Zipengshan is located in Nongxing Town, Feixi County. Its main peak is 188.7 meters above sea level and its bottom area is 6 square kilometers. Because of its undulating mountains, dense forests, clear springs, rugged rocks and numerous places of interest, it was approved as a national forest park in July. 1992. It is said that many ancient and modern celebrities have become attached to Zi Peng, leaving footprints here. There is Fan Kuai's tomb on the mountain, and Fan Kuai in the Hongmen banquet is buried; Wuzhong Zhou Lang studied poetry here when he was a teenager, so Zipeng Mountain has the "West Wild Goose Lake" of the viceroy. Many important generals of Huai Army, such as Liu Mingchuan, the first governor of Taiwan Province Province, Zhou Chuanchuan, the governor of Hunan Province, Zhou Shengbo, and Zhang Shusheng, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, are all close to Zipeng Mountain, where people are outstanding and people are gathered.
Zipeng Mountain is also a famous Buddhist mountain in central Anhui. According to legend, Jin Qiaojue, Prince of Silla Emirate, once traveled here, and when he saw "Nine Lotus Blossoms and Five Dragons Clustered with Beads, Zipeng Mountain", he settled down and meditated happily. It is also called the first stop to China, so Zipeng Mountain is also called "Jiuhua in the North" and "Xiaojiuhua Scenic Scenic Area". During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Hongmo, a general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, returned to the field, became a monk and rebuilt more than 0/00 temples. At this time, the hall was resplendent and magnificent, and Xilu Temple was established as a famous temple in Anhui.
One autumn day, I accompanied some distant friends to Zipeng Mountain. The weather is fine, the golden wind is blowing gently, the sun is shining, and I feel particularly comfortable. In advance, I contacted a classmate who works in Zipeng Mountain Wenda College as a guide. My classmate studied history in college, so he is very familiar with the anecdotes of Zipengshan and extremely talkative. Under his guidance, we walked up the stairs and talked while walking, but we didn't feel tired.
The gate of Zipeng Mountain is a palace-style building with three columns and four doors, which is quite magnificent. There is a plaque of "the first famous mountain in Luyang" and three couplets on the gate. The middle couplet is "Purple gas comes from the east to the jungle for a long time; Pengshan West went to crowdfunding. " Students told us that the first letter of the couplet is embedded with the word "Zipeng Mountain", and the meaning of "jungle" in the couplet is a pun, one refers to the dense forest of Zipeng Mountain, and the other refers to the Buddhist temple. The other two couplets are: "to entertain the eyes and watch the mountains and repair bamboo;" Listen to the apricot rain, the wind, the bell of Bai Fan, "the meeting of the Huaijun hometown;" The wonders of the sea are bright pearls. "The couplets are meaningful, the handwriting is vigorous and flying, and friends even praise the top grade.
Walking along the mountain road, the first thing you see is "Fairy Lake". The lake is crystal clear and the water quality is excellent. This is a natural bathing beach and water park. Hundreds of meters away from the lake, it is a "Buddhist Garden" scenic spot. Beifangmen sits west to east, surrounded by a pair of stone lions, and many lifelike Buddha statues are carved or shaped on the mountains on both sides. Go through the stone tablet and walk along the winding mountain road, and you will soon reach the "Xilu Temple".
There is a masson pine tree in front of Xilu Temple, which is more than ten feet high. This tree is old and thick, pointing to the sky, and the branches on the top of the tree are like a peacock with a "open screen". There is a ginkgo tree on the left side of the Buddhist temple, with a height of 10 meters. In addition to the slightly tilted trunk, which is slightly old, it also has dense leaves and branches that support the sky. The students said that this ginkgo tree has a history of more than 500 years and is called a "living fossil". Xilu Temple is surrounded by pine and cypress, with towering ancient trees and a quiet and beautiful environment. The "Wanghulou" next to the temple is the tallest building in Xilu Temple. Climb the stairs to see Dayan Bay. Looking at the vast Chaohu Lake, Fan Zhonggong boarded Yueyang Tower, "relaxed and happy, bringing wine to the wind, and making people happy".
Xilu Temple is the most important building in Zipeng Mountain. Students told us that when Li Dian, a famous soldier of the Three Kingdoms, was guarding Luzhou, he built a temple on the top of the mountain to worship his seventh ancestor, Li Ling, which was converted into Xilu Temple in the Tang Dynasty. Because of the war, it was abolished many times. In the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, monks in Cheng Jing, Rong Jian and Tong Yuan each had a major renovation in the late Qing Dynasty. According to the Records of Zipeng Mountain, during the Tongzhi period, monks in Tong Yuan built 124 temples, including five mountain gates, four statues of heavenly kings, fifteen Tibetan temples, a wooden tower and ten heavenly kings. Together with the Great Buddha Hall, Back Hall, Palace, Zen Hall and Kannonji, the Bagua Pavilion, Bell Tower Pavilion, Tibetan Scripture Building, Liao Fang, Tonggong Tower and Wanghulou on the second floor can be said to be magnificent. There are many cultural relics in the temple, the most precious of which is said to be Su Dongpo's relic "Fang Yan Song", and a statue of "Buddha III" is enshrined in the Buddhist temple. Looking back at that time, incense was at its peak and pilgrims were varied. Xilu Temple is indeed a famous temple in Anhui.
Out of Xilu Temple, turn to the southeast, and you will arrive at the "Fairy Cave". Here, grotesque rocks, statues, dogs and cows seem to be real and fascinating. The "Fairy Cave" is connected by two caves and has always been a must for tourists to visit Zipeng Mountain. The ancients had poems praising the "grotesque green cliffs" here. They were born in caves and lived in fairy homes. Roses are falling with the wind, and the mouth of the cave is misty and rainy. "Vivid description, into the scene into the mood, great chanting ancient interest.
There is an ancient tomb under the "Fairy Cave", which is the tomb of Li Dian, the general of the Three Kingdoms. Imagine how heroic Li Dian was in those days. Hundreds of soldiers guarded Luzhou and wrote a poem. Baiyun Cang dog, the world is cold, now sleeps at the foot of the mountain, watching the changes of the world, knowing that it is time to smile at the prosperous spring under the heroic spring.
By the way, starting from Li Dian's tomb, not far away, there grows an "ancient elm tree with dragon neck" with annual rings of more than 500, and then more than a mile south from the "ancient elm tree with dragon neck", which is Baiyun Temple.
Baiyun Temple, formerly known as Zhenglong Temple, was built in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, with a history of more than 1000 years. According to legend, Su Song Dongpo once took refuge here when he was demoted, and left a giant inkstone one foot two inches long and seven inches wide here. When Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he searched for this giant inkstone in order to find Su Dongpo's remains. He once came here and changed the "Qingliu Temple" into "Baiyun Temple". "Baiyun Temple" is located on the "Thousand Words Mountain". "qianzi Mountain" is only half a meter lower than "Zipeng Mountain", also known as "Gantong Mountain" and "qianzi Mountain", as evidenced by the stone tablets in the Qing Qianlong, Jiaqing and Republic of China periods. "Qianzi Mountain" has two peaks, with rugged rocks and dense pine trees.