Mount Fulai

Mount Fulai

Mount Fulai is one of the top 40 tourist attractions in China. It is 27 kilometers away from Shunan Bamboo Sea central scenic spot and 10 kilometers away from qidonggou, a 4A tourist attraction. It is composed of more than 80 hills. According to historical records, Mt. Fulai was once a famous Buddhist mountain and tourist resort with beautiful scenery. As early as the Tang Dynasty, a Buddhist temple was built on the mountain. It was rebuilt in the Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty and reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty. There are nearly 10 temples and more than 200 monks, covering an area of more than 40 mu. In the past, Mt. Fulai was very lively, and tens of thousands of people came here every year for sightseeing, worshiping Buddha and enjoying summer vacation.

In February 2020, in order to pay tribute to the majority of medical workers in the front line of prevention and control, from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020, all medical workers (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) will be free of admission.

Distribution of scenic spots

"Enjoy the flowers like snow in spring, taste the fruits like honey in summer, look at the ancient Buddha forests in autumn, and taste the jade trees and branches in winter.". These four sentences highly summarize the landscape of Mt. Fulai. As a tourist attraction, Mt. Fulai mainly includes four scenic spots: shiyanzi scenic spot, Fulin Santan scenic spot, Shuikou scenic spot and Fuding scenic spot.

Shiyanzi scenic spot

The first scenic spot is shiyanzi scenic spot, which is located in the middle and lower part of Fulai mountain. It is about 1.5km from shiyanzi to Shuikou and 2km to Huxian cave. There are many old pear trees, covering an area of 2000 mu. The age of the trees is about 100 years. Some of them are hundreds of years old. They are tall and tall, with iron trunk and Qiu branches. They are straight and vigorous, and have natural beauty. In March of spring, pear flowers are blooming and blooming, such as Snow like clouds attracted many flower admirers. Walking in the mountains, as if walking through the sea of flowers, you can always feel the interest of "dyeing the gauze with red vale" from time to time.

Folin Santan scenic spot

The second scenic spot is the "three ponds of Buddha" scenic spot, which has beautiful scenery and flat terrain. There are more than 400000 pear trees and an area of more than 7000 mu. Pear blossom is in full bloom in March. It complements and complements the old pear trees in shiyanzi scenic area, forming an ocean of flowers. There are also patches of cherry blossoms, plums, peaches and ferns with unique flavor, which are full of flower and fruit fragrance all the year round. There are also three pools at the pass, with a water storage area of 66 mu, which is called "Buddha's three ponds". The first one is the washen pool, the second is YingFo lake, and the third is Jingxin lake. Anyone who comes to the Buddha's mountain to worship Buddha and cultivate one's moral character must first go to the "Buddha's three" and wash the first pool to get rid of all worldly thoughts. At the second pool, the Buddha will be reflected in your heart. At the third pool, the Buddha will be with you and walk with you. Accompany you to the Buddha's top to worship Buddha, cultivate one's moral character, and receive the universal illumination of Buddha's light.

Buddha top scenic spot

The third scenic spot is Buddha top scenic spot. Thousands of acres of pine forest, lush green, breeze together, Hula Hula sound of pine waves to the ear, the green pine wave is pleasing to the eye and makes people feel relaxed and happy. There is an old cypress tree on the top of the mountain. It is said that it was a Fengshui tree planted when the temple was built. It has a history of more than 1000 years. Buddha top, covering an area of about 10 mu, is the concentration of temples in the past, including Muyu mountain, Tiebei hall, dashanmen, Grand Buddha Hall, Guanyin hall, Puxian hall and Sleeping Buddha Temple. As a result of the destruction, the former temples no longer exist, leaving only the faintly visible remains of the ancient. However, the reputation of Mt. Fulai has been enduring, and its beautiful stories are still spreading among the people, especially in Leshan, Zigong, Yibin, Luzhou and Chongqing. Every year, people come to the mountain in an endless stream, sometimes hundreds of people a day. To the north of the Buddha top is a precipice, with supporting (inch) waist rock and elephant trunk mouth. It is extremely steep, with a vertical height difference of more than 400 meters from the foot of the mountain. It is said that after the rain in June, the Buddha light appears in the mountain wall. In fact, the Buddha's light is not only presented in June, it does not need to wait for the rain, as long as the sun is at the top, there are clouds in the mountain wall, and the mist is light, then the Buddha light may appear. Buddha top is very similar to Mount Emei, and the principle of Buddha's light is the same. In southern Sichuan, there is a beautiful story about two sisters of Mt. Fulai and Mt. Emei competing to grow tall. Standing on the top of Buddha, you can see all the mountains and waters within 20 kilometers. It's really spectacular. The weather of the Yangtze River is clear.

Shuikou scenic spot

The fourth scenic spot is Shuikou scenic spot, which is composed of three scenic spots. There are two holes on the cliff called woyun cave. There is a wall beside the hole, and there is a lookout hole on the wall. There are stone tanks and other living facilities in the cave. It can be seen that some people have lived here for a long time to avoid the pursuit of outsiders. It is said that the ancients used to recite Buddhism, listen to scriptures and cultivate one's moral character. Located on a steep path to mount Fulai, there is a hole, commonly known as the fox fairy cave. Young people who visit Fulai mountain like to experience the strange and dangerous feeling of fox fairy cave. There is also a peculiar cave called Tongtian cave in Mt. Fulai. The cave is crisscrossed and can not be explored for hundreds of meters. The depth of the cave is unknown, which needs further exploration by explorers.

Tourism information

Traffic routes

1. Tourism passenger transport

It costs about 17 yuan to take an air-conditioned bus from the South Yibin passenger station to Changning County passenger station; it costs about 3 yuan to take the special tourist bus of Fulai mountain pear blossom festival from Changning passenger station to enter the central scenic spot of Fulai mountain and the opening ceremony of pear blossom festival. You can also take the air-conditioned bus from Jiang'an direction directly at Yibin South Railway Station to KAIFO Township, Changning County. The fare is about 14 yuan, and then take the special bus to enter the central scenic area of Fulai mountain.

The bus from Yibin to Changning and Jiang'an is about every 15 minutes. If you are interested in elegance, you can get off at KAIFO Township in Changning and hike to mount Fulai. You can enjoy the beautiful rural scenery on both sides of the mountain and the endless spring scenery of peach blossom and plum blossom.

2. Self driving tour

If you're a car owner, that's great. From Yibin to KAIFO Township, Changning, there is a 16.5m wide, two-way four lane rubber asphalt pavement. Normally, it takes 40 minutes to get there. The road of Fulai mountain scenic area is cement pavement, which can meet the requirements of safe driving of various vehicles. You can enjoy the rural driving fun with your car.

Accommodation

There are more than 20 star rated farmhouses with different specifications and grades in the central scenic area of Fulai mountain. At that time, a series of unique farmhouse meals will be launched. At the same time, Changning County Industry and commerce, health, price and other departments will carefully check the operation of farmhouse entertainment to protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. In addition, wild and pure natural wild wild vegetable root (Houttuynia cordata Thunb.) grows everywhere in Fulai mountain. Don't forget to take a small shovel and a big bag to hold it.

Free policy

In February 2020, in order to pay tribute to the majority of medical workers in the front line of prevention and control, from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020, all medical workers (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) will be free of admission. At that time, whenever you visit any of the 11 scenic spots in Changning County, you can enjoy preferential policies and rights as long as you hold your own ID card and valid medical certificate (licensed doctor and nurse).