Volume 2 Chapter 96

When you know that Wudang Mountain is a famous Taoist mountain, you can feel that the fresh air is nourishing your body, and you can easily eliminate your fatigue, do you know what it means? This is the hospitality of the people of Wudang Mountain, when welcoming you, give you a gift of health and longevity, I hope you can get the longevity of the true scriptures in the trip to Wudang Mountain. Okay, without further ado, let me give you a brief introduction to the situation in Wudang Mountain.

Wudang Mountain, also known as Taihe Mountain, is located in Danjiangkou City, Shiyan, Hubei Province. It is a famous Taoist holy place in our country, the birthplace of Neijiaquan, she with its gorgeous and colorful natural scenery, rare ancient buildings, profound Taoist culture, and exquisite Wudang martial arts are integrated, constituting a Taoist ideal, the fairyland of heaven and man.

The peculiar natural landscape of Wudang Mountain always fascinates people. The main scenic spots are: seventy-two peaks, thirty-six rocks, twenty-four streams, eleven holes, three pools, nine springs, ten stones, nine wells, nine palaces, nine views, thirty-six nunnery, seventy-two rock temples, etc., the natural landscape and the cultural landscape are cleverly combined, constituting a natural ancient painting. Because Wudang Mountain is located in the hinterland of central China, the climate is pleasant, and animals and plants from both the north and the south can thrive and grow here. In spring, the mountains are dripping green and full of flowers; In summer, the wind and thunder are agitated, and the clouds are shrouded in mist; The golden autumn forest is sparse and red, full of freshness; In winter, icicles support the sky, and Qiong Yao is all over the ground. Wang Shizhen, a writer in the Ming Dynasty, praised Wudang Mountain: "The victory of the mountain is the best in the world." As a treasure of the great rivers and mountains of the Chinese nation, the world is fascinated, now let us walk into the Zhongling Shenxiu, natural Wudang Mountain, let's go together to understand his mysterious, ethereal and charm.

Now we have arrived at the foot of Wudang Mountain, please bring your belongings and get off the bus, please pay attention to the safety of your feet, our pilgrimage journey has begun...... Now the green glazed tile hall in front of us is Zixiao Palace. Because the hills around this place naturally formed a treasure chair with two dragons playing with pearls, Emperor Yongle named it "Zixiao Blessed Land". The shrine on the stone carving Sumeru seat in the hall is dedicated to the statue of the true martial god when he was old, middle-aged, and young, and the sitting statue of the martial arts immortal. They are in different forms, lifelike, and are the artistic treasures of the Ming Dynasty in our country. The legend of the cedar tree on my right hand is that it suddenly flew from afar, so it is called the flying cedar. It is said that when you tap one end of the cedar tree, you can hear a crisp sound at the other end, so it is also called "ringing cedar". As for why it flew here, I think it was probably because of its beautiful scenery

The peaks of Wudang Mountain are dangerous and dangerous, the caves are secluded and the springs are clear, the scenic spots are all over the mountain, and they are roughly divided into six scenic spots: Xuanyue Gate, Taizipo, Jinding, Wulong, Qiongtai, all of them show us the difference of Wudang Mountain with their respective charms. Before we visited Zixiao Palace, Nanyan Palace, now we arrived here is the Golden Palace of Zhenwu Shoufeng sitting in the world, everyone may be strange, Zixiao, Nanyan has been the Taoist culture to the fullest, why do you want to build the Golden Palace? Let's take a look at this majestic building with questions in mind. The Golden Palace sits in the east and faces west, which is the essence of Wudang Mountain. Built in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, speaking of which, we have to mention the importance that Ming Chengzu attached to him. Every link from the casting of the components of the Golden Palace to the escort and installation was arranged by Ming Chengzu himself. I don't know if you have noticed, the whole mountain only it adopts the heavy eaves of the palace specifications, in order to highlight the importance of the golden palace, it is wide and deep for 3 rooms, for the imitation wood structure, welded with mortise and tenon, but can you see the traces of its casting and chiseling? I can't tell if it's not, that's right, this is the embodiment of the exquisite craftsmanship of the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty. We can try to imagine that the craftsmen at the top of the Tianzhu Peak, heat and melt the mercury to a certain temperature, and then hammer the gold into gold sheets, (yes, that is, large pieces of gold hammered into pieces) and throw them into the heated mercury to slowly precipitate, and then gently stir the mercury with charcoal, and the gold precipitation process has a chemical reaction with the mercury to form gold clay. Then, a little bit of processing, we saw the golden temple where there are no traces of casting and chisel. The combination of science and art, this is what we call the spirit of craftsmanship. Then follow my fingers to look up, on the ridge, decorated with immortals, dragons, phoenixes, lions, seahorses and other spirit animals, they have a vivid name, called "immortals guide the way", the forehead is carved and cast with flowing clouds, spindles and other patterns, the lines are smooth and soft, the craftsmanship is fine, embodies the highest level of copper casting art in our country, the whole hall is all bronze gilt except for the temple base, speaking of which, are you full of curiosity and expectation? Let's take a closer look at this ancient and mysterious palace, please see, the middle is enshrined is the statue of Emperor Zhenwu, his body is plump, his expression is quiet, let us feel his wisdom and benevolence at a glance. Please take a closer look, who is he like? Yes, like Emperor Yongle, why? There is a legend here, the legend of the Yongle Emperor summoned the country's skilled craftsmen to the statue of Zhenwu, and he was not satisfied with the statue of the god, for which he killed a lot of craftsmen, and later there was a Goryeo craftsman according to the emperor just after taking a bath to meet him when the hair was scattered, with a barefoot appearance to shape such a statue of the true martial god, the emperor was very satisfied, so Wudang Mountain has "the statue of the real martial god Yongle" said, now everyone understands why the golden palace was still built at that time! Taoism is a polytheistic religion, in Zixiao Palace, in Nanyan Palace, and even Taihe Palace, Zhenwu the Great is sharing incense with other Taoist gods, and the unparalleled Golden Palace is Zhenwu's personal territory, only it is here to accept the worship of all living beings in the world, the dangerous Tianzhu Peak, the forbidden Forbidden City and the Zhenwu bronze statue made according to the Yongle Emperor's custom, all imply to us that Zhenwu is the embodiment of the emperor, is the representative of the omnipresent and supreme imperial power, And Ming Chengzu spent millions to build the Golden Palace, which was to use Zhenwu to consolidate his power and achieve his goal of dominating the world, so he left us such a precious wealth. Regardless of wind, rain, thunder and lightning, the ever-bright lights in the hall do not flicker. Although the Golden Palace has experienced more than 500 years of wind and rain, it is still as brilliant as ever, and it is indeed the essence of China's ancient architecture.

In addition to the superb ancient buildings and precious cast and plastic works of art, there are many peculiar landscapes, such as the ancestor sweating, the thunder and fire refining hall, etc., all kinds of rare natural beauty, all add a little magical charm to Wudang Mountain, and also add more interest and travel to visitors.

Well, tourists and friends, the good times are always so short, in a blink of an eye, I am going to say goodbye to you, here, I am very grateful to you for your support, understanding and cooperation in my work, if I have deficiencies in my work, please criticize and correct, this time to meet and become friends with you, I am very happy, and I hope to have the opportunity to serve you again, finally, I wish you all a safe journey!