Historical figures in the mountain city of Yun Qi

Scholars and celebrities have always admired the natural scenery and humanistic victory of Mount Yun Qi, leaving many famous poems and cliff stone carvings handed down from generation to generation. There are more than 1,000 pieces of the latter, and more than 700 pieces are still well preserved, which can be called the treasure of calligraphy art. Therefore, Yun Qi Mountain has become one of the many famous mountains with cliff stone carvings.

Yun Qi was called Baiyue in ancient times. There are 36 strange peaks and 72 strange rocks in the picture. Shan Qi, stone monsters, beautiful waters, secluded caves and forest Taoist temples are dotted with stone inscriptions. Throughout the ages, Yun Qi has attracted many celebrities, scholars and literati with its beautiful posture and wonderful scenery, and they have come here one after another. Splash ink on the clouds, send lofty sentiments among the green hills, or write poems and inscriptions, or write books and paintings, or come here to celebrate this famous mountain. Celebrities such as Li Bai, Zhu, Hai Rui, Tang Yin, Qi Jiguang, Xu Xiake, Yuan Mei and Yu Dafu all climbed this mountain, leaving a rich cultural heritage. When Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty toured Jiangnan, he praised this mountain as "the first famous mountain on a westward journey".

Xu Xiake, a great performer in Ming Dynasty, visited Yun Qi twice in the forty-fourth year of Wanli (A.D. 16 16) and the forty-sixth year (A.D. 16 18), and wrote the Diary of You Baiyue. When Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty toured the south of the Yangtze River, he called this mountain "a westward journey scenic spot, the first famous mountain in the south of the Yangtze River". Modern writer Yu Dafu sighed after visiting this mountain, calling Yun Qi Mountain "strange and great" and "the temple looks magnificent". "I have seen Yun Qi and visited Baiyue Mountain, and I can tell people even if I don't go to Huangshan." In addition, the footprints of celebrities such as Li Bai, Zhu, Hai Rui, Tang Yin, Li Shizhen and Qi Jiguang all stayed in Yun Qi, producing numerous masterpieces, poems and songs, leaving a precious cultural heritage for Yun Qi and giving the legendary Baiyue Mountain a rich cultural atmosphere.

(Xu Xiake)

"Clear water produces hibiscus, and carving is natural." Yun Qi is a natural place and Zhong Ling is beautiful. Three steps and one scene, five steps and one painting, people move in the animation, just like a fairyland. Tourists stroll among them, as if they were in a landscape painting with ingenious conception and coordinated layout. It is well-deserved to say that Yun Qi is a "pearl" in the scenic tourist area in southern Anhui. However, "even if there are thousands of customs, it is difficult for a beauty to talk to you."