Xikou History

Xikou has a long history and is known as the "Millennium Ancient Town". Chiang Kai-shek was born here. According to the "Fenghua County Chronicles" written by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, as early as Zhenyuanzhong of the Tang Dynasty (around 794), "Right Prime Minister Fan Ze lived in officialdom... The descendants of the Fan family have lived here for generations." Fan Ze is Fan Ze of Shadi Village, Xikou Town today. The ancestor of the surname. Fan Liangzhong, the censor of Ning Supervision, abandoned his official position and returned home because of disagreements with Prime Minister Wang Anshi, and settled in Xikou. In the fifth year of Jingde of the Song Dynasty (1006), a village was built at Xikou. According to statistics during the Baoqing period of Song Dynasty, the population was nearly 8,000. Wei Qi, the Prime Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, was sent to the Kingdom of Jin on Xiaozong's order. He fulfilled his mission and became an important minister. He died in the eleventh year of Chunxi (1184). He was from Shouxian County, Anhui Province, but he chose Feifeng Mountain in Xikou for burial. This shows that Xikou was quite famous in other places during the Song Dynasty. In the "Guangxu Fenghua County Chronicle" revised in 1902, Xikou was listed as a town. Among the existing data, this is the earliest record of Xikou being called a town.

Since then, Xikou has been called a township and changed many times. It officially became an administrative town in the 8th year of the Republic of China (1919). During the Republic of China and after the founding of New China, it was once again changed to a township. Since 1951, it has been called a town. to date.

Several major events have occurred in Xikou in modern history. In November of the 10th year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1861), Taiping Army general Fan Ruzeng led tens of thousands of troops and entered the country from Shengxian County. More than 400 farmers from Liuzhao, Zhizhu, Sanshi and other places responded and passed through Xikou. They captured the county seat on November 26 and established peasant power on December 9. Affected by the war, Xikou's business was depressed for a time, and Yutai Salt Shop also closed for a time.

Guidelines for Xuedou Mountain in Xikou, Fenghua, Zhejiang

Introduction to Xikou Town - Wuling Gate, Kui Pavilion, Lingxiao, a small bungalow - Chiang Kai-shek's former residence - Yutai Salt Shop and a motel Hedian, Chiang’s mother’s tomb passage, Yushu Pavilion, Jinjing Pond, Qianzhang Rock Waterfall, Miao Gaotai, Xuedou Temple, General Nan, the original site of Zhong Hotel, Sanyin Pond, Xu Xiaoyan - Tingxia Lake Attractions

Everyone Visitors, the scenic spots we visited today are Fenghua Xikou and Xuedou Mountain. Xikou is the hometown of modern Chinese historical figures Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo and his son. It has a special historical status and has attracted the attention of people at home and abroad. Xikou is located in the southwest of Ningbo City and northwest of Fenghua City. It is 22 kilometers away from Ningbo City. It can be reached by going south along the Ningfeng Highway to Jiangkou, turning right and driving 8 kilometers. Xikou is named after the water of Yan River. The source of Yan River, the main stream emerges from Yan Jie Ridge, enters Fenghua from Xinchang, and is called "Yuan source". The scenery along the stream is beautiful, and Yanyuan Jiuqu was an ancient tourist attraction. Jiuqu Gongtang, hereafter referred to as "Yan River", flows through the town from west to east. To the east end, it is blocked by Wulingtou and Xinan Mountain, and the name "Xikou" comes from this. Wuling stretches across the east side of the town, and the place is named after the mountain, so it is also called "Wuling". The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and the poets and poets have searched for the secrets and beauty. In ancient times, the "Ten Scenes of Xikou" have been formed, namely Kuige Lingxiao, Wuzulang Nuan, Pingsha Fangcao, Bitan Fish Watching, and Pine Forest Xiaoying , night boats on the river, autumn moon on Jinxi River, evening light on snow peaks, snow on Pingshan Mountain, and early plum blossoms in Nanyuan. Xuedou Mountain in the northwest, in particular, has many places of interest and is a famous tourist destination in eastern Zhejiang. In the Han Dynasty, some people praised it as "Penglai on the sea and rooftop on the land". During the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek came out of Xikou, and many people came here to admire his reputation. During Chiang Kai-shek's return to his hometown, important party and government officials came in droves, and Xikou Road was bustling with traffic, which attracted people's attention for a while. In April 1949, Chiang Kai-shek left his hometown for Taiwan. Xikou was liberated in May. Due to historical reasons, Xikou was once neglected. In December 1978, the Communist Party of China held the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, sending a strong east wind. Today, after the reform and opening up, Xikou appears to the world with a new look. Dear tourists, we have arrived at Xikou Town, please get off the bus. When we went from here, the first thing we saw was Wuling Gate. Wulingmen is the only way to enter Xikou Town. It is said that before 1929, it was a small nunnery with a tea pavilion for people to rest. In 1929, Chiang Kai-shek transformed it into a three-room, two-room tower-style city gate building. There are two words "Wuling" on both sides of the door. The outside is written by Mr. Yu Youren, the veteran of the Kuomintang, and the inside is inscribed by Chiang Kai-shek. The reason why it was named "Wuling" was that Chiang Kai-shek wanted to show respect for his predecessors. Because, firstly, Chiang Kai-shek admired martial virtue; secondly, "Wuling" is the homophonic pronunciation of "Wuling" in Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring". The Sanli Old Street behind the Wuling Gate is the hometown of Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo, father and son. There are small bungalows along the street. When entering Wuling Gate, there is Wenchang Pavilion on the left and Wuling Middle School on the other side. Well, let's go up the stairs to visit Wenchang Pavilion.

Wenchang Pavilion is one of the "Ten Scenic Spots of Xikou" in ancient times. Because it is located high at the southern end of Wushan Mountain, it is also known as "Kui Pavilion", so this scene is called "Kui Pavilion Lingxiao". The original building was built in the ninth year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1731 AD), and was in dilapidated condition by the Republic of China. In 1924, Chiang Kai-shek returned to his hometown from Guangdong to visit his tomb and saw that his couplet building was tilted, so he asked his brother Chiang Kai-shek to call in migrant workers to rebuild it. By the next year, it was a two-story building with overhanging eaves and corners, with a construction area of ??500 square meters. On the day of completion, Chiang Kai-shek named it "Le Ting" and wrote "Le Ting Ji" to describe its success. But people in Xikou still call it "Wenchang Pavilion". After the reconstruction, Wenchang Pavilion became Chiang Kai-shek's private villa and library. After the marriage between Chiang Kai-shek and Song Dynasty in 1927, he often brought Soong Meiling here to stay. After the Xi'an Incident in 1936, Zhang Xueliang sent Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing and was "strictly controlled" by the Military Commission. On January 13 of the following year, he was sent to Xikou for confinement. When Zhang Xueliang arrived at Xikou, his first stop was Wenchang Pavilion. A few days later, he was escorted to Xuedou Mountain. On December 12, 1939, six Japanese invading planes bombed Xikou and razed Wenchang Pavilion to the ground. Until Chiang Kai-shek left the mainland, it was still in ruins. In 1987, the government allocated funds to rebuild it according to its original appearance, with carved beams and painted buildings, making it more elegant than the old one. Now we go to visit the small bungalow. This three-room two-story bungalow is the small bungalow where Mr. Chiang Ching-kuo lived. It was built in 1930. Because the materials used at that time, lime and cement, were called "cement", the house was called "small bungalow". It was originally for the US military adviser. Built by Mr. Donner. The house is backed by Wushan Mountain and faces the Yan River. It has beautiful scenery and a quiet environment. In 1937, Chiang Ching-kuo returned from studying in the Soviet Union and lived here until 1939 when he went to Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province to serve as the Kuomintang Administrative Commissioner. Chiang Kai-shek hired two teachers for his son and taught him strictly to disarm his Marxist-Leninist army. At the same time, he also taught his wife, Ms. Jiang Fangliang, Teach Chinese. When Jiang Jingguo lived and studied. Upstairs, there is a bedroom on the east side, a study room on the west side, and a living room in the middle. The roof terrace is relatively spacious. Downstairs, the companions Xu Daolin and Gao Liwen are accommodated. There is a stone tablet in the house with the four words "wash blood with blood" engraved in Chiang Ching-kuo's handwriting, expressing his hatred of the Japanese invasion and his determination to avenge his mother. Dear friends, let’s continue to visit other attractions. From here, we walked down the street along the river for a hundred meters to reach the "Former Residence of Chiang Kai-shek". This is the most important attraction in Xikou - Fenghao Fang, the former residence of Chiang Kai-shek. In November 1996, the State Council announced that Chiang Kai-shek's former residence was a national key cultural relic protection unit. Fenghaofang, the former residence of Chiang Kai-shek, is located on Xikou Lower Street. Fenghao Fang originally had six ancestral houses of Chiang Kai-shek. According to the third volume of the "Wuling Chiang Family Genealogy" revised in 1948: "In the 14th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, when the Duke (referring to Chiang Kai-shek) was 2 years old, Duke Su'an moved from Yutai to the west wing of Baoben Hall." The reason for the relocation was that the Yutai Salt Shop where Jiang Su'an (Chiang Kai-shek's father) did business was burned down by fire; the west side room is an independent small building to the west of Baoben Hall. After the death of Jiang Su'an, the Chiang Kai-shek brothers split up. Chiang Kai-shek got the rebuilt Yutai Salt Shop, and Chiang Kai-shek and Jiang Ruiqing got the Fenghao House. Chiang Ruiqing died shortly after the separation of the family, and Fenghao House belonged to Chiang Kai-shek alone. In 1928, Chiang Kai-shek expanded his former residence, moved 25 neighboring households, and developed it into the current scale covering an area of ??4,800 square meters and a construction area of ??1,850 square meters. The entire building has a traditional layout of front hall, back hall, two wings and four corridors. The buildings and pavilions are dependent on each other, the verandas are looped around, and the ink pillars and ocher walls are magnificent. There are three gardens on the left and right sides of the vestibule, connected by a moon cave door, a small patio in the middle, and a branch of gold and silver osmanthus on both sides, which were planted by Song Meiling herself. On both sides are the east and west wing rooms, with Soong Meiling living in the east and Mao Fumei (Chiang Kai-shek's first wife) living in the west. But because Mao Fumei lived here, Song Meiling had never been here until 1939. The halls and corridors are covered with colorful carvings and paintings, including "King Wen Seeking Virtues" from "The Romance of the Gods", "Liu Bei Recruiting a Marriage", "Sending the Emperor's Wife-in-law", and "Gathering in the Ancient City" from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and "The Ancient City Meeting" from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". A series of carvings such as "Yue Fei was born" in "The Complete Biography of Yue" and color paintings such as "Fishing on the Weishui River", "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", "Civet Cat Exchanges for the Prince", and "Hearing that the Grand Master Returns to the Court". The middle hall is "Baobentang", and the plaque is written by Wu Jingheng. This is the place where the Jiang family worships their ancestors and worships heaven and earth. It contains the thrones of the four generations of the Jiang family. There is a plaque on the corridor outside the hall door, which reads "reasonable and handsome". It was written by Chiang Kai-shek for his son Chiang Ching-kuo's 40th birthday to encourage him to inherit his father's legacy, convince the people with reason, and command all things. The couplets on both sides were written by Chiang Kai-shek himself: "Repaying one's relatives is the most important virtue, being a filial son and obeying one's grandchildren is what one hopes for in the future." Dear tourists, I just gave you a brief introduction to Fenghao House. Now I will give you a separate introduction to the sculpture art of Fenghaofang, because it reflects many ideological connotations of the owner.

Chiang Kai-shek's former residence, Fenghaofang, was expanded on the basis of his ancestral house after he became successful. The courtyard is full of carved beams and painted buildings, rich in folk art flavor. Stepping into the front hall, you can see the pile of plastics in the middle of the roof. In the middle is "Fu Lu Shou, Three Stars Shining High" and on both sides are "Double Dragons Playing with Pearls". The middle hall is the "Baoben Hall" where Chiang Kai-shek worshiped his ancestors and worshiped heaven. It is the center of the entire building of Fenghaofang. There are two colorful paintings on the walls at both ends of the corridor. The east one is "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" and the west one is "Jiang Taigong Fishing". The wood carvings on both sides of the pillars, which are called "corbels" on the building, are the history of King Wen of Zhou and Jiang Ziya. The story includes a series of scenes such as "Ziya Fishing", "Prince Invitation", "King Wen's Trailer", "Ascension to the Altar to Become the Commander-in-Chief", etc., which express the process of King Wen of Zhou's demotion and seeking talents in a concise and vivid way. The wood carvings of four pillars , are the four plays in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", from east to west, they are "Ganlu Temple", "Night Battle with Ma Chao", "Guan Yu's Battle in Changsha", and "Return to Jingzhou". The wooden xiang on the pillars of the east and west wings are also four. The Three Kingdoms dramas include "Sending off the Emperor's Wife", "Gathering in the Ancient City", "Mounting on Horses to Offer Money", and "Beheading Yanliang". The carvings on the corridor of the east wing are about "Jing Zhong Yue Zhuan". There are scenes such as "Tangyin Dashu", "Apprenticeship to Zhou Tong", "Playground Competition", "Mother-in-law Tattoo" and other scenes, which reflect the growth process of Yue Fei, a famous general in the Song Dynasty. . The carvings on the corridor of the west wing are a group of immortals from the upper eight caves, including the weird-looking Tieguai Li, the chic and elegant Lu Dongbin, Han Xiangzi playing the flute, He Xiangu holding a flower basket, etc., all of which are lifelike and eye-catching. On the white walls under the eaves of the front hall and the middle hall, there are also "Wen Taishi Returns to the Court" taken from "The Romance of the Gods", "Chen Lin Holding a Box" taken from "Civet Cat - Changing the Prince", and "Chen Lin Holding Box" taken from "Shuo Yue". The entire Fenghao House’s carvings, sculptures, and paintings not only reflect the owner’s interest in these historical themes and his wish for prosperity and good fortune, but also reflect our country’s Superb attainments in folk art. Let's go further west to see the West Bungalow of Chiang's former residence and the former residence of Chiang's mother. The West Bungalow was where relatives of the Chiang family and Chiang Kai-shek's bodyguards and entourage lived. After the Anti-Japanese War began, Mao Fumei lived here because of her inconvenience. On December 12, 1939, Japanese planes bombed her. She was bombed while escaping to the Mohe Temple (ancestral temple). Die under the short wall of the back door. After learning about it, Chiang Ching-kuo immediately rushed back from Jiangxi and wrote in his handwriting the four words "wash blood with blood". The ginkgo tree next to it was planted by Mao Fumei herself. This is the former residence of Chiang Kai-shek's mother, Wang Caiyu. It is also a Chinese-style building with a two-story brick and wood structure. This was designed and built by Chiang Kai-shek in 1929. This two-story, three-room building was the original six-room bungalow when Chiang Kai-shek split up. In the middle is Wang Caiyu's former residence. The staircase in this house is special. Chiang Kai-shek specially built this narrow staircase because his mother was old and she was an old-style Chinese woman. They all had small feet bound for beauty. The three-inch golden lotus made it inconvenient to go up and down the stairs. There was only one person. It is so wide that his mother can move up and down freely with the help of the railings on both sides. This shows Chiang Kai-shek's filial piety to his parents. There are many stairs upstairs to connect with Feng Shui. The height of the new house expanded in 1929 was not significantly higher than this house. This was just to show Chiang Kai-shek's respect for his ancestors. Next we go to another attraction called "Yutai Salt Shop". Yutai Salt Shop is the birthplace of Chiang Kai-shek, located at the entrance of Zhangqiang Lane, Middle Street, Xikou. Chiang Kai-shek's grandfather Siqian and father Zhaocong (also known as Sukou) once dealt in grain, salt, wine and miscellaneous goods here. According to the genealogy of the Chiang family, Chiang Kai-shek was born in the upper floor of this house on September 15, the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. Jiang Jieqing and his children also lived here after he resigned as Ningbo Jiang Customs Supervisor. There are three buildings, three bungalows, as well as kitchens, toilets and other ancillary buildings. The door is a stone frame, with the word "Qinglu" written on the forehead. Chiang Kai-shek inscribed "Original Site of Yutai Salt Shop" in the corner in front of the door. There is a wall outside. , just like its original appearance. I wonder if any tourists have watched "A Spring Dream in Jinling"? If so, after visiting the Yutai Salt Shop, they should distinguish it from the story about Jiang Zhaocong going to Henan to sell salt in "A Spring Dream in Jinling". Chiang Kai-shek's father, Jiang Zhaocong, did open a salt shop in Xikou, but he would not go to Henan to sell salt. This was because Chiang Bicong mainly dealt with people in the mountains. What's more, Xikou is located on the coast of the East China Sea, and all counties along the coast of Ningbo have salt shops. There are salt fields and plenty of salt, so why would he go to Henan, which is thousands of miles away? Dear tourists, we can reach the "Mohe Temple" through several alleys. Mohe Hall is the private part of the family. Because the ancestor of the Jiang family, Taigong Mohe, was a Buddhist, this private part is called "Mohe Hall". The ancestors of the Jiang family are enshrined here. Chiang Ching-kuo's biological mother, Mao Fumei, is also buried here. The one you see inscribed by Wu Jingheng is "First approve the tomb of Taijun Mao".

Above we visited some of the main attractions in Xikou Town. Next we will go to Jiang Muji Road, which mainly includes stone archway, cross-road pavilion (also called Xia Jiao Pavilion), octagonal pavilion, base house, tomb and other buildings. The stone archway has three doors, the middle door and the left side door. Because the middle door of the stone archway is engraved with the four characters "Chiang Muji Road", the passage from the entrance to the tomb is collectively called the "Chiang Mother Tomb Road". From the stone archway to the tomb, there is an 8-meter-long pebble road built along the hillside, sandwiched in a pine forest. About 300 meters after entering the stone archway, there is a road-crossing pavilion, which is shaped like an ancient scholar's square scarf hat. It is said that Chiang Kai-shek returned to his hometown to worship his mother and got off his sedan chair here, so it is called "Xia Jiao Pavilion". Every time when Chiang Kai-shek visited the tomb, he would get off the sedan chair and walk up here to show his filial piety. Walking up to the pavilion for about 200 meters, there is a tomb with 12 bungalows on the way. Now we have arrived at Jilu - Cikou. It was built in 1923 and rebuilt in 1930 into its current 11 townhouses. Now let's take a look at the four stone tablets in the main room of Jilu. Facing the front door is Sun Yat-sen's "Essays in Commemoration of Mrs. Chiang", written by Tan Yankai (Tan was the commander of the Second Army of the National Revolutionary Army during the Northern Expedition), and on the back is "A Summary of Mrs. Chiang's Affairs" dictated by Chiang Kai-shek and written by Mr. Yu Youren; On the left and right sides are "Essay on Crying Mother" and "Essay on Condolences to Commander-in-Chief Chiang" respectively; and the person who inscribed this "Portrait of Old Aunt Chiang" was Wang Jingwei (Wang Zhaoming). On the right side of the main hall is the hut where Chiang Kai-shek lived when he visited his tomb. From here, we can feel that Chiang Kai-shek's status in the Kuomintang was already quite high at that time. There is a two-bedroom suite on the left. , it was the permanent place where Chiang Kai-shek returned to his hometown to visit his tomb or go to the countryside to rest. After the Xi'an Incident in December 1936, he stayed here to recuperate for more than 110 days, which was the longest period of his stay. The two rooms on the right are for entertaining relatives and friends. The attached room is used as a place for the tomb-keepers to live and cook. As a filial son, what is the tomb that Chiang Kai-shek built for his mother? Well, we will know it clearly if we go 168 meters further. This is the foundation of Chiang's mother. Chiang's mother died on June 14, 1921. You may say: "It's so ordinary." In fact, this place has a lot of history. This tomb is made of stones, with fan-shaped earth stones on it. The four characters "Hu Fan Zu Shi" are engraved on it, which means a role model for girls. The tombstone below is engraved with "Mother Chiang's Tomb" inscribed by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. "Late; I am a treacherous son, and I will hate Miya for the rest of my life." There is a wind bamboo picture engraved on the worship platform to show that the woman's tomb was born in Gezhu Village. The tomb faces the tomb of Chiang Kai-shek's father (Taokeng Mountain) to the north. Why were Chiang Kai-shek's parents not buried together? When Chiang Kai-shek's mother died, Chiang Kai-shek's net worth was already high. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was interested in rebelling against the Guangdong warlord Chen Jiongming and served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy of Guangdong. At that time, the surname of Wang could no longer be engraved. In addition, when the inheritance was divided, Chiang's mother had a conflict with Chiang Kai-shek's elder brother Chiang Kai-ching. Therefore, before her death, she asked Chiang Kai-shek not to bury her in his father's grave. When Chiang Kai-shek's mother died, he chose another base for his mother and left a hole in both tombs. After visiting the tomb of Chiang Kai-shek, some tourists may ask, who is Chiang Kai-shek's father? What is the name of Chiang Kai-shek's burial? Where? I will tell you now. Chiang Kai-shek's father's name was Jiang Zhaocong, whose name was Su Mo. His grave was located on Taokeng Mountain, north of Houma Road, Xikou. Su Mo died in 1895*. There are four caves in the tomb. Su Yan was buried with his ex-wife Xu and Sun. The grave was originally intended to be reserved for Chiang Kai-shek's biological mother Wang Caiwu, but the tombstone was always empty because Wang insisted on being buried separately. Written by Huang Guo, his superior and good friend. The couplets on both sides of the "Bie Tou Zhu", the first couplet is "Embrace of Wuling Mountain" and the second couplet is "The stream flows forever", clarifying the "Spring Dream in Jinling". The fallacy of the saying that "I only know that I have a mother, but I don't know that I have a father" and "I never see him offering sacrifices and sweeping his father's tomb". After visiting the tomb passage, we will go to Qianzhang Rock. In order to let everyone better appreciate the majesty of Qianzhang Waterfall, we Please be prepared when walking up. This is the Yushu Pavilion, located in the southeast of Xuedou Temple. It is the "first gate into the mountain" and is simple and solemn. Yushu Yingmeng's Notes on Famous Mountains says: During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Jian sleepwalked "out of the Eight Extremes". When he woke up, he saw "the mountains in the world are as close as possible". "Tall and beautiful" and "tacit understanding of the Sacred Heart", that is, he sent the eunuch Zhang Yao Xindao to rescue the stolen items and gave him a mountain of agarwood carvings. From then on, the name of Xuedou Mountain and the temple was taken from Lici, in the fifth year of Chunyou in the Southern Song Dynasty (1245 AD) In winter, Song Lizong Zhao Tao wrote "Ying Meng Ming." "Mountain" four big characters.

In April of the following year, a pavilion was built with stone, and the four characters "Yingmeng Mingshan" were placed in the pavilion, and Master Guangwen Shan wrote it. The existing pavilion is for people to watch. The monks of Xuedou Temple raised funds and rebuilt it in the 20th year of Guangxu (AD 1894). It was overhauled in May 1981. Yushu Pavilion has become the first sight in Lei Dou Mountain. Next is the Jinjing Pond, which is at the convergence of two streams in the southwest, east and west of Xuedou Temple. In the eleventh year of Chunxi of the Song Dynasty (1184 AD), Zhijian, the abbot of Xuedou Temple, dug a pond and built a dike here. It took half a year to complete it. "The pond is one fathom deep (8 feet), 430 feet long, and half as wide." , built a bridge and set up a gate on it to control the waterfall of Qianzhangyan. The poet Zhang Liangchen of the Southern Song Dynasty named it "Jinjingchi". This pond has long been silted up and turned into a rice field. In order to ensure the water supply for waterfall viewing in Qianzhang Rock, the government allocated funds for reconstruction in 1986, excavating 1 meter of soil, and the pool area was about 200 square meters; 300 meters of paving stones were used to build a road, and the Guanshan Bridge at the upper end was repaired and rebuilt. Qingsuo Pavilion. The restoration of Jinjingchi, Guanshan Bridge and Qingsuo Pavilion has added a beautiful environment and momentum to Qianzhangyan Waterfall. Passing through Qingsuo Pavilion and walking along the cobblestone road, everyone saw a flat land in front of them, about forty or fifty acres. This is flat land on the top of the mountain. If we hadn't taken a car to go around the mountain, we would never have felt that this place was 600 meters high. On top of the mountain. Now we go to see Qianzhangyan, known as the "famous waterfall in eastern Zhejiang". Although the so-called "Qianzhang" is an exaggeration, there is still a drop of 186 meters, and the water supply is constant all year round. It's scary to look up at the cliff. Now you should go to the safe Feixue Pavilion to have a panoramic view of the waterfall. Qianzhangyan Waterfall 9 is located 0.5 kilometers south of Xuedou Temple. It is famous in the south of the Yangtze River for its majestic splendor. Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty once named it "Dongzhe Waterfall". The waterfall has a height difference of 128 meters. Water from the east and west streams converges at Jinjing Pond and passes through Guanshan Bridge to the cliff mouth. It cascades in the air until it collides with a protruding boulder halfway up the wall. The water is like flying snow, dividing the waterfall into upper and lower folds. The upper level is like five dragons flying in the sky, and the lower level is like a bead curtain hanging down to the ground. When illuminated by the sun, a seven-color rainbow appears. It is unique among the many natural waterfalls in various places, and the viewer is amazed. There are two angles to view Qianzhangyan Waterfall: one is opposite the cliff mouth, where the ancients built the "Flying Snow Pavilion" for people to sit and watch; the second is at the bottom of the waterfall valley, where the ancients built the "Yangzhi Bridge" and "Wulei Pavilion" for people to look up at. . In 1986, the government allocated funds to rebuild the Feixue Pavilion. A cement platform was built in front of the pavilion and surrounded by railings to meet the needs of the increasing number of tourists watching the waterfall. Yangzhi Bridge and Wumao Pavilion were also renovated. Everyone, we must carry forward the tenacious climbing spirit and climb another mountain road to visit Chiang Kai-shek's villa-Miaokotai. Miaogao Terrace is about 500 meters away from Qianzhang Rock, a scenic spot in Xuedou Mountain. It has a protruding peak that cuts out the mountains. It is called "Miaogao Terrace", also known as "Miaofeng Peak", or "Tianzhu Peak". There is a flat platform on the top of the peak, about 13 meters from east to west, and twice as long from north to south. There are cliffs in front, with the sky on three sides, and an abyss below. When you climb to the top of Xuedou and look down, you can only see the platform but not the peak. Looking up from the bottom of the mountain, you can only see the peak but not the platform, which is a unique sight in Xuedou Mountain. It is 396 meters above sea level, has a cool climate, is surrounded by pines, camphors and green bamboos to block the sun, and the rocks at the foot are jagged and jagged, making it an ideal summer resort. According to the sixth volume of the "Genealogy of the Chiang Family in Wuling" compiled in 1948, when Chiang Kai-shek was 8 years old, he "began to go to Lei Dou Mountain to see the wonderful peaks and fall in love with him." The forehead of the door is "Miaigaotai". The villa is a Chinese-style building with three bays and two floors in the middle. There is a patio in the front and a black door. There are bungalows on both sides of the entrance, with balconies on the top and connected by cement corridors. There are three bungalows in the back, connected by walls to form a whole. The area is 436 m2. The door engraved with Chiang Kai-shek's handwriting "Miao Gaotai" is still hanging in front of the building. There are two pavilions on the right side of the house, and there is a platform outside the gate. There is a protruding rock on the right side of the platform, which is square and smooth and can accommodate one person to sit down. It is called "County Sitting Stone". Miao Gao Tai was demolished during the "Cultural Revolution". It was rebuilt and restored in 1986, but the stone tower that was originally at the main entrance was changed and placed in the middle. This stone pagoda was the pagoda of Monk Shi Qi, the abbot of Xuedou Temple in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Chiang Kai-shek respected him very much, so he moved it here when he built the high platform and worshiped here every time. Dear tourists, after we visited Myoko Terrace, we went straight to the next attraction, Xuedou Temple, along the road. Xuedou Temple is the fishing center of Xuedou Mountain Scenic Area. It has a long history and is famous at home and abroad. According to the Records of Xuedou Temple: During the Jin Dynasty, there was a Buddhist temple on the top of Nijielu Mountain, which was named Waterfall Courtyard. The current site was rebuilt in the Huichang Year of the Tang Dynasty (841 AD). In the last year of Dazhong (859 AD), it was destroyed by Xifu. It was rebuilt in the third year of Xiantong (867 AD) and renamed "Waterfall Guanyin Temple".

In the first year of Jingfu (892), Zen Master Changtong came to the temple to take charge of the affairs. Huang Kun, the governor, allocated 1,300 acres of farmland. The temple underwent a large-scale expansion and became Shifang Zen Temple. In the second year of Xianfeng (AD 999), Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, granted the title of "Leidou Zisheng Shan Temple" to the temple. It was destroyed by fire in the 27th year of Shaoxing (AD 1157) and rebuilt in the Longxing year (AD 116). Ningzong of the Southern Song Dynasty evaluated the level of temples in the world, and Xuedou Temple was "one of the ten Zen temples in the world". In the Song Dynasty, starting from Taizu, four Chongqing edicts were issued for Xuedou Mountain. Much appreciated. It was destroyed twice from the Yuan Dynasty to the 25th year of the Yuan Dynasty and at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and was rebuilt during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. During the "Cultural Revolution", Lei Dou Temple was destroyed again. In April 1986, it was approved by the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government. Construction and reconstruction started. The rebuilt Main Hall is 23.7 meters high, 380.7 meters wide and 29.3 meters deep. It has large wooden stands and is supplemented by bricks and tiles, making it magnificent. On October 21, 1988, Zhao Puchu, president of the Chinese Buddhist Association, came to the temple to inspect and suggested that Xuedou Temple be built into a unique Maitreya dojo. According to the "Four Famous Mountains" entry in the "Buddhist Dictionary" published in the 23rd year of the Republic of China (934), it is stated: "Recently, there have been suggestions that in addition to the Four Famous Mountains, the Huaxue Dou Maitreya Dojo should be added to the Five Famous Mountains. "The prototype of Maitreya Buddha - Budai monk Qi Shi was born in Fenghua, and he became a monk at Houlin Temple in Fenghua for 9 years and was buried in the Zhongta Zen Temple in Fengshan (now Jinping Mountain) in the north of the city. On June 13, 1990, Maitreya Hall Construction has begun on the site of the original Tianwang Hall. The temple has a construction area of ??745.53 square meters, a height of 15.9 meters, a width of 28.7 meters, and a depth of 23.2 meters. After the completion of the Maitreya Hall, the mountain gate, the Abbot Hall and the Sutra Collection will be rebuilt. Tower, bell tower, etc. What I want to tell you is that the Xuedou Temple we see now is restored as it was before the "Cultural Revolution". By the way, I would like to ask you 9 why there is a Xuedou Temple. Such a reputation? What is the most famous couplet of Xuedou Temple? (There is a Budai monk from Xuedou Temple. Budai monk is the incarnation of Maitreya Buddha9 and Maitreya Buddha is the first Buddha statue in the temples of famous countries. Therefore Xuedou Temple has such a reputation. The couplet is "A smiling mouth can make people laugh at the world's ridiculous people; a big belly can tolerate things that are difficult to tolerate in the world.") After visiting Lei Dou Temple, we went to the back of the main hall. Looking at two trees - General Picking. Speaking of the "Xi'an Incident" that shocked China and the world, most people know the patriotic feats of the two generals Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng. More than half a century has passed, and we can learn from these two trees. Appreciate the historical events and achievements of the generals. Two of the four locust trees planted by General Zhang Xueliang still exist today. They have lush branches and straight branches, pointing straight to the blue sky. Seeing trees is like seeing people. General Zhang Xueliang is so majestic and righteous. After the "Xi'an Incident", Chiang Kai-shek returned to Xikou to recuperate, and General Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned in the China Travel Service near Xuedou Temple. This place has also been built as it was at that time. Chiang Kai-shek personally stipulated the scope of Zhang Xueliang's activities. : There was no way out of Zhenhaikou in the east and Cao'e River in the west. He was followed to the mouth of Xikou, and military police were dispatched to other places. Zhang Xuewei was also sent to teach the Four Books and Five Classics. Purple magnolia and French plane trees were planted on Shuijian Rock in Dou Mountain, and four stem trees were planted in Xuedou Temple. After they grew, the only two that survived were given the nickname "Jiang Zhai" by local people. Coincidentally, they are on the right side of the front mountain gate of Xuedou Temple. There is an ancient pine on the side of Gaolao Bridge (now renamed Longzhu Bridge). It is said that in the fifth year of Longqing's reign (1571), the Fenghua County magistrate wanted to cut down the tree. Hanlin Daixun once wrote a poem asking to keep it. Therefore, the locals called this tree The ancient pine is the "Hanlin pine". Although "General Capture" and "Hanlin pine" belong to different circumstances in different times in ancient and modern times, they are both worthy of praise. In order to help everyone better understand the Xi'an Incident and the related achievements of General Zhang Xueliang, let's follow. Visit the China Travel Service Hotel. It has a construction area of ??438 square meters and is under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai China Travel Service Hotel. It has six guest rooms and a restaurant. During the peak tourist season, there is also a camp bed in the Xuedou Temple wing. 100 tickets to receive tourists. In January 1937, the house was rented by the Kuomintang Military Committee and was called "Mr. Zhang Xueliang's Guest House". Zhang Xueliang lived here with his adjutant, nurse, and the military commander, as well as more than 30 spies. The team members and a company of military police were stationed at Xuedou Temple for surveillance. Zhang Xueliang spent eight or nine months in confinement here. During the Mid-Autumn Festival of this year, a fire broke out in the wooden kitchen and the whole house was burned down. After Zhang Xueliang stayed in Xuedou Temple for a few days, he was moved to Huangshan, Anhui.

In May 1987, the government allocated funds to rebuild it as it was. It was completed and opened to the public in 1988, and Zhang Xueliang's achievements and photos were displayed. Dear tourists, please pay attention to the Pearl Forest in front of Xuedou Temple. There is a legend here that among the streets, there are round mounds like pearls and towering pines, which are called the Pearl Forest. Surrounded by peaks, the birds look like nine dragons grabbing pearls. There was originally a thatched pavilion in the forest named Hanzhu Pavilion, which was burned down by the Japanese army in 1941. According to legend, Hanzhu Forest is the cemetery of Huang Chao, the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Tang Dynasty. In the fourth year of Zhonghe in the Tang Dynasty (AD 884), Huang Chao's nephew Lin Yan surrendered to the court. Huang Chao was defeated and retreated to Langhu Valley in Mount Tai, Shandong, where he was captured. Lin Yan couldn't bear to kill his uncle, so he killed a man who looked like Chao, and Chao escaped and became a monk. "Guixin Miscellaneous Knowledge" by Zhou Mi of the Southern Song Dynasty: "Zhang Kuiyi stayed in Xijing and met Huang Chao among the monks. He later lived in Xuedou Mountain in Siming, where Zen Master Xuedou was." Later generations' poem "Ode to Huang Chao's Tomb": "Thirty "Years ago, the grass was flying on the grass, and the iron robes were all dressed in monk robes" refers to this matter. Dear tourists: We are now going to visit the "Three Hidden Pool Waterfalls". It is located about 1.5 kilometers northwest of Xuedou Temple and at the junction of Dongtun and Banxi Townships. The stream flows down from Dongqiao Village and forms three-level waterfalls, namely Shangyintan, Zhongyintan and Xiayintan. The Upper Yintan Lake is famous for its secluded and dangerous scenery, the Middle Yintan Lake is famous for its elegance and elegance, and the Lower Yintan Lake is famous for its beauty and wonder. Shangyintan is located in the southwest corner of Dongqiao Station. There are 216 stone steps leading from the cliff to the deep pool. The steep wall is deeply carved with 9 moss spots, and tall pines stand in the stone gaps. There is a deep pool of clear water at the bottom of the stream, with a cement flat bridge in the south. The waterfall falls along the cliff, about 49 meters high, in the shape of a line, and has a sonorous sound. Leaning on the railing and looking up, water foam splashes on the clothes, and the cool air refreshes the heart. There was originally a Dragon King Temple on the northern cliff of the pool. According to legend, during the Huangju period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1049 to 1054), the imperial envoys dropped gold dragon and jade slips into the pool to pray for rain and drought relief, so it was called Longtan in the past. A small hydroelectric power station is now built. Zhongyintan, about 500 meters down from Shangyintan, is covered with dense shade. There are huge rocks lying in the stream. The waterfall swoops down from the huge rocks in the shape of a banner. The water foam splashes with the wind, like mist or rain, and it is rich in valleys. Wild fun. Go down to Yintan Lake and go down the trail for about 500 meters from Zhongyintan Lake. There is a huge boulder, 9 to 12 meters wide, with stalagmites next to it, 20 to 24 meters high. It is called Stalagmite Peak. The bottom of the peak is hollow, and half of it covers the pool, like a vast building on the water. The waterfall leans across the pool, looking up like colorful clouds across the sky, gorgeous and colorful. It integrates peaks, caves, pools and streams into one place, and the scenery is unique. Hu Xingzhi's poem "Xiayintan": "A hundred feet of silver waves hang on the rocks, and the green cliffs and purple walls are covered with purple rocks. The thunder roars all the time, and the top of the pool is cold in June." Nowadays, due to the construction of a small hydropower station on the dam, the scenery has been damaged. . Dear tourists, Xu Guiyan Waterfall is well worth a visit. Xu Guiyan is located 7.5 kilometers northwest of Leidou Temple, near Zhican Village, Dongfan Township. It is a heavy rock cliff with an altitude of 476 meters on the top of the rock and a drop of 242 meters. There is a huge rock protruding from the mouth of the cliff. It is said that an immortal rode a ghost and slowly ascended to heaven, hence its name. Looking at the huge rock from a distance, it looks like a stone monkey leaning against the sky, so it is also called Juhou Rock. Song Baoqing's "Siming Zhi" records that there are three characters "Juhouyan" carved on the cliff, which may have been carved by the Tang Dynasty. ‘The four characters “Xu Gui splashing snow” are newly engraved. There are thick vegetation on the edge of the rock, a broad stream on the top of the cliff, and a cave bridge. The stream is clear and white, originating from Hezhen Ridge, passing through the valley and through the forest, where it rushes and rushes along the cliff. After a heavy rain, the sound is like thunder, shaking the valley. Looking down from the cliff, I saw the abyss, JL, chilling. White mist is steaming under the cliff, and jade is flying. There is a pool at the bottom, and branches slap on the water, which is majestic and majestic. Wang Shihui, a native of Fenghua in the Song Dynasty, wrote in a poem: "A cliff reaches into the sky. People in the past once said that this is where people ascended to immortality; ghosts fly across the sky to the Han Dynasty, and cranes carry Yao to look through the purple smoke."