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Welcome to Laoshan Mountain in Qingdao. There are dozens of peaks in Qingdao, and Laoshan Mountain is the inspiration of nature.
Laoshan Scenic Area covers a total area of 446 square kilometers, of which the cliff line surrounded by mountains and seas is 87.3 kilometers long and the main peak is 1 133 meters high, which can be said to stand out from the crowd. Laoshan has a fresh and humid climate, with an annual average temperature of 12.6 degrees Celsius, an average temperature of -0.2 degrees Celsius in winter and an average temperature of 23 degrees Celsius in summer. Laoshan Mountain has a long history and rich places of interest. Laoshan Mountain was formed as early as1.400 million years ago in the early Cretaceous. Five or six thousand years ago, our ancestors lived here and created a splendid Longshan culture. & gt、gt； Wait, it's all recorded.
The natural landscape of Laoshan Mountain has unique natural characteristics. The mountains and seas are connected, and the sea and sky are the same color, which is magnificent; In the mountains, the peaks stand tall, the rocks are rugged, the mountains are stacked, the walls are like knives, and the valleys are deep and secluded. The image stones on the peaks are everywhere, varied and lifelike. The blue sea is boundless, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, the clouds are open and the light is changing; Cliff line twists and turns, or vast and quiet, vast smoke waves, or stormy waves lapping on the shore, the valley is crisp.
The famous spring and holy water in Laoshan Mountain is very distinctive. Shenshuiquan, Shui Sheng Spring, Jinyequan, Liu Yiquan and other clear springs lead the way; Famous waterfalls such as Yin Chao Waterfall and Longtan Waterfall have their own charms. The famous Tsingtao beer and Laoshan mineral water are all brewed with this water.
Laoshan Mountain is lush with trees and flowers. There are more than 65,438+065,438+00 ancient and famous trees in this area, some of which are as old as 2,500 years. Deep in the mountains, spring is green, summer is cloudy, autumn is golden valley, and winter is Yushu Qionghua.
Laoshan Mountain is highly praised by emperors, princes, literati and monks for its wonders of mountains and seas, profound and quiet scenery, "the house of fairy caves" and "unique land". Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, left a famous poem "If I am in the East China Sea, I will dine at Laoshan Mountain in Xia Zi". Pu Songling in Qing Dynasty wrote >:> Waiting for Famous Works. There are many temples and temples on the mountain. At its peak, there was a saying of "Nine Palaces, Eight Views and Seventy-two Temples".
In a word, the fresh and humid air, long and splendid history and culture, unique human culture and natural landscape constitute the rich connotation of Laoshan tourism.
Laoshan tourism is divided into the southern line, the northern line and the eastern line, each line is like a pearl necklace, connecting countless landscapes (points) in series. According to the customary tourist routes of "one-day tour of Laoshan", this paper introduces several main landscapes (spots) of each route, and leaves those that are not introduced to the winners of Laoshan exploration for their own appreciation. 2. Basic tourist routes (southbound)
Taiqing Palace-Mingxiadong-Shangqing Palace-Longtan Waterfall
Scenic spot guide:
Taiqinggong
Taiqing Palace is also called Xia Qing Palace, and so are the locals. Located at the foot of Laojun Peak at the southern foot of Laoshan Mountain, it faces the Yellow Sea in front and the blue sky in the back, with seven peaks. The peaks are beautiful and the terrain is quiet. The bamboo forest is lush, the Xia Feng is cool, and the winter is separated by a new moon. Known as "the small south of the Yangtze River in the north".
Since ancient times, there has been a saying that there are caves and fairy houses in Laoshan Mountain. According to legend, there were 72 temples with nine palaces and eight views in its heyday, and now there are 17 temples that can be counted. According to > records, Taiqing Palace was built in the first year of Jianyuan in the Western Han Dynasty (BC 140) and was founded by Zhang Lianfu, a native of Gaole County, Ruizhou, Jiangxi Province. Zhang Lianfu, whose name is Jingru,no. Leshan, was born in the ninth year of Emperor Wendi. He became a doctor and then gave up his job to enter the profession. After intensive metaphysics, I went to Zhong Nanshan to study Taoism for several years, and my teacher preached to me. Came to the seaside in the sun of Laoshan Mountain, and built a Mao 'an to worship the thrones of the three officials and the great emperor. In the third year of Jianyuan (BC 138), a temple was built to worship the Sanqing statue, which was called "Taiqing Palace". This is the origin of the Taiqing Palace with a history of more than 2,000 years. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhe Dong Xuan visited Laoshan Mountain, and the temple was expanded to worship the statue of Huang San. At this time, Taiqing Palace has begun to take shape. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Taoist Liu Ruozhuo went to Laoshan and carried out a large-scale renovation of the Taiqing Palace. In the first year of Qingyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1 195), Qiu Chuji came to Laoshan from Kunhua Mountain to preach. Since then, Taoism in Laoshan Mountain, including Taiqing Palace, has become famous all over the world. Many schools of Taoism in the world have come here, some of them live in seclusion and practice, and some of them write books here. For example, Zhang Sanfeng and Xu Fuyang built an aisle here.
During the 13th to 28th years of Wanli in Ming Dynasty, there was a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism in Taiqing Palace. Master Hanshan, a monk, and Geng Yilan, a Taoist priest, competed for the territory of Taiqing Palace. The lawsuit went all the way to the Golden Throne Hall, which lasted more than ten years, and finally ended in the victory of the Taoist priest. It is now engraved on the "Haiqiu Seize the Site" in front of Taiqing Palace. In the 13th year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty, Master Hanshan built Haiqiu Temple in front of the palace, and in the 28th year, the emperor ordered the temple to be destroyed and the palace restored, which he remembered.
Taiqing Palace covers an area of 30,000 square meters with a building area of 2,500 square meters. The temple is divided into three courtyards, each with its own entrance. The three official halls are dedicated to the three gods of "Heaven Official", "Earth Official" and "Water Official"; Sanqing Hall is dedicated to "moral respect", "Yuanshi Buddha" and "Lingbao Buddha"; The Three Emperors Hall is dedicated to Fuxi, Shennong and Xuanyuan.
The ancient trees in the Taiqing Palace are towering, and the "leading elm tree" outside the courtyard, also known as "Tang Yu", was planted by Li Zhexuan during the God bless period of the Tang Dynasty. Ginkgo biloba and Cooper in the hospital are said to be older. Two cold-resistant trees planted in the Ming Dynasty are flourishing, and they return to the earth in winter and spring every year, and the flowers bloom like brocade for more than three months. The story of "Yu Xiang" and "Crimson Snow" recorded by Pu Songling, a famous writer in Qing Dynasty, in A Dream of Red Mansions is said to be the embodiment of a red peony and this cold-resistant tree in the courtyard.
There is a spring called Shenshui Spring in the courtyard outside Sanguan Hall. The spring water is clear and sweet, which is the first spring of Laoshan due to drought.
Mingxiadong
Mingxia Cave, located at the foot of Xuanwu Peak in the sunshine of Kunhua Mountain, is a natural cave, originally a separate courtyard of Shangqing Palace.
& gt It is said that Mingxia Cave was built in the second year of Jin Dading (A.D. 1 166), and the word "Mingxia Cave" at the top of the cave is said to have been written by Qiu Chuji. Sun Tzu Yang, a famous Taoist, studied here. Carved on the stone wall outside the cave contains all the stories of his practice. In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a "Doum Palace" near the cave dedicated to Buddhism. During the renovation of Qin Long in the Ming Dynasty (1567- 1572), another Sanqing Hall was built, and another Guanyin Hall was built in the late Qing Dynasty. It is said that there was a history of alternating monks and Taoists.
Mingxia Cave is tall and spacious, with beautiful scenery, dazzling sunset and misty clouds, and the colors of Xiaguang Mountain are changing endlessly. Known as "the morning glow diffuses gas", it is one of the twelve scenic spots in Laoshan Mountain.