Beiyue Hengshan, the Hengshan Mountains originate from Yinshan Mountain, span beyond the Great Wall, connect Taihang in the east, Yanmen in the west, Sanjin in the south, Yundai in the north, stretching for 500 miles from east to west (across present-day Ningxia, Shanxi) Wu, Shuozhou, Daixian, Yingxian, Fanzhi, Shanyin, Hunyuan, Lingqiu and other counties), is the watershed of Sanggan River and Hutuo River, a tributary of Haihe River. Hengshan Mountain, known as 108 Peaks, stretches 150 kilometers from east to west, stretching across It spans Shanxi and Hebei provinces. It leads to Yanmen Pass in the west, Taihang Mountain in the east, blocks the Three Jin Dynasties in the south, overlooks Yunzhou and Daizhou in the north, and is vast and green. It stretches across the fortress, towering and majestic. Tianfengling and Cuiping Peak , are the east and west peaks of the main peak of Hengshan Mountain. The two peaks face each other, with cliffs and green belts, and clear layers, which are as beautiful as a picture scroll. Guolaoling, Gusao Rock, Feisho Grotto, Huanyuan Cave, Hufengkou, Dazi Bay and other places are full of magic. The colors of the peninsula, Zizhi Valley, and Kutian Well are even more miracles in the natural landscape. The Kutian Well is halfway up Hengshan Mountain. The two wells are one meter apart, but the water quality is completely different. The water in the first well is sweet and cool, and is called sweet. And; the water in the other well is bitter and hard to drink. The sweet well is several feet deep, but it is indispensable and can be drank by ten thousand people. In the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty once gave the sweet well the name "Longquan Temple". Zijingguan, Pingxingguan, Yanmenguan and Ningwuguan are in danger. They are the choke points from the plateau outside the Great Wall to the Jizhong Plain. They have been battlegrounds for military strategists since ancient times. The main peak Tianfengling is in the south of Hunyuan County, with an altitude of 2016.8 meters. It is It is known as "the North Pillar of Man and Heaven", "the most famous mountain" and "the second mountain in the world".

Hengshan Scenic Area is one of the first batch of 44 national key scenic spots announced by the State Council in 1982. .According to the 1984 plan, the panoramic area consists of 4 levels of protected areas and 1 nature reserve. The first and second level protected areas cover an area of ??62.10 square kilometers, centered on the twin peaks of Tianfengling and Cuiping Peak. It includes Tianfengling Scenic Area, Cuipingfeng Scenic Area, Qianfoling Scenic Area, Hot Spring Scenic Area and Hunyuan City Scenic Area; the Longshan area is a nature reserve.

Legend

Hengshan, do It has been a venue for Taoist activities for a long time. According to legend, Zhang Guolao, one of the eight-hole immortals of ancient Taoism in Chinese mythology, lived in seclusion in Hengshan Mountain. The main peak of Hengshan Mountain, located in the south of Hunyuan County, with an altitude of 2016.1 meters, is the peak of the Five Mountains. The second height. Hengshan Mountain is famous for Taoism. According to Volume 27 of "Yunji Qizhu", it is the fifth cave among the thirty-six small caves of Taoism. The founder of Maoshan Taoism, Damao Zhenjun Mao Ying, once went to the mountain to practice in seclusion during the Han Dynasty. For several years, Zhang Guo, one of the Eight Immortals, also practiced Taoism here. In ancient times, there were eighteen scenic spots, and today there are still more than ten places such as the Chao Palace, Huixian Bridge, and Jiutian Palace. Throughout the ages, it has attracted tourists with its strange dangers. According to legend, Four thousand years ago, Emperor Shun came to Hengshan Mountain on a hunting tour. He saw the steep mountains and strange peaks, so he named Hengshan Mountain the North Mountain. During the reign of Qin Shihuang, the imperial court named 12 famous mountains in the world, and Hengshan Mountain was praised as the second mountain in the world. Historically, Emperor Qin, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Zong of the Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Song of the Song Dynasty all visited Hengshan Mountain to visit and pay homage. Emperors of all subsequent dynasties almost all sent envoys to Hengshan Mountain for pilgrimage. Celebrities and scholars of the past dynasties, such as Li Bai, Jia Dao, and Yuan Hao Wen, Xu Xiake and others also visited Hengshan resort and left poems praising Hengshan.

History

In the early Western Han Dynasty, temples were built in Hengshan. Now there are temples in Feishi Grottoes. The main temple is an ancient building built in the Northern Wei Dynasty and renovated in the Tang, Jin and Yuan dynasties. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hengshan was inhabited by temples, which were very large in scale. People called them "three temples, four temples, nine pavilions, and seven palaces". "Eight Caves and Twelve Temples". Unfortunately, it was later destroyed and not much is left. Hengshan Mountain is famous for its own beauty of scenery. There has always been a saying of the 18 sceneries of Hengshan Mountain. After the Ming Dynasty traveler Xu Xiake visited Hengshan Mountain, he recorded what he saw in Hengshan Mountain. "Xu Xiake's Travels".

The ancients praised Hengshan for "the wild geese pass over the dangerous peaks and the autumn colors come, and the thousands of miles of yellow sand disperse the sunset." With its unique characteristics, it has become a battleground for military strategists. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Dai Kingdom relied on Hengshan Mountain to survive in the world; during the Warring States Period, Yan and Zhao relied on Hengshan Mountain to establish the world; during the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu used Hengshan Mountain to fight for the world; during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Murong family dominated Hengshan Mountain and dominated the world. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Tuoba family divided the world based on Hengshan Mountain; the Song Dynasty relied on Hengshan Mountain to defend the world; the Jin Dynasty relied on Hengshan Mountain to defeat the world; the Yuan Dynasty destroyed the world, and the Qing Dynasty unified the world, also relying on the natural dangers along the Great Wall with Hengshan Mountain as the main body. Many emperors, Famous generals have fought here. This is the most proud of the five mountains in Hengshan. It also combines ancient passes and cities.

Many ancient battlefield relics such as forts and beacon towers have been preserved.

The scenery is spectacular and picturesque. The entire Hengshan Mountains seem to rush from southwest to northeast. There are mountains with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters. They stand side by side, stacked on top of each other, and the momentum is unusually broad and powerful. Therefore, the Northern Song Dynasty painter Guo Xi said: "Mount Tai is like sitting, Mount Hua is like standing, Mount Song is like lying, and Mount Chang is like walking." The characteristics of its scenery can be summarized in four points: the rushing peaks. , majestic and majestic, which is the macroscopic feature of the natural landscape of Hengshan. The poem by Jia Dao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, said, "There are thousands of rocks and mountains, and the ghosts are so vast and unpredictable", which highlights the landform characteristics of Hengshan. Climbing up Hengshan, you can see the lush green pines. Cypresses, temples, pavilions, exotic flowers and plants, strange rocks and secluded caves form the famous Eighteen Scenic Spots of Hengshan. The eighteen scenic spots, each with its own merits, are like eighteen beautiful pictures, displayed in front of tourists such as Cixia Misty Rain, Yunge Hongqiao, Spring dawn on the cloud road, hanging pine trees in the tiger's mouth, the traces of the old fruit fairy, birds singing on the cliffs, the sunset, the sweetness and bitterness of Longquan, flying caves in secluded rooms, flowing clouds in stone caves, fireworks through caves, golden roosters crowing, jade sheep wandering in the clouds, and cloud flowers in purple valleys. , Zhitu Wenjin, Xianfu Drunken Moon, Playing the Qin on the Platform, and Songfeng on the Peak. Coupled with the world's unique wonder of the world, the Hanging Temple, the entire Hengshan Mountain scenery is poetic and picturesque, making tourists feel like they are in a paradise, lingering and lingering. .Historically, many famous scholars have made moving descriptions of Mount Hengshan. Ban Gu, a historian of the Han Dynasty, described "Looking at the majestic peaks of Changshan Mountain and climbing to the top of Beiyue Mountain." In the poem "Beiyue Temple" by Jia Dao of the Tang Dynasty, there is "There are five mountains in the sky and the earth, and Hengshan is located in the north. The mountains are stacked with strength, strange and unpredictable." Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, left the word "spectacular" in his ink on Hengshan.