Hall
The main hall was an existing Buddhist temple in the Yunyan Zen Temple in Tiger Hill. It was a place to promote Zen and was arranged in the way of the Hinayana Sect. Walking down the hall, there were a total of fifty-three steps. There was a saying,"Fifty-three ginseng, visit the Buddha."”In other words, no matter which step you walked on, or which level of the steps, you could see the Bodhisattva in the middle when you turned around.
It was said that Shancai wanted to become a Buddha. He knelt down to every master for advice, but he failed after praying to fifty-two masters. Later, he was enlightened by Manjushri Bodhisattva and worshipped Guanyin Bodhisattva as his master. Finally, he became a Buddha, which happened to be the fifty-third master.
The shadow of the pine tree on the desk
One of the ten sceneries of Tiger Hill,"Shadow of Pine on the Book Platform", originated from the residence of Yin Hejing, a famous Confucian scholar in the Song Dynasty,"Sanwei Zhai","Hejing Reading Platform","Hejing Temple" and "Hejing Academy". His room was named "Sanwei Zhai", which originated from the Analects of Confucius,"A gentleman has three fears: Fear of destiny, fear of adults, fear of the words of saints.”Yin Wei often read quietly beside the pine forest rock on the west side of his room. Later generations called it "Hejing Reading Platform".
Looking at Dongping overlooking, hills and forests rise and fall, trees reach the sky, lush and green; Looking up to the south, the Tiger Hill Pagoda stood on the top of the mountain. Looking to the north, there was a clear water with sparkling waves. The Moon Pavilion on the shore in the distance was reflected in the water and could be seen clearly.
After touring Tiger Hill Mountain, they rode their horses to Qiandeng Ancient Town.
Three Bridges Inviting the Moon
The three bridges were built in tandem, each presenting different characteristics. The small bridge on the east side was called Fangjingbang Bridge, which was named after the river. The three-hole stone arch bridge across Shangshupu in the middle is Hengsheng Bridge, which means to rise step by step. There was a small and exquisite wooden bridge on the west bank. The three bridges had a beautiful name, called " Three Bridges Inviting the Moon."
Qin Feng Pagoda
Qin Feng Pagoda, also known as Sakyamuni Pagoda, was located on the west bank of Shangshupu in Qiandeng Town. It was built in the second year of Liang Tianjian in the Southern Dynasty. Wang Shu, a villager, donated his house. Monk Congyi opened the mountain and built Boruo Temple. Wang Jue, a villager, donated his house to expand the foundation of the temple and built this pagoda. Therefore, it is located in the south of Qinzhu Mountain, named Qinfeng Pagoda. In the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu of Song Dynasty, Prajna Temple was changed into Yanfu Zen Temple, and Qinfeng Pagoda was rebuilt.
Sakyamuni Nirvana Statue
Sakyamuni's Nirvana Statue was carved from precious Burmese white jade. The jade material was a complete piece of pure natural jade material. According to the natural shape of the jade material, it was carefully designed and carved by the craftsmen of pure virtue and high skill for two years. The Buddha statue was thirty feet long, about ten feet high, and nearly five feet wide. Its body proportions were even. The whole body of the jade Buddha was inlaid with more than 1,500 red, blue, amethyst gems and jade. The clothes and lotus platform were made of gold, and the colored parts were painted with natural stone colors.
qinwang mountain
Qin Wangshan was the witness to the history of Qiandeng. When Wu Shoumeng was a pirate, he often came to harass them, so he built a beacon tower on Qinzhu Mountain in the west of Qiandeng Puxi. " The Qin Pillar Mountain is only two fathoms high and less than an acre of mound." Qin Shihuang once climbed the beacon tower of this mountain to offer sacrifices to the sea, so Qin Zhu Mountain was renamed Qin Wang Mountain.
Shaoqing Court
Shaoqing Garden was located in the east of Qiandeng, north of Shaoqing Road in the township. It was the site of Liangzhu culture in the Neoliths.
Shiban Street
Stone Street, which ran through the ancient town from the north to the south and connected to various branches in the shape of a centipede. It was three miles long, and the main street was one and a half miles long. It was paved with more than two thousand long strips of granite. There were wide and deep sewers under the stone slabs, which were connected to the river ports and river banks in the ancient town. Therefore, even if it rained heavily, the stone street would never accumulate water. It would dry up as soon as it cleared up.
Yanfu Temple
In the second year of Liang Tianjian, it was donated by Wang Shushe, a native of Qiandeng Town, and named Yanfu Temple. In the second year of Tianfu of Wu and Yue, it was given the title of "Boruo Temple". In the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu of Song Dynasty, it was renamed Yanfu Temple. Wang Jue, who used to be the county chief clerk, gave up his residence to expand the temple. The temple was magnificent and the people of Jiangnan came to worship it.
After visiting Qiandeng Ancient Town, they arrived at Xishan.
The Ninth Cave in the World
Linwu Mountain was located in the southeast of Xishan Town. According to historical records, the Great Yu had left his footprints here as early as during the flood control period. The Records of Wu recorded that there was Dongting Lake 130 miles west of the county.
The King of Wu sent his father-in-law Ling Wei into the cave, but he couldn't finish it after 17 days because he got the Book of Yu." Linwu Cave was known as the " Ninth Cave in the World ", commonly known as Dragon Cave. It was located in Zhenxia Village, east of West Mountain. Taoist relics such as golden dragons, jade slips, and statues of the Tang Dynasty were unearthed in Linwu Cave. An ancient poem praised: "A mountain flying in Taihu Lake, thousands of beauties hidden in the forest house cave."
Daoyin Garden was located on the south side of Linwu Cave. It was also known as Unhindered Abode. It was the seclusion place of Li Mi, a monk of the Song Dynasty. He had been the prefect of Pingjiang for less than two months before he was dismissed. He built a garden and lived in seclusion, calling his residence "Dao Yin Garden". His "Record of Dao Yin Garden" was carved at the entrance of the forest house.
Umehai in the forest house
With the forest house as the center, there were thousands of acres of plum trees around the mountain. Since ancient times, the forest house had been a place to admire plum blossoms. Since the Tang Dynasty, it had left a deep historical trace of plum blossoms. There were red plum blossoms, green plum blossoms, and white plum blossoms here. Every time the plum blossoms bloomed, thousands of acres of plum blossoms would be covered in a vast expanse of white, like snow or the sea. The scene was extremely spectacular.
Shigong Mountain
Shigong Mountain was a mountain peak in the southeast corner of West Mountain Town. It was ranked first among the eight scenic spots of West Mountain. It faced water on three sides, with beautiful rocks and lush cypresses. There used to be two strange stones on Shigong Mountain. The one hunched like an old man was Shigong, and the other was Shipo. The two of them stood shoulder to shoulder and looked at each other. It was said that they missed their aunt and aunt across the lake day and night. The name of Shi Gong was obtained from this.
Shigong Mountain was located in the southeast corner of the West Mountain. Because there was a huge Taihu Rock in front of the mountain, it was named "Shigong". " There are tribes gathered in the stone, and Taihu Lake is the first." The famous Flower Stone Gang of the Song Dynasty was collected here, and left behind relics such as the " Cloud Barrier ".
Broken Mountain Pavilion was square in shape. The pillars of the pavilion were engraved with a couplet written by the famous calligrapher Fei Xinwo," When mountains meet people, the sky will float together with the water." There was also a poem by the ancient Zhang Pengchong in the pavilion: "The stone board is quiet and curved, and the lonely pavilion looks down on it." There are no four walls beside the sky, and I drink the moonlight by the lake.”
Legend has it that when the pavilion was built, a group of cranes flew from the Crane Pavilion on Xizi Lake. When they saw the green mountains and clear waters, they rested for the night, so the pavilion was named "Crane". The couplet on the pillar of the pavilion,"The rainbow flies and the clouds fall, and the crane dances in the mirror", is a famous painter, Wu. It's written in wood. The pavilion was located on a dangerous rock and had an extraordinary aura. Behind the pavilion was an ancient cypress tree, vigorous and upright. At the foot of the cliff was the Crane Pond.
yuwang temple
Yu Wang Temple was a temple built by the people of Xishan to commemorate Yu the Great, who had rendered meritorious service in controlling the flood. Yu Wang Temple had a long history. According to historical records, it was first built in the Liang Dynasty. Yu Wang Temple occupied more than 20 acres.
The ancient Yuwang Temple not only displayed its artistic beauty in its ingenuity and exquisiteness, but also reflected its image beauty in its integration with the natural environment. The grandeur of its aura and its long history could be said to be the best in Taihu Lake.
After touring the West Mountain, it was already late at night. They rode back to the inn together.
Li Shishi poured some tea and said to Qiao Feng,"Big Brother Qiao, the past few days of sightseeing in Hangzhou City and Gusu City have really broadened our horizons. It's really unforgettable. The scenery in these places we went to is very beautiful.”
"Yes, I rarely come to Hangzhou City and Gusu City. These few days, I've been visiting these places with you. I've also experienced a lot. The scenery in these places is really beautiful. West Lake, Xixi, Yangcheng Lake, these places with water are even more beautiful.”Qiao Feng continued the topic.
"Today is April 11th, it's time for that again!"”
Qiao Feng said," During the day, we rode horses together to see the beautiful scenery of Gusu City. It was really a kind of enjoyment. It was really the joy of family!”
"Where are we going tomorrow?”Li Shishi asked again.
"I'm going to Wuxi tomorrow. It's closer to Gusu. I'll go directly on horseback tomorrow. There's no need to bring luggage or find an inn!”Qiao Feng replied.
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