That year, I climbed Mount Tai.

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/kloc-in the midsummer of 0/987, I took the opportunity of business trip to climb Mount Tai-Dongyue, which is called "the statue of five mountains" by the world for the first time.

Climbing Mount Tai this time is a veritable "climbing" Mount Tai. The whole journey depends entirely on your feet, step by step through the 633 1 stone steps, and climb to the Yuhuangding, the main peak of Mount Tai at an altitude of 1532.7 meters.

This business trip was with Lao Fu, the manager of the mine health canteen, and went to Shandong to go through the formalities of "recruiting a younger brother" in the mine. Travel to Tai 'an city, and after checking in at 4 pm, let the old man pay for a walk. At this time, the sun has set and it is not so hot.

Laofu is a man several years older than me. He likes quietness rather than sports and likes drinking very much. Along the way, he walked with me as dejectedly as an escorted prisoner. Unconsciously, I came to Taishan Gate in Tianwai Village. At the foot of the mountain, a boulder is engraved with two full and vigorous scarlet characters, like two powerful hands, which hold my heart tightly.

I have long heard that there is an old saying that "Mount Tai does not look at the mountains when he returns", which shows that Mount Tai is extraordinary. At this time, several tourists around me commented, "Now is the best time to go up the mountain. Stay in the mountain for one night, watch the sunrise tomorrow morning, and then go down the mountain from the east road. You will see the main attractions on the east and west roads. "

Under my strong persuasion, Lao Fu finally reluctantly joined me and started a mountaineering trip from West Road.

I visited two scenic spots, Zhao Pu Temple and Feng Yuxiang's Tomb. Not far ahead came the majestic sound of "rumbling". With the acceleration of the pace, the sound of the waves is getting louder and louder and deafening. There is a great momentum of "how the water of the Yellow River moves to heaven, and the Yangtze River will never return".

Through a pine forest, you will see an excellent scenery. On the cliff of 100 feet, a waterfall with a width of about 10 meters thundered and crashed into the stone pit under the cliff, forming a bottomless black pool, so it was called Black Dragon Pool. The splash from the deep pool is like a bead splashing jade, which is cool and refreshing.

Around the Black Dragon Pool, there is a thousand-year-old cypress in Gu Song, which provides shade for tourists. Not far away, there are antique Xixi Pavilion, Yunshui Pavilion and Changshou Bridge, which are patchwork and complement each other with green mountains and green waters, making tourists feel like they are in a fairyland on earth.

Under the Changshou Bridge, the bottom of the stream is gentle, and the stream is surging with layers of spray flowing leisurely, and then up and down, like a silver ribbon floating down the cliff. The sound of chopping waves reverberates in the mountains and valleys, which reminds people of the poet Li Bai's eternal quatrain "Flying down three thousands of feet, suspecting that the Milky Way has set for nine days".

All the way through the Black Dragon Pool, Fanya, Aolaifeng and other scenic spots, the road is getting steeper and steeper. Although it is nearly five o'clock in the afternoon, the sun on the mountain is still high and bright, baking tourists like a pot of hot charcoal fire. By this time, Laofu and I were already sweating.

I have seen the great image of "Taishan porter" in pictorial. Large close-up color photos vividly reflect their unique and shocking indomitable spirit of fighting against fate. Compared with the "Taishan porter" in the illustrated newspaper, the "Taishan porter" I saw with my own eyes is even more daunting and awe-inspiring.

Five or six Taishan porters passed by us, each carrying a burden of about 100 kg, such as camels in the desert, trudging on steep mountain roads. They are wearing only a pair of shorts, barefoot and purple all over. Although the bones are not strong, there are still prominent muscle blocks in the chest, arms and shoulders, such as knives and axes. Especially the muscles at the back of the neck are more prominent, towering like a hump. Every step they take, their five toes are widely separated, like old trees and roots, firmly grasping the stone road under their feet.

Sweat, like countless earthworms, kept climbing down from them, gathered into sweat as big as copper coins and rolled down the stone road with hot feet. It was dried by slate in an instant. On their way, the wind blew a sour sweat.

I once heard a romantic saying that "porters in Mount Tai are also a sight in Mount Tai". But in any case, I dare not appreciate and taste "Taishan porter" as a "scene". It is also impossible to connect Taishan porters with beautiful scenery such as green trees and red flowers, green mountains and clear waters.

After crossing Yunbu Bridge, we can see the hospitable "Five Fangs" waving to us in the evening breeze.

According to Historical Records, Qin Shihuang climbed Mount Tai, got caught in the rain and took refuge under a big pine tree. Because this big tree has made great contributions to protecting drivers, it was named "Five Buddha Pines". During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Gu Song was destroyed by lightning. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, Mount Tai was rebuilt and Wukesong trees were planted. There are two kinds of existing trees, one is Qiu Zhi Panqu, and the other is Gu Zhuo vigorous. Known as "the beauty of Mount Tai" since ancient times, it is one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Tai 'an.

Not far from the west of "Wu Dafu Song", there is a lush welcoming pine forest, which is picturesque. One welcoming pine hangs down, such as bending down and waving, respectfully greeting tourists, so it is called welcoming pine, which has already become a beautiful business card of Mount Tai.

I like welcoming pine, its graceful posture, its polite gentlemanly demeanor, and its fighting spirit of taking root in rock strata and not fearing poverty. However, the scene in front of me made me have mixed feelings and could not be calm for a long time.

On the branches of many welcoming pines, rows of stones are filled from big to small. There is still a big stone hanging on the treetop, which is heavier. People try to press it with gravity, making it bend its knees, bow its head and hang its arms, forcing it to bow to tourists. Later, people imposed an ambiguous and vulgar name like "welcoming pine" on it, as a brothel woman.

I just know that "Welcome Pine" is not to show its natural posture to tourists, but people have reshaped and transformed it with powerful external forces according to their own aesthetics, resulting in its unrecognizable, and even its original name has long been forgotten by the world. I couldn't help feeling sorry and sad for welcoming pine, and suddenly lost interest in appreciation.

Crossing the Wuji Temple and climbing the stairs, we soon arrived at Zhongtianmen. More than 6600 stone steps extend from here to the worse gate. Looking up at the Nantianmen, which is surrounded by white clouds, is like looking up at the sacred heaven in mythology. Those small figures crawling on the steep "eighteen plates" stone steps are slowly and vaguely crawling, so far and so high. I can't help feeling timid and sad, thinking that I can climb to the top of the mountain in a few years!

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On the "Eighteen Dishes" stone steps crowded with tourists, I suddenly saw an old woman struggling to climb. I asked the old lady how old she was, and she replied, "I'm still young, only 68 years old." I asked again, "How about sightseeing in the mountains?" The old lady said, "it's not expensive, but it smells good when you go up the mountain." I am in awe of this old lady. After another walk, I met an older woman and asked her age. She said that she was seventy-six years old and still went up the mountain to make incense. Compared with the two grandmothers, I suddenly felt short and ashamed.

According to passers-by, these old people went on a pilgrimage to the mountain. In order to show their piety, they all walked into the Jade Emperor Temple step by step from the foot of the mountain, once a year, insisting on pilgrimages. From the two grandmothers, I saw the power of faith.

It will be dark when we climb the worse door. After eating a bowl of vegetarian noodles, I settled down in a hotel with the sign of "Public Security Hotel".

The reason for choosing this hotel is entirely for the word "public security". In those years, the social order was not very clear, and it was often heard that bad people were doing things like blocking roads and robbing people, killing people and robbing goods. Lao Fu told me that the word "public order" can "ward off evil spirits" and has the function of turning disasters into blessings and showing blessings in times of crisis.

I didn't know the accommodation was very simple until I entered the room. Several huge empty houses have a row of double-decker simple Datong shops welded with steel bars. Dozens of people are lying down, and you hold me and squeeze me. It was still noisy until midnight. When a person turns over, the whole iron shelf will "squeak" and make a noise. Where can people sleep?

Mount Tai in midsummer, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the mountain is still chilly. At about two o'clock in the morning, Lao Fu and I got up, rented cotton coats, and rushed to Jade Emperor Peak with everyone to watch the imaginary red sun rise from Ran Ran in the sea of clouds.

Arriving at the Sun View Peak not far from the southeast of Yuhuangding, the endless rolling hillside is already crowded with people. Even the "Gongbei Stone", which is a few meters high and about seven or eight meters long and has a great inclination, is crowded with people. Lao Fu and I sat casually on the edge of the crowd, waiting for the exciting moment to come.

From three o'clock in the morning, I waited thousands of times until nine o'clock. The sun is still like a shy bride-to-be, refusing to show up. Suddenly, someone woke up and said loudly, "It must be cloudy, otherwise, the sun should have come out long ago!" " "In a word, thousands of people are awakened from the beautiful expectations. With a shout, the dark crowd reluctantly stood up and dispersed with infinite regret.

On Riguan Peak, "Gongbei Stone" stands on the top of Mount Tai like a rooster at dawn and becomes an important symbol of Mount Tai. Because of its shape like getting up to explore the sea, it is also called "sea-exploring stone". I took the "Gongbei Stone" as the background and asked the photographer to take a commemorative photo for myself. This is the only photo left by Mount Tai.

Because it was already dark when we went up the mountain, all the beautiful scenery on the mountain was hidden under the heavy night. In the morning, when night falls and the clouds clear, the sky suddenly becomes clear, which makes people suddenly place themselves in a mythical world. Bi Xia Temple, Sunguan Peak, Tianzhu Peak, Zhan Lu Terrace, Tianjie and other colorful attractions are breathtaking.

Standing in the worse heaven means that you have stepped into the "paradise" and have a panoramic view of the scenery all the way. Looking around, there are thousands of peaks and valleys, purple clouds, birds playing ..., a thriving scene, like a magnificent landscape painting, is presented in an unobstructed view, which makes people relaxed and happy. Only at this time can we truly experience the poet Du Fu's "reaching the peak, the other mountains all appear dwarfs under the sky.".

When visiting Mount Tai, you can't miss the cliff stone carvings. According to the data, there are more than 600 stone carvings in Mount Tai, which is the most famous mountain in China.

The essence of Mount Tai's stone carvings are mainly distributed in Hong Men, Zhongtianmen, Nantianmen and Yuhuangding. These places have steep peaks and cliffs, which also test the physical strength and will of tourists. The valley here is deep, strange pines and rocks are everywhere, and mountain springs, streams and waterfalls can be seen everywhere, which is full of natural wild interest and can be called the "Shili Gallery" of Mount Tai.

In the "Shili Gallery", there are all kinds of inscriptions left by countless literati from the beginning to the present. They are colorful and colorful, which set each other off with mountain springs, waterfalls and strange rocks, and become a beautiful landscape on the way to mountaineering.

Walking on the Jade Emperor's Dingpan Road, the first thing I saw was the magnificent monument of Dongtai Mountain in Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, which was more than ten meters high on Daguan Peak, and the imperial inscription on Lushan Mountain, commonly known as Tang Moyan Monument. It is said that gold plating for many times makes it dazzling and spectacular.

Further, we have enjoyed the two powerful Chinese characters "Yunfeng" written by Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty on Daguan Peak, and two poems carved by Qianlong, as well as various kinds of calligraphy such as "winding paths leading to a secluded place" in the Daoguang period, "exclusive respect for five mountains" in the Guangxu period and "high mountains and flowing water" in the Ming Dynasty, which are eye-opening.

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The two Chinese characters "Worm II" in Taishan Cliff Stone Carving on the west side of Panshan Road, namely "Wanxianlou", as the outstanding stone carving in Taishan Mountain, have become interesting and deeply loved by tourists. It is said that this was inscribed by Liu Tinggui, a famous scholar in Shandong during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. As the mystery of "Boundless Romance", Insects II has a profound artistic conception, which gives birth to infinite reverie of boundless scenery.

All the way through the mountain pavilion, Wanxianlou, Daizongfang Arch memorial arch and other scenic spots, out of the Dai Temple, the trip to Mount Tai ended. Although my leg hurts badly because of the high mountains and steep roads, I walked out of the door and turned back reluctantly step by step. Then I looked at the worse door held up by colorful clouds, eighteen sets towering into the sky, dangerous peaks on cliffs, strange pine trees, strange rocks, mountain springs and waterfalls. ...

About the author: Yuan Haishan, net name: White-headed Drunken Man, retired worker, fond of literature.