Introduction to Sun Moon Mountain, why Sun Moon Mountain is called Sun Moon Mountain

Riyue Mountain is located in the west of Huangyuan County, Qinghai Province, belongs to the Qilian Mountains, and was the key point of the Central Plains to the southwest and the Western Regions in ancient times. In the first year of Emperor Ming of the Northern Wei Dynasty (420 AD), the monk Song Yun traveled west from Luoyang to seek scriptures, and he went to Tianzhu by way of Sun Moon Mountain. Later, Princess Wencheng went to Tubo through Riyue Mountain and formed the Tangbo Ancient Road, which has always been the only way to Sichuan-Tibet in the Ganqing region of the Song and Yuan dynasties.

In the Tang Dynasty, Sun Moon Mountain was called Chiling, which was named after the red soil and rocks, or the barren land. Legend has it that Princess Wencheng married to Tubo, once stationed here, she looked west at the peak, far away from the hometown of the sorrow spontaneously, can not help but take out the emperor when the emperor gave the sun and moon treasure mirror **, the mirror suddenly gave birth to the charming scenery of Chang'an. The princess was full of joy and sorrow, and thought of the important task of marriage, so she resolutely threw the sun and moon treasure mirror off Chiling.

The treasure mirror turned into a rippling blue lake, and the princess's tears merged into a surging river. In order to commemorate Princess Wencheng, later generations renamed Chiling Sun Moon Mountain. Now, there is also a temple of Princess Wencheng at the foot of Sun Moon Mountain.

In ancient times, Riyue Mountain was called Chiling, which was named after the red soil and rocks, or the barren land. Legend has it that Princess Wencheng married in Tibet, once stationed here, she looked west at the peak, far away from the hometown of the sorrow spontaneously, can not help but take out the queen when the queen gave the "sun and moon treasure mirror"**, burning the round mirror suddenly gave birth to the charming scenery of Chang'an. The princess was full of joy and sorrow, and accidentally missed and broke the "Sun and Moon Treasure Mirror" in half.

Therefore, in order to commemorate the princess's homesickness, later generations renamed "Chiling" as "Sun Moon Mountain".

In ancient times, Riyue Mountain was called Chiling, which was named after the red soil and rocks, or the barren land. Legend has it that Princess Wencheng married to Tibet, once stationed here, she looked west at the peak, far away from the hometown of the sorrow spontaneously arises, can not help but take out the queen when the queen gave the "sun and moon treasure mirror"**, the mirror suddenly gave birth to the charming scenery of Chang'an. The princess was full of joy and sorrow, and accidentally missed and broke the "Sun and Moon Treasure Mirror" in half.

Because Duan Bi told this sock to commemorate the princess's homesickness, later generations renamed "Chiling" as "Sun Moon Mountain".

The altitude of Riyue Mountain is 5,396 meters.

Riyue Mountain is located 40 kilometers southwest of Huangyuan County, Xining City, Qinghai Province, belongs to the Qilian Mountains, is a natural dam in the eastern part of Qinghai Lake. The average altitude is about 4,000 meters, the highest altitude is 4,877 meters, and the Riyue Pass through the Qinghai-Tibet Highway is 3,520 meters above sea level. Sun Moon Mountain not only has magnificent historical significance, but also has very significant geographical significance.

It is located on the dividing line between the monsoon region and the non-monsoon region in China, and is located in the overlapping area of the Loess Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is the natural dividing line between the inner and outer basins of Qinghai Province, dividing the agricultural civilization and the nomadic civilization. Since ancient times, Riyue Mountain has been an important passage of "Qiangzhong Road", "South Silk Road" and "Tangbo Ancient Road" in history. During the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the "South Silk Road" opened up due to the blockage of the Silk Road in the Hexi Corridor, that is, through the Riyue Mountain and Qinghai Lake, through the Qaidam Basin to the Western Regions.

The main view of Sun Moon Mountain

1. Tangbo Ancient Road.

Passing through the Sun Moon Mountain Fang, it is the road where Princess Wencheng went to Tubo and walked through the Sun Moon Mountain, called the Tangbo Ancient Road. Next to the ancient road, there are the memorial hall of Princess Wencheng and the statue of the sacred cow of Sun Moon Mountain, and in the memorial hall, the statue of Songtsan Gampo and Princess Wencheng is enshrined.

2. Princess Spring.

When you enter the scenic area, the first thing you see is the Princess Spring, which is decorated with prayer flags. It is said that when Princess Wencheng looked at her hometown from the east of Riyue Mountain, she found that her sight had been blocked by the mountains, and she couldn't help but shed tears of sadness.

3. Princess Wencheng Temple.

It is a symmetrical building layout on the central axis, and the courtyard is entered into the second place. It is composed of a temple gate, a nave, an apse, and a gallery. All of them are covered with yellow glazed tiles. The temple gate is a heavy eaves rest mountain top building, and the statues of the four heavenly kings are built. There is a princess mound in the front yard. The nave is dedicated to the statue of Shakya Buddha.

The above content refers to Encyclopedia - Sun Moon Mountain.