Lianyungang Guo Hua Scenic Area is located in the middle of Yuntai Mountain, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Cangwu Mountain, also known as Qingfeng, was the main peak of Yuntai Mountain and the highest peak of all the peaks in Jiangsu. Huaguoshan is now a national key scenic spot with an area of 75.39 square kilometers and 36 peaks/kloc-0. The Jade Girl Mountain of Huaguo Mountain in the scenic spot is the highest peak in Jiangsu Province, with an altitude of 624.4 meters.
The geological formation of Huaguoshan Mountain is closely related to crustal tectonic movement and erosion. It has experienced a long geological history and natural influence, forming a unique landscape. The landscape of Huaguo Mountain in this scenic spot is composed of red granite, with steep mountains and strange shapes. There are many images like animals and mythical figures, such as the Monkey King, Bajie and Tang Priest.
Main attractions of Huaguoshan Scenic Area:
Huaguoshan mountain gate 1
The gate of Guo Hua is guarded by four stone lions, which embodies the characteristics of Guo Huashan: there is no tiger in the mountain, and the monkey is called the king. These stone monkeys around the square are welcome monkeys in Guo Hua. The original number is 108, including 36-day plows and 72 earthworms. On the plaque on the back of the mountain gate, the words "Oriental wins China" were inscribed by Mr. Shen Peng, acting chairman of China Calligraphy Association.
2. water curtain cave
Water curtain cave is a representative scenic spot in Guo Hua. This is the prototype of water curtain cave, the hometown of the Monkey King in The Journey to the West. Long before The Journey to the West wrote a book, water curtain cave was well known. It is vividly described in Gu Gan's Thirty-six Scenes of Yuntai in Ming Dynasty, Zhang Chaorui's travels and various local chronicles.
3. Sanyuan Palace
Sanyuangong is located in the center of the Sanyuangong complex in Huaguoshan, carved with beams and painted with buildings, and the temple is Yusen Luo. According to records, it originated in the Tang Dynasty and was rebuilt in the Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, 20,000 fragrant houses were donated and expanded, and then it was repaired many times in the Qing Dynasty. In the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China (1938), it was bombed by the Japanese army, and it was burned when the Japanese invaders searched the mountains the following year.
4. Sakura Pavilion
According to the "Yuntai Addendum", Tang built the "Wangri Building" and later collapsed. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Haishu Building was built on the original site. In the 13th year of Qing Daoguang (1833), Tao Shu donated money to rebuild it, inscribed "Haishu Building" at the main entrance, and wrote by the door: "The morning light is divided equally, listening to the silence, touching the heaven; This building is open on all sides. When you look at the first round, you will know that you are on the edge of the day. "
5. King of the Language of God
There is a big word "God" on the big stone cliff, which is called the king of God. The word length is 39.4m, the width is15.8m and the depth is 0.6m.. It is the largest single Chinese character cliff stone carving in the world. 1996 was selected into Guinness World Records. The word "God" can be seen from a distance or from a close distance.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Huaguoshan Scenic Area