Guanyin Mountain Forest Park built to the main gate building, Guanyin Square, Guanyin Bodhisattva statue, Xiangongling, Pudu Creek, Thanksgiving Lake, Echo Wall, Yixin Pavilion, Ciyun Pavilion, ancestors stone base, ancient tree museum, International Convention and Exhibition Center, Xianquan Swimming Pool and other more than 20 attractions.
1, the main gate tower (pagoda)
The main gate tower is the park's landmark building, located at the entrance of the park on Penjieshan Avenue. Covering an area of 500 square meters, the building is 28 meters high, 46 meters long and 18 meters wide. On the battlements of the pagoda, the arch of 3 layers of flying eaves, four corners to pull up, imposing, solemn and solemn, for the imitation of ancient pass-style architecture.
2, Guanyin Mountain Square
Guanyin Mountain Square is located at the top of Guanyin Mountain, 488 meters above sea level. For the park's terminal attractions, but also the distribution center for tourists. The stone statue of Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, stands in the center of the square. Occupying an area of 10,000 square meters of site terrain flat. Scenery set up in the field are even flower pool, release pool, eighteen Luohan, auspicious golden drums, fasting dishes to taste.
Near view of exotic flowers and grasses, lake and mountains; distant view of the mountains, blue sky blue, visitors to this "extraordinary" feeling. Around the square, set up Xu food stalls, incense. Visitors can casually drink, burn incense and worship Buddha, kite-flying, drumming and shooting the scenery.
Guanyin Bodhisattva stone statue is located at an altitude of 488 meters above sea level on top of Guanyin Mountain. 33 meters high, 10.6 meters wide in cross-section, volume of 630 cubic meters, weighing 3300 tons, assembled from 999 pieces (0.5 to 0.8 tons) Fujian Putian basalt. Stone statue designed by the national level sculptor Chen Bao, all processes using manual carving. From September 1997 to June 2000 lasted 3 years, consumed 986 working days.
Statue of fine craftsmanship, lifelike, elegant style, very Tang Dynasty style, with high artistic value, it as the history of Guanyinshan logo, has far-reaching historical value. November 4, 2001, "Guanyin bodhisattva statue of the whole opening and Dongguan Guanyin Temple Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony," was held in the Guanyinshan Square.
On that day, more than 30,000 monks from home and abroad, lay believers, political figures, celebrities gathered in the square, held a grand celebration. The inauguration ceremony was officiated by Elder Wing Sing, president of the Hong Kong Bodhi Society, a senior and respected Buddhist leader.
3. Xiangongling
Immortal Palace Ridge is an ancient relic of Taoism. According to legend, the two disciples of Lord Taishang and the First Heavenly Father - Fire Dragon and Misty - were both mesmerized by the beauty of this place, so they made a hut to live here.
There are steep peaks here, there are stone-level footpaths leading to various pavilions up to the top of the mountain, the shade of the road, ancient trees in the sky, "negative ion" content is high, for fitness and health ideal place.
4, Pudu Stream
The stream meanders, from the top down, constituting 36 waterfalls, waterfalls into a band, there are divided and combined, there are slow and rapid, such as cracking and breaking damask, trickling, through the gap caressing the stone, combined with the water turbulence, flowers splash jade.
5, Thanksgiving Lake
Thanksgiving Lake is located below the Guanyin Temple. For the Yaofo Ridge stream stops injecting here, the water into the lake, the lake is as flat as a mirror, the water quality is pure. Like a pearl set in the mountains. On a clear day, the sky and clouds in the lake hovering and rippling, fish, shrimp, turtles and soft-shelled turtle swimming in the lake; cloudy days, the mountain clouds and smoke, water and sky, such as wrapped in a light veil.
6, Echo Wall
Echo Wall is located in the immortal spring waterfall valley. The wall is semicircular, smooth cliffs, slightly oblique. Visitors face the wall a call are echo, the original sound overlap three times, curling ceaselessly in the ear, the call is located in a different location, the echo of the sound volume is different, or whispering, or sinking as a drum, so that visitors are eager to try to call, singing, high-five sound intermixed appearances, like a symphony without a beat, echoing for a long time between the Manglin Valley.
7, Yixin Pavilion
Yixin Pavilion is a historical site. According to legend, in September of the second year of the Southern Song Dynasty (1276), Xiong Fei (a native of Duhua Village, Dongguan) fought against the Yuan army at Dayu Mountain. He was outnumbered and died in the line of duty, and his general Ye Zhen led the rest of his troops to lurk around the Guanyin Mountain area of Dongguan, waiting for an opportunity to rise again. After the Yuan army gained power, the Yuan dynasty has become a major situation. Ye Zhen and so on is living in seclusion in Guanyin Mountain. In their spare time, they played the zither and sword, enjoying themselves. The later admirers, was built pavilion for remembrance.
Yi Xin Pavilion side, there is a statue, standing with a loaded gun, heroic style. This is the anti-Japanese aspirant Cai Zipei (1913 ~ 1998). 1937 "July 7" Lugou Bridge Incident. Cai Zipei to join the military, organized in his hometown "Shima Township People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Brigade", to carry out anti-Japanese salvation work. 1945 August, Cai Zipei to the third line of the Dongjiang Column commanders in the capacity of negotiating with the Japanese army, and accept the surrender of the Japanese Zhenwu surrendered their weapons. Since then he has been fighting with the army in the south and north. he was promoted to the rank of major in 1964.
8, Ciyun Pavilion
Ciyun Pavilion is a cone-shaped building. Like a jade pillar pointing to the sky. It is located at an altitude of 189 meters above sea level on the top of Flying Cloud Mountain, Pavilion height of 38 meters (eleven floors), more obvious its towering and upright. There is a sense of "three feet from the sky three".
Flying clouds on top of the mountain is a tactical key. 1943, the present-day Flying Cloud Pavilion area, for the Japanese army in Zhangmutou region in the five bunkers in the largest size of a main fort. Each of the four directions of a secondary fort, a 4-meter-wide, 12-meter-deep trench, configured with sophisticated weapons (mountain guns, machine guns) blockade everywhere. It was heavily fortified with wolfhounds, electric nets and searchlights, and was usually guarded by 50 to 100 Japanese soldiers.
In August 1945, Japan announced its surrender. The local Japanese army refused to surrender to the East column guerrillas, Cai Zipei organized hundreds of folks to pressure the Japanese army, forcing the Japanese army to give in. The bunker in the "Great Leap Forward" era (1958) because of the brick building pigsty demolished.
9, ancient relics - ancestors stone base
The ancestors stone base was discovered by park surveyors in 2003. It is located on the hill above 400 meters above sea level in Yiu Fo Ling, Guanyin Mountain. Some of them extend upward from the waist of the mountain, relying on the mountain, neatly arranged, like terraced fields; some are scattered, irregular. Stone base is generally 50 centimeters high to 100 centimeters high, the stone used in small such as pebbles, large boulders have thousands of kilograms. From the Bodhi Trail west of the stone base to see, it and the steep mountain configuration seamless, enough to prove that the forefathers of the arduous labor and superb masonry technology, so that future generations will marvel at.
10, the ancient tree Museum Park
Ancient Tree Museum Park by the Park and the Guangdong Provincial Academy of Sciences Guangwei Geographic Research Institute jointly founded. Opened in October 2004, the museum. The Museum of Ancient Trees has a collection of 30 specimens of ancient trees from different generations of China, which were unearthed in the late 1990s and have ornamental and historical research value.
Among the group of ancient trees, there is a specimen that died since the era of Emperor Yao and Shun (4,500 years ago), which is the treasure of the museum. The tree, which is thick (1.6 meters in diameter) and long (15 meters ), is a tropical tree, (tree name: Green Bark Tree), and has left 300 rings of annual rings despite the erosion of thousands of years of wind and rain.
11, Xianquan Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool is set in Xianquan Reservoir below the dam, covers an area of 10,000 square meters. *** There are 4 swimming pools, divided into children, adult area, swimming performance area. The performance area has hundreds of ladder seats. The swimming pool is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with cool winds and cold water, which is a holy place to avoid summer heat and attracts many tourists to come here to cool off.
The International Convention and Exhibition Center is the largest indoor facility in the park, located at the bottom of Guanyin Mountain, adjacent to the five-star Serenity Hotel (Sanzheng Group), covering an area of 50,000 square meters, with a floor area of 12,000 square meters, for the steel pipe and aluminum structure building, with a tall and airy appearance, resembling a mountain eagle standing proudly amidst the steep mountains and peaks.
It is suitable for large-scale exhibitions, performances and events. With an indoor capacity of 20,000 people and 600 booths, it has hosted five national events since its opening in May 2003: the National City Orienteering Series, the National Vehicle Modeling Championships (three times), and the First National Unicorn Dance Competition.
Large-scale performances (provincial and Hong Kong level) were held four times:
(1) National Folk Art "Mountain Flower Award" event;
(2) Guangdong Provincial Song and Dance Troupe's "Lin Hai Rises to the Bright Moon" concert;
(3) Hong Kong People's Tourism Festival's "Bright Moon in the Sea of Forests" concert;
(4) Hong Kong People's Tourism Festival's "Bright Moon in the Sea of Forests" concert; and ), Hong Kong People's Tourism Festival, "Hong Kong Star" Wen Zhaolun, Andy Hui concert each.