Qingcheng Mountain

Qingcheng Mountain is located 68 km west of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and 10 km northeast of Dujiangyan. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national 5A tourist attraction. It is very convenient to drive or take the high-speed train. You can take a sightseeing bus directly to the mountain gate of the scenic area at Qingchengshan Railway Station. The parking lot for tourists is far away, and the scenic area has a free shuttle bus. However, it is about 3 km from the drop-off station to the mountain gate of the scenic area, and you can buy a ticket to take a sightseeing bus or walk. One day in mid-September, we drove to Qingcheng Mountain. The sky was full of thick clouds, and there was light rain from time to time, which drove away the heat, but we still sweated when walking up the mountain. In such weather, mosquitoes did not rest. They would suck blood quietly when people were not prepared, leaving red and swollen marks and an unbearable itch. The Qingcheng Mountain Scenic Area is divided into two parts: the front mountain and the back mountain. The cultural relics are concentrated in the front mountain, while the back mountain is mainly characterized by natural scenery of deep valleys and majestic peaks. Most tourists who visit Qingcheng Mountain for the first time visit the front mountain, and so did we. Qingcheng Mountain is worthy of being one of the four famous Taoist mountains in China. From the foot of the mountain to the top of the front mountain, there are Taoist temples and palaces with various names. It is said that Ning Fengzi practiced Taoism in the mountain during the reign of the Yellow Emperor. After continuous development in the Han and Jin dynasties, the number of Taoist temples reached more than 70 in the prosperous period of the Sui and Tang dynasties. There are more people entering the mountain than Taoist temples, some seeking immortals and Taoism, some seeking seclusion and sightseeing, and some hiking and fitness.