Follow Lao Xia and ask Mianshan, Shanxi.

Today we chartered a car from the ancient city of Pingyao to the Mianshan Scenic Area in Jiexiu, Shanxi according to the itinerary. This is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, a key scenic spot in Shanxi Province, a famous historical and cultural mountain in China, the birthplace of the Qingming Festival (Cold Food Festival) in China, and the cold food in China. Qingming Culture Research Center, China Cold Food Qingming Culture Museum. Mianshan Scenic Area straddles the boundaries of Jiexiu, Lingshi, and Qinyuan, with a maximum altitude of 2,560 meters. It is a branch of Taiyue Mountain. Tickets: The ticket price is 110 yuan in peak season, and the scenic spot fare is 50 yuan.

First go to the visitor center to get a free guide map.

The antique buildings in Mianshan Scenic Area are of various styles, becoming the most beautiful scenery line in Mianshan Scenic Area, worthy of being a famous tourist attraction both at home and abroad. In the architectural group of Mianshan Mianshan Scenic Area, religious buildings include temples and palaces; garden buildings include pavilions, platforms, buildings, pavilions, pavilions, corridors, pavilions, and archways; ancient relic buildings include ancient camp gates, city pools, and camps etc., for the ancient architecture museum (garden), what is displayed in front of the visitors is a majestic Mianshan with a group of Chinese modern antique buildings rising on the avenue. The main attractions are Longtou Temple, Baofu Temple, Kongwang Hall, Thousand Buddha Hall, Jietui Temple, Stone Buddha Hall, etc.

Mianshan Scenic Area is famous for its unique and dangerous natural landscape and the place where Jie Zitui and his mother lived in seclusion in the Spring and Autumn Period and was burned here. The Cold Food Festival also originated from here. It is located in the shade of the Fen River, 20 kilometers away from Jiexiu City, with a maximum altitude of 2566.6 meters. It is a key scenic spot in Shanxi Province, integrating mountains and rivers, cultural relics, Buddhist temples and Taoist temples.

Mianshan is beautiful, and Shuitao Xiangou is the first to be promoted. The saying platform in front of the ditch is as green as a daisy, standing between two mountains and surrounded by streams of water. Rainbows often rise in summer and autumn, and the scenery is as beautiful as poetry and picturesque. In the Shili Fairy Valley, the Mianshan Shitong water called by Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty in "Shui Jing Zhu" turns thousands of times and flows agitatedly, forming dozens of waterfalls of different sizes and shapes, as if inlaid in the lush forest and The strings of jasper in the reeds make people feel like they are in the mysterious and unpredictable water town of the southern country.

The main landscapes in the ditch include: Wulong Tree, Wulong Waterfall, Lotus Peak, Xianlu Bang, Ziyue Peak, Knife Stone, Lion Waterfall, Water Curtain Cave and other natural landscape wonders; Fishing, hanging books on horns, Zhizhang drunk and other sculpture sketches. Huaxia Qi Waterfall Wulong Fei Waterfall, with a drop of more than 80 meters, falls in Wulongtan; Shuilian Cave is the first cave in the world to cultivate one's nature and nourish one's energy, and make bigu come true. The entrance of the cave is like training, and the cave can accommodate thirty or forty people. It is a practice place for eminent monks, high-level Taoists and bigu in the past. Shuitaogou is a good place to visit for worshiping gods, visiting fairyland and gaining fairy spirit.

The reason why Mianshan Mountain is well-known at home and abroad, and there has been an endless stream of visitors for thousands of years, is that it has beautiful scenery every step of the way, and the scenery has classic scenery. Strange rocks, dangerous roads, beautiful water, ancient cypresses, Tang monuments, Song sculptures, famous temples, giant palaces and Taoist and Buddhist figures constitute the unique natural and cultural landscape of Mianshan, which makes people dizzy, full of thoughts and forget to return.

Mianshan had temple buildings as early as the Northern Wei Dynasty, and a considerable-scale Buddhist Zen forest in the early Tang Dynasty. There are many cultural relics and historic sites on the mountain, commonly known as "nine miles and eighteen bends, twenty-four small temples of the heavens, listed everywhere". Records the rise and fall of the temple. In the courtyard, ancient pine, dragon locust tree, fir catalpa and other trees are verdant, shaped like umbrella covers, adding vitality to the ancient temple.

After arriving at Longtou Temple, walk along the winding path on the mountainside into the hinterland of Mianshan Mountain. Along the way, the two mountains confront each other, with jagged rocks and excellent scenery. There is a breast-like pinnacle in front of it, covered with snow velvet, and the spring water drips down into the stone pool below. The water is cool and transparent, refreshing. Cross the plank road to Xiaoxumi and Zhongyan Temple, and you can see the clouds gushing out of the Baiyun Cave, which is unpredictable and amazing. Go back for 2.5 kilometers, cross the "Deer Bridge" and "Rabbit Bridge", and then climb 127 stone steps to the Baofo Rock in the center of Mianshan Mountain. The upper part of the rock is protruding, and the lower part is concave like a dome, as if holding the abdomen with both hands, and the abdomen is hollow. Later, a temple was built in the rock, called Baofo Temple, or Yunfeng Temple, with more than 20 halls, which are relics of the early Tang Dynasty. In the hall, there are statues of Tian Zhichao and other statues of "King Buddha", all of which are deeply embedded in the niches in the rock caves. Looking from a high place, the distance is vast and green, and the peaks are surrounded by green, which continues endlessly. The front of the rock faces a deep valley, the peaks on both sides face each other, and the smoke temple depends on each other, which is inspiring.

Yunfeng Temple, formerly known as Baofu Temple, got its name because it was built on Baofu Rock. It was first built during the Cao Wei period of the Three Kingdoms, and it was built by the eminent monk Di Gong, more than 1,700 years ago. Baofu Rock sits east and west, 60 meters high, 50 meters deep, and 180 meters long. "Unique".

The main scenic spots include Pilu Hall, Yuhuang Pavilion, Kongwang Hall, Wulong Hall, Digong Cave, Luangong Cave, Zhichao Cave, Wulong Pine, Tiesuo Ridge, and more than 40 places such as the Stele of Baofu Temple in Fenzhou, Tang Dynasty. . The temple enshrines the local true god Jie Zitui and the true Buddha Kongwang Buddha. Tian Zhichao was the first Han Chinese to become a Buddha, and the statue is a real body with bones. There are also many Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming inscriptions and sculptures preserved in the temple, which are of high cultural value.

The bell is hung on the top wall of the belly rock, and the scene is thrilling and amazing. Tiesuo Ridge is the oldest cliff-climbing cable plank road in the world. The iron cables and the lower ladders of Tiesuo Ridge were hung before the Tang Dynasty. It was a dangerous path for He Zhizhang, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, to climb the mountain. The long couplet inscribed by Fu Shan, a university student in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, in the tenth year of Chongzhen (1637), the imperial plaque of "Ciyun Fayu" given by the emperor in the third year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1877), and the inscription "Holding the belly" by Zhang Jie, a famous contemporary scholar. The plaques of "Qiyun" are rare treasures. There is a four-star "Yunfeng Villa Garden" on the left. Yunfeng Temple has become an ideal place for worshiping Buddha, sightseeing, traveling and vacationing.

With Baofo Rock as the center, there is Tiesuo Ridge 100 meters eastward. The Tiesuo Ridge hangs down from the top of the cliff, and you can climb up to the top of the mountain. 5 kilometers downhill is Li Guyan, which is said to be the place where Emperor Taizong’s royal sister became a monk and practiced; follow the stone steps to the edge of the broken rock, and descend the ladder to Qipan Cave. Inside the cave are Buddha statues, ancient steles, and celebrity inscriptions of the Tang Dynasty. He Zhizhang has an inscription with more than a hundred characters, which praises the danger of Mianshan and attracts the attention of tourists.

There are many landscapes in Mianshan, including Baiyun Nunnery, Guangyan Temple, Yunzhong Temple, Dizang Temple, Shigu Temple, Dragon King Temple, Bolong, Fafatai, Qipanshi, Wulong Tomb, Sheshen Cliff, etc. There is also an iron pot of water with a diameter of 1 meter. The water flows in from the cliff, and it is full but not overflowing. When you drink it, it tastes very sweet. It is called "Yiguoquan". In the south of the spring, there is a zigzag-shaped stone step, which runs 500 meters, reaching the deep valley at the bottom of the ditch. There is also "stone cave water" which contrasts with the surrounding green hills, strange rocks, strange trees and flowers, which is pleasing to the eye.

Yidou Spring Yidou Spring is a natural stone spring, named because it can only hold a bucket of water. It is said that Mianshan was short of water a long time ago. Yuanshi Tianzun traveled here, used the water from the East China Sea with a whisk, sprinkled a few points on Mianshan, and there were many springs in Mianshan, and the last drop was here to form a spring. Later, it became the dojo of Yuanshi Tianzun, and the people answered their prayers. In order to thank the gods, Dongzhen Palace was built on the mountain. In addition to many majestic and magnificent cultural landscapes in this tourist area, there are also natural landscapes such as Elephant Trunk Hill, Deer Bridge, and Gushan Stone, which bear many beautiful legends.

Zhujiawa Scenic Spot in Mianshan is related to the rise of the Zhu Ming Dynasty and is a "sacred relic". It is said that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Wusi, the father of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, practiced here, praying for God to bless his children and grandchildren with prosperity. As a result, under the blessing of Lingbao Tianzun, his son Zhu Yuanzhang unified China, became emperor, and established the Ming Dynasty. In the 18th year of Hongwu, Zhu Quan, the seventeenth son of the emperor, was sent to Mianshan to thank him for his kindness. He built large-scale construction projects and repaired Dongxuan Palace. This is the origin of Zhujiaao.

Zhujiaao is the ashram of the Lingbao Tianzun of the Shangqing, and the left and right side halls are the Lingbao Hall of Ten Directions and the Hall of Immortals. On the hill to the west is the Yuhuang Pavilion, where Zhu Shizong built a sacrificial offering in the 21st year of Jiajing (1542), praying for the eternal prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. Under the rock is the Wolong Hotel, the original meaning comes from the "Book of Changes" "Qianlong in the Yuan" and "Benefits to adults". In the Ming Dynasty, it was a mountain house, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would stay here when he went to the mountain, so it was called Wolong Hotel.

Mianshan, with ancient mountains and rivers, numerous historic sites, and a large number of ancient legends, stands among the famous mountains in my country with its distinctive personality. Today Mianshan is recovering its original charm. "Thousands of ravines and cliffs are more beautiful, and people who come and go are drawing pictures", which will definitely leave eternal memories for tourists.

The reason why Mianshan Mountain is well-known at home and abroad, and there has been an endless stream of visitors for thousands of years, is that it has beautiful scenery every step of the way, and the scenery has classic scenery. There are hundreds of natural caves such as Fuyanhui, Liguyan, Fengfang Spring, Tianqiao, Zhujiaao, Baofu Rock, Xiaofengfang Spring, Yingong Cave, etc., which are called wonders. The "belly" of Baofu Rock is large, with more than 200 palaces, buildings and one or two thousand tourists in the "belly", containing two thousand years of history and civilization, it can be called the first rock in the world. The dangerous roads such as Rabbit Bridge, Deer Bridge, Flyover Bridge, Ancient Cloud Ladder, Tiesuo Ridge, and Deterring God Cliff are breathtaking and amazing. The "Mianshan Shitong Water" described in Li Daoyuan's "Shui Jing Zhu" in the Northern Wei Dynasty turned back and forth thousands of times, and the flying currents turbulently developed into Wulong Waterfall, Shuilian Cave and other waterfalls of various shapes. There are hundreds of large and small hive springs, and the hanging natural stone milk, the "milk" is clear and sweet, like a broken pearl, dripping with sound. This mountain and this water are hard to find even in the famous three mountains and five mountains. The crown of cypress trees in the country - the ancient cypresses of the Qin Dynasty, as well as dragon cypresses, tiger cypresses, rabbit cypresses, deer cypresses and primitive cypresses, form a fairyland-like "cypress kingdom". Famous monuments in the world──The Stele of Baofu Temple in Fenzhou of the Tang Dynasty and the inscriptions of Song, Jin, Yuan and other dynasties, as well as a large number of stone Buddha halls in Yunfeng Temple, Maming Bodhisattva Hall, Mingwang Hall, Tianqiao Xumi Hall, and Wulong Temple in Wulongfeng The sculptures before the Song Dynasty and in the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties are colorful and of great value as cultural relics. There are many temples such as Tiewa Temple in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Wei Baofu Temple in the Three Kingdoms, Luan Gongyan in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Huiluan Temple in the Tang Dynasty, as well as Daluo Palace, the first temple in China with a construction area of ​​more than 30,000 square meters. The temples are ancient, numerous and The grandeur is also incomparable to other famous mountains. Strange rocks, dangerous roads, beautiful water, ancient cypresses, Tang monuments, Song sculptures, famous temples, giant palaces, Zhenshen Jiezhitui, real Buddha Kongwang Buddha, and the custom of cold food and Qingming that have been passed down for thousands of years constitute the unique natural beauty of Mianshan. And the cultural landscape makes people dizzy, full of thoughts and forget to return.

Daluo Palace Tourist Area The Daluo Palace Tourist Area is commonly known as "Zhongyan" by the locals. "Sanqing Shang, called Daluo". Taoism believes that the sky has thirty-six layers, and the sky above the thirty-six layers is the Daluo Heaven, so this palace is the Daluo Palace, which means the highest fairy palace.

The Daluo Palace is built on the mountain, with multi-storey Jiege Pavilion, painted pillars and carved beams, resplendent in gold and jade. The entire building complex covers an area of ​​more than 30,000 square meters, consists of 13 floors, and has a total height of 110 meters. Tourists praised it as "comparable to the Potala Palace", and it can be called the first temple of Taoism in the world.

It is unknown when Daluo Palace was first built. It is said that Jie Zitui came to Mianshan to live in seclusion in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there were relics of Taoist activities. In the eleventh year of Tang Kaiyuan (723), when Emperor Xuanzong went south to Queshu Valley, he made a special trip to Mianshan to commemorate the merits of the former pilgrimage ancestors, thanked the gods of Mianshan for protecting the grace of the Tang Dynasty, and issued a decree to repair the halls of Daluo Palace . Later, during the Yuanyou period of the Song Dynasty, the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and the Kangqian period of the Qing Dynasty, the government and the people repeatedly repaired it. It was burned down by the Japanese army in 1940, and Sanjia Company rebuilt it on the original site in 1998, and it became today's victory.

This area includes the lecture platform of the main hall of Daluo Palace, Hunyuan Hall, and Qunxian Hall. There are also Lingxiao Hall, Sanqing Hall, God of Wealth Hall, Salvation Hall, Yuanchen Hall, Sanguan Hall, Wulaojun Hall, Doum Hall and other halls. In the exhibition hall, there are fine colored sculptures from Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in Mianshan, known as "Dunhuang of Shanxi". The Tibetan Scripture Pavilion is the largest collection of books in China's scenic spots. The woodcuts and stone carvings of the "Tao Te Ching" in the palace, as well as English, Japanese and Russian translations, can be regarded as a grand view of the "Tao Te Ching" culture. There is a natural cave on the rock, and white clouds float out every day in summer, so it is called "Baiyun Cave". A thatched nunnery was built next to the cave, called Baiyun nunnery. The "Diamond Sutra" stone carvings in the nunnery are rare cultural relics left over from the Tang Dynasty.

Mianshan, with its ancient mountains and rivers, numerous historical sites, and a large number of ancient legends, is one of the famous mountains in China with its distinctive personality. Today Mianshan is recovering its original charm. "Thousands of ravines and cliffs are more beautiful, and people who come and go are drawing pictures", which will definitely leave eternal memories for tourists.

Mianshan had Taoist activities as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. He was named Jieshan because of Jie Zitui; as one of the pioneers of Taoism, Jie Zitui practiced the simple Taoist thought of inaction, indifference to fame and fortune, and selfless dedication. In the "Biography of the Immortals" written by Liu Xiang in the Western Han Dynasty, Jie Zitui has been enshrined as a Taoist god. This is the Jiezi Cultural Square, and it is also the terminal of the scenic bus.

According to Li Daoyuan's "Shui Jing Zhu" in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Shitong water, that is, Mian water, came out of Mianshan in Jiexiu County and flowed through the west of Shitong temple. Shitong Temple is the temple of Jie Zitui. Later generations went to Mianshan to seek seclusion and explore ancient times, visit sages to seek Taoism, and pay homage to the sages, which made Mianshan Taoist activities more and more prosperous. In 2008, Mianshan was named "Hometown of Chinese Qingming Cold Food Culture" by the China Democratic People's Association.

In 1995, Mr. Yan Jiying, a well-known entrepreneur in Shanxi Province, chairman of Shanxi Sanjia Coal Chemical Co., Ltd., and a great philanthropist, invested huge sums of money to restore Mianshan, repairing more than 80 palaces and temples, and more than 2,000 Taoist statues; The Daluo Palace in Mianshan was listed; and the Mianshan Religious Orchestra was established to collect and organize Taoist music in Mianshan, standardize the rituals of the Taoist temple, and the extensive and profound Mianshan culture. After years of unremitting efforts, the Taoist culture in Mianshan was restored; May 2001 On the 21st, under the guidance of the Chinese Taoist Association, Mianshan successfully launched the largest "Luotian Dajiao" Dharma Assembly since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Unanimous praise from friends in Korea, France, Germany, Holland and other places.

Longtou Temple, formerly known as Tayantou, was named after the Kongwang Pagoda Courtyard on the loess slope under the rock. In the 15th year of Tang Zhenguan (641), when Emperor Taizong was lucky enough to visit Mianshan to worship the Buddha, there were two dragons appearing, so it was changed to the current name. There are Yude Hall, Guandi Temple, Zhenwu Temple, Nantianmen and other places of interest in the area. There are "Marshal Ye Jianying's Discussion on Mianshan", "Zuo Zhuan Jie Zitui Doesn't Say Lu", Qu Yuan's "Nine Chapters", Song Tingkui's "Mianshan Fu", Tang Taizong's imperial poem stele, etc. These stone inscriptions are to appreciate the profound history and culture of Mianshan main landscape. It is also a wonderful place to watch the sea of ​​clouds in the morning and the sunset in the evening.

Looking at Mianshan Mountain, it is not only full of a vastness that embraces the world and swallows all things, but also nourishes the vitality of the mountains and plains in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

There are 14 major scenic spots and more than 360 small scenic spots in Mianshan Scenic Area: Cultural Landscape: Longtou Temple, Longji Ridge, Liguyan, Fengfang Spring, Daluo Palace, Tianqiao, Yidou Spring, Zhujiaao, Yunfeng Temple, Zhengguo Temple , Jiegong Ridge.

This is the natural landscape: Qixian Valley, Guteng Valley, Shuitaogou.

The mountains here are steep, with many cliffs and green pines and cypresses in the mountains. The natural scenery is very beautiful and there are many cultural attractions. To visit Mianshan, under normal circumstances, go to Jiexiu City first. At Jiexiu Railway Station, you can transfer to a local bus or a "Mianshan Scenic Spot Special Line Bus" to reach the scenic spot. The journey takes about 30 minutes. The Mianshan Scenic Spot is relatively large, and it is generally recommended to visit it for 2 days .

Asked that the Mianshan tour is completed, and our tickets here are free. But the scenic bus is impossible to save money, what do you think?