There are many places of interest, myths and legends in Hengshan Mountain, Nanyue, which have attracted all kinds of people in the past dynasties and formed a rich and colorful cultural deposit, just like a huge park where humanities and landscape culture are in harmony and unity. 1982, Hengshan Mountain, as a famous natural landscape and human landscape in China, was included in the first batch of national scenic spots in the name of Hunan Hengshan Scenic Spot with the approval of the State Council. On August 1 day, 2007, Mount Hengshan in Nanyue was approved as a national nature reserve by the State Council.
general situation
Hengshan Mountain, also known as Nanyue Mountain, is one of the five famous mountains in China, located in Hengshan County, Hunan Province. Because the climatic conditions are better than the other four mountains, there are lush forests and bamboos everywhere, which are green all year round; Strange flowers and different grasses are fragrant all the time and have beautiful natural scenery, so they have the reputation of "Nanyue independence". Wei Yuan, a poet in A Qing, said in Ode to Heng Yue: "Mount Hengshan walks, Mount Daili stands, Mount Huashan stands, Mount Songshan lies, and Nanyue flies alone." This is a compliment to Hengshan.
structure
Its structure is "seventy-two hibiscus in the sky", and Hengshan Mountain consists of 72 peaks including Yuelu Mountain in Changsha and Yan Hui Peak in Hengyang. The first peak of Nanyue is at Yan Hui Peak, the south gate of Hengyang city center. Starting from "the first peak of Nanyue Mountain in the world", drive north along Zhengxiang North Road for more than an hour, and you can see dozens of lotus-like graceful peaks before entering Nanyue Scenic Area. If people take the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway train, they will get off at Hengshan Station and transfer to a bus. Only 15km away, they can enjoy the scenery of Nanyue.
religion
Nanyue is also a famous Buddhist shrine. Hundreds of miles around the mountain, there are more than 200 temples, temples, temples and temples. Nanyue Temple, located in Nanyue Ancient Town, is the largest ancient architectural complex in the south of China, covering an area of more than 9,800 square meters, imitating the shape of the Forbidden City in Beijing, which is divided into nine columns. The Great Temple faces south, surrounded by red walls and towering turrets. The first mountain spring flows around the wall. There are eight Taoist temples on the east side and eight Buddhist temples on the west side of the temple to show the equal coexistence of Buddhism and Taoism in Nanyue. Nanyue Temple is a treasure of historical significance and artistic value with its large scale, exquisite architecture, complete structure and meticulous layout. In Nanyue Ancient Town, there is also an ancient Buddhist temple-Zhu Sheng Temple. It is located in Zhendong Street, and it is also known as the six Buddhist jungles of Nanyue with Nantai Temple, Fuyan Temple, Shangfeng Temple and Liang Qing Temple outside Hengshan Mountain. According to legend, Dayu came here when he was in charge of water control, and built a cold palace here to worship Shun Di. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt on a large scale and renamed Zhu Sheng Temple. Now the temple is surrounded by green ancient trees, cigarettes, wooden fish and bells, and there are many Buddhist figures and statues. If you are interested, you can also go in and talk to the mage and try the famous vegetarian meal in Nanyue. Others such as Liu Guang Temple, Xiangnan Temple, Danxia Temple, Tiefo Temple, Fangguang Temple, Chuanyuan Temple and Huangtingguan are all ancient temples before the Ming Dynasty. Although the scale is different, they also have their own interests.
Mount Hengshan is also a famous Taoist mountain. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named Anhui Huoshan Nanyue, and Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty named Hengshan Nanyue. Taoism calls it the third cave, and its yue god is called Si Tianwang. Of the 72 peaks in the mountain, Zhu Rong, Zigui, Furong, Youshi and Tianzhu are the five peaks, and Zhu Rong is the crown. There is also Huang, which is said to be Wei Temple, the goddess worship in Jinlu. Shangqing Palace is the place where Xu Lingqi, a Taoist priest in Jin Dynasty, practiced. Jiangzhen Temple, formerly known as Baiyun Temple, is the temple of Sima Cheng Town in Tang Dynasty. There is a medicinal stone of Mr. Baiyun (Sima Cheng Town) in the west of Jiuzhen Temple. Nie Shidao, a Taoist priest of the Five Dynasties, also practiced here.
mountain plant
The beauty of Nanyue lies in the absence of mountains and trees. Flowing mountains and dense forests are evergreen all the year round, just like a huge natural park. There are many deep trees in the forest. Just listening to the names of the trees is touching enough: Pinus yunnanensis, Taxus cuspidata, Bole Tree, Silver Magpie Tree, Fragrant Fruit, White Good, Bronzed Evergreen Cinnamomum camphora, magical Thoreau, flaming maple forest and ancient vines. According to statistics, there are more than 700 kinds of plants in Nanyue. This is the crystallization of the blood and sweat of dozens of generations, and many of them are rare and precious. According to legend, Ginkgo biloba in Fuyan Temple was ordained by Huisi Zen Master in the Six Dynasties, and its age is at least 1400 years, so three adults can't get together. Magnolia grandiflora behind the Buddhist sutra museum has a history of 400 to 500 years, and it still blooms every spring, and its fragrance floats all over the mountain. Gu Song is a 300-to 400-year-old little brother in Banshanting! In the primeval forest behind Shangfeng Temple, many trees are senile, hunched and covered with moss, but they can't see the lines. At first glance, they look embarrassed, their heads are uneven, they are intertwined, and they snuggle up to each other, just like a group of ragged old people hugging each other for warmth in the cold, which makes people feel pity and don't admire comeliness and elegance. However, in this high mountain tuyere, they have been hugging each other for thousands of years. Please help me. Some even have the same roots and blood ties, which are not only outstanding, but also affectionate.
If Nanyue is only the beautiful color of these trees, it will not attract so much attention among the famous mountains in the world. This kind of beauty is only its external beauty, and the "uniqueness" in the program is its far-reaching connotation. People summarize the scenic spots of Nanyue as "Eight Wonders of Nanyue", that is, "the height of Zhurong Peak, the beauty of Tibetan Temple, the depth of Fangguang Temple, the secluded platform, the wonder of water curtain cave, the ancient monument of Dayu, the hero of Nanyue Temple and the danger of Huixian Bridge". It is precisely because of the outstanding performance of "Nanyue Eight Musts" that it won the well-deserved reputation of "Five Musts".
Zhu rongfeng
Zhurong Peak at the top of the mountain is 1, 300.2 meters above sea level. Due to the contrast of smoke clouds and the overlapping of peaks, it constitutes the majestic posture of "Zhu Rong rises from the ground and disappears in the light smoke". When you board it, you can see that the Dongting Lake in the north is shrouded in mist, looming, and the peaks in the south are listed like obstacles. The Xiangjiang River in the east is like a jade belt, and the peak of Xuefeng Mountain in the west is full of silver waves and thousands of scenes.
Climbing Hengshan Mountain means climbing Zhu Rong. The ancients said, "If you don't go to Zhu Rong, you won't know its height." Han Yu, a writer in the Tang Dynasty, said: "Zhu Rong rose from the ground and wanted to see it." These two poems not only describe the grandeur of Zhurongfeng, but also describe the beauty of Hengshan Mountain. Legend has it that Zhurongfeng is the resting place of Zhu Rong. Zhu Rong is the mythical Vulcan. Zhu Rong has kept the fire since Suiren invented the fire. On the top of the hill is Zhu Rong Temple, which was built in the Ming Dynasty. To the west of Zhurongfeng, there is a moon viewing platform. On a cloudless night in Wan Li, you can enjoy the full view of the moon here. There is also a sun viewing platform on the top of the mountain, which is a good place to watch the sunrise wonders.
depository of Buddhist scriptures
The Buddhist sutras in the mountains are hidden in the depths of the valley, surrounded by towering old trees, shaded by green trees, and birds are singing and answering, showing infinite vitality and quiet escape.
Fangguangsi
Fangguang Temple has beautiful nymphs and mountains, and the environment is quiet and deep. Visitors must have a "deep" feeling at this point, so predecessors said that "it is not enough to know the depth of the square."
Huixian Bridge
Standing on the Huixian Bridge, you can see rare treasures, glittering and blue waves surging, and you can also see a huge stone on the edge of Zhurong Peak, just like a turtle, which is called "Scarab pilgrimage". The danger of the bridge can be described as a must, and it is really an infinite scenery in the dangerous peak.
Water Curtain Cave
Water curtain cave at the foot of the mountain, waterfalls like diarrhea, shadows hanging high. In the Song Dynasty, Bi Tian wrote a poem about water curtain cave, which was dedicated to its beauty: "thousands of feet in the cave door hangs a flying stream, and jade beads spray in cold autumn;" I don't know who got it in ancient and modern times, the green radish and the moon hook. " It can be seen that its scenery is extraordinary.
Smoke and clouds
The smoke in Hengshan Mountain is comparable to that in Huangshan Mountain. The tourists were on the mountain when the clouds suddenly rose. In a blink of an eye, the clearly visible peaks were covered by clouds of smoke and gradually disappeared. Tourists themselves feel like walking on clouds, only feel plumes of smoke and white gas swinging on their chests and flowing through their fingers. It seems that you can reach for it, but you can't catch anything. Suddenly, a breeze blew. As soon as the wind passes, the sky turns from gray to white, from turbid to clear, the dense fog dissipates, and the distant peaks are clearly discernible.
Mountain features
Mount Hengshan is magnificent and stretches for hundreds of kilometers, claiming to have 72 peaks, among which Zhu Rong, Tianzhu, Furong, Zigai and Shibeng are the most famous. Zhurongfeng is the highest peak of Hengshan Mountain, with an altitude of 1300.2 meters. The four wonders of Nanyue are: "I wish the height of Rongfeng, the depth of Fangguang Temple, the beauty of Buddhist temples and the wonder of water curtain cave."
Shansi
There are many temples on the mountain, the famous ones are Fuyouyan Temple, Nantai Temple, Jingtang Temple and Fangguang Temple. Fuyan Temple is a large-scale temple, known as "the first ancient temple in Nanshan". There is a ginkgo tree on the right side of the temple, with an age of 1400, thick trunk and lush foliage. Nantai Temple was built in the Six Dynasties, and it has been 1400 years now. Cao Dongzong, a Japanese Buddhist, regards Nantai Temple as his ancestral home. The Buddhist Sutra Hall was named after Ming Taizu kept a copy of the Tripitaka here. Surrounded by green hills, there are towering old trees and beautiful scenery. There are rare trees such as cash cows, roots and branches nearby, as well as Yun Chun Pavilion, dressing table, Diaoyutai and other historical sites. "Jing Dian Xiu" is one of the four wonders of Nanyue. Fangguang Temple is located between the peaks of Nanyue Mountain, with towering ancient trees and flowing water, which is elegant and deep, so it is called "the depth of Fangguang Temple".
But the biggest temple in Nanyue is Nanyue Temple at the foot of Hengshan Mountain. With a large scale and rigorous layout, covering an area of 98,500 square meters, it is also one of the best temples in the south. Nanyue Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty. Successive dynasties have been rebuilt and expanded, and the scale has been expanding. The existing buildings were rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. There are 9 entrances in the whole temple, including the main hall, the sleeping hall, the Imperial Bookstore, the Panlong Pavilion and other buildings. The main hall is 22 meters high and majestic. There are 72 stone pillars in the temple, symbolizing the 72 peaks of Hengshan Mountain. In the center of the hall, there is a holy emperor named "Nanyue Zhao Tian", the God of Zhu Rong. Nanyue Temple is famous for its complete overall layout.
Hengshan tourist traffic guide
Hengyang direction:
After getting off at the railway station, take the 1 bus to the terminal (i.e. West Bus Station). There are many buses that can go to Nanyue, the whole journey is 45 kilometers. If there are three or four people, you can also take a taxi to Nanyue (bargain) if economic conditions permit.
Hengshan county (railway station) direction:
There is a bus from the railway station to Nanyue, which takes about ten minutes. Whole journey 18km.
Others:
There are Xiangyun buses passing Nanyue in Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Yongzhou, Leiyang and other places, and get off at Hengshan Paifang near 107 National Road.
Tourist route: Beijing-Changsha-Nanyue Hengshan (Shaoshan-huaminglou-Zhangjiajie).
Tourist transportation: Beijing takes the train (or flight) t 1- Changsha takes the bus-Nanyue Hengshan.
Optimal travel time
Mount Hengshan is rainy in spring, not hot in summer and not cold in winter. Nearly seven months in a year, the mountain is shrouded in clouds. There are "three heavens" on Mount Hengshan, from the foothills to the first floor of Yubanqiao, the first floor of Yubanqiao to Banshanting, and the first floor of Banshanting to Zhurongfeng. The higher the temperature, the lower the temperature. Besides, when you climb Mount Heng on a cloudy day, you will see more beautiful scenery.
The best tourist season in Hengshan Mountain is late summer and early autumn, when the weather is cool, the vegetation is still abundant and the scenery is beautiful. Of course, from February 65438 to early February of the following year, you can enjoy the famous Hengshan snow scene. Due to the special climatic conditions, Hengshan has a foggy scene that is not found in other places in the south. Mount Hengshan is rainy in spring, not hot in summer and not cold in winter. Nearly seven months in a year, the mountain is shrouded in clouds. There are "three heavens" on Mount Hengshan, from the foothills to the first floor of Yubanqiao, the first floor of Yubanqiao to Banshanting, and the first floor of Banshanting to Zhurongfeng. The higher the temperature, the lower the temperature. Besides, when you climb Mount Heng on a cloudy day, you will see more beautiful scenery.
The best tourist season in Hengshan Mountain is late summer and early autumn, when the weather is cool, the vegetation is still rich and the scenery is beautiful. Of course, from February 65438 to early February of the following year, you can enjoy the famous Hengshan snow scene. Due to the special climatic conditions, Hengshan has a foggy scene that is not found in other places in the south.
Hengshan ticket price
Hengshan: 8 1 yuan
Nanyue Temple also accepts 40 yuan and 20 yuan, a scenic spot in water curtain cave.