Tourist resources in Mashan Town

On the open slope at the eastern foot of Mashan Mountain, there are five characters "Long Live Chairman Mao" composed of millions of pines and cypresses. Each character is 235.2 meters long and 142.6 meters wide. The five characters cover an area of ??276.9 acres. They were planted in March 1959 by tens of thousands of local workers, farmers, soldiers, academics and merchants in Mashan, and are the product of that specific historical era. In August 2001, after review, the Shanghai headquarters of the World Guinness Book of Worlds officially announced these five characters as the plant slogan "The Best in the World". In March 2002, the local government raised funds to build a mountain-viewing pavilion at the foot of the mountain. A monument was erected in the pavilion to show signs and explanations. On the pavilion pillars there were seal script plaques "Guanshan Pavilion" and "A mountain in southern Shandong and northern Qi is like a galloping horse. The vertical couplet "The Great Wall of Dongdaixi River is like a crouching dragon".

Longxiang Mountain: 422 meters above sea level, facing Wufeng Mountain to the east and Mashan Mountain to the south. It was a village in ancient times. The village wall, village gate, three palaces, Guanyin Pavilion and other relics still exist. There are many beautiful and magical legends among the people. At present, three viewing pavilions have been built, climbing steps have been laid, and the tourist road around the mountain has been hardened; the upper spring has been transformed, and the spring water is crystal clear, making people linger.

Fengshihou Temple: Fengshihou Temple is one of the main buildings in Mashan. The year of its construction is unknown. It houses the statue of Our Lady of Mashan, a local deity in the Mashan area. According to the inscription on the top of the mountain, it should be as early as the Yuan Dynasty. The well-preserved inscription from the Yuan Dynasty is evidence of the inscription "Rebuilding Fengshihou Temple". Legend has it that this temple was built during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. A certain general was trapped at the foot of Mashan during the Eastern Expedition. He was rescued by an old woman who gave her food and water. When he was worshiping, he felt that the statue of Our Lady of Mashan looked similar to the old woman, so he returned to report it. emperor. The emperor immediately named Our Lady of Mashan as the Marquis of Feng Shi, and allocated funds to rebuild the temple and reshape the golden body.

Yintai Mountain: There is a huge stone under the Xitian Gate of the main peak of Mashan, which looks like a Yintai and an official hat. People call this Yintai Mountain. Legend has it that this was the place where Mr. Guigu said goodbye to his students Sun Bin and Pang Juan when they went down the mountain, thus giving Yintai Mountain its aura. Everyone who comes to Mashan to burn incense and worship Buddha, seek fame and travel, come to touch Yintai Mountain and soak in the light of Yintai Mountain. There is such a story circulating among the people now that Mashan is a geomantic treasure land with outstanding people and talented people. During the Revolutionary War alone, more than 20 people in Mashan served in important positions at the provincial and ministerial levels. Now there are even more. After many years It proves that those who come to Mashan sincerely to ask for signatures and make wishes will have their requests answered. Clam Cave: Clam Cave is named after its opening resembles a clam and looks like two close lovers kissing, so it is also called Lovers Cave. Although the entrance of the cave is a little small, the inside of the cave is very wide. It takes about the time to walk a cigarette, and the inside becomes smaller again, and only one person can go in on his stomach. There is a deep well in the innermost part. Throw a stone to test the depth of the well. You will hear the echo after an hour. The water in the well in the cave is connected to the spring in Erlang Mountain six miles to the north. If you sprinkle a handful of wheat chaff in the well in the cave, it will float on the water in the reservoir under Erlang Mountain the next day. I heard from the old people that in the 1970s, a geological survey team came from the province. Later, they heard that there was a giant python in Mashan, hiding in this clam cave, and people no longer dared to go into the cave. .

Yingzui Peak: A long time ago, a jade rabbit came to the world from the Heavenly Palace. The vast wilderness, the majestic mountains, and the delicious delicacies deeply attracted it. , unwilling to return to the Heavenly Palace. One day, it saw a lot of green seedlings and ate them greedily. Over time, it caused great damage to the crops in the world, and the people were very disgusted with it. This matter was reported to the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Palace, who issued an edict and sent a heavenly soldier to transform into an eagle and come to the human world to bring the Jade Rabbit back to the Heavenly Palace. The eagle came to the human world and searched from south to north. When the eagle arrived at the north of Mashan, it saw the Jade Rabbit gnawing sweetly on the crops on the east hillside. The condor thought: I can find you now. The eagle is the natural enemy of the rabbit. As long as the eagle sees it, it will still run away. The condor and the Jade Rabbit looked at each other, but they were only five miles apart. Suddenly they heard the "rumbling" sound and the fierce sound of fighting on Mashan Mountain, which shook the whole earth. It turned out that Grandma Taishan was driving the golden carriage. Mashan, the condor has been frightened like this. After this fright, it stayed in place, forming the current shape of the Eagle's Beak Mountain. And in the Crab Valley five miles east of the Eagle's Beak Peak, the Jade Rabbit is standing there. When he wanted to nibble on the crop seedlings again, he saw the eagle looking at it, and he was so frightened that he could not move, thus forming the current Jade Rabbit Mountain. Two attractions are currently under construction. If you are interested, you may wish to go and see them.

Mashan Historic Sites: There are ancient buildings on Mashan since the Spring and Autumn Period such as Fengshihou Temple, Jade Emperor Hall, Bixia Yuanjun Temple, Houtu Hall, Mashan Notre Dame Shadow Hall, etc. Religious culture was developed in ancient times, and its main god was the God of Gema. In the second year of Zhonghe (882) of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Gongzhan, the son of the State and imperial censor, built the Gema Shenjun Temple in Mashan to worship the great officials of Qi Zhu Chuo and Guo Zui. In the Song Dynasty, he was granted the title of Marquis Fengshi. Therefore, the main temple of Mashan is also called Fengshihou Temple and Gema Fengshihou Temple. The temple was established in the third year of Daguan in the Song Dynasty (1109), the third year of Zhiyuan in the Yuan Dynasty (1266), the sixth year of Yanyou (1319), the tenth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1497), the eighth year of Wanli (1580), and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. It was rebuilt and repaired many times in three years (1738). Since the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, it has been a prosperous place for Quanzhen religion and a famous Taoist mountain. According to Kangxi's "Changqing County Chronicle" and the Wanli tablet on the top of the mountain, Mashan was the mountain where Gui Guzi lived in seclusion during the Warring States Period, and there was a Guigu Cave. The academic city at the western foot of Mashan Mountain was where Sun Bin and Pang Juan, strategists of the Warring States Period, and Su Qin and Zhang Yi, strategists, studied under Gui Guzi.

In June 2003, Mashan Scenic Area was named a municipal forest park. Tens of thousands of people visit the park every year. The Comprehensive Agricultural Development Zone at the foot of Mashan Mountain has also gradually developed into a tourist ecological park.

Nainai Temple faces Mashan Mountain, facing east and west. Today, in the forest on the hillside of Mashan Mountain, there is a kind of stone that looks like baked pancakes. It is oblate, dark brown, smooth, with rich cultural context, and is of great collection and ornamental value. According to folklore, in ancient times, a general was ordered to march eastward and came to the foot of Mashan Mountain. He was besieged by enemy soldiers. The general was thirsty, hungry and exhausted. At his wits' end, the general drew his sword and was about to commit suicide. At this time, an old woman carrying a basket and a jar came down from the mountain and said, "General, you can't commit suicide. You have to do great things for the country. I'll give you some dry food, rice and soup to satisfy your hunger!" Grandma divided the sesame cakes, one for each person and two for each horse. I saw her taking it out from the basket. There were quite a lot of sesame seed cakes inside, and the rice and soup were ready to drink. The general was about to express his thanks, but the old nanny was nowhere to be seen. I saw sesame cakes everywhere on the hillside. When you pick them up and eat them, they turn into stones like sesame cakes. There is a pool of water where the earthen pots are placed, which later became the "rice soup spring". The soldiers and generals were full of food and drink, and they all became energetic and rushed out like tigers. The enemies fled in all directions. After the battle, the general went to the Grandma Temple on the top of the mountain to rest. When he looked up, he saw the statue of Grandma, which was exactly the same as the old woman who delivered the sesame cakes. After the general returned to the court, he reported to the emperor, and the emperor engrave an edict to confer the title of Marquis of Fengshi on Grandma Mashan and build a temple statue for her. Legend has it that there are still records on the stone tablet on the top of the mountain today.

In the old days, Mashan Nainai Temple was very popular. During the temple fair on March 3, believers came from within a hundred miles. There is a local saying that "Taishan is a thousand miles away, and Mashan is a hundred miles away." Shanhui opera performances last for six days. The theater is located in the official garden. 11 village Xianghui take turns to sit in the theater and pay for the opera troupes to perform. In the old days, there was a saying that "the eleven villages would come together to discuss tricks and hire." There are rich and colorful folk performing arts such as theater troupe, lion dance, dragon dance, land boat running, walking on stilts, yangko dance, waist drum playing, pretending to be a god, and two-person wrestling. Since the 1980s, traditional temple fairs have resumed every year on March 3rd of the lunar calendar. The fair lasts for six days. Hundreds of thousands of people attend each fair.