Zhumadian Tianzhong Mountain is a famous tourist destination for the cultural landscape of Zhumadian.
Tianzhong refers to Zhumadian in Henan Province today, and Tianzhong Mountain is in Runan County, Zhumadian City. According to "Yu Gong" records: Yu divided the world into nine states, Yu was among the nine states, and you were among the Yu states, so it was called Tianzhong. Due to the special geographical location here, King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty built a Tianzhong Mountain here and placed a earthen gui on it, which was used to calculate the score of the sun and shadow test. The Tianzhong Mountain inscription written by Yan Zhenqing, a great calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, is still in existence today.
Liu Yuxi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, was inspired by the idea after climbing Tianzhong Mountain and visiting Nanhai Temple. He wrote an immortal line: If the mountain is not high, the immortal will be famous; if the water is not deep, the dragon will be spiritual. One word expresses the spirit and magic of this treasured land in the sky. The land in the sky has beautiful scenery, outstanding people, and rich natural and cultural resources. The unique geographical location has formed Tianzhong’s unique ecological tourism resources. .....
Tianzhong Mountain is three feet tall. When you come to Tianzhong Mountain, you can reach the sky in one step. This is a folk song popular in Runan. A bit exaggerated, but very expressive. Three feet and three feet is extremely small, and climbing to the sky also reflects the mystery of Tianzhong Mountain's connection with heaven and earth. Indeed, Tianzhong Mountain is not a mountain in the true sense, it is just a sign, a symbol, or a totem.
Tianzhong Mountain is also called Tiantai Mountain. Located 1.5 kilometers north of Runan City, it covers an area of ??about 800 square meters and is more than 3 meters high, with soil on top and rocks on the bottom. "Rebuilding Runing Mansion Chronicles" records: Yu divided the world into nine states, Yu was among the nine states, and you were among the Yu states, so he gathered earth and stones to mark the middle of the sky, and named it Tianzhong Mountain. "Miscellaneous Notes of Du Shi Fang Yu" also records that Tianzhong Mountain is located three miles north of Fucheng. Since ancient times, it has been used to examine the sun's shadow and measure scores, which is regarded as the correct record. It can be seen from this that Tianzhong Mountain is not a result of natural creation, but an artificial place for measuring sun shadows and observing celestial phenomena.
The mountain is not high, but it is famous if there are immortals. Tianzhong Mountain is famous because it is the most famous symbol in the world. It is also the final resting place of Yan Zhenqing, a great calligrapher, politician and patriotic man of the Tang Dynasty, and his last inscription on Tianzhong Mountain is stored there. Engraved on both sides of the gate of Tianzhong Mountain are the couplets written by Zhang Hai, Chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association. The image of Tianzhong Mountain has been running through the ages, and the integrity of Yan Lugong will last forever, which can well summarize the cultural connotation of Tianzhong Mountain. During the Jianzhong period of the Tang Dynasty, Runan was the seat of Caizhou Prefecture. Li Xilie, the governor of Huaixi Province, supported his troops and established himself as king to resist the imperial court.
He used Caizhou as his base, occupied Xuchang, attacked Kaifeng, besieged Ruzhou, and occupied large areas of land in the Central Plains. Emperor Dezong issued an edict to send Yan Zhenqing, a patriarch of the three dynasties and the crown prince who was over seventy years old, to Caizhou to express his condolences. Li Xilie used hard and soft tactics to force Yan Zhenqing to become his prime minister. Yan Zhenqing preferred to die and was imprisoned in Longxing Temple. He was later hanged by Li Xilie's eunuch. kill. Before Yan Gong died, he wrote a suicide note, an epitaph, and the three majestic and sonorous characters of Tianzhong Mountain in Longxing Temple. The Tianzhong Mountain Monument not only expresses Yan Zhenqing's desire to pacify the Central Plains and finally unify the country and his awe-inspiring righteousness to serve the country loyally, but also makes this smallest mountain in the world even more famous.