Sanwei Mountain - China Travel

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Sanwei Mountain stretches for dozens of miles from east to west, and its main peak faces Mingsha Mountain across the Daquan River. The earliest record of the name of Sanwei belongs to the "Shangshu": "Three Miao fled to Sanwei", and later in the "Historical Records" Five Emperors also recorded "The number of Sanmiao in Jianghuai and Jingzhou was chaotic, so Shun returned to the emperor. , moved the three seedlings to Sanwei to change Xirong"; there are annotations in "Zuo Zhuan" and "San Hai Jing" in the later scriptures. Sanwei Mountain is adjacent to Mogao Grottoes across the Daquan River, and Mogao Grottoes were built because of the Buddha light of Sanwei Mountain. According to the inscription on the Buddhist niches of Mogao Grottoes: The monk Le Zun, precepts and practices are pure and empty, and his mind is peaceful. He tasted the tin forest and the wilderness. When he stopped on this mountain, he suddenly saw a golden light, which looked like a thousand Buddhas, so he drilled rocks and built a cave." It can be seen from this that Sanwei Buddha's light is the motivation for excavating Mogao Grottoes. It can also be said that Sanwei Mountain is the cradle of Mogao Grottoes. Gaoku is inseparable like brothers who love brothers and sisters. If Mogao Grottoes is a treasure cave of Buddhist art, then Sanwei Mountain is a famous mountain of Buddhist art. On the top and bottom of Sanwei Mountain, temples have been built in successive dynasties, and incense is flourishing. Despite vicissitudes and vicissitudes, there are Guanyin Well, Guanyin Temple, Laojuntang, Nantianmen, etc., which are preserved now. There are many beautiful myths and legends in all the landscapes of Sanwei Mountain, and the legends of Sanwei Mountain, Yaochi and Sanqingbird make Sanwei Mountain dreamlike, mysterious and attractive.