Pilgrimage Road with Holy Mountain
Author Xu Mengchun
Chinese culture in the world's most developed period in the Tang Dynasty, it is the Tang Dynasty scholars and monarchs to advocate the integration of the three religions of the cultural idea, so that China's ancient society in the world appeared relatively harmonious, thus becoming the most developed country in the world at that time. The origin of the Tang Dynasty's advocacy of the integration of the three religions into one Chinese culture was examined by the author on the sacred mountain in Dongyang Township, Huaxian County.
Dongyang Sacred Mountain (Jizhi Mountain) is selected from the Hua County Chronicle
From the current Xitong Highway along the Chishui River to the Holy Mountain is 16 kilometers away, in the history of this place has a pilgrimage road, along the road built many ancient temples, many of which are three religions of the ancient temple, the Weihua Uprising before the headquarters was set up in Dongyang Township Dizibao Village three churches, the original ancient temple main hall statue is Confucius, Lao Tzu and Shakyamuni statues. The author investigated the ruins of an ancient temple, and now there are three artifacts, resembling a stone basin filled with water, one of which is carved with a dragon on the outside and the other two by a lotus, it is obvious that the dragon carved is a Relic of Chinese Taoism, and the carving of the lotus is a relic of Buddhism.
The holy mountain covers an area of about 600 acres, the height of the mountain is about 200 meters, and the peak platform area is between 10 and 20 acres. From north to south, it is an independent small mountain, and the tall peak on the south side corresponds to this small peak, which is in a circular arching state, giving people a sense of sacredness, and the holy mountain is also named. Standing on the top of the Holy Mountain and looking south, there is a mountain beam connected to the continuous Qinling Mountains. Looking up at the peaks of the Qinling Mountains, it is like a screen fan-shaped ring 300 to 500 meters above the top of the Holy Mountain standing upright on the south side of the Holy Mountain, and the river valley flowing water between the peaks and peaks forms a thousand-foot waterfall, constituting a unique natural landscape of the Holy Mountain. The summit of the holy mountain originally had a large-scale ancient cultural building of three religions, but The Buddhist culture is dominant, and every year on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, there is an ancient temple fair, and the incense is particularly popular. At the foot of the mountain, there is The Baohua Palace is the place where the holy mountain receives pilgrims and nobles.
Baohua Palace Yao Emperor Hall Song Zhanwen provided
The mysteries of the holy mountain are the vegetation and geological formations. The characteristics of vegetation are: 600 acres of land is completely covered by cypress and whitebark pine, and under the pine trees are covered with wild cherries, wild begonias, wild roses, honeysuckle and other shrubs and herbs, which can not only protect the mountain from soil erosion, but also make the forest free of mosquito bites due to the aroma produced. Geological characteristics are that the soil structure does not produce landslides and soil erosion, but also ensures the vigorous growth of herbs and trees. The mountain body of Qinling Mountains can have the tall bedrock of the holy mountain, which is granite and gneiss, but the holy mountain is an earthen mountain, and the reason for the formation of this earthen mountain, the author consulted several senior geologists, unable to make convincing scientific explanations, suspected of alien works.
The Sacred Mountain, a feature of the integration of three ancient Chinese cultures, still retains a convincing remnant.
One is the three churches at the bottom of the fort, located on the pilgrimage road along the Chishui River to the holy mountain in ancient times. During the Weihua Uprising, it was the seat of the Huaxian County Committee of the Cpc Shaanxi Special Committee. On May 31, 1957, it was listed as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit.
Three churches front door Photographed by Qin Dongtan
The other is the Jiangcun Ancient Temple, which is said to be the largest ancient temple on the pilgrimage road, the Dongyang Township Government was located in this ancient temple at the beginning of the liberation, this ancient temple is characterized by the sculpture of Lao Tzu and Shakyamuni in a large hall, the ancient temple group sculptures have been demolished, but the site has left two large stone cylinders, the diameter of the stone cylinder 1. At 8 meters, the outer stone carving of one stone jar is a dragon with Taoist cultural characteristics, and the outer stone carving of another stone jar is a lotus flower with Buddhist characteristics.
The first ancient temple on the pilgrimage road is the Xingguo Temple, after reconstruction, the main hall is still intact, the ancient temple building is characterized by three large rooms of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, sharing a large beam, it is obvious that this girder is a special royal property, according to legend, this ancient temple was built by a Tang Dynasty princess herself.
Xingguo Temple (Zen Temple) Lin Zhijie photographed
The most valuable thing about the ancient cultural relics of the Holy Mountain is the preservation of the ecological environment of china's ancient Sichuan Plains and shallow mountainous areas, and the main reason for its preservation is the memorial site of the Weihua Uprising.
The Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous period of China's politics, economy and culture in the world, and the sacred mountain was most well-qualified to develop into a famous mountain that carried forward Chinese culture. The author thinks of the three major crises in the world today, and believes that the way to resolve the three major crises is to create a platform for the integration of the five religions of Catholicism and Islam in the Holy Mountain Scenic Tourism Area, so that the Holy Mountain will become a pilgrimage place for people to eliminate the three major worries.
Original source: "New Theory of Water Control"
Original author: Xu Mengchun
Compilation and editing: Huazhou Literature and History Collection