Guide to must-visit attractions when traveling to Wuxue

1. Henggang Mountain

2. Buddha Bathing Well

3. Longzhu Gorge Rafting Scenic Area

4. Fengzui Port< /p>

5. Wushan Lake

1. Henggang Mountain: It is a peak at the southern end of the Dabie Mountains. It is located in Qichun and Meichuan Towns, Hubei Province. ", with the highest peak at 815 meters, is known as the Pingshan Mountain in Eastern Hubei. Wei Chigong, the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, still has an inscription on his mountain tour. The temple landscape includes Zhenwu Hall, Notre Dame Hall, Zuye Hall, Jade Emperor Hall, and Yungai Temple. Henggangshan Temple was built in the early Sui Dynasty. Daoxin, the ancestor of Zen Buddhism, became a monk here in his childhood and Zhuoxi was seven years old. The fingerprints left on the stone wall as well as the stone benches, chairs and stone houses left during the practice are still there today. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Buddhism and Taoism were unified, and Buddhist temples and Taoism on the mountain were very prosperous. There were "seven temples and more than 70 pagodas and chambers in the halls". In 1990, the newly completed Main Hall of Lingyin Temple made incense more popular, and now there are hundreds of thousands of people who come to the mountain every year to offer incense and sightseeing. [32] In 1988, with the approval of the Provincial Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau, Buddhist temple activities were officially opened. In 1992, Henggang Mountain was approved by the Ministry of Forestry of China (now the department is changed to the State Forestry Administration of China) to establish the "Henggang Mountain Forest Park".

2. Buddha Bathing Well: Located on the right side of the current Grain Management Office in Meichuan Town, Wuxue City, it is also known as the Qingjing Well. To commemorate the birth of Daoxin, people designated the third day of March every year as the temple fair day, and named the well "Buddha Bathing Well". His father, Sima Shen, entrusted his son to the second ancestor Huike to raise him. Daoxin believed in Buddhism since he was a child and was extremely intelligent. When he was 7 years old, he went to the nearby Henggang Mountain Temple to become a monk. At the age of 14, he asked Dharma Wan and met the Third Patriarch, Seng Can. The Sizu Temple was built on the twin peaks of the Western Mountain. [34] The Buddha Bathing Well is round inside and square outside. The wellhead is 0.6 meters long and 0.53 meters wide. It is covered by a regular hexagonal bluestone circle. The upper end of the well wall is inlaid with a circle of granite. Each corner and edge of the well circle is engraved with a lotus petal, which is exquisitely carved and lifelike in shape, just like 12 blooming lotus flowers. There is a stone tablet on the north side of the well mouth, which is engraved with three large characters "Bathing Buddha Well" written during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. People are named after the land, and the land borrows its spirit from people. The name "Buddha Bathing Well" comes from Daoxin, the fourth ancestor of Chinese Zen Buddhism. Wuxue City in Hubei Province, which was once known as Yongning County and Guangji County in history, is known as the "Buddhist Country" due to the prosperity of Buddhism. According to the "Guangji County Place Names Chronicle": It is said that in the early years of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, when Sima Daoxin, the fourth ancestor of Dongtu Zen Sect, was born, his father Sima Shen bathed him, so it was called "Buddha Bathing Well".

3. Longzhu Gorge Rafting Scenic Area: Located in Xuyan, Wuli Village, Meichuan Town, Wuxue City_Diefeng Mountain in the northern mountainous area, the rafting is 3.5 kilometers long, with a drop of 120 meters, and more than 30 drops of more than 2 meters in the whole process. , with the largest drop of 9.8 meters, it is one of the most thrilling rafting rivers in Hubei Province.

4. Fengzui Port: Located in Fengzui Port in Zhangshengyuan, Dafa Temple Town, it is rich in fish. The harbor water is clear and sparkling, surrounded by fragrant rice and green willows along the coast. Most of the villagers take fishing as their occupation. During the day, the fishing boats are dotted with lights, and at night, the fishing boats are lit up. When the wind and rain are dim, the waves will be turbulent; after the rain and the sky is clear, the sky will be clear, and the water and sky will be the same color. The scenery is intoxicating. It is a good place for tourism and leisure.

5. Wushan Lake: also known as Qinglin Lake, named after the lakeside is located near Qinglin Mountain. Later, it was renamed "Wushan Lake" because Wushan Mountain towered in the lake. The lake is wide and the water is deep, and the green convex water surface of Wushan Mountain is like "green snails in a crystal plate". It is also known as the "Golden Lake" because it is rich in fish. With beautiful mountains and clear waters and charming scenery, it is a good place for tourism and leisure.