Scenic introduction of Sun Dasheng’s Hometown Scenic Area in Huaguo Mountain

The construction project of "Sun Dasheng's Hometown Huaguo Mountain Scenic Area" in Loufan County is located at the top of Huaguo Mountain with an altitude of 1,816 meters and in the Daoren Valley on the north side of the mountain. It is surrounded by mountains, lush trees and flowing water. Gurgling, the natural landscape is very beautiful, covering an area of ??more than 7,000 acres.

The scenic spot will also build a tourist reception center, shopping venues, leisure and entertainment facilities and "Tongtian Lake" fishing and swimming waters. And gradually build the Journey to the West cultural tourist attractions such as Baigujing Cave, Bajiao Cave, Daughter's Kingdom, and Lion's Head Kingdom.

The scenic area has Taike Line Class One Highway, Taijia Line Expressway and Taixing Line Railway passing through the scenic area. The transportation is very convenient and the development prospects are very promising. This scenic spot is not only expected to become a local pillar industry, but also a high-quality tourism industry in Shanxi Province and even the country.

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The famous book "Journey to the West" " is a mythological novel that is well-known and familiar to Chinese people. The exact location of the Huaguo Mountain (the ancestral line of the Ten Continents and the Dragon from the Three Islands), the birthplace of the novel's protagonist Sun Wukong, has always been a controversial topic. I have conducted research on this topic. , achieved results and published academic papers "An Analysis of the Real Location of Huaguo Mountain in "Journey to the West"" and "A Detailed Examination of Huangling and Lianquan". After rigorous research and based on the original geographical information and characteristics, it can be clearly determined that the Huaguo Mountain, the ancestral land of the Great Sage, is the Daling Mountains in Dongguan, Guangdong. Daling Mountain is also the most famous mountain in Lingnan. Huangling Mountain is the mountain with royal dragon veins that Lai Buyi, a master of Kanyu in the Song Dynasty, went south to find.

The worship of the Monkey King among overseas Chinese groups is also very strong. There are more than 3 million Monkey King believers in Taiwan, and there are hundreds of Monkey King temples. The Monkey King is worshiped in the Chaozhou Guild Hall in Houston, USA. For Buddha statues, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Macau all have Mahatma temples and a wide range of Chinese believers. There are very enthusiastic worship activities every year. The ancestral land of the Mahatma is a united front resource.

In August 2014, Suizhou, Hubei Province claimed that it was the birthplace of "Journey to the West" and Tongbai Mountain was Huaguo Mountain. The connection between Suizhou and "Journey to the West" is almost non-existent.

Many scholars study the location of Huaguoshan in "Journey to the West" starting from its author Wu Chengen. In fact, Wu Chengen is the personal opinion of Lu Xun and Hu Shi, and the basis is seriously insufficient. The author information of various versions of "Journey to the West" before the Republic of China includes "Yangcheng Chonghuai Zhu Dingchen edited", "Huayangdong Tianzhu School" and "Yang Zhihe". There is no information about Yang Zhihe's character and life experience. From Zhu Dingchen (Ming Jiajing) ) who wrote "The Life and Practice of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the South China Sea", it is very likely that Zhu Dingchen of Yangcheng was the original author of "Journey to the West".

To find the Huaguo Mountain, the ancestral land of the Great Sage, we can only find clues from the original work. There are more than 20 cities that have publicly claimed to be the hometown of Sun Dasheng, including Lianyungang in Jiangsu, Shunchang in Fujian, Loufan in Shanxi, and Suizhou in Hubei. Lianyungang was an idea proposed by Mao Zedong in the 1950s. Later generations built large-scale "Journey to the West" tourist and cultural facilities in the city. Lianyungang does not match the content of the novel. What is surprising is that in the Southern Dynasties, Qi and Liang During this period, Lianyungang was called Dongguan County. In recent years, some scholars have proposed that the ancestral place of the Great Sage is Shunchang, Fujian Province. The main basis is that the local worship activities of the Great Sage are very extensive, but this is far from sufficient.

Reading the novel carefully, we can find that the specific geographical features and information of Huaguo Mountain are given in the first three chapters of the novel. After research, we can find Huaguo Mountain on the territory of China.

In the first chapter of the novel, when the Monkey King left the Flower and Fruit Mountain to find a teacher to learn skills, the monkeys picked fruits to see him off. The fruits included longan, lychee, and ringo, which we can smell here. Rich Lingnan flavor, the original text: "Fresh longan, sweet meat and thin skin; fire lychee, red core and small capsule; Lin Yubi solid branches are presented."

In the description of Huaguo Mountain in the first chapter of "Journey to the West", there is a poem that says: "The power is overwhelming the ocean, Weining Yaohai, water and fire are high in the corner, and the East China Sea is towering. "The sea breeze blows Continuously, the moonlight of the river still shines.” The first few sentences indicate that there is both a sea and a river near Huaguoshan, and it is the outlet of the river. The last sentence, "The confluence of hundreds of rivers" shows that there are a large number of rivers near Huaguo Mountain, and there are a large number of rivers at the mouth of the Pearl River, which can be consistent with it. Yuan Shikai mentioned that Yuan Chonghuan's hometown was in Qingtian when he assigned others to verify his kinship with Yuan Chonghuan, a Dongguan native. Near a pillar. The geographical location of Dongguan is consistent with these two poems, which can exclude all inland provinces and cities such as Loufan, Shanxi.

According to the content in the book, Huaguoshan is a large mountain on the coast of the East Ocean. The first reply: "The East China Sea has a towering peak." In "Journey to the West", Donghai is the abbreviation of Dongyang Dahai. The text description in the book is Dongyang Dahai. In the book, Xiyang Dahai and Nanyang Dahai also appear at the same time and are abbreviated as Xihai and Nanhai in each chapter. For example, in the third chapter, "Separate the waterway and enter the seabed of the East Ocean." The fourteenth chapter, "But it is said that Wukong said goodbye to his master, and turned to the East Sea with a somersault cloud.", Chapter 26, "The good monkey king, made a quick somersault "Yun, bid farewell to Wuzhuang Temple and head towards the Eastern Sea." Chapter 27 "It turned out to be the sound of the tide of the Eastern Sea." Chapter 28 "It is said that although the great sage was chased away by Tang Monk, he was still there." Missing and sighing endlessly, I saw the Eastern Sea early. The traveler jumped over the Eastern Sea and arrived at Huaguo Mountain early.

". The first time he "suddenly traveled to the Western Sea", "I made a raft alone in front of me and floated across the Western Sea until I reached the boundary of Hezhou in Xiniu. ". Chapter 57 "Good Sage, if you turn back your somersault, you will reach the South China Sea in an hour." "The Sha Monk left the East China Sea on a cloud, traveled all day and night, and arrived at the South China Sea. ". And all the seas are connected together. Chapter 57 "The water leads to the northwest sea, and the waves meet the due east ocean. The four seas are connected with the earth's veins, and there are various fairy palaces on Xianfangzhou Island. "; It is generally believed that the East China Sea is the sea off East China. If this is the case, the Western Sea (Western Sea) does not exist. It is ridiculous for academic circles to define Qinghai Lake as the Western Sea (Western Sea). Looking through ancient books, we can see that the Eastern Sea is named after The Leizhou Peninsula is the dividing line. To the east of the peninsula is the Eastern Ocean and to the west is the Western Ocean. Relevant ancient books include "Nanhai Zhi", "Daoyi Zhilue", "East and West Yang Kao", "Xingcha Shenglan", "Shu" "Yu Zhou Consultation" and so on. One of the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng in the Qing Dynasty is the East China Sea Fish Pearl. This scene refers to a reef on the Pearl River estuary. It can be seen that the East China Sea refers to the sea area of ????Guangdong Province. The East China Sea (Eastern Sea) refers to Guangdong Province. The sea area is the breakthrough and key point for studying this topic.

Studying the whereabouts of Sun Wukong can reveal that there is land dozens of kilometers away from the sea to the northwest of Huaguo Mountain. One day, the Monkey King rowed a raft northwest to the island. He went ashore to find a teacher to learn skills. The first chapter: "It was also when he arrived. After boarding the raft, the southeast wind was strong for several days, and he was sent to the northwest shore, which was the boundary of Nanfangbuzhou." Penny, indicating that the sea between the Huaguoshan Island and the land is a shoal with a visible bottom. The sea level in ancient times was a few meters higher than it is now. A large number of shells have been unearthed in Dongguan City, proving that the Dongguan area in ancient times was There are large areas of ocean shoals, and many of the current main urban areas of Dongguan were still Zeguo in the Song Dynasty. Later, the sea level dropped slightly, and the shoals turned into rice seas and banana forests. This is consistent with Daling Mountain in Dongguan. Shunchang, Fujian does not match, so Shunchang, Fujian can be excluded.

In the third chapter of the novel, after Sun Wukong returned to the island, he flew to a city 200 miles east to obtain a large number of weapons for Shanli. The monkeys. Chapter 3: "The four monkeys said: 'There is water 200 miles away from our mountain to the east, and that side is the border of the country. There is a throne in that kingdom, and there are countless soldiers and civilians in the city. There must be craftsmen making gold, silver, bronze, and iron. '" This shows that there are mountains 200 miles east of Huaguo Mountain across the sea, and 200 miles east of Daling Mountain in Dongguan is the Huidong Mountain Area, which is consistent with the novel, but Lianyungang proposed by Mao Zedong is inconsistent with this. This point All the coastal areas of East China, including Lianyungang, Jiangsu, can be completely excluded.

In the second chapter, Sun Wukong flew north to a large mountain to slay the Demon King. Live in the direct north." Dozens of kilometers to the north of Dongguan are Nankun Mountain and Luofu Mountain, which can be consistent with it.

There must also be springs and caves in Huaguo Mountain. The Monkey King and his monkeys can We followed the spring water to the Water Curtain Cave. According to the content of the novel, the characteristic of the Water Curtain Cave is that the entrance is very small, only allowing monkeys to get in. Once, Monk Sha came to Huaguo Mountain and did not even find the Shui Curtain Cave, and the cave was very large. Deep, the spring water flowing out of the cave covers the entrance of the cave and is connected to the East China Sea. At the same time, the entrance of the cave faces north (Tai Shang Laojun went to Shuilian Cave twice to recruit Sun Wukong, and there was a large spring in Daling Mountain. Water resources are very abundant. There has been a legend that there is a mysterious cave in Daling Mountain. The cave turned out to be a stone forest with stones of different shapes and shapes. The cave has winding paths and winding peaks. The stone forest stretches for more than 20 kilometers. During the Anti-Japanese War, the Dongjiang Column once formed a stone forest. After discovering this cave, forestry workers also entered the cave to take shelter from the rain, but later they could not find it again. It was also recorded in the "Dongguan County Chronicle" that there was a stone cave in Daling Mountain, next to the stone cliff, with a small entrance. Only one person can enter the cave, which is more than several miles deep. This passage is very consistent with the description of Shuilian Cave in "Journey to the West". There are many springs gushing out of Daling Mountain, which shows the hollowness of the mountain. Once: "All the monkeys clapped their hands and praised: 'Good water, good water!' It turns out that this place is far away from the foot of the mountain, directly to the waves of the sea. '", Chapter 3: "The four monkeys said: 'Under our iron bridge, the water leads to the Dragon Palace boundary of the East China Sea.'" The author made great efforts to find this cave and organized many expeditions into the mountain to search. Finally, in With the strong support of the Dahuan Village Committee of Dalingshan Town and identification by the elderly villagers, the entrance to a cave was found above the Laohuyan Reservoir in Dahuan Village on the northern slope of Dalingshan. The entrance of the cave faced north. Thirty years ago, the villagers had Entering the cave, we walked a long distance inside and heard the sound of ships at sea. It is estimated that the cave is connected to Longxue Island at the Pearl River Estuary. However, due to the collapse of the cave entrance, the expedition team was unable to move forward after about ten meters into the cave. OK, there is spring water flowing out of the cave, and it is very likely that the cave is a water curtain cave.

When we walk into Daling Mountain, we can also find that Sun Wukong is worshiped in various temples in Daling Mountain. Shan Guanyin Temple, Mashan Temple, and Shuilian Mountain Ancient Temple all enshrine statues of Sun Wukong. Every year on August 16 of the lunar calendar, thousands of villagers from the Pearl River Delta region bring incense and tributes to these temples to worship. Victory over Buddha's birthday is rare among temples at home and abroad.

According to "Journey to the West", the country where Huaguoshan is located is called Aolaiguo, and Aolai is the homophone of Aolai, and Dongguan has gold. Ao Statue and Jin Ao Pagoda, the Pearl River Estuary was also called Aoyang in ancient times. According to folklore in Dongguan City, Nuwa made 82 stones in Dongguan and used 81 of them to mend the sky. There was still an unknown piece. There is also the legend that the Dragon King of Longxue Island in the Pearl River Estuary used the Dinghai Divine Needle to subdue two tigers, big and small, at Humen.

The mythological novel "Flowers in the Mirror" is based on Wanlv Lake in Heyuan City near Dongguan. Wangniudun Town in Dongguan is the "hometown of Chinese begging culture", which indirectly proves that the origin of Chinese mythology is in Guangdong. .

According to the "Dongguan County Chronicle", Huangling is the first mountain in Lingnan, located 35 miles south of the city. Therefore, Huangling (Huangqi Peak), the first mountain in Lingnan, should be today's Daling Mountain instead of Daling Mountain. There is a small hill in Dongcheng District. This corresponds to the opening line of "Journey to the West": "There is a country overseas, called Aolai Country. The country is close to the sea, and there is a famous mountain in the sea, called Huaguo Mountain."

From the above analysis, we can see that the characteristics of Daling Mountain in Dongguan are completely consistent with the Huaguo Mountain in the famous book "Journey to the West", and it is the unmistakable ancestral land of the Great Sage and the ancestral line of Shizhou. , Three Islands Lailong, this unique historical and cultural resource and united front resource deserves our attention and development.