Jianmen Pass |
Jianmen Pass was always the place of strategic importance in history because it is difficult to access. It is said that in Warrior State Period (zhàn guó shí qī 战国时期), Qin (qín 秦) wanted to swallow Shu (shǔ 蜀) but troubled from no way leading to Shu. Therefore, the emperor of Qin lied to Shu that he wanted to send five golden oxes and five beauties. The emperor of Shu accepted his words as true and sent some workers to split up the mountain to pave a road for the Qin. The road is called Jinniu Road, also called Jianmen Shu Road (jiàn mén shǔ dào 剑门蜀道). There was once a three-storied gate tower beside the pass. At the center of the tower, there is a stele, on which there written “天下雄关"(tiān xià xióng guān). However, it is a great pity that the tower was demolished in 1935, only left a stone tablet. The gate tower at present is a greater one built on the relics of the original one. Except for the danger, Jianmen Pass is also famous for its deep and serene valley, beautiful Cuiyun Corridor, unique rocks and caves and cultural relics. For example, the Liangshan Temple (liáng shān sì 梁山寺), Cuiping Peak (cuì píng fēng 翠屏峰), Jinghuang Cave (jīng huáng dòng 经皇洞), Leigong Gorge (léi gōng xiá 雷公峡), Fairy Bridge (xiān nǚ qiáo 仙女桥) so on and so forth. Jianmen Pass
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