Walking around Oriental Salt Lake City (8)

In the majestic Salt God Palace, the image of a kind-hearted Taoist can be seen everywhere. He is Ge Hong, who is revered as the "Maoshan Salt God".

Maoshan is the origin of the Shangqing sect of Taoism. Ge Hong, a famous Taoist figure in Chinese history, once practiced elixirs in Maoshan. Many elixirs are still spread in the Maoshan area. Legends about Ge Hong.

In the Salt Temple of Oriental Salt Lake City, Ge Hong, the God of Salt and Longevity, Guan Zhong, the God of Salt Lu, Su Shashi, the God of Salt Fortune, Kaijing Niangniang, the God of Salt Joy, and Yan are worshiped. Zhao Gongming, the God of Wealth, and the Five Salt Gods. Every year on the fifth day of the first lunar month, the custom in the Maoshan area is to worship Ge Hong and welcome their God of Wealth.

There are also two legends about the origin of the name Salt Lake City:

One theory is that in prehistoric times, in the Liyang and Jintan areas of Changzhou, It was once the junction of sea and land. In their struggle with nature, the ancestors here were the first to master the method of making salt from seawater and survived.

Another theory is that the hilly landforms of Maoshan are rich in well salt resources, and the underground salt mines amount to tens of billions of tons. Through the excavation of well salt, a group of the earliest salt-making craftsmen were formed. Because there is a lake in the mountains of Maoshan, it is also called "Salt Lake" by outsiders. This is probably where Salt Lake City got its name.

In addition to enshrining the Salt God, the Salt God Palace also collects many mineral crystal treasures for tourists to visit. In addition, a special area has been set aside for the experience of making salt paintings, allowing many adults to take children to have a creative experience in salt painting.

Salt painting creation is a very novel way of painting. First, the children had to pick a pattern they liked, and then use the white latex and various colored salt grains provided on site to paint on the pattern.

This kind of creation is not dangerous at all and is very suitable for children to experience. When painting, you only need to use white latex as a base in the area you want to color, then sprinkle the salt particles of your favorite color on the white latex and wait for it to dry.

But I saw that the children were spreading salt as required, and applying glue as needed. They were very busy and in high spirits.

The performance of "Ji Salt Holy Land" in the Salt God Palace is also beautiful and exciting.

Although the performance only lasted about fifteen minutes, and the audience watched and appreciated it through a huge transparent glass, the dancers performed at a professional level, with The wonderful acrobatics and dazzling sound and light technology rendering are really mesmerizing...

Especially towards the end, the dancers performed wonderfully with modern dance. When the dancers sprinkled Ji salt, the whole audience was shocked:

When those white salt grains, accompanied by the body movements of the dancers, magically waved in their hands, as if Falling from the sky like snowflakes, the entire Salt God Palace is filled with poetry and painting...