Hello,fellowpassengers!WelcometoQingyuanmountain,whichhasthereputationof"showingtheSoutheast".I'matourguideof__travelagency.MysurnameisGuo.YoucancallmeXiaoGuo.I'mverygladtoserveyoutoday.Iwishyouapleasantjourney.Duetotimeconstraints,wearevisitinglaojunyanandthefirstcaveofQingyuanmountaintoday.Ihopeyouhaveagoodtimeandhaveagoodtime!
PleaseseehowmagnificentQingyuanmountainis!ThewholescenicareaiscomposedofQingyuanmountain,jiurimountainandLingshanholytomb,withatotalareaof62squarekilometers.Qingyuanmountainscenicareahasaradiusof40Li,themainpeakis498metersabovesealevel,isabrightpearlofQuanzhouCity.DoyouknowwhyQingyuanmountainissofamous?
Theancientssaid:themountainisnothigh,thereisafairyname.Qingyuanmountainisalsofamousforitsimmortals.It'ssaidthatwhenLiYun,theironcrutch,camehere,hewassohappytoseethebeautifulscenerythatheraisedhiscrutchandcriedout:"wonderful!Wonderful!Ididn'texpectthattheforcewastoostrong,andtheironrodwentdeepintothestratumforseveralfeet.Suddenly,aspringcameout,andthejetcontinued.Therefore,thefirstpersonwhodiscoveredthespringatthattimenamedthemountain"Quanshan".Thiscityisalsonamed"Quanzhou".Later,someonewroteanarticleonthecharacter"Quan"andchangedthenameofmountaininto"Qingyuanmountain".Itisalsocalled"NorthMountain"becauseitislocatedinthenorthernsuburbofQuanzhouCity.Itisalsocalled"Santaimountain"becauseoftheconfrontationofpeaks.
InQingyuanmountainscenicarea,thereareflowingspringsandwaterfalls,grotesquerocksandcaves,emeraldpeaksandbeautifultrees.Theculturallandscapemainlyconsistsofreligioustemplesandpalaces,stonetreasuresofliteratiacademy,stonecarvingsandotherculturalrelics,whicharealmostalloverthecornerofQingyuanmountain.Thereare7large-scalestonecarvingsofTaoismandBuddhisminsongandYuanDynasties,including9statues.Therearenearly500ancientcliffcarvingsandgranitecarvingsinyuan,MingandQingDynastiesTherearethreestonechamberswithwoodenstructure,aswellastherelicpagodaofHongyimastergaohatong(LiShutong)andthepagodacourtyardofGuangqinmasterinmoderntimes.Sinceancienttimes,Qingyuanmountainhasbeenfamousforits36cavesand18scenicspots.Today,wehavelimitedtimetoenjoythecharmofQingyuanmountain,sowecanonlyleavesomeregretsandcomebacknexttime.
OK,nowpleasefollowmetovisitlaojunyan.ThelayoutofLaojunrockislikethis:theMountainGate-theshadystonepath-thestatueofLaojun.
WhatyouseenowistheMountainGateoflaojunyan.Thismountaingateisbuiltintheformofamemorialarchway.Itis12.6metershighand21meterswide.Therearefourpillarheadswithcloudpatternonthetopofthegate,andDiamondSapphirelampsareembeddedonthetopofthecenter,symbolizingthatQingyuanmountainisthePearloftheancientcityandafamousmountaininChina.Infrontofus,the"upperandlowerplatform"isavariantoftheYinYangTaiChieighttrigrams.Thenaturalstonestandinginfrontofusisengravedwiththewords"greenoxgoestothewest,purpleQicomestotheEast".Thestonegateisfullofmountainandwildatmosphere,whichvividlysetsoffLaozi'sideaof"advocatingnature"andmakespeoplefeellikeenteringafairylandoutsidethings.
Alongthisquietshadystonepath,agiantofthebotanicalworld,banyan,standsonbothsides,withextraordinarystyle.ThedenseandlongrootsarelikeLaoTzu'slongbeard,whichshowsthatLaoTzu'sthoughtis"everlastingandinfinitevitality".
Dearfriends,now,thestonesculptureinfrontofusisthestatueofLaojun,whohasthereputationof"Laoziisthebestintheworld".ThestatueofLaojunislistedasanationalkeyprotectedculturalrelic,whichisauniquearttreasureinTaoiststonecarvingsinChina.CarvedintheSongDynasty,thestonestatueis5.63metershigh,6.85metersthickand8.01meterswide,coveringanareaof55squaremeters.Becauseitisthelargest,themostuniqueandtheoldestTaoiststonesculptureinChina,peopleintheliteraryandhistoricalcirclesjokinglycallit"Laozi'snumberoneintheworld".It'sworthyofthename.Thevividandlifelikeshape,exquisitecharm,exaggeratedfreehandbrushworklines,simpleandhonestconnotation,andtheartisticconceptionoftheunityofmanandnaturemakethisstonestatueofLaojunlookespeciallykindandlovely,fullofenchantingcharm.ThemostpopularandadmirablethingisthatthestonecarvingLaojun'smannerisamiable,hiseyesaredeepandwise,hisfaceissmiling,andheisapproachable.Heisfullofwarmhumanfeelings,andhehasnodignifiedanddignifiedimmortalpostureatall.Atthesametime,thisstonestatueofLaoziisalsoasymbolofhealthandlongevity.ThereisadialectinQuanzhou:"touchthenose,eatonehundredandtwo.".Touchyoureyesandeatahundredandsix."ThisisspokeninthedialectofSouthernFujian.Itmeans,whocantouchLaoJun'snose,canlive120,touchhiseyes,canlive160.Ifyouareinterested,youcanfeelit.
Dearfriends,thisistheendofourtriptoQingyuanmountain.Asyouallknow,Qingyuanmountainhasmanybeautifulsceneries,andwhatweseetodayisonlyafew.ButIhopethatthroughmyintroduction,youcanleaveagoodimpressiononQingyuanmountain,andarouseyourinterestinthemountainsandriversandrevisityourhometown!
Finally,thankyouforyourcooperationandwishtohaveachancetogettogetherwithyouagain!