The main tourist attractions in Tianshui: Yuquan Temple, Maijishan Grottoes, Maiji Mountain, Elephant Mountain Giant Buddha, Shimen Mountain, Tianshui, Gansu, Xianren Cliff, Fuxi Temple, Water Curtain Cave, Tianshui, Gansu, Nankuo Temple, Qian Buddha Cave·Gangu Elephant Mountain·Quxi·Lashao Temple·Tianshui Normal College·Dadiwan Site·Maicaogou·Lashao Temple Grottoes·Shuiliandong Grottoes Group·Guatai Mountain·Xiansheng Pond·Li Guang’s Tomb Maijishan Grottoes are located in Southeast of Tianshui, it is named because the mountain looks like stacks of wheat. The grottoes were built more than 1,500 years ago. Most of them were excavated on cliffs with a height of 20 to 80 meters. The layers are stacked on top of each other and are as dense as a honeycomb. Each cave is connected by a plank road, which can be climbed up to the top of the mountain. The size of the statues in the Maijishan Grottoes is similar to that of real people. Some are whispering to each other, some have lowered eyebrows, and some are handsome and lively, with lifelike shapes. They are known as the "Oriental Statue Hall". There is also the Lhasao Temple Grottoes in Wushan near Tianshui. The relief Buddha on the cliff is about 60 meters high, which looks particularly majestic from a distance. Most of the Maijishan caves are built into unique "Ya Pavilions". The Qige, which is 15 meters high on the head of the East Cliff Clay Buddha, is a typical Han-style cliff pavilion building in my country. It is built on a cliff more than 50 meters above the ground and was excavated in the middle of the 6th century AD. Although the Maijishan Grottoes are mainly clay sculptures, there are also a certain number of stone carvings and murals. The Maijishan Grottoes are listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit. More than 1,300 meters of volleying plank roads have been newly built and repaired, allowing visitors to smoothly climb the caves. Tianshui, the hometown of Emperor Xi, is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization. According to history, Fuxi and Nuwa, the ancestors of mankind, were born in Tianshui. Therefore, Tianshui is also known as "Hometown of Emperor Xi" and "Hometown of Dragons" ". Fuxi, the first of the three emperors and the first of a hundred kings, was the first human king in China. Every year on Fuxi's birthday on the 16th day of the first lunar month and the 13th day of the fifth lunar month (the legendary birthday of the dragon), Tianshui holds a grand ceremony. Since 1995, the ceremony has been expanded into the Tianshui Fuxi Cultural Festival. The existing Fuxi Temple, also known as Taihao Palace, is located in Xiguan, the urban area, and is locally called the Renzong Temple. Its architecture is solemn, simple, majestic, and is a holy place for Chinese at home and abroad to trace their ancestors. Maiji Mountain Maiji Mountain is located on the south side of Maijishan Township, Beidao District, 50 kilometers southeast of Tianshui City. It is an isolated peak in Xiaolong Mountain in the West Qinling Mountains. The Maiji Mountain Scenic Area has a total area of ??215 square kilometers, including the four major scenic areas of Maiji Mountain, Xianren Cliff, Shimen, Quxi and Jieting Ancient Town. It is one of the four famous grottoes in China. Maiji Mountain is a typical Danxia landform. It is named after its shape like a farmhouse wheat stack. The cliff rises from the ground, 80 meters high. The mountain is steep, surrounded by green trees, and the environment is quiet. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Maiji Mountain had become the summer palace of Kai Xiao, a famous general in Tianshui. Here, the pines and junipers are gloomy, the clouds are flying across, the smoke is swirling, and the clear water flows. "Half of the blue clouds, between the cliffs, are carved stone Buddhas with thousands of stone niches." It gathers the scenes of the Later Qin, Western Qin, Northern Wei, Western Wei, and Northern Zhou Dynasties. There are more than 7,200 statues and more than 1,300 square meters of murals from more than ten dynasties, including the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, distributed in 194 caves. Like Longmen Grottoes, there are precious art treasures. In terms of artistic characteristics, Dunhuang focuses on gorgeous murals, Yungang and Longmen are famous for their magnificent stone carvings, and Maiji Mountain is famous for its exquisite statues. As the Chinese sculptor Liu Kaiqu praised: Maiji Mountain is "a large sculpture gallery in the past dynasties of our country." Yuquan Temple is located in the north of Qinzhou District, Tianshui City. When Liang Gongbi, the state's religious edict, recited the sentence "The northern suburbs of the mountain temple, there are famous mountains and jade springs" when building the temple, it got its name. Yuquan Temple is commonly known as Chengbei Temple, also known as Chongning Temple. At the foothills of Jingshan Mountain in Beitian, Tianshui City, Gansu Province. It was built in the third year of Dade of the Yuan Dynasty (1299). The existing buildings were rebuilt during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The view is close to the city wall, rising along the mountain, and built along the ravines, cliffs and terraces. From bottom to top, the central axis includes the Mountain Gate, Yuxian Bridge, Tongxian Bridge, Qinglong Hall, White Tiger Hall, Renjian Tianshangfang, Yuquan Pavilion, First Mountain Archway, Sanqing Hall, and a small temple on the top of the mountain, which is said to be the birthplace of Zhongxiansheng in the Ming and Wei Dynasties. temple. On the side are Leizu Temple, Sanguan Hall, Zhuge Temple, Tuogong Temple, Sanqing Pavilion, Xuan Sheng Pavilion, Jingguan Pavilion, Cang Temple and Yuquan Well. There is a hexagonal pavilion above the well. It is said that the Immortal Cave was the place where immortals Lu and Ma became immortals in the Yuan Dynasty. The ink on the beam of the Sanqing Hall is inscribed with the inscription "Rebuilt in the 36th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty", and the ink ink on the First Mountain Archway is inscribed with the inscription "Built in the 37th year of the Jiajing reign". There are pavilions and steles all over the mountain; the trees are lush and the winding paths are deep and quiet. In spring, there are many flowers and green grass. Visitors come here and forget to leave.
Within Yuquan Temple, there is the "Yuquan Fairy Cave", one of the eight scenic spots in Qinzhou. According to legend, it is the place where the three immortals, Lu, Liang and Ma, were seated and buried. There is a stele pavilion in the southwest of the cave, which contains four cursive calligraphy posts by Zhao Mengfu, a calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty, and four five-character quatrains. The calligraphy is vigorous, round, simple and bold, and all viewers are amazed by it. Every year on the ninth day of the first lunar month of the lunar calendar, there is the Yuquan Temple Fair, which the locals call "Chaoguan". It is the early spring time when people are busy, and it is very lively, forming a joyful picture of customs and folk customs. Most of the existing buildings in Yuquan Temple were rebuilt during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. On May 25, 2006, Yuquan Temple, as an ancient building from the Yuan to Qing Dynasties, was approved by the State Council to be included in the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. On June 25, 2001, Fuxi Temple, as an ancient building from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, was approved by the State Council as a national key cultural relic protection unit. The temple was first built in the 19th to 20th year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1483-1484). It has been renovated nine times to form a large-scale building complex. After the ninth reconstruction from the 11th to 13th years of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1885-1887), it covered an area of ??13,000 square meters, and the existing area is more than 6,600 square meters. Fuxi Temple is built facing the street, with many courtyards connected to each other. It leads to four courtyards, which is grand and deep. The ancient buildings in the temple include ***10 theater buildings, archways, gates, Yimen, Xiantian Hall, Taiji Hall, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, and Laihe Hall; new buildings include court rooms, stele corridors, exhibition halls, etc.***6 seat. There are a total of 76 new and old buildings. The entire building complex faces south. The archway, gate, Yimen, Xiantian Hall and Taiji Hall are arranged in sequence along the longitudinal axis, advancing layer by layer, solemn and majestic. The court rooms and stele corridors are symmetrically distributed along the horizontal axis, in a neat and orderly manner, and have a distinctive traditional Chinese architectural art style. Since Fuxi was the first emperor in ancient history and legend, the building complex is in the form of a palace, making it the largest Fuxi sacrificial building complex in the country. Because of the Fuxi Temple, Xiaoxiguancheng was also called Fuxi City before the Republic of China. The courtyard is dotted with ancient cypresses, which were planted in the Ming Dynasty. There were originally 64 cypresses, symbolizing the number of Fuxi's sixty-four hexagrams, and there are 37 existing cypresses. Tall and green, with thick shade blocking out the sun. There were two ancient Sophora japonica trees standing opposite each other in the east and west corners of the inner gate of Fuxi Temple. There is one existing tree in the east with a hollow trunk, which was identified as being planted in the Tang Dynasty. Daxiangshan Grottoes are located in Gangu County, Tianshui City, five miles away from the county seat. There is a mountain rising from the ground that looks like a flag from the front and looks like a dragon from the side. It was formerly named Wenqi and is now called Elephant Mountain. There are clusters of pines and junipers on the mountain, with lilacs overflowing with color. Pavilions and pavilions are built along the mountain, and the carved galleries are shaded by green trees. Among the cliffs in the mountain, there is a large cave on the cliff, and inside the cave sits a giant Buddha made of stone and clay. According to research, the statues of Buddha in Gangu can be traced back to the Northern Wei Dynasty, and they have gone through four dynasties for more than 300 years. On both sides of the Big Buddha Cave, there are long corridors built against the mountain, like a belt. The caves and niches on the corridor are connected and majestic. There are twenty-two caves and niches in existence, most of which are nearly square in plan. There is a large round arch niche on the front wall, a high altar base, and a Zen cave for monks to practice. This is a special feature of the Elephant Mountain cave niche and is rare in the country. The Gangu Buddha is Sakyamuni Buddha. Since Elephant Mountain was renamed after the Great Buddha, people in the world have been calling it Daxiang Mountain. After in-depth research on the birth, history and allusions of Buddha, Zhao Puchu, president of the Buddhist Association, believed that the name Elephant Mountain was more accurate based on the legend that Sakyamuni "entered the womb on an elephant". Although there is only one word difference and the same pronunciation, the meaning is far-reaching. From then on, the scenery of Daxiang Mountain was officially named Elephant Mountain. On September 10, 1981, the Gansu Provincial People's Government officially listed the Elephant Mountain Grottoes as a provincial cultural relic protection unit and allocated special funds for maintenance. In 2001, the grotto was upgraded to a national cultural relic protection unit. Transportation: Elephant Mountain is located in Gangu County, Tianshui City. The train station is 8 km away. There is a direct bus to Gangu at the station, or you can take a train and get off directly at Gangu Station. Guatai Mountain is majestic and has a spectacular environment. Guatai Mountain is like a dragon and horse lying majestically at the west end of the beautiful Sanyang River. It gathers the wind of the river in the mountains. From a distance, Hua Guatai looks like an ancient castle. During the "Cultural Revolution", most of the ancient buildings such as the bell and drum towers here were demolished. After the reform and opening up, the damaged temples were restored as before, restoring Guatai Mountain to its original historical appearance. Guatai Mountain and the "Autumn Sound of the Wei River" in the Wei Gorge on the right side of the mountain are both one of the ten scenic spots in Qinzhou. It is said that there are eight scenic spots in Guatai Mountain, including the wind-shenglong stone, the authentic foot-washing artifact, the Dragon Horse Immortal Cave, the old traces of Guatai, the Nine Dragons Chao Gua, and the ancient city of Jiangwei.
The most miraculous among them is the "Dragon Horse Fairy Cave". It is said that when Fu Xi was creating the Eight Diagrams in Guatai Mountain, a cave suddenly opened up in the cliff of Wei Gorge on the right side of the mountain, and a dragon horse wearing a pattern and flapping wings flew out, which inspired enlightenment. Fuxi was inspired to create the Tai Chi Bagua diagram. Zhang Yuanliang, a scholar of the Book of Changes, wrote a poem in praise after coming here: "Civilization began on Guatai Mountain, and all things came into being in Longma Cave." One of the "Scenic Areas". The Maiji Mountain Scenic Area is located 65 kilometers southeast of Tianshui City, northeast of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes. It began in the Northern and Southern Dynasties and lasted nearly 1,600 years. It was called "Huayan Temple" in the Song Dynasty, and "Lingying Temple" was given the name by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty. According to legend, masters often lived here in seclusion to practice cultivation, hence the name Immortal Cliff. The Xianren Cliff Scenic Area consists of three cliffs, five peaks, and six temples. The temples are built on the top of the peak or under the flying cliff. The famous scenic spots include "Immortal Sending Lamps", "Pure Land Pine Waves", "Xianshui Lake Light", etc. Its scenery is both northern and northern. The majesty of the country and the beauty of the south are connected together, like a fairyland. Among them, the Pure Land Temple located in Zhujiahouchuan is the most famous Pure Land Buddhist temple in Tianshui. It is now a cave temple integrating Buddhism and Taoism. The Xianren Cliff Scenic Area has beautiful natural scenery, with towering mountains, beautiful waters, steep cliffs and dense forests; its cultural landscape is second only to Maiji Mountain Scenic Area, with temples, temples and caves mostly built on towering peaks or between uneven cliffs. Since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there have been buildings and clay sculptures here in all dynasties. Unfortunately, most of them have been destroyed and few remains. According to the appraisal of the survey team of the Central Ministry of Culture in 1953, the existing temples here were built and renovated in the Tang, Song, Ming, Qing and other dynasties, and some of the clay sculptures were works of the late Northern Wei Dynasty. For a long time, this place has been a scenic spot where Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism have survived. The Xianren Cliff Scenic Area mainly consists of Shilian Valley, Xianren Cliff, Luohang Valley, Pure Land Temple, Waterfall Cliff, Cuiying Mountain and Weizong Gorge. Xianren Cliff consists of three cliffs, five peaks and six temples. The three cliffs are East Cliff, West Cliff and South Cliff; the five peaks are Yuhuang Peak, Baogai Peak, Xianzhu Peak, East Cliff Peak and West Cliff Peak; the six temples are Mulian Temple, Shilian Temple, Tielian Temple and Hualien Temple. Temple, Shuilian Temple and Lingying Temple, and Lingying Temple is the general name of Xianren Cliff. The most magnificent sight in this scenic spot is the scene of the "Eighteen Arhats Chao Jade Emperor" composed of the "Five Peaks" and the peaks of Luohang Valley. The specific composition of the scene is: the three peaks of East Peak, West Peak and Yuhuang Peak are lined up, with Jade Emperor Peak in the middle; Baogai Peak and Xianzhu Peak are aligned with the three peaks, just like fairy children standing there; and the peaks of Luohan Valley look like statues. The bow is like a bow, so it is known as the "Jade Emperor of the Eighteen Arhat Dynasty". There are 197 statues from the Northern Dynasty, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, 87 square meters of murals, and 5 precious bronze Buddha statues from the Yongle period. There are also twenty-seven palaces with fifty-four rooms built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, most of which were built under the natural rock nunnery and on top of the strange peaks of the rock. Among the three cliffs of Xianren Cliff, the West Cliff has the largest area and number of Buddhist temples. There are more than 100 Buddha statues from Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties in the 14 temples, with extremely high artistic value. The terrain of Xianren Cliff is dangerous, with mountains, mountains, rocks, pines and junipers, and birds singing and flowers fragrant. Shiyan Cave, Mount Everest, Nantianmen, and Thousand Buddha Cliffs of Baogai Mountain are the most typical ones. The strange mountains, beautiful waters, green trees, and wild flowers complement each other. Setting foot among them will really make you feel like you are in a fairyland. There is a solitary peak between Zhushan Mountain and Baogai Mountain, which looks like a pagoda. On the peak is the Lantern Pavilion, which houses the Ming Dynasty statue of Lantern Buddha. According to legend, there is a natural fairy lantern here, and lights fly out from the cliffs late at night. Therefore, it is included in the eight scenic spots in Qinzhou with the reputation of "fairy sending lanterns".