南岳衡山英文介绍

南岳衡山英文介绍:

Hengshan, named the Southern Mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains, i s located in Hengyang County, the middle part of Hunan Province. It has 72 peaks and extends 150 kilometers, with 800 miles in circumference. The Hu iyan Peak is the south end of the peaks, Yuelu Mountain in Changsha City is the north end, and the Zhurong Peak is the highest, with 1,290 meters abov e sea level. On the top, the Shaolin Temple and the Watching Sunrise Platfo rm are the best scenic spots.

Besides marvelous temples, the mountain also boasts 9 ponds, 9 wells, 9 p ools, 10 caves, 15 rocks, 25 streams and 38 springs, in harmony with green f orests and fragrant flowers and grass. Grand, graceful, sequestered and cultu rally abundant, Hengshan leads the five sacred mountains by its gracefulness .

As early as 2,000 years ago, many emperors and celebrities visited Hengsh an and left quite a lot of stone inscriptions of poems, including that of famo us poets: Libai, Dufu and Zhuxi. With beautiful scenery and rich cultural her itage, the mountain attracts travelers home and abroad.

The renowned Four Wonders of the Southern Mountain are, namely, the lof tiness of Zhurong Peak, the delicacy of Tripitaka Temple, the quietness of F angguang Temple and the mystery of Water-screen Cave.

Nanyue Temple

The Nanyue Temple has nine courtyards and the main hall is 22 meters high , supported by 72 stone pillars, which symbolize the 72 peaks of the mounta in. Glazed in red and yellow, the temple, covering 98,500 sq. meters, is linke d with many other buildings and represents a grand palace complex

Water-Screen Cave

The Water-Screen Cave, lying under the Zigai Peak, is an irresistible attractio n. The most famous in the Water-Screen Cave is foundation. Walking along the brook and past the stone bridge, you can see stones with different poses and different carvings. The falling foundation falls into a stone pool.