How about Jewel Liuxia, the introduction of Jewel Liuxia

Attraction introduction. "Jewel Liuxia" is one of the ten views of the new West Lake, which is said to be on the gem mountain on the north shore of the West Lake, there are many sparkling red pebbles, when the sun is shining, these pebbles are shining, and the colorful glow on the mountain is even more brilliant and magnificent.

For the average tourist, Baobao Mountain is a relatively niche attraction, but there are quite a few Hangzhou locals who come here to climb the mountain and exercise. When you come to Hangzhou, but you are not satisfied with just visiting the West Lake, Baobao Mountain is the best choice. The height of the mountain is only 200 meters, and the gentle mountain is very suitable for climbing, usually about an hour.

How to choose a route.

There are many entrances on Beishan Road, Shuguang Road, and Baochu Road around Baobao Mountain, which can be selected according to personal convenience. Among them, at the entrance of Qixialing next to Yuewang Temple, there is a "four hundred pedals" uphill road that is relatively steep, and you can walk along the ridge of the lake after going up; If you are from east to west, you can go up the mountain from the bottom of the gem mountain, and go down the mountain near the Yue Temple; If you go from south to north, you will go up the mountain near Geling Bus Station and down the mountain near Huanglongdong Bus Station. The more conventional way to walk is east-west, and the road on the mountain is not complicated, just follow the signs on the side of the road.

Overlooking West Lake at Gem Hill.

If you simply want to see the panoramic view of the West Lake, you can go up the mountain from the bottom of the gem mountain in the east, and you can walk to the book bar of the innocent era (the original balcony tea room) not far away, where you can read a book and drink tea, and sit for a while. Continuing up, there is the Baochu Pagoda, the symbol of the Gem Mountain, where there are many huge rocks, and when you walk through the narrow line of sky, you can see the words "Jewel Liuxia" engraved on the stone. Blowing the mountain breeze on the rocks and enjoying the lake view, the view is very wide.

On a sunny day, it is a good place to enjoy the sunrise and sunset, and the ** taken is also very good-looking. If you climb at night, you can overlook the night view of West Lake.

Climb the mountain to explore the secluded. If you like to climb the mountain, you can continue to walk up, at the intersection in front of you to the left to the top of the mountain to the first balcony (go down the right to the Yellow Dragon Cave Scenic Area), but the trees here are too dense, blocking the view of the West Lake, not a good place to enjoy the scenery. However, there is a two-story pavilion on the first balcony, so you can take a break.

There is a Baopu Taoist temple near the top of the mountain, which is quiet and has a small tea room where you can drink tea. All the way to the west, it is the downhill road, along the road you can see the Qixia Cave, Niu Gao Tomb and other landscapes, you can worship the Buddha and explore the secluded. Then come to the Yuewang Temple at the foot of the mountain, and you can continue to play along the West Lake.

The scenery above the gem flow is still good, with the scenery of West Lake on one side and the cityscape on the other

The north, south and west of the West Lake are surrounded by mountains, and the mountains and mountains surround the beautiful West Lake: there are Longjing Mountain, Li'an Mountain, Nanfeng Peak, Yanxia Ridge in the southwest, Daci Mountain, Linshi Mountain, Nanping Mountain, Phoenix Mountain, Wu Mountain, etc., collectively known as Nanshan; In the north, there are Lingyin Mountain, North Peak, Xiangu Mountain, Qixia Mountain, Baobao Mountain, etc., which are collectively called North Mountain; Like the stars holding the moon, they hold the West Lake, the pearl of the south of the Yangtze River. Although the height of the mountain does not exceed 400 meters, the peaks and stones are beautiful, and the forest springs are beautiful.

Their mountains are made of Jurassic tuff. Tuff is the short form of volcanic tuff. A compacted and consolidated volcaniclastic rock.

It is mainly composed of crystal chips, cuttings and glass chips with a particle size of less than 2 mm. The detrital material is less than 50%, the sorting is poor, and the gap filler is finer volcanic dust. Soft and porous.

This is a virulate tuff with crystalline compositions of quartz, feldspar and silica minerals with high ferric content. The glass chip content is 3-8%, tuff cementation, massive structure, rock hard, thick layer - huge thick layer, showing vitreous ochre-red agate luster. Occurs far from the crater.

Geling and Baobao Mountain are the north screens of the West Lake, and looking north from the broken bridge and the white causeway, they seem to be a magnified water stone bonsai. Shirt imitation climbs Geling, Gem Mountain, then south of the Pinghu Flat, slippery, rippling water and sky; The north overlooks 10,000 acres of flat domains, and the buildings are lined up one after another; Dongze Street Qu commercial port, the market is full of provincial vitality; There are thousands of green mountains in the west, and a group of verdant mountains is connected to the clear sky.

At the top of the gem mountain, the Baochu Pagoda is majestic. The slender, towering appearance of the good is very compatible with the nickname of a good beauty. This "beauty" was born in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, originally a nine-level brick and wood structure, until the Ming Dynasty rebuilt, still maintained this structure that is not much different from Liuhe Tasi and Leifeng Tower.

The current brick solid style, which was imitated from the Qing Dynasty when it was rebuilt in 1933, can no longer be climbed, but it has become an eye-catching landmark of West Lake scenic spot with its beautiful appearance and prominent position.

The Geling and Baobao Mountains on the north shore of the West Lake are self-contained, and the scenery is peculiar. The mountain rock here is ochre red, there are many shiny red minerals in the rock mass, whenever the sun shines, the mountain is full of sunset and the sun is colorful, especially when the morning sun or the sunset is sprinkled, Baochu is delicate, and the glow is particularly dazzling, as if countless gems are shining in Yiyi. Therefore, it is called "Jewel Liuxia".

There are poems that praise: Baochu is beautiful and deep in grass and trees, dust and Zen fiber absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, Ge Hong embraces Pu to refine immortal medicine, and the gem is full of Qianpai imitation Kun.

Jewel Liuxia is one of the new ten scenic spots of West Lake. Gem Mountain, located on the north shore of West Lake, about 200 meters high, the mountain belongs to the tuff and rhyolite in the igneous rock, the sun shines, its color is like jade agate, so it is called "Gem Mountain". Especially at the beginning of the morning glow, or when the sun sets, the slim and elegant Baobei Sichu Pagoda and the purple-brown mountain rock present a charming scenery overflowing with blue light and glow, which is named "Jewel Liuxia".

The Baoshu Pagoda on the gem mountain is like a jade shoot inserted into the sky, known as the "beauty". This "beauty" was born in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, originally a nine-level brick and wood structure, until the Ming Dynasty rebuilt, still maintained this structure that is not much different from the Liuhe Pagoda and Leifeng Pagoda. The current brick solid style, which was rebuilt in 1933 and imitated from the original Qing Dynasty, although it can not be climbed, but with its beautiful "face" and the prominent position in which it has become an eye-catching West Lake scenic spot.

Laifeng Pavilion is also located at the top of Gem Mountain, located in Bao Shu Taxi. Built in the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the eaves are warped, the exquisite and handsome have both, it confronts each other with the Baochu Pagoda east and west, in the eighteen views of the West Lake, it is called the "Jewel Phoenix Pavilion" scene. The ancient stone Buddhist temple is at the southern foot of the gem mountain, there is a half-body ancient stone Buddha statue, the height and width are about 9 meters respectively, the shape is Maitreya, it is the stone Buddha with the most clothes in Hangzhou.

Legend has it that when Qin Shi Huang traveled eastward, he wanted to go to the meeting to sacrifice Dayu through Qiantang, encountered the wind and waves of the Qiantang River, and stopped the boat in the gem mountain, when the head of the Buddha was an outstanding and independent boulder, and the ship cable of the Qin Emperor was tied to this stone. There are quite a lot of stone carvings in the gem mountain, there are stone carving statue groups on the cliff wall at the foot of the mountain, there are three niche small statues and Ming Dynasty inscriptions left on the cliff rock in the west, the inscription on the side of "a spoonful of spring" is full of walls, and it has been eroded all now.

Go up to the gem mountain, or lean on the Baochu Pagoda, or stand on the first balcony, overlook the vast Qiantang River in the east, and look down on the West Lake in a splendid and picturesque manner. Whenever the sunny day breaks, see a round of red sun spraying out of the thin and ready to come out, immediately the glow of ten thousand roads, half a day is red, the lake and the sky are bright, the history is called Geling Chao Xuan, it is one of the ten views of Qiantang in the Yuan Dynasty.