Visit Yandang Mountain again

The famous scenic spot of Yandang Mountain in Yueqing City. I have visited Yandang Mountain seven or eight times over the years. I will visit Yandang Mountain again on March 10, 2021; the ancient spiritual peak Lingyan Dalongqiu! Nowadays, there are scenic spots such as the Squaredong Cableway Overpass, Glass Bridge, etc.

I remember 1956; during elementary school, spring outings, and trips to Yandang Mountain! That was the first spring outing for an elementary school "upper primary school" in the city, county, and all over the country! There are 158 students traveling and 5 teachers. The principal, Mr. Dong, led the group, each class teacher led the group, and our class teacher, Xu Dachun, led the group. (Teacher Zhao Chongda also went, and later went out! Teacher Yao Zhuying and music teacher Ni Zhuxuan also went, and then they were promoted to junior high school teachers.) During the Qingming Festival that year; "Hongqiao Town Shahe School" set off at 8 o'clock that morning, and the students walked go ahead! Student Union President Ju Weifang held up the red flag and led the way. "There were no buses or cars at that time"! Walk through Qingjiang District, ferry, and walk to Qingbei, Putouling, Xiatang, and Baixi Town. At noon, the students brought their own dry food and sat on the side of the road to eat! Continue to Baixi Songyang Village until Yandang Mountain Xianglingtou! Are the students happy? Shouted! We have arrived at Yandang Mountain! Arrived! High school students only have childhood around 13/15 years old, and they travel more than 60 kilometers, so everyone is not tired yet! Then go to Lingfeng Scenic Area to see Shuangshu Peak, Golden Rooster Peak, Gassho Peak, Beidou Cave, and stay at Beidou Cave for the night! There were no hotels or guest houses at that time, only monasteries, Zen monks and Taoists managed accommodation arrangements. There were so many classmates and the busy monks went to the neighboring temple to borrow quilts and mats and sleep on the floor! All three floors in Beidoudong are floor-to-ceiling! Some students were placed in Lingfeng Temple, while female students were placed in Shanjiao Nunnery. My classmates, Hu Rongguang, Ying Changsong, Ni Kongtao, Ni Wenlong, Shao Tongqing, Tong Xiang, Lu Youbei, You Qi, and more than 50 other people slept on the second floor of Beidou Cave.

On the second day, the team traveled to the Martyrs’ Tomb, Zhongzhe Waterfall, Lingyan Temple, Xiaolongqiu and Dalongqiu, then to Nengren Temple, and later to the Forty-Nine Panling Mountains, also known as Danfang Mountains, located in At the northeast end of Dong'ao Village, Furong Town, Yueqing City, there are 49 twists and turns on Ridge Road. The students were not afraid of difficulties or tiredness, and worked hard to climb down the mountain, passing through Furong area, and Yao'ao Ridge back to Hongqiao Primary School. The two-day trip to Yandang Mountain involved more than 15 kilometers of walking and out-and-back walking. The students will remember it for their entire lives!

Year after year, the peach blossoms bid farewell to the cold, enrich the memory, age the appearance, but usher in the spring again. Year after year, the Peach Blossom Master has less caress, less complaints, and less emotion. What adorns his life is the mentality of letting nature take its course. Year after year, we are grateful for life and cherish the encounters we encounter; we persist in working hard and enjoy peace as circumstances arise. Live peacefully, live plainly, smile happily, be busy reasonably, and achieve health, joy, happiness and peace in wealth! The classmates who visited Yandang Mountain were all around 80 years old! The scenery of Yandang Mountain remains unchanged and the rocks remain unchanged! The mountains remain unchanged, but the people's attitudes change drastically. Photographers and tour guides explain and make money at every scenic spot, and the environment changes greatly! The mountains turn into ladders, and the plank roads turn into glass bridges! In the past, we used to walk and climb mountains when traveling to Yandang, but now we travel by car or sightseeing bus. In the past, I had to bring food when traveling in the mountains! Bring dry food! Now when you travel to Yandang, you eat in a hotel! There are shops, supermarkets, hotels and hotels everywhere.

? My friends who visit Yandang Mountain are all retired people around 80 years old! The human appearance is very romantic and unrestrained! Be energetic and healthy! Blessings and happiness, the happiest! Visit Yandang Mountain again next year!

? Edited by Ni Jin on March 12, 2021