At present, there are Phoenix Pagoda, ancient cliff carvings, ancient banyan tree bouldering, small terrace, Dragon Elephant Pagoda in Ming Dynasty style, Kannonji, a famous Buddhist temple, exotic Sino-Thai Friendship Garden, the first mountain gate of Qingxiu Mountain in Guangxi, Palm Garden with distinctive subtropical scenery, tropical rain forest garden with unique tropical rain forest characteristics, and the largest living fossil cycad protection center in China. In addition, there are more than 30 scenic spots, such as Rudong Spring, Tianyun Pavilion, Monument Gallery, Peach Blossom Garden and Xiangyuan Garden. There are many ancient monuments and inscriptions by famous scholars in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which have become tourist attractions for people to visit, explore the ancient times, explore the secluded places and relax. It is also a scenic spot integrating tourism, leisure and scientific research.
Dongquan is located not far from the south side of Xie Qing Cliff. The spring water is clear and does not dry up all year round. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, when Dong Chuance was traveling with friends in Qingxiu Mountain, he discovered this spring and named it "Lever Spring", which is the origin of Yu Xue. And let the masons chisel a stone faucet at the outlet of the spring, and build a square pool with stones below. The spring water overflowed from the mouth of Shilongtou and flowed into the pool. There are lotus flowers in the pool, named "Qinglian Pool". Because it receives the spring water from Longkou, it is also called "Longxian Well". Later, in memory of Dong Chuance, it was renamed "Dong Quan" and a "Dong Quan Pavilion" was built on the spring eye. Nanning Municipal People's Government 1989 listed Dongquan as a municipal cultural relic protection.
Kannonji, also known as Sanbao Hall and Sanbao Buddha, is the Dojo of Guanyin Bodhisattva. The temple seat faces south. In front of the Tong Yuan Temple, the white jade Guanyin holds a bottle in her left hand and a willow in her right hand. The statue of Guanyin with thousands of hands and eyes enshrined in the temple is the largest and most exquisite handmade sandalwood gilded statue of Guanyin with thousands of hands and eyes in China. The reclining Buddha statue of Myanmar jade enshrined in the reclining Buddha Hall weighs 18.4 tons and is a gift from the royal family of Myanmar. It is the world's largest reclining Buddha statue carved from a whole piece of natural jade. Guan Shengdi enshrined in the courtyard is the patron saint of Buddhism and the largest tin bronze statue of Guan Gong in Southeast Asia. Two Buddha statues in the Northern Song Dynasty and incense burners in the Ming Dynasty are municipal-level protected cultural relics. The stupa beside the temple enshrines the great virtue of the modern Zen family-the old monk relic. It is a place where Buddhists gather and incense is flourishing. Every year, the "Buddha Washing Festival" held here on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month attracts good men and women from all walks of life to "sprinkle holy water to pray for a happy life".
In 2004, the original temple was expanded on the newly opened 15 mu of land in the north of the original temple. There are newly-built buildings imitating the Tang Dynasty, such as Daxiong Hall, Fuhui Lecture Hall, Guanyin Pavilion, Dizang Hall, Wofo Hall, THE TEMPLE OF JIALAN Hall, Tianwang Hall, Wuguan Hall, Guest Hall, Sengliao, Jushiliao, Bell and Drum Tower and Zhaobi. The expanded Kannonji will become a new highlight of the ASEAN Expo and scenic spots, and it will be the largest Buddhist temple in Guangxi.
Shuiyue Temple is located on the west side of Tianchi Lake in Qingxiu Mountain, covering an area of 0.22 hectares. It was founded in the forty-fourth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, with a history of more than 300 years. It was named after the beautiful reflection of water and moon at night. Shuiyue Temple has a foyer with a Maitreya Buddha and a Bodhisattva, namely the King of Wei Tuo. There is a statue of Sakyamuni in the center of Daxiong Hall ahead, with the disciple Ye Jia standing on the right and the waiter Ananda standing on the left. On the right is the Jade Buddha Hall, and on the left is the Guanyin Hall. On the flank of Antang is a side hall and a fast food restaurant. The whole Antang red wall, red column and yellow glazed tile double eaves.
The ethnic customs garden consists of Qingxiu Mountain Gate, Zhuangjin Square and Tonggu Music Station. The gate of Qingxiu Mountain, which has strong local ethnic characteristics in Guangxi, adopts the shape of the wind and rain bridge of the Dong nationality in Guangxi and has the reputation of "the first gate in Guangxi". Shaped like a phoenix spreading its wings, shaped like the Chinese character "mountain", meaning "Qingxiu Mountain". According to the style of Zhuang brocade, a folk handicraft of Zhuang nationality, Zhuang Brocade Square is made of 3000 square meters of stones, with the pattern of the sun shining in the middle, which symbolizes the light and implies that Zhuang nationality is a nation that advocates light. Guangxi, known as the hometown of bronze drums, is a precious cultural heritage left by the ancestors of Zhuang nationality to future generations. The sculpture on the bronze drum platform takes the bronze drum as the visual focus, supplemented by Huashan murals and animal and plant patterns, and shows the national spirit of Guangxi with unique language and rough modeling. The lampposts around the square are also in the shape of bronze drums, and frogs stand on the bronze drums, which fully embodies the strong cultural essence that frogs are the essence of bronze drums. The anniversary, the 40th anniversary of the founding of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the opening ceremony of Nanning International Folk Song Festival 1999 and the opening ceremony of China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in 2000 have all been held here, and famous TV programs such as Super Variety and Life have also been filmed here.
China-ASEAN Friendship Park is located between Tonggu Taige and Zhuangyuan Spring in Qingxiu Mountain, bordering Zhuangyuan Spring in the east, Yongjiang River in the south and Langdong New District in the north. It is a witness to the cooperation, exchange and development between Guangxi and ASEAN, and an ecological friendship park where the friendship between Nanning and ASEAN countries lasts forever. The park is divided into hiking area, ASEAN 1 1 National Mini Park and Famous Tree Garden. Among them, the ASEAN Mini Park is located on the open lawn, and the architectural sketches and garden sketches with national characteristics are distributed in a circular shape, which is unique and fresh, reflecting peace and unity. There is an open space in the park, and the lawn is dotted with landscape stone lawns of different shapes, which combine with the surrounding environment to form an open-air attraction, providing an open-air venue for holding various activities. The landscape greening in the park is mainly flowering plants, and the national flowers, national trees and characteristic trees of China and ASEAN 10 countries are planted, such as Malaysian national flower Fusang, Myanmar national tree teak, national flower dragon boat flower and Vietnamese national tree cotton. It reflects the landscape characteristics of ASEAN countries from many angles.
From June 5th to1October 5th, 2005, "China-ASEAN Architectural Art Large-scale Lighting Exhibition" was held here. The Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, Merlion in Singapore, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Goddess Temple in Bali in Indonesia, Temple of Heaven in China, Oriental Pearl Tower, etc. 16 architectural shapes are decorated with artistic colored lights from China and ASEAN countries. The design is exquisite, the scale is grand, and the lighting effect is gorgeous.
Sino-Thai Friendship Garden, also known as Thailand Garden and Tai Fo Palace, is a mutual garden attraction in the cultural exchange project signed between Nanning and Kong Jing 1993 in Thailand, designed by Thai designers. The whole building consists of Buddhist temples, wooden buildings, pagodas and wooden clocks, which represent the architectural styles of southern, northern and central Thailand respectively and exude a strong Thai style. A golden Buddha, Sakyamuni, was enshrined in the Buddha Hall of the Taifo Palace. Eight statues with different expressions stood on the cloister, and nine statues were presented by the Kong Jing Municipal Government. The murals painted on the walls of the Taifo Palace are colorful, with rich and vivid expressions, which are divided into upper and lower parts.
The first part describes the process of Buddha Sakyamuni from birth to becoming a Buddha, with exquisite description techniques, realistic scenery images, fierce war scenes and pictures of Buddha's lectures; The second half reflects the folk customs in northeast Thailand, and tells the unique customs of local residents singing and dancing for a better life, as well as their religious beliefs and living habits. It is said that the nine bells on the left side of the Taifo Palace, from which the sounds can go to heaven and hell. After people go to the Buddhist temple to worship Buddha, they ring the bell. The bell can spread people's wishes to the sky and pray for the blessing of the gods. In addition, all kinds of green subtropical plants are planted in the park, and the environment is quiet. It is the only exotic garden in Nanning. Its establishment is the crystallization of cultural exchanges between China, Thailand, Nanning and Kong Jing, which indicates that Nanning has made new progress in foreign cultural exchanges and cooperation.
Phoenix Tower is located in Fenghuangtou, the main peak of Qingxiu Mountain. This tower is five stories high, and each floor is open. When you climb the tower, you can have a panoramic view of the mountains and rivers. On the three gossip steps behind the tower, ancient zhuang dance figures and flower-and-bird patterns are carved on the stone pillars and railings at all levels, and 24 stone lions with different expressions are carved on the top of the stone pillars. In front of the tower stands a 4-meter-high stone statue of "Phoenix Opera Peony". There is an old saying that "Phoenix plays peony, and peony is ninety-nine". Standing on the top of Fenghuangtou Mountain overlooking the front, there are ninety-nine mountains, each of which is like a blooming peony flower. Looking at Qingxiu Mountain from the south, the mountain looks like a phoenix spreading its wings, and a phoenix tower is built on top of the phoenix in the middle.
The Dragon Elephant Tower, commonly known as the Castle Peak Tower, is named after "the dragon is powerful in water, and the elephant is powerful on land". Built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the tower is in the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty and has nine octagonal double eaves. There are 72 bronze bells hanging under the corner of each floor, which are 52.35 meters high. Tower foundation diameter12m, with 257 spiral stairs. Tarnum has a jade belt promenade, and there is an inscription "Rebuilding the Dragon Elephant Tower" in front of the north gate of the tower, which is the landmark building of Qingxiu Mountain. Climbing to the top of the tower, you can overlook the Yongjiang River and the distant mountains and mountains, and have a panoramic view of dozens of fields. The Dragon Elephant Tower and Tianchi Lake in the north complement each other. The pool water reflects the tower, and the tower shadow enters the pool. It is called "Taying Tianchi" and is one of the "top ten landscapes" in Nanning.
There are nearly 1200 species of tropical and subtropical plants in Qingxiu Mountain Scenic Area. It is the largest gathering place of cycads, palms and aromatic plants in Guangxi, with a large number of national rare and endangered protected plants and wild plant resources. Plant attractions have distinctive features and beautiful scenery, which are highly praised.
Cycas Garden is located on the west slope of the west foot of Fenghuangling Mountain in Qingxiu Mountain, covering an area of more than 50 mu. It was initially completed and opened in June1998+065438+1October. Cycas, commonly known as Cycas, is a rare and endangered gymnosperm. It is an ancient plant group. As early as the Paleozoic Carboniferous more than 200 million years ago, it came to our earth and reached its peak in Mesozoic and Jurassic, which played an important role in the evolution of plants. After a long rise and fall, only a few species miraculously survive to this day, so they are called "living fossils". There are more than 240 species of Cycas in the world, belonging to 3 families 1 1 genus. There is only one family 1 genus (Cycas) in China, with about 30 species, which are naturally distributed in several southern provinces, including about 20 species in Guangxi. In recent decades, due to the serious destruction of human factors such as deforestation and land reclamation, the population has dropped sharply. 1996, all species of Cycas China were listed as first-class protected plants by the Ministry of Forestry. Cycas has a peculiar tree shape, chic feathers and high aesthetic value, which is deeply loved by people. Cycas has been cultivated in China for 1000 years. It grows slowly, only 1-3 cm long every year. Cycas can be used as medicine all over the body with slight toxicity. The stem is rich in starch and can be eaten after treatment. In difficult times, Cycas stone mountain, as food, saved many lives, so it has the reputation of "immortal rice" in Guangxi.
Cycas dioecious, can blossom and bear seeds in the south. Due to the good environment in Qingxiu Mountain and the careful maintenance of garden workers, many Cycas bloom in Qingxiu Mountain Cycas Park every year. From May to July every year, Cycas blooms exotic male and female flowers, which deeply attracts many tourists. Cycas grows slowly, but its life span is long. There is a huge Cycas in Qingxiu Mountain Cycas Park, which is the oldest Cycas in the park at present, and its age is over 1300 years. Known as the "King of Cycas", it is a rare treasure. At present, 28 species of Cycas have been collected in Qingxiushan Cycas Park, forming the largest ex-situ conservation population of Cycas pectinata, Cycas Shishanshan, Cycas Debao and Cycas schizophylla in China, realizing the perfect combination of Cycas protection and landscaping, fully demonstrating the "scientific content and artistic appearance" and being highly praised by leaders at all levels, experts, scholars and tourists. It is a well-known specialized park of Cycas at home and abroad, which has effectively promoted China.
The tropical rain forest is located in the section from Fenghuangling to Fengweiling in Qingxiu Mountain Scenic Area, with an altitude of 180-289 meters and an area of 35 hectares. There are nearly 1,000 kinds of subtropical plants, such as tall broad-leaved trees, epiphytes, lianas and ferns. It is an ecological garden attraction with unique subtropical characteristics in Qingxiu Mountain. At present, more than 05 families 1 1000 plants have been planted in different areas, and several areas such as giant leaf plant area, root plant area, climbing plant area and aquatic plant area have been initially formed, and tropical rainforest forest phase has been gradually formed. The construction of Qingxiu Mountain Tropical Rainforest Garden imitates the characteristics of natural tropical rainforest, and adopts the method of plant gardening to reproduce the wonders of the plant kingdom, with vines flying, blue waves rippling, birds singing and flowers fragrant, and clouds lingering. In this dense plant kingdom, you can not only enjoy the fresh and humid air, but also feel the mystery of the plant world. Plants in the rainforest survive and reproduce in its unique way, with fierce competition and survival of the fittest. Here, you can see interesting plant phenomena such as parasitism, * * * growth, epiphysis, strangulation, saprophy and so on. There are a variety of them, which make you appreciate the magic of nature.
Because there are many kinds of plants in the rainforest grand view, and the scenic spots are hung with plant signs, which is more conducive to people's understanding of various plants, so the rainforest grand view has become a popular science education base; Moreover, the high concentration of negative oxygen ions all the year round makes it a unique natural leisure oxygen bar, so the rainforest grand view is more and more favored by people.
Palm Garden is located in the Ping Xiu area around the mountain in the center of Qingxiu Mountain Scenic Area, covering an area of 14.2 hectares, with a distinctive subtropical landscape. More than 6,000 species of palm plants 100 species were collected, including sandalwood, Dongtan, Papilio, date palm, triangle coconut, sugar palm, tiger-tailed sunflower, old sunflower and dawang, which originated in Guangxi. The "Macao Returning Forest" planted on the hillside is a map of Macao made by 1.999 Dawangye during the May 4th Movement. It is a gift from young people in Nanning to celebrate Macao's return to the embrace of the motherland, and it is a patriotic education base in Guangxi. After all aspects of cultivation and maintenance, today's palm gardens are rich in varieties and grow well, attracting more and more Chinese and foreign tourists.
Xiangyuan is located in the section from the big lawn to the small platform, covering an area of more than 200 mu. Taking fragrant flowers as the main body of gardening, it is known as the natural "pure fragrant bar" in Qingxiu Mountain, and the planting area, variety and quantity of fragrant flowers rank first in Guangxi gardens. There are many fragrant flowers in the fragrant garden, including trees and shrubs, evergreen plants and deciduous plants. At present, the fragrant flower plants that have been successfully introduced and planted in Xiangyuan are: Magnolia grandiflora, Lily, Magnolia purpurea, Magnolia grandiflora, Michelia Northeast (smiling Zui Xiang), Michelia multiflora (Magnolia glabra), Manglietia glauca, Liriodendron, Michelia, Murraya murraya, Milan, Osmanthus fragrans and so on. Many aromatic plants have long flowering periods and strong fragrance. While sterilizing and purifying the air, it can also regulate people's nervous system, promote blood circulation, generate vigorous energy and make people refreshed. Therefore, every time the flowers bloom, Xiangmanyuan exudes a refreshing fragrance, attracting a large number of tourists and lingering among them.
Throughout the ages, many literati have written many poems praising aromatic plants because they love their fragrance. For example, "melon seeds have elegant leaflets and rice-shaped flowers full of trees;" Who can match the rich fragrance and welcome guests from afar to make fragrant tea "is a true portrayal of Milan in Xiangyuan;" Murraya is long, and green and red pearls are covered with branches, so there are piles of green in winter and summer, and jade and silver stars laugh at trees; Fang Wan Li is thousands of miles away, while the bamboo dance is called ". ......
After several years of introduction and cultivation, the scenic spot has continuously enriched the plant varieties of Xiangyuan and continuously introduced fragrant flowers to create an elegant, healthy and fragrant environment for people.
Taohua Garden is located in Fenghuangling and Fengyiling, covering an area of about 200 mu. 1985 started construction, and 1986 was initially completed and opened to traffic. At first, peach blossoms were concentrated around Yaochi, and together with Sanbaotang (now Kannonji), a fairyland of Yaochi was formed. After years of renovation and expansion, the Peach Blossom Garden in Qingxiu Mountain has a certain scale, which is divided into several plots: Huoshaodi, Taohua Island (Fengyiling) and Dujuan Garden. In particular, Taohua Island has the best area and landscape, and the cultivation of peach trees is well combined with the original landform, creating a beautiful and comfortable landscape. At present, there are about 8,000 peach varieties planted in Taoyuan, including Maotao, Feitao, Xiangtao, Chrysanthemum Peach, Face Peach, Riyue Peach, Pink Jade, Wubao Dangzhi, Sanyi Peach and Ziyetao Peach, and about 30,000 azaleas are planted.
"The spring breeze comes year after year, and the peach blossoms are red every year." Since the opening of the garden, Taohuayuan has successfully held more than ten Peach Blossom Festivals. In the spring season from February to March every year, the peach blossoms and azaleas in Qingxiu Mountain are in full bloom and colorful. Boys and girls come here for an outing, enjoying flowers and receiving blessings, and praying for good luck in the coming year. It's really a peach blossom with a face, and a hundred flowers bloom, which is intoxicating. Many people like to appreciate peach blossoms, not only because they have beautiful petals, but also because the flowers, fruits and leaves of peach blossoms have happy, beautiful and auspicious connotations, which often give people warm and distant imagination and comfort. Because Taohua Island is located at the top of the mountain, its geographical position is superior. Whenever it rains or is foggy, the whole Peach Blossom Garden is shrouded in smoke, forming a wonderful picture of a fairyland on earth!