What are the famous attractions in Guanzhishan Scenic Area?

Guanzhishan Scenic Area is named after its shape resembling the ancient Chinese spiritual beast "Zhi". It not only has beautiful and spectacular natural scenery, but also because it was once a hermitage and tourist destination for many historical celebrities. It is famous for its place and has a profound and long cultural heritage. Let us find out together below.

Introduction to Guanzhi Mountain

"If you don't connect the hills, you will be high, and if you don't rely on the power, you will be far away." This is what people think of Guanzhishan (the name of "豸"), which is a key scenic spot and AAAA-level tourist area. "Zhai Village" is an overall description of the mountain, and "Hakka Sacred Mountain" and "Sacred Mountain of Life" are reflections of Guanzhi Mountain's status in the hearts of Hakkas all over the world. Guanzhi Mountain Scenic Area is located in the east of Liancheng County in western Fujian. On the side, it is said that "the city is in the scenery, and the scenery is in the city". "Zhi" is an ancient spiritual beast, which looks like a sheep and has a single horn. The mascot is a "totem" for law enforcers to advertise and warn, and a motto for rulers to police themselves. In the old days, the hat of a law enforcement officer was called "Xie Zhi Crown", which reflected people's expectations for selfless, fair and honest law enforcement. People worship Guanzhi Mountain for its spirituality, strength, justice and integrity.

History of Guanzhi Mountain

The development of Guanzhi Mountain began during the Yuanyou period of the Song Dynasty. , built pavilions and pavilions in Shimen Lake, planted pine and bamboo trees, and became a place for chanting poems and drinking wine. The scenery in the mountain is beautiful and unique. Many cultural landscapes such as cliff stone carvings, pavilions, and academies are still there today. There are more than 40 stone carvings in Fengting, Dongshan Academy, Xiuzhu Academy, Lingzhi Temple, etc., including the horizontal plaque "Jiangzuo Fengliu" written by Lin Zexu when he climbed Guanzhi Mountain, which is now in the Dongshan Cottage; and the Qianlong Period. The famous scholar Ji Xiaolan inscribed the original "Zhubu Dongshan" when he was the governor of Fujian Academy.

Characteristics of Guanzhi Mountain

What is particularly worth mentioning is that if you climb the mountain from the front, it is the best to climb the mountain. After more than 100 meters of gentle slope, you can see a century-old pine with strong branches standing upright on Gangshan. It is the most famous welcoming pine on Guanzhi Mountain. In fact, Guanzhi Mountain was full of pines in ancient times, but it was affected by the late Qing Dynasty. Destroyed by war, deforestation for steelmaking during the "Great Leap Forward" and logging during the Cultural Revolution, Guanzhi Mountain was almost barren. Only this old pine survived because it grew on the cliff and could not be cut down. The tall and tall posture gives people a pleasant aesthetic feeling. There is a six-column pavilion a few meters south of the Yingke Pine, where visitors can admire the beauty of the Yingke Pine. The total area of ??the scenic spot is 123 square kilometers, and it mainly includes Haechi Crown, There are five major scenic spots including Shimen Lake, Zhu'an Village, Yunxiao Rock, and Jiulong Lake. It integrates "mountains, water, rocks, caves, springs, temples, and gardens" into one, and combines the characteristics of "majestic, strange, secluded, and beautiful". Highlighting the beautiful landscape and splendid Hakka culture, Guanzhi Mountain is world-famous because Huang Gongfu, a famous scholar in the Ming Dynasty, inscribed the word "Guanzhi" with a diameter of several feet on the dripping rock.

Zhaimen

Guanzhi Mountain has thousands of towering peaks, deep valleys and secluded springs, forming many cliffs and canyons for tourists to enjoy in the prosperous times, but in times of turmoil, they can live in peace. There have been many wars in history. People went up the mountain to avoid the disaster. In order to provide strong defense, many gates were built, thus forming a quasi-military defensive cultural landscape. The gate of Guanzhi Mountain was built in the 26th year of Yuanzhizheng. (In 1366, the person in charge of the construction was Ma Zhouqing, the county Yin. In the fifth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1492), the county magistrate Guan Quan rebuilt and strengthened it. There were originally four gates in the east, west, south and north. Except for the south gate which has been destroyed and only remains, the other gates are still intact.

Temple

There are two temples in Guanzhishan. One is the "Lingzhi Temple" at the foot of Lingzhi Peak, which mainly worships Guanyin Bodhisattva. The first is the "Fayun Temple" at the entrance to the front mountain of Guanzhi. It was formerly known as Hualin Temple and was built in the late Song Dynasty.

Bishuidan Mountain in Guanzhi Mountain is known as "the most masculine in the world and the most feminine in the world". It once attracted many literati and poets and left thousands of poems, songs and prose, which became The most commendable literary heritage of Guanzhi Mountain is Li Hongyou's "Ode to a Tour of Guanzhi Mountain" and Tong Nengling's "Ode to the Sunset on Guanzhi Mountain". They are not only gorgeous in diction, blending scenes and vivid descriptions, but also vivid in description. It is also of reference value to study the old appearance of Guanzhi Mountain.

Shimen Lake

Shimen Lake is located in the southeast of Guanzhi Mountain and is closely adjacent to the Guanzhi Mountain Scenic Area. It was formerly known as "Shimen Rock". , is the location of "Shimen Suyun", the second of the eight scenic spots in Liancheng. In the 1970s, a 73-meter-long dam was built here with a water storage capacity of more than 3 million cubic meters. beads.

Shimenyan becomes an artificial lake connected by mountains and rivers with charming scenery. The water meanders with the mountains, and the harbors intersect; the mountains are adjacent to the water, and the deep valleys are crisscrossed; the clear water and green mountains complement each other, and the willows on the banks are sparse; the swimming fish dance, and the white ducks and red sweet potatoes invite each other; the solitary Zhugzi in the water is better than Penglai. It is truly a beautiful scene that makes people yearn for, "The water is like the waves in the eyes, and the mountains are like the peaks of the eyebrows. I want to ask pedestrians where to go? Where are the eyebrows full of eyebrows?" While boating, tourists can listen to the chirping of warblers on both sides of the bank, watch wild ducks swimming around in the lake, caress the green mountains under the water, and chase the dawn sun beside the clouds. They enjoy a leisurely swim