There is a Tianshan mountain range in Xinjiang, the western end of which extends into Central Asia of the Soviet Union, with a circumference of more than 5,500 kilometers, and the highest peak is Tomur Peak, reaching 7443.8 meters. There is also a Tianshan Mountain in Gaoyou, located in the west of gaoyou lake, at the junction of Gaoyou, Yizheng and Tianchang counties, with an area of 80,000 square meters in Fiona Fang, with the highest point of 44 meters.
The Tianshan Mountain in Gaoyou, formerly known as Tu Shan. First, it looks like an earthen shape from a distance. Second, its stony surface is covered with a layer of soil, hence the name.
Gaoyou is totally different from Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang in terms of height and scope. On the vast plain of the water town, a mountain suddenly stands, which is really tantamount to the Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang standing among the peaks. According to the investigation and study by geologists, the Tianshan Mountains in Gaoyou were originally volcanoes, which erupted in Cenozoic about 1200 years ago. Magma entered, flames soared and ashes flew everywhere. The circular crater is still clearly visible. The rock is basalt with dark color and holes. The locals call it Ma Shi, which is a good building material in Gaoyou area.
Tu Shan was once a part of the battlefield of the famous Feishui War in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Xie An, the prime minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and his younger brother, general and nephew Xie Xuan defeated former Qin generals and Fu Jian, and then recovered Luoyang, Qingdao, Yanzhou, Xu and Yuzhou, so there are still military-related names such as Cao Bingba in this area.
When Hui Ji was in power, Wang Sima Daozi drove Xie An out of Guangling (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu) and was very dissatisfied. Xie An should avoid alchemy. There is no stone mountain in Guangling, and even the famous Guanyin Mountain is just a mound. Tianshan Mountain is 30 kilometers away from Yangzhou. There are more than 100 kinds of medicinal materials produced on the mountain, which is famous in Guangling, so Xie An came to Tu Shan to practice Dan medicine. Taoist alchemy, the more times you refine, the greater your power. After refining, eat for three years and live forever. After nine times of alchemy, you will become immortal after three days of eating. Soon, Xie An was sad and depressed because of frustration. Before the blast, he went home and died.
Xie An lived in a heaped-up mountain, but Dan didn't make it until he went. In Nanqi, an old man came to Tushan to build a temple and make an alchemy. It was refined for about nine times, and after taking the pill, it became a fairy in three days. The stone well, mortar and chessboard of his alchemy are still on the dirt mountain, and the water in the stone well is crystal clear, so he quit during the drought. Since then, people have been called Tushan? Quot god lives in the mountains.
In the Tang Dynasty, Liu Yuxi's "Humble Room Inscription" said: The mountain is not high, the fairy is famous, the water is not deep, and the dragon has spirit. The news spread like wildfire, so people praised Shenju Mountain as the first mountain in Huainan and the mother of many mountains in Huainan. Every year on the third day of the third lunar month, incense fills the air on the holy mountain, and there is an endless stream of believers from far and near. The mountains and plains are filled with smoke and fragrant smell, which adds a little air to the holy mountain.
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Shenju Mountain also produces a kind of dental calculus. According to the music history of Song Dynasty recorded in Taiping Yuhuan Ji:
The god of Gaoyou, Paiya Stone, lives in the mountains, and the stone teeth, like Paiya, will increase from beginning to end; From the beginning to the end, it has increased so much that it can't compare with those who don't know its quantity.
The legend of Paiya Stone adds a bit of spirit to Shenju Mountain.
There is a 99 Wukong Temple at the top of Shenju Mountain, which was rebuilt in the Song Dynasty, so it must have been built earlier. There are two ginkgo trees beside the temple, which can accommodate more than ten people. They are old, dry, with new branches and swaying leaves. Ginkgo fruit is unintentional and tastes particularly good, adding a bit of flavor to Shenju Mountain.
Every August, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the autumn wind is rustling. It is comfortable and pleasant to climb to the top of the mountain. Looking from the east, the lake is vast, the sun is shining in autumn, and the golden waves are beautiful. The pagodas of Zhenguo Temple are clear in level and numerous, and the tall buildings are clearly identifiable. This is also one of the eight scenic spots in Gaoyou, which is called' Cool Mountain'. When the weather is favorable, literati often go hand in hand in twos and threes, carrying wine, picking incense, burning purple crabs, crossing gaoyou lake, staying in the mountains, drinking and composing poems, and singing with each other, which is quite charming. Shenju Mountain also adds a bit of charm.
1958, Little Shenju Mountain was renamed Tianshan Mountain, and at the foot of the mountain was Tianshan Commune, now Tianshan Town.