At the western end of Beimang Mountain is the Yangshao Cultural Site, which is a symbol of human civilization in the middle reaches of the Yellow River during the Neolithic Age.
Beimang Mountain is majestic, with deep water and thick soil. The water of Yi and Luo passes through Luoyang City from west to east. Erecting a tomb here fulfills the Feng Shui theory of "resting on the mountain and stepping on the river" advocated by the ancients. Moreover, the soil layer 5-15 meters below the surface of Bei Mang Mountain has low water permeability, good bonding performance, and hard and dense soil. Therefore, Mang Mountain is regarded as a geomantic treasure place for funeral and burial tombs. King Liu Zhi of Yang was buried in Beimang Mountain. Later, princes, princes and ministers chose this place for burial. Even the king of Baekje in the Korean Peninsula chose Mang Mountain as his burial place after he died in a foreign land. Wang Jian, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, said, "There is little idle land at the top of Beimang Mountain, and it is full of old tombs of Luoyang people." Bai Juyi asked, "Why don't we follow the Luoshui River in the east? Who's family is buried in Beimang Mountain?". The saying: "Born in Suzhou and Hangzhou, buried in Beimang" all comes from the fact that Beimang Mountain has been the cemetery of Luoyang people since the Eastern Han Dynasty. There are now the tombs of famous people from past dynasties such as Lu Buwei, Prime Minister of Qin, Empress Chen of the Southern Dynasty, Empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Sima Clan of the Western Jin Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu, poet Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, and Yan Zhenqing, the great calligrapher. Lao Tzu
It is said that in 520 BC, Lao Tzu left the storage room in Zhou Wangcheng and quietly came to Cuiyun Peak on the top of Beimang Mountain. He built a Tai Chi Bagua furnace all night, using Qian, Kun, Kan and Li. The eight directions of , Zhen, Gen, Xun, and Dui mobilized the spirituality of heaven, earth, water, fire, thunder, mountains, wind, and rivers, and skillfully used the principle of internal and external harmony, and concentrated on refining it for ninety-nine and eighty-one days. When the furnace was uncovered, there was a loud bang, and thousands of golden lights were seen shooting straight into the sky. I tasted one pill myself, and instantly my face glowed with purple energy, and I shed all my mortal bones. So, I used the elixir to enlighten his green ox, climbed on the ox's back, and went from Beimang Mountain to Hangu Pass to "journey to Tianzhu to teach the barbarians".
Lü Dongbin
Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals, enjoyed traveling to the Central Plains. One day, it was discovered that the plague was spreading all over Luoyang and the city was dead. He thought that peony roots could drive away the disease. In order to save people's livelihood, he rushed to heaven to see the Queen Mother, hoping to ask the Peony Fairy next to her to come down to earth to cure illnesses and save people. The Queen Mother of the West warned: "What are you doing for heaven? Could it be that you are playing tricks on Miss Peony? If you go down to earth privately, you will be punished by God." Impressed by Lu Dongbin's kindness and sincerity, the Peony Fairy sneaked out of the Heavenly Palace and flew over Beimang Mountain. Peony seeds. When the Queen Mother found out, she was demoted to earth to plant peonies. Because the land in Beimang Mountain is fertile and it turns into gentle breeze and drizzle from time to time, the peony seeds sown that night began to germinate and bloom. Lu Dongbin was grateful for Fairy Peony's kindness and built a tea nunnery on the official road of Beimang Mountain. Not long after, after taking the decoction of peony root, the plague was gone. In order to thank the Peony Fairy, people renamed Beimang Mountain "Peony Mountain" and built a Luzu Temple at the tea nunnery to worship the fairy Lu Dongbin.