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Opening hours of Zangshan Scenic Area: 9:00-17:00

Introduction to the attractions of Zangshan Scenic Area:

Among the many traditional operas in China , there is a famous "Zhao Orphan". Among the vast and rolling mountains in eastern Shanxi Province, there is a mountain range, Zangshan, that is famous for this story.

Zangshan, formerly known as Yushan. According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Tu Anjia, the secretary of the Jin Dynasty, led his troops to search the Zhao family. At that time, the old prime minister Zhao Dun was dead, and Tu Anjia wanted to kill all the descendants of the Zhao family. Therefore, Cheng Ying and Gongsun Peijiu, disciples of the Zhao family, started a struggle with Tu'an Gua to search for and rescue orphans in order to rescue Zhao Wu, an orphan of the Zhao family. At that critical moment, Cheng Ying endured great pain and killed his baby boy on behalf of Zhao Wu, and hid Zhao Wu in Menshan Mountain, thus saving the lifeline of the Zhao family. Later, people changed Menshan Mountain to Zangshan Mountain, and a play called "Zhao's Orphan" spread from then on and continues to this day.

There is a cave in Zangshan Mountain, which is called Zanggushe. The temple buildings in the mountain were built to worship Cheng Ying, Gongsun Chujiu and other eight people. They are all located near the mountains and ridges, and are decorated on the spot. They are well-proportioned and graceful. The dressing building halfway up the Zangshan Mountain is simple and exquisite, and is the most beautiful thing among the temples in the Zangshan Mountain. Most of the existing buildings are from the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially in the Ming Dynasty. Ming Shenzong sent eunuchs to build temples in Zangshan, which shows the admiration of the Zhao family by the royal family and the people in the past.

Zangshan is located 18 kilometers north of Yu County and 121 kilometers away from Taiyuan. Zangshan is famous for the story of hiding orphans and rescuing orphans. According to records such as "Historical Records of the Zhao Family" and other classics, during the reign of Duke Jinggong of Jin Dynasty, more than 300 members of Zhao Dun's family were killed as a result of slander from the powerful traitor Tu'an Jia Lei. Zhao Wushang, Zhao Dun's grandson, was still in his infancy. Fortunately, his father's friend Cheng Ying replaced him with his own son, so he took the opportunity to flee here and lived in hiding for fifteen years. The mountain is called Zangshan, and it is named after Zanggu. In order to praise the heroic deeds of Cheng Ying, Gongsun Chujiu and others who sacrificed their lives for righteousness, later generations built temples in Zangshan to offer sacrifices and passed them down from generation to generation.

The name of the Zangshan Temple is Wenzi Temple, named after Zhao Wu’s posthumous name, Zhao Wenzi. There is no evidence of the original construction of the temple, and the existing tablets indicate that the tablet was rebuilt in the twelfth year of Dading (1172) in the Jin Dynasty. Among the existing ancient buildings, except for the palace which was built in the Yuan Dynasty, most of the rest were repaired and added many times during the Jiajing and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty.

There are more than 30 pavilions, terraces and pavilions in the Zangshan Temple, which are built against the mountains and walls. They are majestic. The ancestral temple is located from the north to the south, and the main buildings such as the mountain gate, archway, stage, second floor of bells and drums, east and west stele rooms, main hall, bedroom, and dressing building are arranged on a central axis. The auxiliary buildings are placed outside the courtyard, with clear distinctions. The order of priority and order is designed according to the characteristics of palace architecture.

There are ten scenic spots in Tibetan Mountain, which are beautiful and spectacular. The dragon and phoenix pine trees are located at the entrance of the temple. The dragon pine trees lie on the ground, resembling a dragon and curling up, looking up to the sky. The phoenix pine trees stand tall and graceful, like a phoenix spreading its wings, with the potential to soar in the sky. The horse drinking pool used to have a gurgling mountain spring and was crystal clear. According to legend, it was the place where Cheng Ying and Zhao Wu drank their horses. Wat Peak faces the temple in the south. The stone is as cut as a screen, and it is extremely steep. Nantianmen stands majestically, with zigzag-shaped stones reaching directly to the top. It is known as the natural danger of Nanmen. There is a naturally occurring rock wall with steep scales on the top of the mountain, which looks like a lotus blooming on the edge of the cliff. It is the so-called Nandong Xishan Embroidered Stone Lotus, and it is also one of the scenic spots in Tibetan Mountains. At sunset, there is a depression halfway up the east peak. It is surrounded by grass and greenery. The center is pale yellow, and the sunset reflects purple and green. The light is strange and magical. The worshiping water cave is located in the north of the temple and was a place for praying for rain in the old days. Dishui Cliff is located in a cave at the foot of Dongfeng Mountain. The stream is endless all year round, like a water curtain in the cave sky. Black Dragon Pond is located in Dongfengyu Cave. The water is as ink-colored and delicious to drink. Feiyan Tower is built out of rock and is extremely steep. Zanggu Cave is located on the mountainside behind the palace. It is secluded and quiet. It was the hiding place of the Zhao orphans.

Cangshan is a colorful picture of the vicissitudes of China: there is the history of Tibetan mountains and hiding orphans, then there is the Zhao family, then there are Zhao Jianzi, Zhao Xiangzi, and then there are the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei After the Jin Dynasty was divided, there was the State of Zhao, one of the seven heroes that had been in existence for more than 200 years. If there were no mention of the Zhao family orphans, the Zhao State would not have a place in the magnificent historical picture of the disputes between nations during the Warring States Period

In order to improve the Zangshan tourist attraction and reproduce the reality of history, the Spring and Autumn Festival was built in 1996 Warring States City adds an intriguing page to the scenic spot. The Spring and Autumn and Warring States City is adjacent to Wat Peak in the north, Xiaodong Mountain in the south, and is located east of Longfeng Song in Zangshan Temple, with a construction area of ??10,000 square meters. The surrounding mountains are steep, lush forests and beautiful scenery. The overall layout of the building is designed according to the ancient Chinese Bagua diagram, with the Baijiatan in the center. From this, it radiates to eight directions, organically combining the Hall of Heroes, the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Hall of Loyalty and Martyrs, the Ancient Battlefield and other halls together, creating a chaotic yet cohesive look. Visitors can feel the historical atmosphere of competing for supremacy among nations and the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the same historical era as the story of the Zhao family orphan in Zangshan Temple.