Section 303 Lotus Peak
The misty night of the Yellow Mountain is deeper, the yellow moon in the mountain is rounder, but a few of us are still soaking in the hot springs, I whispered with Xiaofei, I happily said: 'Wow, great, wait for a while after soaking in the hot springs, we can continue to climb the mountain immediately, the most attractive for us is the Lotus Peak, I heard that the huge mountain peak is like a huge lotus, every stone is like a petal, walking into the Lotus Peak is like a fairyland. It's really infinitely beautiful in the dangerous peak! But I heard that the Lotus Peak is a bit high, and it may be a little difficult to climb. ”
Xiao Fei said happily: "Yes, this is true, this Lotus Peak is indeed difficult to climb, it is the first peak in the Huangshan Scenic Area, the first of the 36 famous peaks in Huangshan is also the third highest peak in East China." The altitude is 1864.8 meters, it is located between the hiking trail Yupinglou and Aoyu Peak, and there are 5 miles on the peak winding road, and the relative height is 110 meters. Lotus Peak is located in the middle of Huangshan Mountain, southwest of Yuping Peak, and east to Tiandu Peak. It is steep and majestic. Because the main peak is abrupt, the small peaks are clustered, like the new lotus is just blooming, looking up to the sky and blooming, so it is called the lotus peak. The gentle slope of the peak starts and is called the lotus stem, and the middle passes through four stone caves, and the ancients called the lotus hole. The cave stands steeply, and the visitors climb up one step at a time, such as walking through the lotus hole, just like the ants that are tilted and twisted out of the calyx. The scenery along the way is wonderful, and there are really good creations, non-human beings, worthy of the name, "Tianhai Wonders" and other cliff inscriptions between the peaks and walls. There is a Lotus Cave at the bottom of the peak, and the Lotus Source connects Lotus Ridge and Lotus Peak on a winding path of one and a half kilometers, and you have to pass through four caves before reaching the peak. Xu Xiake said in his travelogue: Lotus Peak - in the Yellow Mountain, alone above the peaks, that is, the heavenly capital also bows down. It is said that this Xu Daxia is really powerful, he can come to such a correct conclusion just by visual inspection, it is indeed a great discovery at that time, he is the first person to point out that Lotus Peak is the highest peak of Yellow Mountain. This peak is steep and majestic. Wu Yi in the Ming Dynasty once praised a poem: - a kind of green lotus Tujiangxia, slim and flawless. Looking at the floating clouds in the sky, revealing the ten-zhang flowers on the peak. Wu Mengyin of the Qing Dynasty also has poems - Lianfeng Xiu is called respected, and everyone who wants to shout Da Di Yan. Raise your eyes like a tree, bow your head and look like a child or grandchild. The wind should return to the geese, and the sunset hanging rock is not an ape. The green shadow is thousands of light, although I can not speak. Therefore, the Lotus Peak is indeed difficult to climb, the peak that towers beyond the sky, the clouds and mist, mysterious and unpredictable, make people feel that it is difficult to climb the blue sky. In particular, the strangely shaped rocks on the mountain seem to be falling, which is terrifying. ”
I asked Xiao Feilai curiously: "There is something beautiful on the Lotus Peak, it's a pity that there is no chance to go to such a magnificent famous river and mountain in modern society." ”
Xiao Fei said sprinkledly: "You guy is anxious, I will see it in a while, okay, let's talk to you briefly, there are flying dragons, upside down and other strange pines on this peak, the top prescription is round and more, the name is called the stone boat, and there is a pool called the fragrant sand pool." Climb to the top of the peak, such as being in the clouds, the river line, the clouds and the sky, all in the distance. On the day of the eye, you can look at Tianmu in the east, Kuanglu in the west, and Jiuhua and the Yangtze River in the north. After the rain, the sea of clouds in all directions is in full view, which is extremely spectacular. Legend has it that in ancient times, the peaks were often haunted by Pegasus. ”
I said excitedly: "Great, we are about to rewrite history, we are the first to travel to the Lotus Peak of Huangshan, not Wu Longhan, the editor of the National History Academy in the fourth year of Song Xianchun (1268), Bao Yunlong, Jingding Jinshi, and Song Fuyi, a scribe. I heard that the three of them brought their own dry food in autumn and winter, and it took three days to reach the peak. Later, he wrote a piece of "Yellow Mountain Travel", which is the earliest surviving text to visit Lotus Peak, and the three of them also became the first batch of people to climb Lotus Peak with written records. They stayed at the top of the lotus peak at night, the frost moon washed the sky, a blue thousand miles, played the iron flute in the wild, and sang the chapter of the immortal Zhaoyin. Long Han wrote poems, there is an iron flute, the sky does not know, blowing the sentence of thirty-six peaks and clouds. ”
Xiao Fei didn't know what Daigo thought of, his eyebrows fluttered, and he couldn't wait to say to me: "By the way, there is a wonder on the top of the Lotus Peak in modern society, that is, all kinds of locks are hung on the iron cables around the top of the peak. It is a young couple or couple hand in hand to buckle the heart lock, in order to show the eternal knot concentric, the Yellow Mountain heart lock is not only buckled at the top of the peak, and almost all the guardrail chains can be seen everywhere, of course, there are not only two locks interlocked, locked in the chain of the concentric lock, there are different sizes, interconnected family photo locks and family members for the child to tie the longevity lock, if you have the opportunity to go back in the future, you must go to the top of the mountain here with your future boyfriend to tie the lock, I heard that it is very effective, never change your mind. ”
I said sullenly: "It's still a question whether I can go back or not, and I don't know where my future boyfriend is, you are really the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry, okay, don't talk about this sad topic, by the way, the other stones have legends, is there this Lotus Peak?"
Xiao Fei said with a hippie smile: "Okay, next time I won't talk about this topic, about Lotus Peak, of course, there is a story, and it is also a magical story, since you like to listen to stories, I will tell you about it - according to legend, a long time ago, Guanyin was ordered by the Emperor of Heaven to go down to inspect the earth. When she came to Huangshan by the clouds on the lotus throne that symbolizes auspiciousness and wishes, she was warmly welcomed by the mountain gods, water gods, flower gods, fairy apes and birds. Guanyin saw that the mountains and rivers were beautiful, the clouds were bright, the plants and trees were shining, and there were many hospitable friends, so he lingered for a long time, unwilling to leave, and had long forgotten the strict and lonely heavenly palace. One day, the Emperor of Heaven sent a crow messenger to urge Guanyin to return to the palace. Guanyin was unwilling to obey the order, and the Emperor of Heaven sent the heavenly soldiers and generals to arrest her to treat her for the crime of resisting the order. Guanyin did not show weakness, immediately took out the magic weapon he carried with him, dipped the magic water in the net bottle with a willow branch, and swayed it at the other party. The heavenly soldiers and generals know that the law is powerful, and once they get wet, they will immediately have scorched skin and rotten flesh, so they don't dare to get close. In addition, the mountain god of Huangshan, the god of water, the god of flowers, the immortal ape, and the hundred black all came together to help Guanyin, so a fierce battle made the heavenly soldiers and generals lose their armor and fled. The Emperor of Heaven had no choice but to issue an imperial decree to expel her from the Heavenly Palace and order her to live forever in the treacherous South China Sea. That's why people call her the South China Sea Guanyin. In fact, Guanyin didn't take the emperor's decree seriously at all, let her live in the South China Sea, and she preferred to live in her beloved Yellow Mountain. Guanyin was afraid that the Emperor of Heaven would harass him again, so he simply turned the lotus throne he rode on into a majestic and beautiful mountain, which was the later Lotus Peak. I felt that I was almost washed, and I was full of energy, and I couldn't wait to say: "Then let's hurry up and ask them to go up together, it's almost done, and we can go." ”
Xiao Fei hurriedly said: "Not now, now the black light is blind, climbing the mountain is very dangerous, or wait for a little rest, and then raise the spirit, and then slowly go up the mountain is not too late, the Yellow Mountain is steep, very steep, cliffs, abounding, we still have a good sleep and then go up the mountain at night, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." ”