Miaodaoshan National Forest Park was established in September 1992 with the approval of the former Ministry of Forestry. The park is located in Yuexi County, the hinterland of Dabie Mountain, 40 kilometers away from the county seat, with a total area of nearly 3,000 hectares and a forest coverage rate of 98%. Miaodao Mountain is a typical Zhongshan landform, surrounded by two lions, and its main peak is Yunfeng, with an altitude of 1.465 meters.
The whole scenic spot has four distinct seasons throughout the year, and the climate is cool and humid. The annual average temperature is 14.2 degrees Celsius, and the highest temperature in summer is only 24 degrees Celsius. It is a rare summer resort in East China. Miaodao Mountain is now divided into four scenic spots: Zushijian, Ziliuyuan, Nanxi Garden and Juyunfeng, with more than 1 10 developed. The natural landscape in the scenic area is magical, and the cultural landscape has a long history. It is famous for its majestic mountains, beautiful water, quiet valleys and unique scenery.
There are many kinds of strange pines and rocks in Juyunfeng Scenic Area. You can climb the majestic stone lion and enjoy the majestic, strange, steep and majestic mountain scenery of Miaodao Mountain. The "Jade Rabbit Looking at the Moon" on the hill. Legend has it that the Jade Rabbit in the Moon Palace moved to the lower world without permission. She didn't want to miss the time of her death, so she spent many years on this hill, thinking about the days in the Moon Palace, which was very sad. In front of it, there is a Panlong Cave, which consists of nine huge stones. Legend has it that it is a place occupied by dragons. Climbing up and forward along the stone crevice, the cave twists and turns deeply, which makes people feel gloomy and mysterious. There is a Gu Song at the top of the cave, which looks like a crane in the clouds. It cranes its neck and spreads its wings, hence the name "Hexiangsong".
Walk along the gentle path for one kilometer and reach the foot of the main peak. "The lion growls at the moon" is just around the corner. Its high-spirited head, vigorous forelimbs and mighty back are like a huge lion, crouching on the ground and growling at the moon on a moonlit night! Wang Zeng, a poet in the late Qing Dynasty, praised this magnificent scene with poems: "The traces are also strange, and the situation is even worse. After three or five nights of moonlight, I was surprised that the old woman was wearing clothes by mistake. " Further on, there is a big stone called "Shamao Stone". It is about 10 meter long, 8 meters wide and 8 meters high, which is very similar to the black hat worn by Chinese people in costume dramas. According to legend, from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the dignitaries of all previous dynasties rode horses and sat in sedan chairs, burning incense and worshiping, in order to be promoted and knighted. It is said that they give everything they want. From here, you can reach Tianmentai along the steps, and you can change the scenery along the way, which is beautiful.
From Tianmentai and Jieyisong, 50 meters upward, reach the Buddha worship platform, which is the highest point that tourists can climb, with an altitude of 1460 meters. Standing here, the steep mountain top is close at hand, as if within reach, but it is too dangerous to climb it. So far, no one has boarded the ship. Looking ahead, that is the "natural stone Buddha". Look at his full heaven, tight eyes, straight nose, full chin and delicate neck, kind and rich.
When it rains in Chuqing, a colorful rainbow occasionally appears, hanging above the head of the giant Buddha. That is the magical Buddha's light, and it is an auspicious symbol of the holiness of the stone Buddha. In the past, whenever anyone saw the Buddha's light, he had to bow down immediately, because it was extremely difficult to see it, so-called predestination could only be seen, and the "Buddha worship platform" came from this. Looking around the Buddha worship platform, Tianzhu Mountain is in the southeast, Sikong in the west and Tang Ming in the north. All the peaks and valleys, large and small, make us feel heroic.
Ancestor's Peak Scenic Area: As the saying goes, "A famous monk in the world explores", and Miaodao Mountain is no exception. According to historical records, there was a monk named Yi Xuan (867-? The common name-Xia, who came to Miaodaoshan from West Tianmu Mountain, Zhejiang Province (now Lin 'an City) to build a house and practice the classics, was honored as the founder at that time. The Zen Sect founded by him, Nanzong Nanyue, is still widely circulated and spread overseas. Because of Lin Ji's exquisite charity, his disciples and believers all admired him and praised his behavior as "wonderful light and good way", so the mountain was named "Miaodao Mountain". Later, in order to commemorate the ancestor of this mountain, the mountain behind him was named "Zushijian", and the stone room where he meditated in the middle of the mountain was named "Zushidong".
Jinbi Temple was founded in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, and has gone through four dynasties: Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing. After many vicissitudes, it was destroyed by war in 194 1 year. In the Song Dynasty, the temple occupied more than 20 acres and was more than three feet high, which was divided into three parts: front, middle and back. There are four Buddha statues in the temple: donkey kong, Eighteen Arhats, Twenty-four Days, Tathagata, Guanyin and Lin Ji. They all wear red clothes and look lifelike. In the middle of the main hall, there is a plaque inscribed by Emperor Injong, and four gold-plated characters "Jinbi Zen Forest". At its peak, there were 800 disciples of monks in the temple. Throughout the year, cigarettes are everywhere, and there is an endless stream of good men and women.
Today, the remaining stone buddhas, stone basins, stone benches, stone drums, stone steps, stone pillars, stone pagodas, sarcophagus and stone carvings all show the magnificent weather of that year. According to legend, there is a huge underground palace in the southeast of the temple for monks to hide treasures, learn from the scriptures and take refuge. There is a treasure in the underground palace, which is shaped like a tripod, about two meters square, and contains fuel for lighting. The fuel is inexhaustible, but the lamp is immortal. It is called "stone lamp" and is called "ever-burning lamp" by the people. It turned out that there was a seven-story pagoda on the ground, and there was a secret door connecting the underground palace with the central organ, which was unknown to outsiders.
On the hill at the eastern end of the temple base, pine trees and fir trees are widely planted and lush everywhere. The "Tingtao Pavilion" built on the mountain is a good place to listen to Songtao. Whenever the mountain wind blows, the pine trees all over the mountain sometimes rustle and sometimes moan and scream, just like the sound of nature, which makes people relaxed and forget all the insults and has a special taste. From there, there is a stone pagoda called "Town Long Ta". According to the ancient geomantic theory, this mountain is located on the left side of Jinbi Temple, so it is called "Qinglonggang". In order to prevent evil spirits from making trouble, a tower was built to build it. There is a sarcophagus next to the tower, named "Fei Lai Yu Ju", which is about 1 m long, one foot wide and one foot high. The image is rigorous and the carving is exquisite. The word "_" is in front (the sound of "ten thousand" is auspicious), followed by lotus flowers, and the coffin cover is engraved with moire. Judging from the texture of the stone, it is by no means local, just consider it "flying"!
Come back from Jinbi Temple, enter the Zushi Gate and walk along the stone steps until you reach the Zushi Tip, where you can enjoy malachite, Lin Ji Tower and Zushi Cave. Lin Ji Tower, 3.5 meters high, * * * has three layers and six sides, each side has a lotus leaf pattern, with lotus petals carved in stone as the base. Because lotus is a symbol of holiness, it was built by later generations to show merit.
The ancestral cave, located halfway up the mountain, was recorded as the place where Lin Ji lived when he entered the mountain in the Records of Qianshan County. There is a small well next to the cave, which is where ancestors get water to drink. Well water oozes from the gap, as thin as silk thread. It is clean and transparent, wet on the stone wall, but it is a deep red, like a little rouge dripping from a crack in the stone. Therefore, the ancients called it "stone dripping fairy fat", which is a scene in Miaodao Mountain. Zu Shijian is the second highest peak of Miaodao Mountain, with an altitude of1.432m.. Surrounded by mountains, the mist rolls like a cage yarn, and the road is like a winding jade belt, which is tied casually at the waist of the mountain, naturally presenting a beautiful picture of the earth and mountains.
Nanxi Garden is the largest scenic spot in Miaodao Mountain, with a total length of about 5 kilometers. Because of the beautiful forest, green and blue ponds and excellent water features along the way, it looks like an uninterrupted painting scroll, so it enjoys the reputation of "Shili Gallery". Nanxiyuan is divided into upper, middle and lower sections. At present, the upper section is being developed, from Miaodao Villa to Xiangfeichi, which is about 1km long.
Nanxiyuan Mountain is surrounded by water, flowing springs and waterfalls, which is very distinctive. "Yin Xie Waterfall" is the first water feature of Nanxi source, with a drop of about 30 meters. Silver-white mountain springs poured down from a height, scattered into a veil, fluttering straight into the deep pool, and the export of green trees and flowers made the whole waterfall bright and fresh. The waterfall is 58 meters high, and the water flows layer by layer, sometimes converging and sometimes separating. The countless small water droplets splashed down are not wet, just like a clear drizzle, which is really interesting. "Chuanxin Waterfall", with flowing water pouring down from the top of the rock, is suddenly divided into three suspended white exercises, forming a huge "Chuan" character, hence its name.
The downstream of Chuanxin Waterfall is called ChristianRandPhillips Valley, which is named after the seclusion of four princes of Song Renzong and talented woman ChristianRandPhillips. It is close to the main peak in the north and the lower estuary of Nantong, with a water depth of 4.5 kilometers. The mountains on both sides are steep, with towering old trees and withered vines, which are quite primitive.
ChristianRandPhillips Valley is a paradise for plants, with extremely rich species. For example, this big tree with red leaves and green stems is a national second-class protected plant, and it is rare for the whole country to grow in such a concentrated way. The middle and lower reaches of Nanxi source are mostly Shentan Waterfalls, which are called "Nine Waterfalls and Thirteen Waterfalls". The famous ones are Yubeitan, Zhenyintan, Longfei Waterfall and Riyue Waterfall.
There are famous scenic spots such as forest bathing beach, Song Qigu, Tianchi reflecting the moon, Ziliuyuan, natural stone mirror, etc. Song Qigu is a good scenic spot. Standing on the pine observation deck, you can enjoy the magnificent forest landscape of Miaodao Mountain. Tall and quaint yellow pine, some scattered in the dense forest, some standing on the precipice, straight as a flagpole, bent like a black dragon, branches like iron bones, crowns like crowns, all of which make people admire the beauty of nature's creations. And with the changes of the four seasons, the scenery of the four seasons is different, which can be described as: "Spring is full of flowers and colorful; In summer, the sun is shaded and the mountains are green; After autumn, the forest was dyed colorful; On the winter solstice, the snow is loose and the silver jade hangs. "
Millennium Ziliuyuan is an alpine wetland with an average elevation of1.080m.. There are more than 65,438+0,300 purple willows growing in it. The oldest tree is over 1000 years old. Because there are three "thousands" in Ziliuyuan (that is, there are more than 1,000 thousand-year-old purple willows growing on the thousand-meter wetland), it is praised as "one of the best in China" by the domestic tourism industry, and it is also one of the elite scenic spots of Miaodao Mountain. With its unique mountain microclimate, this wetland contains purple willow and other species, forming a complete alpine wetland ecosystem.
Purple willow born in the garden belongs to Salix of Salicaceae in plant taxonomy, and it is a kind of moisture-resistant deciduous tree. According to the determination, the maximum age of the tree has reached 1280 years, which can be described as a genuine ancient and famous tree. This rare "living fossil" resource, with its unique scientific research value, attracts many scientific workers to visit here every year. Millennium purple willows gather the aura of heaven and earth and read all the vicissitudes of life. Most of them are tortuous, senile, simple and vigorous. Every tree is a natural bonsai, and the whole Ziliulin is a big bonsai garden in heaven and earth, which is "too white and drunk", "four generations under one roof" and "clear snow in Liuyuan". People will never get tired of watching it.