Historical details of Daji Mountain

Daji Mountain, called Donglai Mountain in ancient times, is located 5 kilometers east of Laizhou City, Shandong Province, a thousand-year-old city. There are Yue cultural sites more than 4000 years ago. In Historical Records, Sima Qian, a historian of the Han Dynasty, mentioned many times that "there are eight famous mountains in the world, three of which are in the land of barbarians and five in China. In China, Huashan, Shoushan, Taishi, Taishan and Donglaishan are all places where the Yellow Emperor meets the gods. " It is the birthplace of sixteen surnames such as Guo, Ge, Ke and Ren among Chinese in the world. The remains and scenic spots on the mountain show that it is not only the birthplace of Taoist culture, one of the three pillars of traditional culture in China, but also the birthplace of spiritual culture in China. In the past, there was a praise in the history books that "Qin Huang wandered and forgot to return, and Hanwu was happy to stay." One step at a time, there are more than 20 ecological attractions that make people linger.

Daji Mountain (called Donglai Mountain in ancient times) was once one of the eight famous mountains in China. According to historical records, "there are eight famous mountains in the world, three barbarians and five in China. China Huashan, Shoushan, Taishi, Taishan and Donglai, the places where the Yellow Emperor of Wuyue often travels, are with God. " At the north and south entrances of the valley, there are inscriptions on the north gate, the south gate, the Daji Mountain, the Yunju Pavilion and so on. These stone carvings are all regarded as carved by Zheng Daozhao, except that "Yunju Pavilion" and "Stone Man's Name" were carved by Zheng Shuzu, the son of Zheng Daozhao (the first year of Tiantong -565). These Northern Dynasties inscriptions are all distributed in the middle, front and back of the east, west, north and south (such as the front and back mountain gates), and the positions of the four directions are determined by the "four gods" of Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu, which fully embodies Zheng Daozhao's thought of loving Taoism in Yue Xian in his later years.

These northern dynasty stone carvings in Daji Mountain are an important part of Zheng Daozhao's cliff stone carvings. Like the stone carvings in Yunfeng Mountain, it has been highly praised and frequently recorded by calligraphers and stone engravers in past dynasties. They are rare treasures of ancient calligraphy art in China, occupying an important position in the history of calligraphy art in China and enjoying a high reputation at home and abroad.

In addition, in the mountainside of Dajishan Mountain, there are many Taoist temples in the valley besides the isochronous inscriptions in Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Taoism prevailed and Taoism Quanzhen religion rose in Jiaodong. The beautiful scenery and quiet environment here make Taoist Valley an ideal paradise for self-cultivation of Taoism. In the Jin Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty, Liu Changsheng and Qiu Chuji, among the seven real people of Quanzhen Daoism, once cultivated truth in the valley. Jin Zhangzong instructed Liu Changsheng to create an innate view in the valley, where he spent his whole life cultivating truth. After Liu Changsheng, Qiu Chuji also came here. Since then, Taoism has flourished in the Taoist Valley, with many Taoist temples. Jin's View of Innate Nature and Qiu Chuji's Four Years of Taihe (1204) and Poems of Gu Chunri, a Taoist priest in Changchun, are still standing on the mountainside in the west. Laozi Temple, Congenital View, Jade Emperor Hall and Gu Zi 'an, which were built by Taoism in past dynasties, are still in existence.