Fanjing Mountain |
It is said that in the Ming Dynasty (míng cháo 明朝), Queen Li (lǐ huáng hòu 李皇后) practiced Buddhism in Fanjing Mountain, and built temples and molded statues of Buddha. Therefore, the mountain is dotted with temples all over. On the slope between Fanjing Mountain and Golden Peak (jīn dǐng 金顶), there is the Gucha Hall (gǔ chá diàn 古茶殿) also called Cheng’en Hall (chéng ēn diàn 承恩殿). It can be divided into the upper and the lower parts. The upper one is called Shangcha Hall (shàng chá diàn 上茶殿), while the lower Xiacha Hall (xià chá diàn 下茶殿). The walls and the base of all piled up by slates. On the edge of the ruins of the Xiacha Hall, a huge stone tablet is standing there. It is 1.72 meters high and 0.98 meters wide, on which there engeraved more than 1400 Chinese characters. The content is about the history of Fanjing Mountain and vividly described the great scene of the mountain, written by the Zhang Hongxiang (zhāng hóng xiáng 张鸿翔) in the Qing Dynasty (qīng cháo 清朝). In the Golden Peak, there is a tablet, which is originated from the Ming Dynasty. It is a cultural relic with great importance in Fanjing Mountain.
In Golden Peak, there is the Jindao Gorge (jīn dāo xiá 金刀峡), on which there are tree bridges connected with each other. Among them there is a Tianxian Bridge (tiān xiān qiáo 天仙桥) constructed during the Ming Dynasty. It is 4 meters long, 1 meter wide, built with the huge stone pieces from 50 kilometers away.
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