Southern Yan Palace, alias Duyangyan and Zixiaoyan, was enthroned by Emperor Zhenwu in Taoist legend? Holy land? It is also the place where Wudang Mountain tourists punch in. But everyone who has been to Wudang Mountain knows that it is not easy to go to Southern Yan Palace. Mainly because it is built on a cliff and the terrain is steep. People can't help wondering, how was Southern Yan Palace built? And it is a miracle that it has been preserved so well for so many years.
Among the many ancient buildings left over from Southern Yan Palace, one carved dragon stone pillar is the most conspicuous. The stone pillar was built on the cliff outside the temple, extending 2.9 meters from the inside out and about 0.3 meters wide.
Below the stone pillar is an abyss cliff with two dragons carved on it. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was carved by skilled craftsmen by carving, shadow carving and round carving. Its shape is natural and exquisite. Carving an incense burner on the top of the faucet is called "incense burner" because of its extremely steep structure. The best incense burner in the world? .
Legend has it that the two dragons on the stone pillar were the royal riders of Zhenwu Emperor, and they often rode them out for cruising. It is precisely because of the lofty background of dragon head incense that every time Taoist believers come to Wudang to worship, they will set foot on this Liang Shi, which is moving towards the dividing line between Yin and Yang, just to burn it? Longtouxiang? .
If you are not careful, you may fall off the stone pillar, which can be said to be very dangerous. Even so, since the completion of 13 14 Longshou Stone, countless tourists come here to worship and burn incense every year. Although there are many people who burn incense successfully, countless believers died because they burned incense and fell off the cliff.
Burning from climbing a stone pillar? Longtouxiang? A close call. In the 12th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1673), Cai Yurong, then Governor of Huguang, Sichuan, ordered it to be erected here? Don't burn dragon head incense? Monuments advise believers to be sincere to the gods and not to act impulsively and lose their precious lives. Since then, although it is impossible to completely prohibit believers from burning incense on the stone pillars, it has also dispelled the crazy ideas of quite a few people.
In order to ensure the safety of tourists, Wudang Mountain Scenic Area is in? Longtouxiang? A new incense burner was built in front. People no longer need to burn incense as dangerously as in ancient times.
You finally understand that the meaning of traveling is to meet some people and say goodbye to them.