There are many poems sung by literati in the past dynasties about Laoshan Mountain, among which Li Bai's "To the Dream of Rong Da on Mount Wu" is probably the most influential. "I used to eat in Xia Zi Donghai. Seeing the public in peace, eating dates is as big as melons. Middle-aged people worship the Korean Lord and return to China if they are not satisfied. Xie Chunhui, Zhu Yan, looks at life with white hair. As expected, the gold liquid will fly to the cloud car. I would like to go to the Temple of Heaven with Master and sweep flowers with immortals. "
Li Bai, who was frustrated in the imperial court, had a soft spot for mountains and rivers and traveled all his life. However, the only one that combines mountain sightseeing, sea viewing and fairy hunting must be Laoshan Mountain.
The ancients often wrote Laoshan Mountain as Laoshan Mountain. According to legend, the ancient emperor wanted the elixir of life and sent people to climb this mountain to find the elixir of life. Because the mountain road is rugged and the climbing is extremely difficult, it is called Laoshan. This was originally an ancient folklore, and was later brought into Qi Cheng by Yu Qin, a Yuan Dynasty person, making the name of Laoshan more legendary.
Li Bai wrote Laoshan Mountain in the poem To Meng Shan, which shows that this legend has prevailed in the Tang Dynasty. In the third year of Tianbao, after Li Bai left Chang 'an, he spent nearly a year traveling in the eastern foothills and went to Laoshan to seek immortality and "eat Xia Zi", which should be in this period.
Starting from the pass behind the Taiqing Palace, walk north along the step stone of the Flat Peach Peak and climb more than 500 steps, and you will engrave the white poem "Li Bai gives a mountain man" on the stone wall in front of you. This poem is *** 13 lines, with 5 words in each line, vertically arranged, with a word diameter of 25 cm and a stone carving area of 8 square meters. This is written by Gao Xiaoyan, a calligrapher in Qingdao.
This poem is recorded from the Complete Works of Li Taibai, and it is entitled "Send a Message to Mountain Man Meng", in which "seeing the public personally" means "seeing An Qisheng personally" and "flying on a cloud car" means "flying on a cloud car".
Introduction to Laoshan Mountain
Laoshan Mountain, called Laoshan Mountain, Prison Mountain and Buqi Mountain in ancient times, also called Auxiliary Tangshan Mountain and Aoshan Mountain, is located in Laoshan District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province. As one of the famous coastal mountains in China, the main peak is called Giant Peak, commonly known as Laoding, with an altitude of1133m. Famous Taoist mountains.
Because it is located on the seashore, with deep rocks and beautiful scenery, it has been known as "the house of immortals, the house of immortals" since ancient times. It is said that there are not only immortals living in the mountains, but also pills that can make people live forever. Throughout the ages, many alchemists, Taoist priests and literati have gone to the mountains to practice and visit in seclusion. Chui fook went to the East China Sea for an elixir, starting from the mountains. Today, there is still Xu Fudong crossing the sea in front of Taiqing Palace.
The existing Taoist temples in Laoshan include Taiqing Palace, Shangqing Palace, Mingxia Cave, Taiping Palace, Yuzhen Palace, Hualou Palace, Zhu Wei Temple, Baiyun Cave, Ming Dow Temple, Guandi Temple, Baifu Temple, Tate's Temple and Hall of Supreme Harmony. Among them, Taiqing Palace, Shangqing Palace, Mingxia Cave and Taiping Palace have all been renovated and become important places for Taoist religious activities.