Tourist Attractions in Zhaotong, Yunnan: Stone Carving in Guandou Mountain

Guandoushan Stone Carving and Tiantai Mountain Cave are located between Xinhua Fenshan and Luohan Mountain in Gaotian Township, 40km northeast of Weixin County, with an altitude of 1880m. Guandoushan Temple was built from Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China, with Guandoushan as the center in Ming Dynasty. At the same time, more than ten temples, such as Kunlun Mountain, Xiaoxitian Mountain and Su Shen Forest Mountain, were burned down many times. During the Republic of China, nine temples were restored, which were located on Guandou Mountain Ridge from east to west, covering an area of 6,200 square meters. It has been destroyed, leaving only nine temples. Now there are eight stone carvings left; 63 statues of Guanyin, Empress Dowager, Confucius and Maitreya; Dragon, phoenix, lion, leopard and other animal stone carvings 14 kinds, stone reliefs 12 groups.

The first hall of stone carving in Guandou Mountain is the Buddha Hall. Among the "One Buddha, Five Bodhisattvas and Two Disciples", there are three stone statues of Guanyin, Manjusri and Huochi Bodhisattva. The second hall is the Guandi Temple, which is dedicated to Guan Yu, Zhou Cang, Guan Ping and the folklore gods of fertility, childbirth, pregnancy protection, bean hemp, Zhang Xi 'an and so on. The third hall is the Queen Mother Hall, where the Queen Mother, two disciples and the Eight Immortals are all stone statues. The fourth hall is the Hall of Three Religions, dedicated to Sakyamuni, Confucius and Grand Priest, all of which are stone statues. The fifth hall is Leizu Hall, dedicated to Leizu and Buller 10 "King of Heaven", all of which are wood carvings. The sixth hall is Yaochi Hall, which is dedicated to Taoist gods and ancient mythological figures such as Yaochi, Wuji, Nuwa, Pangu, Shennong, Xuanyuan, Fuxi and Doumu, all of which are stone statues. The seventh floor is the Black Hall, dedicated to Zhang and his entourage, military commander II, Lu Ban and Zhao Qiao, all of which are stone statues. The eighth hall is Maitreya Buddha Hall, dedicated to "one Buddha, four heavenly kings and two disciples", all of which are stone statues. The ninth hall is the Jade Emperor Hall, which is dedicated to the Jade Emperor, the Yuan God, the heavenly generals and the heavenly soldiers, all of which are statues of Dan. Jiuchong Temple, with more than 65,438+000 exquisite stone carvings, is a magnificent landscape.

Tiantai Mountain Cave is located on Eagle Rock beside Biba Road, 3 kilometers south of Weixin LAM Raymond Township, 32 kilometers away from Tashi. The cave is divided into four layers, which are connected with each other, and the height difference of each layer is about 20 meters. There are many kinds of caves, which are characterized by water, forests and mountains. In Xuanwei and other counties, Schumann of Tang Fanchu called it "Shimen Road".

Tiantai Mountain Cave is called "the first cave in Yunnan", which is characterized by holes, mountains, springs, forests and sky. The formation of the cave is limestone of the Lower Permian Qixia Maokou Formation, which was built about 280 million years ago. The cave faces the mountain and is 200 meters away from the cave area. It is a clear and winding river. The hole is halfway up a hill, and there is an ancient temple on the top. The river is a highway, with convenient transportation and cables connected. There is a market town nearby, which already has the service foundation. The cave is divided into upper, middle and lower floors, with a total height difference of 88.4 meters. It is a natural colored cave, the upper layer is light red, the lower layer is light green and the middle layer is light yellow. This cave is mysterious. You must lie down and squat down to enter the cave. After a short walk, you will suddenly see a spacious hall. If you go in again, you will hear the sound of running water selling. It turned out to be an underground river. At the end of the Milky Way, there is a "high mountain" rising in the cave. At the top of the mountain, a lifelike Maitreya Buddha sat there. If you don't look carefully, you will think that this is written by a sculptor. What's more strange is that from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there are many humanoid stones, some with things on their backs, some with hats on their heads, and a woman holding a child in her hand, as if going to worship. Bypassing the "mountain", a stone forest is displayed in front of people. Stone pillars of different thicknesses are dense and intertwined, as if they had entered the tropical rain forest. People only slide sideways, and several streams in the forest meander into the underground river, and the sound of water is very pleasant. ...