Scenic spots in Shuangta District

Chaoyang Twin Towers are located at the north and south ends of Shuangta Street in the old city of Chaoyang, and are called South Tower and North Tower respectively according to their locations. 300 meters apart.

Chaoyang north tower

Chaoyang North Pagoda is the oldest stupa in Northeast China, with a history of 1500 years since its initial construction. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Chaoyang was the capital of Yan Qian, Houyan and Beiyan among the sixteen countries, and was named Longcheng. After the Northern Wei Dynasty destroyed the Northern Yan, Rebecca's granddaughter, Hong Feng, entered the Northern Wei Palace and was later honored as the Queen and Empress Dowager. During the reign of Emperor Xiaowen and Taihe (477-490), Feng Taihou built a four-eyed stupa in Longcheng. Beita 1988 is listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Chaoyang south tower

Chaoyang South Tower, about 40 meters high, is a square hollow 13-story brick tower with dense eaves and built on a wide square brick foundation. There is a ticket gate in the south of the tower, which can go straight to the center of the tower. There are fake doors on the other three sides, and the lintel is decorated with cirrus patterns. On both sides of the door, there is a stone tablet engraved with the name of the Eight Pagodas. The contents of the Eight Pagodas reflect the great activities of Buddha Sakyamuni from birth to death. On the arch wall of the tower eaves on the first floor, there was originally a stone statue of bodhidharma, the ancestor of meditation. Sitting like an ordinary monk, wearing a cassock, holding a scroll and sitting cross-legged. This exquisite stone statue is now in the collection of Chaoyang Museum. Phoenix Mountain, known as Longshan and Helongshan in ancient times, is a national forest park and a national AAA scenic spot, located 4 kilometers east of Chaoyang City, western Liaoning Province. It covers an area of 55 square kilometers and the highest peak is 660 meters above sea level.

Phoenix Mountain is not only a famous historical mountain in western Liaoning, but also a famous Buddhist shrine in Yan and Liao Dynasties. As early as 1660 years ago, Yan Wang Murong Huangguang built Longxiang Temple, the earliest Buddhist temple in Northeast China, and became the "ancestral temple" of Buddhism in Northeast China, and Longxiang Temple in Phoenix Mountain became the first Buddhist temple in Northeast China. After several generations of construction, three pagodas (the existing Moyun Pagoda, Big Pagoda and Lingxiao Pagoda were rebuilt after falling) and four temples (yanshou temple, Tianqing Temple, Yun Jie Temple and Huayan Temple no longer exist) have been formed. In addition, there are historical sites such as the Cliff Cave in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Eighteen Pagodas of the Ancient Road in the Liao Dynasty, Guanyin Cave in the Qing Dynasty, and the Sleeping Buddha Cave. Phoenix Mountain is rich in vegetation, which is an important habitat for the national endangered and rare bird black stork. The natural landscape mainly includes golden camel looking at the moon, Elephant Trunk Mountain and natural giant Buddha. Yanshan Lake Scenic Area is located in the southwest suburb of Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, 25 kilometers away. It is a part of Yan Wangbi Reservoir with a surface area of 23 square kilometers. The scenic spot consists of six scenic spots: comprehensive management service area, central tourist area, water recreation area, Wanfu Island tourist area, Xanadu scenic area and ecological forest landscape area. There are dozens of scenic spots in the scenic area, such as Rebecca nose, Tiger Mountain, Queluohugang, Baxianbi, Xianglong playing in the water, Forgetting Worry on the pontoon, Golden Frog looking at the moon, Mother and Child Monkey Mountain, Wofo Mountain, Maogong Mountain, Tianci Ladder, Wanfu, Guanyin Cave and so on. In 2003, the scenic spot was awarded AA-level tourist area by the National Tourism Administration.