Foshan ~ Xiqiao Mountain, the first famous mountain in Lingnan

Get up early in the morning and find the Line 5 subway station near your residence. Because Guangzhou and Foshan are integrated, you can reach Foshan by taking this line, so it is called the new Line 5. Jiaokou is on the western boundary of Guangzhou City. Once you pass Jiaokou, you enter the urban area of ??Foshan (the easternmost point is Xiwanhui). Jiaokou has a passenger terminal, a bus terminal and a subway station. It is the transportation exchange hub of Guangfo. At Jiaokou Subway Station, I got off the Guangzhou Subway. Instead of leaving the station, I took the Foshan Subway that was waiting for passengers opposite. It only took ten minutes to reach Kuiqi, which is the center of Foshan. Take the bus and go south along Foshan Avenue, then turn west. After crossing Dongping Waterway, Shunde Waterway and Xiqiao Bridge, it took more than half an hour to arrive at Jindian Square, Xiqiao Town, Nanhai District. This square is at the foot of the north side of Xiqiao Mountain. Xiqiao Mountain, 27 kilometers northeast of Foshan City and 45 kilometers away from Guangzhou City, was the hometown of martial arts warrior Huang Feihong. Xiqiao Mountain has beautiful scenery. The northwest part of the scenic spot is close to Jindian Square. It is easy for tourists to reach and has many scenic spots. There are clusters of temples and densely populated historic sites. Because there is a saying that "if you want to enjoy the beauty of Xiqiao, you should first visit Baiyun", so we first went south to the northwest foot of the scenic spot and entered Baiyun Cave, the gateway to the mountain.

The holy place of martial arts training and life of Huang Feihong

The Qiaoyuan of Xiqiao Mountain is Baiyun Cave, a horseshoe-shaped valley, one of the 36 caves in Xiqiao Mountain, covering an area of ??1.2 square kilometers. The surrounding cliffs are high in the sky, flying springs spit out jade, and the pavilions and pavilions are hidden among the green pines and cypresses. There are many cliff carvings and cultural relics, such as Sanhu Academy, Kuiguang Tower, Yunquan Fairy Hall, Baiyun Ancient Temple, etc. There is Xiaoyao Terrace that looks like an aerial stage, and "Xiqiao Cloud Waterfall" is one of the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng. The beautiful Baiyun Cave in Jia Xiqiao integrates twenty-four sceneries into one, and you will be nostalgic for it once you see it.

At the east foot of Qiaoyuan, there are scenic spots such as Shiyan Rock, Dongru Rock, and Xiangshui Rock. To the southeast, the top of the mountain is Tianhu Lake, which covers an area of ??about 1 square kilometers. The lake is as clear as forging and is a good place for tourists to watch the lake, watch dragons, swim, go boating, and wait for the moon. Among the mountains beside the lake, there are caves such as "Fei Liu Qian Chi", "Amber Waterfall", "Cuiyan Waterfall", etc., which are all kinds of strange, quiet and elegant. To the north of the lake, a Shuiyue Pavilion floats in the water, with flying eaves and clouds, a small boat leaning against it, and a water stage nearby. The east and west banks are decorated with characteristic buildings such as Baolong Pavilion, Longzhu Pavilion, Yitian Pavilion, Banyun Pavilion, Waiting for the Moon Pavilion and Yuanyang Pavilion respectively. There is a Jiuqu Bridge in the east of Tianhu Lake, which looks like a jade dragon lying on the waves and a green plate of harp strings.

The Cuiyan Valley in the middle of Xiqiao Mountain is a funnel-shaped canyon that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. It has steep cliffs on both sides, covered with tree shades, swaying cold vines and full of greenery. The mouth of the "Hanmen" valley is wide and gradually narrows, followed by Guyu Valley, Banyue Spring, rugged walls, Baihua Terrace and Longxu Waterfall. The rapid waterfall flows down to form a small pool at the bottom of the valley. There are two small springs on the pool, one sprays and the other slowly falls, which is called Yin and Yang water. There is a stepping road beside the pool to reach the Tingpu Tower. There is a gourd well on the side of the tower, which is connected to the seam of the stone to leak out. The sweet spring. On the left cliff of the valley, banyan roots cling to the rocks, and there are numerous exotic flowers. There is a plank road on the side that climbs around the waterfall and goes straight to Biyun Village. The two stone chambers in Cuiyan Valley were the secluded residences of painters Li Jian and He Danshan in the Qing Dynasty. They were inscribed with the words "natural pictures" and were the birthplace of the Lingnan School of Painting. The Leafless Well is known as "the first spring in Qiao Mountain". The water is sweet and clear, and it never stops all year round. Although the leaves have fallen one after another, there are no remaining leaves on the surface of the well.

Daxian Peak is one of the seventy-two peaks of Xiqiao. The peak area is 150,000 square meters. It has the main statue of Guanyin, the Holy Land Huifang, the Holy Land Shop, the Fushou Lotus Pond and the Huanhai Jingqing. Therefore, Guanyin is located in Xiqiao Mountain, Nanhai District, so it is called Nanhai Guanyin. The statue of Avalokitesvara is more than 60 meters high, with a crown of pearls on the top, a round light on the neck, kind eyebrows and red lips, eyes like twin stars, and good eyes slightly bent. It sits firmly on the lotus platform and looks at all living beings. It has a calm and solemn attitude, rescuing suffering people. The lotus seat platform is 36 meters in diameter. It is surrounded by water on all sides and connected by four bridges. It contains pure land in four directions, virtuous water in eight directions, and Tao on all four sides. Thousand Buddhas Reflect the Light are thirty-three famous pavilions built near the mountain, respectively dedicated to the thirty-three incarnations of Guanyin. On the left side of Daxian Peak, a domestic and foreign audio temple with great artistic value has been built. The above scenic spots, together with the Sanctuary Shop, Fushou Lotus Pond, Huanhai Jingqing, Archway Square and other beautiful buildings, form the Nanhai Guanyin Cultural Garden.

Baofeng Temple under Daxian Peak has a history of more than 600 years. It is one of the four famous temples in southern Guangdong, covering an area of ??21,600 square meters. The main hall in the temple enshrines Sakyamuni Buddha, Medicine Buddha and Amitabha Buddha, as well as the left Lord Kasyapa, Ananda on the right. On the left and right halls, the one on the left is Daxing Bodhisattva, the one on the right is Dazhi Bodhisattva, as well as the bell tower and drum tower. Baofeng Temple is elegant and simple, with a large relief sculpture of Medicine Master in front of the square.

The main scenery at Jiulongyan is the Square Bamboo Garden, which is planted with the unique rounded square bamboos of Xiqiao Mountain. If you move away from this garden, the bamboo body will become round again. There are also Arhat bamboo, Bodhisattva bamboo and so on.

There are many tall or short tea trees in the tea garden, which are green and covered with small lanterns: they are light green tea fruits. Baofeng scenic spot has vast lawns and green grass. The rock walls of Jiulong are curved and curved, and the rock holes are high and low, like spiraling forward.

The peach garden covers an area of ??more than 400 acres, with hundreds of varieties. In the season, the mountains are red, as bright as red clouds, and the white peach blossoms are as white as snow and crystal clear. The flowers are fragrant, charming and enchanting. For the Peach Blossom Fairy.

The Biyu Cave you pass when going down the mountain is an east cliff canyon, with Yuyanzhu, Yushushi, Yuxian Bridge, Dongtian Lake, etc. Its Yuyanzhu Waterfall is the largest waterfall in Xiqiao Mountain .