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In Sichuan and even China, there is such a saying: "Worship the water Dujiangyan, ask about Qingcheng Mountain", and the reason why this has become a saying must have its reason.
The reason for worshiping the water is that Dujiangyan is the oldest and only remaining grand water conservancy project in the world today, characterized by damless water diversion, and is known as the "originator of the world's water conservancy culture".
Its greatest thing is that the dam has been built for more than 2,250 years, and through the three main projects of Yuzui Diversion Diversion, Feisha Weir Spillway, and Baopingkou Water Diversion, the turbulent Min River is divided into the outer river and the inner river, the outer river is drained, and the inner river is diverted for irrigation.
As an irrigation and flood control project, it not only connects the internal and external streams, but also allows the natural swirl of the flood, and discharges excess water from the inland to the outflow to ensure the prevention of flooding, which is still in use today, becoming the "source of heaven" for the benefit of the vast Chengdu Plain.
When it comes to "asking Qingcheng Mountain", the knowledge is even more profound, Taoism has reason, morality, Taoism, just one Taoism is difficult to understand, and you must learn, visit, ask, understand, etc., so that you can understand a little superficial truth.
Taoism is named after "Tao", and "Tao" is naturally the basic belief of Taoism, which is called Taoism because it respects the Tao Te Ching (that is, Laozi) as the main classic.
There is a couplet in the Sanqing Hall of Tianshi Cave in Qingcheng Mountain, and the upper couplet is: "Tao gives birth to one, one life is two, two is three to three, and three is to give birth to all things." The lower couplet is: "Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the heaven follows the way, and the Tao follows nature." This couplet comes from the Tao Te Ching of "Lao Tzu".
The upper couplet is from the perspective of embryology, believing that "Tao" is born from heaven and earth, and all things in heaven and earth are born from Tao, of course, including human beings and even each of us.
The lower couplet is from the law of movement of all things, that is, human behavior must follow the earth, the sky, and the way, that is, the law of "nature".
Therefore, Taoism believes that "Tao" is the maker and ruler of all things in the universe, "Tao" is omnipresent, omnipotent, supreme, "Tao" has absolute authority, omnipotence, immortality, universality, and is more mysterious for people.
etc. are very profound and difficult to understand, but some of its words also make sense, so they attract some Taoists to constantly explore and discuss, visit famous mountains, and visit Taoist friends to deepen their understanding and improve their self-cultivation.
Even if I travel hundreds of kilometers, I have to come here to visit Dujiangyan in person, and ask about Qingcheng Mountain, one of the birthplaces of Taoism in China.
below I wrote this article based on some of the knowledge and beautiful scenery I learned and photographed during this short trip to Sichuan, and share it with you.
Dujiangyan
City is a city with a history of more than 2,000 years, prosperous because of the dam, the oldest water conservancy project in the world, Dujiangyan, known as the "living water conservancy museum", "cradle of water culture", is a treasure in the history of water conservancy in China and the world.
Dujiangyan is located in Guankou Town, Dujiangyan, Chengdu, located on the Min River in the west of the Chengdu Plain, and the endless water of the Min River has become the source of life in the country of Tianfu, and has been known as a pearl embedded in Jinxiu Tianfu for thousands of years.
During the Warring States period, the people along the Min River suffered from floods every year, which seriously affected the production and life of the local people, and King Zhao of Qin sent Li Bing, a hydrologist of the Qin Dynasty, to take charge of the matter, and allocated 100,000 taels of silver for this, and also sent a team of tens of thousands of people to assist in the construction of embankments.
After receiving the decree, Li Bing examined and visited relevant personnel many times, summarized the experience of his predecessors in water control, and built a diversion embankment shaped like a fish mouth in four years according to the actual local situation, which is now the Dujiangyan water conservancy project.
The project uses the three main projects of Yuzui Diversion Diversion, Feisha Weir Spillway, and Baopingkou Water Diversion, as well as ancillary projects such as Baizhang Dike and Herringbone Dike, to cleverly combine them, on the one hand, to change the direction of some rivers, and on the other hand, to freely adjust the flow of water.
With their unremitting efforts, they finally divided the turbulent Min River into the outer river and the inner river, the outer river drained the flood, and the inner river diverted water for irrigation, especially during the flood season, the outer river took away 60% of the river water, and the inner river took away the remaining 40% of the river water, and the dry season was the opposite, making the western Sichuan Plain a "land of abundance".
I have to sigh that the wisdom of the ancients is extraordinary, when you stand on the Yuzui watershed, watch the river be divided in two, and tame it to obey, and then rush away, the shock in your heart is really indescribable, and you can only admire it.
Dujiangyan is not only a great project in ancient times, but also a famous attraction today, mainly including Nanqiao, Lidui Ancient Garden, Wotie, Weir Gong Road, Fulong Temple, Erwang Temple, Anlan Suo Bridge, Xiuzhi Jing Zhi Shui Dezheng Fang, Yuwang Palace, Yulei Pass, Fengqi Wo, Dou Xi Tai, Xuanwei Gate, City God Temple, etc., all of which are worth enjoying and playing slowly.
Qingcheng Mountain
Qingcheng Mountain is located in the southwest of Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province, 68 kilometers east of Chengdu City, 10 kilometers southwest of Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project, with a scenic area of 200 square kilometers, the highest peak Laojun Pavilion is 1,260 meters above sea level, surrounded by peaks, peaks and forests, and enjoys " Qingcheng is the world".
Qingcheng Mountain, known as Zhangren Mountain in ancient times, is a branch of the Qionglai Mountains, and has many names in history, once called "Wenshan", "Tiangu Mountain", Dushan, Qingchengdu, Tianguo Mountain and other names, known as the world's cultural and natural dual heritage, national key cultural relics protection unit, national key scenic spot, national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.
Qingcheng Mountain, Qing Dynasty was a holy place for the emperor's edict to worship mountains and rivers, since the Han Dynasty Zhang Ling "knotted the preaching", it has become one of the birthplaces of Chinese Taoism, the ancestral court of Taoism, known as the "Immortal City" and "the Fifth Cave Heaven", known as the "Living Taoist Culture Museum", "couplets, plaques, stone carving treasure trove".
Qingcheng Mountain has become a famous mountain in the world because of its beautiful natural scenery and many Taoist buildings, and has been a tourist attraction and a place for seclusion and practice since ancient times, known as the "Cave Heaven Blessed Land" in ancient times, attracting many literati and writers to seek seclusion here, and leaving precious "ink treasures", adding a rich cultural landscape to this famous mountain.
Qingcheng Mountain is verdant, evergreen in all seasons, and winding paths are quiet, winning with seclusion, the mountain is full of fairy energy, thirty-six peaks, eight big caves, seventy-two small caves, one hundred and eight scenes, the peaks are surrounded like a city, all of which highlight the concept of "Taoism and nature".
Qingcheng Mountain is the main part of Qingcheng Mountain Scenic Area, about 15 square kilometers, beautiful scenery, many cultural relics and monuments, the main attractions are Laojun Pavilion, Yuecheng Lake, Tianshi Cave, Shangqing Palace, Wudongtian, Green Green City, Natural Pictures, Patriarch Hall, Chaoyang Cave, Old Summer Palace, Jianfu Palace, etc.
The total area of the back mountain is 100 square kilometers, the scenery is secluded, majestic, unattainable, cold in winter, cool in summer, so most people only visit the front mountain, the main attractions are Jinbi Tiancang, Holy Mother Cave, Mountain Spring Mist Pool, Baiyun Cave, Tianqiao Wonder, etc.
The main attractions are as follows: Jianfu Palace
Jianfu Palace is located under Zhangren Peak, founded in the eighteenth year of the Tang Dynasty (730 AD), and has been restored many times in the later generations, and now only two halls and three courtyards remain, and the existing buildings are rebuilt during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1888 AD), and the existing hall is three-storey. Dedicated to Taoist celebrities and gods, the 394-character couplets on the pillars of the hall are praised as "a unique in Qingcheng", and the palace preserves ancient wooden rockeries, the Weixin Pavilion, the ruins of the dressing table of Princess Ming Qingfu, as well as cultural relics such as murals and couplets.
The Ancestral Hall
The Ancestral Hall is located on the mountainside on the right back side of the Tianshi Cave, out of the Tianshi Cave and visiting the Ning Bridge, the Ancestral Hall is also known as the True Military Officer, founded in the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty poets Du Guangting, Xue Chang, and Zhang Yu of the Song Dynasty all lived in seclusion here, the hall is quiet, and there are Zhenwu Patriarch, Lü Dongbin, Statues of immortals such as Tie Guo Li and murals of the Eight Immortals, poetry and inscription stones, etc.
Laojun Pavilion
Laojun Pavilion is located at the top of the first peak of Qingcheng, with an altitude of 1,260 meters, and there is an original echo pavilion on the top, which means "climb high and call out, all the mountains respond". At the end of the 80s of the 20th century, the pavilion was renovated and pavilions, and after the "5.12" earthquake destroyed in 2008, the pavilion was rebuilt with a height of 33 meters, a total of nine floors, the lower part is round, and the layer has octagons, symbolizing the round place and Tai Chi gossip; The appearance is tower-shaped, with a spire and three round treasures in the middle, which means that heaven, earth and man have three talents; The pavilion is hollow, and the statue of the Supreme Laojun sits on the lotus, which is 7.3 meters high and 10.37 meters high; The open-air platform outside the pavilion is built with white jade stone, and the sea floods the railings and twists and turns spiral up to the top of the pavilion.
Shangqing Palace
Shangqing Palace is located on the first peak of Qingcheng Mountain, about 500 meters from the peak of the slope, Shangqing Palace was built in the Jin Dynasty, the existing temple was built during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, there are cliff carvings such as "the fifth famous mountain in the world", "the first peak of Qingcheng", etc., and the three characters "Shangqing Palace" at the palace gate were inscribed by Chiang Kai-shek. The palace enshrines Li Laojun, the ancestor of Taoism, with a statue of Lao Tzu and a 5,000-word woodcut of the Tao Te Ching, as well as legendary relics such as Magu Pond and Mandarin Duck Well.
Tianshi Cave
Tianshi Cave There are statues of "Tianshi" Zhang Daoling and his thirtieth grandson "Xujing Tianshi" in the Tianshi Cave, two kilometers north of Jianfu Palace to Qingcheng Subjective - Tianshi Cave, Tianshi Cave was built in the Sui Dynasty Daye period, surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing a ravine on one side, ancient trees towering into the sky, very quiet, the existing temple was built at the end of the Qing Dynasty, The scale is magnificent, the carvings are fine, and there are many precious cultural relics and ancient trees; In front of the cave entrance, there is an ancient ginkgo tree, about 50 meters high, with a chest circumference of 7.06 meters and a diameter of 2.24 meters; it is said to have been planted by Zhang Tianshi and is more than 1,800 years old.
In short, by visiting Dujiangyan, the project of the century, as well as asking questions on Qingcheng Mountain and visiting Qingcheng Mountain, one of the birthplaces of Taoism in China, I have gained a lot, not only seeing the beautiful scenery, but also increasing the knowledge and understanding of Dujiangyan and Qingcheng Mountain, which is really worth the trip.
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