Early the next morning, they got up and prepared to continue touring Gusu City. First, they came to Tiger Hill.
sword pool
The Sword Pool was one of the two most famous scenic spots in Tiger Hill. There were three reasons why it was called the Sword Pool: Secondly, it is said that there were 3,000 swords of Bian Zhu and Yu Chang buried with King Helu of Wu, so it was named after him. Thirdly, it was said that Qin Shihuang and Sun Quan had come here to dig swords, and the Sword Pool was dug by them.
Actually, the Sword Pool was formed naturally. The Sword Pool could be said to be the most mysterious place in Tiger Hill. It was said that the opening of the tomb of King He Lu of Wu was here. Beside the round cave door, there were four big characters engraved with the words "Tiger Hill Sword Pool". It was originally written by the only son of Yan Zhenqing, a great calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. The stone wall inside the round cave was engraved with the words "Wind Valley Cloud Spring", which was said to have been written by Mi Fu, one of the four great calligraphers of the Song Dynasty. On the left wall of the cliff, there were two characters in seal script,"Sword Pool", which was said to have been written by Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher.
Tiger Hill Pagoda
Tiger Hill Pagoda was the second of the two most famous scenic spots in Tiger Hill. The Tiger Hill Pagoda was the second leaning tower in the world. It was built in the sixth year of Xiande of the Zhou Dynasty after the Five Dynasties and was built in Xinyou of the second year of Jianlong of the Song Dynasty. This pagoda had seven floors and eight sides. It was 160 feet tall and tilted north-northeast. This pagoda was the earliest pagoda in Jiangnan. It was a large-scale and exquisitely constructed pagoda.
Tomb of the True Mother
At the end of the path leading up the mountain in front of Tiger Hill was Gu Zhenniang's tomb. Zhen Niang's original name was Hu Ruizhen, a northerner. Her parents died when she was young. During the An Lushan Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, she fled to Suzhou with her relatives. Unfortunately, during her escape, she fell into a brothel outside Suzhou's Chang Gate-"Leyun Pavilion". Although she was a brothel woman, she kept her purity as jade. She only accompanied the guests in singing, dancing, painting, and calligraphy. She was a stunning beauty in Suzhou.
At that time, there was a rich man in Gusu City called Wang Yinxiang. He bribed the brothel keeper with a large sum of money in an attempt to stay at True Mother's place. True Mother knew that it was difficult to escape this time. In order to maintain her chastity, she hanged herself. This shocked Wang Yinxiang greatly, so he built this tomb for Zhen Niang and swore that he would never marry again in this life.
Many scholars sympathized with Zhen Niang and wrote poems on her tomb. Zhen Niang also had a place in history. She was as famous as Su Xiaoxiao, another famous prostitute in Hangzhou, and was known as the "Fragrant Soul".
Hanhan Spring
There was a beautiful legend about Han Han Spring. Han Han was a famous eminent monk in the Liang Dynasty. At that time, he had bad eyes and suffered from eye disease, which was called " Cataracts ". The abbot of Tiger Hill Mountain took pity on him and took him as a water fetching monk. However, the road to fetch water was very long. Once, he passed by here to carry water. He felt tired and sat here to rest.
It fell asleep unknowingly. In its dream, it dreamed that an eminent monk told it that there was a spring here that led to the sea. After waking up, it touched the ground with both hands and felt some moss here. It thought that there must be water underground if there was moss.
So he used a carrying pole to carry water and dug here. After digging for about 49 days, a spring finally gushed out and cured Han Han's eyes. Because this well was dug by him, it was named " Han Han Spring."
sword-testing stone
The "Sword-testing Stone" was on the east side of the stone path to the top of the mountain. It was said that during the Spring and Autumn Period, King He Lu of Wu, in order to dominate the world, summoned the most famous swordsmiths of that time, Gan Jiang Mo Xie and his wife, to forge a sword for him.
On the day of the deadline, he came to Tiger Hill with the Moxie sword and presented it to He Lu. To test the sharpness of his sword, He Lu raised his sword at the stone and cut it in half. This was the legend of the sword-testing stone. In fact, this stone was a typical volcanic tuff. After a long time of weathering, it formed a large crack along the crack, like a sword.
Two Immortals Pavilion
The Two Immortals Pavilion was originally built in the Song Dynasty. There were two stone tablets in the pavilion, each carved with two immortals, one was Chen Tuan, the other was Lu Dongbin. It was said that one day, these two great immortals were playing chess here. A woodcutter saw them and came over to watch them play chess. After watching a game of chess, he returned home, but no one knew him. Later, people guessed from his clothes that he was a person from thousands of years ago.
There was a saying," Immortals play a game of chess for thousands of years." There were two couplets in the pavilion."The dream in the dream is not a dream, but the essence in the essence is the essence.”
Thousand Man Stone
It was also known as the 'Thousand People Seat'. At the end of the mountain road was the main scenic spot of Tiger Hill. The old annals say,"There are thousands of people sitting under the lecture, so it is named."”"Wu Di Ji" said: "Tiger Hill spring stone, its best sword pool, thousands of people sit.”"Wujun Annals" said: "The place where Sheng Gong preached the scriptures was covered with large stones that covered several acres. The height was as high as a knife, which was not found in other mountains.”There are three seal characters engraved on the stone, which were written by Hu Zuanzong.
It was said that after the death of King He Lu of Wu, his son Fu Chai buried his father in Tiger Hill Mountain. However, after the tomb was built, Fu Chai thought that many people knew the location of his father's tomb. If one day they were short of money, it was very likely that they would come together to rob the tomb.
Therefore, he came up with a cunning plan. One day, he gathered more than 1,000 craftsmen, invited them to drink and watch the crane dance. When it was late at night, when they were all drunk, he ordered his soldiers to kill all the more than 1,000 people. It was said that their blood had dyed the stone red. Every rainy day or cloudy day, the stone would be especially red.
This stone was still red. Of course, it was not the blood of the ancient craftsmen. Because the rock in Tiger Hill was acidic rhyolite, its stone was originally red.
West Stream Surrounded by Emerald
Xixi Huancui was one of the ten historical sceneries of Tiger Hill. It was originally the ancestral hall of Mr. Lu Guimeng in Tang Gaoshifu, Huancui Pavilion, Qingfeng Pavilion, Guizi Pavilion, Douyachi and other scenic spots,"Mirror Stage Yunmeng" ancient stage, which provided a suitable place for folk performances in the future flower festival. In front of the stage, a group of rockery piled up by thousands of tons of wild mountain stones was built, which was in line with the Tiger Hill Mountain system.
Wanjing Villa
Wanjing Villa had gathered more than 600 pots of Su Sect's exquisite bonsai, covering an area of 25 acres. There were mainly two display areas for tree stump bonsai and water stone bonsai. Su Sect's bonsai was an important branch of bonsai. The Su style of bonsai began in the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Toushanmen
Tiger Hill was known as the " No. 1 scenic spot in Wuzhong." Su Dongpo, the great writer of the Song Dynasty, once said," It would be a pity not to visit Tiger Hill in Suzhou." The original name of Tiger Hill was Ocean Surging Mountain. In ancient times, this place was a vast ocean with green islands standing tall. Among them, Tiger Hill was the shortest. Whenever the tide rose and fell, Tiger Hill would be floating and looming. Therefore, it was called Ocean Surging Mountain.
There was a stone tablet of " Ocean Surge " on the square of the main gate just now. The four big words " Ocean Surge " on the wall of the main gate indicated that Tiger Hill was originally an island in the sea.
It was said that during the Spring and Autumn Period, King Helu of Wu was injured in a battle with the State of Yue's Xie Li and died soon after. A few days after his death, his son buried him in Tiger Hill. It was said that three days after his burial, a white tiger squatted on the mountain, so it was renamed Tiger Hill Mountain. The first gate had yellow walls, which meant that there must be a temple inside Tiger Hill. To be precise, there was Tiger Hill inside the temple because the entire mountain was hidden in the temple, which was very different from other Buddhist temples.
Zhishuang Pavilion
The Cool Pavilion, also known as the Tiger Pavilion, was located at the highest point of the mountain to the southwest of the Tiger Hill Pagoda. It was formerly known as the Little Five. It was named after the poem "The refreshing air of the four mountains comes from the west day and night".
Yubei Pavilion
The Imperial Stele Pavilion was located in the courtyard of the pagoda, behind the Hall of Great Strength. It was called the Imperial Book Pavilion.
Yulan Mountain House
The house on Yulan Mountain was on the Pavilion of Secrets to the north of Tiger Hill. There was an old Yulan tree, which was very ancient and famous in Wuzhong. It was said that it was transplanted from Fujian.
Shenggong Platform
Sheng Gong was a famous eminent monk in the Jin Dynasty of China, Zhu Daosheng. He mainly elaborated on the Nirvana Sutra, preaching that "the sea of bitterness is boundless, turn back to the shore, put down the butcher's knife, and become Buddha on the spot" and "all living beings have Buddha nature".
However, he was not accepted by the old school and was ostracized. He was banished from the capital, so he traveled everywhere to Tiger Hill and lectured here. At that time, there were many people listening to his lecture. When he talked about how all evil people could become Buddhas, one of the stones suddenly nodded slightly to him, as if to say,"I understand."”
This stone was the nodding stone in the pool. It was winter at that time, but the white lotus flowers in the pool were competing to bloom, and the pool water was also full. Therefore, there were sayings such as " born with full pool water, born with empty pool water " and " born with justice, the stubborn stone nods, and the white lotus flowers bloom ".
Clouds in the tea fragrance
Clouds in Tea Fragrance was located in the northwest of Tiger Hill Mountain. There were a few houses with tea trees planted all around. It was quiet and elegant. It had an indissolvable bond with Tiger Hill's famous historical tea, Baiyun Tea. Du Fu's poem said,"The heart of the water does not compete, and the clouds are late." Lu Yanrang of the Tang Dynasty wrote a poem in the Pine Temple,"When the tea is fragrant, the spring in the stream is stirred."
Little Wudang
Little Wudang was a stone archway with three gates and four pillars. There was a stone bridge in front, a bluestone archway in the middle, and a group of lake rocks and rockery behind it. The stone bridge was called Little Wudang Bridge, also known as Zhonghe Bridge. There was originally a Zhonghe Well, and the words "Wu Fen Chu Sheng" were engraved on the forehead of the square. Wudang Mountain was one of the famous mountains in the sea. It was located in Jun County, Hubei Province. It used to belong to the Chu State. It was famous for its deep scenery and magnificent Taoist temples.
The rockery behind the memorial archway was naturally stacked and had a strange appearance. The largest rock was more than ten feet high. There was a stone Guanyin Cave between the rockery, commonly known as "Ocean Tide Guanyin". The ancient cave was still there, but the Buddha statue no longer existed.
Sun Wuzi Pavilion
Sun Wuzi Pavilion was built on top of a mound to the east of the Thousand People Stone. It was built to commemorate Sun Wu, the general of King Helu of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period. Sun Wu was a famous military strategist in China. The Art of War written by him was the ancestor of the world's military books. Sun Wu strictly enforced the law, and the King of Wu also prioritized national affairs, so he respected Sun Wu even more. The pavilion that we saw was called Sun Wuzi Pavilion. It was built in memory of Sun Wu.
Ruins of the Stone Guanyin Hall
Song Tiansheng years, Huzhou Zang Kui Zang Ning brothers served their parents for ten years as if a day. Zang Kui became ill from overwork and was short of money. He chanted the name of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. At night, he dreamed that a man in white was pricking his ears, and his illness was immediately cured.
Zang Kui was good at painting, and Zang Ning was good at carving. The two of them vowed to carve a statue of Guanyin, but they did not know the exact appearance. One day, Zang Kui dreamed of a white-clothed immortal. When he woke up, he quickly recalled that the portrait of the great man was delicate, kind, and amiable. He was fit and healthy, and his expression was solemn. It was called the Dream Guanyin.
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