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! In Hangzhou, there is the famous West Lake, and in Wuhan, there is the beautiful East Lake. Although the East Lake is not as famous as the West Lake, it is also one of the first key scenic spots named in the country, its lake surface is about 33 square kilometers, which is six times the size of the West Lake in Hangzhou, and the shore of the lake is meandering, so it is also known as the 99 Bay. According to its natural environment, the East Lake can be divided into six scenic spots: Tingtao, Luoyan, Baima, Moshan, Piper, and Luohong, but now the main ones open to the outside world are Moshan and Luoyan and the three major scenic spots that we want to visit today. After inspecting the East Lake, Commander-in-Chief Zhu De once said: "The East Lake is better for the time being, and it will be stronger than the West Lake in the future!" So is this the case at all? In the course of this tour, I suggest that you might as well have a good time with the judges, open your eyes and take a look, and concentrate on comparing them to see what the characteristics of these two sister lakes created by nature are, and which one is stronger. Okay, let's come to the gate of Tingtao Scenic Area, see everyone can't wait, right? Now let's get off the bus together and head to the scenic Tingtao Scenic Area!

After entering the gate of East Lake, we also entered the Tingtao Scenic Area, and now we are in this place called Huangli Bay, which is derived from Du Fu's "Quatrain" in "Two Yellow Orioles Singing Green Willows, a Line of Egrets on the Blue Sky". Here along the lake weeping willows on the shore, the lakeshore green trees into shade, is also in line with Du Fu's poetry. Have you noticed the trees over here? This is the ancient plant Metasequoia of the Quaternary glacial period, known as living fossils, which was widely distributed in various parts of the Northern Hemisphere three million years ago. Metasequoia was once considered extinct by botanists around the world, but in 1945, Chinese foresters discovered the metasequoia forest area in Lichuan City, Hubei Province, which became a sensational world news. In order to commemorate the first discovery of this ancient tree species in Hubei, the city of Wuhan decided to position Metasequoia as the city tree, symbolizing the people of Wuhan with its fortitude, strength and uprightness. As you can see now, the leaves of Metasequoia turn red in late autumn every year, and they shine a golden red in the sun.

Continue to the east, we will arrive at Tingtao Xuan, Tingtao Xuan is surrounded by green bamboo and pine trees, do you see the stone slope protection in front? There is the word "Songpa" on the slope protection, you can guess who wrote it? In fact, this person still has a certain relationship with Hangzhou West Lake! That's right, that's Su Dongpo! Therefore, you can take photos next to the stone carvings, so that you can take home the authentic works of Dongpo monks for free!

Walking across the Hefeng Bridge, we now see this three-story pavilion with green tiles and columns, which is the center of the Tingtao Tourist Area---- Xingyin Pavilion. It is built to commemorate the famous patriotic poet Qu Yuan during the Warring States Period, when it comes to Qu Yuan, I think everyone will be very familiar with him, he is one of the world's four major cultural celebrities, everyone is well-known, the Dragon Boat Festival with very strong national characteristics is also to commemorate him. During the Warring States Period, he was the greatest trust of King Chu Huai at the beginning, so he often put forward some governing policies to King Chu Huai, implementing the policy of "promoting the virtuous and empowering the talents" internally, and implementing the strategy of "uniting to resist Qin" externally. But aren't all loyal ministers framed by treacherous villains? Later, Qu Yuan was ostracized by the villain and exiled to Jiangbei. After King Chu Xiang succeeded to the throne, he was exiled farther to Jiangnan. Later, the Qin State broke through the capital of the Chu State, and Qu Yuan, who had lived in exile in the south of the Yangtze River for twenty years, witnessed the destruction of the country, and was so grieved that he committed suicide by throwing himself into the Miluo River. In order to commemorate this great poet, the people of Wuhan specially built this pavilion for him. The pavilion in front of us is the same as the Yellow Crane Tower we visited yesterday, it is a reinforced concrete imitation wood structure, if you look down from the sky, you will find that its plane is actually a square, very distinctive. There are portraits of Qu Yuan and a brief introduction to his life in the Xingyin Pavilion, and some of his writings are also displayed, which friends want to study Qu Yuan in depth, if you want to study Qu Yuan in depth, these precious materials in it should not be missed, I believe it will be of great help to your research. If you want to take a commemorative photo, don't miss the statue in front of you, it is a symbol of Xingyin Pavilion, up to 6.8 meters, the statue shows Qu Yuan looking at the sky, about to walk, chanting "Tianwen" demeanor, revealing the poet's sad and depressed mood after being exiled, and the name "Xingyin Pavilion" is from the "Chu Ci Fisherman" in "Qu Yuan is released, swimming in the river pool, Xingyin Ze. ”

After we visited the Gyoginze bank centered on the Gyoginkaku, we walked along the way, and there was one of the 24 views of East Lake, "Water and Sky". Here is mainly the scenic spot centered on the long sky tower, the first thing we see is Bitan Guanyu, this is a group of buildings with national characteristics, and the small bridge here is known as nine bends and eighteen bends. East Lake is famous for its abundance of freshwater fish, and when it comes to fish, Wuchang fish is the most valuable. Don't look at this as just a small fish, in fact, there are really a lot of allusions to it: during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Hao, the king of Wu, wanted to move the capital from Jianye to Wuchang, which is now Ezhou, but a person named Lu Kai disagreed, so he wrote to dissuade him with "I would rather drink Jianye water than eat Wuchang fish". Later, a person named Ma Zuchang in the Yuan Dynasty also had the verse "Don't forget the Wuchang fish when you travel south". After the liberation, because Chairman Mao often came to Wuhan to inspect, most of them lived in the East Lake Scenic Area, he had eaten Wuchang fish in the Tingtao restaurant at that time, and appreciated it, in 1956, his "Water Tune Song Head. "Swimming" also left the famous sentence "only drink Changsha water, and eat Wuchang fish". It can be seen that the reputation of Wuchang fish has spread a long time ago. Then we will also taste this legendary Wuchang fish at noon today and experience its deliciousness together. But I, I would like to remind you that when eating fish, you may wish to count how many spines a fish has, because I heard that authentic Wuchang fish has 13 spines, so you might as well come to be an appraiser to see if we are eating authentic Wuchang fish.

Please follow me forward, the palace-like building in front of which retains the characteristics of the Chinese nation is called "Changtianlou", where the older generation of revolutionaries such as Zhou Enlai and Zhou Enlai have rested many times and received international friends. So, this place is full of footprints of great people, and everyone must take a good dip in the aura. Standing on the Changtian Tower, there will be an artistic conception of "Luoxia and Lonely Birds take off, and the autumn water is the same color as the sky"! In fact, the name of Changtianlou comes from this poem by Wang Bo.

On the right side of Changtianlou is Lu Xun Square, where there is a bust of Lu Xun, which looks particularly solemn under the cover of the pine and cypress, which makes people spontaneously have a kind of respect. When you are free to move around for a while, you can go there to have a look, take a walk, and feel the righteous spirit of Master Lu Xun!

Ladies and gentlemen! About the Tingtao Scenic Area of East Lake, I will introduce you here, I believe that in your hearts, you have a certain impression of East Lake, right? So is East Lake or West Lake better? I believe that there is an answer in your hearts, in short, I only hope that you will have a comfortable and enjoyable time in East Lake! Of course, if you don't have the answer yet, it doesn't matter if you haven't seen enough, I now leave you half an hour of free time, so that you can feel the beauty of our Wuhan East Lake again, half an hour later we will gather in Lu Xun Square, and then go to the next scenic spot Moshan, where you can feel the unique charm of Chu culture! Thank you! he