The Qinling Mountains are the geographical dividing line between China's "South" and "North". Why are they revered as the dragon vein of Chinese civilization?
The Qinling Mountains (English name Tsinling Mountains, also known as Chin Ling or Qin Ling) is an east-west mountain range that runs across central China. It starts from southern Gansu in the west, passes through southern Shaanxi and ends in western Henan. The main body is located at the junction of southern Shaanxi Province and northern Sichuan Province. It runs east-west and is about 1,500 kilometers long. It is the watershed between the Weihe River, a tributary of the Yellow River, and the Jialing River and Hanshui River, tributaries of the Yangtze River.
The Qinling Mountains-Huaihe River is the most important geographically dividing line between north and south in China. The Qinling Mountains are also revered as the dragon vein of Chinese civilization. The Dragon Vein of the Yellow Emperor is in the Yellow River Basin of the Central Plains, the Dragon Vein of Dayu is in Jiulong Mountain in today's Wenchuan County, Sichuan, the Dragon Vein of Shang Tang is in the Yellow River Basin, the Dragon Vein of the Zhou Dynasty is in Qishan, the Dragon Vein of the Qin Dynasty is in Xianyang, the Dragon Vein of the Western Jin Dynasty is in Hanoi, and the Dragon Vein of the Sui Dynasty is in Hanoi. The dragon veins of the Dynasty were in Hongnong, the dragon veins of the Tang Dynasty were in Chang'an, Longxi, and Taiyuan, the dragon veins of the Song Dynasty were in Kaifeng, Gongyi, and Luoyang, the dragon veins of the Yuan Dynasty were in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, the dragon veins of the Ming Dynasty were in Fengyang, Anhui, and the dragon veins of the Qing Dynasty were in the northeast.
Of course, these are rough ranges. In fact, it is difficult to determine the specific location of dragon veins. This is because the dragon's range of activities is variable, and most dragon veins are formed close to mountains. The Chinese dragon vein is in the Qinling Mountains. This statement is really too mysterious. Our ancestors had the first unified country under the Qinling Mountains. The Qinling Mountains are also the boundary between many important things.
Feng Shui refers to the rolling mountains as dragon veins. The ancient "Feng Shui" first recommended the "Five Geographical Tips", which are dragon, cave, sand, water and direction. The corresponding activities are "looking for dragons, observing sand, observing water, tapping acupoints, and standing in directions." The dragon is the veins of the mountain, the soil is the dragon's flesh, the stone is the dragon's bone, and the vegetation is the dragon's hair. When looking for a dragon, you should first look for the mountain ranges of your ancestors and parents, examine the Qi pulse, distinguish the anger, and distinguish Yin and Yang.
The so-called Ancestor Mountain is the source of the mountains, the origin of the mountains. The Parent Mountain is the starting point of the mountains. Examining the Qi Veins means examining whether the mountains are curvy and whether the ridges of the mountains are divided into ridges. If there is halo, it is auspicious if there is a wheel or halo, otherwise it is unlucky. There are also nine dragon potentials that need to be divided into nine dragon potentials. Among the nine dragon potentials are: Huilong, Chuangyanglong, Subduing Dragon, Shenglong, Giant Dragon, Needle Dragon, Soaring Dragon, and Leading the Group of Dragons. When you come to the dragon, you need the twists and turns of the mountain, and you will go far away at a gallop.
The ancestor of the Chinese dragon vein originated from the Kunlun Mountains. To the left (northwest) of Kunlun Mountain are the Tianshan Mountains, Qilian Mountains and Yinshan Mountains. To the north is the Altai Mountains, accompanied by the Helan Mountains, the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains, and the Changbai Mountains. To the right (northwest and southwest) of the Kunlun Mountains are the Tanggula Mountains, the Himalayas, and the Hengduan Mountains. The dragon veins of Kunlun Mountain are sandwiched between the above-mentioned north and south mountains, and they continue to dance brilliantly to the east. The main vein of the dragon falls in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province (i.e. the ancient capital Chang'an), and then leaves the Central Plains (Henan) in the east. At the same time, it branches to the north, south, east, and west, forming the well-body Kunlun Mountains system.