Biyun Mountain in Jiangchuan is located in the back of Star Village in Jiangcheng Town, with Fuxian Lake in front, Yingshan Song in the right, and a wave-proof fish cave in the left. It is a famous scenic spot in southern Yunnan.
Biyun Mountain, with beautiful scenery and lush trees, is juxtaposed with Xiacun Mountain and Laoyingwo Mountain. The reflection of three mountains and green mountains into the lake is really mountains and rivers and green waters, and the peaks are green.
Biyun Temple on Biyun Mountain, also known as Wudang Bieyuan, is a branch of Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province, which was built during the reign of Qing Qianlong. The original main entrance stood upright with eight pillars, and a large plaque in front of it was engraved with Wudang clause. The main entrance is connected with books, and the small courtyard has blue clouds, green trees and clear shadows, green grass and flowers. The calligraphy is vigorous and powerful, upright and generous, and extraordinary and refined. There are temples in the courtyard, such as the founder of Tian Xuanting, Guanyin, Gongde, Pig God, Huang Jun and Huang San. This temple is magnificent and well-built. There are also Wanghai Tower and Land Temple. All kinds of buildings are exquisitely carved, simple and elegant, and the layout of each hall is rigorous and generous, with proper foil. The courtyard walls are exquisite and neat, and the powder walls have paintings and calligraphy by celebrities from all over the country. There is a flood on the left side of the mountain, slapping and sounding like Hong Zhong; There is a stone shed on the right side of the mountain, which contains many strange stones; There are natural stones in the mountains and natural Guanyin on the stone walls; There is a clear spring on the top of the mountain for tourists to drink.
For more than 200 years, there have been constant tourists here at four o'clock. During the fish season, there is an endless stream of distinguished guests who come to visit the mountains and enjoy the scenery and eat fish. Especially in the annual grand event (from the second day of February to the third day of March), people from neighboring counties and towns will be invited to get together and visit Biyun Mountain in droves. In the county town, rural classes of Yunju, such as Ling, Fishing Village, Jiangcheng, Longjie and Liu Mu, gathered in Star Village. There are also troupes in neighboring counties such as Chengjiang, Huaning, Tonghai and Jinning. The whole Star Village and Biyun Mountain are crowded with people. At the foot of the mountain, gongs and drums are loud. As long as there is a space of 100 feet, the crowd will form a circle, and the troupe and village class will perform makeup in groups. Folk stories with implicit and legendary contents and dramas with various historical themes from far and near emerge one after another.
Alas, after ten years of turmoil, a scenic spot was destroyed, leaving only two plaques in the stable, Wudang clause and Fucangsheng. However, during the grand event, thousands of people still flocked to Biyun Mountain. Because they are homeless, they have to take their own luggage and rest under trees all over the mountain. In order to meet the needs of tourists, Xingcun began to rebuild Biyun Temple on 1984.
After the reconstruction of Biyun Temple, the single dirt road from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain was changed to 72 stone steps and 560 steps, with a width of two meters. The roadside is steep with green trees and rugged rocks, and the scenery is more beautiful than before. According to the original style, the main entrance of Biyun Temple is divided into two floors and twelve columns, and the huge plaque of Wudang Bieyuan is hung outside the door. The inner door is hung with a blessed plaque, and the doors and columns are beautifully carved and beautifully shaped, which does not diminish the antique. There are seven newly-built Gaidianyu 17 buildings in the courtyard, which are classified into different categories, including lifelike statues of tall figures such as Zushi, Guanyin, Sanqing and Luban. All kinds of buildings are simple and elegant, with two dragons grabbing treasures and beautiful pictures of magpies stringing plums. There are also freehand brushwork, landscape painting, famous calligraphers, national and folk patterns, etc., which are rich in imagination, beautiful in calligraphy, magnificent in spirit and poetic. It not only maintains the traditional national style, but also brings forth the new and has far-reaching artistic conception, making the scenery of Biyun more colorful.