#Hello, tourists. I'm your tour guide of Wudang Mountain. You can call me Xiao Zhu. Here, on behalf of our travel agency, I would like to extend my warmest welcome to you all. Next to this is our driver master --- Master Li. Master Li has ten years of driving experience and skillful driving skills, so you can rest assured to ride. In the next journey, we will try our best to bring you the best service. I hope you can have a good time on this day.
Wudang Mountain, also known as Taihe mountain, is located in Shiyan City, Hubei Province. It is a famous Taoist Holy Land and the birthplace of Wudang boxing. There are many peaks, the main peak is Tianzhu peak, and the surrounding 72 peaks face each other, forming a lotus shaped mountain system and a spectacle of "72 peaks facing the top", which is rare in other famous mountains in China.
There is a saying that "the world's famous mountains are occupied by Buddhas", but in Wudang Mountain, Taoism dominates the world. Wudang Mountain gets its name from "it can't be regarded without real martial arts". Zhenwu is the great emperor of Zhenwu. He practiced here.
Wudang Taoist temple was built in Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty and reached its peak in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty. In the second year after he ascended the throne, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, began to build large-scale buildings in Wudang Mountain. In the past 12 years, 300000 military and civilian craftsmen were mobilized to build a large-scale building complex. During the Ming Dynasty, Wudang Mountain was regarded as a royal Taoist temple, and its political status was supreme. These buildings are still well preserved. In 1994, they were listed in the world cultural heritage and became the treasures of the world.
Having said so much, I think you can't wait. Now that we are at the foot of Wudang Mountain, please take your belongings and get out of the car to start our pilgrimage.
You see, there is the legendary Prince slope. It is said that the crown prince of jingle state went to Wudang Mountain to practice at the age of 15. He first lived on this mountain, so "taizipo" got its name. After a period of practice there, the prince could not bear the hardships and wanted to return to the secular life. When walking through the well of grinding needles, ziyuanjun turned into an old woman. After being enlightened by the matter of grinding iron and pestle, she came back here to practice at ease, so it was also named "restoration". Prince slope also has a "teardrop pool". It is said that when the prince was practicing in Wudang Mountain, his mother shansheng came to ask the prince to go back. The prince refused, and the queen couldn't catch up with him. She was so sad that she burst into tears.
Now the main hall in front of us is Zixiao palace. Zixiao palace is the most complete palace of Ming Dynasty in Wudang Mountain. Looking along the central axis, the buildings on both sides are symmetrical, with exquisite layout, carved beams and painted buildings. "Zixiao" symbolizes the constellation of crape myrtle in the sky and occupies the central position as the emperor. It gathered the aura of all things in the world, and Emperor Yongle named it "Zixiao blessed land". It means that it is a fairyland in the world and an ideal place for Taoism to pursue the unity of heaven and man. I believe you will have a better life and a better fortune after you come here. I feel that it is a worthwhile trip.
Well, now we have come to Nanyan. Nanyan stone hall is the largest stone hall in Wudang Mountain. Notice that the walls here are inlaid with 500 gods. Taoism is called "500 Lingguan". It is said that after the prince entered Wudang for cultivation, the king sent 500 elite soldiers to Wudang Mountain to find the prince because he missed him. The prince is determined to cultivate Taoism and become an immortal, and he will never go back. When the ministers were kneeling down to beg the prince to return to the palace, they suddenly felt stiff and motionless. Only their mouths could speak. Everyone said in unison: I would like to learn from the prince and never go back to the palace. After that, the prince ascended to heaven and became emperor. Five hundred soldiers also completed their cultivation and became five hundred spirit officials who guarded emperor Zhenwu.
Down along the west side of Nanyan, we can see that there is a protruding peak here, which has a wonderful scenery. There are "feisheng rock" and "dressing table" on the mountain, and a stone is stretched out in front of the table, which is called "heart testing stone". It is said that after 42 years of cultivation in Wudang, the prince finally gained the Tao. Before ascending to heaven, one day the prince came to the dressing table and suddenly saw a beautiful woman in cicada clothes. The beauty tried every means to dress for the prince. The prince refused. She thought that the woman was changed by a demon, so she drew out her sword and tried to kill her. The beauty was humiliated and committed suicide by jumping off a cliff. Seeing this, the prince panicked and regretted, determined to pay for the beauty's life. Then she went to the stone where the beauty jumped off the cliff, which is what we call "heart testing stone" on this day, and jumped down without hesitation. But at this time, he felt that his body was not falling rapidly. Instead, it was like a ribbon. He rose up in the air. Five dragons lifted him up to heaven. Later generations called this rock "feisheng rock". At this point, the prince with complete merits became emperor Zhenwu.
There is a lot to say about the origin of the statue of Zhenwu. It is said that after Zhu Di ascended the throne, the aristocrats were not satisfied, but they did not dare to make it clear. When Zhu Di learned that everyone believed in Taoism, he decided to build a large-scale construction project in Wudang Mountain and told painters all over the country to paint the statue of Zhenwu, the main god of Wudang Mountain. 71 painters were killed because they could not satisfy Cheng Zu. The 72nd is a surname Ji
I'm a great painter. He didn't plan to come back before he went to Beijing. He has arranged everything for him. When the eunuch introduced him, Zhu Di was bathing. When he heard that the painter had arrived, he put on his bathrobe and came out to meet him. When the painter kowtowed to the emperor, Zhu Di said, "please look up.". And knowingly nodded to the painter. The clever painter presented the portrait to the emperor the next morning. Zhu Di laughed and gave it to the craftsman for casting. The painter was also awarded the title of palace painter and got a high official position. Originally, this portrait is the heroic posture of Emperor Zhu Di with his hair and bare feet when the painter worships. Therefore, Wudang Mountain has left the saying that "the true God and martial arts, the image of the ancestor".
When you come to Wudang, you have to mention the martial arts of Wudang. Wudang martial arts is an important school of Chinese martial arts, which is characterized by static control, soft outside and firm inside. It is known as "Shaolin in the north, Wudang in the South". Many people are not aware of Wudang Mountain, but know Wudang boxing. It is said that the founder of Wudang boxing is Zhang Sanfeng, a famous Taoist in the Ming Dynasty. I think friends who like martial arts may know something about this through novels. It is said that when he was practicing there, he saw the scene of the fight between the crane and the snake, and was inspired to understand the thirteen forms of Tai Chi. He was also respected as the founder of Wudang school. Taijiquan, founded by him, aims at keeping fit and prolonging life. It is widely understood by people and is an extremely precious cultural heritage of all mankind.
If you are interested in Wudang martial arts, you can also go to see the movie code of Wudang, which was released in July this year and starred by Zhao Wenzhuo and Yang Mi. It is an action movie about Wudang's winning treasure. Most of the scenes are taken from Wudang Mountain. All kinds of wonderful scenes in the movie are right in front of you. Of course, I didn't see the seven treasures of Wudang mentioned in the movie, Xiao Zhu. Now let's have a free tour. By the way, let's see if we can find the treasure. Remember our meeting time and place!
The perfect time is always short, and that's the end of our journey. Thank you for your support and cooperation in my work on this day. If I have any shortcomings in my work, please criticize and correct me! I am very happy to meet you this time, and I hope to have the opportunity to get together with you again. Finally, I wish you all good luck, good luck every year, thank you!