Wentang Gorge is the second gorge among the Small Three Gorges of the Jialing River. This gorge enters the gorge from Datuokou on the north bank and exits from Baiyangbei; it can also be said that it enters the gorge through Jingang Bei on the south bank and exits from Sanhuashi.

The entire Wentang Gorge is 2.7 kilometers long. It is the shortest among the Small Three Gorges and the narrowest canyon.

Wentang Gorge is also called Wentang Gorge, and its other name is Dongyang Gorge.

The reason why it is called Dongyang Gorge is because it is close to the ancient Dongyang County of the Southern Dynasties (now Dongyang Town).

During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Dongyang City was built, also known as Dongyang City.

Therefore, many historical events in Wentang Gorge will involve Jinyun Mountain, Dongyang Ancient County, and Dongyang City.

On both sides of Wentang Gorge, the mountain on the north bank is called Xishanping, the mountain on the south bank is called Dongshanping, and the entire mountain range is called Jinyun Mountains.

Jinyun Mountain Range is the main mountain range in the main urban area of ??Chongqing and Beibei District. The mountain range stretches for more than 100 kilometers, spanning Hechuan District, Beibei District, Shapingba District, Bishan District, and ends at the Yangtze River in Jiangjin.

The nine main peaks of Jinyun Mountain are all above 800 meters above sea level. The highest peak, Tanzi Stone, is 951 meters above sea level.

Jinyun Mountain, also known as Bashan in ancient times.

If we rely on legends, the name of Jinyun Mountain has a history of more than 4,000 years. This is because the mountain is related to the legend of Xuanyuan Huangdi.

In this way, Xuanyuan Huangdi is worthy of being the number one god in Wentang Gorge, the Little Three Gorges of Jialing River!

1. Emperors and heads of gods 1. Xuanyuan Huangdi, the five-star top god Zhengshen. The reason why Xuanyuan Huangdi is listed as the first god is because Emperor Xuanyuan is the founder and ancestor of the Chinese nation.

The ancestor here has three meanings. One is the genetic ancestor, that is, everyone in our Chinese nation has the genetic genes of Emperor Xuanyuan in his body.

The second is the ancestor of cultural inheritance, that is, our national habits all contain the characteristics of Han culture.

The third is a spiritual symbol of our Chinese nation.

The Chinese people's worship of the dragon totem contains a color of identification with Emperor Xuanyuan.

There are quite a lot of myths and legends about Huangdi Xuanyuan in Jinyun Mountain. To sum up, there are ten aspects: (1) Emperor Xuanyuan once refined elixirs in Jinyun Mountain (Xuanyuan Cave theory).

(2) Emperor Xuanyuan once combined medicine in Jinyun Mountain (Jinyun Mountain is mentioned as Cuba Mountain in the "Huangdi Neijing").

(3) Emperor Xuanyuan once held a banquet for guests in Jinyun Mountain, where all the immortals gathered (the original meaning of "Jinyun" means food).

(4) A descendant of the Jinyun family, an important minister of Emperor Xuanyuan, lived here (the Ba people have elements of Emperor Xuanyuan in their blood). (5) Emperor Xuanyuan once granted officials and titles on Jinyun Mountain.

("Jinyun" is an official rank) (6) Emperor Xuanyuan once invited his ministers to bathe in the hot springs at the foot of the mountain.

There is also an entertainment and leisure factor.

(7) The saying that Emperor Xuanyuan attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven (became an immortal) in Jinyun Mountain.

(8) Emperor Xuanyuan punished eight untalented men from the Jinyun clan, Jinyun Huanchao, and eight untalented sons from the Gaoxin clan, and exiled nine of them here to join Basi to ward off mountain ghosts.

(9) Emperor Xuanyuan ordered eight untalented people from the Jinyun family, Taotie, and Gaoxin family, and ordered nine people to guard the evil spirits here.

(10) The mountain where Emperor Xuanyuan discussed scriptures and Taoism with his ministers.

There are four versions of "Jinyun Mountain" in ancient books, one of which is reflected in "Historical Records? The Benji of the Five Emperors".

Emperor Xuanyuan regarded "Jinyun" as an official title. That is to say, after Emperor Xuanyuan defeated Emperor Yan, Chi You, Jiang Gong, etc., he ushered in peace in the world. He was delighted to enfeoff his heroes for the first time.

It is said that he was named after the color of the clouds. The red and reddish officials were called Jinyun, and their responsibilities were in charge of military affairs.

The second is that in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", the Jinyun family has an untalented man named Chaos, who is a fierce god.

There are also books saying that the untalented man of the Jinyun family was called Taotie, who was also a fierce and hungry god. Therefore, the folk view of "Jinyun Mountain" is a mountain where Emperor Xuanyuan punished and exiled the fierce god.

Thirdly, it is said in the Dao Zang Jing that the clouds that were produced when Emperor Xuanyuan was refining elixir and were reflected red by the fire were called "Jinyun", and the mountain where Jinyun appeared was called Jinyun Mountain.

Of course, it is called Jinyun Mountain especially after the place where Emperor Xuanyuan made alchemy.

The fourth is that in the ancient medical book "Huangdi Neijing", the process of Emperor Xuanyuan's discussion of medicine is called "combining medicine" because the mountain where Emperor Xuanyuan combined medicine is called Jinyun Mountain.

The above is the traditional classical view of "Jinyun Mountain". Is this consistent with Jinyun Mountain in the Wentang Gorge of the Jialing River's Little Three Gorges?

In fact, after a little comparison, you will find that Jinyun Mountain is completely consistent with the statement in the ancient books above.

According to the Ming Dynasty's "Shu Zhong Guang Ji", there was an ancient stele from the Liu Song Dynasty on Jinyun Mountain. This stele is called "Lingchenghou Stele". Since the inscription cannot be tested or interpreted, most of the legends now originate from

This inscription records the saying.

The stele says that Jinyun Mountain came from before Dayu left the Nine Provinces. During the reign of the Yellow Emperor, the Jinyun clan had untalented sons, and the Jinyun clan was in chaos. The Gaoxin clan had eight untalented sons who surrendered to Basi to ward off evil spirits.

It is impossible to deduce who "Lingchenghou" is.

It is also said that the ancient Ming Dynasty temples Dayin Temple, Shihua Temple and Baiyun Temple in Jinyun Mountain have been recorded in stone inscriptions. There is Xuanyuan Cave in the cliff rock on the east side of Jinyun Mountain. This cave is where Emperor Xuanyuan made alchemy. It happened that the fire of the alchemy furnace would dye the clouds on the mountains.

Into red or red.

Therefore, this mountain is called Jinyun Mountain, which is the mountain where Emperor Xuanyuan made alchemy.