Apart from the four mountains near Jilin City, which mountain is the best?

In addition to Xiaobaishan, Longtan Mountain, Zhuque Mountain and Beishan Mountain, there is also the Mopan Mountain route: Fengjiatun can be reached by suburban bus. Introduction to Wangxiang Village: Mopan Mountain, also known as Xiaomanshan, is located in the west of Jilin City, with a total area of 10 square kilometer away from the urban area. Starting from Mopan Mountain, the mountain is high and steep, with beautiful peaks. The mountain is composed of granite, the surface is brown soil, and the vegetation is dense, mostly natural forests, with a forest coverage rate of 90%. Wolves, snakes, foxes, pheasants and birds haunt the mountains. Wild fruits, wild vegetables and medicinal materials such as kiwifruit, wild grapes, bracken, Schisandra chinensis and platycodon grandiflorum can be seen everywhere, as well as natural landscapes with magical legends such as drip holes and chimney scorpions, which have long been regarded as a treasure trove of geomantic omen.

According to legend, a long time ago, Mopanshan was not called Mopanshan, nothing grew and the grain was not long. At the foot of the mountain, there was a farmer in Wang Xing. He picked up stones and transported them by donkey to build houses and hospitals outside the mountain to maintain a half-starved life. One day, a farmer in Wang Xing took in an old beggar and took good care of him. Before leaving, the old man gave a gourd seed to Wang Xing's farmers and told them to wait until the next year when the donkey of the Wangs gave birth to a pony, and then plant the gourd seed. Three years later, the foal has grown up and the gourd has matured, which can help Wang Xing's farmers take out golden beans from the mountains. However, three years later, when the gourd was about to mature, it was forcibly picked by a rich man who heard the news outside the mountain and wanted to take the pony away. At this time, the pony broke the reins and flew around the mountain, and the gourd also got into the clouds.

When the pony died of vomiting blood, there was a gap halfway up the mountain, which was full of dazzling golden beans. At this time, the gourd fell from the clouds and stood in the gap of the mountain. The rich man and his servant rushed into the crack to grab the golden beans, only to hear a loud click. The gourd was crushed by the mountain, and the greedy rich man and his servant were caught by the mountain, just like being pressed tightly by two stone mills, and instantly turned to dust. From then on, this mountain was called Mopan Mountain.

It is said that the immature gourd later turned into a boulder and was inserted obliquely at the top of the millstone. Now people call it a chimney hammer. The drip hole on the mountain is said to be the eye of the god pony, which drips all the year round, flows in winter and summer, and the water quality is sweet and clear. It is said that drinking this holy water can cure diseases and prolong life.

There is a very common stone on the back of Mopan Mountain, called Erlazi. It is this ugly stone, full of magical colors. According to local legend, this kind of stone can predict wind and rain with different sounds. It knows the first three days of weather changes in the four seasons of the year.

The mysterious Mopan Mountain has always been regarded as a treasure trove of geomantic omen by Buddhism and Taoism. As early as the Zhengde period in the Ming Dynasty, the Longmen Sect of Taoism built a temple here and received incense from all directions, which reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty. Taoist Temple, Buddhist Temple, Jade Emperor Pavilion, Old Temple, Niangniang Temple, Wang Yao Temple and Fox Fairy Hall are all available, and good men and women from all parts of Northeast China and even the capital gather here. After hundreds of years of ups and downs, the temple was demolished and the monks and Taoists returned. However, Mopanshan is still majestic and its gas field is not diminished.

Today's Mopanshan is no longer the legendary barren mountain and bald ridge. Wande Temple, a Buddhist temple located in the mountain, makes Mopan Mountain more famous, becoming a holy place for Buddhist disciples at home and abroad to worship and a tourist attraction.