Qionglai Tiantai Mountain—a water resort and a visit to ancient times

The reason I decided to go to Tiantai Mountain in Qionglai that year was because Chengdu was too hot, and Chengdu, which had such good weather and good weather, could still have continuous high temperatures.

It is about 117 kilometers from Chengdu to Tiantai Mountain. We set off at 8:30 in the morning and arrived at the mountain gate at 12 o'clock. The reason was naturally due to traffic jam. What's more, we ate at a farmhouse on the way (accommodation is 120 yuan per person, which makes people afraid to leave enough), and it was a confusing journey into the mountain because of the traffic jam. There are many hotels and inns along the way. We found the Huashihai Hotel, which cost 320 yuan for a private room. Accommodation was settled and we had a busy journey all the way to Zhengtianmen. There were so many people and cars that even the store owners were stunned!

Good guys, the temperature in Tiantai Mountain is not unreasonably high, at 34 degrees. Fortunately, I checked the temperature and it should be cool in the morning and evening. I'm afraid the autumn clothes I brought will not be used.

Nature has cut Tiantai Mountain into three levels of terraces, each of which presents different charms to tourists. We drove from the second mesa to the third mesa, and then returned to the second mesa at night.

The Jinlong River meanders down from Yuxiao Peak. The road is paved with waterfalls, stacked streams, long beaches, and deep pools. The waterscape lines are dense and many landscapes are transformed by the water, forming a long scroll of Chinese landscape painting with "90 miles of river, 800 rivers, 9,000 strange rocks and 2,000 peaks". It is a tourist attraction with the theme of playing with water in a mountainous scenic area. "Mountain Water Play" is a special tourism brand of Tiantai Mountain Scenic Area. There are more than ten water-friendly water play projects in Shibali Xiangxianggou, Xiaojiuzhai, Huashihai and other scenic spots, allowing you to feel the coolness and comfort brought by nature.

Endless beautiful water flows on the riverbed stone beach with the Yadan landform. The riverbed water can penetrate to the bottom and does not grow moss. People can play in the water to their heart's content. This is simply a paradise for children!

Tiantai Mountain Scenic Area belongs to the Qionglai Mountains and is the habitat of Sichuan giant pandas. It is a famous mountain in Sichuan. The scenic spot borders Chengdu City, the famous mountains of Ya'an and Yucheng of Lushan County, and is located at the tail of the Qionglai Mountains. It is a rare box-shaped syncline mountain in China. The entire mountain is roughly shaped like the English letter "n" and is divided into three levels of terraces:

The first terrace is called Yunshuixiu Scenic Area, which ranges from Shanmen District to Dengle'an, with an altitude ranging from 800 meters to 1,200 meters, has major attractions such as Changhong Waterfall, Xiangshuitan Waterfall, the first waterfall in western Sichuan, Danxia wonders Shenfeng Cave, Ming Dynasty Guanyin Bridge, etc., showing magnificent natural scenery.

The second terrace is called Yatanwen Ancient Scenic Area, which ranges from Dingle'an at an altitude of 1,200 meters to Zhengtiantai at an altitude of more than 1,400 meters. The main attractions include Xichuan Cliff, Xiaomofang, Zui Stone Forest, and Monk Yamen , flower and stone forest, flower and stone sea, etc., showing wonderful natural scenery.

The third platform is Yingguang Haoyue Scenic Area, which ranges from Zhengtiantai at an altitude of 1,400 meters to Yuxiao Peak at an altitude of 1,812 meters. The main attractions include Butterfly Beach, Shibali Herb Valley, Xiushui Sanyun, etc., presenting Show the beauty of the primeval forest.

There is a folk saying that "Tiantai Mountain, Tiantai Mountain, one layer of rooftops and one layer of sky, nine layers of rooftops".

There are ferries for traveling in the mountains, and you can also take the mountain path on the side and go up the river.

Wen Tong, courtesy name Yu Ke, was born in the Northern Song Dynasty. His ancestor was Weng Weng of the Western Han Dynasty, who was the first person to establish a national school in Chinese history. Wen Weng's Stone Room is still a famous university in Chengdu today. Wen Tong served successively as military judge and general judge in Qiongzhou, and went to Tiantai Mountain several times. Su Dongpo said that he had four talents in poetry, lyrics, calligraphy and painting, and was especially good at painting ink and bamboo. There are many bamboos in Tiantai Mountain, and Wen Tong stays with them all day long. Finally reach the state of "confidence in mind". The current Wen Tong inkstone is a concave stone. It is said that it was the place where Wen Tong painted bamboo and polished ink.

"Historical Records" records: "Sima Xiangru, whose courtesy name is Changliao, was from Chengdu, Shu County." When he was in poverty in Qionglai, Xiangru won the heart of Zhuo Wenjun with his song "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix". The two eloped overnight and sold wine in Linqiong to make a living, leaving behind "A Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix, Wenjun for a Thousand Years" Wine" story. After winning the battle against feudal etiquette and pursuing love and happiness, the two of them went here together to play, play the piano and compose poems, hence the "Qintai Stone" today. If you listen carefully, you can still hear the eternal sound of love.

Along the way, the gurgling stream caresses the river bed like velvet, which is so beautiful that people can stop and savor it.

The vegetation coverage rate of the whole mountain reaches 94.4%, with more than 400 species from 83 families, including more than 20 species such as Davidia involucrata, Emei Hanxiao, and Taxus yew, which are rare tree species protected by the state, and there are also a large number of woody species. Oil plants, woody grains, wild fruit resources and medicinal aroma raw materials are hailed as "green pearls" by experts.

There are 52 species of wild vertebrates as well as mammals, birds, fish, etc. living in the scenic area. Among them, the giant panda, red panda, golden rooster, tufted deer, camphor and other animals are rare and protected animals in the country. In addition, there are more than 200 species of insects belonging to 12 orders and 64 families. There are also more than 270 rare butterfly species such as monarch butterflies and 17 firefly species, with a large population. Butterfly and firefly viewing activities carried out in scenic spots have become popular ecological sightseeing projects.

? I really wanted to see fireflies at night, but maybe it was not the season and I didn’t see them. I only saw a few butterflies.

As a close combination of natural landscape and human history, Tiantai Mountain Scenic Area is famous for its "strange mountains, strange rocks, beautiful water and secluded forests". The scenic area has a mild climate, abundant rainfall, and an average annual temperature of 18°C, creating a unique original ecological environment in the scenic area, where alpine and low-growing plants thrive together.

The sea of ??flowers and stones in the early morning is particularly peaceful and the air is very fresh. There was a heavy rain last night, which washed the mountains and forests thoroughly. I woke up early and felt quite chilly, so the autumn clothes I brought came in handy for a while.

One kilometer away is a small mill. I have been here before, and what I remember most is the ocher-red stone beach here.

In ancient times, the Tiantai Mountain Scenic Area was the place where the ancient "Qiong" people lived and multiplied, and the "Dashi Culture" still remains today. During the Han Dynasty, Taoists dug caves in Xiangshan Mountain and built altars to worship gods. The dense cypress trees are awe-inspiring.

According to legend, it was built by Lu You, a famous poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, when he was presiding over religious affairs in Western Sichuan at the Monk Street Gate in Tiantai Mountain. Local people said it was quite spiritual and worshiped it as a god.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the monk Pudasheye from the Western Regions traveled here and founded the Tiantai Buddhist Temple; Confucianism also spread here; in the Song Dynasty, the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, Taoist temples, Buddhist temples, There are more than 100 official buildings, forming a huge religious mountain city with extraordinary atmosphere. It was later destroyed in the war between the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty. So far, many stone tablets and stone carvings have been left, and many ruins such as the "Monk Yamen", the only religious court in the country, the "Monk Street", the religious bazaar, and the "First Zen Forest" Yongle Temple have been preserved.

The wall inscription is "Tiantai Guanfang Ji", which records the reason and process of establishing the monk's Yamen.

?Regrettably, the beautiful boys and girls who just came out looked very disappointed. One of the beautiful girls even complained in a Beijing accent that she was "boring." We can't help but feel deeply worried about the lack of culture...

On the way down the mountain, the mountain path is covered with bird droppings, so you have to be careful when walking. I don’t know why birds discharge their feces on the mountain paths. Could it be that they also walk in the mountains and forests every day?