There is also a glimmer of light in the sky, also called "a glimmer of light". When people look up at the foot of the mountain, it is a line, which can reach half a mile long. Therefore, it is called the "first-line sky" Nanliuhe, which shuttles through Shanxi like a jade belt and a pearl, and is embedded in the strange valley of Yanshi Mountain. Drive out of the city and come to the Nanliu River. Looking at the Qinghe River in the distance, the water is bright, the water supports the mountains, the mountains are surrounded by water, the water reflects the mountains, and the mountains are lined with water. When you enter Yanshi Mountain, you can appreciate its unique charm one by one.
There are two caves "Dong Tian" and "Dongchi" under the cliff in the south of Yanshi Mountain, which is said to be the place where King Chen Yue held a grand banquet. All the rocks stand on a rock wall nearly 100 meters high, and were named banquet stones because of the banquet hosted by King Chen Yue. In 865 AD, Gao Pian, the envoy of Tang Xiantong, was ordered to lead Nanzhao, where he carved Buddha statues in "Dongtian" and "Dongchi" respectively, and established Yanshi Temple, which has a history of more than 1 100 years. Limited by the size of the cave, this temple is small in scale, but magnificent in momentum. Yanshi Temple is the first Buddhist temple established in Guangxi, so it is called "the first temple in Guangxi". In the fifteenth year of the Southern Han Dynasty, Liu Chongyuan rebuilt the temple and cast Buddha statues of Sakyamuni, eighteen arhats and five hundred arhats. Liu Sheng, Emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty, believed in Buddhism. Liu Chongyuan asked him to name it and gave it to Mo Bao, that is, named Yanshi Mountain "Jiu Feng" and Yanshi Temple "Jueguo Temple" and wrote it in his own handwriting. In the first year of Otsu (957), a monument was erected for tracing in two years, and the inscription still exists. When I entered the temple gate, I saw the stone carvings of Jiu Feng, and the handwriting was blurred. The vigorous handwriting of the mechanical wall "Jueguo Temple" in the cave has been preserved to this day. Cai Taize, the third son of Cai Jing, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, visited Baizhou once, and the title of the cave on the right wall was "Tianfu on earth".
The trees outside the cave are evergreen all the year round, and the cave is warm in winter and cool in summer, which is a natural convalescent place. Yanshi Temple has produced eminent monks from generation to generation, and its reputation is far spread. Stone Temple is a cave, and there is a temple called "Silent Hall", which was also built by Liu Chongyuan. There is a bamboo ladder in the upper part of the temple. According to the Daoguang edition of Bobai County Records, "There are bamboo ladders in the upper part of the temple, which are inaccessible. I don't know when it was released. I asked the centenarians I had seen when I was young, and I also asked the elderly. It is also a miracle that it is often stripped by wind and rain. " This ladder still exists today. From this point of view, people born in Yongzheng dynasty saw this thing exist and lived for at least 500 years. It is not an exaggeration to call it the "magic ladder". There are two bamboo shoots in the south of the temple, more than 30 meters high, standing tall, like two extra-large candles, which are being lit at the fairy banquet in Yanshi Temple. The mountain is not high, and the fairy is famous. Before liberation, Yanshi Temple was full of fireworks. In 1950s, Yanshi Temple was demolished. 1988 villagers raised funds for reconstruction.
The word "Yanshi Hall" is written on the main entrance of Yanshi Hall. Its door couplet and double door couplet are: "The banquet is full of immortals, and the stone opens a hole", "The beauty of the banquet stone is in Zhong Ling, and the beauty of the fairy bridge is in the Millennium". The joint head is embedded with "Banquet Stone" and "Banquet Stone Xianqiao" respectively, which obviously integrates Yanshi Temple, Yanshi Mountain and Yanshi Xianqiao. The cliff of the banquet stone is as sharp as a razor, with a flat roof and dense grass. When Luo Jing was born, the veil-like mist echoed in the forest. Once upon a time, there was a clear spring in the middle of the top of the mountain, shining like a mirror. The colorful Bodhisattva fish in the pool was like a magic fish swimming in the sky against the blue sky and white clouds. The clear spring at the top of the mountain flew down from the cliff, hitting the convex part of the cliff, splashing fog beads, which were dyed into seven-color beads by the sun, as if to put a Buddha's light on the rocky mountain of Yanshi Temple, making people more fascinated.
Standing on the top of Yanshi Mountain, looking about 10 km to the east, there is a chicken stone, like a hen sitting in a hen's nest. On its back, there is a "chick" with its head tilted to peep at the sky. The author once climbed this mountain, even if hundreds of people shared a finger, they would never move half an inch. Looking south, the winding Nanliu River is about 3 kilometers downstream, and there is a big Pinghu between the two Gorges. This is Mamentan, which was excavated by Ma Yuan, the general of Fu Bo in the Eastern Han Dynasty, for the flat-toed rebellion. There are hundreds of soldiers. Looking to the west, the majestic Yun Fei camphor tree stands at the zenith, and behind it are 60,000 mountains with peaks and peaks. Looking north, in the distance is Bobai City shrouded in haze; There is a roaring Lion Mountain in the middle, and Ran Ran in the mouth rises with a heat wave; Nearby is the most typical Ziyang crown in Danxia landform, like a round hat, which is buckled on the surface. At the top of Yanshi Mountain, the mountain breeze blows gently. Looking around, I feel that Yanshi Mountain has become the center of the universe, and the whole Gankun is small.
In addition, there are three statues carved on the west stone wall of Jiangdong 'an Temple. Cliff statues are carved on the red sandstone cliff about 15 meters away from the river, with a height of three meters. The middle niche is a Buddha, and the left and right niches are a Buddha and two bodhisattvas. The Buddha has a rectangular head, two earlobes and two shoulders. He is dressed in a cassock, revealing his right shoulder, and awkwardly sits on a lotus seat with a waist and a high waist. There is a small niche on the left and right niches, in which animal heads are carved. There is no inscription on the statue. From the aspects of carving style, shape, facial makeup, clothing and so on, it should be carved in the Sui and Tang Dynasties or before the water. The Tourism Bureau of the Autonomous Region has recognized it as "the first cliff in Guangxi" and it is one of the earliest cliff statues in Guangxi. Cliff statues are located on the banks of Nanliu River, the main traffic artery at the intersection of Han, Tang and Central Plains (now Vietnam), which provides valuable information for studying the development and spread of Buddhism in China. In the 12th year of Daoguang reign, there was a "Linjiang Giant Buddha, more than 50 feet high, carved in poor years" beside the cliff. Regrettably, this giant Buddha collapsed in the late Qing Dynasty or the early Republic of China and fell into the river, leaving only the skirt of the Buddha, which is still discernible.
Confirmed by the Tourism Bureau of the autonomous region, Ziyang view on the north side of Yanshi Mountain is the first Taoist view in Guangxi. According to legend, this view was built by Liu Gen in the Eastern Han Dynasty and belonged to the royal family in the Han Dynasty (Bobai County is named Liu Chongyuan in the Southern Han Dynasty, which needs to be verified). The Taoist temple is built in a stone room on the half cliff, which is more spacious and bright than Yanshi Hall. Before the view, the trees are shaded and the bamboo shadows are swaying, which is the quietest place in the whole scenic spot.
Downstream from Yanshi Temple, there is a stone bridge 2 kilometers away, named "Xianren Bridge", which is the longest natural bridge in Asia and rare in the world. This is Daxian Bridge. This is a peculiar landscape formed by Danxia landform. The bridge is arched, with a length of 100 m and a height of 32 m. Bridge opening overlooks the blue sky and white clouds. Standing on the bridge deck, you can see the mountains are continuous, and the Nanliu River is sparkling, like a jade belt, floating to the south. There is also a natural small fairy bridge in Shaniuling on the west bank of Nanliu River, which is opposite to the big fairy bridge on the east bank. Sister fairy bridge is another wonder of Bobai. Ming and Huang wrote the poem "Banquet Stone Xianqiao": "This place is quiet and divided into islands, and the mountains and rivers sell idle clouds. The King of Yue stopped feasting for a long time, and Xianke led a group of cranes. " There is a waterfall on the front wall, which forms a water curtain fairyland with the stone bridge. There has only been a rainy season in recent years, and you can see this strange sight.
Yanshi Mountain, where Yanshi Temple is located, is ethereal and transparent. The whole Yanshi Mountain is like a turtle lying on the green Nanliu River, surrounded by clouds. There is a blue-walled Yao Bureau on Yanshi Mountain, and there is a circuitous stream under it, which is surrounded by the left and the right. The houses are handsome and beautiful, the caves are strange, the Woods are covered with bamboo, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. From the Taoist point of view, the mountain has the potential of flying dragons, the cave is named Panlong Stone Temple, and water has the magical effect of marrying Dan medicine. It can be said that it is a land of feng shui, full of fairy spirit and aura all year round. From the beautiful environment and peculiar landscape of Yanshi Mountain, we can appreciate the connotation of Taoism in environmentalism and aesthetics. Yanshi Mountain is a strange "half-through hole", with the potential of "two cliffs rolled up like houses", and it can receive the brilliance of the sun no matter sunrise or sunset; There is also a secluded cave, where a stone spring leads directly to Nanliu River. The spring water is sweet and refreshing, which is the mystery of "flowing water comes out of the hole and one vein connects the world". The characteristics of Taoist Xanadu are perfectly reflected here.
Yanshi Temple with beautiful natural scenery has been a tourist attraction since the Tang and Song Dynasties. People who visited Yanshi Temple in past dynasties inscribed poems and carved stones as souvenirs, leaving a valuable cultural heritage for future generations. There are many kinds of stone carvings, including poems, inscriptions and inscriptions. Fonts are seal, block, line, grass and so on. Most of them are about natural scenery and immortal culture, which embodies the unique charm of China's calligraphy. According to the textual research of cultural relics, many ink marks here were left by ancient celebrities, such as the "National Temple" inscribed by Liu Sheng in the Southern Han Dynasty. These stone carvings occupy an important position in the history of Lingnan culture. Such mountains, such water, such culture, such atmosphere, such beauty are deeply rooted in people's hearts, breathtaking and lingering. ...