Xiangbaoshan

Zhaobi mountain, Guiyang

synonym

Xiangbaoshan generally refers to Zhaobi mountain in Guiyang

"One mile to the north of the city, commonly known as Zhaobi mountain, is surrounded by clouds and mountains, just like a green screen. There is a Buddhist temple opposite the East Mountain, which is quite famous for its scenic spots." Zhaobi mountain is famous for its lush forest, towering on the ground, blocking and removing clouds, just like a screen.

Scenery introduction

Zhaobi mountain, also known as xiangbaoshan. It is named after the Gushan Mountain, whose south facing cliff is as flat as "Zhaobi". There used to be a Buddhist temple on the mountain, in which there were precious magic tools such as bronze mirrors. Together with Qianling mountain and Dongshan mountain, it was once known as the three major Buddhist resorts in Guiyang. On the eve of liberation. ZHAOBISHAN Park, with a total area of 35240 square meters, is located in ZHAOBISHAN, Yunyan District, Guiyang city. It is adjacent to the north outer ring road in the west, Guizhou Normal University in the East and south, and the city plastics factory in the north. In the construction, the steep cliff of the mountain will be used to set a waterfall with a maximum drop of 17 meters, and public recreational facilities such as footpath, viewing platform, old people's rest forest and Fangyuan square will be built.

Historical reasons

Zhaobi mountain includes two connected peaks, the West Peak is high and the East peak is low. As early as the chongjia period of the Ming Dynasty, Xishan temple was built, named "Xiangbao Temple", "ZHAOBISHAN Temple", "Pingshan Temple", also known as "Bini Temple". "Bini" means discipline in Sanskrit. It is the only law temple in Guiyang, so it has this name. The temple was rebuilt in the reign of emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in the reign of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty. The temple is small in scale. It is built according to the mountain situation, with palisades and corridors, and the Vatican Palace. On the top of the mountain, there are seven main halls and three pagodas in Guanyin hall. Behind the main hall, there are three zhunti halls, as well as guest rooms, Sengfu, Zhaitang and other auxiliary buildings. There are eighteen Arhats on both sides of the main hall. There is an ancient bronze mirror and a bronze ox in the Central Plains of the temple, with a diameter and length of more than two feet. According to the legend of the temple monk and the old man, "the bronze mirror can reflect people's past life", and the faithful men and women with stockings can watch the mountain climbing. Shen Tongsu, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, sneered in rebuilding Zhaobi mountain temple: "ten thousand li ascended to the Kangzhao mirror, was this mountain monk in his previous life?" There is a long corridor outside the hall, overlooking from the railing, the mountains are surrounded by arches, the changes of the morning and evening are beautiful, which makes people feel relaxed and afraid. On the left side of the main hall of Buddha, there is a cave named "Biyun". The cave is narrow, about two meters high and cold. It is said that this cave is a place for Buddhist dharma. In addition, on the platform of Xishan Mountain, there are three pagodas in the hall, worshiping the statue of Baozheng of Song Dynasty.

From afar, Zhaobi mountain is like a picture screen and a boat with sails to sail. During the spring and Autumn Festival, visitors are like weaving. Poets and poets have always left many questions here. Wu tingframe, Zhu Wen, Zou Yigui, Wang Benyu, Zheng Zhen and others all have poems about visiting Zhaobi mountain. There are many records in local chronicles. These poems not only have certain literary appreciation value, but also are important historical materials for studying the history of Guiyang. At present, the stone wall above Biyun cave also carries the Qingjun book "Xiangbao Liuyun", and the other is the book "Qianyang Banbi" written by Zhao Dechang, the governor of Guizhou Province in Xianfeng Period, which is as big as Dou and is clear and conspicuous.

Modern Guide

After the Republic of China, temples gradually lost, and there were few monks. During the Anti Japanese War, soldiers were stationed in the temple, and the old temple characters were destroyed. In 1958, iron and steel was refined, and the house of Shansi temple was demolished. Only the house foundation site of the temple remained, and the old appearance of the temple disappeared. On June 2, 1983, Zhaobi mountain was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Guiyang city.

Transportation Guide: take No.9, No.24, No.61, No.69 bus in Guiyang, get off at xiangbaoshan station, and walk to the scenic spot.

Address: East of Baoshan North Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang City

Longitude: 106.71995420734

Latitude: 26.592686172321

Ticket information: no ticket required.