Where is the Taoist temple of Qingxu Mountain in Baoding? Address: Qingxushan, Qijiazuo Township, Tang County, Baoding, Hebei
Brief introduction of Taoist temple of Qingxu Mountain in Baoding, also known as Gehongshan Mountain and Gegongshan Mountain, is located in Qijiazuo Township, 35 kilometers northwest of Tangxian County. Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty practiced, made alchemy and wrote books here in his later years. It has been a famous Taoist mountain since the Yuan Dynasty, and became one of the Taoist holy places in northern China after the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. 1993 Baoding district administrative office approved it as a place for religious activities. Now the Tangxian Taoist Association is stationed here.
According to the Records of Tang County, this mountain is named after "the four seasons' qi is clear and warm, and it is bounded into nothingness and detached from things". According to Baoding County Records, this mountain was originally named Ge Hongshan because of Ge Hong's seclusion. Taoism takes the meaning of "purity and inaction" and is named Qingxu Mountain. Seen from a distance, the peak of this mountain is blue, and the people's government of Tangxian county decided "Qingxu Mountain" as the standard place name in 1984. Since 1986, sidewalks, mountain gates, square in front of doors and stone steps have been built, and it is now a national 3A-level tourist attraction.
Qingxu Mountain Granny Peak is 998 meters above sea level. The mountains incline from northwest to southeast, with gentle slopes in the south and numerous peaks in the north. Most of the mountains are limestone, which has been eroded by wind and rain, forming strange peaks like green bamboo shoots, spikes, arrows and straight into the sky. It is the largest karst peak forest landscape in northern China. "Xu Qingsong Cui" is one of the eight scenic spots in Tang County.
Taoist temples in Qingxu Mountain are scattered all over the place, reaching 100 in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Baiyun Peak has Beiyue Temple and Dizang Temple. Ziyun Peak (Grandma Top) has Notre Dame de San Xiao, Yuan Jun Palace in Bi Xia and Lingguan Hall; Biyun Peak has laojunmiao, Shangqing Palace, Yanyue Cave, Chongyang Cave and Zhenwutang; There is a White Grass Temple on Tianzhu Peak. There are Guanting Village, Drinking Tiger Pool, Salty Stone and Luggage Ditch.
The middle of the mountain is called Shangqing Market, with Yuhuang Pavilion as the center, and there are many historical sites around it, such as the bathing Dan spring and the heart-washing well of Ge Hong's alchemy. The terrace of Bao Gu (Mrs. Ge Hong) and Ge Hong's rest immortal stone (Xianrenkang). In front of the Jade Emperor Pavilion, there are Bao Puzi stele carved for Ge Hong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Huanzi Zhenyan stele carved by Chen in the Jin Dynasty, Sanxiantai, Phoenix Terrace, Air Conditioning Terrace and Tianfeng Terrace. To the east of the pavilion are Taiyi Palace and Qingxu Palace. There is Sanqing Hall to the west of Gege.
The name of the mountain is empty, and there is a marriage well around Gehongtang in Liuyun Garden. The foot of the mountain is called the apple orchard, and the mountain gate has the Temple of the Emperor, the Temple of the Moon and the whole temple. There is a relatively flat highland in the east of Taoyuan called "Sanjiao Tomb", where there are many old Tallinns. It is now open as the "Juxian Tomb".
In addition, there is a stone statue of Huang Yeren, a disciple of Ge Hong, Bao Gu and Ge Hong, at the top of Ziyunfeng Mountain. There are many cliff carvings on the cliffs along the mountain road, such as Ascending the Mountain and Looking Far written by Sun, a magistrate of a county in the Ming Dynasty, and Yun Geng written by the Taoist priest.
Yanyue Cave, according to legend, is named after Yan Yuezi's monasticism here, and it has a place to talk with immortals. Taoyuan was a real temple in Tian Yang in the Tang Dynasty, named after peach trees were planted everywhere. There is a "sacrificial cliff" below Guanting Village. It is said that there is a very filial daughter-in-law Because her mother-in-law was ill, she made a big wish on Qingxu Mountain. If her mother-in-law can recover, she is willing to give her life. As a result, my mother-in-law really recovered and jumped off the cliff to become an immortal.
There is a 7-kilometer-long Grand Canyon on the north side of Qingxu Mountain, formerly known as Longtangou and Longmen Lake. 1942, the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians won the victory of anti-mopping-up, renamed Xishenggou. The two mountains in the ditch face each other, and the wall stands thousands of miles, from which water comes out. There are Dragon Sword Chop, Zilai Monument, Longquan, Erlongtan, Sanlongtan, an acre of stone, fairy bathtub, giant stalactites, First Eye, Sister Peak, and no-beam temple in the cave.
There is a 10 km long canyon in the south of Qingxu Mountain-Quansheng Gorge, which is deep, with lush trees and rich water resources. There are many landscapes in the scenic area, such as Wei Temple, Buddha Hall, patio and cave.
Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty passed by during his pilgrimage to Wutai Mountain and marveled at the strange peaks and rocks of Qingxu Mountain. His autographed plaques "Ziyun Peak" and "Phoenix Stone" are embedded in the cliff and still exist today. Dong Bangda, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was sent to inspect the area twice, accompanied by the Governor of Zhili, and drew a panorama and eight small scenes, which are now in the Shanghai Museum.
During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the mountainous area of Qingxu was the hinterland of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei anti-Japanese base area, where many important organs of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region were stationed. 1943, during the Japanese army's autumn mopping-up, the 2nd Regiment and 4th Regiment of the 3rd Army Division of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region launched the famous "Qingxu Mountain Blockade" to defend the organs behind the division, cover the local people's autumn harvest and cooperate with the main exterior lines. It lasted 8 days and nights, fought 10 times, wiped out the enemy 100 people, and dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army.
Historically, every year on March 15, the temple fair in Qingxu Mountain lasted for ten days, and local pilgrims and Taoist believers from Henan, Shandong and Hebei entered the mountain to make pilgrimages, with hundreds of thousands of people. After the war, it was silent for many years. From 65438 to 0986, Han Haishan, Minister of Propaganda, took the lead in organizing and transforming the old temple fair and developing tourism, and the temple fair gradually recovered to its historical grand occasion.