Brief introduction of Zitong Mountain Scenic Area:
Zitong Mountain is located in Beixun, Zichuan, three kilometers east of Zitong Mountain Station on Jaco Highway, where Zitong Mountain Ghost Valley Cave Scenic Area is located. Covers an area of 1500 mu. Within the scenic area, there are beautiful scenery, lush valleys, places of interest, relics and folk stories everywhere, and the natural landscape blends with the human landscape. Chi Haotian, the current Deputy chairman of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defense, personally wrote four characters of "Ghost Valley Wonderland" and spoke highly of it.
The scenic spot is located in the east of Zangzi Village, 3.5 kilometers east of Zitongshan Station in Zibo section of National Highway 205, covering an area of 100 hectare. The scenic spot reproduces the historical features of Guiguzi giving lectures in Guigudong of Zitong Mountain and the charm of Wang Qiao, the dutiful son of the Northern Song Dynasty. The whole scenic area is surrounded by mountains, trees are shaded, flowing water is gurgling, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant, natural landscape and human landscape are integrated, lakes and mountains complement each other, red walls and blue tiles are shrouded in clouds, and scenic spots are dotted. The main attractions are:
[Panlongmen]
At the foot of Zitong Mountain, there are Panlong Mountain and Laolongwo, which have been called the land of cultivating immortals since ancient times. The first thing you see when you enter the scenic spot is the antique and unique Panlongmen, which faces south. There is a nine-dragon wall in the west of the gate, which is magnificent and unique. Nine dragonflies flew into the sky, gasping for air.
【 Zitong Mountain Monument 】
Entering the gate, a tall hunchback stands on the west side of the gate facing the morning sun. This monument is 8 meters high and weighs 60 tons. It's magnificent. It recorded a large number of epic heroes from the earliest China No.1 Military Academy to the liberation war in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, such as Xu Guangming, the earliest underground party leader in Zibo mining area, Yan Xingtang, the first county magistrate in Zichuan, and Xu, a national hero.
[Guiguquan]
According to legend, during the Warring States period, Master Guigu dug a stone to make a spring while giving lectures here. Mr. Guigu has been drinking this spring for many years at the age of 13 1 year, so he is called Guigu Shenquan and enjoys the reputation of Shenquan up to now. Because of the rich underground mineral resources, spring water contains strontium, zinc, magnesium, iron and other minerals and trace elements. Long-term drinking can develop intelligence and prolong life. Quan Quan Monument in the Ghost Valley was written by Sun Xin, a famous giant book master in Zibo.
[filial piety temple]
Stroll into the Hanging Flower Gate and you will find the filial piety temple. There is a 40-meter-long corridor in the west of Xiaozi Temple, with exotic flowers and plants, and a zigzag bridge in the middle. Under the bridge, there are groups of red carp in the lotus pond, and a famous and unique nine-leaf safflower pagoda stands beside the pool. The electronic music fountain leads tourists to the filial piety temple with waves of excellent music, and the tortuous and moving story of the filial son Wang Qiao is vividly displayed. According to the records in the History of Song Dynasty and Zichuan County Records, the filial piety temple was built in the late Northern Song Dynasty, and was rebuilt in 1995 after three generations of renovation in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Wang Qiao, the dutiful son, looked at an unnecessary name on his shoulder. Yongxi was born in Zitong Mountain Villa, Zizhou in the first year of Northern Song Dynasty. From an early age, Wang Qiaocong was studious, brave, civil and military, and even praised for his loyalty and filial piety. In 999, the Khitan army invaded Zizhou, and Wang Qiao's parents and most villagers were captured by the Khitan soldiers. After hearing the news, Wang Qiao drew his sword, chased them and killed the enemy countless times. He fought with the Khitan soldiers for several years and traveled thousands of miles, but failed to find his parents. The loss of parents and the invasion of the country gave Wang Qiao spirit. He has been in mourning for six years. While abiding by filial piety, Wang Qiao summed up the reasons why the country was invaded and the people were humiliated and his personal experience in finding relatives in the north. He worked hard to write books, including Three Episodes of Frontier Travel, Three Books of Anbian, Ten Stories of History and so on. , hoping to attract the attention of the court, defend the country. Unfortunately, corruption in political affairs has not been adopted, and hatred against the enemy of the country has nowhere to be expressed. The exhibition room of the temple vividly shows the life of Wang Qiao with modern electronic acousto-optic technology. Vivid pictures and touching plots make people cry and sigh.
[Buyun Bridge]
After the filial piety temple, Zitong Lake is like a mirror. A unique iron rope wooden bridge was built on the lake, connecting the filial piety temple and the ghost valley temple. The bridge is more than 50 meters long and 2 meters wide, spanning between cliffs on both sides of the water surface of 10 meter. Five big chains are neatly laid on the ground, with wooden boards and fixed zipper handrails on both sides. When people walk on the bridge, it seems to tremble.
[Zitong Lake]
Covering an area of 50,000 square meters, the lake is as clear as a mirror. Green hills and willows are reflected in the lake. Lotus flowers in the water smile at tourists, fish play in the water, boats are like boats, and trees are lined on both sides. Tourists have more fun fishing and boating here.
[Baling Monument]
This monument is 5 meters high and weighs 20 tons. It was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. According to textual research, this tablet, also known as the tablet without words, was donated by eight squires in Zichuan in 2000 to commemorate the birth of Guiguzi. There is no word tablet, and there is no limit to merit. It was rebuilt on the original site in 1995, and the original tablet cap still exists.
"Carved porcelain long shadow wall"
This is a Guinness World Record with a total length of 66 meters, written by Han Li. The building material is Qin brick and Han tile, and the binding is made of high quality building materials. The whole building is simple and elegant, which embodies the life of famous militarists, Yin and Yang strategists, militarists and Taoist Guigu Shixian in the Warring States Period. It consists of 3 volumes and 23 articles, with a total of 8368 words. It is an extremely precious document to carry forward Qi culture.
[Guigu Temple, Guigu Cave]
Guiguzi is a place to cultivate one's morality and give lectures to apprentices. It is called the first military school in ancient China. The temple is tall and magnificent, with red walls and yellow tiles, a corner of the rest mountain, colorful arches and carved beams and painted buildings. There are a series of stories about Guiguzi giving lectures in class. The cave is as deep as 100 meters, mysterious, warm in winter and cool in summer. Stone carvings, reliefs and murals with strange grottoes, different shapes and compact plots have lifelike characters. Using modern electronic technologies such as sound, electricity and light, the layout and art of war of Guiguzi were displayed, and a large number of outstanding military strategists and politicians such as Sun Bin, General Pang Juan and Su Qin were trained, which helped Qin unify the seven countries. Such as: Sun Bin's becoming a monk, fighting wits at the pass, Tian Ji horse racing, Sun Pang's fighting wits, and the Battle of Maling. Su Qin's angry reading is biting, the combination is preliminary, and Su Qin's back is simple; Zhang Yi's coup in Lian Heng, the plan to unify the seven countries, etc. In the east of Guigu Temple, there is a rock platform with an area of more than ten acres, called the book drying platform. It is said that Guigu is a place where Guigu basks in the army.
[Brother Kuixing]
It is a three-story bell tower, the highest point of the scenic spot, and you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the scenic spot. The top floor of the pavilion is the only antique clock in Zibo, which can clean up countless dirty troubles in the world and suddenly breed a sense of vicissitudes and boundless life. This clock uses sound.
In addition, there are Jade Palace and Hongling Temple. According to legend, it was built in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After many renovations, the halls are row upon row, tall and majestic. Back in 1994, the bells and drums sounded in the morning, clouds and smoke filled the air, and people flocked to the road, showing the prosperity of Zitong Mountain. In order to carry forward the history and culture, preserve the past, conform to the wishes of the people, follow the footsteps of ancestors, and look spectacular, it was rebuilt in the original site, and more than a dozen rare ice-light jade Buddha statues were received from Myanmar, which were white, delicate and lifelike and highly praised by tourists.
Wildlife Park: There are many kinds of rare birds and animals, including bears, monkeys, camels, deer, peacocks, ostriches, pheasants, snakes, turtles, lizards, etc., which integrate ornamental and medicinal research.
Children's Amusement Park: It is an ideal amusement place with complete facilities and even a manned aerial ropeway.
Zitong Mountain has beautiful mountains and clear waters since ancient times, deep forests and dense springs, beautiful scenery and rich cultural landscape. Now it shows the miracle of the intersection of ancient culture and modern civilization through development and construction, and it is really a tourist attraction worth coping with.