The History and Culture of Mengshan Mountain in Pingyi

Gu Shan in Mengshan, which has accumulated rich history and culture in the long years, is one of the birthplaces of ancient culture in China, and is regarded as the sacred mountain of China by the ancients, which is rich in the world. Mengshan recorded in the classic Book of Songs. Truffle: "If there are turtles in the election, there will be no major events." The legendary King Zhu Xiuwang, a descendant of Fuxi, was called the "Lord of East Mongolia" in The Analects of Confucius. He once offered sacrifices to Mengshan, where Zhu Xiudu was located in the sun, so there are still many sites and altars. Wanshou Palace is the place where Mengshan worships. It was called Mengci in Water Mirror Notes, but it was changed to Taoist Temple in Song Dynasty, which shows that Mengshan has a long history and culture. Mengshan is a famous Taoist mountain. Su Dongpo, a writer in the Song Dynasty, wrote in his poem: "I heard that Dongjing has a place to live, and I am willing to burn Dan with my salary." Famous Taoist temples include Qingxu Guan, Chengtiangong, Guanyin Hall of Kowloon Palace and Cining Palace. Taoist celebrities Zhuang Zhou, Ziyang Zhenren and Wang Xu (Guiguzi) all practice in seclusion in Mengshan. Among them, Guiguzi, the ancestor of the military strategist, was an admirer of mathematics and taught more than 100 disciples. Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Sun Bin and Pang Juan were all famous disciples, leaving many relics and legends in Dawa Scenic Area.

Mengshan Mountain was formed in the middle Cenozoic era, and has been silently accompanying the land under its feet for more than 30 million years. As early as Dawenkou culture and Longshan culture, Pingyi ancestors were left here to work. "Huiyu is a vassal of Tushan, and all countries hold jade." On the ancient Mengshan Mountain, the grand occasion of the governors' meeting was interpreted. This famous historical and cultural city has existed for three or four thousand years, from Shang Dynasty to Western Han Dynasty.

Although history has passed down, Mengshan culture has been passed down from generation to generation. She gave birth to Zeng Shen, who was praised as a "saint" by later generations, and Ceng Dian, Zhong You, Tantai Miming and Yuan Xian, who were praised as "seventy-two sages" of Confucius. She raised yang hu, a politician in the Western Jin Dynasty, Yang Xin, a calligrapher, and Zuo, a national hero in the Qing Dynasty. This ancient land has endowed them with profound knowledge, noble personality and profound thoughts, adding bright colors to Mengshan culture on the historical stage.

This beautiful scenery has attracted many literati to stop here to travel, write books and express their feelings. When Confucius came to Mengshan, he felt a kind of "humility", which paved the way for his ambition of "self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world" in the future. During the Warring States Period, Wang Chan, a military strategist, studied in Mengshan, leaving behind the famous Art of War by Sun Tzu. Cai Yong, a litterateur and calligrapher in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Li Bai and Du Fu, great poets in the Tang Dynasty, Su Shi, a great litterateur in the Song Dynasty, Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty all visited Mengshan, expressing their feelings with poems, leaving many historical sites and poems.

Mengshan culture has a long history and is profound. She is rooted in Chinese national culture, extended to Qilu culture and integrated into Yimeng culture, which is an important part of national excellent culture. She absorbed the Confucian thoughts of benevolence, righteousness, filial piety and harmony between heaven and earth, and contained the essence of Taoist culture, such as learning from nature, aiming high, helping the world and the people, and helping the poor. It also has the essence of Buddhism, such as reaching the world, indifferent to fame and fortune, quiet and far-reaching, broad-minded and comfortable, and is also rich in the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, such as friendliness, simplicity, diligence and kindness, and loyalty to the country. It is because of her tolerance that she has such a strong vitality and created the unique temperament and personality of Mengshan culture. She keeps pace with the times and condenses into the Yimeng spirit of "loving the party, patriotism, hard work, hard work and selfless dedication".

It is the nourishment of Mengshan culture, which makes the reputation of those people with lofty ideals shine in the starry sky of history forever; It is the nourishment of Mengshan culture, which will forever engrave the vivid faces of the heroic sons and daughters of Pingyi on the monument of * * * and national history; It is the nourishment of Mengshan culture that has created the "Nine Tents Spirit" and "Golden Spirit" in the new period of reform and opening up, and won one victory after another.