Detailed introduction of Xuedou Temple
Xuedou Mountain is located in Xikou Town, 30 kilometers southwest of Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. It is the highest peak of the branch of Siming Mountain, stretching for tens of kilometers. Its highest peak is called Feng Ru, which is more than 900 meters above sea level. There is a naturally formed cave below Feng Ru, and the mountain spring water ejected from the cave is like snow, which is called Xuedou Mountain by the locals, hence the name "Xuedou Mountain".
Xuedou Mountain is famous for its beautiful natural scenery and the famous Xuedou Temple. Since ancient times, it has been known as "Penglai at sea and Tiantai on land". According to legend, Zhao Zhen of Song Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty dreamed of visiting Xuedou Mountain one night, hence the name "Meng Ying Famous Mountain". In the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Lizong Zhao Yun pursued the book "Dream of Famous Mountains".
Xuedou Temple is located in the center of Xuedou Mountain. This temple was built in the Jin Dynasty. At the beginning of the mountain, it was named "Waterfall Courtyard", which has a history of 1700 years. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Renzong gave the name "Snow Dou Zi Sheng Temple".
For thousands of years, the temple incense flourished and monks came forth in large numbers, becoming one of the five famous Buddhist mountains in China. In 2008, a 33-meter-high bronze Maitreya statue was completed in Xuedou Temple, becoming "the largest open-air bronze Maitreya Buddha in the world".
Xuedou Mountain Scenic Area, a national 5A scenic spot, covers an area of 54.8 square kilometers. In addition to Xuedou Temple, a Millennium ancient temple, the natural scenery in the scenic spot is also a must.
* * * Look at the jade girl's silk hanging, which will turn into five-color characters when reflected in the sun. "This is the praise of Wang Anshi, a famous poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, after swimming through Xuedou Mountain, which shows that it has been a tourist attraction since ancient times.
Although the altitude of Xuedou Mountain is not very high, the mountain is steep and majestic, and what is more unique is a colorful natural waterfall, which makes the whole Xuedou Mountain more agile and fantastic. Qianzhangyan and Xufuyan Waterfall are both famous scenic spots in Xuedou Mountain.
Sanyintan is a landscape composed of three waterfalls with different shapes and sizes in Xuedou Mountain. Because it is hidden in the valley, it is called Sanyintan. Sanyintan originated from Dong 'ao Village. The total length of the three waterfalls exceeds 1600 meters. From top to bottom, it is Shangyintan, Zhongyintan and Xiayintan.
The water in Shangyintan flows from the top of the dike to the bottom of the pond, forming a waterfall that pours along the cliff, with a height of 40 meters. Running water, the sound of water is swift, the fog is diffuse, and the coolness attacks people. Coming here in summer is definitely a summer resort.
There are 2 16 stone steps from the top of the cliff, just like a ladder for tourists to walk on. There is a small temple near Shangyintan called Longwang Temple. After Jiang returns to China, he must come here to pay homage.
Along the stream of Shangyintan, about 500 meters is Zhongyintan. It's relatively flat here, but the boulder lies across, the waterfall turns east and west, and the urgency is urgent, and the water foam splashes with the wind. If the rain is foggy, it is poetic and picturesque, without losing the wild interest in the valley. This scene wins with beauty.
More than 500 meters down the mountain path from Zhongyintan is Xiayintan. Here is another kind of different scenery, which integrates peaks, springs, caves, ponds and streams.
There is a boulder about 20 meters high, called "Book Peak". The peak is on the pool, and the pool is at the bottom of the peak, half hidden and half present. The whole Xiayin Lake is like a mansion on the water, with waterfalls lying across the lake and looking up like colorful clouds.
The natural landscape of Xuedou Mountain, which integrates mountains, water, lakes and waterfalls, as well as the unique humanistic culture, can make you feel the ingenuity of nature and the heavy history and culture.
However, such a place has been talked about by countless celebrities since ancient times, but now there are few scenes of tourists flocking into it.
Jiang's ancestral home is Xikou Town, Fenghua, Ningbo, and Xuedou Mountain can be said to be a business card of Xikou. In the modern history of China, Xuedou Mountain definitely has a strong color. There are many celebrities and countless events here. However, times have changed and everything has become history.
Both Xikou and Xuedou Mountain will be history. Compared with the vigorous development of domestic tourism market, Xuedou Mountain, a national 5A scenic spot, is somewhat deserted.