Guiping Xishan Scenic Area is located in the urban area of ??Guiping in the southeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is mainly composed of Xishan scenic spots 1 km outside the city, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Jintian Uprising Site, Taiping Mountain Animal and Plant Nature Reserve, and Bauhinia Mountain. It is a collection of large-scale scenic spots consisting of Zhuang Village Yao Village style, Tiannan Fudi Cave Tianluo Congyan and Baishi Cave Sky, Madong Lychee Township and Xunzhou Ancient City scenery, Tropic of Cancer sign and other scenic spots. The total area is about 2000 square kilometers.
Guiping Xishan is famous for its "strange rocks, beautiful trees, fragrant tea and sweet springs". The peaks are rugged, with tens or even hundreds of cubic meters of boulders stacked on top of each other. There are rugged rocks and winding stone paths. Towering stone trees, lush greenery, and magnificent natural landscape. Xishan tea is well-known, fragrant and delicious, and is sold to various places. Quan Gan has always been praised by the world. In recent years, people have used high-quality Ruquan water to brew a lot of luscious nectar, including Ruquan wine known as "Guangxi Moutai" and "Monk Guo Lu" containing various trace mineral elements that are beneficial to the human body. The drink is sweet and refreshing. Every midsummer, there are bamboo tubes beside Ruquan for passers-by to get water and drink. It is a great pleasure to scoop up a tube of spring water and sip it slowly. It is known as a unique experience in Xishan.
To the west of Guiping City is part of the Longshan Mountains in central Guangxi, known as the "Cradle of Ruquan". Because of the Mesozoic granite in this area, groundwater is attached to the cracks in the rock mass and accumulates to form springs. This kind of spring water has high density of water molecules and large surface tension, and contains a special physical phenomenon. It is said that only the Hupao Spring in Kangzhou can rival it. Someone once performed a performance: until 113 coins were put in, the water swelled at the mouth of the cup. It's like bread, but it doesn't overflow, breaking the rule of "overflowing when full". Everyone who saw this special physical phenomenon was amazed. The local people are even more proud. There is a Cai Tea tune in Guiping that praises Ruquan: "Hua Stone, Hua Stone, Ruquan water, Xishan tea. Do not tell this to lay people, who will become monks after hearing it."
In On top of a huge granite boulder, there is a wonderful tree with exposed roots, and its roots are intertwined on the stone. Under the boulder is the word "Ruquan", which was written by the ancients. The spring is about 1 meter deep and never dries up in winter or overflows in summer. According to "Xunzhou Prefecture Chronicles", Ruquan is "as clear and crisp as Hangzhou Longjing, but even sweeter than it. Sometimes juice spurts out, as white as milk, so it is named Ruquan." Modern scientific tests have confirmed that this phenomenon is caused by radon gas. . When radon gas erupts with spring water very quickly, a milky white phenomenon appears.
Xishan Scenic Area has a long history. It was originally a Buddhist resort and still retains relatively complete Buddhist buildings and temples, such as Longhua Temple, Li Gong Temple, Xishi Temple, Ruquan Pavilion and Feige. Scholars from past dynasties have left more than 4,000 poems and couplets praising Xishan.
Four Wonders of Xishan
Lin Xiu: The jungle in Xishan is as lush as the sea, with a forest coverage rate of 98%, more than 130,000 mature trees, and a timber accumulation of 17,000 cubic meters. . The main tree species are pine, banyan tree, camphor tree and fishtail sunflower, which are known as the "four major families" of Xishan Jungle. There are more than 500 ancient pines, ancient banyan trees and ancient camphor trees that are more than two to three hundred years old. On the right side of Xishi Temple, there are several rare Albizia Julibrissin trees in Guangxi. They are towering trees and are the pillars of the building. Someone in "Travel Magazine" published in 1943 said that the dense shade of Xishan Mountain covers the sky, "It is very similar to the Yunqi Bamboo Path in Hangzhou, and like Feilaifeng Road in Lingyin Temple, but there are many types of trees and their postures are strange." , and much better than Lingyin.”
Shiqi: The stones on the West Mountain are biotite granite, which was formed in the early Mesozoic Era about 180 million years ago. There are chessboard stones that look like a stone platform, and there are flying stones that come from nowhere. Some are like mountains rising from the ground, and some are like tigers crouching on the roadside. The Liyin Cave is made up of three huge stones supporting each other. Yaowengyan is a cave naturally formed by a sudden depression on the side of a mountain-like boulder. As Master Juzan said in the article "Western Mountains in Guiping": "Even the stones (of the Western Mountains) are more interesting than Feilaifeng (of the West Lake in Hangzhou), as if they are arranged in a variety of strange and well-intentioned ways." It is no exaggeration. .
Quangan: There is Ruquan on the side of Longhua Temple. This is an ancient spring with a width and depth of about 1 meter. It never exhausts in the east and never overflows in summer. Maintain a certain water level and a water temperature of 22-22 degrees Celsius all year round. "Xunzhou Prefecture Chronicles" said that this spring is as clear and clear as the Dragon Well in Hangzhou, but as sweet as it is. From time to time, juice spurts out, as white as milk, so it is called Ruquan. Ruquan water is clear and contains very few impurities. It is a rare natural soft water.
Spring water contains a lot of natural oxygen. This oxygen can react chemically with impurities in tea and wine, volatilizing the impurities. Therefore, the tea brewed with Ruquan water is particularly fragrant, and the wine brewed with Ruquan water is particularly mellow.
Tea aroma: Xishan has abundant rainfall, abundant sunshine, fertile springs and fertile soil. Tea trees began to be planted on the mountain as early as the Tang Dynasty. By the Ming Dynasty, Xishan tea had already enjoyed a high reputation in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan and other places. The "Guiping County Chronicle" of the Republic of China records: Xishan tea is grown under the Guanyin Rock of the Chessboard Stone Ruquan Well in the Xishan Mountains. The low plants are scattered, with green leaves spread out. The roots absorb the chalcedony, and the leaves reflect the pier. Therefore, it tastes sweet and has a fragrant smell. It is a good place to avoid the summer heat. In the Zen room on the ground, he boiled it with Ruquan water and threw it away for three buckets of worldly dust, but he couldn't catch it in Hangzhou Longjing.
New Eight Scenic Spots of Xishan
Linghu Lake: Go straight ahead after entering the mountain gate, about half a mile, there is a beautiful artificial lake on the right. This is the Xishan Reservoir built in 1954, also known as Linghu Lake. The blue waves on the lake are rippling, surrounded by green peaks, and the water, light and mountains complement each other, adding infinite scenery to the Xishan Mountains. Walking across the Jiuqu Bridge, you can reach the island in the middle of the lake. The island is shaded by trees, and you can see green boats floating on the water in the distance. There is a swimming pool on the west side of the lake. In midsummer, tourists can enjoy boating on the lake or playing in the blue waves. When you get tired of playing, you can have some refreshments and take a nap at the "Linghu Tea House" by the lake.
Dangerous Peak Chaoyang: The cliff on the right front of Guanyin Rock is strange. There is a square pavilion standing on the cliff, facing the east. Photography enthusiasts like to take photos of the sunrise in the Western Mountains here, hence the name Chaoyang Pavilion. If you lean on the railing and look into the distance, the scene will be vast and spectacular, and it seems to be even better than Longhua Temple. This is the "dangerous peak and rising sun" in the new scenery of Xishan Mountain.
Hongqiao Dingquan: Climb up from "One Step to the Sky", about 500 meters, and you can see a flying bridge between the splayed stone cliffs and dangerous roads, which looks like a rainbow, also called Hongqiao. Climb the bridge. Looking down at the mountain, it feels like you are in the clouds. Beside the bridge, a trickle of water flows out from the cliff and merges into a clear spring. It actually comes from the same source as Ruquan.
Changxia Huixian: about 100 meters above Hongqiao. The gorge is 40 meters long, with towering cliffs on both sides. There is a path in the middle that can only allow one person to pass. There is a strong wind in the gorge, and when you look up, you can only see a sliver of blue sky, so it is also called "a sliver of sky." According to folklore, people with fate can often meet gods here. On the stone wall at the southern entrance of Changxia, there are three characters "Shenxianxia" inscribed by Master Kuanneng. It turns out that Huixian Gorge is also called Shenxian Gorge.
Dragon Pavilion Viewing the Sun: Standing on the cliff below Huixian Gorge, it is a two-story hexagonal pavilion. The eaves are decorated with six dragons, their heads eager to fly, showing extraordinary momentum. This is the highest point of the Xishan Scenic Area. When the rooster crows, you can enjoy the new scenery of "Dragon Pavilion Watching the Sun": at the end of the river, it is vast and chaotic at first, and then gradually turns from darkness to light, and appears. The sun shines brightly; in an instant, the rising sun shoots out like a fire and slowly rises; then thousands of golden lights shine on the three rivers of Xun, Qian and Yu. The earth wakes up from its slumber, and the countryside is filled with vitality and colorful scenery.
The plank road is hanging green: walking slowly down the mountain from Longting, you have to walk on a plank road near the mountain that is about 300 meters long. The plank road winds down along the cliff, with stone steps paved with cement, about 1 meter wide, and railings beside it. Because the terrain is so high, visitors walking on it will have a sense of adventure without fear of danger. Looking from the plank road, you can see the mighty three rivers and the vast land, which is a unique sight.
Songhai Tingtao: After walking along the plank road and passing through the dense jungle, you can reach "Tingsongxuan". The pine forest here is like the sea, and the mountain wind blows, making waves sound like sand on the flat land, like rain at night in the valley, like the sea letting up the tide, like the roar of tigers in the mountains... There is a poem by the ancients that describes this scene: "Suddenly on a couch Lying on a high mountain, I can hear the roar of tigers in my dreams. I can see thousands of trees swaying, and the strong wind is irritating the tide."
Lianxi Waterfall: Go north from Tingsongxuan and go down the stone steps for about fifty or sixty meters. A few meters away, we reach Lian River, formerly known as Catfish River. Zhou Dunyi (known as Lianxi), a Neo-Confucian scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty, once came to Guiping to give lectures and often traveled to Xishan. Later generations named this stream after his nickname. Lianxi River has been flowing for many years. The water of the stream falls according to the mountain. If it rains, the mountain spring will be steep and long, and the silver will flow down. From a distance, it looks like white powder hanging high, and it also looks like green. Haiteng smoke.
Guiping Xishan is one of the seven famous Western Mountains in China, also known as Siling Mountain. It is named after it is located 1 km west of Guiping County, Guangxi Province. Since the Nanliang Dynasty in ancient China established Guiping County in Xishan, it has gradually become a tourist attraction.
Guiping Xishan has been famous for its "strange rocks, beautiful trees, sweet springs and fragrant tea" since ancient times. There are numerous boulders of tens or even hundreds of cubic meters in various shapes, coupled with the green shade and towering ancient trees, it forms a magnificent scenery.
The main attractions include Jintian Village, Jintian Yingpan, Xunzhou Ancient City, Baishi Cave Sky, Dadeng Gorge, Luocongyan, Bauhinia Mountain, Taiping Mountain Primeval Forest, etc.
Xishan has a long history and has relatively complete preserved Buddhist architecture in Guangxi: the temple "Xishishi'an". Literati of all ages have praised Xishan for more than 4,000 poems and couplets. It is surrounded by historical and cultural relics such as Jintian Village, the ruins of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In addition, there are buildings such as Li Gongci, Longhua Temple, Ruquan Pavilion, and Feige.
Longhua Temple was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1736-1795) and is the most magnificent building in Xishan. Next to the Ruquan Pavilion, the spring flows out from the rock. It does not dry up in winter and does not overflow in summer. Its taste is sweet and delicious. Use it to make tea, and the tea will be fragrant. Use it to make wine, and the wine will be mellow and delicious. Therefore, Xishan tea and Ruquan wine are sold all over the world and are well-known at home and abroad.