Tourist resources of Nansha Lake Scenic Area

The tourism resources of Nansha Lake Scenic Area are divided into two aspects: one is the cultural landscape, which mainly reflects the characteristics of ancient civilization, ancient culture and modern cultural attractions, such as Huilong Temple, Wulangguan, Dimu Temple, and Mingzhu. Temples, monuments to revolutionary martyrs, etc.; second, natural landscapes, such as mountain peaks, rivers, vegetation, animals and plants, etc. The two are mutually reinforcing and complement each other, and their mining and application prospects are very promising.

The Nansha River is in the shape of an "L". The lake water is clear and green. When there is no wind, the waves are as flat as a mirror, and when the breeze blows, the blue waves are rippling. Along the lake, there are green mountains and luxuriant flowers and trees. There are dense forks along the lake, gurgling streams, and the spillway water falls to form a waterfall, with flying beads and scattered jade falling straight into the deep pool. This natural scenery with mountains, water, streams, and waterfalls is deep, strange, dangerous, and beautiful. The cultural landscape is embodied by ancient buildings, with rumors and allusions as its connotation, and it integrates humanity and nature, so that the two are harmonious and complement each other. Its tourism resources not only have the functions of viewing, exploring, summer vacation and recuperation, but also have the value of scientific investigation, research and teaching.

Nansha Lake Scenic Area has many types of scenic resources. Now the natural landscape is divided into three categories and the cultural landscape is divided into four categories. They are described as follows:

(1) Natural Landscape< /p>

A. Mountain peaks, rivers, and bayous.

a) Mountain peaks. Micang Mountain is the only mountain range in the scenic spot. It is the shallow part of Daba Mountain and winds along the border of Sichuan and Shaanxi. It is 32 kilometers wide from east to west and 40 kilometers long from north to south, covering an area of ??about 737 square kilometers. There are 54 peaks of various sizes in the reservoir area, one after another, with varying heights and various shapes. The highest peak is Gaomiao Mountain and the lowest peak is Duxiu Peak. There are 15 ridges with different shapes, including "herringbone" shape, "L" shape, "N" shape and saddle shape. There are many terraces, farmhouses, pine forests and wild flowers in the mountains.

b) River. The upper reaches of the Nansha River have a narrow riverbed with a small amount of water, and it flows along mountain canyons; the middle reaches have a wide sandy riverbed, and the water flow changes with the seasons. The banks on both sides are covered with pine, fir, and bamboo; the lower reaches of the lake area has a large amount of water and can be used by cruise ships. On both sides of the river, there are many bays and forks, and many streams, giving people a sense of "motion in silence".

c) River bend. There are more than 20 large and small river bays around the lake area. The mountains at the river bend are not high but green, the water is not wide but clear, and the scenery is different and varied, like a peninsula.

B. Vegetation. Nansha Lake is the mother lake of Chenggu County. It not only provides a strong guarantee for agricultural irrigation, but also nurtures rich animal and plant resources. The mountains in the scenic area are green. In addition to crops, the forest coverage rate reaches more than 70%. Most of them are coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests, with more than 30 main tree species.

C. Wild animals. The main birds are egrets, night herons, pond herons, and cattle egrets. There are also black-eared kites, kingfishers, black-naped orioles, black drongos, gray magpies, white-capped brook robins, golden pheasants, and white-cheeked robins. Throat eyebrows, dark green willow grasshoppers, thrushes, pheasants, white-faced tits, white-headed owls, mandarin ducks, etc. The mammals include ocelots, squirrels, hares, foxes, sheep, etc.

(2) Cultural landscape

A. Ancient road. Before the reservoir was built in 1958, there was an ancient road leading to rickshaws along the east bank of the Nansha River to Sichuan. This was the only transportation artery that "connected Qin to Shu" in the old days. After the construction of the reservoir, the ancient road was submerged.

B. Ancient temples and ancient scenic spots.

a) Wulang Pass: The gate is in the shape of a rolling hole. In ancient times, the four characters "Tong Shu" and "Lian Qin" were written on the north and south ends respectively. This place is an important pass on the Sichuan-Shaanxi ancient road. The gate tower was destroyed in There were wars in the late Ming Dynasty and reconstruction in the early Qing Dynasty. It collapsed in 1972 due to disrepair.

b) Wulang Temple. According to legend, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Wulang, a native of Sichuan, served Zheng Chenggong in battle and was granted the title of official in Yangzhou County (today's Yangxian County). He passed by this place and was enthroned. To commemorate him, a temple was built in the Qing Dynasty. It was first called Wulang Temple and later changed to Wulang Temple.

c) Huilong Temple. According to relevant records, Dezong of the Tang Dynasty built a palace here in the first year of Xingyuan (784) to avoid war. Ninety-seven years later, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty lived in the palace when he went to Shu. Later, local officials commemorated the two emperors De and Xi. In order to live here, Emperor Long built a temple and named it Huilong Temple.

d) Fengdu Temple. Also known as Gaomiaoshan Temple, it is a Taoist temple. The temple was built in the first year of Qi tomorrow (1621 AD).

e) Bian Que City. 4 kilometers northwest of Nanshahe Reservoir is now Gongjiabao Village. According to legend, the famous doctor Bian Que once lived here during the Warring States Period, hence the name, which was later destroyed. The fort was built in the 18th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1505 AD).

f) Viewing platform. In Xujiashan, south of Sihe Village, 3 kilometers northwest of the reservoir. There are 6 ancient cypresses arranged in two rows, more than 10 meters high and 1.2 meters in diameter. They are tall, tall and lush. According to legend, they were planted by Zhang Liang, a later emperor of the Han Dynasty. Local people widely believe that there are two strange things about this tree: first, the number of trees is different when viewed from a distance: when viewed from the west, there are only two trees, but when viewed from the front, there are three. Second, it was impossible to cut it. It is said that the wounded soldiers who were stationed here before liberation went to cut it down. No matter whether they cut it with saws or axes, it grew back overnight, so they had to give up and imbue the tree with the perseverance and unyielding character of the sage.

g) Mingzhu Temple. Go upstream to the west bank in the reservoir. There are two legends: one is that during the Hongkai period of the Ming Dynasty, when the temple was being built, a mud dragon was dug out with a pearl in its mouth, hence the name. In the second story, a flash flood broke out, a black dragon came from Sichuan, a phoenix flew in the sky, and a pig jumped out of the valley opposite. The dragon wanted to swallow the pig, and the two were approaching. A shepherd boy riding a cow saw this and exclaimed: "The dragon eats the pig!" The dragon and pig stopped in response to the sound and took the shape of the mountain, so it was named Black Dragon Mountain and Pig Head Mountain. When viewed from a distance, the images resemble each other.

Later, a temple was built at Longtou. There was a pond on both sides of the mountain gate facing east, which looked like a dragon's eyes, so it was named Mingzhu Temple. There are two pairs of stone lions and stone flagpoles in front of the temple gate. It is said that King Rui, a descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang, became a monk here and served as the abbot. The temple was destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution" and is now the Mingzhu Temple Primary School. There are two ancient osmanthus trees, which are 8 meters high. They hug each other, and the canopy covers about half an acre. In autumn, the rich floral fragrance of the osmanthus can be smelled from several kilometers away.

h) Guluba Catholic Church: 5.5 kilometers east of the reservoir. It is reported that in 1893, Italy used the Qing government’s compensation of 200,000 taels of silver to build a large-scale Catholic Church here. and quality, ranking first among the five northwestern provinces. About 100 acres of hilltops were leveled, and 7 houses were built, including a chapel, a monastery, a monastery, a nursing home, a nursery, etc., with basements, gardens, vineyards, and ponds. , surrounded by gate towers and walls, the architectural style is Romanesque, with carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent and unpredictable. During the Anti-Japanese War, the National Northwest Institute of Technology moved here. Later, due to disrepair, some collapsed and some were demolished. Now only two courtyards remain. On April 23, 1981, the church reopened.

i) Songshan Temple: a shallow mountain area 1 km west of the reservoir. Established in the Tang Dynasty, it was called Jinshan Temple in ancient times and later Songshan Temple. It is located from west to east, and the terrain is like a phoenix spreading its wings.

C. Monument to the Revolutionary Martyrs of Modern Engineering. In July 1991, the Chenggu County Party Committee and County Government established the monument in Zhongzuishan in the west of the reservoir area. It is 18 meters high and covers an area of ??784 square meters. It is built with granite masonry and marble railings. It is tall, majestic, solemn and solemn. On all sides of the monument, It is engraved with the inscriptions of revolutionary leaders and central leaders.

In front of the monument, there is an "inscription" with 559 words written by ***, praising the 153 revolutionary martyrs of Chenggu origin for their great character of "working hard for the revolution and working hard" and "serving the public wholeheartedly and working hard." , the spirit of perseverance and selfless dedication.” Aiming to "remain a role model forever and become a huge spiritual motivation for the people of the county to build socialism", it has become a vivid teaching material for the people of the county to carry out revolutionary tradition education and revolutionary heroism education.

D. Historical and legendary sites.

a) "Three Temples" at dawn. Legend has it that in ancient times, Master Lu Ban led several of his apprentices to compete with Tianming, a clever old woman named Chuchupo, for their skills. They agreed that in one night, Chuchupo would weave ninety-nine feet of cloth, make ninety-nine pieces of clothing, and make ninety-nine pairs of straw sandals. Lu Ban had to build three temples in one night. Later, when the moon rose, the first temple was built and named "Yueqi Temple"; when the chickens crow, the second temple was built and named "Chicken Crow Temple"; at dawn, the third temple was built and named "Tianming Temple". The three temples stand in a triangle shape. In the old days, incense was flourishing, but now there are no temples left. The ruins are distributed in Yueqi Village, Zhangping Village and Tianming Village, Tianming Township.

b) Liujin Cave. There is a stone cave under the top of the village slope to the east of the reservoir management office. According to legend, in the old days, the cave was large on the outside and small on the inside, with deep water seepage. Every day at dawn, the monks of Huilong Temple will receive more or less gold grains from the entrance of the cave. No matter how many people there are that day, the payment is sufficient. The newly appointed monk in charge of the temple had too much selfish desires and ordered the monks to dig big stone caves in order to grab more gold grains. They only knew that no gold would flow out after digging the caves to punish the greedy people.

c) Moral Square. According to legend, in ancient times long ago, the earth was a vast ocean. In order to ensure the continuation of all living things, the Jade Emperor of Heaven ordered the Yellow Dragon to descend to earth and use its hard skin and scales to hold up the earth for human cultivation and reproduction. But Huanglong couldn't bear the eternal loneliness and burden, and caused troubles and harmed living creatures. Earth Mother is kind-hearted and has boundless magic power. When she heard the Jade Emperor's call, she immediately left the Heavenly Palace. After three days and three nights of fierce fighting, Earth Mother surrendered Huang Long. The Jade Emperor gave the Yellow Dragon as the mount of the Earth Mother to show that the Yellow Dragon would never be able to cause trouble and harm the people and living things. In order to commemorate the merits of the Mother Goddess of the Earth, a moral square is being built in the Nansha Lake Scenic Area for future generations to worship and pray, so as to spread moral culture and promote Chinese virtues.