past

"Mountain". In addition, because it looks like Mount Hua in the west, it is also known as "Mount Hua". The taojinshan mountain is composed of granite porphyry of shallow acidic intrusive rocks, which is a hilly area about 450 meters above sea level. There are many strange rocks standing in the jungle, among which the Triassic rock, golden turtle stone, jiangjunpo, Yanwei and so on are quite unique. When you enter the mountain, you will see the former site of Huashan hall. The huge stone is lying horizontally, which is like a golden turtle playing in the water. Nearby, there is a cliff stone carving of Ming Dynasty. Among them, Zhang Cheng's inscription is thin, hard, and strong. It has the style of Beibei stele, which is rare. There is a steep slope at the end of the rock from Huashan hall to the Triassic rock. The steep slope of the bedrock is about 20 meters long and 3 meters wide. On the side of the cliff, there is the dangerous West peak of Huashan Mountain. The Triassic rock is a huge granite porphyry body lying flat along the slope. The rock splits into three layers along the joints, and forms a stone screen on the east side, which is as straight as a cut. The top rock on the south side of the rock body protrudes out, climbing up to the top along the crack to have a panoramic view of Shaxian County. Near the San dieyan, there are the ruins of Taojin temple and bitiange. In front of Taojin nunnery, there is a huge stone standing on it, on which there is a low-lying land with flowing spring, which is inexhaustible all the year round. On the right side, there is "Wugu ZhenRen Temple", on which there is "Tianchi", which is clear at the four seasons, and there are several caves for visitors to sit and rest. There are still two rock slopes along the way from San dieyan to Jiangjunzhai, which are similar to the dangerous road of Huashan West Peak and named "jiangjunpo". Jiangjun village is also known as Taojin village. The mountain top is flat and broad. The site of the camp of Deng Maoqi garrison in Ming Dynasty is still preserved. From Jiangjunzhai to the northwest downhill, pass through baishixia, XiaoTaoYuan, to dongtianyan. The waterfall near dongtianyan is known as "the first scene of Shayang". Many cliff inscriptions left by tourists in the past dynasties are still clear. Next to them is a stone overhanging in the air, like a squatting frog. A qiusong is slanting on the side, like a "welcoming pine" in Huangshan.

There are more than 200 kinds of plants in the forest. There are also some rare plants in the forest, such as Phoenix tailed iron tree, plum blossom hexagonal pill and purple bamboo, which make the scenic spot more secluded and elegant

The shape of the Tieshu in Taojin mountain is also strange. It's not the umbrella shape you usually see. Almost every tree has its own branches. In 1990, the news about the blossoming of tieshuhua in Taojin mountain was also on CCTV. This kind of Tieshu is a relic of Mesozoic Jurassic from 195 to 137 million years ago. Before its long and unimaginable history, human beings should really sigh for themselves. Not far from the entrance of Taojin mountain, on the stone wall above the vigorous and flourishing Tieshu group, the vigorous works of famous seal carvers Li Ku and Li canglao in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China are engraved with the inscription "stubborn as ever", which is the portrayal of the tenacious vitality of Tieshu in Taojin mountain. On the day of the success of the stone Reclining Buddha, the Department in charge of the project set up a monument in front of the Buddha. The base of the stele is overlaid with black basalt. The body of the stele is a horizontal rectangular granite plate. It is 1.815 meters long, 1 meter high and covers an area of 1.815 square meters. It is one billionth of the total area of 1815 square kilometers in Shaxian County (when the stele was erected in September 1994). The body of the stele is engraved with the inscription "the story of reclining Buddha in Taojin mountain". The inscription is written in 15 lines, symbolizing 15 townships in the county. The main body of the inscription has 173 words, symbolizing 1 year in the county 73 administrative villages and neighborhood committees.

Representative scenic spots

Millennium Tieshu group:

Located under the platform of inviting the moon in Taojin mountain, the tieshuxue here is called "Sichuan cycads". It is the largest group of Sichuan Cycads in China, with the age of more than 800-1000 years. Since ancient times, the flowering of tieshuhua has been regarded as a wonder in the world. But the amazing thing is that since the redevelopment of Taojin mountain in 1991, the iron trees here have blossomed year after year, but they have not borne fruit. According to experts' identification, these trees are all female, and none of them is male. Tieshu is a dioecious plant, and its propagation depends on its own corm to grow new buds, rather than on the fruit to spread, so the growth cycle is very long.

Triassic rocks:

According to textual research, 150 million years ago, there was a volcanic eruption in Shaxian County. Taojin mountain is the ancient crater. When the volcano erupted, it ejected a lot of lava and cooled to form rocks, thus forming Triassic rocks. Three huge rocks, such as screens, stand abruptly and forcefully, which is the most dangerous place in Taojin mountain!

Gold chart:

As the name suggests, a large "gold" is engraved with countless small "gold", so it is named "hundred gold pictures"

General village:

Also known as Taojin village, the mountain top is flat and broad, which is the site of the camp of Deng Maoqi garrison in the Ming Dynasty.

Eighteen Arhats:

Eighteen Arhats originally come from sixteen Arhats. They are the sixteen disciples of Sakyamuni, and are the famous sixteen Arhats of historical figures. It is said that he was instructed by the Buddha not to enter Nirvana, to live in the world, to carry forward the Dharma, to be supported by the world, and to make a good fortune for all living beings. Later, two more were added to become today's eighteen Arhats. The later two have different opinions. Some say that they are Qingyou and Xuanzang, who wrote the book of fazhuji, and others say that they are Budao monks in JIAYE city. Finally, Emperor Qianlong defined the 17th arhan as dragon subduing arhan, that is, the venerable JIAYE, and the 18th arhan as Fu Hu, that is, the venerable Maitreya.

The first Reclining Buddha in China, also known as dingguang Buddha, is a four kilometer long green mountain Reclining Buddha. According to historical records, the reclining Buddha is the sleeping statue of dingguang Buddha in dongtianyan. This is related to Li Gang, the famous prime minister. In 1119, the first year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, Li Gang advocated rescuing the flood in Kaifeng and resisting the forces of Nuzhen in the north. Li Gang wrote a book on flood to song Huizong, and was detested by powerful officials. He was demoted to Shaxian County. Dongtianyan scenic spot is a place where Li Gang often visited. One day, li gang saw a monk crossing a stream on the western continent of the county When the monk sat up, Li Gang came forward to greet him. When he saw the monk's extraordinary conversation, he asked about his future. The monk said, "stand green, peel off the rice, and it will be brilliant in that season.". Li Gang asked what this meant. Without saying a word, the monk went straight out of the mountain and flew over the peak. Six years later, that is, the first year of Jingkang, Li Gang came back and served as the Minister of the military department and Minister Zuo Cheng. In the second year of Jingkang, Li Gang served as the prime minister. Then it dawned. It turns out that "qingzhuli" is the word Jing, and "Mi Qupi" is the homonym of "bran" and "Kang". These four sentences are combined to say that Li Gang will shine again during the reign of Jingkang. In order to commemorate this story, people in the Song Dynasty chiseled the dingguang Buddha in dongtianyan where Li Gang met an immortal, that is, the monk. Many of the older generation still remember the reclining Buddha, which is said to be very effective. Unfortunately, due to the construction of the Yingxia railway in the 1950s, this statue was not preserved. The reclining Buddha statue was selected from the giant rock of taojinshan mountain on the auspicious day of November 1992, and was re carved by Longshan stone Research Institute in Huian. It lasted for 16 months. The reclining Buddha statue is 38 meters long, 10 meters wide and 11 meters high, which can be called the first Reclining Buddha in China.

Foguang relic Pagoda: the height of the pagoda is 71.8 meters. The pagoda is divided into nine layers (excluding the underground palace). The exterior of the pagoda is made of carved granite, highlighting the wood structure style of Song Dynasty. On the exterior wall, there are 108 large and small stone statues, and in the pagoda there are 1000 bronze Buddhas. It is the highest stone pagoda in China at present. The inner part of the tower is connected with tubular concrete structure and embedded dry hanging support, and the outer decoration of bucket arch, corridor, eaves and breast board is connected with stone carving mortise and tenon structure, so as to integrate the internal and external building stress of the tower core. Each single layer of the pagoda has four doors in the southeast, northwest and northwest, respectively carved with Buddhist motifs, corresponding to the functions of the relic pagoda. Each even layer has its doors staggered, and a total of 108 relief statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva, heavenly king, and strongman are carved. The pagoda inherits the artistic form of octagonal and nine storey pavilions carved in Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty, and integrates modern aesthetic ideas and Buddhist thoughts and culture

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