Maoshan is located in the southeast of jurong city, and has the reputation of "the first mountain in the south of the Yangtze River". It is a national 4A-level scenic spot, the birthplace of Taoist Shangqing School, and one of the six mountain bases in China. The Monument to the Victory of the Anti-Japanese War in Southern Jiangsu and the Memorial Hall of the New Fourth Army are listed as provincial-level moral education bases.

Maoshan is rich in plant resources and medicinal materials. Li Shizhen, a famous pharmacologist in Ming Dynasty, once collected Chinese medicinal materials in Maoshan, and recorded more than 380 kinds of Maoshan medicinal materials in Compendium of Materia Medica.

The original name of Maoshan Mountain is Qushan, which is sentence by sentence, song by song and sentence by sentence. As for why it's called Maoshan now, I'll sell it for the time being, and I'll reveal the mystery to you when I get to Taiyuan Hall.

Maoshan is the holy land of Taoism in China. Many sects have been bred in Maoshan. Among them, the famous Shangqing School, Lingbao School and Maoshan School, which were founded in the middle of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Tao Hongjing of Qi and Liang Dynasties in the Southern Dynasties, are all in the same strain after the Yuan Dynasty. Maoshan is the birthplace of the Shangqing School, Lingbao School and Maoshan School in China, which has a high position in Taoism and a great influence.

Buddhism is a foreign religion and Taoism is a native religion in China. It worships many gods, practices in magical ways, pursues immortality, cultivates immortality, uses sacrifices and fasting prayers to avoid disaster. To put it simply, Taoist priests pursue immortality, while Buddhism believes that living is suffering, and pursuing the western paradise after death.

Taoism originated in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, reached its peak in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and gradually declined after the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Since its birth, Taoism has experienced 1800 years, which has not only exerted great influence in Chinese mainland, but also spread to North Korea, South Korea, Japan and South Korea, Vietnam, Southeast Asia and North and South America, becoming one of the world religions.

The main festivals in Taoism are Laojun Festival, Jade Emperor Festival, Flat Peach Festival and Lvzu Festival. All the above festivals are held on February 15, the ninth day of the first month, March 3 and April 14, which are the birthdays of Lao Zi, Jade Emperor, Queen Mother of the West and Lv Dongbin.

Taoism is divided into orthodox school and quanzhen school. Maoshan belongs to the orthodox school, and its founder is Zhang Tianshi. The founder of Quanzhen School is Wang Zhongyang, who has seven disciples, that is, Quanzhen Qizi, who are familiar to everyone. Quanzhen school pays attention to the cultivation of inner alchemy, but does not pay attention to the gold refining and silver refining of Fulu and Huang Bai. It is stipulated that Taoist priests must become monks and live in the palace, and they are not allowed to get married and be vegetarian. There are strict rules and regulations, while Zhengzhen Sect does not need to become monks, and it is more engaged in fasting in Fulu, which means painting symbols to pray for blessings, especially in Maoshan. There are Taoist priests who specialize in painting symbols on Maoshan Mountain. You can see with your own eyes the process of Taoist painting symbols. There are about six symbols: town house, self-protection, birth, harmony, preaching and exorcism. Generally painted on Zi Ling cloth, white bamboo cloth or rice paper. This symbol can be invited. If necessary, you can ask the Taoist priest to draw a picture on the spot and take it home.

The difference between Quanzhen School and Zheng Zheng School can be simply described in eight words: keep your hair, don't get married, be a vegetarian, wear Taoist robes, that is, keep your hair, comb your hair in a bun, don't marry, don't eat meat, and wear Taoist robes, while we in Zheng Zheng School don't have so many rules, we can get married, eat meat and don't need to live in the palace every day. At present, most Taoist schools in China are Quanzhen schools, while orthodox schools are relatively few, mainly distributed in the south of the Yangtze River and parts of Taiwan Province Province.

There are three monsters in Maoshan:

The strange phenomenon of "setting off firecrackers under the monument and sounding the bugle in the air" in the monument to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in southern Jiangsu is still an unsolved mystery, so it is called the magic monument. This is a strange thing in Maoshan.

I have a natural beehive in my palm, which is called another monster in Maoshan.

The third monster is Sikh Spring. Tourists clap their hands by the spring, and the water in the spring will boil and splash.

Now the road we take is Maoshan Avenue, with a total length of 22 kilometers and a 20-minute drive from downtown to Maoshan.

It's almost Maoshan, and you can see it now. Guess how high it is? This friend's accurate guess shows that it has a lot to do with our Taoism. Maoshan Mountain is 372.5 meters above sea level. There is a saying that "the mountain is not high, and there are immortals that are famous; The water is not deep, and the dragon has spirit. " Although our Maoshan Mountain is not high, there are many celebrities here, so it is famous.

Now we are in the scenic traffic, and the road we take is Panshan Highway. There are three ways to climb Maoshan Mountain, one is to take the scenic traffic, and the other is to climb the mountain from the path. Because the Maoshan Mountain is not high, it usually takes 40 minutes to climb it quickly, and an hour is enough if it is slow. The third is to take a cableway in Jintan.

Maoshan No.1 has six scenic spots. Today, we first visited Wanfu Palace for nine nights, then Fuyuan Wanning Palace, Xianren Cave, Xikequan, Sunan Anti-Japanese War Victory Monument, and finally visited the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall.

Now we come to the main peak of Maoshan, Damaofeng. The Taoist temple in front of everyone is called Jiuyun Wanfu Palace. Because it is located at the peak of Maoshan Mountain, it is also called Ding Gong. Founded in the Western Han Dynasty, it has a history of more than 265,438+000 years. During more than two thousand years of ups and downs, this ancient Taoist temple suffered many natural and man-made disasters. What we are seeing now is the reduction of 1985. Please look at the word "Nine Blessed Palace". This gift refers to the royal gift from the emperor. This plaque was presented by Zhu Yijun of Ming Shenzong. Let's look at what is written on the two sides above the palace gate: "What Tao lasts forever, lasts forever." Guess what's behind the road? This word is a unique way of writing in Taoism, that is, the meaning of innate qi and acquired qi. There is no water under the top one, so write it down. There are four halls in Jiuwanfu Palace, namely Lingguan Hall, Main Hall, Taiyuan Hall and Second Hall. Please follow me to visit one by one.

Dear tourists and friends, we have come to Lingguan Hall. This is Wang Lingguan, also known as Yushu Huofu Tianshang. He is the god who guards the mountain gate. We can see that there are three eyes on his face. The middle eye is called wisdom eye in Buddhism and kindness eye in Taoism, which can distinguish the truth, goodness, beauty and ugliness in the world, so it is also called Wang Shan. Let's see the magic whip in his right hand. It has nine parts. Why Jiu Duan? Because nine characters are the most auspicious number and the largest number in Taoism, that is to say, the whip in his hand is the longest whip in the world. As the saying goes, "three eyes can know what's going on in the world, and a whip can wake people up." The posture of this left hand is the lingguan tactic. Interested friends can do it. If they can do it, it's because of our Taoism. He is surrounded by the gods of East Qinglong, West White Tiger, South Suzaku and North Xuanwu, representing the four directions of southeast and northwest respectively.

After seeing the Lingguan Hall, now we come to the Master Hall, where Taoist masters of all ages are enshrined. Above is the Tibetan Scripture Building, where Taoist scriptures are stored. There are 5840 volumes of scriptures here. We see Wei, Wei, also known as Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Nanyue, who are the founders of Shangqing Zongtan. Her famous classic is Huang Ting Jing, which mainly talks about the acupoints and structures of human meridians, focusing on health preservation. As you can see, she is a woman. In feudal society, men are superior to women, while in Taoism, men and women are equal, so she is enshrined here for future generations to worship. This is her disciple Yang, a second-generation master. Shangqing school was founded by Mrs. Wei and carried forward by him. Taoism can be divided into Quanzhen School and Zhengyi School. We Maoshan belong to the orthodox school. This is the founder of Zhengyi School, Zhang Tianshi, also known as Zhang Daoling. He is also the founder of Taoism. From the end of the Northern Song Dynasty to the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty, Wang Zhongyang founded Quanzhen School in Zhong Nanshan, Shaanxi. Laozi is the founder of Taoism, and Zhang Tianshi is the founder of Taoism. The sword in his hand is called the sword to kill demons, which can kill demons. Everyone present today is a good person. If there is a bad guy, his sword will be cut off. The man with the pill in his hand is Ge Hong, a famous alchemist at that time, that is, a chemist. I feel very kind when I see him, because he is my hometown. In the past, Taoist priests pursued immortality, so they all tried elixir. They think that plants and trees will rot, so people who eat refined elixirs cannot live forever. Later, Ge Hong extracted mercury, because it wouldn't rot if buried in the ground and put into the fire, so the Taoists thought that people who ate the elixir made of mercury would live forever, so it was said that many emperors died of chronic mercury poisoning, such as the famous Emperor Taizong Li Shimin. Our Maoshan Mountain is known as "the immortal mansion of Qin and Han Dynasties and the prime minister of Liang and Tang Dynasties". This prime minister is an important descendant of Maoshan Shangqing School in Liang Dynasty and the founder of Maoshan Taoism, Tao Hongjing. At that time, Liang Wudi had a deep friendship with him and appreciated his talent very much. He wanted to invite him to be an official in the DPRK, but he refused, because Tao Hongjing yearned for the life of wild cranes in the clouds. Because the emperor invited him, he couldn't refuse directly. At that time, he drew a picture of two cows for Liang Wudi. One cow is grazing leisurely by the river, and the other cow is riding a golden halter. When Liang Wudi saw this photo, he understood what he meant. He likes to live a free life, rather than being controlled. Nevertheless, whenever there is a major conquest, Liang Wudi still invites him to participate in the discussion and ask for his advice. There are several letters exchanged almost every month. Later, Liang Wudi also sent a prince to Maoshan to learn from Tao Hongjing, so in fact Tao Hongjing lived in seclusion in Maoshan. Over time, people called Tao Jinghong "Prime Minister in the Mountain".

Now, we come to Li Kan Palace. Taoism mainly studies gossip. Li Kan is two hexagrams in the Eight Diagrams, representing water and fire. There is an incense burner of fire and a dragon pool of water, which symbolizes the balance of yin and yang and equality between men and women. Let's touch this incense burner. Touching can relieve low back and leg pain and bless peace within one year.

Now, we have come to the largest temple in Maoshan-Jubaotang in Taiyuan, where we will talk about the origin of Maoshan. Maoshan was originally named Tuqu Mountain, and later built pottery here because of Sanmao Zhenjun. Later, in order to commemorate them, Tuqu Mountain was changed to Sanmao Mountain. You can see that this is the founder of Da Mao, also known as Da Mao Zhen Jun, or Da Mao Di Jun for short. His surname is Mao, his first name is Ying, and his first name is Shu Shen. A native of Nanguan, Xianyang, Western Han Dynasty, Han Jingdi was born in the fifth year (BC 145). At the age of eighteen, he went to Hengshan to practice. At the age of 49, he bid farewell to his master and went back to visit his parents. His father was very angry with him for 365,438+0 years after he left home. When he came back, he picked up a stick and taught him a lesson. He said that I am no longer a mortal, and you can't beat me. His father didn't believe it. When a stick was hit, it broke one by one. When the father saw this scene, he believed that the eldest son was indeed. On his left is his second brother Mao Gu, also known as Zhongmao Zhenjun, Zhongmao Dijun, Zhongmao Zushi and Ermao Zushi, referred to as Zhongmao Jun and Ermao Jun, whose name is Wiki, who was born in 143 BC. On the right is Mao Zhong, the third brother, also known as the father of kittens, Emperor Kittens, referred to as Gentleman Kittens and Gentleman Sanmao, born in 14 1 BC. They were originally from officialdom. They heard that eldest brother had become an immortal, so they asked him for the secret of cultivation. They went to ErMao Feng and Sanmaofeng to practice hard all the year round, cure diseases for the people, and finally became immortals respectively. Because the three brothers accumulated good virtues in the process of cultivation and treated the people well, the people renamed Juqu Mountain Sanmaoshan to commemorate them, which is also the origin of Maoshan's name. We can see that eldest brother Mao Ying is the youngest of the three. Why? Because Mao Ying was only 18 years old when he became a monk, his appearance remained the same after he became a monk, and his younger brother practiced late, so he looked older than his older brother. Sacrificing to the left and right sides of the three Majesties are four-valued goddesses, namely, four gods on duty: Year, Month, Day and Time. Their duty is to record the contributions of the immortals in the celestial world and play them to the jade emperor, and to present the words that were burned on the ground and played to the sky. There are four heavenly kings in Buddhism and four grand marshals in Taoism. Marshal Liang Wen, Marshal Mashan, Marshal Yue Fei and Marshal Zhao Gongming are enshrined around Taiyuan Hall. Zhao Gongming is the black face, the god of wealth, including Wu Caishen and the god of literature. This is Wu Caishen. They can defend the Dojo here and be strong and dignified.

After seeing the first half of the temple, let's look at the second half. This is Liu Fu, a half-hearted land god. Liu Fu came to Maoshan before Sanmao Town Army came here to open up wasteland. He didn't see the nine peaks in the northeast of Maoshan, just like the nine dragons. He thought it would be better to practice there, but when he got there, he looked back to the south, only to find that the whole Mao Feng was like a dragon, and the summit was like the top of the dragon, and the sky was purple. So he drove back again. However, the Mao Shi brothers built a grass temple, so he told the Mao Shi brothers about his treasure hunt. Mao Shi brothers were merciful and built a thatched cottage for him halfway up the mountain. Liu Fu devoted himself to practicing in the grass temple, and finally became an immortal-the land god, and was enshrined by later generations in the land temple where he practiced, enjoying the first incense of good men and women who came to worship. Later, the land temple halfway up the mountain was destroyed, and the Taoist priest in the palace made a statue of Liu Fu here for the world to worship. On both sides are the judge on the left and the clerk on the right.

This is Fairy Island, which is divided into four floors. There are 32 immortals in Fairy Island. From top to bottom, the first layer is the highest Taoist deity "Sanqing": Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun and Moral Tianzun; In the middle is the original Buddha, with a waiter on each side, Lingbao Buddha on the left, Leigong on the left, Moral Buddha on the right and Rem on the right. The second layer is Jade Emperor, Heaven, Earth, Water Officer, Bitter God, Jiang Ziya and Taibai Venus. The third floor is dedicated to the Eight Immortals, which is well known to all women and children. On the fourth floor, most of the gods people worship are land gods, city gods, dragon king gods, dragon prince, dragon king girl, hag gods, teenagers who are good at money and people who are kind to the passage. Don't you look familiar with this channel? She is the Guanyin Bodhisattva in Buddhism, and she is called a Cihang person in our Taoism. Everyone saw her standing at the top. Some people say that she is top-notch, but she is not. According to legend, Ao Bai is a very powerful animal. Nodding will bring disaster to the world, so standing on it will reduce the disaster to the world. This is Zhao Gongming of the God of Wealth. The God of Wealth is divided into two categories: God of Wealth and Wu Caishen. The God of Wealth has been compared with Fan Li for two years. Wu Caishen has two theories: Zhao Gongming and Guan Gong. This is dedicated to Wu Caishen Zhao Gongming. In front of the statue, stand lucky on the left and treasure on the right.

Now, we have come to Santianmen and described it as soaring. According to legend, this is where Mao's ancestors became immortals. In ancient times, it was a place where Taoist worships in Xiaojiugong in Maoshan, so it was also called Feishengtai. There is also a three-day gate in Wanning Palace in Fuyuan, where Mao Gu and Mao Zhong became immortals. It is said that on the night when there are few stars in a month, the founder of Heavy Hair was taken away by the crane here and became an immortal. This is also the highest point of Maoshan Mountain, with an altitude of 372.5 meters. Let's go up and feel the feeling of being immortal!

Now, we come to the last temple, the second temple, where Sanmao Zhenjun's parents Mao Zuo and Xu are enshrined. In order to thank them for their good education for their children, future generations offer sacrifices here, so that they can naturally enjoy the honorific title of Father and Saint. Maoshan has a couplet: "Why do you have to see Buddha in Lingshan when you are not filial to your parents at home?" The Buddha refers to them. This couplet is a warning to pilgrims to honor their parents. We are the only Taoist in the country who worships their parents in Maoshan, because the Qing school in Maoshan attaches great importance to filial piety. Bye. They can wish their parents health and longevity.

Let's look at the left one and the right one again, which is related to the underdeveloped medicine in the past. In the past, people's ophthalmologists were poor, so they could only ask the goddess to bless them. It is said that eyes can bless people's ears and eyes and eliminate eye diseases. Short-sighted friends may wish to worship her. This godsend can not only give away her children, but also bless their healthy growth. In the past, giving birth to a child because of medical backwardness was like a matter of life and death. Your life was in your hands, and you should come here to worship before giving birth. It is said that she has nine children in her hand, and now there is only one, because in response to the national policy, she only gave birth to a good one.

After visiting the temple, please follow me to visit the four treasures of Maoshan Town: the jade seal, the jade GUI, the Harbin inkstone and the jade symbol. It is said that Song Huizong's mother took the wrong embroidery needle, and many physicians were at a loss. Later, Liu Hunkang, our 25th generation master of Maoshan, used Maoshan herbs and symbols to record embroidery needles as water for the Queen Mother to vomit. The emperor was very happy and gave him eight treasures. Due to years of loss, there are only four treasures left, namely Zhenshan, Yuxi, Yugui and Yugui. One of the most famous is the imperial seal, which is engraved with the six characters of "Nine Old Immortals Imperial Seal". It is said that this kind of seal is a part of China's sculpture of Caibi, and it has the magical effect of "eating four ounces of cinnabar at night and covering a thousand yellow watches every day", that is, it can suck four ounces of red cinnabar at night, not touch cinnabar during the day, and cover a thousand yellow watches at one time. As long as you can take a stamp covered by this seal with you, you can pray for disaster relief and survive. Legend has it that the jade seal entered the palace during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, wanted to transform it into a treasure of heaven, but the sculptor made the jade seal "a treasure of heaven" on the first day, and strangely changed it to "Nine Old Immortals" on the second day. Tried three times, the seal is still the word "Nine Old Immortals Seal", which is the name of Mingtai. In the past, the imperial seal was placed in the Wanning Palace in Fuyuan. When pilgrims come to Maoshan, they must burn a column of incense in Dinggong Palace and then seal it. Over time, pilgrims called "Fu Yuan Wan Ning Palace" the Seal Palace, which has been passed down to this day. This is why Fuyuan Wanning Palace is called Silver Palace for short.

Dear tourists and friends, we have come to the Wanning Palace in Fuyuan, which is located at the south waist of Jinjinfeng in Maoshan. I have introduced the Wanying Palace in Fuyuan, which is called Yin Palace for short. Please look at the couplet written by Min Zhiting, president of the Chinese Taoist Association, in Shanmen East, "Staring at Niu Shan, connecting the natural clock of the Yangtze River with Taihu Lake in Kunlun; During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Liang and Tang Shixiang, immortals of the Qin and Han Dynasties, recorded a sentence on the supernatant by spreading science and education. " The inscription on the mountain gate is "The Gate of Wan Qi" written by Kang Youwei, and "The Origin of Taoism hangs like a cloud on the mountain and then goes to the mountain" written by Ren Farong, vice president of the Chinese Taoist Association. The profound meaning of the Xuanmen is like the moon reflecting water, and the water is deeper than the moon. "The inscription on the mountain gate reads" Purple gas comes from the east ". These two couplets and plaques fully illustrate the historical position of Maoshan Taoism.

Let's look back. There are two typos here. Find out which two? One is the word "virtue", which lacks a horizontal line and looks like a knife. In my heart, I lack a knife to persuade people to be good. The other is Ming characters, which are more or less horizontal, to persuade people to keep their eyes open and watch the road.

1996, in order to promote Taoist culture and develop Jurong tourism, the Maoshan Taoist Temple was specially approved by the State Bureau of Religious Affairs, and invested more than 20 million yuan in the Wanning Palace in Fuyuan to build an open-air statue of Laozi with a height of 33 meters, which has been selected into Guinness World Records.

Fu Yuan Wanning Palace is divided into four squares, so please follow me around.

Dear tourists and friends, now, we come to the first square, Guanxingmen Square. This stone archway is the stargazing gate, which used to be the place where Taoist priests in the palace watched the stars and looked at the sky. In layman's terms, some people say that human astronomy may have originated here. Please look at the book "the eighth hole, the first blessed land" engraved on the left and right walls. This book was written by Wang Shu, a great calligrapher in Qing Dynasty. With high calligraphy value and stone carving art, it is the historical relic of our Maoshan Taoism. Here we can also play a little game, stand here, close your eyes and turn three times, and then move forward. If you can touch the blessings in the first blessed place, you will be happy forever. This is an ancient game that has been handed down to this day.

Dear friends, please look up. This is the Lingguan Hall, and the words "To Fu Yuan Wan Ning Palace" are engraved on the door of the hall. Moreover, the door of the temple is inclined. Why is it inclined? There is a reason for this. In the past, the door of the temple faced south, that is, it was facing the palace at the top. Didn't you say that before? The top palace is located above the faucet, so this temple is often on fire. It catches fire three times a year, and it catches fire every year. Later, it was changed to an oblique one, and it has not been fired until now. There are a pair of stone lions in front of the door, which is a symbol of status. The lion stepped on Gankun, and the ball represented Gankun, symbolizing the unification of the world and the supreme power. When a lioness steps on a baby lion, it means offspring. There is a pair of opposite disks in front of the door, representing a pair of doors. There used to be a pair of doors on the door, but now it has been destroyed. It is these two things that the door to the door refers to, which used to be the door of a big house.

Please go in. Please look at the temple dedicated to Wang Lingguan. You have to ask again, why is Wang Lingguan enshrined here? There is a simple reason. Wang Lingguan is the patron saint of Taoism. Under his escort, the Taoist temple will be prosperous and stable, and he can't be lacking anywhere. The east and west sides of Lingguan Hall are dedicated to Nandou Xing Jun and the Big Dipper. Nandou is the god who manages life, and Beidou Jun is the god who specializes in death. Taoism believes that a mortal who wholeheartedly believes in Beidou can be removed from the dead book and live forever, so everyone must get along with him to have a chance to live forever. Around the temple, there are 60 core monuments of life, Jiazi God. You can look for the core of your life, worship him and pray for his protection according to your own genus.

Now, we come to the second square, Santianmen Square, which is Wanshoutai. Wanshoutai is divided into three floors, and there are no steps up and down the middle road. Steps from the southeast corner, from the northwest corner down. This used to be the place where the emperor and the empress dowager paid homage to the watch, and only the emperor could climb the longevity platform. Other ministers can only stand by and watch. It's different now. All of us can come up and taste the feeling of being on top. The stone archway on Wanshou platform is Santianmen. These three gates are carved from bluestone, 2.4 meters high, and the stone pillars on both sides are as high as 6.5 meters. The couplet inscribed on the stone pillar is "Yue Xian wishes one person a celebration, Tianxiang invites five cranes to pray for the same spring in the world." Look at the back, it's engraved with Wanshou Platform, and the left and right couplets are "Cui Yue holds the platform to paint the true spirit of Huayang, and Ya Dan flies to the mysterious wind on the Yunnan River". This is an important Taoist building in Maoshan history. It is said that where there are three heavenly gates, there are people who become immortals. This is where the two brothers Mao Gu and Mao Zhong rose.

Now, after walking through the 7749 stone steps, we come to the third square, Taiji Square. This is Tai Chi Pool. The bottom of the pool is a symbol of Taoism. It is a Tai Chi diagram composed of yin and yang black and white fish, with white representing yang and black representing yin. Taoism believes that Tao contains yin and yang, which collide with each other to produce everything.

Ladies and gentlemen, the east and west of the pool are the bell pavilion and the drum pavilion respectively. Interested tourists can ring the bell and drum to pray for peace and happiness.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to cross the Imperial Road in Kowloon and board Laojun Square, the highest square in Fu Yuan Palace. You see, the words "Taoism is natural" were written by Zhao Puchu, vice chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and president of China Religious Association.

Now, we come to the old gentleman's hall. After the old gentleman's hall, we came to the altar with the pedestal of the statue. This octagonal architectural design coincides with Taoist gossip, showing the past, present and future of Maoshan Taoism.

Here is the gallery. The part of the painting is "Xu Mi Taoist Map", which tells the story of Xu Mi, the third generation master of Maoshan. In the stone carving section, there are poems and handwriting of Tao Hongjing, Wang Anshi, Su Dongpo, Liang Wudi, Tang Bohu, Lu Xun, Zheng Banqiao and Gu Kuang. The mural part is a picture of twenty-four filial piety, which tells the story of twenty-four filial piety widely circulated among the people. The sculpture part is engraved with the full text of Laozi's Tao Te Ching.

After visiting the promenade, let's take a look at this statue of Laozi. Lao Tzu's surname is Li, Ming Er, Er Er, and there is a rising Meng beside his ear. He was born in Chu at the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty. My name is Li Er. Why do you call him Lao Zi? There is a legend that Laozi is an old gentleman in Taoism. Laozi's mother is a beautiful woman who absorbs the essence of the sun. She was pregnant for 8 1 year and gave birth to Lao Zi from her left armpit. When she was born, Lao Tzu was white-haired, so she was called Lao Tzu. The Tao Te Ching written by Laozi is the basic classic of Taoism. This wonderful book contains many contents such as natural science, social science and humanities. Laozi is revered as the ancestor of Taoism. This statue of Laozi rising from the ground is 33 meters high and weighs 106 ton. It is made of 226 copper plates welded together. The statue sits upright, kind, dignified, natural, cordial and realistic, holding Artest Fan Chi as if preaching to us. This statue of Laozi has been recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records, which is the tallest and largest statue of its kind in the world so far.

In the process of building the statue of Laozi, there are many mysteries that people can't solve now. 1March 23, 997 (February of the lunar calendar 15), the construction team responsible for building the altar of the old gentleman hung six banners with black characters on the construction site to celebrate. Unexpectedly, the weather changed suddenly, the wind and rain blew hard, and all the banners were torn up and hung on the ginkgo tree in front of the altar, so the project could not be started. Everyone was surprised and confused. At that time, the old man came over with a finger in his hand, revealing Taoism's respect for Huang. The construction team got the message and rushed to make six red banners with yellow background, which also had an effect. In a blink of an eye, the wind stopped raining, the clouds cleared and the sun was shining. Until the altar was completed, it didn't rain for 22 consecutive days.

1On April 28th, 997, after the completion and acceptance of the statue of Laozi, a huge beehive appeared in the palm of the icon the next morning. Hornets are regarded as auspicious things, which means tourists flock to them. The accumulation of Jinfeng symbolizes the peak of the accumulation of gold and silver treasures. Later, careful people accidentally discovered that the accumulation of Jin Feng is 159.8 meters above sea level, which means "I will get rich if I want to get rich", which is another good sign.

This monument to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in southern Jiangsu is located on Wang Mufeng, with a total height of 36 meters. The name of the monument was inscribed by former Defense Minister Zhang Aiping. It was built in 1995 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory. There are 3 17 steps in front of the monument, with a width of 16 meters. A * * has six steps, each with 50 steps, which symbolizes the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. At the same time, six groups represent June, and the last 17 represents 17 days and 65438+ 1938 June.

1997 found that "firecrackers were set off under the monument and bugles sounded in the air", which is still an unsolved mystery. Experts from all walks of life came to the scene and it was difficult to explain why. More explanation is * * * vibration. According to local people, this horn is the heroic spirit of the martyrs of the New Fourth Army, and firecrackers sound like gunshots. As soon as they heard the gunshots, they bravely killed the enemy under the encouragement of the horn. Because more than 7,000 athletes of the New Fourth Army who died that year were buried in the Maoshan Anti-Japanese Base Area. This explanation expresses the admiration of Maoshan people for the anti-Japanese base areas and the memory of the martyrs of the New Fourth Army! This is the last Maoshan monster we saw today.

Now we come to the last scenic spot, the Memorial Hall of the New Fourth Army, which fully shows the historical facts of the military and civilians fighting against the Japanese aggressors in the Maoshan anti-Japanese base area. The museum is now named "National Patriotism Education Base" by Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China. More than 2,000 pieces of cultural relics are displayed in the memorial hall, and the historical features of the New Fourth Army and the people in southern Jiangsu's anti-Japanese struggle are reproduced by means of audio-visual and electronic multimedia high-tech display.