Ma Hengjian
Douqiu Mountain is located on the east bank of the Fujiang River, 25 kilometers north of Jiangyou City. Because it rises abruptly in the rich plains of western Sichuan, it is enough to look around with an altitude of only 1,140 meters. . It has three iconic peaks, namely Dongyue Peak, Feixian Peak and Shenhu Peak.
Looking from a distance, the three peaks tower into the clouds, standing like a screen, which makes people feel that there is an isolated world behind the huge screen. This natural landscape with strange mountain shapes and full of ancient style made the young Li Bai think about it and wrote a beautiful poem "The woodcutter and the cultivator came in and out of the painting screen".
The strange danger and beauty of Douyu Mountain
Yu Youren’s handwritten poem by Li Bai
The three peaks of Douyu Mountain are like a screen, and they are as straight and steep as a knife and an axe, forming its Main attractions. Dongyue Temple, Dou Zhen Temple and Lu Ban Temple stand on the top of the three peaks respectively. Since ancient times, only Dongyue Peak, where Dongyue Temple is located, has a trail, while the other two peaks have no way to climb.
When tourists arrive at the foot of Dongyue Peak along the only stone path to the summit, three towering cliffs appear on the left, right and in front, making people feel like they have entered a unique mountain. A huge dead end with only a glimmer of skylight. While hesitating, on the cliff in front of him, there were large stone inscriptions of one meter square each from top to bottom, "Bie You Tian", which made people feel even more mysterious. These three towering characters are one of the main landscapes of Douqi Mountain. At this time, tourists all stopped and wandered, some looking for the way to the top, and some admiring the three strong and clumsy characters on the Wei stele.
According to records, during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty, there were three regular Chinese characters "Guimen Pass" made of Sanhe earth on this cliff. During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, the name was changed to "Bieyoutian". By the 1920s, the stone carvings of "Bieyoutian" were eroded by wind and rain and were about to be destroyed. In 1930, the Fourth Division of the 21st Division of the National Revolutionary Army stationed in Jiangyou Dong Songheng, the commander of the 11th Brigade, ordered Jiangyou County Public Security Bureau Chief Jian Youqiao to organize craftsmen to repair "Biyoutian".
As a result, four high-quality pieces were harvested from the high mountains of Pingwu. The natural white mortar stone was cut into huge stones 2 meters long and 1.6 meters wide, each weighing more than a thousand kilograms.
Tens of thousands of workers were needed to transport these four huge stones to Douqi Mountain, which was time-consuming. In two months, a temporary bridge was built across the Fujiang River and a mountain road was opened for dozens of kilometers.
Yin Zhuangbo, secretary of the 41st Brigade, wrote "Farewell", "You" and "You" on each of the three boulders. "Heaven" is written in three Wei scripts, each 1.3 meters square. The strokes are square on the outside and round on the inside. The internal structure is tight and the outside is stretched. On the fourth boulder, there are nine cursive characters written "Dong Changan was established in the Gengwu Year of the Republic of China". . From quarrying to finally inlaying on the stone wall, the squire at that time estimated that the cost of the entire restoration project was equivalent to 4 pieces of gold of the same size.
The "mountains and rivers" under "Biyoutian" are full of doubts. The cramped place with "no road" has since become a place for literati and writers.
In August 1942, the poet and calligrapher Xie Wuliang accompanied Youren on a tour of Douyu Mountain. He was accompanied by calligraphers and painters Zhang Caiqin and Wu Yifeng and others. Probably in order to thank Jian Youqiao for repairing the "Bieyoutian" stone carvings and to thank him for his hospitality, Mr. Yu Youren built the "Shizhuju" for Jian Youqiao's residence in Jiangyou County (today's Wudu Town). The inscription on the door is "People find ancient charm in water and bamboo, and the wind and sun from heaven entertain the pure mind." The bamboo pavilion is overcast and suitable for summer, and the rice wind is too strong to wait for autumn."
After going up the mountain, Yu Youren was full of praise for the beautiful scenery of Dou Peak, so he wrote in his handwriting "The woodcutter and the cultivator came in and out of the painting screen" ". People engraved his handwriting on the stone tablet, which can still be seen on the way up the mountain. Xie Wuliang, who was the host of this trip, was also moved by the scene and wrote the poem "A Different Sky in Douqi Mountain": "The twin peaks are towering, and the road is thin. The lingering silk is broken and reconnected. The stone terrace is cool and suitable for temporary residence, and the flat terrace is leisurely leaning against the white clouds. ”
Dou Qishan and Yu Youren’s handwritten stele of Li Bai’s poems
Dou Feng’s National Treasure Feitian Zang
Not far from “Bie Youtian”, there seems to be no way out Under the cliff, there is a natural tunnel leading to the mountain path to the top of Dongyue Peak.
What is curious about the mountain is that it was made of pebbles as big as beans in the Tang Dynasty. In the past, this mountain was called Douzhi Mountain because the mountain resembled stacks of beans and the shape resembled a farmhouse.
Later, because Bo Dou Ziming, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, admired the purity, wonder, tranquility and elegance of the mountain, he abandoned his official position and lived in seclusion on the mountain. He built ropeways and temples and became an immortal. In order to commemorate him, later generations renamed Douqi Mountain to Douqi Mountain. Today, Douqi Mountain is rated as a National Geopark for its largest gravel cliff cluster in the country.
Douqi Mountain and Ancient Temple
As the saying goes, "No matter how high the mountain is, it is famous if it has immortals." Because of the legend of Dou Ziming becoming an immortal through cultivation, and because of Lu Ban building a temple here, the two There is a myth that the original solitary peak was split into three peaks standing side by side with an axe. There is a custom among the people in Jiangyou that "on the third day of the third month of the lunar month, go to Mount Mt." Every year on the third day of the third month of the third lunar month, people from neighboring villages and towns go to Douqi Mountain with their children and elders to attend temple fairs, burn incense, worship Buddha, and pray for peace.
Douqi Mountain and Ancient Temple
This custom became even more steadfast after experiencing a tragic historical event for Jiangyou people. According to historical records, in March of the 11th year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1861 AD), Lan Chaoding, a peasant uprising army in Yunnan, led more than 100,000 people to attack Mianzhou. At the same time, they divided their forces and attacked Anxian County, Zhangming County and Jiangyou Zhongba Field. At dawn on the 12th, the rebel army captured Jiangyou County (today's Wudu Town).
Fortunately, tens of thousands of gentry and common people in the city took refuge on the steep terrain of Douqi Mountain, and their lives and property were preserved. Therefore, the local people also call Douqi Mountain the "Blessed Land and Immortal Pass", and wrote a couplet "The ground is protected by clouds and rocks, and the natural stone wall separates the beacon smoke", which was engraved on the gate of the ancient village on this mountain.
The only remaining ancient village gate in Douqi Mountain that has experienced many vicissitudes of life is not within the tourist area developed by the scenic spot, but is located on the mountainside cliff in the northeast direction of the mountain. ".
Yunyan Temple on Dongyue Peak is the most famous attraction in Douqi Mountain. Yunyan Temple was built in the Qianfu period of the Tang Dynasty. It experienced natural and man-made disasters in the Song and Yuan Dynasties and conflicts between Buddhism and Taoism. It was destroyed by soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the third year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1725).
Its existing architectural layout is the same as that of ordinary Buddhist temples. It is located in the north and faces south. On the central axis, there are five main buildings built in sequence: the mountain gate, the Wenwu Hall, the Dharma Protector Hall, the Daxiong Hall, and the Zhenzhong Tower. It is supplemented by side halls, sutra halls, meditation rooms, living rooms, etc. The entire ancient building complex has clear priorities and well-proportioned structures.
Douyu Mountain Feitianzang
The essence of Douyu Mountain is the Taoist Feitianzang (also known as the "Star Car") treasured in the temple. It is located in the west side hall of Yunyan Temple. It was built in the eighth year of Chunxi in the Song Dynasty (1181 AD) based on the principle and structure of the small wooden wheel sutra collection written by Li Mingzhong in the Song Dynasty. It has a history of more than 800 years.
As a national key protected cultural relic, Feitianzang is large in scale, with a height of 9.82 meters, a diameter of 7 meters, 4 floors up and down, a large neutral column, and the lower end of the column is fixed to the "Shoushan Temple" in the pit. On the hidden needle of "Buddha Sea". The craftsmanship is exquisite, with carved palaces and pavilions, wooden pillars and forehead beams painted with powder, the waist eaves are decorated with brackets, and each floor is carved with graceful figures holding the wat and with smooth clothing patterns. Experts on cultural relics have verified that this is the oldest Taoist Feitianzang in the country.
Accompanying Feitianzang, which has gone through many vicissitudes of life, is the rare plant whitebark pine growing on the cliffs of Douqi Mountain. It is a unique tree species in my country and only grows in Douqi Mountain and the adjacent Guanwu Mountain in Sichuan.
Whitebark pine mostly grows on cliffs, and its unusually developed root system clings to the green hills. Its branches and leaves are like cypress trees, its branches are graceful and graceful, and its bark like fish scales shines silver in the sunlight. The oldest whitebark pine trees in Douqi Mountain are five hundred years old. They draw the aura of heaven and earth and are still full of vitality.
Whether climbing Emei or Qingcheng, visitors can overlook the wave-like mountains after reaching the top. However, standing on Dongyue Peak at the top of Douqu Mountain, visitors can see the green flat plains. In the wild, the Fujiang River is like a streamer, as if it is flying in front of you. The prosperous Jiangyou Zhongba has a panoramic view, which makes people feel relaxed and happy and forget everything.
Lingyun flies across Tiesuohan
Three hundred years ago, in order to build Feixian Peak, which confronts Dongyue Peak, and Dou Zhengao Hall and Luban Hall on Shenaxe Peak, people built An iron cableway is set up between the top of Dongyue Peak and the top of Feixian Peak.
The ropeway hanging in the air on the top of the three solitary peaks on the cliff cannot actually be called a road. It is just two iron chains as thick as small wine glasses.
If you want to go from Dongyue Peak to the Feixian Peak on the opposite side, and then from Feixian Peak to the Divine Ax Peak, you must hold the upper iron chain tightly with both hands and step on the lower iron chain with both hands. The chain swayed across the abyss of dozens of feet.
Under the feet of the flyers, clouds are rolling, and birds are flying and eagles are soaring.
Precisely because of the foil and temptation of this iron rope, a coveted mysterious legend has been circulating for a long time in the Dou Zhen Hall and Lu Ban Hall on the top of the solitary peak: There is holy water in the Dou Zhen Hall, and drinking it can make you heal. After attaining the Tao, he became an immortal. There was a treasury in Luban Palace, and he was able to buy Jiangyou County.
At that time, after Xie Wuliang accompanied Yu Youren to the Dongyue Peak, he stood in front of the Dongyue Temple with the abyss below and the iron cables flying in the sky, staring at Dou Zhen and Lu Ban Er who was close at hand but out of reach. Palace, I can’t help but think about it and be filled with emotion. Then, a seven-character quatrain entitled "Douqu Jueding" blurted out: The flying bridge is broken and the ropes are tied again, the spring iron palace is shrouded in the cold mist, but when I hear and watch the sunrise at the top, I don't know where the real immortality is.
Douyu Mountain Iron Ferry
In the late 1960s, a soldier from a certain unit stationed in Jiangyou, perhaps to practice courage or to hunt for treasure, ignored the warnings of the mountain people and went on his own without permission. "Flying across" the ropeway ended up falling into the abyss and died. I went up the mountain and saw that two iron chains had been cut off and were hanging silently on the cliff. According to mountain residents, the leader of the army sent engineers to cut the iron rope to avoid future troubles.
Therefore, the high-altitude walking performance on the iron rope that tourists watch at Yuefeng today is called the dance of death. The performer of this death dance is an old man who has lived on Mount Douqi for generations, walking calmly and calmly on the iron rope. He first walked slowly like a cloud, then raised his legs like a golden rooster, and then stretched out his arms like a white crane with its wings. From time to time, he suddenly turned over and jumped around, as if he missed and fell off a cliff... People watching the performance screamed from time to time.
When I joined the queue and settled down, I often went to Douqi Mountain to collect firewood. I had already heard that there was a flying man on the mountain who could come and go freely on the iron rope. Now that I think about it, he should be this old man named Yang Haiping.
When he was 13 years old, he saw Master Chang Cong of Yunyan Temple walking on the iron rope every day. Driven by his strong curiosity and competitive spirit, he devoutly worshiped Chang Cong as his teacher, thus He has mastered the unique skill of being able to walk freely on the iron rope and perform various ornamental movements.
The old man’s difficult moves
During the interaction between performers and tourists, the most common question people asked Yang Haiping was "Are you afraid?"
Yang Haiping replied that since he learned to walk on the iron rope, he has only been afraid of it once, and the fear is unforgettable. The fear that he will never forget is the 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake that everyone in Sichuan is afraid of.
Ten minutes before the Wenchuan earthquake occurred, Yang Haiping had just finished his performance. At this time, the tourists dispersed, and he sat in the pavilion to have lunch alone. Suddenly, there was a sudden earthquake, and he was thrown out of the pavilion and rolled to the edge of the cliff. He reflexively did a few leaps and somersaults to escape the danger, and then lay on his back in the square outside the pavilion watching the performance. At this time, only thick yellow smoke was seen filling the top of the mountain. The three peaks of Dongyue Peak, Feixian Peak, and Shenfu Peak were opening and closing, and they were about to collide with each other and then separated instantly... Fortunately, he, who lives in the back of Douqi Mountain, although The house collapsed, but his family was not injured.
In recent years, I have been to Douqi Mountain many times, and each time my mood is different from other tourists. Because more than 30 years ago, I hunted birds and animals here, and cut down trees indiscriminately, leaving behind a lot of bad marks. Fortunately, the green mountains are still there and the Dou Peak is still standing on the wall.
Proofreading: Luan Meng
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