About Penglai

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Penglai is a famous cultural city with a long history. It is located at the northern end of the Jiaodong Peninsula, connected by mountains and seas, and has beautiful scenery. In the long-term historical evolution process, the Chinese Eastern Penglai myth corresponding to the Western Chinese Kunlun myth was formed. The spread of the legend of the Three God Mountains and the rise of the emperors' activities in seeking immortality at sea have established Penglai's origin in Chinese oriental mythology, making the word "Penglai" synonymous with "fairyland". Throughout the land of China, no matter north and south of the Yangtze River, or inside and outside the Great Wall, any place called fairyland always likes to be named after "Penglai". In various literary works, the term "Penglai" with a special meaning is used quite frequently, which fully proves the widespread influence of immortal culture. The most outstanding thing that distinguishes Penglai from other tourist resorts is its own profound cultural heritage of gods. "Mountains are not high, but immortals are famous." Penglai's mountain and sea landscape is the form, and the immortal culture is the soul. They merge with each other to form the essence of the scenic spot, full of infinite charm. It can be said that the "fairyland on earth" is a regional title given to Penglai by history, and the ancient town of Penglai is a living fossil of fairy culture.

The basic situation of Penglai Pavilion Scenic Area. Penglai Pavilion Scenic Area is a scenic spot with Danya Mountain as the center and Penglai Water City and Tianheng Mountain as two wings. It integrates natural scenery and cultural landscape. The scenic area is 10 square kilometers. The ancient building complex of Penglai Pavilion was first built in the sixth year of Jiayou (1061) in the Northern Song Dynasty. It has been continuously expanded and renovated in the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. The entire building complex has a construction area of ??18,900 square meters and an area of ??32,800 square meters. It is divided into six individual buildings, with more than 100 rooms. The entire ancient building complex has well-distributed towers and pavilions, with temples and gardens complementing each other, simple and elegant. , unique and unique, has become a famous tourist attraction at home and abroad. In 1982, it was announced as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council.

Penglai was the seat of the ancient Dengzhou government office, which governed nine counties and one state. It was the gateway to the east of China at that time. The prestigious Dengzhou Ancient Port was an important foreign trade port and military port in ancient northern China. Together with Quanzhou, Mingzhou (Ningbo) and Yangzhou on the southeast coast of my country, it is also known as the four major trading ports in China, and is currently the best preserved in my country. An intact ancient naval base. Penglai is surrounded by mountains and sea, so it is also known as "a country famous for its mountains and seas". The scenery of the mountains and waters is unparalleled.

The charm of Penglai lies not only in its rich historical and cultural heritage and vast and bold mountain and sea scenery, but also in its beautiful and moving myths and legends. (Among the myths handed down in ancient China, there are two very important systems. One is the Kunlun myth system and the other is the Penglai myth system. The Kunlun myth system originated from the western plateau area. After its magnificent stories spread to the East, Combined with the natural conditions of the vast sea, Penglai mythology system was formed. Penglai naturally became the origin of Chinese oriental mythology. In "The Book of Mountains and Seas" and "Fengchan Shu", Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou are both mentioned. The vivid description of the sacred mountain led King Wei of Qi and King Zhao of Yan to send explorers to the sea to search for the sacred mountain. The first emperor of Qin made an eastward tour in search of medicine, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited immortals in his imperial carriage. According to historical records, sea markets often appear on the north sea surface of Penglai City. They disperse into gas and gather into shape. They are ethereal and unpredictable. Those good alchemists used the illusion and magic of the sea city to interpret the legend of the Three God Mountains on the sea, vividly depicting a fairy world that the world longed for, which added a bit of charm to Penglai. Later, the story of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea was also added here, making it even more vivid and charming. It is well-deserved to be called "Wonderland on Earth". What we just entered is the "Penglai on earth" square, which is a painted square with four pillars and a single eaves. It has four large gilt characters "Penglai on earth" inscribed on the forehead, written by Su Dongpo. The couplets "Magic and spectacular Penglai Pavilion, the majestic Danya Mountain" inscribed by Liu Haisu, a famous calligrapher and painter, and "The steps of Danya Qiongge are carefree, and the mind is leaping in the blue sea fairyland" inscribed by Fei Xinwo are engraved on the inner and outer pillars respectively, indicating this archway. It is the gate to the fairyland, and visitors can take a tour of the gods upon entering.

Top Ten Scenes of Penglai

The Immortal Pavilion in the Sky: Penglai Pavilion is high on the top of the Danya Cliff of the blue wave cliff. Whenever the sea fog comes in, layers of layers wrap around the mountainside, the Immortal Pavilion is in the sky. Flickering in and out of the clouds. When visitors climb up to the high pavilion, they will feel like they are swaying on the surface of the clouds, but they will see that there is sky and no earth, and they really feel like they are transcending the world. It can be said that the high pavilion is lofty in the sky, and it is a fairyland on earth.

The city appears on the sacred mountain: The city appears on the sacred mountain is a mirage. At the turn of spring, summer, and autumn, the density of the atmosphere above the sea is prone to stratification differences. When light passes through air layers of different densities, it undergoes refraction and total reflection, forming various strange scenes on the sea surface, such as mountains and islands changing, or tall buildings protruding; The wonders of mountains and seas, the wonders of heaven and earth. Everyone who witnessed it was captivated. That's why Su Shi said in his poem: "Frost dawns in the lush green hills of the Chonglou, and strange things startled the centenarian." The writer Yang Shuo wrote in his essay "Hai Shi": "The sky is covered with sea fog in spring... Where the sea and the sky meet, the original island disappeared for a while, and mountains that have never been seen before rise across the sea... The mountains are changing all the time. One moment a pagoda appears on the top of the mountain, and another moment appears in the valley. In a city, there are many black spots floating around the city, which are very shadowy and look like people, horses and vehicles passing by.

After a while, the mountains and cities slowly faded away, getting lighter and lighter. In the blink of an eye, the sky was clear and the sea was blue, and nothing was gone..." The three sacred mountains that were performed as mirages, coupled with the exaggeration of the warlocks, added to the charm. The color led to the story that Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han came here many times and sent people to the sea to visit immortals for medicine.

Following 4:00 to 4:30 pm on June 1, 1988. , after two mirages appeared on the sea north of Penglai from 7:00 to 7:30 in the morning on June 14, a mirage appeared for 6 hours from 2:20 to 7:00 in the afternoon on June 17. It has been a feast for the eyes of many tourists and local people. In the years since, the wonders of the sea city have appeared many times, making Penglai on earth more magical and attractive.

Smoke and Cloud in Lion Cave: There is a natural stone cave under the cliff behind Penglai Pavilion. The cave is 14 meters deep and 2 meters wide. There is a huge stone at the entrance, which is named "Lion Cave". There are 5 immortal stone statues in the cave, so it is also called "Immortal Cave" when it rains. The mist escapes and wraps around the mountainside of Danya. It is a wonderful painting, which makes people think that the immortal is refining elixirs in the cave, so it is called "Smoke and Cloud in Lion Cave". An ancient poem said: "The strange rocks are deep and dark. Yingu Cave receives the sound of tide. The immortal Dan Zao knows where he is, and he is surrounded by mist and clouds. ”

Sunrise and Fusang: Watching the sunrise and Fusang in Penglai Pavilion is a beautiful enjoyment. Before the sunrise, the eastern horizon is a fiery red. The rising sun breaks through the layers of clouds and fog, releasing thousands of rays of rays. The rolling red sun is moving between Cangbo and the sky. It is very brilliant and magnificent. Shi Runzhang, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, described it in detail: "When the sun first rises, there is a broad line with square angles and deep red color. Like cinnabar. The flames are like fire, and there is a crimson curtain floating outside, which cannot be found. After a long time, the red wheel emerged, and the elephant appeared in the garden. The brilliance spreads far and wide, a few feet away from the sea without a snap of a finger. It is as big as a mirror and its color is like the moon. "It means that when the sun just rises in the east, it will be a wide line across the sky, and then it will be like a square with edges and corners. It will be red, like a flame, and it will stop for a long time. When the red sun comes out, the outer layer will be like a red curtain, and the glow will soon dissipate. , after a while it was a few feet away from the sea, it was as big as a mirror and no longer red in color, like the moon.

There are several sayings about fusang. One is the name of the sacred tree in mythology, "Three Seas Sutra? Overseas East Sutra". " Cloud: There are fusang on Tanggu (the place where the sun rises). Mentioning fusang must be related to the place where the sun rises. In the past, poets said that "sang rises to the morning light"; secondly, according to the record of "Ten Continents", "Fusang is in the sky." In the blue sea. The tree is thousands of feet long and more than a thousand in circumference. Its two trunks share the same root and are more dependent on each other, where the sun comes from. "; The third is the old name for Japan. "Southern History? Dongyi Biography" says: Fusang is more than 20,000 miles east of the Han Dynasty, equivalent to the direction of Japan. "Liang Shu? Fusang Guo Zhuan" says: "Fusang is in the Han Dynasty. It is more than 20,000 miles east of China and has many hibiscus trees, hence its name. ”

Evening tide new moon: the sunrise is warm and the moon rises quietly. It is very interesting to go to the pavilion in the clear night and watch the sea and the moon (the new moon refers to the new moon, when the moon moves between the earth and the sun, and The sun rises and sets at the same time, and the day when the new moon occurs is designated as the first day of each month in the lunar calendar. A crescent moon hangs high in the night sky; the silver light flows on the sea, making it feel like the sea and sky are boundless.

Yulianggediao: "Liang" here refers to the rocks in the sea that are high above the water, like jumping up and down. From time to time there are three or five old men fishing on the rocks, catching and catching sea creatures. Cooking in the water, the fish and crabs are fresh, and the fish is filled with bottles. You sit on the ground and taste it, and you are very happy and sing, singing here and there, this scene and this feeling are like the world in the Peach Blossom Spring, so it is regarded as a great scenic spot. p>

Wanli Chengbo: When the weather is calm, you can climb up to the pavilion and look at the sea. The vast expanse, the sea and the sky are the same color, the ripples are motionless, and you feel relaxed and happy. No wonder the local Yang Shuo saw this scene and praised it as the "Jinger Sea" and said, "The sea can be Wash a person's internal organs cleanly. "

Ten thousand dendrobium pearls: "Ten thousand dendrobium pearls" come from the ordinary and are born in nature, but they are not clean if they are not washed, and they are not pure if they are not refined. Su Shi has a poem preface that says "Your Excellency Penglai, the stone wall is thousands of feet long; The waves fight, sometimes break, but after being washed for a long time, they are all mature and lovely." This refers to the pebbles on the seashore that have been compared to pearls. Tourists often pick up a few of them and keep them as souvenirs to imitate Dongpo's "I picked up these" When the stone returns, there is the East China Sea in its sleeve." "Put it in the basin, and the sun will face the sea and mountains. ”

The above eight scenes are lifted from the "Xiange Lingkong", with clusters of brocade flowers, full of uniqueness, and create this intoxicating "Penglai Wonderland" for the world. The remaining two scenes are far to the east of the city. Xingang Subdistrict Office inside and outside.

Loutian Drip: On the seaside, there is a rock called Loutian Rock, which drips water all year round, just like rain, even if there is a severe drought.

The copper well contains spirit: There is a natural stone well in the sea to the north under Loutian Rock. When a stone is dropped, it makes a sound like knocking copper, so it is called a copper well. The well is in the sea and in the well. The water is sweet, so it is called Zhenyang Gate: In ancient times, there were only two gates in the water city, the water gate in the north and the earth gate in the south, namely Zhenyang Gate, one leading to the sea and the other to the land. The Zhenyang Gate is built with bricks and stones, and the door opening is three meters wide. One of the characteristics of Shuicheng is that Shuicheng is a military important place, and there are few roads in Shuicheng. The north-south main road from Yangmen to Pinglangtai and a small road across Xiaohai to Penglai Pavilion

During the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, the water city was mainly called Dongying to the east of Xiaohai, and Xiying to the west. Camp is still called this because the city is a barracks, so the gate is called Zhenyang Gate to boost the military's power.

Zhenyangmen Gate Tower did not exist when Pengcheng was liberated in 1945. Only the city gate hole remains. This was rebuilt in 1985. The three characters "Zhenyangmen" were inscribed by the famous calligrapher and painter Wu Zuoren.

According to the "Penglai County Chronicle": "Shuicheng was called Daoyu Village in the Song Dynasty and Beiwa City in the Ming Dynasty. Seawater was introduced into the city through the sluice. The city wall was about two miles long, three feet and five feet high and one foot and one foot wide. The south gate is called Zhenyang Gate, with twenty-six pavilions. The antique buildings in Zhenyang Gate that we see now are the renovated Qi Jiguang's Mansion, also known as the "Navy Master's Mansion". It was here that Qi Jiguang commanded the navy to attack Japanese pirates.

At the turn of the century, during the implementation of the strategy of revitalizing the city through tourism, Penglai not only fully utilized the historical sites of Danya Immortal Pavilion, but also developed Tianhengshan Cultural Park, Qi Jiguang’s hometown, and the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. A number of new scenic spots rich in Penglai's historical and cultural characteristics allow tourists to fully appreciate all aspects of Penglai on earth, and experience first-hand the magnificence of the mountains and seas, the wonder of the fairyland, the detachment of the humanistic spirit, and the purity of the folk customs, thus leaving a lasting impression. Make lasting and beautiful memories.

In terms of food, Penglai is close to the sea, so naturally there are seafood that everyone wants to eat.

In terms of expenses, if you control it yourself, it won’t be too high.