Although on the surface, Wudang Mountain is a place with beautiful scenery, there is such a special incense burner on the top of Wudang Mountain. Many people who came to worship incense lost their lives because of it. This incense burner is also called "killing" incense burner. Now, in order to protect everyone's safety to the greatest extent, this incense burner has also made some changes. So, what's the secret behind this incense burner? Why do many people who burn incense come here to burn incense at the cost of their lives?
This incense burner is the dragon head incense on the south rock of Wudang Mountain. On Wudang Mountain, opposite Longtou Lane are the Ruins of Lidoutai and Shuangqing Pavilion in Yue Feng of Wudang Mountain. After learning about the dragon head incense, we can find that the dragon head incense is located on the cliff and has the potential to fly. Although it is located in beautiful natural scenery, at the same time, the risk factor of dragon head incense is also high.
According to relevant data, the dragon head elephant is two dragons carved by ancient craftsmen using original carving, carving and other carving techniques. Although this statue is carved from stone, its shape is natural and vivid, and anyone who has seen the leading elephant will marvel at its exquisite craftsmanship.
In ancient society, in order to show their inner piety, many pilgrims came to Longtou Lane to burn incense without any protective measures. Because the terrain in Longtou Township is very dangerous, they may fall off the cliff and die if they are not careful.
It is understood that anyone who comes to Wudang Mountain to burn dragon head incense must kneel down from the narrow faucet to light the incense, and then return to the ground in a kneeling position. If you are not careful, you may fall into the abyss and be shattered. Since the dragon head incense was built, countless pilgrims fell off the cliff. Because of this, the dragon head incense is also called a "deadly" incense burner by many people.
Because of the high risk of dragon's head incense, during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the relevant state departments ordered the prohibition of burning dragon's head incense. At the same time, an inscription was set up near Longtouxiang, the content of which was to advise pilgrims. In this inscription, it is believed that you don't have to burn incense on the cliff to be in awe of the gods. It can be seen from this point that burning incense can reflect a person's inner respect for the gods, but at the same time, if you don't cherish your own life, no matter what incense you burn, it will be of no help.
Maybe in some people's eyes, all the incense burners falling from the dragon's head incense are inner ungodly, but in fact, in this dangerous environment, casualties are inevitable. In fact, this has nothing to do with inner piety. The reason why people in ancient society had such an idea was also based on the influence of feudal decadent ideas.
Now, in order to ensure the safety of tourists, the management of Wudang Mountain has also fenced the dragon head incense. In addition, the incense burner of the dragon head incense has also been locked. Visitors who want to see the dragon head incense can only watch it from a distance outside the fence. Under such protection, those tourists who come to Wudang Mountain to see the leading township have their lives guaranteed.
We can feel from the actions of the relevant state departments that life is actually the most precious wealth in everyone's life, and it is not worth the loss to pay the price of life for the so-called blessing. Although in ancient society, many people were influenced by feudal superstition, and then made a lot of absurd things, but with the development of the times, the ideological level of our people has been continuously improved, and more and more people have realized the disadvantages of feudal thought.
label
Through the understanding of the dragon's head incense, we can find that although the position of the dragon's head incense is very dangerous, some pilgrims will come here to burn incense because of their inner beliefs. In some people's eyes, anyone who falls down in the process of incense is a false believer who doesn't respect God, but in fact, with the gradual improvement of people's ideological level, those superstitious statements are gradually abandoned by everyone.
You can also feel it from the fence building of Wudang Mountain. In fact, there is absolutely no need for Jingxiang to take such a big risk. As long as you have a certain belief in your heart, you can get the same effect no matter where you are.