History of Baishi Mountain in Guiping

In the early years of Sui Dynasty, Wu Zida, a Taoist, wrote a poem: "Since the white stone fairy mountain, the cave is the emperor's land, and the Tao is fine, and the land is on the cloud." Yang, a Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty, said in a poem: "On the beautiful Baishi Mountain, Yang has just come to the mystery; Good teaching is promising, and the world will not last long. " Zhang Yuanzhang, a Taoist priest in the Song Dynasty, said: "Living in a white stone in a mountain cloud, lying in a cave; In the morning and evening, yin and yang are two words, seeking fairy lessons. " Zhao Guihe, a Taoist priest in the Yuan Dynasty, said: "You should respect the white stone and learn your hometown well; The five elements live in China and abroad and naturally enter the fairy class. " Yang Dajie, an official of Ming and Guiping County, once wrote the four characters "White Stone Cave" on the cliff, which made future generations tremble, and there was a poem saying: "Grinding the cliff in the eighteenth year of Qing Dynasty, talking about the name before the cliff; The mountain has its own flower pen, and I am crazy about singing. " During the Shunzhi period in the Qing Dynasty, Jiang Songzhi, the magistrate of Guiping County, said in a poem: "The stone peak rises with double rings, the clouds are towering, the ground source is called the abode of fairies and immortals, and the famous mountains are painted in the sky." Li Ritong, the magistrate of Guiping County, Kangxi, Qing Dynasty, said in a poem: "Baishishan is far-sighted and relaxed about Sung Hoon; Taoist fairyland is really mysterious, but I only cherish it in official inscriptions. " During the reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, Wu Shuo was ordered by Guiping County: "Starting from the law, the Han Dynasty was broken; Zhuo Yu is lonely and writes alone. " During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, the official of Guiping County presented a poem to Taoist Chen: "Baishi Cave is a fairyland, and the enlightenment and cultivation of truth reveal the imperial court, ascending to heaven without believing in class, revealing dozens of clouds." It can be seen that Baishishan is indeed a fairyland for Taoist cultivation and enlightenment-where the cave is! There is a pearl pond under the cliff behind Shousheng Temple, also called Shuyuanquan. This is a mountain spring about 2 meters high in Fiona Fang. It is said that in the past, whenever a monk rang the bell and drum in the morning and evening, the spring water would surge out like boiling water. There is also such a record in Zhou Xun County Records of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, but according to the field investigation of Xu Xiake, a geographer in Ming Dynasty, this statement is far-fetched. On July 23rd, the 10th year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty (1637), Xu Xiake made a special trip to Baishishan for inspection. He talked about this in his travels: "There is a pearl pond under the cliff, and the water drips from the half cliff, and it is no different in the next autumn. ..... According to the chronicles, there is a Shu Yuquan in the north of the mountain. It is said in Xi Twelve and Baiyue Customs that the bells and drums in the spring will boil and stop silently, which is different. I said that the boiling silence in spring has its own rules. It is the monk's Hou Quan who rings the bell and drums, not the breath of spring, but silence. When I arrived at Baishi, I first inquired about Sanqing Temple, and then asked the name of the jade washing in Baishi Temple. I don't know what it means. When I heard that it was all boiling, the monk was at a loss. All good things. "After long-term observation by later generations, it is confirmed that Xu Xiake's account is scientific and accurate. The spring water is crystal clear, not dry at four o'clock, sweet and delicious. The tourists are thirsty and amazed.

The blast furnace is about 1 from Shousheng to the right, and there is a cave with a width of about 100 square meter called Sanqingyan. There is a temple in front of the cave, in which there are three immortals worshipped by Taoism: Jade Qing Yuan Shi Tian Zun, Qing Ling Bao Dao Jun and Tai Qing Tai Shang Lao Jun, so it is called Sanqing View. There is a cave on one side of the cave hall, which is about 1 square meter wide. According to legend, this cave is connected with the ditch and sky in Beiliu County, and Ge Hong, a famous Taoist in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, used this cave to make an alchemy between the two places. Up to now, there are still the remains of an alchemist furnace and the statue of Ge Hong beside the cave.

The ancient castle around the mountain is at the foot of Baishi Mountain. It can be seen that there are rammed earth walls around the Mid-levels, and there are gates communicating with the outside world every one or two hundred meters. This ancient city wall surrounded by mountains was built during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, that is, in the middle of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. At that time, Chen Kai and Li, leaders of Guangdong Heaven and Earth Society, led the rebel army, went up the Xijiang River, captured the capital, made its capital and established Dacheng. During this period, local officials in Zhou Xun Prefecture and Guiping County had to run to Baishishan to build a wall around the mountain to maintain their reactionary rule. Since then, this winding "Little Great Wall" with a jade belt has become one of the wonders of Baishi Mountain.

Cangyuxia, also known as Qingyuxia, commonly known as Dongmen Lane, is the only way to climb the white stone into the cave. There are thousands of cliffs on both sides of the canyon. Between the cliffs, a stone lane with a width of only 2 meters and a height of about 300-400 meters passes through the cliff, and there are stone steps inside. Tourists climb the steep stone steps and look up at the sky, leaving only a curved blue line, so it is also called "a scene".

The ladder is above the Jade Gorge, just like a ladder hanging high in the clouds. Because of its name, it is also called "Thirty-six Steps", which means "Climbing the ladder to heaven". The ladder is 136 steps, which is a stone wall frame dug on a long cliff, with a width of about 1 m. It's steep and dangerous here, with a slope of over 70 degrees. When tourists board it, a feeling that "the mountain starts from the human face and the cloud is beside the horse's head" as said in Li Bai's poem arises spontaneously, which often makes timid people flinch.

Hundreds of meters from the ladder to Huixian Temple, there is a big cave with "immortal footprints" in Kaiguang Hall, and "Baishi Cave" refers to this place. By the Ming Dynasty, five temples were built here, called Huixian Temple. There are dozens of statues in it, all beautifully carved and lifelike. One of them has thin cheeks, bright eyes and many ribs, so she is called the "thin fairy". Unfortunately, after the "Cultural Revolution" turmoil, all idols disappeared. Outside Huixian Temple, there is Huixian Pavilion. According to legend, people who are predestined can meet immortals here.

Flying squirrel rock There is flying squirrel rock several miles west of Baishishan Mountain. A rocky mountain and two big stones support each other to form a splayed hole, which is flying squirrel rock. The hills around the rocks are undulating, which is beneficial for flying squirrels to inhabit. The cave hall in the rock is more than 50 meters high, 30 meters wide and 20 meters deep, and there are tens of thousands of flying mice. Every evening, flying squirrels fly out of caves in droves to feed. It is already dark, forming a dark cloud in the air and making a huge noise like waves. The scene is often spectacular.