What month is Hengshan suitable for traveling?

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Suitable for all seasons. It should be noted that the lowest temperature in June is 5438+ 10, with 2.2 degrees at the foot of the mountain and 0. 1 degree at the top of the mountain. The highest temperature in July is 25.8℃ at the foot of the mountain and 2 1.6℃ at the top of the mountain. It snowed for a long time from February to February of the following year.

Hengshan is a distinctive place.

Basic introduction

Hengshan Scenic Area is located in Nanyue District, Hengyang City, with Zhurongfeng, the main peak, about1300m above sea level. In the "Five Mountains", Mount Hengshan is located in the south. Compared with the better climatic conditions, there are lush green trees all year round, and it has the reputation of "the five mountains are the only ones". In China's well-known idiom "Longevity is better than Nanshan", Nanshan refers to Hengshan Mountain.

Hengshan Mountain is the sacred place of Buddhism spread in Han Dynasty, where Nanyue School of Nanzong made its fortune, and its legal vein was passed down as Luyang School and Lin Ji School, which spread all over the world. In addition, it is also a holy place for the war of resistance in South China. The "Nanyue Martyrs' Shrine" under the censer peak commemorates and buries China soldiers who died in the frontal battlefield against Japan.

What's interesting about Hengshan Mountain?

1. water curtain cave

Water curtain cave is located in Shuilian Village, Nanyue Township, 4 kilometers away from Nanyue Town. It was called Zhuling Cave in ancient times and is said to be connected with Zhuling Cave on Shigu Mountain in Hengyang. Water curtain cave's water source comes from the peak of Zigui Mountain in Nanyue, flows through the cave and flows into the unfathomable cave with a width of more than 6 meters. The water overflowed and fell vertically, forming a waterfall with a height of more than 60 meters.

2. Wanshou Dading

Wanshou cauldron, the full name of which is "China Wanshou cauldron", is recognized as "the world's largest cauldron" by Guinness World Records, and it is the largest, heaviest and longest-lived bronze ware in the world. China Wanshou Dading is the central attraction of Wanshoutan Scenic Spot in China, Nanyue, located on the driving crane peak of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue.

3. Fangguang Temple

Fangguang Temple, under the Lotus Peak in Nanyue District. The name of the temple is wide, which means that Buddhism is widely spread. The temple was built in the second year of Tian Liang Supervision in the Southern and Northern Dynasties (AD 503) and was renovated in various dynasties. There is a world famous mountain written by Song Huizong in the temple.

4. Nanyue Temple

Nanyue Temple is at the end of North Street in Nanyue Town, facing south, with Chi Di Peak in the back and Jianshui in front. The temple site is rectangular with a total area of 98,500 square meters. It is the largest ancient building in Hunan Province. The main entrance is called Lingxingmen, which is an arched building made of granite. There are things on the left and right.

5. Buddhist sutra hall

Located at the foot of Xiangguang Peak, the Buddhist Sutra Hall was built by Master Huisi in 568, the second year of Chen Fei in the Southern Dynasty. Because Ming Taizu gave a copy of the Tripitaka to the temple, it was called the Tripitaka Temple. Later, it was successively changed to Xiangguang Temple and Puguang Temple, and later it was still called Buddhist Sutra Hall. Now this building was rebuilt at 1933.