Chi Changyuan
When the wild goose is flying, its feathers should be kept in check. There is no more famous mountain with more lasting affection than Nanyandang Mountain.
Looking back at the reputation of famous mountains, it is rare to see that beauty is so beautiful that it seems to melt into emotions. Huashan Mountain is named after the "Hua" of the Chinese nation, Lushan Mountain is named after living in seclusion in a thatched hut, and Huangshan Mountain is named after its peaks and rocks are black and the mountains are dark green... Only South Yandang Mountain has Nanfei. Hongyan geese perch on the top of the mountain, and the reeds form swamps, and the charming colors of the graffiti reveal the deep affection. When I came along the clear water of the river surrounding the South Yandang Mountain, the most beautiful section of the 80-kilometer long Aojiang River kept coming into view. The Ao water in Yanshan Mountain looks like a jade belt embedded with pearls, which makes people feel relaxed and happy. I raised my head slightly and took in each one of them with a pious and appreciative mood. Where were the geese flying south that I wanted to see the most? Yuan Haowen's "Yanqiu Ci" asks, "Ask what love is in this world, and tell us about life and death." He is most afraid of hearing the loud lamentation of wild geese who have lost their lifelong partner. The wet emotions hit the cold surface of the rocks on the other side at the crossing of Bixi Ferry. I suddenly woke up and saw the pass of Nanyandang Mountain arrived.
One layer deeper, one layer shallower. The bamboo ropes on Bixi Ferry don't care about the connotation of the stream. With just two or three pairs of long poles and a long pole, it has been able to survive countless visitors from north to south. In the valley not far away, the cable car shuttles back and forth like a loom to pick up tourists. But in my opinion, that is modern machinery, that is tasteless repetition. A puddle of rippling clear water, a swaying heartbeat, and then encountering a maple tree on the other side under the late autumn sunset, with half-red maple leaves blown by the breeze, bending its arms to embrace people, and wash themselves. Feng Chen is also satisfied.
This is the artistic conception and feeling that I love. When I was reading in my childhood, I liked "Mountain Journey" by Du Mu, a poet from the Tang Dynasty, "I parked my car and sat in love with the maple forest at night, the frost leaves are as red as the February flowers." The scenery of late autumn is written beyond the spring when all things bloom, which shows Du Lang's handsomeness and Dou Wei's lyricism. Bixi Ferry cannot welcome Du Mu, but the style has been bathed in the wind of Tang Dynasty and the rain of Song Dynasty. I stroked the curved pond under the arm of this maple tree. The smooth and flat appearance must be caused by the caressing of tourists who like it! Turning around and looking around, I could see a tree sign called "Liquidambar". The tree was 115 years old.
Climb up the stairs and reach the southeast barrier. Three huge stone blocks stand in the finished shape. The poem "Ode to Yuping Peak" by Mr. Su Buqing, a famous mathematician, is engraved on the rock wall of the platform for people to rest. "The southeast barrier is dangerous and stands tall to contain the moving clouds" (Su Buqing). He is a master of mathematics and an expert in poetry. His former residence is on the edge of a large stream at the foot of Woniu Mountain not far from here. Mathematics and literature are concentrated on Mr. Su, showing two completely different styles. The outstanding contribution of mathematics education is like the soaring cloud momentum of the southeast barrier, while poetry is the expression of returning to nature and the source of elegance and talent. Nostalgia, nostalgia, nostalgia, and the boulders of the southeastern barrier belong to eternity.
After bidding farewell to the southeast barrier, I headed towards Xiangu Cave. Zhu's fairy aunt, whose original name was Zhu Chanyuan, was born in the Northern Song Dynasty and grew up in an official family in Zhuangyuan, Naocun Township, Pingyang County. It was also because of her deep roots of kindness that she left home to practice spiritual practice at the age of thirteen, and embarked on the path of practicing charity to help the world and save people. Finally, the West Cave of Nanyandang Mountain was chosen as the dojo for practice.
Thousands of years ago, when the level of science and technology lagged far behind today's, the primitive and silent countryside was once desolate, and people suffered from plagues and diseases. I seemed to see a floating figure of a woman wearing a black gauze yellow crown and a green preaching scarf. She looked back at the earthly pink and white, the brocade clothes in the boudoir, and the jade food in the high hall, then resolutely turned around and walked into the thorny path of Nanyandang Mountain. She eats and sleeps in the open air, she seeks herbs and medicines, and she saves all sentient beings.
Time always stops for someone. I think: People obviously don't pay too much attention to the beauty of Zhu Chanyuan, a lady of the world, but they are deeply fascinated by her noble virtues of looking up to the mountains. Fairy Lady Zhu is widely admired and worshiped by the general public. What the tour guide often says is: "If you don't come to Xiangu Cave, your trip to Nanyandang Mountain will be in vain"!
She is like the brilliant light at the pass (Yunguan) leading to Xiangu Cave. Yunguan is 30 meters high and 4 meters wide. It is formed by two hanging rock shelves and a large stone beam. "Clouds gather in the skylight and the moon shines through." Whenever the rain clears and the clouds begin to clear, the skylights of Yunguan flood with thousands of rays of light, reflecting thousands of flowers and plants. Thousands of flowers and herbs in nature breed elixirs, which are refined by Zhu Xiangu's delicate hands to benefit the common people. Now, Zhu Xiangu's light appears and disappears, covering them softly and reflecting each other. What a harmonious and warm scene it is!
After passing the Bixi River, you will find a valley between the peaks of the East and West Cave. Santai Taoist Temple, Huiwen Academy, and Guanyin Cave are included in the itinerary. In this half square kilometer, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism gather together, which is rare in China. So, what scenery is worth admiring here?
Follow the 403 stone steps one step at a time, stop and go, and look back. I am not as devout as the believers on Mount Putuo. I kneel down and pay homage to Guanyin one step at a time. The three characters "Guanyin Cave" were inscribed by Mr. Zhao Puchu. It has unique volcanic geology and landforms, with many peaks and peaks, and has been popular since the Tang Dynasty. Guanyin Cave is located on the top of Dongdong Mountain, as if it is high up above. However, according to Buddhist scriptures, Guanyin Bodhisattva has become a Buddha, but he vows to turn back and save those who are suffering. At this time, I remembered the "Principal of the Universal Door", the general meaning of which is: If there are countless hundreds of thousands of billions of sentient beings suffering from various sufferings, and they single-mindedly recite the name of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, they will all be liberated.
It turns out that Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva descended to the Buddha level because she could not let go of all living beings. If you act kindly, toward beauty, and pursue truth, then you will definitely meet "Avalokitesvara" in your life. If you want to worship Buddha, it is also remarkable to learn from the outstanding patriotic religious leader Mr. Zhao Puchu.
Life is short and the future is unknown. This religious belief told me that my heart was originally weak and even panicked. Nanyandang Mountain is fortunate to have such a long and profound cultural heritage left over the past years. Huiwen Yuan is located peacefully at the foot of Huabiao Peak. It was once abandoned and later restored. When Chen Jingbang and Chen Jingzheng returned from their study tour in Henan, they studied and studied here, which marked the beginning of Neo-Confucianism in Zhejiang. Later, Zhu Xi led many disciples to give lectures, which led to the peak of Pingyang's literary style. Huiwen Yuan is located in the empty space between heaven and earth, built according to a cave, and appears to be content with poverty and original ecology. When human greed, endless demands, inflated desires, endless tossing, and willful plundering appear one by one. If you go to Hui Wen Yuan and sit for a while, you can repair yourself with an aesthetic, natural, and spiritual mind. I believe that the hard life brought about by the game of interests and the competition for survival under the calculation of gains and losses will soften and regenerate softly. "Ande is born with wings, singing loudly and flying over thousands of mountains" (Chen Jingbang). Isn't Mr. Chen Jingbang just like the swans flying north to south, breaking away from the crowded crowd and settling in the affectionate South Yandang Mountain?
The moment when my soul was infinitely shocked was when I came to Santai Taoist Temple not far from Bixi Valley. An old Taoist nun from Shantai Taoist Temple adopts abandoned orphans with her meager income from the merit box. This kind of nurturing has gone beyond secular child-rearing. I felt something greater than family love. I have visited Nanyandang Mountain many times since childhood and adolescence. But this time in middle age, under the late autumn sunset, it awakened my indescribable memory. This kind of memory brings more profound joy and more inexplicable gratitude, until I can no longer restrain my emotions and write about the affectionate Nanyandang Mountain.
On the way back, I happened to meet Ms. Zhai Yuxiang, a landscape painter from Shandong. Seeing how she was concentrating on painting, she didn't even notice others walking by. She painted the Huiwen Academy, the Meiyu Waterfall, and the mountains and rivers of South Yandang Mountain. "Xianjia Moman Kua Peng Island, the resort is clearly in the picture", I think so.