"Daizong is high above the smoke, and Qi Lu is in the middle of nowhere. There is a Lin Palace to worship the Jade Emperor, leaning on the rail to breathe through the sky. ”
At the top of Mount Tai at an altitude of 1,545 meters, there is an ancient building complex - the Jade Emperor Temple, hence the name Jade Emperor Peak. As the highest ancient building on Mount Tai, the Jade Emperor Temple is small in area and quite imposing due to its high terrain. Standing in the Jade Emperor Temple, standing on the top of Mount Tai with the howling mountain wind, he looks out at all directions, proud of the crowd, and has the impression that Du Fu "will be the top of the mountain, and see the mountains and small mountains". But for the guardians Li Jian, Jiang Yanfeng and Dong Wenqiang, no matter how spectacular the scenery is, there is no time to admire it, and carefully patrolling inside and outside the ancient building, guarding the safety of the ancient building and entering and exiting tourists is the top priority.
Waking up before the sun rises, patrolling at night until the early hours of the morning before falling asleep, and even sometimes having to stay on duty all night, day and night, this is the normal work of the Jade Emperor Top Guardian.
Jiang Yanfeng, 47, is an employee of the Yuhuangding Management Institute in the Nantianmen Management Area of Taishan Mountain District, and has worked in Daiding for more than 20 years. In 2020, Jiang Yanfeng rotated to the Jade Emperor Peak Management Office and became the "guardian" of the highest ancient building on Mount Tai. "After working in Mount Tai for so many years, I have long been familiar with every part of the mountaintop." Jiang Yanfeng said.
Recently, the reporter came to the Jade Emperor Peak, and Jiang Yanfeng was checking the stone carvings of ancient buildings in the jurisdiction. "We mainly check whether there are cracks in the wall, whether there is a problem with the building components, and report the problem to professionals in time to check and repair." At the same time, we should also pay attention to remind tourists not to carve indiscriminately and protect cultural relics. Jiang Yanfeng told reporters that after working here for a long time, the Jade Emperor Top is like his own home, and at a glance, anything different can be found in time.
"The stone carvings of Gudeng Feng Tai are the focus of our monitoring, and we must carefully check them every day." Jiang Yanfeng pointed to the stone carvings on the Gudeng Feng Tai and said that due to the influence of terrain and weather, the stone carvings on the top of the mountain will change somewhat, especially the limestone inscriptions will be weathered for a long time, so special attention should be paid to them.
For the protection of ancient buildings on the mountain, the most worried thing in summer is lightning strikes, especially the entire Jade Emperor Top is a minefield, when thundering to remind tourists not to stay outdoors and cut off all electricity, immediately after lightning to check the ancient buildings and tourists. "In the past, lightning rods were iron, but in 2021, they were replaced with copper according to the lightning protection standards of ancient buildings." Jiang Yanfeng said.
The entire Yuhuangding ancient building complex belongs to the national key cultural relics protection unit, and it is especially important to be optimistic about these cultural relics. While on duty at the top of the mountain, Li Jian, Jiang Yanfeng, and Dong Wenqiang walked around the temple every day and night, inspected every building component, recorded changes in time, and promptly took pictures of problems and sent them to relevant work groups, which were handled by professional cultural relics workers.
"You guys are so nice here, the view is so beautiful!" "I really envy you for being able to work every day in a place with good air and beautiful scenery." "It feels like you live in a fairyland." When patrolling the precinct, tourists often chat with them, and their words reveal their envy for them, and they always respond to tourists with a smile every time.
The fog, wind, and low temperature are the most intuitive feelings of Li Jian, director of the Jade Emperor Peak Management Institute. Every year from May to August, there is a lot of fog, and after October it starts to snow, and when the people at the bottom of the mountain are still wearing short sleeves, the staff at the top of the mountain have already turned out autumn and winter clothes. On the outer wall of the Jade Emperor Roof, there is an outdoor temperature and humidity meter, the lowest temperature can reach -30 °C, and the winter of 2021 once reached -28 °C, which is the lowest temperature Li Jian has encountered at the top of the mountain. When the wind on the mountain is strong, it can reach thirteen or fourteen, and when he first arrived at the top of the Jade Emperor more than ten years ago, because the wind was too strong at night, Li Jian often couldn't sleep, and later fell asleep when he got used to it.
After spending a long time at the top of the mountain, the three have long adapted to the intensity of work and the environment, and the only thing they feel sad about is that they can't take care of their home. "We are this age, there are old and young, sometimes there are urgent matters at home, catch me on duty in the mountains, especially at night it is not good to go down the mountain, we are very anxious, I feel very sorry for them." Jiang Yanfeng said that among the guardians of the Jade Emperor Top Management Institute, he is the oldest, and he is also a newcomer to the Jade Emperor Top Management Institute, Li Jian and Dong Wenqiang can be said to be "young old people", but they are also in their forties. In order to protect the Jade Emperor Roof, the three people of the management office work in three shifts, and all the staff go to work during holidays, respectively sticking to the "temple", forest and Taipingding and other places to conduct inspections to maintain tourism order and ensure the safety of tourists and cultural relics.
In addition to guarding the Jade Emperor's Roof, Li Jian and the three are also responsible for the inspection of cultural relics and forest fire prevention work in the area from Daguan Peak up to the North Tianmen area, and they must often go outdoors at night to lookout, and report problems in time if they are found. "The high altitude of the Jade Emperor Peak is the best place to prevent fire lookouts, and the windier it is, the more we have to go out to check to ensure the safety of Taishan forest resources." Especially at night, we have to go out from time to time to check the situation of the pine forest in Houshiwu. Dong Wenqiang said.
Guarding the highest altitude of Mount Tai, guarding the highest ancient buildings in six provinces and one city in East China, the three felt a great responsibility. Standing on the top of Mount Tai where the mountain wind is howling, looking at the temple in front of them, as long as necessary, the three of them will continue to stick to the top of Mount Tai and protect this national key cultural relics protection unit - the Jade Emperor Temple.
【Tai'an Daily·Most Tai Security Media Reporter Liu Xiaodong Photo Chen Yang】