The Lingxiao Twin Towers are the tallest buildings among the existing ancient buildings in Taiyuan, just like a pair of twin sisters. Lingxiao Twin Towers, there is another nickname-writing twin peaks. Ling Xiao's Twin Towers once amazed many politicians, thinkers and poets in history. Li Zicheng, the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty, once praised it. Li Weizhen, one of the seven great literati in the south of the Yangtze River in Ming Dynasty, once recited poems for him. Fu Shan, a famous thinker and artist in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, painted for him. General Yang Chengwu, a famous soldier of the New China People's Liberation Army, paid tribute to him.
For hundreds of years, the "Lingxiao Twin Towers" of Shuangta Temple has been regarded as a unique artistic treasure or cultural relic treasure by literati and stunning beauty. But it is not the case to test its story and study its causes. These twin towers, one is the earliest "Wenfeng Pagoda" and the other is the "Buddha Pagoda" built later. Not only were they not built together, but they were also different in nature. The so-called "Wenfeng Pagoda" is a Feng Shui Pagoda, that is, a symbolic and ornamental building with superstitious colors in feudal society, where local gentry supplement topographic defects and revitalize regional culture. Although its shape is taken from the floating picture of Buddhism, it has nothing to do with Buddhism or Buddhism. "stupa" is a Buddhist relic, a religious building dedicated to Buddhist relics and Buddhist scriptures, and is respected and worshipped by Buddhist disciples. This is the "Lingxiao Han Pagoda" in the Twin Towers Temple, which is close at hand, but its essence is quite different. Juewei Mountain Scenic Area is located 24 kilometers northwest of the city. The mountains are steep, the pines and cypresses are everywhere, the mountain flowers are brilliant, and Qiu Lai is full of red leaves. "Rising red leaves" is one of the famous scenery in Taiyuan. There is a Duofu Temple at the top of the mountain, and there is a seven-level stupa in the temple. There are temple murals and ink painting in the temple. Juewei Mountain Scenic Area is close to the urban area and has a pleasant climate. This is a place for tourists to visit and relax. This scenic spot has its own characteristics and convenient access. The nearby beaches and famous foods have the characteristics and flavor of Shanxi.
The stunning red leaves are one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Taiyuan and one of the top ten scenic spots in China. Cotinus coggygria, a red-leaf plant, is a wild shrub. After September, its leaves will turn from green to yellow, then from yellow to red, and finally to deep red. Before the leaves fall, they show the most beautiful and charming colors. Mr. Fu Shan loved red leaves all his life, and invited famous scholars Gu and Yan to enjoy them here, which also left many stories for future generations. Tutang Quiet Temple is the residence of Mr. Fu Shan when he lived in seclusion in Juewei Mountain. The ancient temple was built in the Northern Qi Dynasty, rebuilt in the fifth year of Jintai and rebuilt in the second generation of Ming and Qing Dynasties. According to "Rebuilding the attic of Tutang in the 20th year of Ming Jiajing", in the Han Dynasty, the mound here collapsed and fell into the cave. The mound in the cave was as high as 30 meters, like a Buddha statue. The local people said that it was a landslide and a pure land of Buddhism, so they built a temple here. In this way, the locals also call the Silent Temple the Big Buddha Temple. The giant Buddha in the temple is 9.46 meters high, with a dignified sitting posture and a serene expression. It is the largest native Buddha in China at present.
Silent Temple, located in Tutang Village, Taiyuan City, was founded in Northern Qi Dynasty. The temple is divided into two parts. In the front yard, there are the Heavenly King Hall and the East Attached Hall, separated from the Diaohuamen by a wall, and in the backyard, there are the Luohan Hall and the Dizang Hall. On the west side of the temple site, there is a double-eaved pavilion built for one Buddha and two bodhisattvas on the cliff during Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty.
The ancient cypress beside the temple grows strangely, and the "strange cypress in the earth hall" is a scene in Taiyuan.
The "strange cypress in the earth temple" in the Silent Temple is also one of the eight famous scenic spots in Taiyuan. I wonder if Mr. Fu Shan's favorite Gucci Parker is here or where? Is it because the tree is weird or something else? No one can say clearly now. But there is an interesting folklore here, which means that the cypress trees around the Silent Temple grew very luxuriantly in those days, but no one can count how many. A general who commanded thousands of troops came here. He tried to count these cypresses. He counted day and night, and put a note on the counted cypress trees as a mark. However, when he came here the next day, he found that all cypresses had the same notes, and the number was unclear. The sunset in the mountains is colorful, and it comes back like an ant.
The middle stream hits the water and shakes the oars, and the geese fly away in the sand.
Looking back, I was very happy to swim across the river in autumn. I was so angry that no one could worry.
Where is the flute and drum of today's ship? Polygonum cuspidatum goes to Bai Ou every year.
In addition to natural scenery, the ancients paid more attention to artistic conception. In this way, the late crossing of Fenhe River became one of the eight scenic spots in Taiyuan in the Qing Dynasty.
Author of this poem: Zhang Yi, a poet in Ming Dynasty. A cluster is like an ant: it means people are crowded at the ferry. Midstream: In the middle of the river. Scroll: Onomatopoeia, here refers to the sound of sculling. Sand boundary: sand edge. Cross-flow Amusement Autumn: refers to the event that Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, visited Fenhe River. Hey: compared to. Polygonum cuspidatum: Polygonum cuspidatum with red flowers. Down: down. Mengshan is about 20 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan, located in Sidi Village, north of Jinci Temple, with the main peak height of 1.325 meters. Mengshan xiao yue is one of the eight scenic spots in old Taiyuan. In the second year of Tianbao (55 1), Emperor Levin of the Northern Qi Dynasty expanded the Great Zhuang Yan Temple in the Eastern Wei Dynasty into Kaihua Temple, and carved a 200-foot-high Cliff Buddha, which is called Xishan Buddha, slightly higher than Leshan Buddha, and is the largest Buddha statue in China at present. During the reign of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, a new Vishnu Buddhist temple pavilion was built. Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian came here to worship Buddha and give robes in the palace. Due to the collapse of the temple, the giant Buddha was submerged in the ruins, with only a little chest and neck (of little significance), with a chest width of 25m, a height of17.5m and a neck diameter of 5m.
Mengshan is connected to the top of Mount Tai in the south and Yu Ye and Hua Kai Valley in the north. Limestone mountain and white sand layer. From Kaihuayu to Niujiakou in the south of Jinci, the carbonate exposed section is called underground waterway (on Jinciquan fault zone), which is the main drainage channel of groundwater in Xishan area. There are three kilometers of faults here, which are located in the northeast of Yu Ye in the north of the mountain and in the east of Xidi Village in the middle of the mountain plain. Economic forest trees include Pinus bungeana, Platycladus orientalis, Betula platyphylla and Hippophae rhamnoides. There are claw fence, Bupleurum and other Chinese herbal medicines. Wild ducks, pheasants, eagles and tits fly in the bushes, and wild boar, rabbits and roe deer haunt the mountains. Mengshan is rich in mineral resources, including coal, bluestone, lime, gypsum and refractory soil. Kaihuayu at the foot of Mengshan Mountain has a traditional pottery-making and firing process since ancient times.
Mengshan is one of the eight scenic spots in ancient Taiyuan County, which was called Mengshan Xiaoyue in ancient times. Mengshan is a treasure trove of geomantic omen. Since ancient times, emperors and generals have come to Mengshan to build temples and dig holes to make buddhas. History: In the Han Dynasty, Liu Cong conquered Liu Kun, plundered Jinyang people and fled over Mengshan to the west. In 55 1 year, Gao Yang of Wen Xuandi in Northern Qi carved the Western Mountain Buddha in Jinyang Mengshan, and the Queen Gao Wei of Northern Qi carved the Western Mountain of Jinyang into a giant Buddha statue, burning ten thousand pots of oil overnight and taking care of the palace. The place where the Buddha statue is located is the ancient Dayan Temple. Prior to this, Tan Luan Hongxiu, a monk of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, practiced the Pure Land Method, and the Eastern Wei filial piety emperor ordered him to live in Bingzhou Temple. Japan's Pure Land Sect is recorded as Yanbing Dayan Temple, which is here. Levin in the Northern Qi Dynasty gave Kaihua Temple a sum of money, and Daochuo, a monk in the Sui Dynasty, worked as a teacher in Kaihua Temple, and used to follow the teacher. This is the early Dojo of Pure Land Sect of Buddhism.
Yang Zhong, the father of Emperor Emperor Wen of Sui of the Sui Dynasty, was a general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He led troops against Beiqi in Mengshan. So Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty built a shrine for his father, Yang Zhong, in the second year (582), which was called the Temple of Emperor Wu Yuan, and later called Shengshouguan. In the first year of Renshou (60 1), Yang Jun, king of Sui and Qin Dynasties, served as the general manager of Bing State in Jinyang, and supported the construction of Xishan Giant Buddha Pavilion in Jinyang. Tang Liyuan and Li Shimin worship Buddha in Jinyang. Tang Gaozong, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian celebrated five years (660). Fortunately, Jinyang worships (this temple and Longshan Tongzi Temple in the south for more than ten miles pay tribute to the Buddha in the second temple). The following year, he sent envoys to give Buddha colorful robes, and saw tens of millions of people stir Bing. Li Keyong, King of Jin Dynasty in the late Tang Dynasty, rebuilt the pavilion and spent 300,000 workers in five years. During the Five Dynasties and the Jin Dynasty, King Peiping stayed in Liu Zhiyuan, a temple in Beijing, and rebuilt Zhuangyan Pavilion, with a height of 130 rooms and a total of five floors. In the Northern Han Dynasty, Liu Jiyuan built a Summer Palace at the top of Mengshan Mountain and a royal bridge in Huakai Valley. In the Song Dynasty, the Jet Li Tower was built in Mengshan, Si Qian, Hua Kai. In addition, there is Ganquan Temple in Mengshan, which was built in the second year of Tiantong in the Northern Qi Dynasty (566). Wenying Lake is a children's park with a long history in Taiyuan City. It was gradually formed after the expansion of Taiyuan City in the Ming Dynasty, collecting rainwater in the southeast half. At that time, it was called Haiziyan, and it was said that the Ministry of Li Zicheng would execute 1000 more than the Ming royal family here. Haiziyan, two pieces of stagnant water, ran through in Qing Dynasty, and was named Wenying Lake because of its proximity to Gong Yuan, which became one of the eight scenic spots in old Taiyuan.
When Dr. Sun Yat-sen came to Taiyuan in 19 12, he gave an impromptu speech to people from all walks of life at Wenying Lake. Since then, it has been named Wenying Park, Zhongshan Park, Xinmin Park and People's Park, and 1982 has been named Children's Park.