Xianjiyan

Xianjiyan

Xianjiyan is a famous tourist attraction located at the junction of Da'an district and Wenshan District of Taipei city.

introduce

Xianjiyan is located at the junction of Da'an district and Wenshan District in Taipei city. It is said that it is the footprints left by Lu Dongbin in the eight immortals of ancient Chinese mythology when he performed miracles here. Another legend is just the footprints left by cattle herding children in the past. For the moment, whether it is true or false, it also brings a lot of mystery to this area.

Xianji rock is commonly known as Jingmei mountain, also known as xizikou. It is a Neogene sedimentary stratum. Because it is close to the cliff, it has been surrounded by a fence to prevent tourists from climbing onto the rock. You can only see it from a distance, but not near it. There is a "xianjiyan Temple" under the giant stone of xianjiyan. The temple is full of incense, and its appearance is more beautiful after renovation in recent years!

There are several natural trails near xianjiyan, which are places for nearby residents to go hiking and get close to nature on holidays. Along the way, there are trees and beautiful scenery. On the way, there are several pavilions and plant guide boards, which are full of ecological education significance. It is also an excellent natural classroom for children living in the city. In front of the temple, it is also a good place to look out. You can have a panoramic view of Guanyin Mountain and experience the broad mind of climbing Mount Tai and making a small world.

Xianjiyan has a trail around the mountain planned by the housewives' Union and other environmental groups. Visitors can learn about the plants in the mountain by this trail. This trail is about 1.8 km long. As soon as you enter the mountain entrance, you can see a large area of Houttuynia cordata leaves. These leaves are bright green. According to the herbaceous compendium, this plant is beneficial to the combination and detoxification of herbs. In addition, there are small signs along the trail to explain the trees around the trail. Banyan trees and tropical ferns mingle with each other, which is the most common scene in tropical areas. On the top of the mountain, you can see the Xianyan temple, in which LV Dongbin is worshipped. However, it is strange to say that there are many LV Dongbin temples in Mucha and Jingmei areas. Because the fairy tracks beside the temple are located on the cliff, the temple is surrounded by iron fences to avoid accidents.

legend

Xianjiyan is the most famous scenic spot in Jingmei area. For people living in Jingmei, xianjiyan is more like their own back garden than a tourist attraction. There are many different opinions about the origin of the name of "xianjiyan". Some people say that when LV Dongbin, one of the eight immortals, pursued he Xiangu, who belongs to the eight immortals, he Xiangu pushed him down to Toad mountain in the mansion. Later, LV Dongbin went south and left his footprints on Jingmei xianjiyan. Therefore, the name of "Xianji" remained in the world. Another story is that 500 years ago, there was a toad goblin in toad mountain in the residence who did harm to the mortal world. It happened that "Liu Hai Xianweng" swam to Jingmei area and fished for the people to get rid of the evil spirits. However, his feet were trapped in the rock. After the Xianweng left, the footprints left at that time had the reputation of "immortal trace".

scenery

No matter what the name of "xianjiyan" is, its cangyu mountain path is indeed one of the best places for people in Jingmei and Mucha to go for an outing! For those who want to go to "xianjiyan", there are many paths to choose from. Beside Jingmei Shixin gas station, on the hillside at the back gate of Shixin University, and opposite the Guangming theater on Mucha Road, there are well built paths. Welcome to xianjiyan with the singing of insects and birds, you can enjoy the leisure of climbing and sitting in the wind Jing is still the favorite of tourists.

Walking in the mountain trail, careful observation, it is not difficult to find vitality. In addition to all kinds of birds and birds perching on the top of the branches and trees (lucky ones can also see woodpeckers nearby), lizards and other reptiles rustle along the roadside grass, and green oak, snake wood, Meng Zongzhu and other plants are planted here, which is an excellent place for Ecological Teaching (more professors from Shixin university take freshmen to "xianjiyan" to learn about the natural ecology every year).

Walking in the nature, you can still see the management units building elegant wooden pavilions for the people who are going on mountain hikes. Besides bird watching, you can also sit and watch the towering Taipei 101 and the urban landscape of Taipei. Here, we need to remind the people who go up the mountain for the first time that since there is no catering on the "xianjiyan" mountain, they need to bring their own drinking water and simple meals. Of course, don't forget to take the garbage down the mountain.

defect

Unfortunately, due to the high and smooth surface of the rock, some people did not get hurt. In addition, some tourists who lack public morality arbitrarily engraved words on the rock regardless of the environment and landscape, which damaged its aesthetic feeling. As a result, the management unit blocked it with barbed wire. Now, the people and tourists can not enjoy the rock where the legend of immortal foot was left. It's a pity.

Address: Jingxing Road, Wenshan District, Taipei

Longitude: 121.548001

Latitude: 24.992595