Haohao Yan Zhaoge·Journey to Handan·Xuanwu Mountain·Wang Qiao rides a crane
Xuanwu Mountain was historically called Yaoshan Mountain, also known as Tangshan Mountain. It is 1.5 kilometers wide from east to west, stretches 4.5 kilometers from north to south, and is about 200 meters above sea level. It is located six kilometers west of Longyao County, Hebei Province.
Although Xuanwu Mountain is not tall enough, as it is said in the monument "Eternal Fragrance" built on the top of the mountain during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty: "Although its size is not as good as that of Dongdai, Xihua, Nanheng, and Beiheng It is vast, and the city is named after the mountain, so the mountain is also famous. "There are two tall stone monuments on the mountain: the Tang Yao Temple Monument and the Shunyu Temple Monument, which are dated to the first year of Dade (1297) and the fourth year of Yanyou in the Yuan Dynasty respectively. (1317) established. There is a river to the south of Xuanwu Mountain, and there was a river to the north. A local folk saying goes: "There is a mountain between two rivers, and there will be no emperor or immortal." This is not only the hometown of the Tang Hou, the land of Shun, but also a place with beautiful mountains and rivers. The land of gods. Yan Zhitui of the Northern Qi Dynasty said in "The Family Instructions of the Yan Family: Documentary Evidence": "Yu Chang was the assistant of Zhaozhou, and King Shao of Taiyuan read the stele inside the west gate of Bairen City. The stele was erected by the people of Bairen County for the county magistrate Xu Zheng during the reign of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty. , the inscription says: There is Xuanwu in the mountain, and Wang Qiao is the immortal." The "Biography of Immortals" written by Gehong of Jin Dynasty also said: "Wang Qiao was ordered by Bairen and gained enlightenment in Xuanwu Mountain in the northeast." These classics and inscriptions all explain. , the mythical character Wang Ziqiao once served as the magistrate of Bairen County, and later practiced cultivation in Xuanwu Mountain and became an immortal, riding a crane and ascending to heaven.
There is no doubt that "Zhi Qiao" is "Wang Qiao". There are different records in ancient books about the place where he cultivated to become an immortal. The book "The Biography of Immortals" says: "Zzi Qiao is the prince of Zhou Ling and the prince of Jin Dynasty. He likes to play the sheng and sing the song of the phoenix. He travels in Yiluo. The Taoist priest Fuqiu Gong takes him up to Mount Songgao. More than thirty years later, he asked for him. On the mountain, I saw Huan Liang and said, "Tell me to wait for you at the top of Fengshi Mountain on July 7th." When the time came, Guo rode on a white crane and stood on the top of the mountain. "This means that Prince Qiao ascended to heaven on a crane from Zhongyue Songshan Mountain. However, the saying that he became an immortal through cultivation in Xuanwu Mountain has been widely spread throughout the ages.