When is the best time to go to Hengshan?

The best time in Hengshan: all the year round.

Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, one of the five mountains in China, is located in Hengyang City, Hunan Province. The peaks are magnificent, and the 72 peaks meander for 800 miles, running through 7 counties and cities. Zhurong Peak, the main peak, is 1290 meters above sea level. Since ancient times, it has been famous for its unique scenery, long history and extensive influence of Buddhism and Taoism. China's observant people are famous all over the world.

Among the five mountains, Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue is superior to the other four mountains because of its climatic conditions. There are lush forests and bamboo cultivation everywhere, and the seasons are evergreen. Strange flowers and different grasses are fragrant all the time and have beautiful natural scenery, so they have the reputation of "Nanyue independence". Wei Yuan, a man of the Qing Dynasty, said in his poem: "Mount Hengshan is like a line, Mount Taishan is like a seat, Huashan is like a stand, Songshan is like a lie, and Nanyue is like a fly." This is a compliment to Hengshan.

"Seventy-two hibiscus in the sky", Hengshan consists of 72 towering peaks, including Yuelu Mountain in Changsha and Yan Hui Peak in Hengyang. The first peak of Nanyue is located in Yan Hui Peak, the south entrance of Hengyang city center. Starting from "the first peak of Nanyue Mountain in the world", drive north along Zhengxiang North Road for more than an hour, and you can see dozens of lotus-like graceful peaks before entering Nanyue Scenic Area. If people take the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway train, they will get off at Hengshan Station and transfer to a bus. Only 15km away, they can enjoy the scenery of Nanyue.

The beauty of Nanyue lies in the absence of mountains and trees. Flowing mountains and dense forests are evergreen all the year round, just like a huge natural park. There are many deep trees in the forest. Just listening to the names of the trees is touching enough: Pinus yunnanensis, Taxus cuspidata, Bole Tree, Silver Magpie Tree, Fragrant Fruit, White Good, Bronzed Evergreen Cinnamomum camphora, magical Thoreau, flaming maple forest and ancient vines. According to statistics, there are more than 700 kinds of plants in Nanyue.

This is the crystallization of the blood and sweat of dozens of generations, and many of them are rare and precious. According to legend, Ginkgo biloba in Fuyan Temple was ordained by Huisi Zen Master in the Six Dynasties, and its age is at least 1400 years, so three adults can't get together. Magnolia grandiflora behind the Buddhist sutra museum has a history of 400 to 500 years, and it still blooms every spring, and its fragrance floats all over the mountain. Gu Song is a 300-to 400-year-old little brother in Banshanting!

In the primeval forest behind Shangfeng Temple, many trees are senile, hunched and covered with moss, but they can't see the lines. At first glance, they look embarrassed, their heads are uneven, they are intertwined, and they snuggle up to each other, just like a group of ragged old people hugging each other for warmth in the cold, which makes people feel pity and don't admire comeliness and elegance. However, in this alpine tuyere, for thousands of years, they have been dependent on each other, and some even have the same roots and blood ties, which are not only unique, but also affectionate.

If Nanyue is only the beautiful color of these trees, it will not attract so much attention among the famous mountains in the world. This kind of beauty is only its external beauty, and the "uniqueness" in the program is its far-reaching connotation. People summarize the scenic spots of Nanyue as "Eight Wonders of Nanyue", that is, "the height of Zhurong Peak, the beauty of Tibetan Temple, the depth of Fangguang Temple, the secluded platform, the wonder of water curtain cave, the ancient monument of Dayu, the hero of Nanyue Temple and the danger of Huixian Bridge". It is precisely because of the outstanding performance of "Nanyue Eight Musts" that it won the well-deserved reputation of "Five Musts".

Zhurong Peak at the top of the mountain, at an altitude of 1, 290 meters. Due to the contrast of smoke clouds and the overlapping of peaks, it constitutes the majestic posture of "Zhu Rong rises from the ground and disappears in the light smoke". When you board it, you can see the fog of Dongting Lake in the north is looming, and the peaks in the south are listed like obstacles. The Xiangjiang River on the water is like a jade belt, and the Xuefeng peak in the west is rolling with silver waves, giving you a panoramic view of thousands of scenes.

In the mountains, the Buddhist sutra hall is hidden in the depths of the valley, surrounded by towering old trees, shaded by green belts, and birds singing in the spring, singing and answering, showing infinite vitality and quiet escape. Fangguang Temple has beautiful nymphs and mountains, and the environment is quiet and deep. Visitors must have a "deep" feeling at this point, so the predecessors said that "it is not wide enough to know its depth."

Standing on the Huixian Bridge, you can see the treasures, the golden light and the blue waves, and you can also see a huge stone on the edge of Zhu Rongfeng, just like a turtle, which is called "Golden Tortoise Pilgrimage". The danger of the bridge can be described as a must, and it is really an infinite scenery in the dangerous peak.

At the foot of water curtain cave, the waterfall is like a waterfall, and the shadow is hanging high. In the Song Dynasty, Bitian borrowed a poem from water curtain cave, which recited its beauty: "The thousands of feet in the cave gate hangs a flying stream, and the jade beads are cold and spray autumn; I never knew who took it. The green radish used the moon as a hook. "It can be seen that its scenery is unusual.

Nanyue is also a famous Buddhist shrine. Surrounded by hundreds of miles of mountains, there are more than 200 temples, temples, temples and so on. Nanyue Temple, located in Nanyue Ancient Town, is the largest ancient architectural complex in the south of China, covering an area of more than 9,800 square meters, imitating the shape of the Forbidden City in Beijing, and entering nine places in turn. The Great Temple faces south, surrounded by red walls and towering turrets. The first mountain spring flows around the wall.

There are eight Taoist temples on the east side and eight Buddhist temples on the west side of the temple to show the equal coexistence of Buddhism and Taoism in Nanyue. Nanyue Temple is a treasure of historical significance and artistic value with its large scale, exquisite architecture, complete structure and meticulous layout. In Nanyue Ancient Town, there is also an ancient Buddhist temple-Zhu Sheng Temple. It is located in Zhendong Street, and it is also known as the six Buddhist jungles of Nanyue with Nantai Temple, Fuyan Temple, Shangfeng Temple and Liang Qing Temple outside Hengshan Mountain. According to legend, Dayu came here when he was in charge of water control, and built a cold palace here to worship Shun Di.

During the reign of Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt on a large scale and renamed Zhu Sheng Temple. Now the temple is surrounded by green ancient trees, cigarettes, wooden fish and bells, and there are many Buddhist figures and statues. If you are interested, you can also go in and talk to the mage and try the famous vegetarian meal in Nanyue. Others such as Liu Guang Temple, Xiangnan Temple, Danxia Temple, Tiefo Temple, Fangguang Temple, Chuanyuan Temple and Huangtingguan are all ancient temples before the Ming Dynasty. Although the scale is different, they also have their own interests.

There are many places of interest, myths and legends in Hengshan Mountain, Nanyue, which have attracted all kinds of people in the past dynasties and formed a rich and colorful cultural deposit, just like a huge park where humanities and landscape culture are in harmony and unity.