The secret city deep in the mountains, with solid foundation and steep cliffs, is a disaster place in Wen Jian, Ming Taizu (photo)

In Chenggu Tonghui, 7 kilometers north, there is a towering stone mountain with a huge eagle head rock on it. At the top of Eagle Head Rock, there is an ancient architectural complex around Eagle Eye. It hangs on three sides, facing the cliff, which is the place where Wen Jian, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, became a monk and practiced-Jianji Cliff.

At noon on March 7th 12, I drove from Dongyang Palace, which is 10 km away. Standing by the Gaby River, looking up at the sharp cliff above the cliff is like a palace in the sky, out of reach. At this time, although it is still chilly in spring, it is already very good compared with the rainy and snowy weather in Dongyang Palace in the morning.

After crossing the single-hole bridge across the Gaby River, you set foot on the hiking trail leading to the sharp cliff. The mountain road is curved and steep, with many pebbles, and the road surface is a little slippery, which brings some inconvenience to climbing. While climbing the mountain, I looked at the sharp cliff above the dangerous rock, but I was thinking about the historical allusions more than 600 years ago:

When Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, died, he passed the throne to his grandson Zhu Yunwen, who was 2/kloc-0 years old. After Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he was ruled by Wen Jian, known as his Emperor in history. In the fourth year of Wen Jian's reign (1402), his uncle, Rebecca Judy, invaded "Jingnan" under the banner of "Jun Qing side" in order to seize his nephew's Daming throne. After the Prince led the army to capture Jinling (now Nanjing), the palace caught fire and the whereabouts of Emperor Wen Jian were unknown.

Some people say that Wen Jian was burned to death in the palace fire, while others say that he disguised himself as a monk, escaped from a secret passage and "returned to Jianghan". For decades, it is said that Emperor Wen Jian took refuge in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan in order to revive the country. Therefore, up to now, there are many so-called relics in China, which are called the hermitage of Emperor Wen Jian.

After more than 40 minutes of hard work, I finally climbed up the sharp cliff. The Jianji Cliff to be visited today is just one of many legendary relics of Jianwen Emperor.

On the cliff, there is a clearing and a row of tile houses, all of which are managers built on the cliff. There is a vegetable field in front of the house, and some people are working in the field. Seeing our arrival, they greeted us warmly.

Before I came to the Sharp Ridge Cliff, I saw clearly that Hawkeye is two huge natural caves, which are divided into left and right sides. The left side is recessed about 10 m, about 20 m long and 16 m high, with five layers of Taoist temples built in. The temple on the right has only four floors, and you can only see it if you go in.

The mountain gate is three stories high, about 9 meters high, and there are two stone tablets in front of it, 2.5 meters high. Take a closer look, one is a monument to Chinese merits and the other is a monument given by imperial edict. However, due to the long time, the sun and the night dew, the inscription handwriting has been annihilated beyond recognition.

Walking through the mountain gate, there is a turtle stone in the way, and there is a crack next to it, just enough for one person to pass. As soon as you enter, it is a palace view hanging on the cliff.

From the appearance of the temple, it is very similar to Shi Baozhai in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, but the scale here is much smaller. We connected the four floors inside and looked out of the window. The mountains are empty and bright, the mountains are stacked, the pines and cypresses are shaded, and there is a trace of spring.

In the corner of the fourth floor, there is a lay man leaning on the table, turning over the scriptures, knocking on the shovel with one hand and mumbling something with the other. I don't understand what he is reading. Above his head, there is a skylight, and a ray of light shines in and illuminates the room. The statues and facilities in the view are very simple. It is said that more than 50 statues and stone carvings were left in this cave during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Out of the Taoist temple, I saw a stone step road next to the mountain gate, and the tunnel climbed up. On the cliff, there is a black stone tablet with a square of 1 meter. I squatted down and looked at it carefully. It was vaguely discernible that it was carved in the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu. The inscription said: "There is a Yan Ming in its northern ancient gorge, which has been cut into pieces. There is a statue in the cave, covered with hair and dressed in a yellow robe. It is said that it is the Ming Jianji emperor. "

Whether Wen Jian really lives in seclusion in the mountainous area of Hanzhong is not our problem to study. Let the experts interpret it. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, I left the mysterious sharp cliff and returned to Hanzhong to complete this outdoor activity.