Qingcheng Mountain is one of the birthplaces of Taoism in China and is a famous Taoist mountain. It is located in the southwest of Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province. It was called "Zhangren Mountain" in ancient times. It is 68 kilometers east of Chengdu City and 10 kilometers southwest of the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project. The main peak, Laoxiaoding, is 1,600 meters above sea level. Among the famous mountains in Sichuan, it is as famous as the danger of Jianmen, the beauty of Emei and the hero of Kuimen. It has the reputation of "Qingcheng is quiet in the world". Qingcheng Mountain is a famous historical mountain and a national key scenic spot in China. It was included in the World Heritage List together with Dujiangyan in 2000 as a world cultural heritage.
Qingcheng Mountain belongs to the subtropical warm and humid monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of about 15 degrees Celsius. It is known as the "Blessed Land of Cave" and "Wonderland on Earth". The ancient trees in the mountain are towering and surrounded by peaks. The four seasons are like spring, so it is named Qingcheng Mountain. . Qingcheng Mountain is divided into Qingcheng front mountain and Qingcheng back mountain. The front mountain has beautiful scenery and numerous cultural relics and historic sites; the back mountain has primitive and gorgeous natural scenery, like a peach garden, beautiful and mysterious.
The best time to travel to Qingcheng Mountain: It is suitable for traveling all year round, and July and August are even more popular summer resorts.
Itinerary: Chengdu-Dujiangyan-Qingcheng Mountain-Chengdu
Depart from Chengdu at 8:00 in the morning and arrive at Dujiangyan, visit the Deer Farm, Lidui Park, Fulong Temple, Baopingkou, Feishayan, Anlan Cable Bridge, Yuzui, Erwang Temple, go to Qingcheng Mountain for lunch, take a boat on Yuecheng Lake (at your own expense), then transfer to the cableway (at your own expense) to go up the mountain, visit Jianfu Palace, Laojun Pavilion, and Yuqing Palace; about 19 : Return to Chengdu around 00:00.
Jianfu Palace is located under Zhangren Peak. It was first built in the 18th year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (AD 730). It has been restored many times over the years, and now only two halls and three courtyards remain. The existing building was rebuilt during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1888 AD). There are three main halls, which are dedicated to Taoist celebrities and gods respectively. The 394-character couplet on the pillars in the hall is praised as "a unique thing in Qingcheng".
Laojun Pavilion is located at the top of the first peak in Qingcheng (the top of Pengzu Peak, also known as Gaotaishan and Laoxiaoding), with an altitude of more than 1,600 meters. The base of Laojun Pavilion is 400 square meters wide and has six floors. The bottom is round and the top is round. It means that the sky is round and the earth is round; the layers have eight corners to show the Eight Diagrams; the appearance is in the shape of a tower, with three round treasures on the top to show the three talents of heaven, earth and man.
Shangqing Palace is located on the first peak of Qingcheng Mountain, about 500 meters away from the peak. Shangqing Palace was built in the Jin Dynasty. The existing temple was built during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. There are cliff stone carvings on it such as "The Fifth Famous Mountain in the World" and "The First Peak in Qingcheng". The three characters "Shangqing Palace" on the palace gate were inscribed by Chiang Kai-shek.
In the Tianshi Cave, there are statues of "Tianshi" Zhang Daoling and his 30th generation grandson "Tianshi Xujing". Two kilometers north from Jianfu Palace, you will reach Tianshi Cave, the main subject of Qingcheng. Tianshi Cave was built during the Daye Period of the Sui Dynasty. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces a stream on one side. It has towering ancient trees and is very quiet in ancient times.