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Chapter 42 Departure to Laojun Mountain Scenic Area

Laojun Mountain was formed during the continental orogeny 19 billion years ago. Its ancient name is "Jingshi Mountain", which means that the eight hundred miles of Funiu Mountain's beautiful scenery are gathered in one room. Because Laozi, the founder of Taoism, lived in seclusion and practiced here, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty gave it the name "Laojun Mountain", which has been used to this day. Laojun Mountain is 2217 meters above sea level and is the main peak of the [-]-mile Funiu Mountain. Its geological landscape is a world-class resource.

Luoyang Laojun Mountain is located three kilometers southeast of Luanchuan County, Luoyang City, in the west of Henan Province. The original appearance of Laojun Mountain is well preserved. It records the tectonic evolution of the southern edge of the North China ancient continental block such as cracking, dispersion, accretion, aggregation, collision, and orogenesis over the past 19 billion years. process.

Laojun Mountain is dominated by mid-low mountains and valleys. The topography is highly undulating. It belongs to the western Henan subdivision of the North China stratigraphic area. It spans the Xiong'er Mountain Community and the Funiu Mountain Community. The exposed strata include: Archean Taihua Group and Lower Proterozoic Kuanping Group. , Mesoproterozoic Changcheng System Xiong'er Group, Jixian Guandaokou Group and Luanchuan Group, Upper Proterozoic Qingbaikou System Taowan Group, Paleozoic Ordovician Erlangping Group, Cenozoic Paleogene and Quaternary, lithology The lithofacies changes greatly; there are regional deep and large faults distributed, and the geological structure is complex

Laojun Mountain (thelaojunmountain), "the unparalleled holy land in the world, the first fairy mountain in the world". Originally named Jingshi Mountain, it is located 3000 meters southeast of Luanchuan County, Luoyang, the ancient capital of the Thirteenth Dynasty. The main peak of the 2217-mile Funiu Mountains, Yuhuangding is [-] meters above sea level.

It has more than 2000 years of human history and is the longest mountain range in Taoism.

Laojun Mountain was formed during the continental orogeny 19 billion years ago. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Laozi Li Er, recognized as the founder of Taoism, came here to practice in seclusion, making it the "source of Taoism" and the "ancestral court". The Northern Wei Dynasty began to build Laojun Temple on it to commemorate it.

In the 11th year of Zhenguan (637), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty rebuilt the Tieding Laojun Temple on Jingshi Mountain and named it "Laojun Mountain", making it a holy place for the Quanzhen sect, the mainstream of Taoism. In the 31st year of Wanli (1603), Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty decreed Laojun Mountain to be a "famous mountain in the world" and spent money to build a palace. It became the only Chinese mountain range in history to be named a "famous mountain in the world" by the emperor.

There are 6 scenic spots in Laojun Mountain, with 179 scenic spots, including 16 temples such as Taiqing Palace, Shifangyuan, Lingguan Palace, Linjiang Palace, Shepherd’s Circle, Suffering Palace, Sutra Chuan Tower, Guanyin Palace, Sanqing Palace, and Laojun Temple. at.

On the south side of Mazhao Ridge, there are more than [-] acres of stone forest landscape open to tourists, which is called the "Northern Stone Forest" by geologists.

Laojun Mountain is now a world geological park, a national AAA tourist attraction, a national geological park, a national nature reserve, a provincial key cultural relic protection unit, a provincial scenic spot, a holy place for Taoist believers in northern China, and an outstanding representative of the Central Plains landscape culture.

In 2014, the Laojun Mountain bronze statue of Laozi was recorded by the World Guinness Headquarters as “the tallest bronze statue of Laozi in the Guinness World.”

It is also a popular filming location for contemporary fairy tale films and TV dramas, including "Zhu Xian Qing Yun Zhi" and "Tian Ji: Legend of the Emperor of Heaven".

On May 2022, 5, the sea of ​​clouds landscape in Laojun Mountain Scenic Area was selected as one of the first batch of "Weather and Climate Landscape Viewing Sites" in China

Chinese name: Laojun Mountain

Foreign name thelaojunmountain

Scenic spot level national aaaaa tourist attraction

Geographical location: Luanchuan County, Luoyang City, Henan Province

Scenic Area Honors World Geopark, National Nature Reserve

Scenic Area Type Nature Reserve, Geopark

Altitude 2297m

Climate Temperate monsoon climate (semi-humid)

Ticket price 100 yuan

Opening hours 08:00-18:00

Recommended play time is 3-4 hours

Suitable travel seasons are May-June and October-November

Famous scenic spots: Jinding Taoist Temple Group, Dream Chaser Valley, and Zhaigou

Named by Tang Taizong Li Shimin

Formerly known as Jingshi Mountain

Laojun Mountain has a temperate monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 12.4°C, 2103 hours of sunshine per year, a frost-free period of 198 days, and an average annual precipitation of 872.6 mm. The annual precipitation reaches a maximum of 1386.6 mm and a minimum of 403.3 mm.

"Wow, Chen Xiaotian, look at the "Stone Forest" in front of you!

"I have eyes and I see."

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stone forest

Destroyed and repaired from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the present day, Dingding Laojun Temple is the largest among the existing temples. The temples along the Laojun Mountain Taoist Cultural Zone have a long history. The Laojun Temple on the top of the mountain is said to have "Wudang Golden Summit in the south and Laojun Iron Summit in the north." There are more than [-] acres of stone forest landscape on the south side of Mazhao Ridge open to tourists. This landscape is known as Geologists call it the "Northern Stone Forest".

The Golden Summit Taoist Building Complex of Laojun Mountain relies on the buildings on the top of the mountain, mainly including Laojun Temple, Daodefu, Wumu Golden Palace, Liangbaotai, Jade Emperor Summit, Bell and Drum Tower, Nantianmen, Chaoyang Cave, Daodaoyuan, Shinto Overpass, Cloister, etc. , all adopt the architectural form of royal palaces in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially the three golden domes of the Golden Palace, Liangbaotai and Jade Emperor, which have become the highlight of the Taoist temple complex in Laojun Mountain.

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