Yangqi Mountain

Yangqi Mountain lies in Shangli Country, Pingxiang City of Jiangxi Province. With a height of 1000 meters, Yangqi Mountain in Shangli County is provincial key scenic spot combined natural scenery with religious and cultural landscape together, boasting its moderate weather and beautiful scenic wonders. It was the birthplace of the Yangqi Sect, one of seven sects of Zen in Buddhism. At present, Yangqi Temple has been inscribed into the list of 24 provincial scenic spots in Jiangxi province.

It was once called Wngling Mountain and Lushan Mountain. It is said that in the Warring States Period, a famous philosopher named Yangzhu lost his way when facing the crossroad of the mountain, so it was called Yangqi Mountain in the name of him. Yangqi Mountain is secluded with wonderful spectacles with verdant mountains, wandering brooks and streams and precipitous cliffs. In the history of peasantry revolution in modern history, Yangqi Mountain was a splendorous red base. The most famous attractions in the scenic spots are Putong Temple and Yilong Cave.

Yangqi Putong Temple was built in the flourishing period of Tang Dynasty. It’s the courtyard of the founder of the Yangqi branch, a sub-sect of Linji Scet (one of the Chan Sect of Buddhism in China). It’s located at the foot of Shoutao Peak of Yangqishan Mountain, 10 kilo miles away from the county town. The whole area is 7,000 sq km, of which 3,000 sq km is occupied by the construction.

Yangqi Putong Temple was first called Guangli Monastery. In the 12th year of Tianbao Period of Tang Dynasty (753), it was built under the advocacy of Chengguang Abbot. Then he was inherited by Zhenshu Abbot. Under Zhenshu Abbot’s Advocacy meditation hall and Buddhist monastery were newly built and enlarged in the Dali Period of Tang Dynasty. In its heyday times, there were hundreds of monks here. Surrounded by green hills, the resplendent and magnificent Yangqi Temple has an air of great antiquity and solemnity. There are ancient pagodas and cypress trees towering towards sky. From Tang Dynasty to Ming and Qing Dynasties, a continuous flow of men and women went to burn joss sticks and candles in spring or on the birthday of Buddhism every year.

Yilong Cave is a natural limestone cave formed 180,000,000 years ago. The cave stretches as long as 4,200 meters, with meandering streams at the bottom. The streams make the cave more vivid. When the water flows across the flat section, the stream is as calm as floating jade belt. When it meets the fault, it drops down thunderously. Through the rock cracks crystal spring water gushes out continuously. It’s a tourist resort and sample depository of the natural karsts topography with many sights.

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