Danxia Mountain is a national key scenic spot and a national geological and geomorphological nature reserve. It is located in Renhua County, Guangdong Province, at the junction of Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces, 45 kilometers away from Shaoguan City. It is the first batch of "world geoparks" and is known as "China Hongshi Park". About 60 million years ago, it used to be a lake. Later, the crust rose, the lake flowed away, and the bottom of the lake was exposed. After being cut by flowing water, natural wonders such as pagoda-like cliffs and peak forest pillars have gradually formed. Fiona Fang's 280-square-kilometer Hongshan Group is called Danxia Mountain. Danxia Mountain is composed of red glutenite and is characterized by Chibi. Geologically, Danxia Mountain is named "Danxia Landform". The peaks of Danxia Mountain are like forests, densely distributed, uneven and orderly. High mountains and narrow roads, lush old trees, elegant and quiet, free from dust; Jinjiang is beautiful, with swaying bamboo forests and tender scenery. Mount Danxia is famous for its five characteristics, namely, heroism, adventure, wonder, beauty and seclusion, which has attracted countless tourists from home and abroad.
In the Spring Festival of 2006, we were lucky enough to visit Danxia Mountain. We set out from Dongguan, overlooking the window in the melodious flute, and the mountains and trees in the distance spread out like a panoramic screen: on both sides of the road, two rows of tall and straight poplars stand, and the leaves are dancing in the morning breeze, all the way to full of green; The rolling mountains in the distance touch our sight from time to time with the unique shape and color of Danxia landform. From time to time, you can be pleasantly surprised to see two clusters of pink or white kapok on the roadside. Soon, a red sun rose from Ran Ran in the east. Suddenly, the scenery and things between heaven and earth were shrouded in a golden light.
After more than three hours' drive, we finally came to Danxia Mountain, which has been the first wonder mountain in Lingnan since ancient times. As soon as the car turned into the gate, I looked up and saw two golden characters engraved on the top of the gate-Danxia, and six eye-catching red characters "China Hongshi Park" were written on the bottom left. Further on, I saw tourists weaving and cars shuttling, and the whole entrance was tightly surrounded. Our fare took a lot of effort, and we waited quietly before slowly entering the gate of Danxia Mountain.
Yang Yuanshan's exploration
About ten minutes later, we arrived at a quiet valley. When we saw the road sign, we knew it was Yang Yuanshan. The four of us walked across a stone bridge and followed the crowd to Chaoyang Yuanshan Scenic Area. In order to avoid noise, we chose the stone steps path on the left. A crystal clear river tightly surrounds Yangyuan Mountain, and the trees beside it look at the river in the mirror, showing people its infinite charm.
We walked on the forest path, and the breeze caressed our faces from time to time. On the rugged mountain road, I saw adults and children squatting on the roadside to sell. Their booth is full of maps and photos of Danxia Mountain, and there are some beautiful little fruits beside it. Seeing many tourists rushing to buy it, we also bought it and tasted it. It was very sweet. According to tourists, that kind of fruit is called passion fruit.
It was a wonderful trip. Walk slowly. On the way, there is a Huiyuan pool, the water is clear to the bottom, reflecting the green hills, which is also a wonderful scenery. Continue to walk through the Woods and step on the stones, but the rain is getting heavier and heavier, just like Dongpo's sentence: "If you don't listen to the leaves beating in the Woods, why don't you sing slowly?" Bamboo straw sandals are lighter than horses, who is afraid of misty rain all his life. "
Halfway up the hill, I suddenly looked up and saw a natural stone. I know this is the first stone in the world-Yangyuan Stone. Yang wonsan Tourist Area faces Laoyefeng Tourist Area across the river, and is named after Yangyuanshi, a world wonder. At present, this strange stone is Yangyuan Stone, which is known as "the first strange stone in the world", commonly known as the ancestor stone, Qiu Zi stone, and also called Manshi stone. It is 28 meters high and 7 meters in diameter. Due to weathering, it separated from the stone wall 300,000 years ago and formed today's form. Because of its lifelike shape, there is a poem praising: "All rivers will be in Optimus Prime, and the roots will never be touched." We are all attracted by the natural stone in front of us, and we are all amazed that nature has such a masterpiece.
There is also an upward fork in the road, which is to worship the balcony. As the name implies, it is a place to visit Yangyuan Stone. In fact, it is a flat land, just opposite the "Yangyuan Stone". The ground is lined with stones in a gossip way, named Baitai. It is said that when you worship Yang Yuan, if you want a man, you have to get a woman.
Several winding roads lead to an upward iron ladder. This is the south slope of Yangyuan Mountain. Its upper part is inclined, and stone steps are cut between cliffs. Most road sections have a slope of 90 degrees, which is very dangerous and frightening. It is the most dangerous mountain climbing section in the landscape. A poem describes it as: "A cliff is thousands of miles away, and a dangerous cliff opens." We trimmed it a little and then climbed up. The steps are very narrow and sometimes covered with moss, which is very slippery. Originally thought that there was only a short dangerous road, anyone who wanted to climb higher and higher felt that the stone steps were difficult to walk, uneven and the road was narrower, and they had to hold the iron fence to climb. Halfway up, it was completely moving against the stone wall. There are no trees in front of us at this time. We can see that the road was originally close to the stone wall and was carved into a road by the stone wall. In the narrowest place, only one person can be accommodated. Standing on the plank road, looking up, standing on the wall of Wan Ren, overlooking the abyss of thousands of feet, facing the vast green forest and splendid mountain flowers, looking at the strange peaks in the distance, I was frightened, but I couldn't help being fascinated by the cliff scenery. If you don't look far away, you really don't know how high you have climbed. The biggest feature here is the winding path leading to a secluded place, surrounded by cliffs or valleys, or dense vegetation, and we can't see anything inside, so we are confined in a small space, but turning a corner is another world, which makes people feel very eager to go on.
After some hard work, climbing this plank road, I'm already sweating like a pig. Just at the entrance of the plank road, I met a middle-aged man selling water, so I took the opportunity to rest and chatted with him. According to him, this plank road is the best scenic spot of this mountain. Walking on the plank road, flowing clouds over the cliff, its risk and beauty are enough to touch people's hearts.
At the top of yang wonsan, there is a pavilion named "Jiadun Pavilion", which stands on the cliff and is relaxed and happy. Looking at the introduction, it is to take one of the sixty-four hexagrams in Zhouyi to become famous, to be good, to be good, to escape and to turn. This means that it is an excellent place to enjoy the scenery, but tourists should not be too attached to it. They should stop when they are ready, and everything should not go too far. This is a matter of course. We have to act according to the name of this pavilion, enjoy the scenery a little, and then go down the mountain on the other side.
On the way down the mountain, there are also tourists coming from the opposite side. It seems that they came down the mountain from Yunya plank road, which is contrary to our route. Soon, a huge stone stood in front of us, and the path and wall beside the stone were left behind. This is Ximeizhai. According to historical records, Ximeizhai was built in the Ming Dynasty. Later, in the Qing Dynasty, a rich gentleman moved his family here to escape the war, and then rebuilt a wall, which made us what we are today. Passing through a small village, the scenery in front of you can't help but be refreshing. It turned out that the road into and out of the stockade was completely cut out on the rocky ridge of the Rocky Mountain, only 1 m wide and about 100 m long from top to bottom. It's just like the tall building in thousands of feet in Huashan, Shaanxi. Standing at the top and looking down, at the bottom end, there is a huge stone, which seems to be the gatehouse of this hut. Further on, there is a large green hill that stretches into the distance like a dragon, and we are like standing on the back of this dragon. Not only ambitious: today's long tassel is in hand, when will the black dragon be bound!
The ancients said, "Birds dare not fly back to Xiang." When they went down the ladder for 99 days, they went straight down the stone steps. At the foot of Mount Deshan, standing at Xuan Ji Station, I looked back. The mountain I just climbed turned out to be a big stone. The stone wall here is bare, flat as a wall and reddish in color, like an ancient curtain, showing visitors the vicissitudes of time.
Laorenfeng Guanxiong
It's already past six o'clock in the afternoon after coming down from yang wonsan scenic spot. It's time for dinner. We will live in a farmhouse apartment. After eating in the farmhouse restaurant next door, go back to your room to rest. It's very kind to meet the landlord. I heard that our party came from Dongguan, and specially took out homemade oranges for us to eat. We also made a pot of hot tea and sent it to our room. It really touched us!
That night, we slept soundly.
After a night's rest, in today's trip, we set off for the Laoyefeng tourist area, the main mountain of Danxia Mountain.
The main peak of Danxia Mountain consists of three conjoined peaks, namely, the Elder Peak, the Conch Peak and the Treasure Mount Everest, which are divided into three landscape layers: upper, middle and lower. The lower layer is Jinshiyan, including Jinshiyan Cave Temple, Meng Jue Temple, Tongtianyan, Baichangxia and the most typical Chibi landscape. The middle layer is Biechuan Temple, Gospel Gorge, Shuangtang, Bihe River and Yuanyang Tree. There are more than a dozen scenic spots from the top floor, which is an excellent place to climb high and overlook, show the beautiful scenery of Danxia, watch the sun in the morning and enjoy the sunset glow.
On that day, we climbed Mount Everest by cable car and went to Danxia Mountain to watch the sunrise. Generally speaking, late summer and autumn and winter are the most suitable seasons. If it is sunny after the rain the afternoon before and misty the next day, it is a rare good weather to watch the sunrise. At dawn, people stood on the ostrich stone and looked at the rising sun in Ran Ran in the distance, like a golden fireball, spinning and falling, sinking and floating, and then rising slowly after two or three times, as if there were traces of water drops falling. Surrounded by peaks, it is really "spectacular and beautiful, and the beauty does not allow Huangshan"! ?
Climbing to the top of the mountain, the whole person seems to have just climbed out of the water ―― clothes are soaked with sweat. At this time, the mountain breeze is blowing to watch the invincible mountain scenery, and the poetic feeling of "infinite scenery of dangerous peaks" is gone. Fiona Fang Danxia has a panoramic view, in front of us is a green sea, with strange peaks and rocks standing in the green sea, forming a vivid and peculiar natural landscape. Vivid masterpieces of nature, such as "The Jade Girl Blocks the River", "Stanley Towering into the Cloud", "Elephant Crossing the Sea", "The Old Man Tastes Tea", "The Monk Seeing the Guests Off" and "The Boy Worshipping Guanyin", seem to tell a touching story to tourists. Candle peak, monk's hat peak, teapot peak, Hericium erinaceus peak, doll stone, Wang Mi stone, camel stone, steamed bread stone and other strange peaks and rocks are presented in front of you one by one, so that you can never get tired of seeing them and have endless aftertaste. The most vivid thing is the jade girl blocking the river stone. I saw a girl lying across the river, with a delicate nose, slightly stiff chest, soft and crisp arms, stretched jade legs, magical and lifelike image, and lifelike modeling. Even the jade pendant between the necks can be seen, which is a must in the world and amazing!
The peak of a monk's hat is like the hat of a monk who helps the duke. It is said that this is "Adan", and the jade girl is lying on the bank of Jinjiang. It is said that she is "Xia". According to legend, Adan is a woodcutter in the mountains and Xia is a fairy in the Heavenly Palace. One day, the fairy went down to this place, but she didn't stop when she saw green mountains and green waters, birds and flowers, and thought the scenery was more beautiful than the Tiangong. Just as she was enjoying the beautiful scenery, she happened to meet Adan, and they fell in love at first sight. Later, they got married and lived an idyllic life. Because Xia is a fairy, she was discovered privately by the Queen Mother for a long time. From then on, the two separated, one day in the sky and three years in the world. Adan was helpless, so he cut his hair and became a monk. In order to return to the world and reunite with Adan, Xia secretly took away the magic weapon of the Queen Mother's fire gourd, left heaven and returned to Danxia. When he saw Dan cut his hair and become a monk, he cried bitterly. Adan saw that Xia woke up like a dream, and the husband and wife met with mixed feelings. At this time, the heavenly soldiers of the heavenly queen arrived. Burn Danxia to red. At this time, the Queen Mother took out the water hyacinth to deal with Shenhuo. I saw Dharma water falling from the sky and rushing over. Seeing that the situation was urgent, Xia stepped forward to stop Dharma water and told Adan to leave the dangerous place quickly. When Adan hurried to the high place, she looked back and saw that Xia had blocked the raging river with her body and turned into a stone mountain. Adan's heart ached when he saw it, and as a result, it became the peak of the monk's hat now, which will accompany him forever. What a beautiful love story! After listening to the teacher's explanation, we were all very moved and sighed! It can really be said: "Siyu girl lies in Jiangguan, and the autumn wind caresses her face in summer." I feel that I have become a dream of a thousand years, and I am willing to stay long and become famous. "
After visiting the scenic spot, the group continued to walk down, and suddenly they saw a huge wall engraved with four characters "The world of mortals is out of reach" several meters high. Needless to say, the pure land of Buddhism is just around the corner. At this time, we have come to the middle scenic spot. The middle landscape mainly includes Biechuan Temple. Biechuan Temple is located in the middle of Laoyefeng Scenic Area in Danxia Mountain. It was built in the first year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1662) and was restored in the early 1980s. Now, drums and morning bells are ringing, Sanskrit sounds are high, auspicious clouds are lingering, and Zen is spreading. Danxia Mountain and Biechuan Temple complement each other. The ancients said: "When the wind passes through the bamboo forest, you can still see the temple, and the clouds and water hide the mountains." Biechuan Temple is the only Buddhist temple in Danxia Mountain, comparable in scale to Nanhua Temple and Feilai Temple.
The Biechuan Temple, which has experienced vicissitudes, faces the sea of clouds with its back to the Elder Peak, and is connected back and forth, which is symmetrical to the left and right. It is a collection of buildings such as Daxiong Hall, Tianwang Hall, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Sanmiao Temple and Kannonji, which are solemn and quaint. On the veranda of the Hall of the Great Hero, wooden fish and jasmine, as well as the bells of the bell towers on both sides and the drums of the drum tower, are all Buddhist instruments. It is worth mentioning that the bell in the bell of Biechuan Temple is made of pig iron and weighs more than a thousand Jin. It was cast in the first year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. It is a relic of the time when monk Zhan Gui opened the Danxia Biechuan Temple, and it has a history of more than 300 years. The sound of knocking at the door is very loud and can spread to dozens of miles away.
The Daxiong Hall of Biechuan Temple was excavated according to the cave trend, and it is the largest cave here. Think about this cliff halfway up the mountain, the ancient Buddha with green lanterns, and there is no one in the world. It really makes people want to die here, watch the clouds disappear and make themselves happy in this life. Standing in the temple, overlooking the railing, there are thousands of mountains splashing in front, the water is blue, and the river turns back to the peak, so we recruit people and have the right to stay here.
Not long after coming out of Biechuan Temple, there was a fork in the road, and the road sign said "Golden Rock". So I walked along the path. Soon, in the secluded place of the path, I saw a temple built on the mountain, with red walls and black tiles, flying into a building with a hole in the sky. This is Jinshiyan. Jinshiyan landscape layer, the main scenery includes dozens of colorful and grotesque boulders, huge walls and huge caves, of which the largest Jinshiyan is like a grand hall of a palace. After visiting this floor, you can initially appreciate the unique features of Danxia landform, that is, the characteristics of "Chibi Yan Dan" and "sedimentary multi-layer"
The top of Jinshiyan is bounded by Conch Cliff and the bottom by Jinjiang. It consists of four rocks: Qian Shengyan, Zushiyan, Hufuyan and Long Rebecca, which are "like a temple, deep and need holes". Because the stone walls in the rock are interlaced with five colors and the four seasons are abnormal, it is named "Golden Rock". According to the Records of Renhua County, during the Five Dynasties of Tang Dynasty, a Buddhist monk Fayun came to visit and was infected by Danxia's wonderful cave scenery. He lamented that "he spent half his life in a dream, and today he finally began to feel empty", so he named the cave "Meng Jue Guan". Walking into the cave, there is a hole inside, and I see many Buddha statues, cigarettes and tourists in the cave. Before Kannonji, some good men and women were worshipping her devoutly, whispering to each other, perhaps praying for Guanyin Bodhisattva to bless themselves or their families.
Near the top of the inner edge and the north side of the cave wall, there is a small honeycomb cave belt with a width of about one meter across the back side of the whole cave wall, which caught my attention. It looks like phosphorus armor, flickering, like a dragon entrenched in a cave. This area is called "Dragon phosphorite". It is said that the surface of these dragon phosphate rocks is covered with cyanobacteria, which can change color with the change of temperature. Light green in spring, dark green in summer, yellow-green in autumn and yellow-brown in winter are very rare, so it is also called "chameleon", which is a major landscape of Jinshiyan. It's the Spring Festival now, and the dragon phosphorus we see can only be yellow-brown.
Jinshiyan also has a big landscape, that is, Jin Yan Waterfall, which is nearly 200 meters high. It concentrates the water flow on the northeast slope of Conch Peak at the top of the mountain and the south slope of Shanxi in Baoqing, and floats down from the cliff top on the right side of Jinshiyan, just like a towering flying horse swinging its tail, with extraordinary momentum and beautiful scenery. There is a poem praising: "The capital house is wide open, and the mausoleum is straight up to 90% of the platform, and the pine is dry and the rain is falling, and the waterfall is soaring and thundering."
After coming out of Jinshiyan, we continued to climb along the mountain road, and a three-way road took us to the first-line scenic spot. I see a cliff, two mountains stand side by side, and the cliff depends on each other. The two mountains are only a few feet apart. Looking from a distance, I saw a blue sky emerging from the canyon. What a spectacular sight! What is even more surprising is that the stone on the right, which looks like straw sandals, is said to have been left by Jigong. Look closely, it really looks like it.
Xianglonghu Mi You
Come down from Laoyefeng Tourist Area and climb up the mountain along the stairs to Xianglong Lake Tourist Area. The main reason for going to Xianglong Lake is that there is the first wonder in the world-Yinyuanshi. What a coincidence that the world should be so strange. Coincidentally, in Danxia landform, there is already a Yangyuan stone called the first wonder in the world, which is very wonderful, but there is also a Yuan Yinshi called the first wonder in the world. Can you say that this is not a treasure specially given by nature to Danxia Mountain? Is it a natural coincidence? They say there is no difference between yin and yang. Where there is yang, there is yin, and where there is yin, there is yang. The Yangyuanshi and Yinyuanshi in Danxia Mountain should prove this point.
Yuan Yinshi, known as the world's first vulva miracle, is hidden in the deep mountain canyon. 1998 was discovered. Stone height10.3m, width 4.8m.. Its shape, proportion and color are simply enlarged anatomical models of vulva. People regard this scenic spot, whose shape, proportion and color are quite worthy, as the "mother stone" and "the door of life", which shows a girl's gentleness and intention. Facing the stone of Yuan Yin, we tear off the mask of hypocrisy and unveil the veil of shyness. We lament its verisimilitude, its origin and the ingenuity of God.
Walking around Yuan Yinshi, all the way down, you can see the mountains are high and the valleys are deep, the cliffs are enclosed, the city corridors are formed, the trees in the valleys are lush, and the clear springs are flowing, so you will have a sense of seclusion beyond the world, which is a paradise for self-cultivation and cultivation. The ancients said that "the ancient rock crosses the stone platform, the winding path leads to the secluded dust, and a stream soaks into the platform path, and the waves sound into the jade cup on all sides."
Finally, I bought a boat ticket, got on the boat and walked on Jinjiang River. The breeze is blowing and all kinds of scenery are picturesque. People can't help thinking about it. I really want to melt and spend my life in this green mountain and green water! Jinjiang is like a jade belt passing through the peak forest, with Chibi hanging upside down along the river, bamboos sandwiched by banks, trees swaying, reflections of rocks, winding distant mountains and pastoral songs, forming a three-dimensional picture of Danshan and clear water. No wonder the ancients had a poem saying, "A water floats on a blue wall, and a thousand peaks compete for green."
Looking at the beautiful rural scenery bathed in the sunset, it makes my thoughts drift to the distant mountains, which makes me feel particularly comfortable! I saw the beautiful Xijiang water outside the window dyed red by the setting sun, causing ripples; The rolling mountains on both sides of the Xijiang River are particularly enchanting under the sunset glow; There are gorgeous rosy clouds floating on the top of the mountain, which are dreamlike and poetic ... A beautiful landscape painting caught my eye and touched my thoughts for a long time. The unforgettable trip to Danxia Mountain drew a perfect ending in my mind.