There are many characteristic resources in Huaiyuan Scenic Area of Tongbai Mountain. Humanistic resources and natural resources are integrated into one, which is heroic, strange, secluded, beautiful, steep and profound, and integrates Huaiyuan, Buddhism, Taoism, Pangu, Red and Journey to the West. Scenic resources are typical, rare, diverse and complete in the whole country, and they are places integrating tourism, leisure and vacation, scientific research and health care.
Huaiyuan Scenic Area was approved as a provincial nature reserve by Henan provincial government in 1982. 1996 was approved as a provincial-level scenic spot in Henan province, 1997 was rated as one of the top ten civilized scenic spots in Henan province, and 200/kloc-0 was rated as Huaiheyuan National Forest Park. In 2004, it was rated as a 3A-level scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration, and in 2005, it was rated as Pangu's hometown. 20 10 the State Council released the seventh batch of national-level scenic spots, and Tongbai Mountain Huaiyuan Scenic Area was among them. Huaiyuan Scenic Spot of Tongbai Mountain has become the only "national name" scenic spot in Nanyang approved by the State Council, and it is one of the nine national scenic spots in Henan Province. "Tongbai County Records" contains: "Huai, starting from Dafu, in the undercurrent, found in Yangkou". The Huaihe River in Li Qian originates from the "Xiaohuai Well" at the northern foot of the main peak of Tongbai Mountain. Huaihe River, also known as Huaishui, is one of the "four blasphemies" in ancient times and the Fengshui River in China. Erya says: "Huaihe River and Li River are homologous, and the Huaihe River flows to the east and the Li River flows to the west", which is said to be "the same as Jianghuai". The line from Xiling of Xiagumiao Village at the northern foot of the main peak to Xinpoling of Tumen Village, Dahe Town, Tongbai County is the Jianghuai watershed, which belongs to the Huaihe River system in the east and the Tangbaihe River system in the Yangtze River basin in the west.
The Huaihe River originates from the northern foot of Tongbai Mountain and is a grand canyon. The Grand Canyon is 8km long and V-shaped, with a valley depth of about 80-160m. "Du Yue Jing" contains: "In the water, it reaches Tongbai Mountain three times". The range of water activities ranges from the four major rivers of Jiang, Huai, He and Ji, which were called "four crossings" in ancient times, and emperors of all dynasties sacrificed "crossing" to the Huaihe River. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Huaidu Temple was built at the source of Huaihe River. "Gong Yu" records: "The Huaihe River leads from Tongbai, east to Isis and east to the East China Sea". The ancient Huaihe River originated in Tongbai and flowed eastward through Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu to the east of Huai 'an and into the Yellow Sea. It is also an indisputable fact that Huaiyuan can't win a place in Tongbai Jingbie just because of the length and quantity of the source rivers. The Huaihe River originated in Donggou, Taibaiding, the main peak of Tongbai Mountain, and the historical records recorded that "it was conceived in front of Maoshan Mountain". "The Unified Records of Daming" contains: "Tongbai Mountain, Huaihe River comes out". The source of Huaihe River consists of 58 tributaries of Tongbai Mountain. The identification of the source of rivers should generally follow the principle of "the height of the position is the source, and the position is far from the source". Six Pangu is the main source of the Huaihe River for three reasons: First, the water level is the highest among the 58 tributaries of the Huaihe River (1 140m), which is the farthest tributary from the East China Sea; Second, article 26 of Qin Shihuang established Huaisi Temple here. It is the place where emperors sacrificed to the Huaihe River. 3. Records: Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty sent officials here twice to explore the source, and political envoy Jiang Lan and Henan Governor Bi Yuan both explored the real source of the Huaihe River here. Therefore, there is a long and unique Huaiyuan culture here. From the source of the ancient temple, the river is wide and narrow, with small bridges, dangerous rocks, dense bamboo gardens and deep pools. After walking through Liupan Valley, a cliff in the deep valley at the source, locally called "Niucaogou", goes straight up and down, just like a rectangular Niucaogou standing in front, unable to climb. Bypassing the "cow trough", the river is more rugged, and the river flows around the stone wall, and then "in the ground, see it at the sheep's mouth." It is not easy to find the source of big rivers in China, and the traffic is inconvenient or takes too much time. Only Huaiyuan is located in the Central Plains, with convenient transportation and beautiful scenery, which is very beneficial for people to explore. Yuntai temple
Yuntai Temple is located at Taibaiding, the main peak of Tongbai Mountain, with an altitude of1140m. It is a famous temple in southern Henan. There are five temples and four courtyards in the temple, covering an area of 22,000 square meters, with 39 temples and 108 Buddha statues. Before the early Qing Dynasty, Taoism flourished in Tongbai Mountain, and Taibaiding and Taohuadong were the main Dojo of Taoism in Tongbai Mountain. In the forty-ninth year of Qing Qianlong, a monk from Zong Lin Temple in Weizishan, Xichang County, Ningyuan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, returned from Wutai Mountain at the end of forty years, stayed in Taohua Cave for the night, and the Taoist priest abandoned the Tao and converted to Buddhism. Before becoming a monk, Yang county magistrate Yuan Ming (A.D. 1737- 18 19) founded Yuntai Temple at the top of Taibai Peak, which was called "Taiping Temple" in history. In the thirty-second year of Guangxu, it was renamed as Yuntai Temple, and others founded Puhua Temple. From then on, the White Mountain system of Tongbai Mountain Buddhism and Lin Ji with Yuntai Temple and Puhua Temple as the main body was formed. Pilgrims from many counties (cities) in Henan, Hubei and other provinces make pilgrimages to the summit in droves, which is one of the Buddhist holy places in China. At its peak, there were more than 600 monks, who once had the reputation of "South Putuo, North Yuntai". During the Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, Mahanais, a monk from Yuntai Temple, was once sent to the palace as the main monk to do Buddhist work. Later, he gave the Buddha a thousand vestments and a gold hook Yuhuan. Now Yuntai Temple is a treasure of Zhenshan. In 1930s, two masters, Yi Fa and Fa Da, gave lectures in ankokuji and Wuliangsi respectively. They are divided into the north and the south, and sometimes they say "France, North and South". During 1954, a monk from Yuntai Temple visited India and won a jade Buddha. During the period of 1958, Indian Prime Minister Heru proposed an exclusive interview with Yuntai Temple, but it was not possible due to inconvenient transportation and other reasons. This temple is full of eminent monks, which has exerted influence at home and abroad. Moreover, it is unique in that it spans Henan and Hubei provinces, with the front hall serving the Buddha and the back hall serving the Buddha. Today, the hall is magnificent, the icon is solemn, the gate is magnificent, the scale is grand, monks gather and tourists are woven. Yin Gong, a descendant of the forty-eighth generation of the Lin Ji Sect of Buddhism and the twelfth generation of the Baiyun Mountain Sect, once wrote poems with deep affection, praising: Yun Qi's fog is on Yuntai, and strange flowers are blooming everywhere. The dangerous temple is near the moon and the dangerous peak meets the wind and rain. Yuntai Temple is located at the top of the mountain at an altitude of1140m. It is the ancestral temple of Baiyun Mountain, a sect of Buddhism and Taoism in Lin Ji, and many people call it "Potala Palace in the Central Plains".
Shuilian temple
Shuilian Temple is located in a canyon about 6 kilometers southwest of Tongbai County. Behind the hall, next to a 100-meter cliff, a mountain spring pours down from the top of the cliff, just like a crystal curtain hanging in the air. There is a natural grotto hidden at the top of the cliff behind the scenes, named water curtain cave, hence the name of the temple. Shuilian Temple covers an area of 7,300 square meters and has been built for a long time. According to the inscriptions of past dynasties, it was rebuilt in the third year of Song Yuanyou (1088), the twenty-seventh year of Ming Jiajing (1548) and the eighth year of Qing Qianlong (1743). For thousands of years, Shuilian Temple has been constantly attacked by soldiers and bandits, and has experienced ups and downs. 1983, under the auspices of Xu Chuan monks, Yin Gong masters and Miao Xia masters, Shuilian Temple began a large-scale reconstruction and restoration work. Now it has become the site of Nanyang Buddhist Association and Tongbai Buddhist Association, and one of the four famous temples in Henan Province. At present, there are more than 80 Jade Buddha Buildings/kloc-0, Pilu Hall, Shanmen, Bamboo Forest Fine House, Huazang Library, Vegetarian Pavilion and various houses, Tayuan/kloc-0, 5 stone arch bridges, more than 300 meters of stone railings, barrage/kloc-0, and more than 800 cubic meters of river bank protection. There are various Buddha statues 128 in the temple, with 2000 artifacts. A big clock weighs 1.2 tons, a big drum has a diameter of 1.3 meters, and a Baoding building is 3.6 meters high. There are all kinds of stone tablets 16, and one copy of Eight Zangs has been preserved in the past dynasties. The YMCA of Buddhism in Hong Kong presented two Japanese versions of Da Zheng Zang, one of Ganlong Zang Zang Jing and one of Hongwu Zang Zang Jing. The names of many temples in the temple were inscribed by famous artists such as Zhao Puchu, President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, and Vice Chairman of the China Book Association. Master Miao Xia, the current abbot, is the vice president of Henan Buddhist Association, the president of Nanyang Buddhist Association and a member of Tongbai CPPCC. Since 1986, Shuilian Temple's friendly relations with foreign countries have developed day by day, and its exchanges have increased day by day, which has a wide influence in China and Southeast Asia. At present, it has established friendly relations with related groups and celebrities in more than ten countries and regions such as the United States, Islamic Card, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Taiwan Province Province, Hong Kong and Macao, as well as more than twenty provinces and cities in China. Tongbai Mountain is a place where revolutionary activities were carried out earlier under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee. Tongbai County is one of the nine old revolutionary areas (Soviet areas) in Henan Province, and it is also one of the top 100 red tourism classic scenic spots in China.
During the 22 years from (1) 1925 to 1947, Tongbai county has successively established three central, six provincial, nine prefecture-level and 12 county-level leading bodies of the party, government and army.
(2) Liu Shaoqi, Li Xiannian, He Long, Wang Zhen, Peng Xuefeng, Zheng Weisan, Wang Shoudao and other proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation all worked and fought here. The Red Third Army Corps, the Red 25th Army Corps and the Red 28th Army Corps were stationed here to fight, and more than 20 local revolutionary armed forces were established successively.
(3) Revolutionary activities mainly include: Central Central Plains Bureau, Central Plains Military Region, Central Plains Administrative Office, Henan-Hubei Border Region Provincial Committee, July 7th Working Group, Tongbai Military Region, etc.