Where is the back hill?

Houshan is a famous scenic spot of Shaoxing cultural landscape.

Houshan Scenic Area is one of the important bases where Zhu Jian, the King of Yue, realized the great cause of revenge and rejuvenation 2400 years ago. This is the site of the ancient Yueqing porcelain kiln during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Lu You, a great patriotic poet in Song Dynasty, is the ancestor of three generations. He built houses and temples here and lived there. After thousands of years of quarrying, a variety of unique landscapes such as mountains, water, caves, ponds and buddhas have been formed. CCTV's "Chinese Style" column is dedicated to broadcasting the wonders of scenic spots; Wen Wei Po reported in detail with a whole page and a whole picture, and unanimously named Houshan as Wulingyuan in the south of the Yangtze River, the magical Huaguo Mountain and the ancient Moon culture model, and was selected by CCTV as the shooting location of the sequel to the TV series The Journey to the West. Due to the attention of the municipal government, a 36-episode TV series "Recommendation from Betty Wong" jointly shot by CCTV and Shaoxing TV Station was launched in Houshan in June this year. Houshan is a bright pearl among many scenic spots in Shaoxing, an excellent tourist city in China, which was first announced by the state.

There are more than 40 scenic spots in the scenic area, with different shapes and wonderful workmanship. The most famous stone scenes are marble, chessboard stone, elephant trunk water absorption, tiankeng and so on. More than 20 places are quiet and vibrant, but one place is dangerous. Shouning Temple, a thousand-year-old temple at the top of the mountain, is auspicious and quiet, and the Buddha's light and purple gas are shrouded. Climb the stairs and enter the pavilion, and you can see an idyllic picture of Jiangnan water town composed of small bridges and flowing water families. Just like being in the small town of Lu written by Mr. Lu Xun, there is a great psychological feeling of forgetting the city and returning to the roots. Luoyandong, known as a paradise, makes people linger, while Taohuayuan makes you return to youth. Houshan Peach Blossom blooms in late February every year for about 45 days, which is unique to East China. Shaoshan's annual Peach Blossom Festival is unprecedented.

The famous scenery has won the favor of celebrities in past dynasties. Dozens of people, including Tao Wangling, Zhang Dai, Yuan Hongdao, Xu Wei, Zheng Banqiao, Cai Yuanpei and Lu Xun, have left footprints, as evidenced by numerous cliff carvings and outstanding poems.

Shi Jian Pavilion

There is a sword test stone next to the sword test pavilion. Shaoxing is the birthplace of bronze swords. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Ou Yezi, the most famous sword maker at that time, made five swords for the King of Yue in Rizhuling, not far from here, namely, Zhan Lu, Tsunku, Overcoming Evil, Fish Intestine and Giant Sparrow. It is said that one day, Gou Jian, King of Yue, came here to choose dogs to hunt Nanshan White Deer and dedicate them to Fu Cha, King of Wu. Ou Yezi, knowing the news of this man, sent the last of the five cast swords. This sword can be broken by the wind and cut stones like mud. Gou Jian is a master fencer. When he saw the great joy in the sword, he danced. In order to test the edge of the sword, he raised his sword and split it at the boulder. With a bang, the boulder split in two, and Gou Jian couldn't help shouting. So this sword was named Juque, the test of the sword.

Free living pond

The release pool is deep and secluded. The pool depth is 20, and the water quality is clear. A leaf boat enters the pool, quiet and elegant, beautiful and extraordinary. The wall of the residual cave near the pool is blue or white, concave or convex, and the stone surface is smooth. Many ancient people carved words on it with clearly visible Zhu Bi brush marks, and then threw it into the pool to form layers of screens. Chi Pan's mountains and rivers splash, the echo of stone walls, insects singing and birds singing, forming a melodious symphony. Cao Shan Release Pond has a long history and is well known. Surrounded by green mountains and green waters, accompanied by white elephants and green lions, frogs ascend to heaven and five dogs welcome guests, all of which show infinite aura and charm, so it has the reputation of Wulingyuan in the south of the Yangtze River.

Yamaraja cave

The smoke hole is exquisite and exquisite. Known as paradise on earth, fairyland on earth. The entrance is an arched hole with vines winding around it. When I entered the cave, I was suddenly enlightened. The cave is more than 8000 square meters wide, and the steep walls stand like shafts. It was an empty valley left by quarrying, and in the middle was a stone statue of a sentence sword, which was dangerous and magnificent. A screen-like rock wall in the east rises into the sky and is full of plum blossoms. Between the vines, flying springs flow out of the Rocky Mountains, like throwing jade and silver at the world. One of the caves is even more magnificent and breathtaking. It is a huge stone connected with the rock wall, supported by two stone pillars, like an umbrella-shaped house, with a small hole at the top. Looking up at the hole, a wisp of blue sky bathed in the empty valley for the wind. A unique microclimate is formed in the cave, which is cool and cool, and the cold and ice and snow can't reach it.

souning si

Shouning Temple was built by Fu Lu, the second grandfather of Lu You, a patriotic poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, in 1 123. It was named Dongshan Temple. At that time, Lu You made a wish in front of the Buddha: to unify the Central Plains, and the Buddha put on a golden body, so he changed his name to Shouning Temple, which symbolizes the long-term stability of the country. This is the origin of Shouning Temple with a history of more than 800 years. Unlike 194 1 year, Shouning Temple was destroyed by the Japanese invaders. Because all Lu You's ancestors lived outside and their graves were in the back hill, Lu You often came from Shaoxing Jianhu to worship his ancestors and lived in the back hill. In his later years, while living in seclusion in Houshan, he also wrote a lyric five-character poem "Send Zi Xu" to his eldest son who was an official in Shouchun County in the south. (The information about Lu You is taken from the genealogy of Lu in Houshan Village) Speaking of Shouning Temple, it is really an ancient temple, a treasure house and an auspicious and secret place.

1996, when it was relocated, Buddhist celebrities made the final decision, chose the temple site and began to lay the foundation stone. Just after a moderate rain, the sky suddenly cleared up, and they emerged from the golden light and shone straight on the cornerstone. Also, on auspicious days, temples are opened, there are no clouds in Wan Li, the sun is shining, and the atmosphere is fresh and carefree. Nearly 20,000 pilgrims go up the mountain to make pilgrimages, and it rains continuously for two days before and after auspicious days. This phenomenon really makes local villagers talk about it. The sun is sunny and the sun is cloudy, which is a normal astronomical phenomenon. However, whenever there is a blue sky around the back mountain during the day, auspicious images of clouds rising often appear in the whole back mountain, especially near Shouning Temple, which makes people puzzled.

Marble and chessboard

Marble and chessboard stones, known as the wonders of the world, are the essence of post-mountain scenery. According to the records of Huiji County, Kangxi, there are eight scenes in the ancient Houshan, and the first scene is marble. Yue Jue's book is a bamboo shoot cloud, which can be dozens of feet and graceful as a cloud. Marble is 22 meters high, and the top cloud stands upright, which is strange and beautiful. An oval boulder seems to fall from the sky, lying on a slender stone pillar, top-heavy, shaky and daunting. Chessboard stone, more than 20 meters high, with a circumference of 10 meters, is very thin at the bottom, covered with three jagged boulders, which rise from the ground like a teenager with hair tied to bow down to Guanyin, magnificent. Cao Shan, the release pond, has beautiful scenery, with bamboo forests on the mountain and evergreen seasons. A Liang Stone, which is more than 20 meters long on the west side, spans the water surface and runs through the north and south. It looks like a huge white elephant. Standing in the pool, a column of solitary rock hangs down from the top of the mountain and goes straight to the bottom of the water, which is called elephant trunk water absorption. No matter from which angle, the image is realistic and full.

The release pond is deep and quiet, with a water depth of more than 20 meters and clear water quality. On the smooth stone surface, there are many inscriptions by ancient celebrities, and the handwriting is both Zhu Bi and visible. The residual stones in the pool have different shapes, such as frogs ascending to heaven and five dogs welcoming guests, all of which show infinite aura and charm, thus having the reputation of Wulingyuan in the south of the Yangtze River.

Huaguoyuan

The flower orchard is a major feature of the scenery in Houshan. Flowers and fruits are full of slopes, and mountains and rivers set each other off. Taolin in Houshan is called Huaguoshan, which has a long history and enjoys a high reputation. It has been more than 70 years since it was opened by Mr. Cai Yuanpei. Once thousands of peach trees are in full bloom in spring, the scenic spot becomes a sea of flowers and is spectacular. During the Peach Blossom Festival from mid-March to mid-April every year, tourists gather to see this charming picture of spring scenery in the south of the Yangtze River. There are many fruits in the back mountain, which can be tasted and give people an infinite tenderness. There are more than 20 varieties, such as peach, orange, loquat, sweet persimmon, apple, grape, pear, plum and fig, especially flat peach, which is called Cai Gongtao with thin skin and fine meat. It is extremely sweet, drooling and memorable.