Eight sceneries of Liao River

The most famous scenery of Sanliao is the eight natural landscapes called “eight scenes of Liao River” in ancient times.

According to the ancient genealogy of Zeng’s family, “Liaoxi Wencong”, the “Eight Sights” were named by Yang Gong himself. At that time, he said to his disciple Zeng Gong: “Although the Liao River is remote, the landscape is particularly beautiful. You can climb the Gongjun mountain, walk on a treadmill, travel alone in the stone calumny rock, enjoy the late green of the southern forest, watch the morning clouds of the eastern Valley, watch the evening photos of the western mountains, listen to the fishing songs of the Beipu, meditate on the water and Longtan in Linfen, lie on the dragon ball stone to understand the mystery, cultivate the southern Mu to nourish food, and drink the dragon spring to cook tea. You can have endless joy in the rest of your life. It can be said that you are satisfied and die without regret.” As evidenced by poetry:

Call the three lieutenants by the mountain and the water, sleep in the West Zhu temple on the steep ridge, look at the Beidou in front of the Nanji nunnery, and the evening sunset at the foot of Donghua mountain.

South Lin Qingcui Ganquan well, North Pu Fishing Song Live dragon brain. Remember the pearl stone Seven Star pool, Fenshui Longtan, legu Dynasty.

Scene 1: miangong ridge.

Miangong mountain is the Donghua mountain in the east of Sanliao village. This scene still exists. It rises alone, covered with clouds and fog, and is extremely steep. It seems to climb to the sky step by step, so it is called “miangong mountain”.

The ancients said in a poem, “climbing GUI is a long way, climbing is like walking toad palace.” it describes the steep mountains and sleeping bow ridge as climbing the sky.

Scene 2: Dushi rock.

Dushi rock is the compass Stone Mountain at the entrance of Sanliao village. It has a peak on the Loess plain, which looks like a pointer in a compass. There is also a deep limestone cave on the hillside.

Dushi mountain has a unique shape. From the west, it looks like a jade rabbit looking at the moon. From the north, it looks like a lion looking up to the sky. From the East, it looks like a saddle. From the south, it looks like a pointer in a compass.

Scene 3: Fenshui Longtan.

Fenshui Longtan, at the foot of Tianma mountain in the south of the village, is a deep pool flowing from the gushing spring on the side of Guanyinyan cave. The pool was submerged when Sanliao reservoir was built in the people’s commune, so the scenery no longer exists.

This river is very clear. It meets another river in the middle of the village. It is clear and turbid. The “South Tianma water flow East” in Yang Gong’s clamp refers to this water.

Scene 4: Liuji pearl stone.

According to the travel notes of Sanliao by Ding Youmei, a scholar of Ningdu in the Qing Dynasty, Liuji beads and stones are next to the Zhenjun temple in Sanliao village. The ancients described in a poem: there is a round stone on the hillside, standing towering for thousands of years. It is as powerful as a tiger, and its shape is like a dragon.

Scene 5: Xishan evening photo.

In fact, the west mountain night light is the west mountain night light of Sanliao village. It is shining and glittering. It has a unique and beautiful style. Just as the ancient poem said: “the golden black is about to fall, and the evening is coming, the ten thousand stacked west mountain is gradually sending shade. The wild geese fall, the ruting plumes bring brocade, and the crows throw into the river, and the tree wings turn gold.”

Scene 6: Dongguo Chaoyun.

Dongguo Chaoyun is the gorgeous natural landscape of Sanliao village, where the rising sun rises in the East and the morning glow is all over the sky. The ancient poem said that “it looks good and converges with the wind. I don’t know how many mountains are still there.” due to the changes of times, what we see in the east of the village is the lime mountain and cement factory. The mountain is damaged, which no longer exists.

Scene 7: Beipu Fishing Song.

The original meaning of the word “Pu” is a lake or seaside. Beipu is the water in the northeast of the ancient Sanliao village. From the map of the ancient Sanliao village, the northeast of the ancient village is a lake, with lotus reflecting the sun and green leaves. The villagers work in the lake and catch shrimp. The ancient poem: “in front of the water in the Bay holding the tree, there is a fisherman’s music in the north. Alas, the smoke tree is late, wandering in the sunset.” It depicts the moving scene of Beipu Fishing Song.

Scene 8: the southern forest is clear and green.

Nanlin is a gentle slope at the junction of Tianma mountain and Yudu Meiwu village in the south of Sanliao village. In ancient times, it was a forest, and now there are still many big pine trees. When the weather changes, the scenery is infinite.

The location of the eight scenic spots of Liaoxi seems to be scattered, but they are arranged regularly according to the East, West, North and south directions, which is also in line with the eight trigrams of the strange gate of the book of changes.

Today, some of the eight scenes of Liao River are incomplete. Although it is impossible to reproduce the ancient appearance, it is still worth discussing and appreciating the significance of tracing the past and thinking about the present in commemorating Yang Gong’s love for the poetry and ancient charm of Liao River landscape.