Ge Hong, a native of A Jin, once worked as an alchemist in Baiyun Mountain and wrote the Taoist masterpiece Bao Puzi.
In Nanliang, the Zen master Jingtai came here to build a temple, which was the earliest temple in Baiyun Mountain, and left a scene of "Jingtai monk returning", which was one of the eight old scenes in Yangcheng.
After the Tang and Song Dynasties, Du Fu, Su Shi, Han Yu and other literati climbed high to recite poems, and their poems and songs contained feelings in things, which became valuable historical and spiritual wealth in Lingnan.
Among the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Baiyun Mountain ranks third: "Learn from Li Anquan, return to Jingtai monks, and have a night view of Baiyun". In the late Qing Dynasty, there were ancient temples such as Baiyun Temple, Shuangxi Temple, Nengren Temple and Maitreya Temple, as well as places of interest such as Baishan Fairy Hall, Pearl and Baihua Tomb. [2]
China's modern revolutionary anti-French, Sino-Japanese War and other figures have also left footprints here.
1938 10, the Japanese invaded, Guangzhou fell, and all the cultural relics and hills of Baiyun Mountain were destroyed.
By the time of liberation, only the "Tiannan First Peak" archway and broken walls in some monasteries were left.
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After liberation, the Guangzhou Municipal Government organized the masses to plant trees extensively, built a reservoir 10, opened up the north-south road, and built a park in the north of the mountain, a villa and a Shuangxi hotel, which reproduced the lush and vibrant landscape of Baiyun Mountain.
After liberation, it was under the jurisdiction of the Forestry Department of National Sun Yat-sen University.
1958 Guangzhou Baiyun Mountain Construction Management Office was established with the approval of Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, and it belongs to Guangzhou Bureau of Landscape Architecture.
After 1958, Peak Park and Beishan Park were opened, with pavilions, villas, Shuangxi Villa and Songtao Courtyard. Huang Po Cave Reservoir, Mingzhu Lou Reservoir, Dajinzhong Reservoir, Luhu Park, Guangzhou Forest of Steles, Yuntai Garden and Mingquanju Resort have been developed.
After the construction of successive Guangzhou municipal governments, the Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area Administration was established.
At the early stage of socialist construction, Zhu De, Dong, Guo Moruo and other revolutionaries of the older generation left inscriptions. Premier Zhou Enlai and Vice Premier Chen Yi were known as the "Diaoyutai in the South" and presided over state affairs.
In 1960s and 1980s, Baiyun Mountain was named as one of the "New Eight Scenery of Yangcheng" with "White Clouds and Songtao" and "Yunshan Splendid" respectively.
1February, 1986, a cable car with a length of1672m was built.
1989 10 The largest natural birdcage in China was built in the valley of the top of the mountain in the spring, with an area of12500m2. [3]
1992, Guangzhou Municipal Government invested in the new Guangzhou Forest of Steles, and 1994 was opened to the outside world.
1996 65438+1October 22nd, Guangzhou Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area Administration was established with the approval of Guangzhou Municipal Organization Committee, and was under the centralized management of the Municipal Administration Bureau and the Municipal Bureau of Landscape Architecture.
In the institutional reform of Guangzhou municipal government in 20001,the Guangzhou Municipal Organization Committee made it clear once again that Guangzhou Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area Administration is a municipal deputy bureau-level institution, which is managed by the Municipal Bureau of Landscape Architecture and is responsible for the management and administrative law enforcement of Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area. The Administration has seven functional offices, including office, forest greening department, planning and construction department, tourism business department, planning and finance department, security department, armed forces department (co-located) and political department (discipline inspection commission office, supervision office and its co-located).
1In May 1996, Guangzhou Planning Bureau organized and compiled the Master Plan of Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area in Guangzhou, which was reviewed by Guangdong Provincial People's Government in February 2006 and the State Council in June 2009.