Article Summary: Wanshan Temple, an ancient temple in Buddhism — Zhuyu Peak, a holy place for scholars and monks in the past

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Wanshan Temple, an ancient temple in Buddhism — Zhuyu Peak, a holy place for scholars and monks in the past

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Yuntaishan has beautiful natural scenery and heavy cultural and historical deposits. In Chinese history, there are very few people whose names have nothing to do with religion. As a famous tourist and cultural mountain, Yuntaishan has not only attracted the favor of many emperors, generals, literati and scholars, but also Buddhism and Taoism in the two thousand years since the end of the Han Dynasty. The national ancient temple Wanshan Temple, and the Zhuyu Peak where "one person is stuck with cornus" are the best testimony to the cultural heritage of Mt. Yuntianshan.

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01. Ancient Buddhist Temple-Wanshan Temple

Wanshan Temple was built during the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Yuntaishan was chosen to build the temple. The temple of Wanshan Temple is called Shenzong Imperial Gift. For more than four hundred years, after the dynasties, especially the several expansions and renovations in recent decades, Wanshan Temple has formed the scale it is today. The mountain is the spirit of the temple, and the temple is the name of the mountain. The ancient Wanshan Temple is located in Yuntaishan and complements the beautiful scenery.

02. The holy place for scholars and monks in past dynasties-Zhuyu Peak

Zhuyu Peak is the highest peak of Yuntaishan. It has dense vegetation and towering ancient trees. The forest coverage rate is as high as 93%. There are thousands of years of rare plants such as yew, five-cornered maple and Taihang flowers.The literati and monks of the past dynasties practiced here, leaving behind a large number of ruins, cliffs, inscriptions, poems, etc. Sun Simiao, the king of medicine in the Tang Dynasty, once collected medicine and refining alchemy here, and left the medicine king cave and other relics. The top of Zhuyu Peak is the Taoist building Xuandi Palace, which enshrines Emperor Zhenwu, and it is believed that Emperor Wu became immortal in Yuntaishan. The trestle path climbed thousands of steps up to the top of Zhuyu Peak, but seeing the mountains and the surging clouds, people suddenly breathed in the heroic spirit of "being the top of the mountain and seeing the small mountains". Wang Wei, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, once climbed this peak and wrote the ancient famous saying, "Being a stranger alone in a foreign land, thinking about relatives every festive season. Knowing that the brothers climbed high places, there is only one person who planted cornel." Zhuyu Peak is 1297.6 meters above sea level, and the tour time is about 2 hours. It is not easy to climb to the top, but the beautiful scenery is unlimited.

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