Qingdao Laoshan

There is a scenic spot called Youlong Cave in Yangkou Scenic Area of Laoshan Mountain in Qingdao. It's on the right of Taiping Palace, not far. There is a sign at the intersection. Just follow the direction of Youlong Cave.

Climbing the stairs, the first thing you see is four round and powerful Chinese characters: Ao Lao Long Cang.

This is written by Cai, a famous contemporary calligrapher. It is also meaningful to read these four words correctly: Black Dragon Old Austria.

But what does this inscription mean?

As I mentioned earlier, there is a huge stone in the Taiping Palace, which looks like Wolong winding and sleeping from a distance. People call it Sleeping Dragon Stone. The boulder above Youlong Cave looks like a big stone from a distance. Laoshan itself is called Aoshan.

In fact, whether it is Heilong Laoao or Aolongcang, we can tell the vicissitudes of life and historical vicissitudes here.

Climb a few stone steps and a platform, and you will have a panoramic view of Youlong Cave.

The stone wall on the left is engraved with three Chinese characters of Youlong Cave. These three words were inscribed by Zou Shan at the invitation of Yang. It was written by the same person as the last Wolong poem in Taiping Palace and my last favorite place on the top of Hualou Mountain.

Zou Shan left many inscriptions on Laoshan Mountain, and wrote "A Tour of Laoshan Mountain" to praise the wonders of Laoshan Sea and went to the garden. The miracle of this mountain is a magnificent building. Laoshan, formerly known as Laoshan.

On the rock above the entrance of Youlong Cave, a sentence from the ancient Song of Laoshan Mountain is engraved: The cloud was visited by Laozi and then went to northern Hebei. Signed by Shen Peng, a famous contemporary calligrapher. According to the signature, the time is 198 1 year. This square rock engraved with words is a mixed stone wall. The hole below is made up of several huge stones.

Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Yes, Gu, it is Gu who once said such grandiose words. He has a deep relationship with Laoshan Mountain.

Gu (16 13 ~ 1682), a thinker and scholar in the Ming and Qing dynasties, was one of the three famous gentlemen (Gu, Wang Fuzhi and Huang Zongxi) in the early Qing Dynasty. Her real name is crimson, her word is Zhong Qing, and her name is Lin Ting. She works as a domestic servant in Shan Jiang. After the Ming Dynasty, it was renamed Yanwu. A native of Kunshan, Jiangnan (now Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province).

Gu Yuqing visited Laoshan Mountain in the fifteenth year of Shunzhi (1658), wrote many famous sentences, and also prefaced the Records of Laoshan Mountain. Laoshan Mountain is known as "Fairy House" and "Ghost House", which originated from Gu's poems.

Youlong Cave is one of the famous Taoist caves in Laoshan Mountain. There are 27 famous tunnels and caves in Laoshan Mountain. Most of these caves are natural grottoes, which have been continuously excavated and repaired by monks, and some of them have been protected and repaired in recent years, showing a new look. I have written about Baiyun Cave and Sunset Cave before.

As we all know, Laoshan Mountain is one of the cradles of Taoism. According to historical records, many famous alchemists gathered in Laoshan during the Spring and Autumn Period. In the late Warring States period, Laoshan became a famous fairy mountain in the East China Sea. At that time, alchemists and later Taoists did not have their own temples, and most of them built natural caves as temples.

Due to the special geological structure, there are many naturally formed caves in Laoshan Mountain, which are called Laoshan Cave. These caves can be seen everywhere in Laoshan Mountain, and some of them have become Taoist caves. Only the famous Taoist caves around Taiping Palace in Yangkou Scenic Area include Youlong Cave, Bailong Cave and Tianmi Cave. The cave in search of heaven is different from other caves. Directly lead to Tianyuan peak, and the topic will be recorded later.

In the first year of Jianyuan in the Western Han Dynasty (BC 140), Zhang Lianfu went to the Taiqing Palace in Laoshan to build Mao 'an, worship the three officials and preach. In the early Song Dynasty, Liu Ruozhuo, a real person in Gai Hua, was ordered by Zhao Kuangyin, Song Taizu to build the Taiping Palace, and at the same time rebuilt or built the Taiqing Palace and the Shangqing Palace. Taoism flourished in Laoshan after Genghis Khan closed the hill. In its heyday, there were nine palaces, eight views and seventy-two temples.

However, these caves are still preserved and used, and are related to palaces, temples, temples and so on. It has become a part of Taoist temples, sermons, sacrifices and other places in Laoshan Mountain and a historical relic. They are older than temples.

Youlong Cave was originally named Laojun Cave, and most locals still call it Laojun Cave today. It was once dedicated to Taishang Laojun, the fifth ancestor of Taoism, and the seven truths in the north. Today, it is dedicated to Wang Zhongyang and the treasures of Quanzhen Daobei. It can be seen that Laojun Cave was named after offering sacrifices to the Taishang Laojun. Different from Laojun Cave in Funiu Mountain, Henan Province, it is named after the legend that Laozi once lived in seclusion to give lectures here.

Quanzhen Daobeiqi Needle refers to Qiu Chuji, Ma Danyang, Tan Chuduan, Hao Datong, Wang Yuyang, Liu Chuxuan and Sun Buer, all of whom took Wang Zhongyang as their teacher. According to historical records, I stayed in Laos for the longest time, leaving behind the most writings, explanations and sermons. Qiu Chuji has the greatest influence on Taoist culture in Laoshan Mountain. He left dozens of poems in Laoshan Mountain, 20 of which were engraved on the forehead of Bailong Cave in Taiping Palace. The time is eight years, that is, 1208. Later, the monograph will present his poems.

It is said that Laojun Cave was renamed Youlong Cave in the third year of Qin Long in Ming Dynasty (1568). Zou Shan, a Shandong scholar, visited this place and found the name Laojundong a bit tacky. Yang, the magistrate of Jimo County, changed the Laojun Cave to Youlong Cave according to the article "Seeing Laozi today is still a dragon" written by Confucius on Laozi in Historical Records.