Brief introduction of scenic spots in Wang Guan ditch tourist area;
At the foot of Zhongtiao Mountain, more than 20 kilometers east of Yongji County, there is a scenic spot with beautiful scenery and beautiful mountains and rivers. This is one of the famous scenic spots in Hedong: Wangguan Valley Tourist Area. According to "Yuxiang County Records", Wang Guan Valley is a place name. On the edge of the ancient city of Wang Guan, it is famous for its name. The valley is deep, with strange peaks and rocks. When you enter the valley, you will feel quiet and elegant, as if you have a feeling of paradise. There are many tourists in the past dynasties, obsessed with its seclusion. In fact, the reason why the past dynasties attracted tourists' attention was mainly because Si Kongtu, a famous poet and poetic theorist in the late Tang Dynasty, lived in seclusion here, which made the land of Wangguan Valley famous and attracted tourists from all walks of life.
Si Kongtu (837908) was born in Yuxiang County (now Yuxiang Town, Yongji County). Famous poet and poetry theorist in late Tang Dynasty. Cheng Tong was a scholar for ten years, and he was a doctor in the official department. When he was young, he was ambitious and wanted to do something important for the Li and Tang Dynasties. By the time he was about 50 years old, because the peasant uprising army led by Huang Chao swept across half of the southeast, the situation developed rapidly and abnormally, and the expectation for the future Chang 'an was irresistible. The Li and Tang dynasties are in jeopardy. He knew that the tide was gone and the crisis was irreversible. In this historical turmoil, he led an honest and clean life and retired to Wang Guangu, the former residence of Zhongtiaoshan. The official tour is incompetent, and the text is supreme. After that, I was sent to the rope inspection, hoping to teach the world caution ("retirement"). From then on, he no longer participated in state affairs, except for inspection, and lived in seclusion with eminent monks and celebrities in Quanshilin Pavilion. You know who you are late, and you put up with humiliation. After Zhu Quanzhong proclaimed himself emperor, he was called the history of rites. He not only insisted on resigning, but also hated humiliation, come to a bad end. He is 70 years old.
Wangguangu is Si Kongtu's ancestral home. "Yuxiang County Records" records that there is a villa of its ancestors near the valley, surrounded by mountains and waters, a spring stone forest pavilion, surrounded by green trees and unique scenery. When we look for its remains according to the records in the chronicle, we have long been lost in the historical changes and there is no trace. Entering the valley, there is a stone road, winding into the mountain and winding back and forth, which seems to have a winding path leading to a secluded place. There are Tianzhu Peak, Dongxi Waterfall, Qingxi Liu Qing, Qifeng Pearl Curtain, Mingjing Yingtian, Baier Panshan, Xiu Xiu Pavilion, Sanzhaotang and other natural attractions and ancient architectural remains in the valley.
Tianzhu Peak is an independent and towering peak in the Crown Valley. It is tall and straight, with strange rocks and scales, and pine and cypress hanging high between the cliffs. Seen from a distance, there are many steep rocks, which are magnificent. There are two waterfalls on both sides of Tianzhu Peak, which are half a mile apart. Winter is like an upside-down icicle, a trickle; In summer, it flies straight down, just like practicing white. Water stirs rocks, and white fog soars into the sky. Hold on tight, it will be all right in an instant. A few months in midsummer, dozens of steps away, air conditioning attacks people, stop for a nap, and feel cool, comfortable and relaxed. The water of the two waterfalls merged into one before the peak, forming a swift stream, which went down the valley and was named Yixi by Sikong Tu.
There is a brick-wood pavilion at the foot of Tianzhu Peak, hidden among pines and cypresses. Due to disrepair, only ruins are left. It is said that this pavilion was built by Si Kongtu when he lived in seclusion. It was originally named Zhuoying Pavilion, and later changed to Xiu Xiu Pavilion. Those who fill the pavilion are all based on Qu Yuan's Songs of the South? The water in the rough waves in Fisherman is crystal clear, so you can lick my tassels. The water in the rough waves is turbid, so it can be named after my feet. Later, because he felt that his ambition in troubled times could not be rewarded, he had to change his body and rest in the pavilion, live in seclusion in the mountains, and live a light and natural hermit life all day long. He lived in seclusion in this deep valley for more than 20 years, and he was full of natural love for rocks and nymphs, which prompted him to write many poems and poetics "Twenty-four Poems", which had a great influence on later generations. He divided poetry into twenty-four styles, such as vigorous, dilute, slim and heavy, and each style described its artistic conception with a beautiful landscape poem. Such as peach trees, windy days, waterfront, Liu Yin Road Qu, and prostitutes live together; Dew is green, red apricots are in the forest, the moon is bright and the house is beautiful, and the bridge is blue; White clouds are in Chuqing, birds are chasing and sleeping in the shade of the piano. There are waterfalls and so on in the world. These poems are beautiful, touching, appropriate and profound, and have been highly praised by poetic theorists in past dynasties. He made outstanding contributions to the development of China's poetry theory. When he lived in seclusion here, he also compared himself to Tao Yuanming, a poet of Jin Dynasty, who would take a pot of leisure time and go deep into the Wuling River in Long song. According to the allusions in the Peach Blossom Garden, Wang Guangu was named Taoyuanbin. Wu Wenyou, a poet in Qing Dynasty, said in a poem: "Gulls come at dusk and return to Taoyuan by wing." .
There are three imperial edicts about 100 meters below the rest pavilion. Now only ruins are left, and the bushes are overgrown with weeds and green. After Zhu Quanzhong usurped power at the end of the Tang Dynasty, he wrote to Si Kongtu three times as the minister of rites, but he insisted on resigning. Later generations built this temple here to commemorate his noble character. There is a couplet at the entrance of the original hall, which reads: all my ambitions have been retained by Baiyun, and I am so arrogant that I ordered Feng Danfei to come in. It shows that Si Kongtu does not pursue power, but lives a quiet life in the mountains.
On both sides of the Crown Valley are steep mountains, and the trees on the mountains are layered and lush. The stream in the valley ran down, and the water hit the rocks and gurgled. After leaving the valley, the stream is scattered in the fields and can be used for irrigation. In the past, villagers often quarreled over water diversion and irrigation. In order to solve the water dispute among the people, Si Kongtu once founded the water division law. He asked the masons to cut two equal holes in a big stone, and then stood in the water at the exit of Yixi, splitting the water into two strands. East shares flow into the East Canal, and west shares flow into the West Canal to irrigate the farmland in the East and West Villages respectively. And carve a stone to erect a monument, clearly embodying the method of water division for future generations to stick to. Legend has it that Si Kongtu himself got into the water while dividing water and was washed down by the rapids. A felt boot was washed to the bank of Tsinghua village and fell out. In order to commemorate his achievements, later generations built a temple where the felt boots landed. The temple has been destroyed by the flood, and there are still ruins.