Where can I see beautiful snow scenery in January?

Guangzhou to Hengshan is only a 6-hour train ride, and you can get there in a short sleep. It is a wonderful route to see the snow. Fortunately, train tickets are still very easy to buy! A group of 10 colleagues set off on Saturday night and returned early on Monday! After I come back, I will share with you the specific details of my weekend trip to Hengshan.

Itinerary:

d1 sat train N746 at 11pm, 23:17-06:25, the lower berth of the non-air-conditioned car is only 92 yuan to stay on the train

d2 sun

Arrive in Hengyang at around 6 o'clock, and then take the car (Xiang D90385) booked early in the morning to take you to Hengyang for breakfast and taste the famous Changde rice noodles

Route:

Departure—>Nanyue Temple—>Nanyue Hengshan Archway—>Zhongyue Temple—>Chuanyan Poetry Forest—>Banshan Pavilion—>Nantianmen—>Zhurong Peak—>Sutra Collection Hall—>Nantai Temple—>Mojing Terrace—>Mysterious Cave -> Ganoderma lucidum spring -> Magu Fairyland -> Xuandu Temple -> Shenzhou Ancestral Temple -> Return

Arrived at Nanyue Temple at the foot of Hengshan Mountain around 8 o'clock, praying for God's blessings

< p>Start going up the mountain at 9 o'clock, passing by the archway, the Shenzhou Ancestral Temple, the Martyrs' Shrine, and the Chuanyan Poetry Forest

Go to the mid-mountain around 11 o'clock and eat at the Banshan Pavilion

Take the bus after dinner at 12 o'clock Take the cable car to the top of the mountain, pass through Nantianmen and go straight to Zhurong Peak

Start coming down from the top of the mountain at 2 o'clock, take the bus on the mountain and go down another road to the Tibetan Sutra Hall, and then take a bus or walk to Nantai Temple

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Arrive at Nantai Temple at 3 o’clock and start walking route: Nantai Temple—>Mojing Platform—>Mysterious Cave—>Lingzhi Spring—>Magu Wonderland—>Xuandu Temple—>Shenzhou Ancestral Temple—>Take a bus or walk to the foot of the mountain

Go to the foot of the mountain around 5 o'clock, stroll around Hengshan, and buy some things. Then we looked for the morning car to take us to Hengyang for dinner

After eating around 8 o'clock, we then walked around Hengyang city

Take a taxi to the train station after 9 o'clock< /p>

10:30 Train back to Guangzhou N745 22:24-05:18 Stay on the train

d3 mon Arrive in Guangzhou early in the morning and take the bus back

Attractions Introduction:

Nanyue Temple

Nanyue Temple is located at the end of North Street of Nanyue Ancient Town at the foot of Nanyue Mountain. It faces south, with Shou Jianshui in front and Chidi Temple behind. The temple site is It is rectangular in shape and was built in the 13th year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty. It later experienced six fires. After expansion and repairs, it established its current scale. The main hall was rebuilt in the style of the Forbidden City in Beijing in the eighth year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1882). It covers an area of ??98,900 square meters and is 7.2 feet high. It is the largest ancient palace-style temple with the most complete overall layout among the Five Sacred Mountains in my country. .

Nanyue Temple is composed of four courtyards and nine buildings, maintaining the essence of art since the Tang and Song Dynasties. The first entrance is the main entrance, also called Lingxing Gate, which is made of granite. There is a pair of majestic stone lions in front of the door. Inside the door are cypresses standing tall and green grass. The second entrance is Kuixing Pavilion. It is a stage, with a bell pavilion in the east and a drum pavilion in the west. The third entrance is a three-door gate in the form of a city gate. The middle is called the Zhengchuan Gate. There is an exquisite and unique imperial stele pavilion inside the pavilion. In the forty-seventh year (1708), a huge turtle-carrying stone stele was erected for the reconstruction of Nanyue Temple. The inscription was written by Kangxi himself. The fourth entrance is Jiaying Gate, which is now renovated and houses the Nanyue Cultural Relics Depository, Nanyue Painting and Calligraphy Academy, and the main temple. Guest houses, etc.; the fifth entrance is the Royal Library, which preserves architectural components from the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty; the sixth entrance is the main hall, with a large flat in front of the hall. The main hall stands on 17 stone steps, and the middle stone step is embedded with a white marble tour Dragon relief, the main hall is 7.2 feet high. It is a mountain top building with double eaves. There are 72 large stone pillars inside and outside, symbolizing the 72 peaks of Nanyue. The roof of the temple is covered with orange glazed tiles. It is also decorated with swords, large and small dragons and figures from the Eight Immortals. There are copper bells hanging from the four corners of the eaves. The window lattice and wall panels under the eaves are all carved with various characters, stories, flowers, trees, birds and beasts. The back wall is painted with large clouds, dragons, and red dragons. phoenix. The steps of the main hall are surrounded by granite railings. The pillars are carved with lions, unicorns, elephants and horses. There are 144 white marble double-sided reliefs embedded in the railings. There was originally a seat for the Yue God in the temple, and rulers of all dynasties granted titles to the Yue God. For example, he was named "King Si Tianhuo" in the early Tang Dynasty, "Zhenjun Nanyue" in the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and "Saint Emperor Si Tianzhao" in the Song Dynasty, etc. The current "Nanyue Holy Emperor" was copied in 1983; the seventh entrance is the bedroom; the last is the north gate, the Zhusheng Palace in the east, and the Jushen Temple in the west.

Martyrs' Shrine

Surrounded by green mountains shaded by pines and cypresses, there is a magnificent mausoleum built in the style of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing. It stands solemnly at the bottom of Xianglu Peak. This is the Martyrs' Shrine built to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War.

The Martyrs' Shrine was planned for construction in 1938 and completed in 1942. It is the only large-scale martyrs cemetery in mainland my country that commemorates the fallen soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War. The Martyrs' Shrine is large in scale and built on the mountain. The entire layout is square, with the front low and the back high. The granite slab avenue in the temple is connected with 276 stone steps, integrating the archway, "July 7th" memorial tower, memorial hall, tribute monument and enjoyment hall from bottom to top. It is 240 meters long and wide. Sixty meters, covering an area of ??14,400 square meters. Above the Martyrs' Shrine is the memorial forest for Chiang Kai-shek's tour of Nanyue. It is flanked by green mountains and surrounded by towering ancient pines, tightly surrounding the entire building in the mountains.

There are 13 large-scale martyrs' mausoleums in the ***, where the remains of the anti-Japanese soldiers killed in the Ninth War Zone are buried. In October 1983, it was listed as a key cultural relics protection unit in Hunan Province. In December 1997, it was listed as a "National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit" by the State Council.

Exit the north back gate of Nanyue Temple and go north along the east-line mountaineering road for about four kilometers to the Martyrs' Shrine. Entering the Martyrs' Shrine, you will pass through the tall and majestic three-hole square and you will find an open courtyard. There are two neat rows of green cypresses, with green seedlings and blooming flowers. Walking more than a hundred steps along the stone road, you will reach the majestic "Juqi" Memorial Tower. There are four bluestone steles inlaid with white marble with the inscription "Qiqi" around the base of the tower. In the center of the memorial tower, there are five cannonballs pointing straight into the blue sky. The shells are one large and four small, standing together, symbolizing the unity of the people of Han, Manchu, Mongolian, Hui and Tibetan ethnic groups and their determination to resist the war.

Further ahead is the memorial hall with stone walls and green tiles, which is simple and elegant. In the center of the memorial hall stands a white marble tablet about six meters high. The stele is placed on a tiled twelve-pointed granite platform. The front and back of the stele were originally engraved with inscriptions commemorating the fallen soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War. Behind the memorial hall, there are 276 stone steps built along the mountain, which are divided into two sides. The stone steps are in the form of steps, with nine floors up to the tribute monument, six floors below and three floors above. On the slope between the stone steps on both sides is a green grassland, and the steps are dotted with evergreen flowers and shrubs. There are tall green trees on both sides of the stone staircase, which cover it tightly. The tribute stele is in the middle of the stone staircase. There are four pillars supporting the flat stone slab, with a large spherical crown on top, and a green cypress on each side. She symbolizes the immortality of martyrs in history. There is a stone tablet beside the road, with the words "Visitors come here, take off their hats and salute" engraved on the front and back, reminding visitors to stand here and remember the heroes.

Going up is the Xiangtang. Xiangtang is the most impressive building of Chungnyeolsa Shrine. It has a cross-shaped floor, solid and thick granite stone walls, and a white marble door with double-sided relief and three arches. On the upper part of the front, six granite stone pillars support the vermilion mountain-style double eaves, and a golden rectangular horizontal plaque is hung on the middle two pillars, with the inscription: "Temple of Martyrs" and the inscription "Chiang Zhongzheng". On the back wall of the Xiangtang Hall, there are thirty-six white marble steles embedded on them, on which are engraved the poems of patriots from past dynasties inscribed by famous contemporary calligraphers.

On the hilltop surrounded by pine trees, there are 13 tombs of martyrs. In the largest tomb, there are buried the division's treasures collected by Dong Yu, the former commander of the 10th Division of the 37th Army of the Kuomintang. There are 2,728 remains of soldiers who died in the Anti-Japanese War in northern Hunan. According to relevant cultural and historical records: the 60th Division of the Kuomintang fought bloody battles with the Japanese army in Songhu, eastern Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, northern Jiangxi, southern Hubei, Hunan and other places, and annihilated the 9th and 6th Guards Divisions of the Japanese invading army. During the battle, many officers and soldiers of the division died heroically in defense of the Chinese nation. There are personal tombs of General Zheng Zuomin and General Sun Mingjin, and there are 3 collective cemeteries of the 74th Army, 60th Division, and 140th Division. Tombs are built according to ancestral halls, and ancestral halls are built according to tombs. Famous mountains and loyal bones complement each other.

Nantianmen

Nantianmen is eighteen miles away from Nanyue Town. From behind the Nanyue Temple, you can go up Panshan Road, pass by Banshan Pavilion, and not far from Yehou Academy, you will arrive at Yunmen. Nantianmen shrouded in fog.

Below the Nantianmen, there is a boat-shaped Wolong stone, which is called a flying ship. It is lined with flowing clouds, just like a ship riding the wind and waves in the sea of ??clouds, and the stone archway of the Nantianmen is a towering mast. The archway is divided into the middle gate and the left and right Sichuan gates. Above the middle gate, there are three large red characters of "Nantian Gate" engraved on the banner. The left and right horizontal lintels are engraved with "Xingyun" and "Shiyu", with correct and eye-catching handwriting.

Nantianmen is the watershed between the front and rear mountains of Nanyue. Shanyang is the front mountain and Shanyin is the back mountain. Nantianmen is the link connecting the main peaks. Zigai Peak is in the east, Yanxia Peak is in the south, Tianzhu Peak is in the west, and Biluo Peak is in the north. They embrace and stretch out from their respective directions.

Zhurong Peak

Zhurong Peak is the highest among the "Four Wonders of Nanyue". Zhurong Peak is tall and protruding, higher than the Furong, Zigai, Tianzhu, Xiangguang, Yanxia and Zhensu peaks. According to the newly compiled "Nanyue Zhi": Zhurong Peak, 1289.8 meters above sea level, is located at 27 degrees 18 minutes 6 north latitude and 27 degrees east longitude 112 degrees 41 minutes 05, is the highest peak and main peak of Nanyue Seventy-two Peaks. It is named after the fire god Zhu Rong. According to legend, Zhu Rong was a minister of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan in ancient times. After humans invented drilling wood to make fire, they did not know how to preserve fire or use fire. Because Zhu Rong was close to fire, he became a steward. A master of fire. Huangdi appointed him as the official in charge of fire. Because he was familiar with the situation in the south, Huangdi appointed him Situ, in charge of affairs in the south. He lived in Hengshan and was buried there after his death. In order to commemorate his great contribution to people, the highest peak of Hengshan Mountain was named Zhurong Peak. In ancient proverbs, "Wish" means lasting, and "Rong" means bright. Let it be bright forever.

There is Zhurong Hall on the top of Zhurong Peak, formerly known as the Old Saint Emperor Hall. It was built as a temple during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty (1573-1620). The current building was rebuilt later. There are stone railings on the rocks behind the temple, and you can have a panoramic view of the North Mountain scenery.

To the west of Zhurong Hall, there is a viewing platform. On a moonlit night, the bright moon is in the sky, shining with silver light, and the scenery is particularly bright. Visitors stand on the platform and enjoy the moonlight, which is a different scene than on the flat ground. Even if the moon sets in the west, its afterglow remains here. Just as Sun Yingao's poem from the Ming Dynasty described it: "The beauty of the world has faded, but the clear light here is still there." You can imagine the wonderful scene.

There are many temples near Zhurong Peak, and to the south is Shangfeng Temple. Before the Sui Dynasty, it was called Guangtian Temple and was a place for Taoist activities. During the Daye Period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty (605-618), he ordered the temple to be renamed Shangfeng Temple. Directly in front of Shangfeng Temple is Nantianmen. There is a sun viewing platform on the mountain behind Shangfeng Temple, and now there is a meteorological observatory. Next to the sun viewing platform, there is a stone tablet with the four characters "Where the Sun Viewing Comes" engraved on it. In the clear air of autumn, especially on the clear days after the rain, visitors can see the strange phenomenon of "a red sun rolling a golden ball". scene.

Sutra-Tibetan Hall

The Sutra-Tibetan Hall is one of the "Four Wonders of Nanyue". Located at the foot of Nanyue Xiangguang Peak, it was built in the second year of Guangda (568 AD) of Emperor Chen Fei of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was originally called "Little Prajna Zen Forest". Later, because Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, gave a copy of the Tripitaka and stored it in the temple, it was renamed the Tibetan Sutra Hall. The current temple was rebuilt in 1933. It is an ancient building with glazed tiles and red walls and a single eaves and raised corners. The temple is unique and rigorous, simple and elegant, like a beautiful pearl embedded in the green jungle. It was renovated in the 1980s. The hall was painted with exquisite craftsmanship and the additional sculptures were vivid. In particular, the Thai Chinese Mr. Huang Changren and his wife Ms. Ouyang Hui presented the gold and bronze Buddha statue in the temple in the autumn of 1980. The Buddha's name is "Virochana". The pure copper is plated with gold, and the body is beautiful and dazzling. It adds to the cultural relics of Nanyue. New color.

The soil around the Sutra Hall is thick and the water is deep, and the temperature is not too low, so plants can grow easily. There are precious trees such as Tilia hunan, Du Ying, monkey like, sweet oak, torreya, etc., which relatively completely preserve the common subtropical mountain scenery. Primitive vegetation of mixed green broad leaves. Among the trees, the three most interesting trees for tourists are the money tree, the same root tree, and the three trees with straight branches beside the stream on the slope in front of the temple.

There are also many legends about the ancient sites of the Sutra Hall. There is a spiritual field in front of the hall. Every autumn night, the flying light is like a candle, and you can see the outline of the Laolin Ancient Hall. It is suspected to be the "Lu Hall Spiritual Light", but it is actually a firefly. Because the insects gather to dance and sparkle, people also call it the "Firefly Pilgrimage". There is a dressing table in front of the spiritual field, which is said to be the place where Concubine Chen, the mother of King Minggui, used to dress. There is also a Diaoyutai nearby, which is said to be a fishing place for Zhang Lihua, the concubine of the late emperor of the Six Dynasties.

Nantai Temple

Nantai Temple is about two miles below Fuyan Temple and at the foot of Ruiying Peak. It is known as the "source of dharma in the world". It was built during the Liang Tianjian period. It was originally a place for monk Haiyin to practice. On the rock wall of Nanshan on the left side behind the temple, there is a large stone like a platform. It is said that monk Haiyin often sat on this stone to meditate and chant sutras, so the temple was named "Nantai". Nowadays, three large characters of "Nantai Temple" two feet in diameter can still be clearly seen on the edge of the stage. On the left is "built in the year of Liang Tianjian" and on the right is "Shamen Haiyin" with two lines of small characters engraved directly on it. The temple is a provincial key cultural relic protection unit.

Nantai Temple has a great reputation, and Buddhists at home and abroad worship it very much. Not only is it an ancient temple from the Six Dynasties with a long history, but more importantly, the temple produced a famous eminent monk in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties - Zen Master Shitou Xiqian. He was one of the two major branches of the Southern Sect - Qingyuan. important figures in the department.

Mirror Grinding Terrace

Mirror Grinding Terrace is located in the central scenic spot of Nanyue Banshan Pavilion. It is named after Huairang, the seventh ancestor of China's Southern Zen, who polished bricks to make mirrors. There are stone carvings of "ancestral origin" preserved in the scenic area, which are said to be the place where Huairang polished mirrors. Huairang's tomb still exists today, and the contemporary Prime Minister Pei Xiu wrote "The Most Victorious Lun Pagoda" in his own handwriting. Mojingtai is a gathering place for humanities. During the Anti-Japanese War, Zhou Enlai and Ye Jianying held training courses for Nanyue guerrilla cadres here, and Chiang Kai-shek also held military meetings here several times.

Lingzhi Fountain

The Ganoderma Fountain is closely related to Magu Wonderland and consists of a Ganoderma fountain and a swimming pool. The lifelike artificial landscape Ganoderma lucidum collects spring water from the mountain and gushes out. It is very spectacular and is an excellent place for sunbathing and forest bathing. The swimming pool was built by He Jian, the governor of Hunan Province during the Republic of China, for his daughter. Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling also came here to swim many times.

Magu Fairyland

Magu Fairyland is located at the foot of Tianzhu Peak. According to legend, it is the place where Madam Wei’s maid Magu of Nanyue flew to the sky to celebrate her birthday. The landscaping techniques of "building roads, adding scenery, and planting trees to add scenery" make Magu Wonderland a veritable fairyland on earth. Since its opening to the outside world, there has been an endless stream of tourists. The main attractions include Magu's birthday celebration, Yizhu Pavilion, Stolen Peach Stone, Crouching Tiger Stone, Ganoderma lucidum stone, etc.

Nanyue Food:

Welcome all friends to travel to the beautiful Nanyue Hengshan Mountain.

Nanyue Mountain is rich in products, and Nanyue people are blessed with delicious food. Now I would like to introduce Nanyue’s food to you.

Nanyue Food - Nanyue Suzhai

Nanyue is a Buddhist and Taoist resort, and has a long-standing reputation for making vegetarian dishes.

Nanyue’s fasting banquets usually include the so-called Yipinxiang, Erdumei (mold), Sanxiantang, Sijiqing, Wudeng (stewed) meeting, Liuzilian, Seventh Floor, Eight Big Bowls, and Nine Ruyi , ten kinds of sceneries.

Yipinxiang is a single plate of vegetarian dishes.

Erdumei is moldy beans and fermented bean curd.

Three kinds of fresh vegetables are used as soup according to the season.

Sijiqing refers to four different types of green vegetables.

The Five Lantern Festival refers to five kinds of stews.

Liuzilian usually refers to roasted eggplants, fried bamboo shoots, stewed mushrooms, spicy oil, dried beans, and lotus root balls.

The seven-story building is made up of seven layers of fake meat, meatballs, steamed buns, gluten, cabbage sum, magnolia slices, and shiitake mushrooms. It is like a family portrait or a lion head in meat dishes.

Eight large bowls. Use eight kinds of vegetarian dishes to imitate a meat banquet and serve it as a banquet.

Jiu Ruyi is a real meal. The side dishes vary according to the season and the number of guests. It only needs to satisfy the guests, so it is also called Ruyi meal.

There are generally two types of Shijingjing: one is the Ten Scenery Stew, called Xiaoshijingjing, which consists of magnolia slices, carrots, white radish, lilies, cabbage hearts, mushrooms, water chestnuts, potatoes, Bean and bamboo shoot skin, sub-noodles and tendons are stewed. Among them, magnolia slices, red and white radish, water chestnuts, and potatoes are carved into various flower shapes, which is very beautiful; the other is a banquet made of ten kinds of dishes, which is called ten kinds of scenery. The top ten bowls usually refer to marine plant foods. Pearl rice, fried chicken, fried bean shoots, rock sugar Xianglian, seven-story rice, eight-treasure rice, roasted mushroom soup and green vegetables. There are also ten large bowls that imitate the meat banquet. The ten scenes use a variety of materials and are carefully made. They are both sour, sweet, soft and crispy. They are available in both land and water vegetarian dishes. You can appreciate the full flavor of the vegetarian banquet by eating these.

Nanyue Zhai Ban also has dozens of ways to eat dishes with strong local flavor, such as tofu, toon, peppers, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, etc., which is very interesting.

Recommendations include: Zhusheng Temple in the ancient town and "Su Zhai Tang" in Shuiliandong Scenic Area.

Nanyue Food--Tofu Pudding

Nanyue's Tofu Pudding has a wonderful taste. Looking at the white, tender tofu pudding, my saliva will flow out! Although the workmanship is not much different from that of other places, the important thing is the raw materials! Don't look at that inconspicuous bowl of tofu curd. It is made from the finest soybeans carefully selected by the tofu maker and the sweet mountain spring. It is tender, smooth, and sweet, and you can't bear to eat it. But not eating will only make you want to eat more. It would be a pity to go to Nanyue Hengshan without trying the local tofu. It would be like going to Xi'an and not seeing the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, going to Beijing and not seeing Fragrant Hills, going to Tianjin and not buying cannabis flowers on the 18th Street, and eating Sichuan spicy hotpot without adding Sichuan peppercorns. . If you don’t try the tofu curd here when you come to Nanyue, you will always feel that something is missing.

Nanyue Food - Nanyue Rice Noodles

I have eaten rice noodles from many places, including rice noodles from Yunnan, rice noodles from Guangdong, rice noodles from Guilin, and Dandan noodles from Sichuan. Noodles are actually noodles), but I still think the rice noodles from my hometown are delicious. Especially on Duxiu Road, there is a noodle shop. The rice noodles in it are delicious. Got it! Several shops are open side by side, but that one is always full of customers. Friends who go to Nanyue must remember to try it. I will never make false claims!

Nanyue Food - Longevity Wine

The "Shouyue" brand longevity wine is made by people from Minshengtang who specialize in health. They absorb the aura of Nanyue's holy water and inherit the health-preserving practices of Nanyue Taoists. The secret is carefully prepared through the scientific compatibility of many precious Chinese medicinal materials.

Nanyue longevity wine has been blessed by the abbot and eminent monk, and it can be said that it has received the light of the Buddha and the universal salvation. It is a blessing to drink this wine for hundreds of years in my life!

Shoujiu: It is scientifically prepared from liquor with Nanyue Chinese herbal medicines such as Cordyceps sinensis, Ganoderma lucidum, wolfberry, yam, Poria, cinnamon, honey, sugar and Nanyue mountain spring water. It tastes good and not overpowering. This wine nourishes yin and kidneys, nourishes kidneys and yang, and long-term drinking has the effect of prolonging life. It is a good wine to give as a gift to the elderly. "Drink longevity wine often, and you will be healthy and long-lasting"!

Nanyue Food-Shou Tea:

Nanyue has dozens of Shouyue brand teas, among which Nanyue Yunwu Tea is the main one. Yunwu tea was a tribute from the Tang Dynasty. Regular drinking can prolong life, strengthen the stomach and promote food intake. It was a health-preserving product for the palace at that time. Longevity tea has eight major health functions:

1. Prevent poisons and eliminate diseases 2. Prevent and treat cancer 3. Refresh the mind 4. Brighten the mind 5. Strengthen the stomach and promote food intake 6. Strengthen the body and beautify the body 7. Travel Quench thirst 8. Prolong life

Nanyue delicacies - birthday cakes:

Nanyue birthday cakes have a history of more than 4,000 years, which is the "pea squid" that Dashun tasted during his southern tour. "Wanshou Cake" was later recommended by the leaders of various tribes and named "Wanshou Cake", and it has become famous all over the world. Every time during Nanyue Incense Festival or Zhaihui Festival, people compete to make offerings to it, and it became a custom and became famous far and wide. The Wanshou Cake incorporates the health tips of Nanyue eminent monks and is carefully crafted using modern technology. It tastes sweet but not greasy, fragrant and refreshing, and is suitable for all ages. "One taste of the Wanshou Cake will bring prosperity to your family and everything"!

Nanyue Food - Nanyue Yunwu Tea

Nanyue Yunwu Tea was listed as a "tribute tea" in the Tang Dynasty. It is also recorded in the "Tea Classic" by Lu Yu, a famous classic in the Tang Dynasty: “When tea comes out of the south of the mountains, it grows in the valleys of Hengshan County.” Nanyue Hengshan, located at 27 degrees 12 minutes north latitude, has a mild and humid climate, and the soil is rich in organic matter. It is shrouded in clouds and fog 280 days a year, which is particularly beneficial to the growth of tea. Nanyue tea has no pests, no chemical pollution, and fine production technology. It is famous for its beauty, emerald green, smooth, fresh and mellow, and long-lasting fragrance. In the Pilu Cave between Zhurong Peak, Furong Peak, and Zigai Peak, there is A long and narrow valley with a width of 20 miles and a depth of 20 miles is surrounded by mountains on three sides and is often surrounded by clouds and fog. Therefore, the land is fertile and moist, which is most suitable for growing tea. The tea produced here is called Yunwu Tea. This kind of tea leaves are pointed and long, like the tip of a spear. After brewing, the tip points upward, and the two leaves spread out like flags. They are bright green and sink in the water. They have a rich aroma and a refreshing sip.

It is said that Nanyue Yunwu Tea has a history of more than 2,000 years. It became a tribute as early as the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Yunwu Tea was a must-have drink for a few wealthy families. Nowadays, Yunwu tea is grown everywhere in Nanyue. Yunwu tea is most suitable for cultivation on mountains with an altitude of 800 meters to 1,100 meters, especially in Guangji Temple, Tiefo Temple, Huagaifeng and other places. This area is intertwined with clouds and mists, has warm sunshine, and has a large forest coverage area. "The cords are tight and thin, straight and fine, with excellent inner quality, fragrant fragrance and aftertaste after drinking." From 1980 to 1982, Nanyue Yunwu Tea was rated as a ministry-quality and provincial-quality product for three consecutive years and sold well at home and abroad.

Nanyue Food - Guanyin Bamboo Shoots

Guanyin Bamboo Shoots are a kind of small bamboo shoots unearthed around the 19th day of the second lunar month, around the birthday of Lady Guanyin, with tender meat. It tastes delicious when eaten fresh; it has a special aroma when eaten dry. The monks and Taoist priests on Nanyue Mountain are very particular about the method of eating dried Guanyin bamboo shoots. Dig small bamboo shoots, be sure to pick them a few days before and after Guanyin Bodhisattva's birthday. Choose those that are tender and thick. Remove the shells and boil them over fire until they are not fully cooked. Then take them out and dry them in the sun. Then place them in tea oil and store them in an altar. The longer it takes, the stronger the aroma will be. When you take it out and eat it, add a little salt and pepper, and the taste will be incomparable. It does not need to be soaked in oil and is processed by the ordinary method of soaking in silk. It also tastes better than other ordinary dried bamboo shoots. Guanyin bamboo shoots are a delicacy used by temples to entertain guests.

Nanyue delicacies - mandarin oranges, tangerines

Excellent quality, mandarin oranges with small cores, high sugar content and high nutritional value. Summer oranges have recently been introduced. The fruits overwinter on the trees, adding winter color to the mountains. They are picked right at the beginning of spring, making them a delicious fruit when the fruits are scarce in spring.

Nanyue Food - Kiwi

In the cool autumn season, in the jungle on Nanyue Mountain, you can see a vine clinging to other trees, with strings of brown oil hanging on it. The fruit is the nutritious wild fruit kiwi. Kiwi fruit, known as vine pear by Nanyue people and Vigo abroad, has been scientifically tested and found to contain 100 to 220 mg of vitamin C in 100 grams of fresh fruit pulp, which is 6-8 times that of citrus and more than ten times higher than that of apples. Kiwi fruit can be eaten raw or processed into cans, fruit wine, juice, jam, dried fruit, etc. It can also treat many diseases. It tastes sour, sweet, and cold. It is mainly used to quench thirst, relieve irritability and heat, and relieve stranguria and heat carbuncle. etc., has good efficacy in treating hepatitis. In the eighth and ninth month of the lunar calendar, kiwi fruits are available everywhere in Nanyue Town, and the kiwi fruits taste sweeter after being frosted.

Nanyue Food - Wild Goose Fungus

When geese fly over the high Nanyue Hengshan Mountain in the third and eighth months of the lunar calendar, there will be many men, women, old and children on the Nanyue Hengshan Mountain, carrying Carrying a bamboo basket or carrying a bamboo basket, they are busy looking for goose fungi in the woods and grass. There are dozens of kinds of fungi on Nanyue Mountain, but only the goose fungus is top-notch. The goose mushroom is light brown in color and shaped like an umbrella. It can be as small as a copper coin or as large as a vegetable bowl. It is made of homogeneous pine meat and fat, fragrant and sweet, fresh and delicious. Next, mixing soup and frying meat are all suitable. There is also a unique way to eat it, that is, fry the fresh wild goose mushrooms in boiling tea oil, and then store them in a jar with a little tea oil, which is called mushroom oil. As long as you drop a little of this oil on the dishes, you will feel fragrant, cool and refreshing, and your spleen and stomach will be widened. In the past, temples on Nanyue Mountain often used this wild goose mushroom and mushroom oil as a delicious vegetarian food.

Nanyue delicacy--Chengshi fermented bean curd