Lijiang River Scenery in the misty rain of Di Yang

It is 61 kilometers away from Guilin and 4 kilometers upstream of Xingping. There is a stone mountain on the Lijiang River. On the huge wall of the cliff, the yellow and white colors alternate with light and mottle. Looking closely at the stone lines on the mountain wall, we can vaguely distinguish the images of running, lying, playing, whistling and different expressions. Traveler Xu Xiake described it this way: "Its mountains run across, and the river comes from the north, so it turns to the west, and the mountains are gnawed, and half of them return to the cliff, with veins and layers. The green trees are reflected, and the stones are all yellow, red, blue and white, with mixed colors. There is a distant view like a painting screen, hence the name Painting Mountain. " This is the famous "Nine Horses Painting Mountain".

How many horses are there on the painting hill? It's up to you to figure it out with your imagination. According to legend, they were originally gods in the sky. When the Monkey King, the Great Sage of Qitian, was appointed "Bi", he stole the mortal world and was seen by the painter while drinking water by the Lijiang River. As a result, the horse was frightened, strayed into the stone wall and stayed on earth forever. Because god changed it, it is unpredictable and difficult to identify. There is such a song in past dynasties: "Look at Ma Lang, look at Ma Lang, how many pairs of horses do you ask?" If you see seven horses coming second, you can see nine champions. "It can be seen that it is not easy to identify the painted mountain horse. In addition, there is a "drinking horse spring" at the foot of the mountain. The cliff stone wall is engraved with the words "Clear Stone Wall Map" and "Draw Mountain Horse Map".

Throughout the ages, painting mountains has attracted many poets, painters, scholars and tourists. Ruan Yuan, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, expressed his attachment to the painted mountain in his poem "Six Years to Know the Wonder Peak, Five Readings of the Original Boat".

Nine horses, strange things are in the world.

The cruise ship went down the river from the big beach, the water surged, and the flying boat landed on the beach. It was difficult to see nine horses on the wall one by one. Most people can see three or four horses, but it is not easy to see nine horses. Therefore, in the old society, a folk Sang Song said, "Look at Ma Lang, look at Ma Lang, how many pairs do you have?" Look at the eight horses, they are the second, and the nine champions are Lang. "Tourists come, but they count their own horses. It doesn't matter if you can't count it. What's wrong with counting carefully next time you revisit? In the Qing Dynasty, there was a governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Ruan Yuan, who made five trips between Guilin and Guangzhou. He passed by here and didn't count the horses that painted the mountain. His poem goes like this: "I have known Qifeng's face for six years and read the original boat for five times." "

If you are interested, you can go ashore and visit Ma Yinquan at the foot of the mountain. Next to it is the sculpture of "Clear Stone Wall" inscribed by Ruan Yuan in Jiangtan and "Painting Mountain and Horse Map" inscribed by Ling Fufang in Yangshuo County, which is also very interesting. In the ravine on the right bank, there is a stone more than ten feet high, like a maid in an ancient court, wearing a sun hat and a long skirt and holding a doll in her hand, named Prince Gong Ebao.

The following are six peaks, which stand by the river in order, with wonderful shapes and magnificent momentum. On the left bank of the beach, bamboo berms and trees are swaying. The scenery is dazzling.

Walk about half a mile under Huangbu Beach, and you will reach Zhu Bi Beach. Between the two beaches, the river is wide and slow, and the level is like a mirror. Coupled with the reflection of Qifeng, bamboo and boat swim here, which is refreshing. Mountains, bamboos, blue sky and white clouds are reflected in the clear water, only the water reflects the green hills, and the mountains are floating, which is beautiful. Mountains and rivers are connected as one, and water and sky are the same. Mountains and rivers are almost indistinguishable as shadows, and the shadows on the water are also difficult to distinguish as mountains. This is the famous scene that often enters excellent photography-yellow cloth reflection. Many people in ancient and modern times are all intoxicated by this "seeing the top of the castle peak clearly, the ship is on the top of the castle peak" A flat hill, shaped like a plaque held by an old minister when he met the emperor.