Zhejiang Scenic Spot Lanting is located in the southwest of Shaoxing, about 13 kilometers away from the city. Although this simple and elegant garden is not large, it attracts the attention of Chinese and foreign tourists. According to historical records, in AD 353, that is, on March 3, the ninth year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi, his friends Xie An, Sun Chuo and other celebrities, as well as 42 relatives and friends gathered in Lanting Pavilion to perform the ritual of cultivating evil spirits, drinking wine from a meandering water cup. Compose poetry. Later, Wang Xizhi compiled the poems and essays of each person into a collection and wrote a preface. This is the famous "Preface to the Lanting Collection". Legend has it that Wang Xizhi wrote this preface quickly with silkworm cocoon paper and rat whisker pen when he was calm and intoxicated with wine. It has 28 lines and 324 words. Any words with repeated characters have different variations and are exquisite. It's a pity that when such a treasure of calligraphy came into the hands of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, he couldn't bear to let it go. When he died, he ordered someone to use it for burial. From then on, the world could no longer see the original "Preface to the Lanting Collection". In the Orchid Pavilion, there is a triangular stele pavilion with two large cursive characters "Goose Chi" engraved on the stele inside the pavilion. It is said that these two characters were written in Wang Xizhi's handwriting. It is also said that Wang Xizhi liked geese very much and raised a flock of geese at home. Now there are several white geese raised in Lanting's goose pond. There are also other buildings in the Orchid Pavilion, such as the Qulihui Shang Pavilion, Youjun Temple, and Mochi. The Liushang Pavilion is three rooms wide and surrounded by corridors on all sides. There is a winding ditch in front of the pavilion. The water flows slowly in the winding ditch. This is the famous Qushui. At that time, Wang Xizhi and others were sitting in a row on the bank of Qushui. Someone placed a wine cup on the upper reaches of Qushui. The wine cup was supported by lotus leaves and floated along the current. Wherever they stopped, they would be blessed. A poem, and those who fail to compose it will be punished with a glass of wine. Nowadays, many tourists come here and happily use plastic cups to fill drinks and put them in the Qushui to "sip" and appreciate the fun of the Qushui in those days. Youjun Temple is an ancestral hall commemorating Wang Xizhi. At that time, Wang Xizhi served as General Youjun and Internal History of Kuaiji, so people often called him Wang Youjun. There are many inscriptions in the temple, and a portrait of Wang Xizhi hangs in the middle. The couplets on both sides are "I will leave my traces in the mountains and rivers throughout my life, and I will sit in the rows and say something ancient and modern." There is a pool in the temple, called the "Ink Pool". It is said that Wang Xizhi used the water in this pool to dip his pen in to practice calligraphy, and the entire pool of water was dyed black. Shaoxing is an ancient city and a famous water town. There are rivers inside and outside the city, and boats can go everywhere. There is a kind of U-Peng boat that uses two feet to paddle, which is very unique. Shaoxing has many places of interest, such as the Yu Mausoleum of Dayu in the Xia Dynasty, the Shen Garden related to the poet Lu You of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Ivy Bookstore of Xu Wenchang in the Ming Dynasty, and the former residences of Qiu Jin and Lu Xun in modern times, which are all worth visiting. Lingyin Temple is one of the famous ancient temples in Jiangnan. It is located next to Feilai Peak in the west of West Lake, not far from West Lake. Lingyin Temple was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (326 AD) and has a history of more than 1,600 years. At that time, the Indian monk Huili came to Hangzhou and saw the beautiful mountains here. He thought it was "a place where immortals hide", so he built a temple here and named it Lingyin. During the Wuyue Kingdom in the Five Dynasties, it was expanded twice and massive construction was carried out. Lingyin Temple was expanded into a large temple with nine floors, eighteen pavilions, and seventy-two halls. It has more than 1,300 houses and 3,000 monks. Of course, Lingyin Temple has also experienced ups and downs, and the current temple was rebuilt later. At the front of Lingyin Temple is the Tianwang Hall, with a plaque "Yunlin Zen Temple" hanging above it, which was written by Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. In the center of the main hall sits a statue of Maitreya Buddha with its chest and belly exposed. In the niche on the back wall of the Maitreya Buddha stands the solemn Bodhisattva Wei Tuo, holding a pestle for subduing demons. It is carved from a single piece of camphor wood and is a relic of the Southern Song Dynasty. The Main Hall of Lingyin Temple is a single-story, double-eaves, three-story building with a height of 33.6 meters. After comprehensive renovations in 1954, it was converted into a permanent reinforced concrete building. The main hall is large in scale and majestic. The Sakyamuni Buddha statue in the middle of the hall is 19.6 meters high. It was created in 1956 by sculptors and folk artists from the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now the China Academy of Art) and is based on the Zen Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty. Based on the famous sculpture, it is carved from 24 pieces of camphor wood. The buildings and sculptures of Lingyin Temple, such as the temples, pavilions, prayer buildings, stone pagodas, and Buddhist statues, are very valuable for studying the history of Buddhism, architectural art, and sculpture art in my country, and are precious cultural relics of the motherland. Feilai Peak next to Lingyin Temple is also a scenic spot in Hangzhou and the main attraction in Lingyin area. Su Dongpo once wrote a poem: "There are mountains and rivers where you can stay for a hut, but I love Lingyin Feilai Peak the most." According to legend, the Indian monk Huili came to Hangzhou more than 1,600 years ago. When he saw the jagged rocks and the unique scenery on this peak, he said in amazement: "This is the small ridge of Lingjiu Mountain in Central Tianzhu. I don't know how it came here." Therefore, it is called Fei. Come to the peak. Feilaifeng Mountain is 209 meters high and made of limestone. Due to the long-term erosion of groundwater, many fantastic and changeable caves have been formed.
According to previous records, there used to be 72 holes in Feilai Peak, but most of them have been lost due to the passage of time. Most of the few remaining caves are concentrated on the southeast side of Feilai Peak. Feilai Peak is not only beautiful in scenery, but also one of the important areas for ancient grotto art in southern my country. There are more than 330 stone sculptures from the Five Dynasties to the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The most eye-catching one is the smiling Maitreya Buddha with his bare chest and belly. This is the largest statue in Feilaifeng Grottoes. It is a representative work of sculpture art in the Song Dynasty and has high artistic value. There is a Cold Spring Pavilion outside the Tianwang Hall of Lingyin Temple, which is also a scenic spot in Lingyin area. It is said that when Su Dongpo was the prefect of Hangzhou, he often drank banquets and composed poems at the Cold Spring Pavilion. Liuhe Pagoda is located in the south of West Lake, on Yuelun Mountain by the Qiantang River. In the third year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 970), the monk Zhiyuan Zen Master built it for Zhenjiang Chao, and named it Liuhe Pagoda after taking the meaning of "Six Harmonies" in Buddhism. In the Taiping Xingguo period, the temple was renamed "Kaihua Temple". The original tower had nine levels, with lights on the top for navigation by river ships. In the fifth year of Xuanhe's reign, the pagoda was burned down. It was rebuilt during the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty. The existing Liuhe Pagoda has eight sides and thirteen floors on the outside, and seven levels on the inside. It is 59.89 meters high and covers an area of ??888 square meters. After the second year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty, the top floor and pagoda temple were repaired. In the twenty-fifth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, the outer wooden structure of the pagoda was rebuilt. Emperor Qianlong visited here and set up plaques with inscriptions on each floor, which read: The first earth is solid, the two truths are integrated, the three luminous pure realms, the four heavenly treasures, the five clouds cover them, the six turtles carry them, and the seven treasures are solemn. This is a rare occurrence. Climbing up the stairs from the tower, you can see the Humen in front of you and the outer corridor. You can lean on the railings on each floor and look out into the distance. The spectacular bridge, the flying sails, and the lush mountains are pleasing to the eye. There is a poem by Zheng Qingzhi in the Song Dynasty that goes: "I walked under the tower for several spring and autumn years, and every time I regretted that I had no reason to go up." The Six Harmonies Pagoda is a masterpiece of ancient architectural art. In 1961, the State Council designated it as a national key cultural relic protection unit. In recent years, the "Chinese Ancient Pagoda Expo Garden" has been newly built and is now open to visitors. Mogan Mountain: To commemorate the couple swordsmiths Mo Xie and Gan Jiang during the Spring and Autumn Period, the mountain was named after their surnames, so it is called "Mogan Mountain". The mountain is covered with green bamboos and has a cool and pleasant climate. It is known as the "cool world" and has become one of the four major summer resorts in my country since the Qing Dynasty. The natural landscape is characterized by "bamboos, springs, clouds" and "cool, green, clear and quiet". There are Jianchi, Luhuadang, Longtan, Tashan, Tianchi, Tianqiao and other scenic spots, which are now provincial-level scenic spots. There are villas and guest houses built on the mountain, which are suitable for sightseeing, summer vacation, and vacation. Mogan Huangya Tea is a famous specialty tea from the mountains. Yandang Mountain is located in Yueqing County in the southeast of Zhejiang Province and is one of the famous mountains in my country. The scenery of Yandang Mountain is characterized by its unique peaks. Most of the peaks of Yandang Mountain rise from the ground, but they are different from the exquisite and colorful peaks of Guilin. Instead, they tower into the clouds and are majestic. Second, the waterfall is beautiful. There are many waterfalls in Yandang Mountain, and there are eighteen named waterfalls. The waterfalls in Yandang Mountain are very different in style from the Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou. It does not win with greatness, but impresses visitors with its graceful appearance. Its most famous waterfalls are Dalongqiu, Xiaolongqiu and Sanzhe Waterfall. Another characteristic of Yandang Mountain is that if you want to see the mountain scenery, you don’t have to spend a lot of energy to climb the steep mountain path. You only need to walk slowly along a flat gravel road, and you can see all kinds of strange peaks and rocks in front of your eyes. , this is because these peaks are mostly raised from the flat ground. Tianmu Mountain is a national forest and wildlife nature reserve. There are more than 1,200 kinds of woody plants (including more than 900 kinds of medicinal materials). Tianmu Mountain is known as the "Kingdom of Plants" because of its "big tree canopy that covers Kyushu". Among them, there are many exotic trees, including the tree species Ginkgo, which is called a "living fossil". , there are cryptomeria trees as large as ten meters around, towering gold pine trees (more than fifty meters high), and rare tree species such as Tianmu ironwood and wintersweet. There are places of interest such as Zenyuan Temple, Lion's Mouth, Upside Down Lotus, and "Big Tree King" on the mountain. Tianmu Mountain has high mountains and dense forests, and a cool climate. The average temperature in midsummer is 25 degrees. It is another summer resort near Hangzhou. It is also a Taoist holy land and is known as the 34th Cave of Taoism.