When it comes to the prototype of Huaguo Mountain, many people are obsessed with the three words "Huaguo Mountain", thinking that there is a Huaguo Mountain in reality, and the Huaguo Mountain of journey to the West comes from the huaguo mountain in reality.
There is a flower and fruit mountain in the Meta Miscellaneous Drama Journey to the West, and perhaps the three words "Huaguo Mountain" in the Journey to the West may come from the Huaguo Mountain in the Yuan Miscellaneous Drama, rather than the huaguo Mountain in reality.
"Journey to the West of the Yuan Miscellaneous Drama" :(Tianwang Yun) This is a vast divine power, how to subdue him? (Guanyin Yun) pressed this evil beast under the mountain of flowers and fruits, and when the Tang monk came, he went with him to take the scriptures. (On the Kidnappers) (Guanyin Yun) suppressed him, and the old monk drew a word. Thou shalt stand up to this mountain. (Do Pressure Section) (Walker Cloud)
In the Meta-Miscellaneous Drama Journey to the West, Sun Wukong is pressed under huaguo mountain, and in the journey to the west, Sun Wukong was born on the top of Huaguo Mountain, that is, Sun Wukong pressed Huaguo Mountain.
I think that instead of looking for the prototype in reality of Huaguoshan from the three words "Huaguoshan", it is better to find the prototype in reality from the characteristics of Huaguoshan.
Let's take a look at what the author has to say about HuaguoShan.
"The First Time" is the town of Wang Yang, Weining Yaohai. The town is full of oceans, the tide is gushing silver mountain fish into the cave; Weining Yao Sea, the waves of snow and the waves are mirage away. The wood fire square corner is high, and the East Sea is towering over the peak. Dan cliff strange rocks, slashing cliffs and strange peaks. On the Dan Cliff, the colorful phoenix double sings; before cutting the wall, the unicorn lies alone. At the peak, listen to the chirping of the golden rooster, and the grotto every time the dragon comes in and out. There are shou deer fairy foxes in the forest, and there are spirit birds and cranes in the trees. Yao grass strange flowers are not thankful, green pine cypress evergreen. The peach often bears fruit, and the bamboo is repaired to leave clouds every time. A stream of vines is dense, and the grass on all sides of the original embankment is new in color. It is the Hundred Rivers that will be at optimus prime, and the earth roots will not be moved.
Huaguo Mountain is characterized by its high height, and is also known as "Silver Mountain" and "Optimus Prime, Earth Root"
Mountains that meet this condition in reality:
Anhui Tianzhu Mountain, named after its main peak "One Pillar Qingtian", is also known as Anhui Mountain, Anhui Gong Mountain, Wanshan Mountain, and is known as "the first mountain of Jianghuai".
The whole mountain is silver, like a mountain piled up with silver, also called Tianzhu Mountain, and it is a strange rock and a wall.
Except that the flower and fruit mountain is in the sea, it is not in the sea, it is simply not too similar.
I think it is one of the prototypes of Journey to the West Huaguo Mountain.
In addition to tianzhu mountain is the prototype of Huaguo Mountain, I think another mountain may also be one of the prototypes of Huaguo Mountain.
That is Jia San's hometown of Yi County, Ge Yi Mountain is also called "Tianzhu Mountain".
There is also a Buddha Mother Pagoda on tianzhu mountain near Jia San's hometown.
In the Journey to the West, the Buddha was eaten into the stomach by a peacock on the top of a snowy mountain.
Later, the peacock was named: Buddha Mother Peacock Daming King Bodhisattva.
The ancients used "silver" to describe snow talk. "The 48th time" is only a few cottages like silver bricks, and the rivers and mountains are like jade balls. Good snow! Willow bridge, pear blossom cover house. It can be seen that snow and "silver" are related, and there is no snow mountain in Journey to the West, but there is a silver mountain. The description of Huaguo Mountain is as follows: the town of Wang Yang, the tide of silver mountain fish into the cave; the Weining Yao Sea, the waves of snow and the mirage away from the abyss. "The 74th time" The Eastern Ocean also opened the way, and even the iron-clad silver mountain also crashed through the door! The "third time" was neatly arranged, making a mountain of flowers and fruits like an iron bucket of gold. These two sentences also point out that Huaguo Mountain is a silver mountain, so Huaguo Mountain is a silver mountain, that is, a snow mountain. If you are on the top of the snow mountain, you are actually on the top of Huaguo Mountain.
The Huaguo Mountain in Journey to the West is also called "Tianzhu Mountain" and is related to the Buddha Mother.
Jia San's Tianzhu Mountain near his hometown is also related to the Buddha Mother.
Therefore, Jia San's Tianzhu Mountain near his hometown is also one of the prototypes of Huaguo Mountain.