This is a walk-and-go game!
No planning, just pack your bags and set off in one car!
On the road, I searched for tourist attractions while walking, but they were all attractions that I wanted to visit but could not visit. After I came back, I replayed them one by one: I set out from Yangzhou, Jiangsu, and traveled across five provinces back and forth.
In 2016, I went to Guangdong by car on the east route. I went south on G15 and returned on G25. I almost visited all the main scenery along the coast. This time I took the middle route, traveling south on G45 and returning on G35.
The main attractions are: Shizhong Mountain, Xunyang Tower, Sizu Temple, Meiguan Ancient Road, Nanhua Temple, Danxia Scenic Area, Pinghai Ancient City, Hanxianyan, Ruijin, Hongcun, Huangshan, Jiuhuashan, etc.
The fifth stop Danxia Scenic Area
Leave Meiguan Ancient Road and drive 100 kilometers to Danxia Mountain Scenic Area.
Danxia Mountain is composed of red sandy rocks and is characterized by red cliffs. This is the concentrated distribution area of the Danxia landform with the most typical development, the most complete types, the richest shapes and the most beautiful landscape in the world. It was jointly selected as the first place by China National Geographic and CCTV in the evaluation of "China's most beautiful Danxia landform". name. The Danxia Mountains is a large inland basin, affected by the movement of the Himalayas, the surrounding mountains were strongly uplifted, and a large amount of clastic deposits were deposited in the basin, forming a huge red stratum, which belongs to the red bed landform. The red sandstone on the mountain has been weathered and stripped for a long time and eroded by flowing water, forming isolated peaks and steep strange rocks and rocks. The thick red sand and conglomerate develop along vertical joints. Geologists named this landform "Danxia Landform" after Danxia Mountain.
Entering the scenic spot, first come to the Yangyuan Stone Scenic Area.
Like a right hand raised by a person, there is a pavilion on the top of the mountain, named Ximeizhai. On the back of the hand is the drying cloth cliff.
The magic is the thumb of the palm, which is like the life root of a man. This name is Yangyuanshi. This kind of masculine-like scenic spot may only be found in Danxia Mountain in the world, and it is very similar. With a height of 28 meters and a diameter of 7 meters, it stands tall and majestic. The tour guide said that this stone can make men ashamed and women scream.
The tour guide said that there is also a Yinyuan stone in Xianglong Lake, one Yin and one Yang, uncanny craftsmanship, wonderful and unique, unique.
Qianyuan Pavilion
Just accumulating pure yang and running endlessly
The real haze is waiting
After leaving the Yangyuan Stone Scenic Area, we had lunch in the tourist service area, and then bought a boat ticket to visit the Jinjiang Gallery. Before boarding the boat, it was raining heavily. After boarding the boat, the rain stopped, and there was rain and fog on the top of the mountain, which was really charming.
Similar to Dawang Peak in Wuyi Mountain
Fleet-like
In the midst of misty rain, the boy worshiped Avalokitesvara. Nature is amazing!
Leaving the pier, transfer to the traffic of the scenic spot and go to Changlaofeng. Because "if you don't climb Changlaofeng, you will come to Danxia Mountain in vain."
Entering the scenic spot, take the cable car to the top of the peak, and then walk to the direction of the rudder stone. There are dense ancient trees on both sides of the road, and the ups and downs have been walked for more than one kilometer.
The word "rudder stone" is engraved on the cliff. This point is at the northeast end of the top of Danxia Mountain. The top is a viewing point. Look at the introduction of the human face stone, sleeping beauty, group of elephants coming out of the mountain, teapot peak and other scenic spots in the distance. Unfortunately, the fog is so thick that you can't see them. .
Turn back again and come to Shaoyintai.
Take the cable to climb the pavilion, face the wind, and feel the sound of thirty-six stones in your ears
Reminiscing about the past by leaning on a railing, following the Song Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, following the historical sites of Baibazhai
The landscape of peaks and forests has different shapes, forming a magnificent picture.
The pier, the water level rises after the rain.
Is it a crocodile? Is it a camel?
wearing a green hat
This picture is a bit like the scene on the Li River
The red cliffs are eroded by rainwater, forming mottled ink marks.
Reclining Buddha
Water Danxia
As the saying goes, climbing Mount Tai makes the world smaller, and privately thinks that visiting Danxia Mountain makes Wuyi Mountain smaller.
"The color is like Wodan, bright as bright clouds", Danxia Mountain is named after the world's "Danxia Landform", the largest and most beautiful scenic spot in Guangdong, known as China's Red Stone Park, divided into four scenic spots, I can say I chose 4, because each highlight can enjoy different views from different perspectives on the mountain top, mountainside, mountain foot and water. After visiting Yangyuan Stone Scenic Area and Changlaofeng Scenic Area, I took a bamboo raft to visit Xianglong Lake Wollongang Scenic Area and Bazhai Scenic Area, and took a cruise to enjoy the magnificent Jinjiang Gallery. On both sides of the Jinjiang River, there are clusters of green bamboo banks, trees and green shadows, cliffs and stone carvings all over the place, ancient temples dotted among the mountains, reflected in the near stone water, the distant mountains are magnificent and meandering, the cottage guards the pass, the precipitousness is not inferior to Huashan, and there is also the idyllic scenery of the mountain village in the south of the Five Ridges. , is really mesmerizing.
"Guilin's scenery is the best in the world, not as good as Guangdong's Danxia", is the most powerful comment for this scene.
The sixth stop: Nanhua Temple
Nanhua Temple, a holy temple that I have long admired in my heart.
A few years ago, I read about the experience of Buddhism being introduced to China: Under the Bodhi tree of Sakyamuni in Tianzhu, he stated to his disciples that Buddhist teachings will be introduced to Sindan after 28 generations. Sure enough, his twenty-eight generation disciple Bodhidharma came to Guangzhou from the sea, and then went to Songshan to preach. He was the patriarch of Zen; Seng Can is the third patriarch of Zen; he reentered Huangmei and was passed on to the fourth patriarch Daoxin and the fifth patriarch Hongren.
The Fifth Patriarch once summoned his disciples to explain the Dharma, and Shenxiu, a bright and intelligent disciple, wrote a list, "The body is a bodhi tree, and the heart is a mirror stand. Always wipe it diligently, so as not to cause dust." Huineng, a kitchen sweeper monk, recited: " Bodhi does not have a tree, and a bright mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, so where does the dust come from?" The Fifth Patriarch believed that Huineng could best explain the meaning of Mingzong, but he was afraid that he would lose prestige and be harmed by it. Knock Huineng's head three times with the ruler, Huineng is enlightened, worships the abbot in the middle of the night, the fifth patriarch bestows the mantle and bowl, and asks the Dharma to protect him when he goes south. When I went to Faxing Temple in Guangzhou, I said, "It's not the wind, nor the banner, but the heart of the benevolent", and the abbot and monks bowed down, and then saw the mantle of the true teaching, and embraced each other sincerely, eager to preach the scriptures. A few years later, Master Huineng (the sixth patriarch of Zen) returned to his hometown of Caoxi, raised funds to build Nanhua Temple, and created Zen until he passed the Dharma to Nirvana in Xinzhou. It is a pagoda to commemorate him, and a body and a pagoda are also two national treasures that survived the twists and turns of the temple.
Later, elder brother Shenxiu became Wu Zetian's national teacher. Shenxiu advocated painstaking practice, and Huineng tried his best to pass on epiphany, so there is a distinction between "Southern Sudden and Northern Cultivation". In the next few years, the Sudden Enlightenment School, which "put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately" and "with a Buddha in my heart, I will become a Buddha by myself", gradually gained the upper hand because of its popularity and ease of practice. The name lasts through the ages.
As for after the Sixth Patriarch, the Zen sect blossomed five more, taking the Mahayana Buddhism a step further, and even crossing the ocean.
If so, as the birthplace of Nanzong Zen, it shows the status and weight of Nanhua Zen Temple in Buddhism, so this is also the reason why I must visit on this trip.
Coincidentally, the temple was only open for a short period of time due to the epidemic, and I arrived one minute before it closed. I was finally able to witness Zhan Huineng sitting in the real body, fulfilling a sincere long-cherished wish, and not having endless regrets .
In the front square, you can feel the grandeur of the temple from a distance.
Caoxi awarded Nanhua Temple, and the stone lions on both sides of the gate look more naughty.
Yu Ling Follows Dongshan Dharma Line
Caoxi Kaizhusi Zen Gate
There is a bridge on the release pool, and a pavilion in the bridge, named Wuxiang Pavilion.
Baolin Dojo
Dongyue No. 1 Treasure Temple
Southern sect's only method
Palace of Heavenly Kings
In front of the Elephant Trunk Mountain in the ancestral court is the solemn first place
Dharma Wheel Turns to Longhan after the Tribulation Is Filled With Joy
The national treasure covered with glass in front of the hall is a three-dimensional hollow stone carving of dragon spitting water.
Maitreya Buddha is enshrined in the Hall of Heavenly Kings, also known as Budai Monk among the people, and there are couplets on the columns:
Every year I sit at the Lengshan gate to pick up Zhang and wait for Mr. Li to see him happily. I would like to ask the reason why this Tutuo is so proud.
Carrying an empty cloth bag every day, little rice and no money, but a big belly and a big stomach, I don’t know what to offer when the people of Danyue have faith
Lingzhao Pagoda, one of the national treasures.
It was first built in the Tang Dynasty, and was destroyed and rebuilt many times later. It was originally built as a wooden pagoda, and finally it was rebuilt into a brick pagoda during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. It is the existing pagoda and is the oldest and tallest building in Nanhua Temple. . The Lingzhao Pagoda is octagonal and five-story, attic-style, but currently tourists can only pay respects to the Buddha on the first floor, and cannot go up to the second to fifth floors. ", he is the Dharmakaya Buddha of Sakyamuni Buddha).
In the ancestral hall, the plaque below is inscribed with the ancestral seal Chongguang.
The mantle of the mantle is true and clear
Bodhi Promise Fallen Leaves Return to Root
The real body of the Sixth Patriarch is enshrined in the hall. Out of respect for the Buddha, no photos were taken.
Brief Introduction of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng
See the patriarch must be empty-hearted, coming to the Buddha's place is always predestined
On the way back, I saw a monk fishing for coins from the auspicious bowl.
After getting out of the temple, standing at the gate of the temple and looking into the distance, the green hills are green and the clouds are shrouded in mist.
During Emperor Liang Wu of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sanzang, a Buddhist monk, led a team to visit Wutai Mountain in China. He passed Caoxi and drank water at the mouth of the stream. It was very fragrant and beautiful. He followed the stream to the source and saw the beautiful scenery. He believed that a Buddhist temple could be built here, and said that in 170 years, there should be a supreme magic treasure here. So he founded Baolin Temple here. One hundred and seventy years later, Master Huineng came here to teach the Dharma.
－－－To be continued