In April, editor Qing Shan suddenly asked on QQ: There is an event to Xinchang, would you like to participate in it? To be honest, I didn't know where Xinchang was at that time, so I quickly searched on Baidu and found out that Xinchang was originally a famous place.
Dafo Temple, Tianmu Mountain, Wozhou Lake, and Qiguang Jingyuan, these are all famous attractions in Xinchang, especially Tianmu Mountain, once the poet Li Bai left the song "Meng Lei Tian Yin Le Fare" which sings the immortality of the ages. Poems, and the Great Buddha Temple has the largest Buddha in the south of the Yangtze River.
After learning about this, I naturally reply to the editor as soon as possible, go, I must go.
By the way, I forgot to introduce myself.
Maybe some of you don't know what online literature is, let me briefly introduce it.
The so-called online literature is literary works published using the Internet as a carrier. Any subject matter can be used. It does not need beautiful words, but only needs to tell a story that readers like. It belongs to popular literature or even fast food literature, but since it is liked by the masses , Naturally there is a reason for its existence.
This event was jointly organized by Shanda Literature and the Xinchang County Party Committee, and it was called "The Legend of the Great God Xia Ke Xing Zhi Tianmu Mountain".
Just like traditional writers, online writers also need to collect styles and expand their ideas. If you take a trip to a beautiful place, you may be able to get unexpected inspiration while relaxing.
So, began a long wait.
With great expectations, the 18th of May finally arrived as scheduled. I set off from Suzhou and went to Shanghai to meet with other authors under Shanda Literature. On the morning of the 19th, the group took two buses to Xinchang.
After a long drive of more than three hours, we finally came to the beautiful Xinchang.
When we arrived, it happened to be noon. Our party was warmly welcomed by the Xinchang government. After enjoying a delicious lunch, we started our trip to Xinchang.
The first stop is the Big Buddha Temple.
Dafo Temple is located in the center of Xinchang County, which is very convenient for self-driving people. Even if there is no private car, it is very convenient to take a taxi or take a public bus after arriving at the passenger transportation center of the county.
This ancient temple has a history of more than 1600 years and was built during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is one of the oldest Buddhist dissemination sites in China and enjoys a high status in the Buddhist world.
It happened to rain on the day we went to the Big Buddha Temple. The rain was heavy in late May and stopped from time to time. I thought it would defeat You Xing, but a rainy day has the beauty of a rainy day, and the mist in the mountains is amazing.
The most pleasant is the fresh air.
Although Dafo Temple is located in the center of the county, it is surrounded by mountains. This is because of the special geographical structure of Xinchang. This ancient county town is said to be "eight mountains, half water and half fields". It can be seen that the mountains are so dense that the entire county town is actually surrounded by mountains.
Such a geographical environment makes Xinchang's air particularly fresh, and accompanied by the dancing fog on a rainy day, it feels like being in a fairyland.
I live in Suzhou, not to mention ten days and nine haze, at least half of the time the whole city is surrounded by haze, the air quality is very poor, and breathing the fresh air of Xinchang, it really feels like becoming a fairy.
Along the way, listening to the guide introducing the origins of various attractions in the Big Buddha Temple, we strolled forward. The weather in late May should be very sultry, but because it is rainy, the temperature seems very suitable. Under the mountain breeze, it is neither hot nor cold. The monks’ meditation chants continue to be heard in the solemn temples, deafening and giving feedback directly to the hearts of the people. , Washing the soul, purifying and detaching people in their minds.
So if you come to Xinchang this season, it’s actually a good choice on rainy days. The air is fresher and the temperature is just right—but be aware of the road slippery on rainy days. One of us is unlucky while walking down the steps and talking on the phone. I fell sturdily, and sympathized here.
Even on rainy days, there are many people who come here to visit and worship Buddha. The Big Buddha Temple is very large, and the entire scenic spot has a total of 25 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the size of a square with a side length of 5 kilometers. Therefore, a sightseeing car is provided inside the scenic area, and people who are too lazy to walk can travel by car.
However, trekking is fun. You can watch carefully all the way. There are stone benches and wooden chairs nearby for people to rest when you are tired.
There are three big Buddhas in the Big Buddha Temple, namely Shi Maitreya, known as the largest Buddha in the south of the Yangtze River, the open-air Big Buddha in the Holy Land of Foshan, and the reclining Buddha in the Shuanglin Grottoes.
The largest Buddha in the south of the Yangtze River was first handed down and has a history of 1,500 years. The Buddha is 16 meters high, his eyes are slightly open, and his face is smiling, giving people a sense of tranquility and peace.
The shape of the open-air giant Buddha is completely different. This is a stone Buddha modeled on the Budai monk. The entire mountain is cleverly used as the body of the stone Buddha, which naturally highlights the image of "shy belly". The smile on his face made people laugh even more.
However, it was the reclining Buddha in Shuanglin Grottoes that left the deepest impression on me.
The tour guide put the big Buddha at the last stop. When we climbed up a hill of over a hundred meters, stepped into the grotto, and saw the stone Buddha lying quietly on its side, I suddenly felt that all the waiting was worthwhile. .
Without seeing it with your own eyes, any language was pale and powerless before this great miracle!
Using two numbers to speak, this big Buddha is 37 meters long and 9 meters high! The shock is that this huge reclining Buddha is located in a grotto! It is hard to imagine how such a huge project was completed!
The first reaction is shock, and then deep admiration. The greatest is indeed the working people, who can create all miracles!
Standing on the top of the grotto, you can see the open-air Maitreya in the distance and overlook the entire Big Buddha Temple. All the scenery is under your control. Due to limited time, we had to end today's trip and return to the hotel to rest.
Recharge your energy, and there is a full schedule waiting for us the next day.
The next morning, we went to Tianmu Mountain first.
Here, grandma means mother, so the grandmother of Tianmu Mountain pronounces a vowel. The name is derived from a poem written by Xie Lingyun, a great poet and scholar of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, in which it reads: "Let's vote in Yanzhong, Mingdeng Tianmao Cen". The "Tianmu Cen" he was going to climb was Tianmu Mountain. Since then, Tianmu Mountain has had this name that has been passed down through the ages.
Tianmu Mountain is the famous road of Tang poetry, and it left countless immortal chapters of literati and ink guest here, such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Meng Haoran... More than 400 poets in the entire Tang Dynasty came and wrote He wrote more than 2,000 poems and made this great road to Tang poetry.
We set off from the ancient post at the gate of Tianmao, and re-walked the path that the poet Li Bai walked back then. Walking along the river all the way, crossing the Lok Ma Bridge, and entering the Bamboo Village, the original atmosphere still preserved makes people feel like they have entered a paradise, completely free from the hustle and bustle of the world.
There is a Qing dynasty building in the ancient village called Zhangda Ancestral Hall, where there was once a champion. I went in and circled around, trying to get the style of the champion, and then I wrote like a god, I don't know if I can get my wish.
However, our itinerary today does not include mountain climbing. After taking the bus around the winding road to the top of the mountain, we got off the car and looked at it and went down the mountain. The scenic spots here have not yet been developed, and the weather is clear today, and there is no wonderful sight of fog and clouds in the mountains, which is a pity.
In fact, Tianmu Mountain is not a mountain, but a mountain range with many peaks. The one we drove up today was only one of them. This is a famous filming base for film and television dramas. Film and television dramas such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Swordsman" and "Swordsman" have been filmed here.
If you have the opportunity to come to Xinchang to play, maybe you will meet a celebrity who can only be seen on TV!
After going down the mountain, we went straight to Wozhou Lake.
Abandon the car and change the boat, go boating on the lake, listening to the guide introducing this beautiful lake all the way. Wozhou Lake is bigger than West Lake, and the deepest point is 70 meters. It is the source of drinking water for Xinchang, and its water quality is comparable to Qiandao Lake.
At noon, we came to the Zhenjun Temple on the banks of Wozhou Lake, where we had lunch. The lunch is quite sumptuous, and while enjoying the delicious food, you can also enjoy the opera performance. The delicious taste on the tip of the tongue and the visual enjoyment are combined, which is unforgettable and memorable.
After filling our stomachs, we began to visit here. This hall was built at the end of the Song Dynasty and dedicated to Zongze, the famous anti-golden general. At first I thought it was a Taoist temple, but I found the Guanyin Temple on the side. It was actually the unity of Buddha and Taoism. It was really convenient for pilgrims of different beliefs to burn two incense sticks in one temple.
It is said that every year on the thirteenth day of the lunar calendar, temple fairs are held here, once every five years, and there are countless people. Unfortunately, we did not come at the right time, and we did not catch up with the excitement.
Leaving the Palace of True Monarchs, we went to visit the tea factory again.
Tea is one of Xinchang's specialty products. There are many famous teas here, such as the Big Buddha Longjing, Big Buddha Yulong, Nineteen Peaks Longjing and so on. It has been the "hometown of tribute tea" since ancient times. There is the largest green tea trading center in China. I heard from the tour guide that the transaction price of tea here directly determines the trend of tea prices in the country. Amazing!
Watching the tea leaves from gathering to drying, to stir-frying and other processes, we were generously presented with two cans of the Big Buddha Longjing, and now I am drinking the Big Buddha Longjing while writing this article and tasting a sip of tea. The fragrance writhed in the throat, refreshing.
The day ended with a self-service barbecue, which also marked a successful end to our trip to Xinchang.
For two days, I was in a hurry. Because of the limited time, everything can only be seen. Fortunately, there are pictures to record. When I am old, I will look at it and smile. I have been to this place before.
The beautiful Xinchang, I have been here before.
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