Located at the northern foot of Gaolan Mountain in the south of Lanzhou, Wuquan Mountain is a famous tourist attraction with a history of more than 2,000 years. The scenic spots in the park are mainly five-eye famous springs and ancient Buddhist buildings, with an altitude of 1600 meters and an area of 267,000 square meters. There are more than 10 buildings since Ming and Qing Dynasties.
There are more than 0/000 guest rooms/kloc-with a building area of 10000 square meters, which is huge. The park has rolling hills, lush trees and quiet environment. Temple buildings are built on the mountain, with corridors and pavilions connected and scattered.
Wuquan Mountain was designated as a park on 1955. The original pavilions have been renovated. After greening construction, the park has become an important tourist attraction with winding paths and secluded places. Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, a temple fair is held on the mountain. Besides bathing Buddha and offering sacrifices, there are also flower exhibitions and various folk cultural activities.
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According to legend, in the third year of founding ceremony, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (20 BC), Huo Qubing was stationed in the Western Expedition. The foot soldiers were tired and thirsty. Huo Qubing gave five lashes in his hand, and the whip sounded like a spring, so it became five springs. Although this is a myth, the wonders of Wuquan Mountain's "Five Springs" have really attracted the attention of the world.
The height of the middle peak in Wuquan Mountain is an ancient architectural complex. From the mountain gate along the middle passage, there are ancient temples such as Butterfly Pavilion, King Kong Hall, Daxiong Hall, Wanyuan Pavilion, Wenchang Palace, Dizang Temple and Thousand Buddhas Pavilion. , arranged on the mountain, layer upon layer, connected by stone steps. The two wings of the peak are East and West Longkou, and the five springs are arranged in an arc along the line of East Longkou-Wenchang Palace-West Longkou, hanging on the mountainside. The spring water is connected by four corridors: the stone step trestle and the pavilion.
Temple buildings are built on the mountain, with corridors and pavilions connected and scattered. Up to now, there is still a Taihe iron clock in Chongqing Temple. Casting in Jintaihe for two years, it is three meters high, two meters in diameter and weighs ten thousand Jin. A bronze Buddha statue and lotus pedestal, which were cast in the first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1368), are well preserved in the King Kong Hall. The Buddha statue is 5.3 meters high, 2.7 meters wide and weighs more than 20,000 kilograms. With a smile and a natural expression, it is a beautiful bronze statue.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Wuquan Mountain in Lanzhou