cailiang mountain, located 2km east of Datong, was called gezhen mountain, yigan mountain and caiyao mountain in ancient times. It is the residual vein of Yinshan Mountain, with an altitude of 2144.6 meters, which is the town mountain of Datong.
this mountain is a typical horst mountain, with a round mountain and a flat top, and alluvial and slope deposits are widely developed at the foot of the mountain, with a total area of 649. l square kilometers. North faces Liangshan, a large market in Inner Mongolia; West and west temple Liangshan confrontation; There are other branches of Mapu Mountain in the southwest. The mountain slopes from northeast to southwest. There is a poem in Tang Zhaozong that says, "Birds freeze to death at the top of Yigan Mountain", which is famous for its steep peaks, abnormal cold and snow in winter and summer. "Collecting cool snow" is one of the eight scenic spots in Datong, and there is a chant that "Ma Si walks all over the top of the Silver Mountain, and the birds are tired and the jade branches are flying".
The old Cailiang Temple, Bixia Palace, Dizang Temple and the tombs of Ming Dynasty vassal kings on the mountain. Nowadays, mining Hongshi Cliff in Liangshan has become one of the famous scenic spots in Datong. There is a Taoist temple under the cliff of Hongshi, which was founded in the Republic of China, destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and rebuilt by Gedao in the 197s. * * * Two floors, the upper main hall is dedicated to Laozi, flanked by the Antarctic immortal and the medicine king Sun Simiao. The main temple on the lower floor has three officials in the middle and the longevity star and Guanyin on both sides. The gilded roof, carved beams and painted buildings, red walls and green tiles are dazzling.
The mountain is densely forested, with medicinal materials everywhere, beautiful flowers and pleasant scenery. It has become a summer resort. There are tombs of nine generations of kings in Ming Dynasty on the mountain. According to "Datong County Records", "The tombs of the Ming Dynasty, the tombs of Wang Gui, Wang Xun, Yin Wang Shide, Wang Jun Zhang, Zhao Wang Yunyao, Gong Wang Tingqi, and Ding Wang Xuan are in Liangshan; Huiwang Chengliao Tomb, Siwang Congmo Tomb and Mapushan ". According to the field survey, at the foot of Mapu Mountain, 5 kilometers east of Datong City, it starts from Gucheng Village in the west, passes through the south of Yanzhuang Village and Xifen Village to the northeast of Dongfen Village, stretching for 3.5 kilometers from east to west, and looks like nine graves with a diameter of 8-1 meters and a height of 4-5 meters are arranged in an arc.
If you can take a bus from downtown, there is a Datong coach station in the railway station ganglou, which is very cheap, or you can hire a car. The price can be discussed. I don't know exactly. Anyway, it's cheaper and faster to take a bus. If you have a private car, you can consult the travel agency in Datong. If you want to travel, you can contact Datong Peace International Travel Service at 2482. You can take care of the tour guide there.