Longduo mountain

Longduo mountain

Longduo mountain is located at the junction of Hechuan district and Tongnan District of Chongqing, with an altitude of 619 meters.

Longduo mountain is tall and straight, steep and beautiful, with undulating peaks, winding and flying, just like a dragon, so it is called longduo mountain. Longduo mountain has always been a famous Buddhist and Taoist mountain and a scenic spot in Central Sichuan. In 2009, longduo mountain was listed as one of the "top 10 rural tourism projects in Chongqing".

geographical position

brief introduction

Longduo mountain is located at the junction of Longfeng town of Hechuan district and Longxing town of Tongnan District, 55 km away from the main city of Hechuan district and 30 km away from the urban area of Tongnan district,

The main peak is Hechuan, 619 meters above sea level, with a relative height of 242 meters. The highest point in Tongnan is 583 meters above sea level, which is the highest place in Tongnan.

Longduo mountain is the boundary between Ba and Shu in ancient times. There are ruins of old Chishui county at the foot of the mountain, temples of Buddhism and Taoism on the mountain, and many cultural relics. According to legend, in the third year of Yongjia in the Western Jin Dynasty (309), Feng gailuo, an immortal of Guanghan, was refining alchemy on the mountain. One day, 17 members of his family flew to the immortals. From then on, longduo mountain became famous all over the world. After the Tang Dynasty, when Empress Wu Zetian became emperor, he once ordered mountain monks to build a releasing pool on the mountain.

Longduo mountain scenic spots can be divided into historical sites, legends and natural scenery.

The historical sites and legendary scenic spots are: the boundary stone of Bashu. In the north of the mountain, a huge stone is broken in the middle, which is said to be the boundary between Cuba and Shu. One scenic spot and one story: Jinglao cliff, Feixian spring, Feixian cave, Feixian stone, Lingyin cliff, Sendai, toad stone, etc.

The natural scenic spots are: Jiutai xianrui, Feixian Liuquan, strange stone holding pine, Qingyan raochui, Huanglong Tuwu, Chicheng old relics, Hengjiang Bailian, Qunfeng ducui, etc.

Cliff statues

The most precious and precious part of dragon mountain is the ancient stone carving art left over a thousand years. The earliest works are in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, mostly in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and also in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

There are 76 niches and 1742 Statues (including thousand Buddha niches) on the cliff of longduo mountain. Most of them are incomplete due to weathering and man-made damage. The "ten shrines" and "Maitreya shrines" carved in the Tang Dynasty are precious.

In the 35th year of the Republic of China, Gu Jiegang, Yang Jialuo and Fu Zhenlun wrote a book named "the collection of Dazu stone carvings", which said: "there are many Tang Dynasty statues in Hechuan. The Maitreya shrine in the fifth year of Xiantong in tiaozhu cave, longduo mountain, was the earliest The thousand Buddha niche is 9.1 meters wide and 2.33 meters high. It was donated by Zhao Xing, the chief book of Chishui County, Hezhou in the fifth year of Xiantong (864) of the Tang Dynasty. There are more than 1000 relief sculptures, each about 0.10 meters high. The Maitreya niche is 1.08 meters high and 1.05 meters wide. There are 19 Buddha statues in it. The semi relief sculptures are rich in shape and smooth in pleats. It is in the state of "Wu Dai Dangfeng, Cao Yi comes out of water". It is donated by Fan family, the supporter of Xiantong in the fifth year. In addition, most of them are sculptures of the Song Dynasty and stone carvings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and most of them are denuded. Only in the Ming Dynasty, Wanli Yin carving line "two immortals preach" is well preserved. It is 3.2 meters high and 2.4 meters wide. It is engraved with the statues of Feng Yaozi (Feng gailuo) and Tian Laozi, each about 1.5 meters high. Li zuozhou, the Jinshi political envoy of Wanli, has a postscript.

In 1980, longduoshan stone carving was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit at the county level by the Revolutionary Committee of Hechuan county.

Stone inscriptions

The stone inscriptions on longduo mountain are mainly concentrated in Dongya area, which was called "forest of Steles" at that time, including Pengxi county annals of Qing Dynasty (20 pieces of longduo mountain Jinshi) and Hechuan county annals of the Republic of China (7 in Tang Dynasty, 72 in Song Dynasty and 3 in Ming Dynasty)

1. In 1116, Li Siti, a native of Chishui County, praised Chengzhi County for carrying out Wang Anshi's political reform.

2. The inscription of longduo mountain, written by Liu Shikui in Ming Dynasty, has 55 characters.

3. The poem of climbing dragon and many mountains was written by Liu Shikui in the 13th year of Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty.

4. Eight sceneries of longduo mountain, written by monk Futai in the early Qing Dynasty.

5. The title of yongzhenmen was written in the third year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty.

The inscription of yongzhenmen, written in the third year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty.

⒎⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎ ⒎.

(8) visit the remains of flying immortals in longduo mountain, written during the reign of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty (the poem is kept in Pengxi county annals of the Qing Dynasty).

architectural style

Most of the ancient buildings in longduo mountain are temples, which were first built in the Western Jin Dynasty and the latest in the Republic of China. However, they have been destroyed, either as a foundation or as a farmhouse. In 1985, the preservation team of Hechuan county cultural relics preservation office was set up here to allocate funds for maintenance.

1. Lingshan temple was first built in Jin Dynasty, formerly known as Fengxian Temple, but now it has only temple foundation.

2. The main temple of Jiutai temple in longduo mountain, formerly known as jishengyuan, was founded by Zen master Yongjia in the early Tang Dynasty. It was demolished in 1962 and remains the stele of remnant column.

3. Wuchou palace was built in the early Tang Dynasty. It was rebuilt in the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty and renamed as Niuwang palace. It was built in the Republic of China and renamed wuchou palace. Now the temple has been used as a farmer's house.

4. The Dragon King pavilion was built in 1228, the first year of the Song Dynasty, to worship the God of agriculture and the statue of Feng Xian. The pavilion has been destroyed.

5. Sun Gong temple is located at the side of Lingshan temple. It was built in the third year of Zhenghe of Song Dynasty. It is dedicated to Sun Qiao, the doctor of Tang Dynasty and the author of long duo Shan Lu.

There are only foundations in Fuhui temple, lingfo temple and Longfeng temple.

The stone buildings in the village are about 3 kilometers in circumference. There are Yongzhen gate (East Gate), Ruiying gate (South Gate), Taiping gate (West Gate) and Yingen gate (North Gate). The city walls are mostly built against the cliffs to defend the peasant army. From the third year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty to the middle of the Republic of China, the Qing government's suppression of the peasant army and the peasant army's anti suppression war destroyed the villages, and now only the Chengmen cave still exists.

After that, there were several new temples, such as dragon Buddha Temple, jade emperor hall and Zhenwu hall.

March 3 Temple Fair

Every year from the first day of March to the third day of March, an important folk festival temple fair is held in longduo mountain, attracting tens of thousands of believers from Hechuan, Tongnan and other surrounding areas to visit and worship, burn incense and pray.

In the past few days, there has been a sea of people in longduo mountain. Around the temple, there are many peddlers, all kinds of snacks and local products. Monkey playing, sword dancing, stick playing, lotus singing The sounds of shouting, Hawking, gongs and drums, the trumpets and whistles in the children's hands were all mixed together, and could be heard two or three miles away.

There is a flat ground in front of longfo temple on Mount longduo, but there are many pilgrims with devout faces, burning incense, burning paper ingots, blazing flames, and smoke rising. In the temple, the lights are brilliant, the cigarettes are winding, the bells are ringing, and there is a fragrance of Jialan.

Longduo mountain "March 3" is not only a temple fair, but also a gathering place. Along the way of climbing, there are stalls everywhere, which are full of food, clothing, use and play.

With the passage of time, longduo mountain has become a place for people to worship, exchange information and make friends. It comes into being with religious activities such as Buddhism and Taoism. It takes temples and temples as the activity space and forms a mass gathering activity integrating religion, entertainment and trade, which enriches the life of local people.

Fitness trail

Longduo mountain scenic spot has a winding tourism fitness trail, just like a dancing "dragon", from the northwest corner of longfengchang town to the top of longduo mountain.

According to the relevant person in charge of Longfeng Town, the tourism fitness trail is about 1 kilometer long, 3.3 meters wide, with a drop of about 500 meters. It has a total of 1260 levels and a total investment of 5 million yuan.

In addition to the fitness walk, there is also a parking lot with a construction area of about 1000 square meters and three viewing platforms, which were completed and put into use in January 2015.

After the completion of the tourism fitness trail, it not only provides a leisure and fitness facilities for the town residents, but also provides convenience for foreign tourists to enjoy the magnificent and precipitous landscape of longduo mountain.

Traffic information

transit

If there is no direct bus, you need to transfer to coach. It is recommended to rent a car or drive by yourself.

Take a bus from Chongqing to Hechuan, then take a bus in the passenger transport center to Longfeng Town, and then take a motorcycle up the mountain from Longfeng. You can get off at longfo Temple (10 yuan for motorcycle at the top of longduo mountain).

Self driving

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Take a bus from Chongqing north to Hechuan, then take a bus from the passenger transport center to Longfeng Town, and then take a motorcycle from Longfeng town to the mountain. You can get off at longfo Temple (10 yuan for motorcycle at the top of longduo mountain).

Address: the junction of Mengzi Township, northeast of Tongnan County, Hechuan district and Longfeng Town, Chishui Town, Hechuan City

Longitude: 106.0059967041

Latitude: 30.259300231934