Xu Xiake, a traveler and geographer in the Ming Dynasty, visited Huangshan twice and said with admiration, "If you climb Huangshan, there is no mountain in the world, and you must stop watching it!" There is also a reputation that "the Five Mountains return without looking at the mountains, and the Huangshan Mountain returns without looking at the mountains". Also known as "the first wonder mountain in the world". It can be said that there is no peak, no stone, no pine, no pine and no wonder, and it is famous for the four wonders of Huangshan Mountain, a strange rock and sea of clouds.
The second lake, three waterfalls, sixteen springs and twenty-four streams set each other off. The scenery is different in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Huangshan is also known as a "natural zoo and world botanical garden", with nearly 1500 species of plants and more than 500 species of animals.
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The Cultural Heritage Value of Huangshan Mountain
Huangshan is closely related to religion. In the old books of Taoism in the Tang Dynasty, fairy tales such as Xuanyuan Huangdi, Rong, Gonglaishan alchemy, and Taoist ascension have spread for thousands of years and have far-reaching influence. So far, many peaks related to the above fairy tales have been left, such as Xuanyuan Peak and Qiu Fufeng, as well as an alchemist, immortal, climber, immortal, Taoist and Wang Xianfeng. The name of Huangshan Mountain is also related to the theory of alchemy of Huangdi.
Taoism established earlier Taoist temples in Huangshan, such as Fushan Temple and Jiulong Temple. At the end of the Song Dynasty, Taoist Zhang Yinfu practiced in Huangshan Mountain and founded the Songgu Dojo. After the late Ming Dynasty, there was no trace of Taoist activities in the whole mountain. According to the Illustration of Huangshan Mountain, Buddhism was introduced to Huangshan Mountain as early as the Southern Dynasties, and nearly 100 temples were built in the past dynasties. Among the temples, Xiangfu Temple, Jigong Temple, Cuiwei Temple and shi bo Temple are called the "Four Jungles" of Huangshan Mountain.
There are many Buddhist disciples in Huangshan who are good at poetry and painting. The famous ones are: Daoyun in the Tang Dynasty, Haineng, Hongzhi, Yin Ke, Yuan Ze, Wang Yin, Dajun, Dahan, Boan, Jianjiang and Xuezhuang in the Qing Dynasty, all of which have been handed down from generation to generation.
People's Network-Huangshan Scenic Area
People's Network-World Natural and Cultural Heritage: Huangshan Mountain