According to legend, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a plague demon in Ruhe. As soon as it appeared, it would bring about plague. In order to get rid of the plague, Huan Jing, a young man who lost his parents, visited the masters everywhere to seek the truth and found a

In a blink of an eye, it is the sixth day of September 1

The Double Ninth Festival is approaching again!

Have you thought about where to go to climb the high ground?

Q: Speaking of Double Ninth Festival climbing Do you know the origin of this custom?

According to legend, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a plague demon in Ruhe. As soon as it appeared, it would bring about plague. In order to get rid of the plague, Huan Jing, a young man who lost his parents, visited the masters everywhere and found a fairy with magical magic power. The fairy master took in Huan Jing and taught him extraordinary martial arts.

Huan Jing returned to his hometown. On the morning of , the ninth day of the ninth month of , he led the villagers to a nearby mountain according to the instructions of the immortals, and sent each person a piece of dogwood leaves and a cup of chrysanthemum wine, ready to subdue demons. At noon, with a few strange screams, the plague demon rushed out of Ru River, but as soon as the plague demon pounced at the foot of the mountain, he suddenly smelled the strange fragrance of dogwood and chrysanthemum wine, and stopped abruptly, his face suddenly changed. At this time, Huan Jing chased down the mountain with the sword of the demon subduing sword, and stabbed the plague demon to death in a few rounds. From then on, the custom of climbing high to avoid the epidemic on the ninth day of the ninth month was passed down year after year. Later, people regarded the custom of climbing high on the Double Ninth Festival as an activity to avoid disasters and avoid disasters.

Since the Double Ninth Festival is to pray for blessings and avoid disasters

, then you will not be careless!

But what exactly is the correct way to open the Double Ninth Festival to climb high and pray for blessings?

Today, let Meimei talk about how

should pray for blessings in Qixingyan and Dinghushan !

picture: Ou Caihuan

Come to Dinghushan

Climbing high to pray for blessings

Dinghushan is a famous holy place for climbing in Guangdong

And Qingyun Temple in the mountains is one of the four famous temples in Lingnan

Therefore, every day before the Double Ninth Festival

Citizens, tourists and believers travel thousands of miles to climb the mountain to pray for blessings

▲Dinghushan night mountain climbing and praying for blessings

Dinghushan Scenic Area Gate → Baoding Garden → Qingyun Temple → Rongrui Monument Pavilion → The entrance of Dinghushan Scenic Area (single-line)

Baoding Garden

throw the wish ball to win the blessing

The first step to come to Dinghushan to pray, of course, you have to come to Baoding Garden to throw the wish ball to win the blessing! The Baoding Garden was completed in 2000 and covers an area of ​​about 13,000 square meters. The Jiulong Baoding and Duanxi Dragon King Inkstone in the garden were listed as the world's largest by Shanghai Guinness World at that time.

Blessing steps are as follows: Hold three wish balls in hand and stand in front of the cauldron and recite the wish silently. The wish balls are generally 3. This means the three non-leakage learnings of "precepts, concentration, and wisdom", and also means offering to the three permanent treasures of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Praying for blessings and wishes is not about sincerity, and then sincerely throw the three balls in your hand into the treasure stalk . If you fail to hit the target, don’t be discouraged. will be sincere and will achieve your wish.

Finally, when you throw the ball into the treasure tripod, suddenly the body of the treasure dagger is shining like the Buddha's light, magically showing the auspicious words you ask for in your heart. It's true that will respond to all requests, will be sincere and will be effective .

pic: Hu Xinghua

Qingyun Temple

Lingnan Famous Temple to Seek the Blessings of Buddha

Qingyun Temple was built in the sixth year of Chongzhen and is an Lingnan Famous Temple . Every time you pray for blessings and worship good fortune, countless believers will come one after another.

Picture: Ou Caihuan

Qingyun Temple is blessed by the Buddha's light. Whether it is praying for peace in the family, success in studies, or longevity, there are gods in charge of all walks of life, blessings and longevity. Being in it is like bathing in the holy light, the mind is peaceful because of purity.

Picture: Ou Caihuan

Every Double Ninth Festival, there is also a scene of competing for "first incense stick". Taking advantage of the Double Ninth Festival, believers will personally lit the first incense stick of the day to pay homage to God to express their sustenance, glory, piety and respect.

When praying for blessings, tourists will go down the mountain along the mountain road and enjoy the tranquility of the mountain road along the way with satisfaction.

Figure: Xiaowudao

to Qixingyan

to Qixingyan

climbing up to find immortals and ask for Taoism

in Qixingyan

in Qixingyan

Taoist culture is very rich

on the eve of Double Ninth Festival, it is even rare to open at night

at night

at night

at night

at night to pray for blessing

can not be arbitrarily but

▲ Qixingyan Night climbing praying route map

Qixingyan East (west) Gate → Yupingyan Uphill Road (next to the east gate of Baixian Cave) → Ma'an Pavilion → Jade Emperor Hall → Sanxian Temple → Yupingyan Mountain Road (Jicui Pavilion)

Jade Emperor Hall

House by Heavenly Emperor

Among the many palaces, the highest status is the Jade Emperor Hall located on the saddle of Yupingyan and Langfengyan , also known as the "Taishan Palace". It was built in the 46th year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (1618) and was rebuilt in the 20th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1681). It is a cultural relics protection unit for Zhaoqing City.

Jade Emperor Hall is the palace of the Emperor of Heaven. It is deeply loved by believers. It is usually full of incense. Anyone who climbs Yuping Mountain will come here to worship. If you want to avoid disasters and disasters in , of course, you must first worship Tiangong , and pray for blessings to come from heaven. With the help of the Emperor of Heaven, you can turn bad luck into good luck in !

Picture: Xu Qingbin

Eighteen Milk Girl Temple

Holy Land for Son

After worshiping God, if you still want to pray for a child, don’t forget to visit the Eighteen Milk Girl Temple next to you. The temple enshrines the Golden Flower Queen, the Flower Mother and the Eighteen Wet Girl, which is an excellent " Temple of Purchasing Children ".

Eighteen Wet Girls Temple is enshrined in 21 statues, Golden Flower Empress (the main god of the temple), flower dignity, flower woman, and eighteen wet girls of different shapes.

It is said that when the believers of go to the Eighteenth Wedding Temple to worship, they should insert a stick of incense stick in front of each wet nurse, and take turns to worship until they have inserted a bunch of incense in their hands. They should see which incense stick is inserted in front of which wet nurse, and the result will be predicted according to the posture of the wet nurse.

Three Immortals Temple

Seeking money to avoid disasters and seeking health

After leaving the Jade Emperor Hall, you can come to the Three Immortals Temple along the way down the mountain, which is the oldest Taoist temple on Yuping Rock.

Three Immortals worship Han Zhongli , Tieguai Li , Lu Dongbin , and 月天彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩彩� According to legend, Han Zhongli's fan can bring back the dead, Tieguai Li's gourd can help all living beings, and Lu Dongbin's sword can suppress evil spirits and exorcise demons. So whether it is for health, avoid misfortune, or wealth, you can come here to visit!

For safety reasons, only the Jade Emperor Hall, the Eighteen Milk Girl Temple, and the Three Immortals View are open at night. If you want to visit all the temples in the Seven Star Rock, you might as well come during the day!

Shuiyue Palace

sincerely visits and asks about future

If you are a believer who wants to seek future and do business , you might as well come to Shuiyue Palace for worship. The Shuiyue Palace was first built during the Jiajing period, and the main hall specially enshrined in the "Molizhitian". The so-called "Heaven" is actually a different name of God. Buddhism says that there are 20 days in total. They are originally 20 gods who punish evil and protect good . Buddhism regards them as gods who protect Buddhism.

Since Molizhitian is a god who specializes in punishing evil and protecting good, businessmen can come here to for a prosperous business and smooth sailing . Believers in the workplace can come to for a future and bless them without treacherous villains. They can also come here to ask for good health for their family .

Wenchang Palace

Ask for fame and fortune, study

Wenchang believers who want to ask for studies can also come to TianzhuyanWenchang Palace, and the palace worships the Emperor Wenchang. Literary scholars from all dynasties worship Emperor Wenchang, and Qixingyan Wenchang Palace is also one of the holy places for Chinese and foreign tourists to worship Emperor Wenchang.

came to the Wenchang Palace in Tianzhuyan, praying to the Wenchang Emperor to bless the year of good weather, safety and health, success in academic performance, and wealth and honor.

Special reminder: Shuiyue Palace and Wenchang Palace are not open at night. Those who want to visit should go there during the day!



This Double Ninth Festival

There are also benefits to Xinghu Scenic Area!

heavy hammer benefits come~

Welfare 1:

October 27 18:00 to 28 6:30 pm Qixingyan (limited to the east gate and west gate) and Dinghushan tickets are subject to a 50% discount on adult tickets, that is, 39 yuan per person, and no package tickets are available. Citizens can enter with their citizen card.

Welfare 2:

Anyone who purchases tickets to Dinghushan Scenic Area during the Double Ninth Festival can get 3 free blessing balls to win the blessings. The number is limited and it will be given away.

Welfare 3:

October 27 18:00-28 17:30, at the entrance of Dinghushan Scenic Area or Baoding Garden, you can receive coupons for small lanterns, wish balls and cruises by following the "Xinghu Meimei" official account on site.

As the saying goes, "Sincerity will make you feel"

No matter where you go to visit

Sincerity is the most important

Finally, I wish you all your wishes will come true

We Double Ninth Festival

See you at Xinghu!


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