An ancient poem once said: Sumen falls into the clouds at night, walking on the green steps looking for wild grass. The broken walls and monuments obscure the past, and the moss soaked in the well symbolizes the current kitchen. The vicissitudes of life are reflected in a long roar, and the longitude and latitude of the emperor are six short lines. Birds know the world well and don't build nests in plum blossom trees.
This seven-rhythm poem "Sumen Mountain Journey" talks about a major landscape in Huixian City, Xinxiang, Henan.
After May Day, I went to Huixian City, Xinxiang, Henan Province for vacation at the invitation of a friend.
On the day of arrival, my friend and his family accompanied me to visit the famous Baiquan Scenic Area.
The scenic spot is located at the southern foot of Sumen Mountain, two kilometers northwest of Huixian City. It is currently the largest and best-protected ancient garden building complex in Henan Province. It is known as the "Summer Palace of Zhongzhou" and the "Little West Lake of the North". reputation. Baiquan Lake was excavated in the Shang Dynasty and has a history of more than 3,000 years. It is named because of the numerous springs at the bottom of the lake. It is also called Pearl Spring because the spring water gushes out from the bottom of the lake like beads.
According to relevant records, the spring water in the scenic area is sweet and crystal clear, and there is a title of "Father of Sweet Spring" in the chronicle. Celebrities from past dynasties visited and lived in seclusion here, leaving countless poems and songs praising the springs. As we all know, Sun Deng in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Shao Yong in the Northern Song Dynasty, the great writer Su Shi, Wang Pan in the Yuan Dynasty, Sun Qifeng in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty left Xiaotai, Anlewo, Hungry Man's Tomb, and Three Stele Pavilions. , Qinghui Pavilion, Weiyuan Temple, Confucius Temple, Shao Fuzi Temple and other celebrity sites.
It is also stated in the Baidu entry that Baiquan was excavated and in the 15th year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1750), in order to prevent water leakage, stones were built around the shore to form a rectangular spring lake. The lake covers an area of ??more than 34,000 square meters, with the deepest point reaching 3 meters. The water temperature is around 20 degrees all year round. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. The lake is green all year round, clear and pure. Fish and crabs come and go in the lake, and water plants and algae are crisscrossed. Pavilions and pavilions are dotted around the lake. The bridges connect each other; the ancient cypresses towering around the lake, the green willows whirling, the mountains, rivers and towers complement each other, and the scenery is picturesque.
In particular, there is a path paved with bluestone slabs in the center of the lake, which twists and turns, connecting the pavilions and bridges in the lake. Fishing Pavilion, Lake Center Pavilion, South Hall, Xiama Pavilion, Kesang Pavilion, Yongjin Pavilion, Spraying Jade Pavilion and Lingyuan Pavilion are all dotted around the lake. The unique jade stands in the lake are exquisite and beautiful. .
It is said that in the past, Baiquan Lake had beautiful scenery, pleasant scenery, rippling blue waves, clear and pure water. By the lakeside, pavilions such as Spraying Jade, Lingyuan, Freeing Fish and Dismounting Horses stand along the lake. The Northern Song Dynasty writer Su Shi wrote six characters "Sumen Mountain Yongjin Pavilion" in the Yongjin Pavilion. The famous patriotic general Feng Yuxiang built the lake center pavilion in 1928 and stood tall in the "People's Hundred Springs" stele, which was engraved with the words "One hundred springs". A vicissitudes of experience. Qinghui Pavilion, built in the Yuan Dynasty, was originally the garden of Guo Zizhong in the Yuan Dynasty. The pavilion is surrounded by ancient cypresses and whirling green willows.
I looked at the ancient cypresses in Gezhou very carefully and saw that the age marks of the trees were all over 400 years old.
Sumen Mountain on the north side of Baiquan is a branch of the Taihang Mountains, with an altitude of only 184 meters. It is backed by high mountains and overlooks blue waves and clear streams. The mountains are densely covered with green cypresses and covered with many historical sites. The scenery is strange. interesting. Because many celebrities and literati have stopped here in the past dynasties, it occupies a place among the many famous mountains and rivers across the country. Here were born Shao Yong, one of the five sons of the Northern Song Dynasty, a famous Neo-Confucianist and a master of Yi studies, and Sun Qifeng, a famous scholar who was one of the three major Confucian scholars in China in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The enchanting mountains and waters have attracted many celebrities and people of all ages to live in seclusion, visit and give lectures here. Such as Gao Shi, Sun Deng and the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove" in the Jin Dynasty; the poet Jia Dao and the painter Wu Daozi in the Tang Dynasty; the writer Su Dongpo in the Song Dynasty, the Neo-Confucianists Zhou Dunyi, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi; the poet Yuan Haowen in the Jin Dynasty; Zhongshu Ling Yelu Chucai, Xu Heng, and Yao Wenwen; Tang Yin, Huang Hui, and Wei Yunzhen in the Ming Dynasty; Emperor Qianlong and Zheng Banqiao in the Qing Dynasty, etc. Facing the charming green mountains and blue waves, they were moved by the scene, either composing poems or compositions, or splashing ink on paintings, leaving behind precious treasures of calligraphy. Today's Baiquan Scenic Area has more than 350 inscriptions of various types, making it a rich and colorful art treasure house.
The ancients chopped firewood into firewood and harvested grass into suzhou. The mountain on the west side of Sumen Mountain is called Phoenix Mountain. The two mountains face each other like a door. Sumen is the "gateway for woodcutter to enter the mountain." In the past, it connected the Taihang Mountains to the north and clear springs to the south. The mountains were covered with green cypresses and were dotted with ancestral temples and pavilions. It truly verified the poem of Liu Yuxi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty: "The mountain is not high, but it is famous if there are immortals." There are also Yin and Yang experts who say that Sumen Mountain is a rare Feng Shui treasure land with "hidden dragons and crouching tigers". This is not true.
Since ancient times, "dragons" have indeed been hidden here and "tigers" have been lying there. Bohe, the great leader of the Western Zhou Dynasty, was good at benevolence and righteousness, and administered the government well. He served as the king for 14 years. He returned home and lived in seclusion in Mount Sumen. The first emperor of Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and put King Tian Jian of Qi under house arrest in Mount Sumen until he died of starvation. Daisun Deng also lived here in seclusion.