Li Bai's poem praising Laoshan is "Send to Meng Dalong, a native of Wangwu Mountain".
Literati in the past dynasties have written poems praising Mount Laoshan as numerous as stars. Among these poems, the most influential may be Li Bai's "Send to Meng Dalong, a native of Wangwu Mountain". "I used to go to the East China Sea and eat purple clouds in the mountains. I personally saw Duke Anqi, and he ate dates as big as melons. I paid homage to the Lord of Han in my middle age, but returned home unsatisfied. My beautiful face thanked Chunhui, and my career was white. What I expected was gold. Liquid, flying on the cloud chariot. I would like to follow my master to the temple of heaven, and sweep away the fallen flowers with the immortals."
Li Bai, who was frustrated in the court, was devoted to the mountains and rivers, and traveled all over the famous mountains and rivers in his life, but he will not travel again. Laoshan is the only place where mountains, sea views and immortality are combined into one.
The ancients often wrote Laoshan as Laoshan. It is said that the ancient emperor wanted the medicine of immortality and sent people to climb this mountain to search for immortality and medicine. Because the mountain road is rugged and the mountain climbing is extremely hard, it is called Laoshan. This was originally an ancient folk legend, but was later included in the book "Qi Cheng" by Yu Qin of the Yuan Dynasty, making the name of Laoshan even more legendary.
Li Bai wrote Laoshan Mountain as Laoshan in the poem "Send to Meng Darong from Wangwu Mountain", which shows that this legend was popular in the Tang Dynasty. In the third year of Tianbao, Li Bai, who was "gifted with gold and released", left Chang'an and spent nearly a year traveling in the Donglu area. It should be during this period that he went to Mount Laoshan to look for immortals and "eat Zixia".
Start from the pass behind Taiqing Palace, go north along the ladder stone of Pantao Peak, and climb more than 500 steps. You will see the stone wall in front of you that is engraved with Li Bai's poem about traveling to Laos, "Li Bai's Gift to Laos". Wangwushan people." This poem has 13 lines, each line has 5 characters, arranged vertically, with a character diameter of 25 cm, and an engraving area of ??8 square meters. It was written by Qingdao calligrapher Gao Xiaoyan.
This poem is recorded from "The Complete Works of Li Taibai" and is named "Sent to Meng Dalong from Wangwushan" in "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty". Among them, "meet An Qigong in person" means "meet An Qisheng in person", and " "Feibu ascending the cloud car" is "Feibu ascending the cloud car".
Introduction to Laoshan
Laoshan, known as Laoshan, Laoshan and Buqishan in ancient times, is also known as Futangshan and Aoshan. It is located in Laoshan District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province. It is one of the famous coastal mountains in China. The main peak is called Jufeng, commonly known as Laoding, with an altitude of 1133 meters. A famous Taoist mountain.
Because it is located on the seaside, with deep rocks, secluded valleys, and beautiful scenery, it has been known as "the house of gods and supernatural beings" since ancient times. Legend has it that not only gods live in the mountains, but there are also magic that can lead to immortality. The elixir. Throughout the ages, many alchemists, Taoist priests and literati have gone to the mountains to live in seclusion, practice and visit. When Xu Fu entered the East China Sea to seek elixir, he set out from the mountains. Today, there is Xu Fu Island in the sea in front of Taiqing Palace, where Xu Fu crossed into the sea.
The remaining Taoist temples in Laoshan include Taiqing Palace, Shangqing Palace, Mingxia Cave, Taiping Palace, Yuzhen Palace, Hualou Palace, Weizhu Temple, Baiyun Cave, Ming Taoist Temple, Guandi Temple, and Baifu Temple. , Dalao Temple and Taihe Temple. Among them, Taiqing Palace, Shangqing Palace, Mingxia Cave and Taiping Palace have all been renovated and become important places for Taoist religious activities.