At the junction of Xintai, Tai'an and Laiwu District, Jinan, there is a mountain with an altitude of 999 meters - Lianhua Mountain. The highest peak, Lihuajian, is 999 meters above sea level. The top of the mountain is bounded by water, with Laiwu at the north foot and Xintai at the south foot. There are tourist attractions in both places.
Lianhua Mountain was called Xinfu Mountain in ancient times. The name originated from the Western Zhou Dynasty. According to research, the people of the Fu State who lost their country at that time moved eastward and settled here, so it was called Xinfu Mountain. Xinfu Mountain has a long history and is famous throughout Kyushu. The earliest collection of poems in my country - "The Book of Songs" has the praise of "the pines of Culai and the cypresses of Xinfu". Qin Shihuang once stayed in Xinfu during his eastward tour to Fengchan. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty searched for immortals here during his eastward tour in order to seek immortality and built a palace, so it is also called Gongshan.
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In the early years of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Lianhua Mountain became a famous Guanyin dojo. Emperor Qianlong visited Lianhua Mountain during his southern tour and wrote a poem called "Xinfu Mountain" to recall the past of Wu of the Han Dynasty seeking immortality: "It is said that Xinfu Yi Gongshan, Wu of the Han Dynasty met here when he was seeking immortality. Why is there no great medicine for immortality? The autumn trees in the mausoleum lock up the beauty. ". Literati from past dynasties also came here to stay and linger, leaving behind a large number of exquisite poems and essays.
Lianhua Mountain is majestic and beautiful, very similar to Daiyue Mountain, and is said to be "Little Mount Tai". It is also called "Lotus Mountain" because the nine peaks surrounding it resemble lotus flowers.
Lianhua Mountain stretches 15 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of ??100 square kilometers. It integrates ecological leisure vacation, Buddhist cultural tourism, and scientific research and popularization. It is now a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, a national forest park, and a world geological park.
In addition, it is also the location of Shandong Yungu Zen Temple and the highest mountain radar station in Shandong. There are the first bronze statue of Guanyin in China, Shandong Yungu Zen Temple, Gongshan Sunset, Lotus Tianchi, etc. Famous landscape.
If the mountain is not high, it will be famous if there are immortals; if the water is not deep, if there is a dragon, it will be spiritual.
Lotus Mountain has beautiful green forests and green water, with a forest coverage rate of more than 90%, forming a forest scenery of "new greenery surrounded by greenery". There are nine beautiful waters and one hundred pools and waterfalls in the mountain, which can be seen all year round.
According to other research, 2.8 billion years ago, Lianhua Mountain was still a vast ocean. Later, after five violent geological crustal movements, it formed a steep mountain with numerous strange peaks, deep valleys, flowing springs and waterfalls. , rocky and unique landscapes and rich geological relics. In particular, the Komatiite, which dates back 2.8 billion years, is the oldest rock on earth. So far, similar rocks have only been found in Canada, South Africa and Australia.
Lianhua Mountain is also the largest Guanyin Dojo in northern China and the first famous Buddhist mountain in Qilu. It is known as "Guanyin Resort, Putuo in the North". There are many Buddhist sites such as Guanyin Yuan, Guanyin Pavilion, Taiping Temple, Yungu Temple, etc., and the largest indoor golden statue of Guanyin in China. In particular, Tiancheng Guanyin, the most natural Guanyin in the world, is a rare natural landscape in the world.