What tourist attractions are there in Youxian County?
"The land is spread by scenery, and the scenery is spread by people". The scenery of mountains and rivers, "scenery is achieved by people, and scenery is separated by feelings." Youxian County is located in the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, with a colorful natural landscape. The ancients used the combination of human landscape and natural landscape to have the elegance of "Ten Scenes of Youjiang" and "Eight Scenes of Nanyun". Today, people have the classification of natural landscape and historical buildings, showing the beauty of today's "Ten Scenes of Youjiang".
Four pagodas along the Weishui River in the county
There are four magnificent pagodas connected in a line: Upper Pagoda of Civilization, Middle Pagoda, Lower Pagoda and Lingyun Pagoda.
Wenming Shangta is located at Yaowan, on the south bank of Weihe River in the county seat, 1 km away from the county seat. Ming Wanli four years (1576) magistrate Xu Ximing built. It was rebuilt in the 23rd year of Jiaqing (1818). The tower has seven floors in all directions, with a height of 21 meters, red stone as the foundation and blue brick as the body, with a side length of 2.95 meters and an area of 42 square meters. There is a gate on the south side of the first floor, which is 1.5 meters high and .8 meters wide. The forehead of Qiyang Shimen is engraved with the word "Civilization Tower", which is neat and powerful. Brick vault in the tower, with steps to the right, can reach the fourth floor, more than four floors are empty, four-way window doors, gourd tower top, straight into the blue sky.
Civilization Tower is located in Shuikou Hill, Zaojiao City, on the south bank of Weishui in the western suburb of the county seat, about 5 kilometers away from the county seat. Built in the same year as Shangta for Xu Ximing, a magistrate of a county. In the seventh year of Qing Qianlong (1742), it collapsed. In the second year, Feng Yundong, the magistrate of a county, invited the gentry to rebuild it. The whole tower is made of blue stone, with six sides and seven floors, 9.7 meters high and 3.2 meters long at the bottom, covering an area of 35.8 square meters. The second floor has a door to the east, with a height of 1.94 meters and a width of .64 meters. There are square pillars in the center of the tower, which are layered to the top. Each floor extends into the side wall of the tower in three directions with three strips of stones, which enhances the firmness of the tower. There are no steps in the tower, but there are holes in the central stone pillar, which can be climbed up.
Wenming Xiata is located on the sandbar of Weishui in Tongba Village, Yatangpu Township, 7 kilometers west of the county seat. There is no exact record of the construction date of the tower, which is a little later than the previous tower and the middle tower, about 2 years ago. From the tower base to the top of the tower, the tower is made of red stone and has eight directions and seven floors, with a height of 22.35 meters and a foot width of 3.45 meters, covering an area of about 64 square meters. The whole tower is pier-shaped, with a sharp front and a wide back to resist the impact of water flow. It is said that the depth of the tower foundation is equal to the height of the tower. There are doors on the first floor, 1.7 meters high and .8 meters wide, vaulted, with stairs turning right, reaching four floors, five to seven floors are hollow, and each floor has windows. The original shrines and statues on the first floor are now gone. On the second floor, there is a relief statue of Qiyang stone standing in the niche, wearing a pointed hat and holding a chain. The word "Buddha-like" is on the lintel, and the couplets on both sides say: "Recite Mahayana Sutra and climb to the other side; Now it is like a floating picture. " The original bluestone inscriptions on both sides have disappeared. In the third floor, there is a statue of Guanyin sitting on a lotus in a bluestone relief, and in the fourth floor, there is a sea relief. The tower is in the middle of the river and stands upright. Although it is often hit by floods and weathered the wind and rain, it still stands upright.
Lingyun Pagoda is located on Ma 'anshan, 1 kilometers west of the county seat. It was built by a gentleman in Heyi, Zhao Xie, a magistrate of a county in 1816, more than 17 years ago. It is the latest of the four pagodas. However, the tower has seven floors in all directions, with a height of 16 meters and a base length of 4.6 meters, covering an area of 12 square meters, making it the largest of the four towers. The tower foundation and the first floor are made of red stone, and the second floor and above are made of blue bricks, with stairs turning right and reaching the fourth floor. Each floor is engraved with stone carvings of dragons, lions and figures. On the first floor, the word "Lingyun" is inscribed on the lintel, and the two dragons play with beads in relief, with fine craftsmanship; More than five floors are hollow, with windows and doors in all directions, and the top of the steeple is still intact. The tower is located at the junction of Hengdong County, Youxian County, with a magnificent terrain. From this, it looks east, connecting with the lower tower, the middle tower and the upper tower of civilization, and becoming a landscape.
Second Guiling Peak Temple
"Watching the Taos from the Turtle Peak" ranks first among the "Eight Scenes in the South Cloud". Guifeng, namely Guiling Peak, has a temple on the peak, formerly known as Zhang Tunan, and later changed to Guiling Peak Temple.
Guiling Peak Temple was founded in the late Ming Dynasty, covering an area of 563 square meters. It faces the northwest from southeast, with a mountain gate in front. The lintel "Lingfeng of Weizhen" was written by Zhang Jian, a magistrate of Youxian County during the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. Guanyin Pavilion is in the middle, and the main hall is on the right. The main hall is a hard peak with a volcanic wall and three rooms in width.
Guiling Peak's solitary peak stands tall, and the water comes from the south, and the water meets at the foot of the peak. There is a stone cow head in the west and Baimao Prefecture in the south. Linggui Temple stands tall and overlooks the river. Describing the scenery of Guiling Peak in Qing Dynasty, Liu Yu said, "The lonely peak is a mountain, and it takes rain to get there. The path bends when the door bends, and the returning sail is hidden in the fog. Swallow strange rocks in chaos, and the bamboo scenery will pour into the pool. Talking to the monks in the mountains, the cool wind blows on the guest's chest. " Someone once wrote, "Guiling Peak, there is a wind on the peak, and the wind blows the maple and the peak does not move;" Baimaozhou, Zhouzi boating, water pushes the boat to go to the continent but not to go ",which summarizes the beauty of Linggui Peak.
Baimaozhou faces the river in the east of the county, and faces Guiling Peak across the river. Residents plant bamboo as the boundary and plant melons, vegetables, ginger and taro at four seasons. It is a famous vegetable planting place.
Three-yang Ascending Immortal View
Yang Ascending View is located in the midst of the peaks in Sikong Mountain. Zhang Bayu, an official residence in the Southern Dynasties, once practiced monasticism in Sikong Mountain. It is said that Zhang Bayu ascended to heaven on August 15th in the second year of Liang Tian Jian (53), and the temple was built in the seventh year of Tang Tianbao (748). Tang Xuanzong was impressed by Zhang Sikong's immortal deeds, and was chosen by the imperial court to build it and named Zhu Yangguan. In the third year of the Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Huizong sent Jinghu South Road to repair and expand Cheng Yuanzuo, the assistant envoy. In order to attach the story that Zhang Sikong ascended to heaven in the daytime, Song Huizong changed Zhu Yang's view to "Yang Sheng's view".
The view of Ascension is bordered by South Water in front and Sanqing Peak in the back. The painting screen peak is in front, and the lion peak and the phoenix peak are attached to the left and right. Before the case, the purple cover and incense burner (peak), under the case, the big and small lotus flowers (peaks), the peaks are guarded, and the water circulates, which is sunny but not exposed, high but not loud. The panoramic view is composed of the East-West Sichuan Gate, the Stage, the Pingyuan, the Shop, the Mountain Gate, the Front Hall, the Main Hall, the Back Hall, the Yuxu Palace, the Ruizhu Palace, the Master Hall and the Lady Temple. It enters the Front Hall from the Mountain Gate, goes from the Front Hall to the Main Hall, and then climbs, with steps of 31 and a half, 7 and 3 respectively, to show that it is 31 and a half in Youxian County and around it.
The lintel of Dongxichuan is decorated with unicorn in clay sculpture, and the middle lintel of the mountain gate is "Yang Sheng Guan", and the left and right lintels are "Cloud Car" and "Wind Horse".
since the song, Ming and Qing dynasties, the concept of Yang Sheng has flourished. In the first year of Hongwu (1368), the tenth year of Jiaqing (185), the twenty-fifth year of Daoguang (1843) and the nineteenth year of Guangxu (1893), the concept of Yang Sheng was restored on a large scale. Shanmen couplets: "The famous mountains have been immortal since the Tang and Song Dynasties; After the reconstruction of Qingguang, the blessed land will stay forever. " Summarized this history.
yangshengguan hydropower station is built under laolu peak, one kilometer east of yangshengguan, with a 42-meter-long pipeline. the 17-step stone steps go straight to the top of the peak, just like a long queue, and two scenic spots, namely "nozzle stone" and "monkey face stone", are reserved on the top of the peak.
Four John Bowring Buddhist temples
Baoning Temple is located under the main peak of Shengshou Mountain in Wujing Village, Huangfengqiao Town, 5 kilometers northeast of the county seat, with beautiful scenery and is a Buddhist resort.
Shengshou Mountain, formerly known as Wulong Mountain, is also called Wujin Mountain, which is named after its rich coal. The side peak of Wulong Mountain flies down, and there is a trend of "five tigers going down the mountain". There is also Xiangxing Mountain forming a corner on the left and Matouling on the right. There are many rocks at the peak, such as sitting, climbing, running and jumping. Among them, the empty platform is supercilious, especially strange; Thousands of Buddha rocks are like a hundred monks listening to the dharma, full of mystery. The vulture stone stands upright on the dangerous cliff, and its head roared out. It seems to be a close call, but it is rock solid. Manjusri Rock is like a Gu Teng, and the water stone is like a waterfall. A school of "fine grass fans the mountain path, singing springs and singing birds." Clouds row thousands of valleys, and smoke clusters are flat.
In the tenth year of Tang Tianbao (751), the people of Youxian county were long and luxuriant, so they chose this beautiful, secluded, dangerous and strange land of geomantic omen, settled down and founded Baoning Temple. In the fourth year of Tang Tianyou (97), Ma Yin established the State of Chu, and awarded the name "Shengshou" to Zen master Sun Baoning Yong for his longevity, because he gave Baoning Temple the name "Shengshou Mountain". In the early Qing Dynasty, Hu Zuochuan wrote a poem: "Shoushan Reiki vulture throws a bell, and the morning glory is filled with smoke. The stream breaks around the dike and goes back to the valley, and the cliff hangs extremely high and flies to the peak. Three Chu in Lingxiaohan Town, overlooking five cases of Xiaoxiang embryo. In order to ask how to win the Mawangfeng in the Spring and Autumn Period. " In the early days of the Republic of China, the Buddhist monk inscribed a couplet: "The world is unparalleled; The first mountain in the second method. " Known as Shengshou Mountain. In addition to Baoning Temple, there are Chuxing Temple, Julongxian, Tianpengyan, Zhuoxiquan, Zhangchan and Putong Pagoda.
From the Tang and Five Dynasties to the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Baoning Temple has been very popular, and it has become the communication center of Hunan famous temples and Buddhism Nanyue and Jiangxi. Kuang Changxie, Fa Si Shi Shi and Fa Sun Yong Zen Master are all eminent monks, and their quotations and deeds are recorded in Buddhist classics, such as Wudenghuiyuan, Jingde Chuandeng Record and Pointing to the Moon.
According to the Records of Baoning Temple, there are 24 temples, halls, pavilions and platforms in Baoning Temple, which is known as the "ten-square jungle". The whole hospital is divided into three entrances, including the former Temple, Weiyu Hall and Bell and Drum Tower, among which there is the Daxiong Hall, the left is the Liaoshi Zhaitang, and the right is the abbot's "thousand-person bed", followed by Guanyin Pavilion, Zushi Hall and Gongde Hall. * * * There are 1 houses, covering an area of 14 mu.
The existing temples of Baoning Temple were restored and expanded in the second year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty.
There is a Youyou River 1 meters in front of the temple. A release pond, close to the right side of the temple; The back of the temple is covered with green hills, and five lateral peaks leap down, commonly known as "five tigers going down the mountain"; There are Zhongshan, Gushi, Lotus Peak and xizhang Peak in front of the temple. There is Xiangshan on the left of the temple and Maling on the right. Behind the temple, there are some scenic spots such as "Watching the Sun with an Empty King", "Listening to the Dharma by a Thousand Monks", "Lei Yin as a vulture", "Flying Snow in the Water", "The Spirit of Yin Stone", "Manjusri Incarnation" and "The unparalleled longevity".
Baoning Temple is also famous for its "three wonders" and "three wonders" in China's Buddhist circles. Three wonders: one is the ordinary tower, the other is the ancestor tower, and the third is the Annals of Baoning Temple and Wang Fuzhi's Annals of Baoning Temple. Three wonders: one is the thousand-year-old submerged camphor tree, the other is the green Guanyin taro, and the third is the thousand-year-old ancient well that is often drained.
Baoning Temple has a certain reputation and status in the history of Buddhism in China. Mo Bao, the director of China Institute of Buddhist Culture and the master of Buddhism, Wu Limin, wrote "Baoning Temple and Long Bearded Tomb Enough to Be a National Treasure" for Baoning Temple. Among the famous temples in China, there are Shaolin Temple in the north and Baoning Temple in the south, and it is more valuable for Wang Fuzhi to preface the records of Baoning Temple. Therefore, the saying that "there is Shaolin in the north and John Bowring in the south" is widely spread in the Buddhist circles in China.
In 26, Baoning Temple was listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit.
Wupijia Water Cave
Pijia Cave is also known as Pishui Cave and Shuitou Cave. Located in Pijia Village, Luanshan Town. The cave is more than 3 Li long, with mud holes in the upper part, stone holes in the middle and water holes in the lower part. There are stalactites condensed in the cave, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Lohan and stalagmites, stone drums, stone tables, stone benches and other shapes. It is said that the cave can be connected with Yu Cave in Baishi Town and also connected with Tianpeng Cave. There are poems written by literati in the past dynasties in the cave Pi Wentong, a hermit in the Song Dynasty, was named after Zeng Bu who lived near the cave. The spring water in the next cave surges out, clear and quiet, and does not dry up in the four seasons, which merges into the Luanshan River, and there is a stone carving of "the source of Chu water" on the exit rock wall.
Now, through investment and development, an artificial lake and a farmer's villa have been built near the entrance of the cave. In the cave, a swimming path has been built, the waterway has been dredged, and the sightseeing is spectacular.
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