According to legend, a long time ago, the top of the mountain was often filled with Yue Xian, surrounded by Cai Feng's green driving, and immortals from all walks of life came in an endless stream. Playing chess on the top of the mountain was always inseparable, regardless of the outcome, so the Antarctic fairy was invited to come and judge, and it turned into stone over time. Up to now, there are still statues of the Nine Immortals and stone chessboards on the summit, hence the name "Fairy Chess Table", or xianrentai for short.
Xianrentai, 708.3 meters above sea level, is the highest peak in Qian Shan Scenic Area. There are temples and Taoist temples such as Da 'anji, Zhonghui Temple, Xiangyan Temple and Wulong Palace at the foot of the mountain, and there are mountain roads leading to xianrentai from different directions. The peak of the steep rock in xianrentai enters the cloud surface, and the peak is like a snake's back, running northeast and southwest, 20 meters long and 5 meters wide. It is a kind of coarse-grained granite. The west, south and north sides of the summit are ravines and deep streams. If you lean down and look down, it's really scary. Only the east side has a road leading to the top of the mountain. There is a huge stone pillar on the top of the mountain, which is quadrangular, 7 meters high and about 25 meters in diameter. It is shaped like a goose head, so it is called Goose Head Peak. According to legend, this is the place where Ding transformed cranes. According to Tao Yuanming's Epilogue to Finding God, Ding Zaishan, a magistrate in Liaoyang, learned Taoism. A thousand years later, cranes flew back to Liaodong and xianrentai. Yue Xian was often used to lure people into the mountains to learn Taoism. There are three seal characters "xianrentai" engraved on the cliff of Goutoufeng, which were carved in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty.
Second, the tourist attractions:
Standing in this xianrentai, you can enjoy the rare beauty of watching the Bohai Sea, the sunrise, the breeze, the clouds and the lotus flowers. Looking west, there is a plain at the foot, only180km away from the Bohai Sea. When the sky is crisp, you can vaguely see the waves of the Bohai Sea and the small white sails on the sea. If you board this xianrentai before dawn, you will see the sunrise. Watching the sunrise in xianrentai, the sun comes out of the mountains, not rising gradually, but jumping out, which is very different from the sunrise at sea. On the immortal stage, you can clearly hear the sound of pine trees, just like the waves. The terrain here is relatively high, and there are already clouds flowing under your feet. After standing for a long time, you will feel that you are walking and drifting. Standing here and looking around, you can have a panoramic view of all the peaks in Qian Shan, and let people really realize what it's like to spend a few flowers in the sky.
Xianrentai Scenic Area has many places of interest and a long history. Five Zen forests, Zhonghui, Daan, Xiang Yan and three temples are all built in the scenic area. More than ten Taoist temples, including Wulong Palace, Chaoyang Palace, Taihe Palace, Dongji Palace, Tai 'an Palace, Doulao Palace, Sage Palace, Jionji, Shilong Temple, Muyu Temple and Hongguan Temple, which were built in the Qing Dynasty, are all distributed in this area, with nearly 100 famous scenic spots. Zhonghui Temple has a memorial archway, a heaven and earth building, a Buddhist temple and a back pavilion. The rhinoceros looks at the moon, the god of wealth appears, Guanyin hangs upside down, conch peak, mirage, dripping thunder, swordfish, Gaby peak, golden bottle peak, stone pile arhat and so on.
Third, the travel guide:
Tickets: 30 yuan;
Opening hours: open all day;
Best tourist season:
In spring and autumn, the mountain flowers are brilliant and the spring is beautiful;
In autumn, the maple leaves on the mountain are red, which is a rare beauty.