Zhongnan Mountain, also known as Taiyi Mountain, Difei Mountain, Zhongnan Mountain, and Zhounan Mountain, referred to as Nanshan, is a section of the Qinling Mountains, starting from Wugong, Shaanxi in the west, to Lantian, Shaanxi in the east, with thousands of green peaks and beautiful scenery. It is known as the "Immortal Capital", "Crown of the Cave" and "The Best Blessed Place in the World". The main peak is located in Zhouzhi County, with an altitude of 2,604 meters.
Zhongnan Mountain is one of the birthplaces of Taoism. It is said that during the reign of King Kang of Zhou Dynasty, astronomer and astrologer Yin Xi was the official of Hangu Pass. He built a grass building in Zhongnan Mountain and climbed the thatched building every day to watch the stars and the weather. One day, he suddenly saw purple air coming from the east and auspicious stars traveling to the west. He had a premonition that a saint would pass through this pass, so he waited in the pass. Soon an old man dressed in colorful clouds and riding a green ox arrived. It turned out that it was Lao Tzu who traveled to the west and entered the Qin Dynasty. Yin Xi hurriedly invited Lao Tzu to the tower, performed the disciple ceremony, and asked him to lecture on scriptures and write books. I taught Yin Xi five thousand words of the Tao Te Ching on the high hill in the south of the building, and then drifted away. It is said that the sutra lecture platform in Louguantai today is the place where Laozi lectured. After the emergence of Taoism, Laozi was respected as the ancestor of Taoism, Yin Xi was regarded as the real person of Wenshi, and the Tao Te Ching was regarded as the fundamental classic. As a result, Louguan became "the place where Taoists in the world are the most important".
Since Yin Xicao created the Louguan, all dynasties have built it on Zhongnan Mountain. Qin Shihuang once built a temple to worship Laozi in the south of Louguan, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Laozi Temple in Taipei where he preached scriptures. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, famous Taoists from the north gathered in Louguan, built more temples, and created the Louguan Taoist school.
In the Tang Dynasty, because the Tang clan recognized Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, as their holy ancestor, they vigorously respected Taoism, especially because Qi Hui, a Taoist priest in Lou Guan, had sponsored Li Yuan's uprising. Therefore, after Li Yuan became emperor, he worshiped Lou Guan Taoism. Special favor. At the beginning of Takeori (618-26), the large-scale Zongsheng Palace was built. At that time, the main buildings included Wenshi, Sanqing, Xuanmen and other ancestral halls, as well as Ziyun Yanqing Tower and Jingyang Tower, which became the center of the ancient tower view. Although there were repairs in subsequent dynasties, they were repeatedly destroyed by war. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, only the ruins of Zongsheng Palace remained. Since then, the center of the Louguan has been moved to the sutra-lecturing platform. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the ancient tower temple was repaired many times, forming a complex of buildings with the Sutra Lecture Platform as the center.
There are four main halls in the sutra preaching platform, namely Laozi Temple, Doulao Hall, Jiku Hall and Lingguan Hall. There are two side halls, namely Taibai Hall and Sishengan Hall. There are two floors of bells and drums on both sides of the mountain gate, facing each other. In front of the mountain gate, there are stone steps winding to the top of the platform. Not far from the west side of the mountain gate, there is a stone spring pool called Shangshan Pool. There is a stone carved faucet that spits water all year round. According to legend, in the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (1283), a plague broke out in the Zhouzhi area. There was no cure and countless people died. At that time, Zhang Zhijian, the supervisor of Louguantai, had a dream at night. He dreamed that Taishang Laojun told him: "There is a stone slab in front of the mountain gate. There is a spring under the stone slab. In the spring, there is the elixir I refined. But Cure the epidemic." After Zhang Jianyuan woke up, he felt strange and ordered the Taoist priest to search in front of the mountain gate. Sure enough, he dug out a spring under the stone slab in the west. Zhang Jianyuan hurriedly asked people to get water for the Taoist priests who were suffering from the epidemic. Two hours later, the disease miraculously recovered. After the news spread, people from far and near came to get water for treatment, and the epidemic subsided. Three years later, Hanlin scholar Zhao Menggai came here to visit. He was very surprised when he heard about this, so he asked for the three words "Shangshanchi" written on paper and pen, which took the meaning of "the best is like water" in the Tao Te Ching. Nowadays, at every temple fair, pilgrims still compete to drink this water to cure diseases and prolong life.
On the steep peak to the south of the sutra exposition platform, there is a trigram-shaped alchemy furnace, which is said to have been used by Lao Tzu to make alchemy. There is a "Yangtian Pool" in the southeast of Taiwan, which is said to be the pool where Laozi forged iron and quenched fire. Near the pond is the "Qi Zhen Pavilion" where Laozi cultivated his nature. To the west of the platform is the Hua Nu Spring, where I taught my disciple Xu Jia. Legend has it that during his journey to the west, I transformed a white bone into a handsome young man named Xu Jia. After arriving at Hangu Pass, I transformed seven herbs into a beautiful woman to test him. Xu Jia couldn't resist the temptation and was about to make a move when I pointed his hand and immediately knocked him out. The original form of bones appears. Fortunately, Yin Xi interceded for her, so Lao Tzu turned the white bones into Xu Jia, and touched the ground angrily with his crutch, and the beautiful woman turned into a clear spring water. This spring is so clear that it is still drinkable. There is a tomb of Laozi in the northeast of the platform. The tomb is oval in shape. The tomb is four meters square and covers an area of ??20 square meters. In front of the tomb is a stone tablet "Laozi Tomb" written by Bi Yuan of the Qing Dynasty.
It is said that two miles away from Taipei is the ruins of Zongsheng Palace. When visiting the ruins, the first thing that catches your eye are the nine ancient cypresses that are still lush, green and tall after thousands of years. The local people respectfully call him "Lou Guan Jiu Lao". One of the trees is said to have been used by Laozi to tie cattle, and is called the "Niu-Tie Cypress". Under the tree there is a stone cow carved in the Yuan Dynasty. There are three trees in the southwest corner. The galls on the trees resemble three vivid goshawks with their heads raised and wings spread. They are called "Three Eagle Cypresses".
There are many precious inscriptions preserved in Louguantai, such as the "Tang Zong Sheng Guan Ji Stele" written by Ouyang Xun in the Tang Dynasty, the official script "Lingying Ode", and Su Lingzhi's running script "Tang Laojun Appearance Stele" ", "Tang Zong Sheng Guanzhu Yin Wenchao's Stele" in official script by Yuan Banqian, "First Mountain" in Song Mi Fu's running script, "Inscription on Youlou Guantai" in Su Shi's running script; "Shangshanchi" stele in official script by Zhao Menggai in Yuan Dynasty, etc. Of course, the most famous one is the "Tao Te Ching" written by Gao Wenju. Its font is between the stone drum script and the large seal script. The calligraphy is powerful and ancient, and the style is gorgeous. It looks like characters when viewed up close, but looks like flowers when viewed from a distance. The characters are as beautiful as plum blossoms in bloom. They are known as the "Plum Blossom Seal Script Monument" by later generations. There are seven obscure characters on each side of the two tong stele, which are not included in ordinary dictionaries. They are said to be Laojun's fourteen-character health-preserving formula, which means "burning the life-prolonging medicine in the jade furnace, and cultivating the qi-enhancing pill in the right way." ".
The ancients said: "There are hundreds of rivers and mountains in Guanzhong, and Zhongnan is the best; Zhongnan is thousands of miles green, and Tower View is the best." Zhongnan Mountain Tower View Tower, with its long Taoist history, is touching. Its myths and legends and numerous cultural relics have attracted believers and tourists from ancient times to the present.
. Zhongnan Mountain is steep and beautiful, like a splendid painted screen, standing in the southwest of Xi'an City. Cuihua Mountain is 30 kilometers away from Xi'an City and is famous for its strange peaks, caves, and ancient temples with clear ponds. Because in the second year of Yuanfeng in the Western Han Dynasty (109 BC), Taiyiguan was built at Shankou (Dayukou), it was also called Dayi Mountain. The main attractions include Taiyi Pool, Wind Cave, Ice Cave, Cuihua Temple, etc.
Taiyi Pool is a lake in the mountains. It is said that it was caused by an earthquake during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty. It is surrounded by peaks. The surface of the pool is rippling with blue waves, mountains and water shadows. The scenery is very beautiful. It is like boating on the lake and you can walk through the peaks. In between, enjoy the fun of nature and have endless fun. The wind tunnel to the west of Taiyi Pool is 15 meters high and 40 meters deep. It is made of two large granites. There is a cool breeze inside the cave, so it is called the Wind Cave. The ice cave to the north of the wind cave has solid ice even in the middle of summer and is very cold. Now, there is a Zhengcha Reservoir in the mountain, with waterfalls flowing when the water flows out. Looking from the bottom of the mountain, Su Lian is hanging in the air, majestic and becomes a scene. Every year from the first to the third day of the sixth lunar month, there is a temple fair in front of Cuihua Temple. At this time, there were crowds of tourists and it was very lively.
Nanwutai is green and steep and rich in medicinal materials. The ancients called it the most beautiful place in Zhongnan. There are five peaks on the top of the mountain: Guanyin, Manjusri, Qingliang, Shishen and Lingying. They are commonly known as Nanwutai, with Guanyin Tower being the most famous. Baoquan is located on the mountainside. It is shaped like jade and tastes like sweet cane. It is a good place for tea and rest. Dusong Pavilion is also located on the mountainside. It was named because there is an ancient pine in the pavilion. The pavilion is surrounded by birds singing and flowers fragrant, and the scenery is picturesque, making it a great place to visit. Guanyin Terrace, also known as Dadai, is located above Dusong Pavilion and contains the ruins of Guoguang Temple in Sui Dynasty. The viewing angle from this platform is wide, overlooking the Qinchuan River eight hundred miles north, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Guifeng Mountain is commonly known as Jianshan, including Zige, Dading, Lingyun and Luohan peaks. It is steep and tall, shaped like Guiyu, so it is called Guifeng Mountain. The main attraction is Gaoguan Waterfall. The waterfall is located on the northern slope of Guifeng Mountain, with a drop of more than 20 meters. The rapids splash down into the deep pool with a sound like thunder. Tang Cen Shen wrote in a poem: "The waterfall hangs at the shore, half white. It rains all the time on the wall, and thunders all day near the village." This is a true and vivid portrayal of Gaoguan Waterfall. The huge rocks upstream of the waterfall are abrupt and surround it to form a pool, which is called Carriage Pool. The bottom of the pond is clear and the rocks are as fine as scales, which can be seen clearly. It is a good place to explore the secrets and wonders. The flow downstream of the waterfall is gentle and forms a lake. The water surface is as flat as a mirror, and the green mountains around the lake are like a screen, making it a great place for fun and camping.
Zhongnan Mountain
Wang Wei
Taiyi is close to Tiandu, with mountains and seas.
The white clouds look back and merge, and the blue mist comes in to see nothing.
The peaks in the field change, and there are many valleys and clouds.
If you want to stay somewhere, ask the woodcutter across the water.