Burning Min Yuehua's trip to Guangzhou and flying to Tiankai Qingyuan Gorge in Xiashan.

Bo 3 1: 10 whoever splits the mountain with an axe, the waves will start from the sky. I don't know where I am in Wulingtai, where the flowers are fascinated by the gorge. "Fang Xinru in Song Dynasty (1177-1220) described the magnificent scenery of Fei Xia and Qingyuan Gorge in northern Guangdong.

Qingyuan Gorge, also known as Feilaixia, is one of the Three Gorges in Beijiang, Guangdong Province, with a total length of 9 kilometers and located 23 kilometers north of Qingyuan City. Seventy-two peaks on both sides of the strait are staggered and confronted, and the water between the Gorges is swift, swift and magnificent. As Shen Quanqi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote in "Fu on Xiashan", "A stream runs through water, sandwiched between two gorges, with steep cliffs and valleys, overlapping peaks and rocks, towering towers, dangerous peaks and mountains, a round place around the sky, wide mountains in front and dragons in all directions." It outlines the appearance of Feilaixia.

"Tiankai Qingyuan Gorge turns to Biwan." (Su Dongpo) According to legend, during the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Beijiang River rushed to the center of the canyon. After a night, the flood receded strangely, hence the name "Suzhong Gorge"; It is also said that during the Qin and Han dynasties, several women were picking snails in the canyon, but suddenly they were caught in a storm and couldn't return day and night. They all turned to stone, hence the name "Virgin Gorge". It is also said that in ancient times, after Emperor Xuanyuan unified China, Yutai and Zhongyang were sent to live in Lingnan. They are proficient in melody and like to play the flute, so they play it with bamboo flutes. Flute cadence, touching, even the five stone sheep in Guangzhou are moved, determined to benefit the people in Lingnan. At that time, the climate in Lingnan area was favorable and crops were abundant. After the death of the Yellow Emperor, Yutai and Zhongyang lived in seclusion in Qingyuan Gorge, with Yu Tai in the north and Zhongyang in the south. Therefore, the mountains on both sides of the strait are called "North Valley and South Valley", and this canyon is also named "Eryu Gorge". According to legend, Xiashan Temple came from Zhou Shu, Anhui Province, and Qingyuan Gorge, also known as Feilai Gorge, has been in use ever since.

Feilai temple

"Feilaixia hides thousands of scenes, and poems of past dynasties are full of mountains." Entering the mouth of Feilai Gorge, there is a trend of "one water goes far into the sea, two mountains go high into the clouds". With the return of the peak water, an antique and magnificent temple stands under the Qingshan River on the north bank. This is Feilai Temple, one of the three famous temples in Lingnan, which was once listed as the "Nineteen Blessed Places" of Buddhism in China.

Feilai Ancient Temple was built in the first year of Liang Wudi in the Southern and Northern Dynasties (520) and has a history of more than 1000 years. According to legend, Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, meditated here when he traveled to and from Shaoguan. The former site of the ancient temple built on the top of the mountain, because of its long history, crossed the sea several times and moved to the river for reconstruction during the Daguan period of the Song Dynasty.

According to legend, in the first year of Liang Wudi, Yutai and Zhongyang, two concubines of the Yellow Emperor who lived in seclusion in Feilaixia, tried their magic, and Zhongyang moved the Zuo Yan Temple from Anhui to Qingyuan with magic. Passing through Meiling, I accidentally bumped into a corner of the Piandian Temple and landed on Wuyun Mountain in Meiling, which is the "Guajiao Temple", which is now Nanxiong's "Yunfeng Temple". After Zuo Yan Temple moved to the top of the gorge, Zen master Zhenjun, the abbot of the temple, also wanted to try his own Buddhism, saying, "The temple can fly, but Hu can't!" Who knows that there is an answer from the air that "moving is not as good as static". At this point, the temple stayed in Qingyuan Gorge. According to legend, during the period of Liang Wudi, Guangdong Feng Shui master Lai Bu and his disciples went to Qingyuan Gorge to find a mountain. On a mountain opposite Feilai Peak, I saw two mountains on the other side of Xiajiang River. Lai bu was overjoyed and said, "this is a good place for big cows to drive calves and become princes from generation to generation!" " But his apprentice said frankly, "The two mountains over there are not like Niu Niu, but like two elephants. As the saying goes,' an elephant drives a baby elephant, and a generation gives birth to a monk'. If a Buddhist temple is built here, incense will flourish. Just then, an old monk folded his hands and said, "This old monk's surname is Li. He once became a monk in Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang. Now he has come to the south to find a blessed place, build a Buddhist temple and promote Buddhism. When I first arrived here, I also found this a blessed land. "After Li Fei, the monk asked Liang Wudi to allocate funds to build a temple. After the temple was completed, I let out a sigh: "My name is Fei. Come to the south. When the temple is completed, I will fly.". "Hence the name Feilai Temple.

Feilai Temple faces south, with the main entrance of the temple, Daxiong Hall, Liuzu Hall and Houpo Ciyun Hall as the central axis, supplemented by Zhaitang, Zutang and other monasteries in the east and west, with its wings extended and properly configured. There are winding corridors between the halls. Daxiong Hall was built in the second year of Yuan Dynasty (1329), which is magnificent. Its hall is spacious and magnificent, decorated with murals and statues with Buddhist stories as the theme, and filled with solemn Zen Buddhism atmosphere. On the back of Feilai Temple, next to Ciyun Temple, there is a pavilion floating on the waterfall pool, which is a famous scenic spot in Guangdong-Quanfei Pavilion built in the Song Shaosheng period. Quanfei Pavilion, formerly known as Lai Bixuan, was also called Dongpo Pavilion at the suggestion of Su Dongpo. It has two floors, backed by waterfalls. On the second floor, you can see the Beijiang River in the distance. There is a small pool called "Dongpo Washing Mo Chi" under the pavilion. It is said that Su Dongpo once splashed ink on this topic during his two travels.

In the river to the west of Feilai Temple, there is a sparkling and unfathomable rhinoceros pond. According to legend, the ancient Kunlun Kingdom (Saigon) paid tribute to Qin Shihuang with two golden rhinos. After passing through this place, they jumped into the pool and the messenger went into the water to track it. I didn't see the rhinoceros, and the five dragons were hiding in the deep pool. During the reign of Jin Xiankang, an old fisherman named Zhou Zhong found two golden locks several feet long here, so this pool is also called the golden lock pool. There was a poem in the ancients: "The moon gorge is covered with clouds, and the water rhinoceros goes to the west and east without shadow." If you are free, pay attention to catching five dragons from the heart of the pool. "

There is a pool on the Beijiang River near Feilai Ancient Temple, called Zhongtan. According to legend, one day at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, a rare strong typhoon blew on Feilaixia. In the howling wind, a bronze bell weighing 4000 kilograms in Feilai Temple was suddenly rolled up by a tornado, thrown into the air and plunged into a deep pool. Therefore, people call this pool Zhong Tan. In the Ming Dynasty, Feilai Temple bought a new bronze bell weighing about 1000 kg. Whenever the monks in the temple ring the bell, the ancient bell that sank into the deep pool will automatically ring, and the bell will reverberate in the distance, which is called "underwater bell" by the locals. A poet in the Qing Dynasty described it this way: "The bell tower on the top of the mountain rings, and the firewood people listen to the bells. Russia flies into the sound of water, and the temple drums and river bells greet each other. "

Walking along the river from the right side of Feilai Temple, there is a group of Linjiangtai stones composed of natural rugged rocks, one of which is engraved with the word "Wonder" inscribed by Song and Zhu. According to legend, during the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Hu, the general guarding Lingnan, caught several hundred Jin of golden carp on this stone and gave it to Qin Ershi. Since then, the Xiajiang carp here has become a tribute, which local officials collect from fishermen every year. This stone is also called "carp fishing stone". There is also a piece of Taiwan Province Stone, which is said to be the place where Su Shi fished at the Flying Temple for the night, and it is called "Dongpo Fishing Stone". In addition, there is a "dharma stone" engraved with "Step to Bodhi". According to legend, the Buddha Dharma, who first introduced Buddhism from India to China, once said under a stone. At that time, smallpox scattered in succession, which was spectacular. There are different scenes here, and almost every scene has fascinating legends and stone carvings.

Behind Feilai Temple, on the steep mountain peak on the right, there is a cave with Qingyun on the top and abyss on the bottom. It is dangerous and deep. This is the famous "Back Ape Cave". According to legend, during the reign of Tang Guangde, Sun Ke, an official in Guangzhou, went south with his wife and family. When crossing Feilaixia by boat, he flew to the river to worship Buddha and pray for God. Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived at the temple, I heard monkeys whistling everywhere behind the temple, and groups of monkeys came running happily. Yuan suddenly looked sad, took off the jade ring around his neck and gave it to Hui You, an old monk in the temple. He wrote on the wall of the temple: "I have just been thrown into this heart by kindness and lost for no reason." It is better to go back to the mountain with your companions, and the long whistle is deep. " After writing, I cried with my two sons in my arms and stared at Sun Ke with tears for a long time. After taking off my clothes, I became a white ape. Surrounded by a group of apes, I reluctantly walked up the cliff and disappeared into the towering old trees. Sun Ke was sad and confused. The monk told the truth: "The poor monk once raised a group of little apes, and envoys passed by here between Tang Kaiyuan. He saw that one of the little white apes was cute, so he changed it and sent it to the capital for the son of heaven. After the Anshi Rebellion, Tang fled hastily, and this white ape disappeared from now on. Today, when I got the jasper ring, I realized that this woman is a little white ape. " Sun Ke is full of sadness, as if Conan had a dream and never wanted to be an official again. He took his children back to Luoyang to live in seclusion. From then on, from the depths of the dense forest behind the temple, the sad cry of apes often came. It is said that the white ape is missing her husband and son.

Feixia Cave and Cangxia Cave

Three kilometers to the north from Feilai Temple is Feixia Cave, built in 19 1 1, which integrates Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. It is said that both "Fei Xia" and its founder "Mai" originated from the famous sentence of the Tang Dynasty scholars: "The sunset is lonely in Qi Fei, and the autumn water is * * * the sky is one color". After every heavy rain, clouds of rosy clouds rise from the ravine, hence the name Fei Xia.

Feixiadong is a magnificent building, and the temple scenery built on the mountain is quite spectacular. From construction to completion, it took 17 years, especially the main building "Feixia Fairy Scene", which is magnificent and quite similar to the Potala Palace in Tibet. According to the pattern of the Forbidden City in Beijing in Qing Dynasty, the whole building is divided into four entrances and six floors high. The main entrance is the "Tiangen" and "Yueku" rooms. There are three halls in the rooms, the Maitreya Buddha Hall and the Wuji Palace. There are dozens of hall buildings with various names on both sides. There is a simple and unique "Phoenix Building" in the back hill of Fei Xia Xianguan. Its name is said to be because at the beginning of Bifeixia Cave, tigers were on the mountain, and people built the "Khufu Tan Xuan Temple" here. When construction begins, colorful birds often hover. Since the completion of the construction, the tiger disease has disappeared, so people renamed the temple "Fenglou". There is also "Xuanyuan Huangdi Temple" near the Phoenix Building, which reads "Di Zi Wind".

Zangxia Cave, located in the deep forest, was built in Tongzhi of Qing Dynasty (1863) and was once a place where Taoist priests meditated. It is said that the fog has been floating here for a long time. Every morning and evening, the temples here are hidden in the mist, just like a fairyland. There is an old banyan tree on the hill behind the cave. If you hit it with a stick, it will make a pleasant piano sound, which is called the "piano tree". Near this tree, there is also a wonderful natural stone scene: there is a concave group like a big footprint on a flat boulder, and visitors here always have to put their feet in it to have a try. It is said that this is the barefoot mark left by the founder of Dharma when he crossed eastward. Later generations also built the "Damoting" on this stone, with the words "the remains of the ancestors" written on it. On the mountain behind the Tibetan Summer Cave, there is a smooth and flat boulder standing on the top of the mountain. It is said that whenever the dead of night, there is a "beep, beep" sound, as if someone is playing chess on a stone. According to legend, during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (847), the immortal Lv Dongbin traveled in Guangdong, passing through Feilaixia in Qingyuan. Because he likes the scenery here, he stops here to play games with another fairy. Just when the chess game was about to be broken, a pair of croaking yellow cranes flew into the sky. At the end of the game, Lv Dongbin took the opportunity to leave an inscription on the stone wall: "Go by yellow crane and build Lv Yanju again." The book was taken away by the yellow crane. In the early years of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1862), Daochang Lin Fashan created the Tibetan Summer Cave under the remains of "Immortal Chess", in which Lv Dongbin, one of them, was enshrined.