Jiangnan first peak

Sanqingshan Mountain is located in the northwest of Yushan County, Jiangxi Province, bordering Dexing County in the north and at the junction of Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui and Fujian provinces. The main peak, Yujingfeng, is 18 16.9 meters above sea level, which was called "the southeast of Wang Zhen" in ancient times. This used to be the place where Taoist priests built houses and made alchemy. It is said that Taoist priests got their inspiration from Yujing Peak, the first fairy peak in Hannan, Gao Lingyun, a large blessed land in A Chinese Odyssey.

According to historical records, during the Shengping period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (357-36 1), alchemists, famous medical scientists Ge Hong and Li Shangshu went up the mountain to build houses and make an alchemy, wrote books, preached Taoist teachings and advocated that "man can become an immortal". Up to now, there are still Dan wells and blast furnace relics dug by Ge Hong on the mountain. In particular, the Dan well, which lasted for more than 1000 years, still does not dry up all the year round, and its water is cool and sweet, so it is called "Xianjing" by later generations. Thus, Ge Hong became the "founder of Sanqingshan" and the first propagator of Sanqingshan Taoism. It can be said that the development and decline of Sanqingshan is closely related to the rise and fall of Taoism.

In the Tang Dynasty, Taoism was regarded as the state religion by the imperial court, and alchemists traveled from north to south. Taoism in Sanqingshan Mountain has also flourished, with constant incense and an endless stream of pilgrims entering the mountain. In 659, the Tang Dynasty (Zhou Dynasty) was in the reign of Sheng Yuan. In order to strengthen the rule, the court divided Xujiangnan Township (now Jiangshan City) in Quzhou and Changshan Xixiang into Yushan County. Later, the alchemist built the first Taoist building on Sanqingshan-Laogong Temple (this view is called "Sanqingshan Blessed Land") in Gehong's building and alchemy, which further consolidated Sanqingshan's important position in Taoist history.

Song Zhenzong believed in Taoism and respected Lao Zi as the emperor of Shang Lao Zi. At this time, a large number of Taoist buildings began to appear in Sanqingshan area. To commemorate Ge Hong's pioneering work, the alchemists built the Gexian Temple on the mountain, which enshrined the stone statues of Ge Xianweng and Li Shangshu. At the same time, Fuqing Temple and Ji Ling Temple were built one after another. It is particularly worth mentioning that the alchemist carved and chiseled a six-story and five-sided Leifeng Tower with natural granite on the cliff east of Tianmen Peak. After thousands of years of wind and rain, this tower has stood still and is known as a bright pearl of Taoist architecture on Sanqingshan Mountain.

In the Yuan Dynasty, the court regarded Taoism as an ideological weapon to control the Han nationality, and Taoism was further valued. At this time, there appeared alchemists (monks) who believed in Quanzhen religion in Sanqingguan, specializing in Taoist activities, reaching dozens for a long time; More alchemists believe in orthodoxy (that is, not becoming monks, but a few becoming monks). They are bound by Taoist classics, familiar with various fasting ceremonies and engaged in Taoist activities among the people. According to "Sanqingshan" written by Lu Qiyuan, a poet in Yuan Dynasty, Sanqingshan was being built and Sanqing Temple was being expanded. Statues such as Shi Xianjun, Ge Xianweng, Li Shangshu, Golden Boy, Jade Girl and Marshal Pan are enshrined in the temple. Mountain scenery and place names are also named after Taoist appellations, such as Xianren Bridge, Leigong Stone and Judge Stone. This shows that Taoism flourished in Sanqingshan at that time.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, especially respected Taoism and Zhang Tianshi as the national leader, so Longhu Mountain in Guixi became the center of Taoist activities in China. Sanqingshan Mountain is only 300 miles away from Longhu Mountain, which is close at hand. The alchemists who preach and give alms have frequent contacts and close ties. The educational activities in Sanqingshan are almost directly controlled by Zhang Tianshi. At this time, the wind of offering sacrifices on the mountain was extremely strong, and alchemists and believers scattered in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian and other places spontaneously organized incense parties in August, September and October every year. They marched in droves, using Sanqing gods and flags to clear the way, lighting incense sticks, carrying sacrifices such as pigs, cattle and sheep, cheering three-eyed large-caliber spears, and accompanied by drums and knocking, tens of thousands of people marched on Sanqing Mountain every day. At that time, this sacrificial ceremony had become the main annual Taoist activity among the people.

The Ming Dynasty was the heyday of Sanqingshan Taoism. Taoist buildings on the mountain have mushroomed. During the Jingtai period, the Dragon and Tiger Hall, the alchemist's feather altar, the Yuling Temple, the picket yard, the theater hall, the Jiutian Yingyuan, the Pangong Hall, the Shangfang, the Tianmen Shifang, the Feixian Platform, the Liuqiao, the stone steps, the "Hundred Steps Gate" and the "Hundred Steps Gate" were newly built on the mountain, and the Sanqing Hall was rebuilt and renamed Sanqing Palace. The palace architecture in Ming Dynasty is very unique: it was built in front and back, facing south, carved from granite on the mountain, and surrounded by stone walls, Jade Qing, Shangqing and Taiqing, Liang Shi stone pillars. According to incomplete statistics, there are 130 stone statues and 45 cliff carvings in Sanqing blessed land at this time. It can be said that Sanqingshan at this time has become a treasure house of capital architecture and stone carving art in Ming Dynasty. This treasure house has attracted alchemists from all walks of life as well as many literati. Zhu, Wang Anshi, Lu You, Yang Wanli, Wang, Zhao Fan, Xia Jun, and others have all come here to climb mountains and climb the Range Rover, leaving many poems about the moxibustion population. Xu Xiake, a famous geographer, has also traveled to Yushan twice, and made a clear record of Sanqingshan in his travel notes "Youjiang Diary".

After the Qing soldiers entered the customs, Taoism continued to be respected. Longhu Mountain is still the center of Taoist activities in China. Sanqingshan Mountain is closely related to the Taoist edge of Longhushan Mountain, and the incense is naturally growing. During the Kangxi period, alchemists from Fuzhou, Nanfeng and Fujian moved to other places one after another, and Sanqingshan Taoism formed four local factions, namely Fuzhou, Nanfeng, Fujian and Yushan, especially Yushan. In order to better organize Taoist activities, the county has a Taoist Committee department, which is responsible for accepting the will of Shi Tianfu of Longhu Mountain and guiding the educational activities of its subordinate palaces. At this time, due to the sudden increase of alchemists and the increasing frequency of educational activities, Sanqingshan's influence in the field of Taoism is growing, and its popularity in the country is also increasing. In the fourth year of Yongzheng (1792), the geographical position of Sanqing Mountain in the Map of Guangxin House attached to the ancient and modern books was marked correctly.

After Qianlong ascended the throne, the dominant position of Taoism in the field of national ideology was impacted, and then it gradually declined and recovered, and Sanqingshan Taoism was also dealt a fatal blow. In the 18th year of Jiaqing (18 13), Sanqing Palace was destroyed by fire. Although it was rebuilt by alchemists, its scale is far less than before. During the Xianfeng period, the county Taoist Committee was destroyed by soldiers, and since then, Sanqingshan Taoism has gradually disappeared.

In the early years of the Republic of China, warlords scuffled and the people were in dire straits. Sanqingshan was once in flames of war, and alchemists came out of the mountain one after another, and the incense on the mountain was on the verge of extinction.

1982 yushan county set up a leading group for the general survey of scenic resources and conducted a comprehensive survey of Sanqing mountain. For the first time, the original, rough and beautiful unique landscape of Tiyunling in Sanqing Mountain was discovered, with thousands of peaks competing for beauty and thousands of stones competing for wonder. The good news found in Sanqingshan Scenic Spot in Jiangxi spread like wildfire and soon spread all over the country.

1983 1 month, the Jiangxi provincial people's government decided to develop the tourist area in eastern Jiangxi with Sanqingshan as the center, and allocated huge sums of money to develop Sanqingshan scenic resources.

1984, Jiangxi provincial people's government invited more than 20 professors and scholars from all over the country to visit Sanqingshan. After more than half a month's on-the-spot investigation and evaluation, everyone agreed that Sanqingshan is a first-class scenic spot in China, comparable to Huangshan, and can be called the sister mountain of Huangshan. In particular, the beauty of "goddess", the strangeness of "python" and the vivid expression of "Guanyin listening to pipa" are rare in the world. Some scholars wrote an inscription: "Range Rover covers five mountains, and the unique scenery is in Sanqing."

1986 The state allocated funds to build Shangshan Stone Steps Road, which will communicate with each other.

1988, the State Council approved Sanqingshan as a national scenic spot.

With the vigorous development of national tourism, Sanqingshan will welcome more domestic and foreign guests with her colorful charm.