Kneel down and beg! Travel Notes Composition on Shengtang Mountain*2!

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Take some time to build a fairy dream, and enter the Holy Temple on a bumpy road

----Revisit one of the Holy Temple Mountains

In late May, my wife kept in touch with the Jinxiu Dayao Mountain authorities on the phone to learn about the weather conditions each day and the next day. However, God was always unfavorable. It kept raining continuously and seemed to refuse to stop. Since I visited Dayao Mountain last year, I was unable to appreciate the sight of the azaleas in full bloom on the mountain. My wish has not been fulfilled, and I have been thinking about visiting the flowers again.

On the afternoon of June 1, the sky seemed to be sunny, so we hurriedly boarded the bus to Jinxiu County. Early the next morning, we rented a car and headed to Shengtang Mountain, the main peak of Dayao Mountain. Shengtang Mountain Scenic Area is 45 kilometers away from the county seat. Along the way, the car bumped along the muddy road in the drizzle. Several people were shaking their heads as if they were dancing in the car. After passing through Changdong Township, the Wuling car we were riding on got stuck on a muddy uphill section. The mud was deep and the wheels slipped. The driver used first gear five times in a row, but was still stuck in the mud and could not move forward. It took more than two hours of driving from the county seat, and now I felt unwilling to return. I silently chanted in my heart: God will help us get through. The driver picked up some branches and the like to pave the way for the mud pit. Hey, he really rushed over this time. According to the master who came to pick us up on the third day, just as we were crossing the muddy road that afternoon, there were two minibuses coming from Guilin, pulling two cars of tourists with nothing to do and returning to the county town. This is something to talk about later.

Entering the scenic mountain road, road landslides often occur, and we can't help but feel nervous again. It was really an unexpected situation, but what we were worried about still happened, and a landslide blocked the way. It is still several kilometers away from the mountain gate, and even further away from the hiking trail. I am afraid it will not be less than ten kilometers away. Whether to return by car or to hike up the mountain, we faced a difficult and painful choice. But "the mountains are green into the sky, the mountain breeze secretly carries the fragrance of wild flowers, I take my time to dream of immortality, and the drizzle drives me into the church." How can we give up such a beautiful scenery so easily! Walking to climb mountains is essentially an act of self-abuse, and this self-abuse will quickly consume our physical strength and endurance. Our strong will still requires us to continue moving forward, and we do not want to give up halfway. After walking for two or three kilometers, a road repair vehicle came down from the mountain, so we quickly contacted the driver who took us there. The driver was an honest and trustworthy person. He put down the phone and returned to wait for the road to be repaired. Send us up the mountain. At this time, each of us was secretly congratulating ourselves, feeling an indescribable excitement and joy in our hearts. It can be said that without a car, it would be difficult for us to go up the mountain that day. The pain can be imagined. For us who live in the city all year round and lack exercise, we must be more than capable.

At 12 noon, the car finally took the three of us to the hiking trail above Yangmeiping. In the thick fog, we packed up our gear and started the actual five-kilometer, approximately three-hour mountaineering trip. I secretly thought, this journey is really not easy, this holy mountain will definitely treat us kindly.

The mountain fog was thick and thin, and the scenery in front of us was faint and indistinct. We walked through the forest cliffs, and we didn't feel the humidity and coldness. Fog is the meeting gift given to us by this holy mountain. It wraps the beauty of the holy mountain, and constantly gives us many reveries, leading us to a beautiful realm.

Silver waves envelop the fairyland, misty clouds cross the Holy Temple

----Revisiting the Holy Temple Mountain Part 2

Some people say that this holy The wonders of Tangshan Mountain are created by clouds and mist, and it’s true. In the mountains, the strange fog, clouds and wind combine to form the unique wonder of Shengtang Mountain.

When we were driving on the road in the morning, it was still raining lightly. When we reached the hiking trail, the rain stopped and we were greeted by a hazy fog. We have the experience of climbing Shengtang Mountain, so we are not worried about how the heavy fog will hinder us from going up the mountain. We are even more looking forward to the wonders this fog will bring us. People, living in this world, talk about fate. When we come to Shengtang Mountain, the opportunities brought by the fog are rare.

There were five *** people who went up the mountain today, including two tourists from Hong Kong. They traveled quickly and took a small road to reach the Yunhai Hotel on the mountain. When we met at the hotel, we asked them what they saw. , the answer is fog, the fog is vast, and nothing can be seen except fog.

The three of us, along the way, carefully listened to the sounds of wind, birds, water, and leaves in the mountains, and carefully explored the wonderful scenery that suddenly changed when the fog dispersed. My wife also said: "Watch the clouds and mist to see the sun. If you don't believe it, just wait and see!" God has paid off. Just when we were sitting on the stools at Huixian Terrace to rest, suddenly, a strong wind passed by, and a crack in the clouds appeared in the distance. In an instant, the mysterious veil of the church was unveiled: rolling distant mountains, steep cliffs, and large trees all over the mountains and plains, all displayed in front of us under the bright sunshine. Before I could take two photos, one second, two seconds, three seconds, four seconds, about a few seconds, the clouds and fog completely covered the mountain peak again, and the mysterious veil of the church made it majestic and beautiful again. His face was covered, and everything returned to the way it was when we first arrived. It’s so unpredictable and foggy.

In fact, this ever-changing spectacle may appear at any time and anywhere. Such spectacles are the masterpieces of clouds and mists. This was well demonstrated as we descended the mountain on the afternoon of day three. When the group of people returned to about ten meters away from the Immortal Gate, the fog on the right quickly passed by, like a horse flying in the sky, revealing the painted mountains in the distance. Then, a gust of wind blew away the fog on our left. At this time, the continuous Baoding peaks were displayed in front of us wearing cloud caps. The peaks were connected to the sea of ??clouds, with valleys and valleys, soaring clouds and mist, as if they were rushing from the temple to heaven. . In fact, the temple is also a paradise on earth. Perhaps, God knew that we were saying goodbye to Temple Mountain and was reluctant to let us leave. This strange and magnificent picture stayed for a few minutes. She kissed and hugged us, giving us enough time to freeze them in the camera. The majesty and beauty, the fog came again with the wind, and the sky slowly closed again. After that, all the way down the mountain, the clouds and mist swirled all the way, and the beautiful scenery drifted all the way. The scenery was endless. It was really a more magnificent and different reproduction of "the green water flows through the red mist, and the silver waves and snow waves rush quickly".

O clouds and mist in Shengtang Mountain, you are the current creator, you are the soul flowing in this mountain!

Tianya Juankeqi Villa, dreaming of paradise at night in the sea of ??clouds

----Revisiting Shengtang Mountain No. 3

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, on the slope In the wind and drizzle, we arrived at the ladder to the top of the Shengtang Mountain. On the left side of the ladder, we turned from the path into the Yunhai Hotel on the southwest side of the mountain. It is named Yunhai Hotel because it is surrounded by clouds and fog most of the year and rarely sees sunlight. At this moment, the hotel and its attached wooden houses are nestled in an ancient forest, quiet and quiet. Under the misty clouds, this hotel is invisible, like a small village in the sky that cannot be seen in the mortal world.

Shengtang Mountain is basically formed by huge rocks, which is a typical Danxia landform. The mountain is full of primitive old forests. It is difficult to grow things and no one lives there. It is even difficult to store water, so most of the food is It relies on external transportation, and the villages below the mountain are far away, so food and accommodation here are of course extremely expensive. It is said that Liang Huan, the boss here, sold tens of millions of his net worth in 2000 and signed a 40-year business development agreement with the relevant departments of Jinxiu. So far, the total investment has reached nearly 100 million yuan. Although it was not a good idea to build Shengtang Villa and Yunhai Hotel, when they were first built, they relied entirely on human and animal power to carry items up the mountain and carry garbage down the mountain. It did cost a lot of money.

On the right side of the hotel is a tall and simple rhododendron tree. The last flowers stand on the branches in the wind and rain, sometimes swaying lightly, sometimes hanging down quietly, as if they are thinking. Thinking about the flowering period in the coming year. To the left of the hotel is a forest of strange-looking pearl Podocarpus pine trees, with thin leaves that look like green pearls growing on the strange branches, and they are densely packed like clusters of auspicious clouds staying in the forest. An ancient and precious South China five-needled pine stands tall in the Pearl Podocarpus forest next to the hotel gate.

This is a truly welcoming pine. It stands at the door, simple and vigorous, waving its big hands in the wind, rain and fog, constantly greeting tourists. When we came here, we no longer knew what twilight was. We were like a few tired travelers on the cliff who finally found a place to rest.

The hotel has three floors. The interior is decorated with wooden structures and has complete sanitary equipment. It is clean and comfortable. We asked for a triple room, took a hot bath, soaked in hot water, and had dinner. Seeing that the weather was not getting better, we expected that "the clouds in the mountains will stay outside the window tonight." He covered himself with a thick quilt and lay down to rest early.

In the middle of the night, the wind kept banging the doors and windows, and the moist mist seemed to reach out from the gaps in the doors and windows, gently caressing my arms and my cheeks. It was so comfortable and pleasant. As Wusi pulled out her hand, I saw a fiery red sun rising slowly, and I saw several Buddha lights dancing in the ancient trees. I have also become the owner of a mountain villa like Liang Huan. I have swept away the time that I spent the first half of my life living in a royal palace, with no peace and no time to care for myself. I am now enjoying the endless glory given to me by nature.

Oh, what a wonderful night, what a happy dream!

In the depths of the birdsong forest, thousand-year-old hemlocks stand above the trees

----Revisiting Shengtang Mountain Part 4

In the early morning of the next day, there were several crisp sounds The chirping of birds wakes me up from my dream. I whispered into my wife's ear: "Get up quickly and watch the sunrise."

Yunhai Hotel faces north to south and is located southwest of the mountain. If you want to watch the sunrise, You have to walk for more than ten minutes to the northeast of the mountain. In fact, this huge fog shows no sign of dissipating at all. Watching the sunrise is just our wishful thinking. Since the birds wake us up, we can't spend this wonderful time in bed. I simply washed my face and mouth, picked up my camera and ran towards the "Ladder to Heaven" in the northeast of the mountain.

The mountain wind was strong, and the clouds and mist came in waves like a tide. The distance was still gray and nothing could be seen. The coldness mixed in the wet mist seemed to be caused by the strange howling wind. Instead of welcoming the sun out, they made our teeth chatter while standing on the ladder. I remembered what my wife said yesterday, "Watch the clouds to see the sun." I said jokingly: "What you said will not work at the critical moment."

My wife joked that this was the stinginess of the mountain god. It hides the infinite scenery in clouds and mist, and doesn't allow us mortals to see more. Since we don’t have enough opportunities, let’s not be too greedy and leave the beautiful sunrise in the church to be watched next time and for others to enjoy. Feeling at ease, we went back into the old forest and played hide-and-seek with the tree monsters.

The trees in the forest and the rocks in the forest are covered with layers of "green coats" by thick epiphytes. The trunks of the trees are strangely shaped and towering. They seem to have been oppressed by the wind and rain on this high mountain. They look like crouching dragons, or like pythons coming out of their holes, showing their incomparable tenacity and resilience to nature, giving people An eerie and creepy feeling. Ten meters deep into the forest, you are already in a trance formation. It is difficult to distinguish where on the ground is rotten wood, where is the stone crevice, where is the rotten soil, and where is the trap. After bypassing a large tree trunk, when I tried to continue moving forward, there was a "plop" sound, and my right foot fell into a rotten tree pit covered with moss nearly one meter deep. Fortunately, the camera did not fall. Even though they are bad, people are still good. Each of the ancient trees in this forest has been cultivated to perfection. How can I, my short and tiny mortal life, afford to accompany them?

There is a dwarf bamboo forest on both sides of the ladder. Looking across the bamboo forest about 200 meters to the southwest, two huge ancient trees, one on the left and one on the right, form a mountain peak. This is the most unique southern thousand-year-old hemlock among the many trees in the Temple Mountain. Their broad bodies, with a diameter of at least twenty or thirty meters, sit firmly on the mountainside, like a pair of mountain generals commanding thousands of troops. They have a unique appearance, dense needles, and colorful colors, while the canopy is flat and stretched, like a smooth road paved with emeralds. In addition, accompanied by the majestic peaks next to it, they appear steady and solid, so they are known as the "Peace Tree" ".

The "Peace Tree" reports peace to every guest day after day, year after year, and wishes them happiness and health. This is the logo and emblem of the Holy Temple Mountain. This is the treasure of the towering Holy Temple! This scene makes people feel like "the ancient trees are connected to the sky and the ladder is blurry, and the clouds are growing under the feet and the mist is fragrant".

The azaleas are blooming in the new year, and the branches are dancing before our eyes

----Revisiting Shengtang Mountain Part 5

This time we went to Shengtang Mountain again. The biggest purpose is to watch the grand opening of thousands of acres of color-changing azaleas.

It is understood that the tens of thousands of acres of color-changing azaleas in Shengtang Mountain are one of the unique sights in the Holy Mountain. May every year is the peak season for the color-changing azaleas in Shengtang Mountain to show off. Thousands of acres of contiguous areas of color-changing azaleas are blooming at the same time, and the trees are in bloom. Hundreds of flowers are in bloom. The flowers are alternate in color and the flowers are rich in fragrance, which is intoxicating. What is even more spectacular is that under the sunlight, the rhododendrons continue to change color as the flowering period changes, from red to purple and then from purple to white. The red, purple, white and yellow blooms on each tree compete with each other, competing for beauty. It is really The flowers on the same branch have different colors, and the petals on the same flower often change colors. Against the background of the green leaves, they look like large colorful umbrellas. The mountain wind blows and the waves of flowers roll, naturally forming a vast sea of ??flowers, which is praised by people. It is the "Peachland and Fairyland in the Human World". From May 20 to June 10, 2004, Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County also held the first Azalea Festival, which was an unprecedented event.

Although the rhododendron forest is not unique to Shengtang Mountain, tens of thousands of acres of color-changing azaleas are connected together and come in many varieties, which is what makes Shengtang Mountain unique. Most of the rhododendrons here are big tree rhododendrons that are only found in alpine areas. They are called Hericium rhododendron, Ramhorn rhododendron, Guihai rhododendron, Cowskin rhododendron, Turban rhododendron, Guizhou rhododendron, Lily rhododendron, Gorgeous rhododendron, etc. After listening to the names, , people can’t help but marvel. Due to the influence of mountain rain and the fact that the rhododendrons in Shengtang Mountain are in short season, by the time we got up the mountain, we could barely see any flowers. But judging from the short, thick, primitive shape, simple and vigorous trunk, and the sporadic flowers that bloomed at the end, one can still imagine its bright color and magnificent scene. At that time, if you are in the sea of ??azaleas on the top of the mountains, you will definitely feel relaxed and happy, and you can't help yourself.

We missed the peak azalea season in New Year, so we turned to admire the strange azalea trees on this sacred mountain.

From the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the same tree species grow differently at each height. The old rhododendron forest on the mountain is even more peculiar. Although it does not have the posture of breaking through the sky, it looks magical because it grows in the cracks of the rocks with its tenacious vitality and peculiar shape. Some azalea trees have thick stems that cannot be hugged by two people. They are blown down by the roots by strong winds. There is only a little sand left under the roots, but they still grow with lush branches and leaves, giving people a sense of vitality. Feeling of arousal. Due to strong winds on the top of the mountain, some rhododendron trees' branches turned several times and connected with the ground, forming natural forest arches. These hundreds of years old people are all dancing with branches, their pride is skyward, snakes are dancing with dragons, and they have a long life. Staring at this forest elf who has experienced vicissitudes of life but is full of vitality, endures humiliation and endures heavy burdens and lives a hundred years, I not only think of the Taoist saint who "is not tired of the world, does not decorate things, is not strict with others, and is not worried about others", I sigh at the short-lived There is no need to fight for profit and gain, and to waste one's life and soul.

There are beautiful trees in the south. The rhododendron tree on the top of the mountain that has endured hardships but grows happily is the best illustration.

The Danya Cliff is full of stalagmites, and you can see the scenery from side to side

----Revisiting Shengtang Mountain Part 6

Discussing the stone mountains in Guangxi , is known for its karst landform represented by Guilin, but Shengtang Mountain, which is very close to Guilin and Liuzhou, does not belong to karst landform, but is similar to Danxia landform. Compared with the smallness and splendor of Guilin's landscape, its mountains are huge, steep, and red cliffs appear majestic and majestic, forming a unique wonder of valleys. Together with the climate given by God, It is unpredictable and covered with a mysterious and magical veil, making it difficult for you to see enough and understand. Therefore, Shengtang Mountain has the reputation of being more beautiful than Lushan Mountain, as dangerous as Mount Huashan, as steep as Mount Tai, as pine as Mount Huangshan, and as peaky as Zhangjiajie.

All the way up the mountain, the zigzag stone steps wind up.

Stone monkeys admiring the moon, dancing girls looking forward to their husbands, snakes coming out of their caves, mysterious ancient walls, Guanyin Rock, peacocks in full bloom, longevity rocks, dragon spines, amazing rocks and other boulder landscapes are vaguely visible, as if they are waiting for tourists to slowly review them. In the clouds and mist, in the mountains and forests, sometimes they appear in full glory, and sometimes they appear shy. If you don't appreciate them carefully, you really can't read their charm. The distant scenic spots such as Goddess Peak, Tongqiang Iron Wall, Xiaowuzhi Mountain, Jiuping Peak and Baoding Peak are sometimes bold and sometimes graceful, mysterious and breathtaking because of the dancing mountains and clouds. When you face the cliff and concentrate on it, hallucinations will appear in front of your eyes. On the stone wall, "the wall stands thousands of feet high, and there is strength without desire" will rush towards you and enter the depths of your soul.

The stone mountains of Shengtang Mountain are colorful and full of friendship. Like a turtle raising its head, the top of the turtle's head is a huge cliff. On the cliff, there is a crack, which seems to be divided into two by the golden section. The taller one is Langjun, and the lower one is Jiao'e. The two are dependent on each other. , so intoxicated, as if "life and death are going to go together, and this heart will last forever." What the stone wall conveys is a kind of true love that is hard to buy with money and hard to be stopped by a sword. Another example is the longevity rock, which looks like an old birthday star wearing a longevity hat and a wide coat, holding a walking stick in his hand, blessing tourists with a kind smile: May you be blessed with good fortune, wealth and longevity. Going deep into such a strange landscape, how can we not be overflowing with emotions and resonate with the mountains and rocks. Just as Jiaxuan said, "I saw how charming the green hills were, and I expected that the green hills should look the same to me. Their emotions and appearance are slightly similar."

I remember a poet wrote this: "The mist-lined peaks appear, sometimes hidden and sometimes exposed in the sea of ??clouds. The mountains are full of strange flowers competing for beauty, and the ancient pine trees are like dragons. The divine whip reaches across the sky and points to the sky. , Dagong sits fishing in the wind. There are wonderful views everywhere in the temple. The mountain and stone landscape of the temple is very majestic, strange, dangerous, beautiful, ancient and wild, and it is particularly majestic and magnificent. He is well-known and worthy of the word "holy". Although the descriptions of saints by Confucianism and Taoism differ between those who enter the world and those who transcend the world, and between those who do something and those who do nothing, they both regard "sage" as the highest incarnation of wisdom, moral realm and personality ideal. Entering the Holy Temple Mountain and integrating into this sacred realm, we will have a wise understanding of things in the world and our own lives, and our souls will also be sublimated.

An ancient saying goes: People who live by the mountains are like immortals. Although this is a kind of detachment and carefreeness that is far away from the mortal world and abandons the mundane world, isn't it true that we are traveling beyond the dust? It seems that it makes sense not to look at the mountains when you return to the temple.

The singing and dancing show is flourishing, and the unique skills handed down from ancient times amuse the tourists

----Revisiting Shengtang Mountain No. 7

The night I returned to the county town from Shengtang Mountain, I heard that there was For the folk customs performance, we took a Bengbeng (a local transportation vehicle converted from a three-wheeled motorcycle) and went to "Wuli'ao" about three kilometers away from the city to watch it.

As I climbed over the mountain col, I saw a long pile of blazing fire, which looked extremely dazzling in the dark night. The melody of "Mountain Cutting Dance" is beautiful and graceful, attracting us to rush to the performance site quickly. Next to the fire, I saw a wooden pillar with more than twenty sharp steel knives, and triangular flags stretched diagonally from the top to all sides. The towering knife ladder was like a sharp and shining mace, piercing straight into the deep night sky. Dozens of tourists quietly enjoyed the singing and dancing, sometimes giving warm applause. Folk custom performances do not have a fixed time. Someone needs to book the venue and the village can gather people to perform. It didn't rain this time, so we were lucky enough to catch the opportunity. Although we came a little late, we were very happy to be able to catch the show.

The performances are mainly divided into two categories, one is style songs and dances, and the other is handed down stunts. The two types of performances are interspersed, entertaining the ears and eyes, and captivating, allowing tourists to enjoy a wonderful meal of ethnic culture. Cultural feast. Custom songs and dances mainly include mountain-cutting dance, building climbing, dancing, Xiangli songs, and displays of national costumes. The actors are all rural amateur literary and artistic backbones, and some have participated in international performances many times. From their superb performances, we saw the sincerity, bravery and kindness of the Yao people.

The stunts performed by young people of the Yao ethnic group are what we often talk about, such as going up a mountain of knives, under a sea of ??fire, and through a chain of fire.

Speaking of the Yao people's special skills, you must understand a festival called "Dujie" in Dayao Mountain. This is roughly equivalent to the "crown" and "hairpin" ceremonies for young men and women in ancient Han people when they came of age. It just accepts the Dujie ceremony. The young Yao people who have learned the discipline are more brave and confident. The ceremony of "coming through the precepts" is very solemn. Those who accept the "coming through the precepts" have to undergo a variety of severe tests. In addition to climbing a mountain of knives, crossing a sea of ??fire, getting down from a pan of oil, swallowing bamboo chopsticks, stepping on a plowshare, etc., they also have to turn over " Cloud Terrace". The "Yuntai" is made of four 4-meter or 6-meter-long wooden strips, with 36 sharp steel knives on the left and right sides to form knife ladders. After the ordained recipients accepted the good wishes of the "Taoist", they became barefoot and brave. Climb the knife ladder to the top of the "cloud platform", hold your knees with your hands, and then flip into the air and fall into the rattan net covered with cotton batting or straw carried by people. Local elders say that after people experience the life of the knife and undergo the baptism of fire, they can avoid disasters and escape from the sea of ??suffering, become healthier and have a more brilliant career.

The stunt performance is dazzling and terrifying. Before each stunt performance, the performer must burn the paper while chanting something in his mouth, which means asking his master, master's master's master, and other seniors to come and put out the fire, cool down, and give the performer courage and strength. , bless you to get through this difficult time safely. When bare feet step on an iron plowshare that has been burned red by fire, we can see the billowing smoke, smell the pungent smell of burnt flesh, and see the plowshare that has been stepped on, and its high temperature can still make paper money Light an open flame. The scene reminded me of the time when I was a child and used red-hot chrome iron to scald chrome pig skins. According to the host of the program, Crossing the Sea of ??Fire, performed by Pan Meiyan and others, won the gold medal in the 2nd Chinese Folk Skills Competition. Stepping on a red-hot plowshare, swallowing chopsticks, and biting a bowl all won silver medals.

What is interesting and puzzling is that tourists can also participate in the Fire and Fire programs. After the performers pass through for the first time, there are always a few brave and bold tourists who also experience the test of the sea of ????fire first-hand. The host joked that this can also cure athlete's foot.

Today's prosperous times are displayed in the singing and dancing, and the thrilling performances of legendary stunts attract many tourists. The performance is over, but we still remember it for a long time...