Fragrant Hillslie inBeijingThe area in the northwest of China is also one of the components of the Three Mountains and Five Gardens.
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Located in the northwest of Beijing, it is the remnant of Xishan Mountain, covering an area of more than 2,400 acres. In October 2012, the world-famous Fragrant Mountain Hongye was selected as a world famous mountain. Fragrant Mountain is one of the components of the Three Mountains and Five Gardens. The Qing Dynasty constituted an important landscape in the northwest imperial gardens. Fragrant Mountain integrates natural landscape and Chinese garden art, which has high cultural value.
history
landscape
Most of this area is now classified as Xiangshan Park, and there are many gardens and cultural landscapes in the surrounding area, such as the Beijing Botanical Garden and Tuancheng Yanwu Hall. The landscape of this area was formed after the Liao Dynasty, with temples in the Ming and Qing dynasties being the majority.
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climate
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Fees/permissions
- Xiangshan Park: off-season combined ticket 30 yuan, ticket 10 yuan; peak season combined ticket 35 yuan, 15 yuan ticket
- Beijing Botanic Garden: Tickets are 5 yuan
- Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Tickets are 5 yuan
- Wat Pho: Tickets are 50 yuan
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Cherry Groove
Enter the botanical garden from the front door of the Reclining Buddha Temple. The garden is two miles northward to the Reclining Buddha Temple, and then one mile northwest along the foothills of Shou'an Mountain to Cherry Valley. Cherry Valley, also known as Retreat Valley, is wide outside and narrow inside. Two mountains are sandwiched between valleys. Streams are hidden in the middle. It is far and quiet. It is quiet and remote. It is heard by birds and streams, and when people enter it, there is a feeling of retreat to the mountains and forests. The mountains on both sides are beautiful and steep, and the stream is crystal clear.
After the Longjiao Temple site, there are only ruins of ruins. Viewed from the side of the road, there is a wall above the slope, and on the lintel of the wall there is a "coca pavilion shade" forehead, and an ancient locust tree at the corner, which shades the sun. It was planted when the Longjiao Temple was first built. The temple is very large, "to Wuhuaguan in the east, Mentou Village in the south, Dishuiyan in the west, and Lengquan Cave in the north". The size of the temple boundary can reflect the prestige of the temple. The "Tui Weng Pavilion" built by Sun Chengze, a celebrity in the west of the temple, also no longer exists. Not far from the mountain pass, you can see a small water hole. The dam blocks the clear stream and forms a pond. The pond overflows and cascades into a waterfall. Although it is man-made, it seems like the sky is open. Going forward, there is a big stone, one square meter square, named Phoenix Stone. The stone is engraved with the eight seal characters "Luyan Xianji, Tuiguyouqi". The habitat refers to the phoenix living here. Going northwest, there is a small stone bridge that crosses the stream, which is made of white marble. This bridge was moved from Duanwang Mansion, and there are the words "Red Star Bridge" on the bridge rails. Across the bridge and along the winding path, you will see the stone gate of "Luyan Jingshe", with the word "Tuigu" engraved on the standing stone outside the gate, which was written by Liang Qichao, a famous scholar in the late Qing Dynasty. Within the Shimen of "Luyan Jingshe", there is the Cherry Ditch Garden with "Valley Path Leading to the Secluded, Unique Heaven and Earth". This is a scenic community where nature wins. The terrain suddenly becomes cheerful and quiet. Along both sides of the winding path, the mountains are densely covered with exotic flowers and weeds, and lush trees and bamboos; deep in the green shade, there are also huts and pavilions, and the environment is quite peaceful and quiet. Comrade Li Siguang liked this place very much. He once stayed in "Shui Liu Yun Zai Zhi Ju" and other places.
The plank road is built three feet away from the water surface, which stretches with twists and turns, and co-occurs with the stream. The pedestrian plank road saves the pain of climbing. Metasequoias are planted throughout the valley, towering high, with many peach trees and pear trees. Winding along the path, I saw a boulder dominating the road, like falling from the sky. Its stone shape resembles ingot, hence its name. According to folklore, Cao Xueqin lived in the Xishan area in his later years. He often came here to circle around and loved this stone, and based on this life, he gave out magical imagination. He was conceived as a piece of "psychic jade" and was written into his immortal masterpiece "A Dream of Red Mansions". Beside the Yuan Gems, there is a stream of sweet spring flowing out of the rock gap, which is the source of the stream in the Cherry Valley. The spring water is pure and sweet, and a few sips are very refreshing. The stone carved by the spring has the four characters "Aspiration in the Landscape", which makes people happy and forget to return. Bailu Cave is located under the gemstone. It is six meters deep and two meters long. It can accommodate one to twenty people and has a stone bed inside. According to legend, in the Liao Dynasty, an immortal riding a white deer wandered here, watching the wonderful scenery, and then staying. Bailuyan and Bailu Cave are named after this. Not far from the gemstone, there is a steep boulder about two to three feet high. There is a towering ancient cypress growing in the crevice of the boulder, and its power to split the boulder in half is amazing. It is said that Cao Xueqin was very interested in "Shi Shang Bai". Under the enlightenment of this natural landscape, he finally formed the wonderful idea of the "wood and stone marriage" between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in "A Dream of Red Mansions". Take the road up and down from the source of the water to reach the peak of "Half Tian Yunling" and Heilongtan. Standing on the top of the mountain, looking out into the distance, it's a taste of self-confidence.
Biyun Temple
From the north gate into the Xiangshan Biyun Temple to view the King Kong throne tower, the temple is built on the mountain, and the halls are closed, stacked on the mountain, and connected in endlessly. From the mountain gate to the King Kong throne tower, there is a height difference of more than 100 meters. After entering the temple, you have passed the Shanmen Hall, Maitreya Hall, Daxiong Throne Hall, and Bodhisattva Hall. The pagoda was built in the twelfth year of Qianlong after the archway of the Bodhisattva Hall. The Arhat Hall was added to the right of the temple, and the palace courtyard was built on the left of the temple. The original buildings have not changed much, and the buildings and cultural relics are basically in the style of the Ming Dynasty. The pagoda is located at the end of the temple. There is an exquisite white marble archway in the south of the courtyard. On both sides of the archway, there are eight-shaped stone carvings on the wall. The front of the wall is carved with eight reliefs of historical figures, and they are titled. Zhuge Kongming is loyal, Tao Yuanming is honest; on the right, Di Wangjie is filial, Wen Tianxiang is loyal, Zhao Bi is honest, and Xie Xuan is the festival. There are eight characters on the small forehead of Zhaobi, the left is "Qingcheng Guanri", and the right is "Jieyi Lingxiao". There are two octagonal stele pavilions behind the stone archway. The north and south are facing each other. Inside the pavilion is the Qianlong imperial King Kong throne tower. The King Kong Throne Pagoda is located at the highest point of the whole temple and was built in the thirteenth year of Qianlong (7748). The tower is built in the shape of Beijing's Wuda Temple. The tower is 347 meters high and is built on the top of the mountain. Viewed from all angles in front of the mountain, it is in harmony with the surrounding scenery and mountains. It is divided into three layers: base, throne, and tower body. The whole body is pure and white, with the natural color of stone, holy and magical. The base of the tower is square and has a masonry structure, and is covered with tiger skin stones. There are stone guardrails on both sides of the base. The tower is entirely made of polished three white stones of the Han Dynasty, and there are traditional Tibetan Lamaist statues carved on the four sides. The coupon hole is opened in the center of the tower. Both sides of the coupon hole are carved with Buddha statues and animal head-shaped ornaments. The stone steps in the ticket gate can reach the top of the uppermost throne. There are seven stone towers on the throne: a house-shaped square tower, a round lama, and then there are five 13-story square towers with dense eaves, a large tower in the center, and four corners. There is a small tower, which is a variant of mandala. Mandala, Sanskrit for "mandala", later evolved into a symbolic pattern. According to Tibetan Buddhism, the center of the tic is Mount Xumi, surrounded by water, land, mountains, and Buddha. The bases of the five pagodas are all Xumi, and the belly of the pagoda is engraved with Buddha images on all sides. On the belly of the tower, thirteen layers of phase wheels are used to form the tower neck, and the last is a copper pagoda. There are gossips in the center of the pagoda, and flower mans hang down around it. A small tower was erected on the top of the tower, and there was a "eye door" on it, and inside the door there was a Buddha. There is a vigorous ancient pine planted behind the main tower. The entire Vajra Throne Pagoda is covered with exquisite reliefs such as large and small Buddha statues, heavenly kings, dragons, phoenix and lion statues, and cloud patterns, all carved according to traditional Tibetan statues. The huge trees around the tower courtyard are shaded by green in spring and summer, while red and yellow compete with the white tower in autumn and winter. The height of the tower is in proportion to the mountain.
Mountain landscape
To the west from Biyun Temple, there is a city gate, which is the entrance of the Xiangshan mountain climbing ropeway. There is a double vermilion pavilion on the city gate.
Crossing the city gate and heading westward, the two peaceful lakes are connected by a white stone arch bridge. There are stone lions on the bridge. The image is lifelike. Because the shape looks like glasses, it is commonly known as Glasses Lake. There is a "Jiari Pavilion" in the southeast of the lake, built in 1992, it is a cross double eaves, Su style color painting, the pavilion is moderate in height, black tiles and red columns, and the proportion of the lake surface is coordinated, the color matches, the pavilion is wide, and the pavilion views the lake. The scenery is beautiful.
Pines, cypresses, willows, peaches, pears, crabapples and other trees are planted around the lake. In early spring, you can admire the pink and willow green of the lake in the pavilion. There are many tourists on the lakeside, most of them visit from the top of the mountain, take a rest, and then leave the park; tourists also start from seeing Shinsai down along the tree-lined road. ; Someone who entered the park from the north gate suddenly opened up the lake view, took a rest, and started climbing. The bank is surrounded by cliffs, and the stacked rocks are caves. There is a small stream on the top of the cave, forming a small waterfall hanging at the entrance of the cave, commonly known as "Water Curtain Cave".
To the west of the Spectacle Lake, there is the Known Pine Garden. The garden covers an area of 30 acres. It is planted with tall pines and cypresses, green pine purple stalks, Weng Weng cirrhosa. Reflecting, forming a garden borrowed scene, this scenic spot is called "Qiongsong Tower Shadow".
Ginkgo and wild chrysanthemums are planted along the road in the pine garden, and apricot leaves are flying and golden everywhere. Autumn is beautiful and spring is not lost. One mile westward is Qinzheng Hall, flying eaves docket, Zhuge Qingwa, there is a small pond in front of the hall, there is a bridge over the pond, two maple trees in front of the hall, the red leaves are splendid, the water reflects the bridge, the leaves move the window eaves, It is like a palace of gods.
From Qinzheng Hall to the west, there is Jingcui Lake. On the south side, there is a rock wall standing on the mountain. On the top of the rock, you can see that the autumn leaves of the distant mountains are scattered with red and green. You can admire the waterfalls, spray snow, lakes and mountains. The topography of the lake is slightly lower than the surrounding area, and it is quiet and remote. The "Pingshan Mountain with Water" attraction in Jingyi Garden is here, but in Jingyi Garden, there is no pond, and there are a few simple courtyards scattered around the water.