Yingwo Peak in Mengshan, formerly known as Dongmeng and Dongshan, is a branch of Taiyi Mountain System, located at117 35'-18 20' and 3510'-38' north latitude. Among them, Guimengfeng scenic spot in Pingyi is 625 square kilometers, and the elevation of Guimengfeng, the main peak, is 1 156 meters. It is named the second peak in Shandong, which is 0/20km away from Mount Tai/KLOC-,which is equal to it. It is called "Asia of Daizong", with more than 300 peaks and deep valleys. 60% of the peaks around the main peak are located in Guimeng Scenic Area in Pingyi, which is now a national AAAA-level tourist area, a national geological park, a national forest park, an oriental health and longevity sanctuary, ten most beautiful places in Shandong Province, ten mountain tourist areas and ten go on road trip districts. Dongshan Mountain in Confucius' Journey to Dongshan Mountain refers to Guimeng Scenic Area in Pingyi.
Mengshan has beautiful natural scenery, which combines the majesty of Mount Tai, the beauty of Huangshan, the preciseness of Huashan and the magic of Yandang Mountain. In spring, the mountains are green and the sea of flowers is boundless. In summer, waterfalls are rushing and clouds are lingering. In autumn, the mountains are blue and the red leaves are reflected. In winter, they are wrapped in silver, which is particularly enchanting.
Mengshan is also a famous historical and cultural mountain. For more than two thousand years, it has been attracting the attention of scholars, poets and emperors. In the Book of Songs Truffles, there is a record that "turtles are selected, but big things are lacking"; According to the Analects of Confucius, Kuai once offered sacrifices to Mengshan. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the footprints of Confucius, Zhuang Zhou, Lao Laizi and Gui Guzi, the representatives of Confucianism, Taoism and strategists, were left here. Confucius "climbed the East Mountain and went to Lu Xiao", leaving behind relics such as Huimaling, Paladin and Lu Xiao. Guiguzi practiced here as a disciple, with more than 100 disciples, among whom Sun Bin and Pang Juan were famous. Cai Yong, a historian of the Han Dynasty, lived here in seclusion. Li Bai and Du Fu, great poets in the Tang Dynasty, once toured Mengshan together. Du Fu wrote: "Yu Yidong is a guest, and he is like a brother. Drunk to sleep in the autumn quilt, hand in hand on the same day. " Tang Xuanzong led his ministers to Mengshan. Su Shi, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, wrote a famous sentence when he went to Mengshan, "Don't be surprised by the change of the Bohai Sea, just look at the turtle spring." Poems such as "Light Snow in Mengyin" by Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty and "Snow Color in Mengshan" by Qianlong all praised Mengshan.
Mengshan has a long history and profound cultural heritage, which has attracted worldwide attention. China's earliest regional geography book Gong Yu said: "Yu Meng is an artist." It is believed that crops were planted in Mengshan and Yushan areas as early as the Xia Dynasty. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, dozens of sites such as Dawenkou culture, Shandong Longshan culture and Yueshi culture have been discovered at the foot of Mengshan Mountain, which confirms this point. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Cheng was enshrined in the sun of Mengshan and worshipped, indicating that Mengshan was among the famous mountains in China at that time. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Dr. Lu Tai wrote in his poem "Tang Palace": "The rocks on Mount Tai are what Lu Bang expected. There are turtles in the election, so it is a waste of Dadong." He regards Mount Tai and Guimeng as the glory of Lu.
In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qi was sealed and Lu was in the north and south of Mengshan Mountain. When these two great countries entered militarily and politically, China culture began to spread here. It is separated from and integrated with the local Dongyi culture, which makes the culture of Mengshan and its surrounding areas unprecedentedly prosperous, and this phenomenon has been continued and developed through successive dynasties. The stone tombs of the Han Dynasty found in Mengshan area are amazing in their architecture and carving techniques. Other stone spirits, such as the Western Han Stone Monument, the Eastern Han Tomb, and Xu Ziding in the Spring and Autumn Period, some belong to national cultural relics protection units, and some belong to national first-class cultural relics, all of which are witnesses to the above phenomenon. Due to the development of social economy and the edification of advanced culture, there are many celebrities in Mengshan area. Zeng Shen, Liu Hong, Zhuge Liang, Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Gong Nai and many other outstanding figures have made outstanding contributions to the social development of China in different fields.
Taoism and Buddhism in Mengshan are very prosperous in history. Monks and Taoists have a special liking for Mengshan Mountain, and regard it as a holy place to correct the fruit and maintain health and longevity. The main Taoist temples are Wanshou Palace, Qingxu Guan, Jiulong Palace, Guanyin Hall, Chengtiangong Palace and Cining Palace, and the temples with the highest incense are Mingguang Temple, Conch Temple and Yuntai Temple. As early as the Five Dynasties, He Kang, a foreign minister of the Ministry of Water Resources, became a monk in Mengshan. Su Dongpo in the Northern Song Dynasty had contacts with Qiao Tong, a disciple in his eighties, and took poetry as a gift. Wen Jia, the abbot of Yu Xu Temple in Mengshan in Song Dynasty, was summoned by Song Huizong in Bianjing in the first year of Xuanhe (119), and was given a decree and a son instrument. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Qingxu Guan in Mengshan belonged to Huashan School of Quanzhen Taoism, which was closely related to Taoism's "the best jungle in the world". It is these religious activities that have left many magnificent halls and heavy pavilions in Mengshan, and the mysterious atmosphere of yellow lights and bells ringing everywhere.
The magnificence and profundity of Mengshan Mountain have been yearned for by some famous thinkers and set foot in it. There are both Confucius and Guiguzi here. Since the Tang Dynasty, Mengshan has formed an indissoluble bond with the poet Mo Ke. On the historical road of Mengshan, Li Bai, Du Fu, Xiao, Su Shi, Zhang, Wang Shizhen and many others have left footprints. They enjoyed the scenery, visited Taoist temples and wrote many beautiful poems. During their southern tour, the holy ancestors of Qing Dynasty and Emperor Gaozong of Qing Dynasty stayed at the foot of Mengshan Mountain for many times to enjoy the mountain scenery and compose poems, which made the cultural heritage of Mengshan more profound.
During the national and democratic liberation war, Mengshan was an important part of the revolutionary base area in Yimeng Mountain area. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the Shandong Party, Government and Army Command and the Eighth Route Army 1 15 Division Command led Shandong soldiers and civilians to fight bravely here, and established and expanded various anti-Japanese base areas in Shandong. During the War of Liberation, the Central East China Bureau and the East China Field Army Headquarters organized the world-famous Meng Lianggu Campaign here. Nowadays, some places where major revolutionary historical events have taken place, famous battlefields and revolutionary martyrs' cemeteries have been well protected, and some have also built new memorial buildings. Among them, the Meng Lianggu Campaign Memorial Hall is a national key martyrs memorial building, and many other places are provincial key cultural relics protection units. Others have been designated as patriotic education bases for young people in Shandong Province.
The majestic Mengshan Mountain, with magnificent scenery, is a collection of many famous mountains. It is majestic, strange, dangerous, beautiful, green and quiet, and is known as "72 main peaks and 36 holes". Guimeng Scenic Area is famous for its east and west, ancient road wonders, Yuquan pillow flow, eagle peak wonders and sky wonders. Mengshan has four distinct seasons, each with its own merits. Spring comes to Mengshan, flowers are in full bloom and butterflies are flying; Sheng, cloud steaming, waterfall hanging; In the autumn season, the red leaves are drunk and fruitful; Mountaineering in the dead of winter, with beautiful trees and lovely branches, is a northern scenery. Whenever you climb Mount Meng, you will enjoy the leisure and broadmindedness of freshness, comfort and returning to nature. Mengshan has four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, fertile soil and dense vegetation. There are more than 0/200 species of plants/kloc-with many ancient, rare and special species, and the forest coverage rate is as high as 90%. 1in March, 1998, the negative oxygen ion content in the air of Guimeng Scenic Area of Chinese Academy of Sciences was 2.2 million cubic meters, which is known as "natural oxygen bar" and "forest bathing place" and is a place for leisure and entertainment.
Mengshan tourist area is divided into four scenic spots: Guimeng, Yunmeng, Meng Tian and Cai Meng. Guimeng is a health tourism area (Pingyi), Yunmeng is an eco-tourism area (Mengyin), Meng Tian is a natural disaster tourism area (Feixian), and Cai Meng is a mountain forest leisure area (Yinan). The main attractions are: Wanshou Palace, Chengtian Palace, Chaotian Palace, Cining Palace, Guanyin Hall, Huang Yu Temple, Nantianmen, Taohuayu, Guimengding, Dawa, Xiaoluchu of Confucius, Mingguang Temple, Conch Temple, Guiguzi Lecture Hall, Mengshan Diecui, Linhai Flower Tide, Wang Yu Temple, water curtain cave, Wanghailou, Xiayundong, Baihua Valley and Guanfeng.
In recent years, Pingyi county party committee and government have insisted on high starting point planning, large-scale development, diversified investment and all-round promotion. According to the national 4A-level tourist area standard, they invested 220 million yuan to improve the service facilities such as water, electricity and roads in Mengshan Scenic Area and the construction of scenic spots, and built a landmark scenic spot-Mengshan Shoushou, with a height of 218m and a width of198m.