There is actually a Huangshan Mountain in Jinan, did you know? Famous in ancient times but so low-key today!

It is quite interesting to say that Jinan has several mountains with the same name as famous domestic mountains, such as Huashan Mountain in the north of Jinan, Emei Mountain in the western suburbs, Yuntai Mountain in the eastern suburbs, and the two Ma'an Mountains in the urban area. Wait, did you know that there is another Huangshan Mountain in Jinan?

Jinan Huangshan is located in the north of Dong'a Town, Pingyin County. There is a village at the foot of the mountain called Huangshan Village. Of course, the Huangshan Mountain in Jinan cannot be compared with the Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province, which is known as the "No. 1 Wonderful Mountain in the World". Moreover, upon closer inspection, this mountain was not originally named that way. Just like the Huashan Mountain in Jinan is called Huabuzhu Mountain, the Huangshan Mountain in Pingyin is called Huangshi Mountain. Because Dong'a Town was the Gucheng of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was renamed Gucheng in the Qin Dynasty, and Gucheng's administrative seat was also here in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Looking back, it was called Gucheng Mountain in ancient times.

Although the Huangshan Mountain is not well-known today, the ancient Gucheng Mountain was famous far and wide, with works such as "Historical Records", "Hanshu", "Shan Hai Jing", and "Shui Jing Zhu" etc. It has been recorded in all of them. Although Huangshan Mountain is not well-known today, Gucheng Mountain in ancient times was famous far and wide. It has been recorded in "Historical Records", "Hanshu", "Shan Hai Jing", "Shui Jing Zhu" and other works. .

The altitude of Pingyin Huangshan Mountain is not high, and you don’t even need to climb it. In recent years, nearby villagers have built a cement road that allows you to drive directly to the top of the mountain. The top of the mountain is very flat, and a brightly colored archway stands among the green cypresses. The plaque on it has the four characters "Huangshi Hometown", and the couplet in the middle reads: "Huangshi Hometown has passed down beautiful stories through the ages, and the bridge teaching has made the emperor's teacher." "How sacred is this yellow stone?"

Friends who know something about history must know the allusion of "conferring books on the bridge", also known as "respecting the shoes on the bridge", which comes from "Historical Records: The Liuhou Family", which is about the famous military affairs of the Han Dynasty. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhang Liang failed to assassinate Qin Shihuang and hid in Xiapi incognito. One day when he was wandering on the bridge, he met an old man dressed in shabby clothes. The old man asked Zhang Liang to meet on the bridge at night three times and put his tattered shoes on purpose. He fell under the bridge and asked Zhang Liang to pick it up and put it on for him. Zhang Liang did as the old man asked and won the appreciation of the old man. Later, the old man passed several tests and finally passed on a copy of "Tai Gong's Art of War" to him, telling him that if he understood this book, he could become a "King's Master" and work with him. Zhang Liang made an agreement: "In the thirteenth year, when the boy sees me in Jibei, I will be mine at the Yellowstone at the foot of Gucheng Mountain." With the military instructions provided by the old man, Zhang Liang made strategic plans when assisting Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and repeatedly made extraordinary achievements and made great contributions. Together with Han Xin and Xiao He, he became Liu Bang's "Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty".

The old man in Weishang in "Historical Records" is the folk master "Huang Shigong". Huang Shigong's surname was Wei Mingzhe. He was born in the late Warring States and died in the third year of the Western Chu Overlord. According to expert research, he was He was a native of Weiyuan Village, Dong'a Town, Yin County. The Gucheng Mountain in Jibei where he met Zhang Liang thirteen years later is today's Huangshan Mountain in Dong'a Town, Pingyin County. It is said that Huang Shigong asked his son to bury him at the foot of Gucheng Mountain before his death. , built a yellow stone, and asked his descendants to abide by the clan rules and secret instructions not to expose their real names to the world, which also brought difficulties to future generations' research. Although Huangshan is not high, it answers to the old saying that "the mountain is not high, but it is famous if there are immortals". It is famous in history because Huang Shigong, Zhang Liang's teacher, lived in seclusion here.

From the Han Dynasty to the present, many relics about Huangshi Gong still exist. Huangshi Terrace is the place where the old man Huangshi met Zhang Liang thirteen years later when he was teaching books in the village, that is, "Qi Chu". "Donga County Chronicle" records: "The large stone on the top of the mountain today is as large as a seal, and its color is quite yellow." "Shui Jing Zhu" records: "There is Huangshi Terrace in the north of the city, where Huangshi Gong and Zifangqi are located." During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Zuo, who entered the Ministry of Soldiers and served as a minister, said in "Huangshi Praise": "There are mountains in the northeast of the city. The row of huge stones is as dangerous as a high house, and the Huangshi Gong has been worshiped for generations. Today, the Huangshi Terrace on Huangshan Mountain is still the same. After passing through the Huangshi Gate Tower built by nearby villagers in recent years, when you walk to the back of the temple, you can see that it is flat. A huge stone rises abruptly from the top of the mountain. It looks like a seal and is more than ten meters high. Its four walls are steep and cut, and it looks like a cloud pillar, standing on the top of the mountain.

There are several broken monuments erected under the Huangshi platform.

There are many cliff carvings on the cliffs where ancient people inscribed Huangshi Gong. Among them are poems written by Chen Guorui from Zhenghe Puyang in the Song Dynasty, Qian Mingong Bo of Wu County during the Three Kingdoms period, and Shi Rong, a master stone carver. There are authentic works and stone carvings by Zhang Jian, the imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty, and scribes from the city.

"Tai'an Prefecture Chronicles" records: "A grotto was dug on the northwest cliff of Huangshi Terrace. Inside, there is a seated statue of Huangshi Gong carved on the stone, which is integrated with the stone wall." Today, this cave is located in the northwest of Huangshi Terrace. The grotto on the square cliff is still there, called "Huangshi Gongxiu Immortal Cave".

The cave is 3.5 meters deep and 2.8 meters high. There is a statue of Huang Shigong standing on the wall inside the cave. The images are Zhang Liang and Chi Songzi.

From the left side of Huangshi Terrace, you can spiral up the steep steps known as the "Great Wall of Huangshan" to the top of Huangshi Terrace, where there is a Kuixing Pavilion.

At the southern end not far from Huangshi Terrace, there is an ancient temple, which is composed of a main hall and east and west wings. This is the famous Huangshi Gong Temple. Because it was built a long time ago, Huangshi Gong Temple is among the people. It also has the reputation of "the first temple".

The construction of ancestral halls to worship Huangshi Gong in Huangshi Mountain began in the Han Dynasty. "Historical Records" records that every year, people "go to the tomb to worship Huangshi every year," that is, to worship Wei Zhe, Huangshi Gong.

"Huangshi Gong Sacrifice" is a folk activity spread in Dong'a Town, Pingyin County, Shandong Province. It starts from the 18th day of the third lunar month and usually lasts for about five days. During this period, people from hundreds of miles around come to worship and it continues. for more than two thousand years. Famous literati from past dynasties such as Geng Xin, a great writer in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuan Haowen, a famous writer in the Jin Dynasty, Yu Shenxing, the minister of the Ministry of Rites during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Chen, the minister of household affairs during the Yongle period, Zhao Zhixin, the imperial reviewer of the Qing Dynasty, Wang Shizhen, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, etc. Everyone has come here to pay homage and leave poems.

Today, there is a stage specially built for the temple fair on the top of Huangshan Mountain. I happened to meet two old people from nearby villages who came to pay homage to Huangshi Gong. They told me that during the temple fair on March 18th, It was so lively here, and I was repeatedly told to come and take a look.

How about it? Are you interested in visiting this Huangshan Mountain in Pingyin, Jinan? (Photography/Shang Shan)