There is Wudang Mountain in Fiona Fang in the northwest of Chu, covering an area of more than 30 square kilometers. There are 72 peaks and 36 rocks hanging from the cliff. There are 1 1 fairy caves, 9 alpine cliffs and 10 stones, and 24 streams and waterfalls in the mountain. It is really a strange valley, with deep forests, dense streams, beautiful scenery and green everywhere. At the same time, Wudang Mountain also preserves large-scale Taoist buildings and numerous cultural relics. Every year, it attracts tourists and pilgrims from all corners of the country to visit and worship.
Tao is a local religion in China, which originated from Tao in pre-Qin hundred schools of thought.
Taoism is a school represented by Laozi and Zhuangzi in China's contention of a hundred schools of thought. They all regard Tao as the highest category in their thoughts and theories, and advocate respecting Tao and morality, learning from nature, ruling the country by law with purity and inaction, cultivating self-cultivation, dealing with the belief in ghosts and gods and the relationship between man and nature. Taoism is a religious entity. "Tao", that is, the enlightenment or preaching of "Tao", is a religion that believes in "Tao" and "becomes immortal and gains Tao" through spiritual cultivation. Taoism and Taoism's fundamental belief are "Tao".
Wudang Taoism began in the Spring and Autumn Period, flourished in Sui and Tang Dynasties, flourished in Ming Dynasty and declined in Qing Dynasty. After the founding of New China, especially after the reform and opening up, Taoist activities in Wudang Mountain have developed greatly. Now it is an important case among the five schools of Taoism in China.
Mr. Lu Xun once said that China's roots are in Taoism.
We arrived at Wudang Mountain by bus on the afternoon of 6th, which happened to be cloudy. When we walked into the park, we took photos.
We arrived at the homestay in Nanyan, Wudang Mountain on the evening of 6th (the above two photos were taken upstairs).
It was cloudy that day. From Wudang Mountain Railway Station to Wudang Mountain Scenic Area and then to Nanyan, it should be quite smooth. The bus from the railway station goes directly to the terminal outside the gate of the scenic spot, which takes only 40 minutes, and it is a flat urban road without going over mountains and mountains. But Wudang Mountain, like other major scenic spots in China, has a long shopping mall at the entrance of the scenic spot-"Wudang Gold Street". With the ups and downs of the hillside, tourists with luggage feel quite helpless. It's tiring to climb stairs with luggage. At that time, I told the officials of the scenic spot management Committee that they would not climb the mountain with their luggage, which was quite "brainless".
Today is the 7th. It has been raining and foggy since morning. Everything in the distance is covered by rain and fog. It's really illusory. At this time, we are really anxious. We are not afraid of rain. The raincoats and rain boots we brought came into play at this time. What we are afraid of is that we can't see anything at the scenic spot. It is with this anxiety that we go out. Unfortunately, we met with heavy rain and fog in Jin Dian, Tianzhu Peak, Wudang Mountain. When we arrived at Jindian, we couldn't see the buildings and the surrounding scenery clearly. It's really a waste of money and time to buy "sin" and complain on the way to Hui people's accommodation.
Before going to Mount Tianzhu Peak, we first visited the "Rich Guan Zhen" scenic spot in Taizipo. The ancient buildings in Taizipo are basically carefully designed according to the story of Zhenwu cultivation. Ancient architects skillfully used mountainous terrain to build a wavy wall, which is called the Jiuqu Yellow River Wall. When I entered the second mountain gate, I suddenly saw a wide yard. Strolling in, I saw the small courtyards overlapping, quiet and elegant, with the Wuyun Building built on the rock in front, the imperial classroom and Tibetan classroom in the middle, and the Prince's Hall above the high platform.
The above photos are the architectural features of Taizipo, "one mile and four doors, nine curved Yellow River walls". Entering the scenic spot, you can't see the road 50 meters ahead. People can only walk along the nine bends of the Yellow River wall, one bend and one scene, and one bend and one bend to meet you heading for new attractions.
The construction of this scenic spot is not only a building, but also has a profound historical and cultural background, which fully embodies the Taoist "quiet" thinking and cautious and unwilling to be disturbed.
"Prince Reading Hall" is the highest place on Prince Slope. This scene can only be entered by climbing the mountain gate. While visiting, I thought that the prince at that time probably didn't study carefully. His teacher set the school in a remote place on a high slope, where there was no place to play and no one to disturb. Only reading can kill time.
"Wuyun Building" is a tall all-wood structure building in Wudang Mountain, with a unique pure architectural framework of "one column and twelve columns". It is a masterpiece of ancient wooden architecture and the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient working people. It has been highly praised by people and is also a famous scenic spot in the view of truth.
This is the slogan of "carrying out the agrarian revolution" put forward by the Red Third Army Corps during its activities in Wudang Mountain. seven
On the way to Taizipo, people who go up the mountain can see the steps, but people who go down the mountain can't see the steps. The tour guide said that people who go up the mountain are led-lead them up the mountain step by step and go home step by step from enlightenment-to reflect on the risks everywhere. I look carefully and think carefully. The scenery is like this, so is life.
In the heavy rain and fog, the cable car went up the mountain. I really don't have much hope of going to Tianzhu Peak to see the Golden Temple.
Visiting Jinding in misty rain.
Today is not only a rainy and foggy day, but also an auspicious day for pilgrims to burn incense on March 69. Because the Golden Hall of Tianzhu Peak was closed some time ago, today's pilgrims are offering incense in this auspicious group, which is extremely crowded. We met it, so we had to queue up with the crowd and go all the way to Tianzhu Peak and then enter the south.
Tianzhu Peak is 1.600 meters above sea level, and Da Yue Taihe Palace is built on the top of the mountain, which is the highest scenic spot in Wudang Mountain. Only when tourists climb the top of Tianzhu Peak and enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony can they really reach Wudang Mountain. It's a pity that we crowded into the mountain. Through the rain and fog, we didn't see the scenery that "other mountains are dwarfed under the sky". Not at all, but what we see are crowded people, rain and fog all over the sky and fuzzy buildings.
The photo below shows pilgrims scrambling to burn incense to the golden (bronze) hall (all red).
After getting off the cable car, we visited Jinguiqiong Taichung Temple (also known as "Purple Moon Qiongtai"). It's really quiet here, with few tourists and pilgrims, no cigarette smoke and competing donations, only quaint temples and cold statues.
Qiongtai Temple is located at the southeast foot of Tianzhu Peak in Wudang Mountain, with a length of about 10 km and a vertical distance of 1.350 m. It is divided into top view, middle view and bottom view. The Yuan Dynasty was called "Qiongtai Palace". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, 24 Taoist temples and hundreds of temple houses were repaired and expanded. Xianfeng in Qing dynasty was destroyed by fire for six years (1856). During Guangxu period, some temples were rebuilt.
We visited the middle scene. There is also a stone hall in the Yuan Dynasty (we didn't find it because of rainy days), which is made entirely of bluestone, and there is also a Xuanwu icon carved with bluestone. This stone temple, with an area of only 18 square meters, is of great value to the study of Wudang Taoism history in Yuan Dynasty.
Today's tour was completely blocked by rain and fog. It's cold and humid. Although we still have plenty of time after going down the mountain, we are no longer interested in taking a bus to the scenic spot to rest.
When I get up in the morning, I feel refreshed when I see the sun rising. God still cares for tourists who come from afar like us. It is every traveler's desire to travel, go for a walk and climb mountains to see the scenery on a sunny day. Although there are only four or five hours in the mountains during the day today, it is enough for us to visit the remaining scenic spots in Wudang Mountain calmly.
Let's go No hesitation at all.
We set out for Southern Yan Palace Scenic Area.
The first attraction today is Southern Yan Palace. The reason why I took a fancy to this scenic spot is that I saw the leading scenic spot on the cliff of Southern Yan Palace many times because of the incense burning accident.
Southern Yan Palace also has many mountain gates. This is the first mountain gate.
In addition to the conventional red wall tiles, the Taoist temple (palace) of Wudang Mountain also has some glazed tiles for the temple. I don't understand. I asked the gentleman, this is the royal palace, and glazed tiles can be used.
This is the dragon head incense (commonly known as dragon head incense) burning incense (incense) on the north cliff of the "Two Instrument Hall" on the right side of the book "Tianyi Zhenqing Palace". In order to see the real thing, we went to Southern Yan Palace, and we were already waiting to open the door. Before the Zhongshan Gate opened at 8 o'clock, we stepped in, asked and rushed to the faucet. We were the first tourists to arrive at Nanyan Palace, and calmly and carefully watched the "leading stone" standing more than two meters high outside the cliff.
This is a carved dragon stone pillar in front of the cliff of the famous stone hall in Nanyan Palace. The fence is 2.9 meters wide and only 30 centimeters wide. There is a dragon carved on it, and there is a small incense burner at the faucet, commonly known as dragon head incense. This scene is the place where Wudang practitioners have always come to worship. How many people died when they accidentally fell off a deep cliff to incense the incense burner on the tap? It is also a scenic spot that tourists who come to Wudang have to take pictures. It is usually crowded. We arrived early today, and few tourists kept adjusting their angles to take pictures. This is a photo that we think best reflects the image of "leading stone". The tall dragon head looked at the mountains and seemed to say, "I'm paying attention to everything about you."
Although we came first, so did the devout pilgrims. They regard "projection" as the best expression of their pious mentality. We have experienced the whole process of offering incense by female pilgrims. First, there are three kinds of incense, 300, 600 and 900, all of which are three-column fine incense, and believers can choose. Second, after burning incense, believers can only worship in the fence and cannot step out of the fence. Third, after the worship, incense should not be inserted in the incense burner on the tap, but should be inserted by the Taoist priest.
Shoufu Kangning, a large cliff stone carving, is also a famous calligraphy work with a long history.
Travel to Wudang Mountain can generally be divided into three categories. The first category is: Taoist priests, aiming at traveling around the world to seek spiritual cultivation, purifying the soul and improving moral conduct, with a view to becoming a master school in the future. The second category is: pilgrims, who come to practice and worship with piety, make pilgrimages in every palace, kowtow in front of every statue and pray for God's blessing. The third category is: tourists, who appreciate the Forbidden City as a scenic spot and find its historical and cultural value during their travels, thus enriching their experiences and cultivating their sentiments.
The word "Shoufu Kangning" is what everyone needs. The word "longevity and health" can only be realized in a peaceful and harmonious society. We should cherish the present peaceful and harmonious life.
On the way to Southern Yan Palace, we saw many red streamers tied to trees and fences to pray.
. This is a business opportunity. The red ribbon of blessing is a rhythmic rise of businessmen. The red ribbon that was supposed to pray for blessings should be made by oneself, to express one's wishes. Now it can be expressed by spending one yuan, which seems too "cheap". Of course, it is also a manifestation of the fast-paced life now. Don't be demanding.
The architectural form of "Tower" originated from ancient India, and it is a buried bone building of Buddhist monks. Buddhism and Taoism in China also adopt this method. The more respected monks and masters, the more magnificent their towers are.
After the appearance of the upper-class Taoist priests in Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were two burial methods: one was to sit on the altar, that is, to bury it after sealing it, to pile it up into a grave mountain, to build a tower and monument with bricks and stones, and the other was coffin burial. The burial method is the same as before.
The tower above stands on the road leading to Nanyan Palace. Although it has experienced wind and rain, it is well preserved. All the fragments were put up by people and should be greeting gifts when worshipping! I want to find out who this immortal master is, but I can't find any written materials anywhere.
Xiaoyao Valley was a film and television base built for shooting that year. This is a deep ditch between two mountains, which stretches for miles. I didn't want to go in, but there was plenty of time. The locals said that a group of macaques there were cute. I think I didn't see everyone's macaques in Emei Mountain in those years. Would it be more interesting to meet them here, like Doby? Just get off and go in. Indeed, scenery is generally not worth mentioning. There's nothing to see without making a movie. Along the way, there were no macaques nearby and there were no macaques in the distance. However, when we met monkey food, they came uninvited and kept it for us.
Seeing the staff scattering corn, the macaques on the two mountains came down from the mountains, streams and treetops without saying hello, eager to eat. There was a fight for food during the period, which was very lively.
That naughty macaque seems to want to live forever and be an equal with Lao Zi.
In the third year of Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zixiao Palace was built and named "Zixiao Palace in Sheng Yuan". In the tenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt with the title "Taixuan Zixiao Palace". In the 11th year of Yongle, the title of "Imperial Decree" was engraved on the left imperial tablet of the Imperial Monument Pavilion, which was a legal proclamation prohibiting outsiders from disturbing the Dojo. In the same year, Judy in Ming Taizu rebuilt Wudang Mountain, with Zixiao Palace as one of the key palaces, and the main building Zixiao Hall was rebuilt. In the 16th year of Yongle, the right tablet of the Imperial Monument Pavilion was engraved with the inscription "Imperial Monument of Da Yue Taihe Mountain Road Palace", which recorded the construction of Wudang Mountain. Jiajing was expanded in the thirty-first year. Qing Jiaqing was overhauled from eight to twenty-five years, and then it was repaired more than a dozen times.
Zixiao Palace is located in the northwest facing southeast, with 29 buildings. The building is symmetrically arranged with five terraces on the central axis. Longhu Hall, Beiting Hall, Tang Shifang Hall, Zixiao Hall and Parents Hall were built from top to bottom. The buildings on both sides were divided into three courtyards by matching houses, forming a group of hall buildings with clear priorities. The middle wings of the palace are quadrangle-style Taoist houses.
When traveling, we met a group of pilgrims in a village in Fujian, and we watched it for a while. Taoist priests practicing dharma are practicing dharma according to the rules, elderly pilgrims kneel down to recite scriptures, and young people smoke and chat outside. Yes! The villagers' actions can be consistent, but their performances are different.
Zixiao Palace was the headquarters of Marshal He Long during the Great Revolution. It is well preserved now, but it can't be visited inside.
There are many water tanks in the temple, which are said to be used to put out fires. There are no big water tanks here, only ancient buildings in Dashuijing Ancient Buildings, and each temple has several bottomless wells.
The 47-hour tour of Wudang Mountain is over.
This trip has fulfilled my wish for many years. Although there is a storm, the smell in the rain is hard to satisfy.
Wudang Mountain is not as beautiful as Huangshan Mountain, as majestic as Taishan Mountain and as steep as Huashan Mountain. However, its ancient Taoist temple and profound Taoist culture attract tourists and pilgrims from all over the world to visit and worship, and many monks come to practice in an endless stream, making Wudang Mountain famous all over the world and attracting countless heroes.
Although Wudang Mountain is a tourist attraction, its commercial development is not strong (except Wudang Jinjie, which enters the scenic spot), and the folk customs of citizens and businessmen are still mellow. There are no shops and restaurants everywhere, and there are no noisy hawking and annoying procrastination. They are all at home. The service attitude of the staff in the scenic spot is good, and the bus in the scenic spot leaves on time, clean and tidy. The mobile phone I lost in the scenic bus is still kept in the dispatching center of the scenic bus, so that it can be returned to its original owner, so that my hanging heart can calm down and continue the rest of the trip. I want to thank the driver deeply.
Although Wuyi Mountain is a mountainous area with high mountains, deep ditches and steep roads, it is also a competent tourist destination for the elderly. First, the transportation is convenient, and all scenic spots have direct buses. There is also a cable car on the Jinding of Tianzhu Peak. Climbing the mountain is neither high nor steep, and the steps are flat. Secondly, there are many kinds of accommodation prices, and there is a lot of room for choice. My suggestion is that two days and two nights on the mountain are just right (of course, a detailed tour is another matter). Accommodation can choose Nanyan, where there are hotels, hotels and homestays at various prices, and it is the starting point of transportation, so it is convenient to take the bus. It would be better if you want to hike Tianzhu Peak. In addition, Qiongtai is the best place, where it is most convenient to take a cable car to the Golden Hall of Tianzhu Peak, but it is not convenient to see other scenic spots.