China's Four Famous Buddhist Mountains
Mount Wutai: Located in Wutai County, Shanxi Province, it is the monastery of Manjushri Bodhisattva
Mount Emei: Located in Emeishan City, Sichuan Province, it is the monastery of Manjushri Bodhisattva. Xian Bodhisattva Dojo
Putuo Mountain: Located in Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, it is the Dojo of Guanyin Bodhisattva
Jiuhua Mountain: Located in Qingyang County, Anhui Province, it is the Dojo of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
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Four masterpieces of Chinese classical literature
"A Dream of Red Mansions", " "Journey to the West", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin"
China's four famous gardens:
The Summer Palace in Beijing;
The Summer Resort in Chengde, Hebei ;
The Humble Administrator’s Garden in Suzhou;
The Lingering Garden in Suzhou.
Four major academies in ancient China
Bailudong Academy at Wulaofeng in Mount Lu, Jiangxi;
Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan;
Henan Songyang Academy at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain;
Yingtianfu Academy in the south of Shangqiu County, Henan Province;
The four beauties of ancient China:
Xi Shi, Yang Guifei, Diao Chan, Wang Zhaojun
China’s Four Great Inventions:
Papermaking, compass, gunpowder, and movable type printing
China’s Four Famous Embroideries:
Jiangsu Su Embroidery
Hunan Embroidery
Guangdong Embroidery
Sichuan Shu Embroidery
China's Four Famous Inkstones
Duanshi inkstone from Duanxi, Guangdong;
She inkstone from Shexian, Anhui;
Taohe inkstone from southern Gansu;
Chengni inkstone from Luoyang, Henan .
The Four Ancient Cities in China
Langzhong, Sichuan;
Lijiang, Yunnan;
Pingyao, Shanxi;
She, Anhui county.
The four major Chinese cuisines:
Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine and Cantonese cuisine.
The Four Great Folklores of China
"Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai"
"The Legend of the White Snake"
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China's four major plum gardens:
Wuhan East Lake Moshan Plum Garden
Nanjing Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Plum Blossom Mountain Plum Garden,
Shanghai Dianshan Lake Grand View Garden Plum Garden,
Wuxi Hushan Plum Garden
China’s Four Famous Ancient Buildings
Yueyang Tower, Tengwang Pavilion, Yellow Crane Tower, Penglai Pavilion
China's Four Major Freshwater Lakes
Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, Taihu Lake, Hongze Lake
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China’s four major basins:
The Tarim Basin, Jungar Basin, Qaidam Basin, Sichuan Basin
China’s four major municipalities:
Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing
China’s four major plateaus:
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The four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty were Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, and King Luo Bin. Wang Bo's "Preface to Tengwang Pavilion", Yang Jiong's "Military March", Lu Zhaolin's "Ancient Meanings of Chang'an", Luo Binwang's "Cicada in Prison", etc. are all famous works that have been passed down through the ages and are popular among the people. They are talented but extremely unfortunate. Wang Bo died at the age of twenty-six, and Yang Jiong only lived forty-three. Lu Zhaolin committed suicide in despair and illness, and King Luo Bin did not know where he ended up. The four heroes had a bad fate and were discriminated against. The great poet Du Fu fairly commented: "Er Cao's body and name will be destroyed, and it won't cost the river to join the eternal flow."
Zuiweng Pavilion in Chu County, Anhui, Taoran Pavilion in Xiannong Tan, Beijing, Changsha, Hunan Aiwan Pavilion and Huxin Pavilion in Hangzhou, Zhejiang are known as the "Four Famous Pavilions" in China.
Drunkard Pavilion:
Located in Langya Mountain in Chu County, Anhui Province, in the sixth year of Qingli in the Northern Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu was demoted to Chuzhou as the prefect and called himself "Drunkard Old Man", so this pavilion was named "Drunkard Old Man". Wengting".
Taoranting:
The Xiajiatan in Beijing was built by Jiang Zao, a doctor from the Ministry of Industry in the 34th year of Emperor Kangxi’s reign in the Qing Dynasty. It is now Taoranting Park.
Aiwan Pavilion:
Located on the hillside of Yuelu Mountain in Changsha, Hunan, it was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The original name is Hongye Pavilion, also known as Ai Feng Pavilion. It is located in Qingfeng Gorge at the foot of Yuelu Mountain. The pavilion sits from west to east, surrounded by mountains on three sides and with towering ancient maples. Aiwan Pavilion was built in the 57th year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1792), and was initiated by Luo Dian, the director of Yuelu Academy. Later, according to the intention of Bi Yuan, the governor of Huguang, the pavilion was renamed Aiwan Pavilion, taking Du Mu's poem "stop and sit in the maple forest to love the evening, the frost leaves are as red as the flowers in February". It was originally a wooden structure, but was changed to brick in the early Tongzhi period (1862-1870). The pavilion is simple and elegant, with a square plan, a side length of 6.23 meters, and a total height of 12 meters. The inner golden pillars are made of round wood with red paint, and the four outer eaves pillars are made of a whole strip of square granite.
The top of the pavilion has double eaves and a pointed roof. The corners of the four wings are stretched far and high, and are covered with green glazed tiles. The vermillion-colored gilt "Love Evening Pavilion" plaque on the front was inscribed by Mao Zedong in 1952 at the request of Li Da, the president of Hunan University.
Huxin Pavilion:
Located on a small island in the center of West Lake in Hangzhou, it is also called Zhenlu Pavilion. It was first built in the 31st year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty. It was rebuilt during the Wanli period and renamed Huxin Pavilion. .
Jiuhuashan is a holy place for worshipers with numerous temples and cigarette smoke. Jiuhuashan has beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, making it a popular tourist destination for summer vacation. Among the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism, Jiuhua Mountain is the most popular and is famous at home and abroad for its dual titles of "the most incense in the world" and "the first mountain in the southeast".
Mount Emei is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in my country. It is located in the south-central part of Sichuan, within the territory of Emei on the southwest edge of the Sichuan Basin. It is about 160 kilometers away from Chengdu and seven kilometers southwest of Emeishan City. It is higher than the five mountains and the most beautiful in the world. Among the famous tourist mountains in my country, Mount Emei can be said to be the highest. The highest peak, Wanfoding, is 3,099 meters above sea level. The mountain extends in the north-south direction, stretching for 23 kilometers and covering an area of ??115 square kilometers. Mount Emei has long been famous for its beautiful natural scenery and fabulous Buddhist sites. She is quaint, magical, majestic and beautiful. Its mountains are winding and winding, with thousands of rocks and gorges, waterfalls and streams, and are beautiful and elegant, so it is known as "Emei is the most beautiful place in the world". It was included in the "World Natural and Cultural Heritage List" on December 6, 1996.
Mount Wutai is the first of the four famous Buddhist mountains in my country. It is located in Wutai County, Shanxi Province, 230 kilometers away from Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province in the south and 48 kilometers away from Wutaishan Railway Station in the north.
Wutai Mountain is composed of five peaks in the east, west, south, north and middle, with a ring base of 250 kilometers. There are two types of temples: Qing Temple and Huang Temple. The Qing Temple houses monks, and the Huang Temple (Tibetan Buddhist temple) houses lamas. There used to be 360 ??temples in Mount Wutai, and by 1956 there were still 124 temples, including 99 green temples and 25 yellow temples. Bodhisattva Ding Temple is the legendary residence of Manjusri Bodhisattva and is the first of the yellow temples in Mount Wutai. There are more than 40 existing temples.
Wutai Mountain is the dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva, and Taihuai Town is the place with the highest concentration of temples. The temples are located one after another, including Xiantong Temple, Tayuan Temple, Bodhisattva Summit, Shuxiang Temple and Luohou Temple. It is one of the five major Zen forests in Mount Wutai.
Mount Putuo is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in my country and is also a famous island scenic tourist attraction.
There are many scenic spots and tourist spots in Putuo Mountain, including the three major temples of Puji, Fayu and Huiji. This is the largest of the more than 20 temples and nunneries preserved today. Puji Zen Temple was built in the Song Dynasty. It is the main temple dedicated to Guanyin in the mountain, with a total construction area of ??about 11,000 square meters. Fayu Zen Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty. It is built layer by layer on the mountain and surrounded by towering ancient trees, making it extremely quiet. Huiji Zen Temple is built on Foding Mountain, also known as Foding Mountain Temple.
The original site of the Yellow Crane Tower is at the Yellow Crane Tower in Jitou, Snake Mountain, Wuchang, Hubei Province. It is said that it was built in the second year of Wu Huangwu in the Three Kingdoms (AD 223). In the long history, the Yellow Crane Tower has gone through vicissitudes of life and has been renovated many times. It has been destroyed and rebuilt many times, and it can be verified more than 30 times. The last time the Yellow Crane Tower was destroyed was in August of the 10th year of Guangxu's reign in the late Qing Dynasty (AD 1884). A fire broke out in a residential house in Dongjiapo outside Hanyang Gate. The strong wind and fire affected the tower and soon reduced this ancient and famous tower to ashes. There are thousands of kilograms of treasures and a copper-covered tripod.
Yueyang Tower is located in Yueyang, an ancient cultural city with a long history. Yueyang was called "Baling" in ancient times. It is located in the northern part of Hunan Province, where the vast Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River meet. It is one of the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River. The first Yueyang Tower is located at the head of the west gate of an ancient city built by the water. Yueyang has mountains, rivers and buildings, picturesque scenery and many places of interest. The beauty of Yueyang scenery is concentrated in Dongting Lake and is best known on the first floor of Yueyang. The scenic spot of Baling, centered on Yueyang Tower and Junshan, is famous far and wide. It is known all over the world as "the water in Dongting is under the sky, and the tower is under the sky in Yueyang". The Yueyang Tower in Yueyang, the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuchang, and the Knee King Pavilion in Nanchang are collectively known as the "Three Famous Towers in Jiangnan". Yueyang Tower stands on the east bank of Dongting Lake, on the west gate wall of Yueyang City. It faces the vast Dongting Lake to the west and the Yangtze River rolling eastward to the north. The water and light of the tower contrast with each other. It is known as "the water is under the sky in Dongting, and the tower is under the sky at Yueyang". It has a high reputation and is one of the famous tourist attractions in my country.
Tengwang Pavilion stands majestically on the bank of Ganjiang River. It is a famous pavilion with a reputation throughout the ages and is well-known at home and abroad. It is known as the "No. 1 Tower in Xijiang".
Tengwang Pavilion is named after the Tengwang Li Yuanying who first built it. Li Yuanying, the 22nd son of Tang Emperor Li Yuan and the younger brother of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, was named King Teng in June of the 13th year of Zhenguan (639), and later moved to Hongzhou (Nanchang) as the governor. He made no other achievements in Nanchang. Only in the fourth year of Yonghui of the Tang Dynasty (653), a tower was built on the bank of the Gan River in the west of the city as a separate residence. This tower was the "Tengwang Pavilion".
"The setting clouds and solitary swans fly together, the autumn water lasts for a long time and the sky is the same color" is a sentence in the "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" written by Wang Bo, a poet of the early Tang Dynasty, in the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (675), Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. For thousands of years, the name of the pavilion has been passed down by order, and the pavilion has been famous for its order, which has added a lot of popularity to Nanchang.
It has been 1,300 years since Tengwang Pavilion was founded in the early Tang Dynasty. In this long history, it has been abandoned and built up to 28 times. The foundation for the 29th construction was laid in 1983 and completed in 1989 on the Double Ninth Festival. Festival.
The rebuilt Tengwang Pavilion is located at the confluence of the old roads of Ganjiang River and Fuhe River, covering an area of ??4.3 hectares. Backing the city and facing the river, it is close to Nanpu, facing the West Mountain, and has a broad view. It is only more than 100 meters away from the Tang Dynasty pavilion site, and it still retains the artistic conception in Wang Bo's "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng". This reconstruction adopts the style of the Song Dynasty, highlighting the magnificent and unique momentum of the city facing the river. The pavilion is 57.5 meters high, with three bright and seven dark floors, plus two floors of base and one to nine floors. It has glazed green tiles, gilt double eaves, carved screen pavilion, and vermillion lacquered corridor columns. It is simple, elegant and spectacular. The north and south sides of the main pavilion are equipped with two pavilions, "Yajiang" and "Yicui", which are connected with the main pavilion. In addition to the main pavilion, there are also gardens, rockeries, pavilions, lotus ponds and other buildings. Regardless of its height, volume, area or architectural style, Tengwang Pavilion can be listed as one of the major classical pavilion buildings in the country.
Penglai Pavilion is located in the west of Yantai City (one hour's drive), on Danya Mountain to the north of Penglai City. It is one of the four most famous buildings in the country together with Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower and Tengwang Pavilion. According to documentary records, the Dragon King's Palace and Amituo Temple were built here in the Tang Dynasty; in 1061 during the Song Dynasty, the Penglai Pavilion was built by Zhu Chu, the governor, for people to visit; in the seventeenth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, that is, in 1589, the governor Li Dai A number of additional buildings were built near Penglai Pavilion; in 1819, Yang Fengchang, the governor of the Qing Dynasty, and Liu Qinghe, the commander-in-chief, presided over the expansion, which brought Penglai Pavilion to its current scale.
Below the Penglai Pavilion is the Immortal Bridge with exquisite structure and peculiar shape, which is the place where the Eight Immortals crossed the sea in mythology; on the east side are the Shangqing Palace, Luzu Hall, Puzhao Tower and Guanlan Pavilion; in the west wing are the wind shelter pavilion, sky The harem (commonly known as the Queen's Palace), the theater and the Dragon King's Palace. These pavilions are well-proportioned and integrated with Penglai Pavilion, and are collectively called "Penglai Pavilion". "Penglai Pavilion" is a huge ancient building complex (more than 100 rooms) covering an area of ??32,800 square meters and a construction area of ??18,960 square meters. The pavilions, pavilions and pavilions are well distributed, and the buildings and gardens complement each other. Each one is coordinated and spectacular according to the terrain. The mountains and seas are blue and the breeze is pleasant, so it has become a famous tourist area all over the world. In 1982, the State Council announced Shuicheng and Penglai Pavilion as national key cultural relics protection units.