Yuntai Mountain is located in Xiuwu County, Henan Province. It is the first batch of geoparks in the world, and it is also the only scenic spot in Henan Province that integrates seven national levels: national key scenic spots, national 5A scenic spots, national civilized scenic spots, national forest parks, national water conservancy scenic spots and national macaque nature reserves.
The scenic spot covers an area of 19 square kilometers, including 11 scenic spots, including Quanpu Gorge, Tanpu Gorge, Hongshi Gorge, Zifang Lake, Wanshan Temple, Baijiayan, Xianyuan, Shengding, Diecai Cave, Qinglong Gorge and Fenglin Gorge. There is also the largest waterfall in Asia, Yuntai Waterfall.
On July 7th, 23, Yuntaishan Geopark ranked Huangshan Mountain and Lushan Mountain with a high score of 13.85 at the recommendation meeting of China's World Geopark, and became one of the eight Geoparks recommended by China to UNESCO.
On February 13th, 24, at 23: Beijing time, to be no.1, Yuntai Mountain, became one of the first 28 world geoparks at the UNESCO World Geopark Expert Review Conference held in Paris. Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area, ranked third in the country and fifth in the world, was named by UNESCO as the first batch of world geoparks in the world, which suddenly attracted strong attention in the whole country.
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Historical legend of Yuntai Mountain
1. Legend of Xuandi Palace
According to legend, Zhenwu was originally a prince of an ancient country in the north of the Yellow River more than 2,2 years ago. He was trained in Yuntai Mountain, and the Jade Emperor ordered him to guard Wudang Mountain, control the position of Xuanwu, suppress demons and save the world. Xuandi Palace in Yuntai Mountain is his palace, and every year,
When Emperor Zhenwu was practicing, he didn't eat grains, and his stomach and intestines were so hungry that he was so upset that he took it out and threw it at his feet. After Emperor Zhenwu became immortal, this intestine and stomach were imbued with aura and became two generals of tortoise and snake.
Yuntai Mountain reproduces the spectacle of "Ancient Tortoise", which looks lifelike, like a giant tortoise climbing on a mountain peak. Heading towards the Xuandi Palace, the peak of cornus, the glass plank road of Phoenix Ridge was built around the turtle, which gathered the essence of heaven and earth, bathed in sunshine and rain, guarded the Millennium, and seemed to be the embodiment of Xuanwu, guarding this landscape.
2. Myth and legend of the first love village in China, Qinglong Gorge
There is a village in the depths of Qinglong Gorge scenic spot in Yuntai Mountain, which is called "dowry village". Legend has it that during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, a senior official lived in Wanhua Village, Wuzhi County, near the Yellow River. He was demoted to work here as a long-term worker by the Jade Emperor because of his carelessness in traveling in the rain.
At that time, it was midsummer, and there was no rain for a long time, and the crops were dying. King Qinglong took advantage of the dead of night every night to divert water for irrigation. Mr. Gao gradually realized that Qinglong was not a mortal, and that his daughter had been secretly promised, so he betrothed her to him. He bought a nearby mountain as his daughter's dowry, and the village was named "dowry village".
3. Historical legend of Baijiayan Filial Piety Pagoda
It happened in the early years of Wu Zetian's hanging arch in the Tang Dynasty. There was a woman surnamed Zhang in Huojia County, a neighboring county. Her father Zhang Yankan died young due to illness, leaving four brothers and sisters, all of whom relied on her mother Zhu Siniang to support her family. After her elder sister got married, she was determined not to marry and waited on her mother and brother until she grew up and became a family. This year, my mother suddenly fell ill, so she went to the famous Baijiayan Temple to pray for her mother, and made a wish for her mother to live longer after her illness. She was willing to feed the tiger and the wolf and give her a birthday.
When she left the temple, she saw a tiger standing on the other side, thinking that it was the Buddha, and agreed to her promise, she walked to the other side. When she walked to the other side, the tiger jumped off the rock again. She jumped off the cliff again and fulfilled her promise. Zhu Siniang was deeply saddened to learn that her daughter died of filial piety, but she was getting better and better. Zhu Siniang missed her daughter and spent all her money to build a five-level pagoda for her daughter at the cliff. Later generations also felt filial piety, so they all called it "filial piety pagoda".
4. Baijiayan Emperor Xiandi of Han Dynasty
On the red cliff of Tianmen in Baijiayan, there is a platform several tens of feet in size, and the two sides are connected by an ancient plank road, which is called the Han Xiandi Summer Platform. According to legend, Liu Xie came to Shanyang City, and in the initial period, he had nightmares every day, always worried that one day, he would be executed by Wei Wendi.
In summer, Liu Xie and his wife came to Yuntai Mountain for a summer vacation. Because they were afraid of being ambushed by Wei Wendi, they wandered around the mountains. Later, they found the platform on the Tianmen wall, which was more than ten feet above the ground, and the two sides were connected by an ancient plank road. The wind was high and cool, and it was easy to defend but difficult to attack. They were very excited and were chosen as the best summer vacation place.
5. Historical legend of Wanshan Temple
It is said that when Zhu Yuanzhang led a great army against the Yuan Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, he was besieged by the Yuan Army at Pengxian Pass in Sichuan for several days. Just as he was cornered, a monk came to help. When the monk used magic to deploy his troops, he saw lightning, thunder and lightning, violent storms, sand and stones flying all over the place. When Yuan Bing saw this, he quickly withdrew.
Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised that he was a divine man, so he bowed forward and said, "Excuse me, who is Master?" The monk sang, "I am a poor man in Jiu Feng, and my name is flawless in the Tathagata. Mingzu should be happy with the world, and the edge of the season laughs at the end of the world. " Laugh away after singing.
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