There are many fairy mountains in Sichuan. They all know that "Qingcheng is secluded in the world" and "Emei is beautiful in the world", but they don't know that there is also "Peng Zu has longevity in the world".
In Pengshan District, Meishan City, more than 60 kilometers away from Chengdu, there is Pengzu Mountain, named after Pengzu once practiced here. Peng Zu, a Taoist god known for his longevity, is said to have lived for 800 years. He was good at health preservation and was called the "ancestral of Chinese health preservation".
Liu Xiang's "Biography of Immortals" of the Western Han Dynasty says: "Peng Zu was also a doctor of Yin. His surname was Qian and his last name was Keng. He was the middle son of Lu Zhong, the grandson of Emperor Zhuanxu. He was more than 800 years old from the Xia Dynasty to the end of the Yin Dynasty. Eat good sesame seeds, which are good at guiding Qi. In Liyang, there was an immortal chamber called Peng Zu. In previous lives, he prayed for wind and rain, and there were always two tigers around the temple. When the temple was over, there were traces of tigers on the ground, and the queen of clouds ascended to the immortal place and left. "
It can be seen from ancient records that Pengzu's real name was Qian Keng, and he was the son of Lu Zhong, the grandson of Emperor Zhuanxu in ancient times. Because he was granted the title of Pengcheng and lived a long life, he was honored as "Pengzu" by later generations. During the Xia Dynasty and Yin and Shang dynasties, it is said that they lived for more than 800 years and were proficient in the art of guidance. They later traveled around the world and became immortals.
Peng Zu’s era has a history of nearly 4,000 years. It is too long ago, and the age of Peng Zu may be just a beautiful legend, but the health regimen he created has been far-reaching. Peng Zu Mountain is famous for its unique domestic beauty. The longevity and health culture is famous far and wide, and it has the reputation of "the first mountain of Chinese health culture".
Pengzu Mountain is adjacent to the Minjiang River, and together with the Qingcheng Mountain in the upper reaches and the Emei Mountain in the lower reaches, it forms the three-mountain pattern in central Sichuan that "Qingcheng is secluded in the world, Emei is beautiful in the world, and Pengzu is longevity in the world".
I remember that when I passed by Pengshan 3 years ago, Pengzu Mountain was not open because it was closed for renovation in 2017. It is said that it spent hundreds of millions of funds and took 4 years to carefully build it. It will be completed in 2021. It was reopened to the public only in 2016, and now it is presented in front of people with a brand new look. The admission fee is only 30 yuan. For tourists who have never seen the true appearance of Pengzu Fairy Mountain, it is undoubtedly exciting.
The topography of Pengzu Mountain is extraordinary and it is a treasure land of Feng Shui. The scenic spot is surrounded by mountains, with solitary peaks and abrupt peaks. The mountains and caves are connected from end to end, rolling and rolling. When viewed from the air, it looks like a natural yin and yang. Three-dimensional Tai Chi diagram of two fishes.
The entrance square at the foot of the mountain is located at the tail of Yangyu in Taiji landform. The mountain gate at the entrance is a newly built antique building in Han and Tang style, which is magnificent.
Behind the mountain gate is the Nine-Nine Longevity Staircase, which is composed of 999 steps. It is the central axis of the natural Tai Chi diagram on the mountain, with yin on the left and yang on the right.
On the left side of the Changshou Staircase, there are Pengzu Academy and Pengzu Temple.
In the Peng Zu Temple, not only Peng Zu is worshiped, but his daughter San'e and Peng Zu's eight disciples are also worshiped.
The Fairy Hall in Pengzu Temple is dedicated to San'e, Pengzu's third daughter.
Legend has it that Pengzu had three daughters, Daye, Er'e and San'e. Daye turned into Mount Emei, Er'e turned into Mount Qingcheng, and San'e followed her father to learn medicine, collect medicine and refine elixirs. By chance, she rescued Ji Jing, the prince of the Zhou Dynasty who was in trouble. The two fell in love for a long time and made an oath of love. Ji Jing promised to come back to the palace and ascend the throne to marry San'e. Unexpectedly, he would never come back after he left. The infatuated San'e became ill and died of depression. The day after her death, the envoys sent by Ji Jing to greet San'e arrived. Ji Jing, who was already King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty, was distraught and ordered to grant San'e the imperial title. E is a fairy, and a temple was built in Pengzu Mountain to enshrine the statue of San'e.
Pengzu Mountain is also known as "Fairy Mountain".
Above the Changshou Staircase, there is Peng Zucai Qi Field and Peng Zu’s Tomb.
The Qigong Field is an excellent place to experience Peng Zu’s Daoyin technique. “Daoyin” is what modern people call Qigong, such as the most common Baduanjin, Yi Jin Jing, Wu Qin Xi, etc. They are all Daoyin techniques that were widely circulated in ancient my country. They are a kind of treatment method in ancient medicine. They have the health-care effects of strengthening the body and prolonging life. But Peng Zu was the earliest founder of Qigong.
The Qi collecting field here is said to be the core of Pengzu Mountain’s Tai Chi energy field. It is a Feng Shui treasure place that gathers the spiritual energy between heaven and earth and combines Yin and Yang. In the middle of the Qi collecting field, there is a stone carving of a flying dragon, which is the Qi eye. , surrounded by overlapping curved relief walls, the walls are inlaid with various moves of Daoyin Technique, which are very vivid.
Daoyin Shu is only one of the three health-preserving techniques created by Peng Zu. There are also Fangzhongshu and Dietary Techniques. However, the Pengzu Cultural Center with the theme of Peng Zu’s longevity and health-preserving culture is not yet open.
The tomb of Peng Zu, next to the gas mining field, is located in the middle of Pengzu Mountain. It is exactly at the fish eye position of the Yang fish in the Tai Chi diagram. Peng Zu’s tomb is placed here. The Feng Shui here is excellent and rare. Feng shui treasure land.
Regarding the burial place of Peng Zu, it is not actually the only one in Pengshan, Sichuan. There are also Peng Zu’s tombs in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Henan and other places. As for where Peng Zu’s true body was buried, there are different opinions. Most of them are just tombs, but the tomb of Peng Zu in Pengshan, Sichuan is the most famous.
Continuing up the mountain path on the right side of Pengzu’s tomb, you can reach the thousand-year-old Huiguang Zen Temple on the top of the mountain.
Huiguang Chanyuan was originally a fairy temple dedicated to San'e. There is a fairy cave inside, which is said to be the place where San'e made alchemy and cultivated herself.
There is also a fairy platform next to Huiguang Temple, with a statue of the fairy San'e standing in the middle of the platform.
Because the love story between San'e and Ji Jing touched the world, people designated San'e's birthday "the third day of March" as the day to worship the fairy. Every year on March 3rd, local people would go up the mountain to worship. This custom has been followed to this day and has become the most lively and grand event in Pengshan.
On the cliff called Eagle Rock on one side of Pengzu Mountain, there are two giant Buddhas of the Tang Dynasty that were excavated more than 1,300 years ago. Jia Muni, backed by a cliff, is as high as the mountain, so it is called the "Two Buddhas on the Mountain".
The shape of the double Buddha is rare in China.
Under the seat of the sitting Buddha Tathagata with Many Treasures, there are several niches and small caves with Buddhist statues from the Tang Dynasty. However, they have been severely weathered and the faces of the figures have been blurred.
Together with the Double Buddhas on Qishan Mountain, they are called the Eagle Rock Cliff Statues.
There is a cave on the cliff to the right of the seated Buddha's head. According to legend, it was the alchemy cave where Pengzu practiced inner alchemy and guided Qi. It is said that there is a cave inside, with stone tables and stone benches.
Pengzu Mountain is not high, with an altitude of only more than 600 meters. The hiking trails are gentle and short. Since ancient times, the mountain has not been high, and it has been named after immortals. It was only because Pengzu, the immortal, once practiced here that he was given the title. Among the fairy mountains.
However, after careful reconstruction, Pengzu Mountain is very different from its original appearance. It has a long and profound history and health culture. If you look at the landscape alone, except for the Eagle Rock Cliff Statue, other attractions They all lack the simplicity and primitive charm, as some netizens commented: the original ecological natural landscape has been changed to look like a community atrium and urban greening landscape, which is neither fish nor fowl.
As a famous fairy mountain scenic spot in Sichuan, it is difficult for people to feel the fairy spirit. As the saying goes, "Experts watch the door, laymen watch the excitement." The audience of the scenic spot is always the public group, even if it has a profound culture There is a lot of information, but how many people can really understand it? Most people still focus on visual and sensory experience. No wonder there are mixed reviews and criticisms on the Internet, with most complaints being made.