There is a "Jade Emperor Mountain" in Yanqing
Fugaoying Story-1
There is a "Jade Emperor Mountain" in Yanqing
With With the hosting of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Yanqing has become a well-known tourist destination. Most people who are familiar with Yanqing know about Badaling, Longqing Gorge, Baili Gallery, Four Seasons Flower Sea and Yongning Ancient City, but few people know that Yanqing also has the legendary "Jade Emperor Mountain".
Yuhuang Mountain is located about 7 kilometers southeast of Yanqing City and east of Fugaoying Village, Dayushu Town. The Jade Emperor Temple was originally built on the mountain, but the ruins of the temple still exist. There are many legends about Yuhuang Mountain. According to the villagers of Fugaoying Village, there are two main versions. One theory is that Yuhuang Mountain has five ridges, so it is named Wulong Mountain. Liu Bowen, the military advisor of the Ming Dynasty, went north to check the Feng Shui. When he passed by Wulong Mountain, he saw that it was promising to give birth to an emperor. Emperors of the Five Dynasties would be born here. Therefore, he built the Jade Emperor Temple on the mountain to worship the Jade Emperor and suppress the Five Dragons. According to local elders, during the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the Jade Emperor Temple was very popular. On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, or during the Spring Festival, people from all over the country would come here to attend the temple fair. The excitement back then was no less than that of the Long Temple today. Qingxia Lantern Festival. Unfortunately, during the Anti-Japanese War, the Jade Emperor Temple was destroyed due to war, and Yuhuang Mountain fell silent since then. Folks nearby can often go for a walk on the mountain, but tourists from far away know nothing about Yuhuang Mountain.
There is also a beautiful legend about a jade dragon from the Heavenly Palace who was assigned to patrol the Gui River. Once while patrolling the river, he met a beautiful girl and fell in love with her. He temporarily forgot about his official duty of patrolling the river, causing the Yongding River to overflow and causing disaster to the people in the lower reaches. The Jade Emperor was furious and wanted to kill the Jade Dragon. Help the people. After being protected by the officials, he was brought down to the mortal world and transformed into this mountain to guard the Guihe River day and night. In order to thank the Jade Emperor for his kindness, the local people built the Jade Emperor Pavilion on the mountain. The Jade Emperor received the incense from the world and ensured that the place had good weather and peace every year. In addition, there is a story about Han Xin burying his mother on Yuhuang Mountain that is widely circulated in the local area. According to the old people in the village, there is a stone coffin on the southeast slope of Yuhuang Mountain. The age is unknown, but it is said from generation to generation that it was the coffin of Han Xin's mother. People have always come here to offer incense and offer sacrifices. Now, to prevent fires, it has been I don't see anyone offering incense anymore.
The main peak of Yuhuang Mountain is more than 500 meters above sea level. When you climb it, you can have a close-up view of Yanqing City, overlook Guanting Reservoir and Badaling Great Wall in the distance, look north to Songshan and Dahaituo Mountains, and overlook the clear water of the Gui River, the mother river of Yanqing. It winds from the foot of Yuhuang Mountain to the west. Fugaoying Village, located on the northwest side of the hillside, has a trail that leads directly to the top of the mountain. There is also a 500-acre peony garden on the north side of Yuhuang Mountain. Every May, the garden is full of flowers and crowded with tourists, like a peony garden. Brilliant gems are inlaid on the beautiful Jade Emperor Mountain. The blue sky and white clouds, the mountains and rivers, the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers illuminate the land of Guichuan River. (Compiled based on villagers’ narratives)