Hehe, the soul of Sanqin, the journey of Baoji, Taibai Mountain, "Kung Fu is too white to be three feet three."

Hehe, the soul of Sanqin, the journey of Baoji, Taibai Mountain, "Kung Fu is too white to be three feet three."

Taibai Mountain, 20 kilometers south of Meixian County, Shaanxi Province, is one of the main peaks in Qinling Mountains, with an altitude of 3,767 meters, the highest peak in Guanzhong, and is known as "high, cold, dangerous, strange, rich and mysterious". Taibai Mountain used to belong to Wugong County, and the mountain is high and dangerous, so there is a saying that "Wugong is too white to go to heaven". The mountains are high and the wind is cold. It is best to climb Taibai Mountain in mid-July. At this time, it is biting hot outside the mountain, but it is cool and pleasant inside. There is a natural hot spring at Tangyukou at the foot of Taibai Mountain-Phoenix Spring. Water contains a lot of minerals such as sulfur, which can treat skin diseases and rheumatism, so it is called "Shenquan". During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it flourished here. Yang Jian, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, once built a "Phoenix Palace" here to escape the summer. Known as "Quanfeng Soup" in the Tang Dynasty, it was also the place where the emperor bathed in summer.

Taibai Mountain, with its magnificent scenery, is a scenic spot for literati to compete for friends, leaving many well-known poems. Li Baiyou's poem "Climbing Taibai Peak" said: "Climb Taibai Peak in the west and climb it at dusk. Venus greeted me and opened the customs for me. I want to fly among the clouds in the breeze. You can get close to the moon by raising your hand, and there seems to be no mountain obstacle to fly forward. When will you return it when you leave the martial arts? " Lin Kuan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, also wrote "Send a monk to visit Taibai Peak": "The clouds are deep and swim Taibai, and you are not afraid to explore the strange. There are many traces on the top, but few guests know in the dust. The cliff leans against the frozen waterfall and flies over the lonely branches. If you decide something, there will be poetry when you meet. "

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, Taibai Mountain was once a military fortress west of the capital Chang 'an. At that time, there were many major events in the western regions. Whenever there were important military developments, a bonfire was lit on Taibai Peak to spread the news to Chang 'an.

Taibai Mountain is also a place for Taoist activities. From the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there are many Taoist temples, such as Tumu Palace, Anping Temple and Yang Fang Temple. There are still Taoist priests living there now.

Natural animal and plant park

Taibai Mountain has dense forests and complete species, and still maintains its original natural features. Because the relative height between the foot of the mountain and the top of the mountain is more than 3400 meters, with the change of altitude, the climate, soil and vegetation show obvious vertical distribution law, forming a biological provenance and a complete ecosystem from temperate zone to cold zone. Between 500-800 meters above sea level, it is a Platycladus orientalis belt; Between 700-2200m above sea level, it belongs to pine-oak forest belt; At an altitude of 2 100-2600 meters, it is a birch forest belt; Between 2400 and 3000 meters above sea level is the fir forest belt. Between 2900-3500 meters above sea level is the larch forest belt; Taibai Mountain is 3300 meters above sea level, which is extremely high and belongs to alpine shrub belt. In six different natural zones, there are 1700 kinds of plants in China from south to north.

Taibai Mountain forest is still in its original state, and many rare animals and plants grow and multiply here. The most precious animals are the giant panda, golden monkey, pronghorn (also called antelope) and golden pheasant. There is a kind of monocotyledonous grass, so it is named because its rhizome crawls underground, and only one leaf is exposed on the ground. It has the characteristics of angiosperms and gymnosperms and occupies a unique position in the history of biological development.

"There is no idle grass in Taibai Mountain, and everything is precious." There are more than 600 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines produced here. There is a herb called "Shouershen", which looks like a baby's tender hand, with white meat and clear fingers. According to folklore, the name of Ginseng is related to Sun Simiao. Ginseng originally grew in Taibai Mountain, and Sun Simiao looked for ginseng everywhere to treat patients. Ginseng takes the threshold of the rich and never saves the lives of the poor. It heard that the drug king wanted to find it to treat the poor, and then it slipped away. The drug king pursued after him and chased him to Changbai Mountain thousands of miles away, only to catch ginseng, tied his hands behind his back and dragged it back to Taibai Mountain. Ginseng kept struggling on the road, and when it returned to Taibai Mountain, only two broken hands were left. Since then, the ginseng in Taibai Mountain has only palms, so people call it "hand ginseng".

Taibaixue

Taibai Snow Scene is known as one of the "Eight Scenes in Guanzhong". Li Daoyuan's Notes on Water Classics in the Northern Wei Dynasty recorded: "Taibai Mountain meets Wugong Mountain in the south, and the mountain is the most prominent, with snow in winter and summer." What is recorded in Yi Shuo Ji is even more bizarre: "The essence of Venus lies in the west of Guifeng in Central South China. Because of its name Taibai Mountain, it was refined into white stone like jade, and sometimes it was resurrected with purple gas. "

These two records represent two views on the causes of too white snow. One said that Taibai Mountain has a high altitude, the climate on the mountain is cold, and the snow does not melt all year round. Even in midsummer, it is snowing heavily. Looking from a distance, Taibai is like a jade dragon lying across the Tianmen. Another said that "too white snow" is not real snow, but white stone fragments. Taibai Mountain consists of light-colored gneiss at most. Due to the cold climate, stormy weather and strong frost, rocks are constantly broken and slide down the hillside, forming a white rock sea with an altitude of more than 3300 meters, giving people the illusion of snow.

The ancients paid more attention to the sight of "too white snow" from a distance on a sunny day, especially in early spring or late autumn, when the peaks were lined with sunrise or sunset, the scenery was more spectacular and refreshing.

Qiongyao world

The highest place that humans can reach in Taibai Mountain is the Taibai Cave in Baxiantai, also known as the Taibai Cave in Baxiantai, which is an irregular triangular terrace and an ice erosion terrain left over from the Quaternary Ice Age. Its northeast and northwest are cliffs hundreds of meters deep. The largest temple group in Taibai Mountain is built at the highest point on the east side of the platform. There are three existing temples, the largest of which is the Eight Immortals Temple, which has a complete statue of the Eight Immortals.

Gravel piled up around the Eight Immortals Terrace, as white as snow, just like a Qiong Yao world; There are all kinds of exotic flowers and grasses everywhere, and the scenery is magnificent. According to legend, during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, a Taoist priest made an alchemy in Taibai Cave, and several demons went into the cave to break up the medicine stove. The Taoist priest asked Wei Zidong, a strong man, to go up the mountain and protect him with his sword. These demons became beautiful women again, pestering Wei Zidong, and Wei Zidong saw through them. Wei Zidong waved his sword and wiped out all the demons. Later, the Taoist priest came by crane and said to Wei Zidong, "The demon has gone, and my disciple Dan is going to be an adult." Wei Zidong saluted with his sword, and suddenly the medicine stove exploded and splashed. Since then, there have been traces of gravel accumulation here. The name "La Sendai" probably comes from this legend.

Taibai three feet

Taibai Sanchi, also known as Taibai Qiuquan, is three circular glacial lakes between Taibai Mountain peaks, which were formed by collecting water in the ice bucket valley after the Quaternary glaciers subsided. Taibaichi is located in the north of the mountain with an area of 1.5 hectares, which is the source of Heihe River, and Erbaichi is located in the south of the mountain with an area of 2 hectares, which is also the source of Heihe River. Santai Baishi, located in the south of Shannan, covers an area of 7 hectares and is the source of Shitou River. The water in the pool is clear and spotless. It is said that there is a kind of bird here, slightly bigger than a swallow, with a pinch of white hair on its head, a black back, a red tail, gorgeous feathers and a lovely posture. This kind of bird is called "God Bird". They stayed by the lake. When there are dirty things on the clear lake, they will fly over and take them away. If the soil is too big, another bird will fly and take it with him. Han Yu has a poem saying, "Fish and shrimp can bow down, but the gods dare to attack. Colin has fallen from the leaves. He wants to save the bird. "

Taibai pool is more magical. "Notes on Water Classics" records: "The martial arts are too white, and 300 people went to the sky, but marched down the mountain without beating drums. Drum horn, then wind and rain. " Su Dongpo also wrote in a poem: "I have heard too much in my life. When I see it, I am stationed." Who can try to drum the horn, will the wind and rain come? "

The local people regard Taibai Lake as a "holy lake", and they can't beat drums, shoot guns or blow horns on the lake. Otherwise, even if the sky is clear, it will lead to a storm. In fact, this is of course not God's fault, because the mountains are high and the wind is cold, and rain clouds often float. When the rain cloud is thick, shoot, the rain cloud vibrates and it rains. Probably because it can rain as long as you play drums and shoot guns. In ancient times, there was a long drought in Guanzhong, and people went up the mountain to ask for rain. According to legend, during the Zhenguan period in the Tang Dynasty, Jinghe took water from here to pray for rain. From then on, they left the habit of praying for rain and taking water from Taibai autumn spring.