Mango Travel Diary: When I was visiting Guangxi’s “Potala Palace” in Yulin, a local friend recommended me to go to Dujiao Mountain in Rong County, saying that it is a national 4A-level scenic spot and is now a “winter tour” Guangxi" is free of charge, and it is said that many famous people have been there, such as Su Dongpo, Xu Xiake, Li Gang, etc., and it is also the hometown of Yang Guifei. It also has the world's largest gold-painted "Buddha" character and a cliff temple.
Duqiao Mountain, also known as Nanshan, is located in Rong County, Yulin, Guangxi, about 7 kilometers away from Rongxian County and more than 60 kilometers away from Yulin City. It is a holy place for three religions (Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism) With its wonderful peaks, many caves, secluded valleys and dangerous roads, Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, once visited this place for more than ten days and left three poems as gifts to the Taoist priest Shao of Duqiao Mountain. Neighbors "," followed each other for ten days and returned home, and ended their journey for a thousand eons. This is why ", "I lie down and watch the sun set on the ground, and listen to the wind in the pines." Xu Xiake, a traveler of the Ming Dynasty, also visited here, stayed for one night, and wrote "Journey to Western Guangdong·Duqiao Mountain".
Dujiao Mountain covers an area of ??37.5 square kilometers and has many scenic spots. It is divided into three major scenic spots: Qingshou Rock Scenic Area, Guifei Peak Scenic Area and Forest Park. Among them, the one I am personally looking forward to the most is Qingshou Rock Scenic Area because there are The world's first gold-painted "Buddha" characters, cliff temples and five hundred Arhats.
The picture shows the world's largest gold-painted "Buddha" character, 108 meters high and 88 meters wide. It was written by Mr. Zhao Puchu, the former president of the Buddhist Association of China. Seen from a distance, the entire mountain peak also looks like a Buddha, so it has the reputation of "the mountain is a Buddha, and the Buddha is a mountain". It is the largest Buddha character in the world.
The picture shows the Qingshouyan Cliff Temple, which is built on the mountain. Some of the buildings are built in caves on the cliff. The narrowest point only allows one person to pass through.
Continuing up the cliff temple, there is another large cave, which contains five hundred Arhats of different shapes. It is said that everyone can find their own Arhat (all living beings) here (PS: Five It is forbidden to take pictures in Bailuohan, so I took photos with permission)
The railing of Wubailuohan Cave is a soaring dragon. Through the dragon, you can see a canyon in the distance, below. It is a lake, and its terrain can be described as "with mountains on its back and water on its side."
At the Five Hundred Arhats, you can see the word "Buddha" in the distance. The golden light is shining among the green mountains and trees, which is particularly conspicuous.
In addition to the word "Buddha", cliff temples and Five Hundred Arhats, Qingshouyan Scenic Area is said to have more than 300 large and small caves, of which more than 100 have names, such as Taiji Rock, Sage Rock, Bao Cave, etc. Many hermit Taoist monks once lived in Gaiyan, and many of the caves had houses and attics. Many of the buildings are still well-preserved today. It can be said that "the pavilion in the pavilion, the rock on the rock".
In addition to Qingshouyan Scenic Area, Duqiao Mountain also has Guifei Peak Scenic Area and Forest Park Scenic Area. Among them, the imperial concubine refers to Yang Guifei, so what does this have to do with Yang Guifei? According to the tour guide, Yangcun in Rong County is the hometown of Concubine Yang. Xu Zizhen’s "Stele Inscription of Concubine Yang in Puning County, Rongzhou" written by Xu Zizhen in "Complete Tang Dynasty" states: "Concubine Yang is from Yangchong, Rongzhou, ten miles away from the city. Named Yuniang..." Guifei Peak Scenic Area has scenic spots such as Yang Guifei's inscription, Guifei Pond, Guifei Well, and Lianli Tree.
If you like niche attractions and go to Yulin, Guangxi, you might as well go to Duqiao Mountain for a walk.