Mengshan is located in the northwest of Mingshan County, with high terrain in the north and low terrain in the south. It is distributed in a northeast-southwest belt, extending to Ya 'an. This mountain is about 10 km long and 4 km wide. Surrounded by five peaks on the top of the mountain, it looks like a lotus, and the highest peak, Shangqing Peak, is 1456 meters above sea level. At the foot of Mengshan Mountain, there is a rich pastoral scenery in western Sichuan, surrounded by lush trees, flowing bridges and farmhouses. From Zhongshan area, which is about 80- 1000 meters above sea level, from west to east, patches of tea gardens are green and green, green and pleasant, and spectacular. Existing ancient temples, such as Yongxing Temple, Qianfo Temple, Ju Jing 'an, etc., are all located in the lush forests of tea gardens, and the red walls are resplendent and magnificent. Above Zhongshan is a forest zone.
Covered with trees, it extends to the whole back hill. Here is the evergreen coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest belt, with lush seasons and more beautiful spring and summer. The ancient ginkgo group at the top of the main peak is more than a thousand years old, tall and straight, green in spring and summer, golden in autumn, and visible in ten miles. Mengshan is named after misty rain. Because the annual rainfall here is more than 2000 mm, it is called "West Shu leaks the sky" in ancient times. Ya 'an at the west foot of the mountain is known as the rainy city. It is said that Ya 'an is rainy and its center is Mengshan. There was a lot of rain, forming a cloudy and foggy scene. In spring, summer and autumn, from the top of the mountain, clouds are floating in the ravines, and the mountains are bare, just like the Qiongge in the fairy mountain. Looking from the mountains in winter, the snow and ice are hanging, and the mountains are misty, which is also true and illusory. At sunrise, golden light filled the sky and red clouds floated. The mountains are like a phoenix, bathed in the rising sun. In the evening, there are thousands of lights in the two cities of Mingshan and Ya 'an, such as stars falling, and there are thousands of scenes. Mengshan is one of the birthplaces of tea industry and tea culture in China. Because the altitude, soil and climate of Mengshan Mountain are most suitable for the growth of tea, Wu Lizhen, the founder of Mengshan Tea, began to domesticate and plant wild tea trees in Mengding more than 2000 years ago, and began the history of artificial tea making. The fame of Mengding Tea made it the object of reciting by scholars and scholars in past dynasties. Since 1993, the local government has carried out a series of activities to develop tourism around tea culture in order to promote the culture of Mengshan tea.
The natural landscape of the scenic spot is beautiful, and the long history and tea culture have left many desirable historical sites for Mengshan, mainly including:
1, Tiangai Temple is located at the top of Mengshan Mountain, which was built in Han Dynasty and rebuilt in Song Dynasty. Covering an area of 8,000 square meters, the temple overlooks the mountains and is surrounded by 10 thousand-year-old ginkgo trees. Shizhutang, built in the Ming Dynasty, is used as the tea planting place for the founder of Mongolian tea. There is a full-length statue of Master Wu Lizhen in the main hall, surrounded by pictures, words and objects showing the history of Mengding tea. This is the best place for Mengding to taste tea. There are many inscriptions on the forest of steles behind the temple in front of the temple, among which the "Great Mengshan Mountain in the World" is the most.
2. The Royal Tea Garden is located in five hills of the main peak in Mengding. Because the surrounding peaks are shaped like lotus flowers, the Imperial Tea Garden is located in the lotus heart and has become a treasure trove of geomantic omen. Wu Lizhen, a master of nectar in Han Dynasty, planted the seeds of tea here for seven years. Since the Tang Dynasty, tribute tea has been picked here. In the 13th year (1 186), it was officially named Huangchayuan. The garden is surrounded by stone fences, with double stone gates on the front, the waters of the Yangtze River on both sides, tea couplets carved at the top of Mengshan Mountain, and a banner of Shuhuang Tea Garden.
3. The Mannan Stone Room is located in the Mannan Peak on the left side of the Imperial Tea Garden. It is a single-room all-stone structure building with double slopes in the Ming Dynasty. Stone pillars, stone halls, stone arches and stone roofs have unique architectural styles.
4. Mengquan well is located next to the Imperial Tea Garden, also known as Ganlu well, with the second monument of Gumengquan standing on the side. Two dragons playing with beads are carved on the stone fence. Pumping water when planting tea for Master Ganlu. There is a bucket of water in the county annals. If there is not enough rain and the drought is not dry, the cover will be made of stone. Drinking this well water will make the tea have a special fragrance.
5. Yongxing Temple is located on the mountainside to the west of Mengding, with an altitude of1000m. Surrounded by mountains and water, the building area is 5000 square meters. Stone carvings at Shanmen include the winding Kowloon, the carved Yongxing Ancient Temple, and a pair of Kirin reliefs. There are three stone buildings in Daxiong Hall, with double eaves and a width of12m. Columns, beams, walls and buildings are all stone structures with dignified momentum. Around the temple, there are more than ten stone carvings such as Huang Yungu's poems, letters and couplets. There are seven-heart tea, red magnolia and other precious flowers and trees in the temple. One kind of rhododendron was planted in Ming Dynasty and bloomed in late spring and early summer.
6. Panlong Pavilion is located on the east side of Mengshan Ridge. It is a wooden hexagonal pavilion with a 36.7-meter-long stone dragon inside. It was made in the Ming Dynasty, beautifully carved and vividly shaped. There are 265,438+08 dragon characters engraved in the pavilion with different shapes.
7. The ancient ladder road is located halfway up the mountain from Yu Palace to Tiangai Temple. It has 1430 stone steps, rising along the slope of 30-50, just like a ladder, hence the name ladder.
8. The Tea History Museum is located at the starting point of Gutian Ladder Road. Zhang Aiping wrote down the name of the museum. There are literature, poems, specimens and tea sets about Mengding tea in the museum. The stone tablet recording Mongolian tea is historical evidence. All kinds of famous teas and side teas are in harmony with different forms of tea sets in the past dynasties. It is an elegant enjoyment to wander in the museum of tea history and cultivate tea culture.