There are many cliff carvings on the South Road, the most famous of which is the cliff carvings outside taoyuan village. The stone carvings are a pair of couplets. The first part is "The ancient peak covers the sun and the moon", and the second part is "There is a secluded back on the shore showing great power" with the title "A quiet day trip". These lettering are vigorous and powerful. According to the investigation of the local cultural relics department, these large lettering were carved by sculptors hanging in mid-air with long ropes and risking their lives. On the cliff outside Yingtaogou village, there are stone carvings such as "longevity of pine and cypress", "supreme goodness" and "sincerity for a long time". There is also Yin Qi Temple in the north of Yingtaogou Village, which is a Foshan in the history of Beijing School and is famous for its five peaks and eight pavilions. The five peaks are Duxiu, Cuiwei, Zigai, Miaogao and Wei Zi, which are mutually arched and shaped like lotus flowers. There are eight pavilions above the five peaks, namely, receiving officials, returning incense, washing face, putting on clothes, lining clothes, dragon king, pear garden and inviting cold. Yin Qi Temple (also known as Yangshan Temple) is a famous royal temple in Liao and Jin Dynasties, surrounded by five lotus peaks. Yin Qi Temple was built in Liao Dynasty, and in Jin Dynasty it was Lingshui Hospital, one of the "Xishan Eight Water Hospitals" in Jin Zhangzong. In the Yuan Dynasty, the temple was the most prosperous, with as many as 1000 monks and 7800 Tallinns outside the temple, making it one of the largest Tallinns in the suburbs of Beijing. Wan Xiu (the old man), a famous monk in Yuan Dynasty, is the abbot here. After his death, he was buried in a brick tower in the west side.
Dishuiyan and Tan are also a scene. Dishuiyan is five miles north of Nanzhuang Village. In ancient times, it was one of the eight scenic spots in Wanping. The drip hole is a hole in the hole. "It needs to spiral downward sideways." "When the water shines, it is almost extinct, and then people are unpredictable." There is a dripping spring at the mouth of the cave, which flows all the year round. There is a large area of green sandalwood forest near the cave, which has a history of more than 200 years. Some of the oldest trees are relics of the Yuan Dynasty. According to experts' research, this sandalwood forest is the largest in North China. Because there are few sandalwood in Beijing, it has attracted the attention of foresters, and teachers and students of Forestry University have visited it.
On the east side of South Island, there is a forked fragrant road called Zhongnan Road. It also starts from three stores, passes through Junzhuang, Yu Hui Village and Liulang Tower, reaches Yangshan Temple, and then joins South Road. So you can visit Liulang Pagoda and Jianyang Ancient Cave in Grey Valley. Originally, Liulang Pagoda was a Buddhist pagoda at the easternmost end of Yangshan Temple for monks to live in. According to legend, Yang Liulang defeated Liao soldiers here. Zhongdao starts from Xugezhuang, Haidian District, and passes through Xueyuan Temple, Zhaeryu, Lengfengkou, 360 cubits, Wudaoling and Radish Land to Goujian. There are eight tea sheds on this road, including Xugezhuang Guandi Temple Tea Shed, Lizitai Tea Shed, Zhaeryu Tea Shed, Shangtai Tea Shed, Radish Tea Shed, Songpeng Tea Shed and Trigeminal Tea Shed.
In Xueyuan Temple, it is a famous ancient temple in Xishan. The temple was built in Liao Dynasty, facing west and east. It is a typical representative of the Liao and Jin temples in Beijing. The University Hall is one of the "Eight Rivers in Western Hills" in Jin Zhangzong. There are many ancient and famous trees in the temple. For example, the famous "Ginkgo King" in Liao Dynasty, Magnolia in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, etc.
From Xueyuan Temple, there is a clear spring in Zhaiyu, and there is a cottage site on the mountain. According to legend, the outlaw Dou Erdun once ruled the mountains here. But in the play, he is from Hejian House. There is a clear spring in Zhaiergou, which is a famous local spring. It has been the drinking water of nearby villagers since ancient times. Therefore, there is a "Zhaiyu Tea Shed" here. Zhongbei Road used to be the main incense road to Niangniang Temple. Starting from Bei 'anhe Village, we arrived in Goujian via Huanguyuan (now Beijing No.47 Middle School), Xiangqiang Tea Shed, Camel Stone, Jinshan Temple, Guadashi, Happy Lisan and Miaoerwa (also known as "Fantaizi"). In the past, this incense path was called "the golden step of kindness". The stone steps of Yinxiang Road were built by An Dehai, the great eunuch in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. Of course, his money was extorted by officials, and the money of officials was squeezed by ordinary people. Cixi asked the imperial secretary to carry a sedan chair to make incense, which started from this incense road. Now this ancient incense road has been opened up as a natural scenic spot in Yang Tai. There are seven tea sheds on this fragrant road, namely Qingfuguan, Xiangtang Temple, Xiangqiang Tea Shed, Chaoyang Courtyard, Jinxian Temple, Yuxiandi and Miaoerwa.
The tea shed with a ringing wall is a big tea shed. Because its courtyard wall is hollow, it can make a sound when knocking, so it is named "ringing wall". It has been restored and is still a teahouse. Camel stone is a huge stone, which is one of the "Three Wonders of Ancient Xiangdao". It looks like a reclining camel. It is a famous stone in the west of Beijing.
Jinshan Temple, built in Liao and Jin Dynasties, is one of the eight major water institutes in Xishan, Jin Zhangzong. There are two huge ginkgo trees in the temple. There is a large natural ginkgo forest in front of the temple. On the cliff to the north of the temple, there are some famous pine trees, such as welcome pine, mother pine, sister pine and crown pine. The "Jin Quan" in front of the temple has been a famous spring in the west of Beijing since ancient times. There is a large clearing in front of Jinshan Temple, which is a good place to watch the sunrise. Some scholars have written essays about watching the sunrise here. Tourists often camp here.
The famous stone "Guada Stone" in the west of Beijing is one of the "Three Wonders of Ancient Xiangdao". It is half abrupt and half cliff, blocking the mountain road. The original name of "Guada Stone" is "Blowing Down Stone", that is, when the wind blows, the boulder falls off the cliff. See the boulder in the sky from a distance. When you look closer, the boulder is divided and there are huge cracks to pass through. Tourists and pilgrims have to drill through boulders to get through. Sedan chairs can also be used to hit stones and pierce melons. The tea shed in Guada Cave is called "Meet the Fairy Stone Tea Shed", which means "Pushan serves the old society wholeheartedly". Laobeidao starts from Niegezhuang or Taitou Village, passes through Guandi Temple or Longquan Temple, reaches Cherying Ancient Village, and passes through Shuanglongling, Ketouling, Huadong, Hangkong Temple, Zhang Yuting Tomb and Guizi Port to Goujian. There are nine tea sheds on this road. In the past, Tianjin people used to take this fragrant road, so the tea kiosks along this road were also built for Tianjin people, such as Laoyemiao Tea Pavilion, Che 'yinger Porridge Tea Pavilion, Shuangshuiquan Tea Pavilion, Molianshihe "Tianjin Molianshihe Manshou Porridge Tea Party", Shuanglongling Tea Pavilion, Dafengkou "Tianjin Hejun Street Lamp Tea Party", Ketouling Tea Pavilion, Weizigang Porridge Tea Pavilion and Guizigang.
Longquan Temple, an ancient temple on the Old North Road, was built in Liao Dynasty and is a big temple at the northern end of Xishan Mountain. The west of the temple was originally built in Liao Dynasty, so it faces east, while the main buildings in the east are rebuilt in Ming Dynasty, so it faces north. The temple is famous for its "Shenbai" and ancient ginkgo in the Ming Dynasty. Now, the "Phoenix Ridge Natural Scenic Area" with Longquan Temple as the center has been built.
Cheyinger Village became a village in Liao and Jin Dynasties. There is an ancient temple in the north of the village, the oldest stone Buddha of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Beijing (now hidden in Wuta Temple Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum), and the ruins of Huangpu Temple, an ancient temple in the Jin Dynasty, in the northwest of the village, which was once one of the "Eight Water Courtyards in Xishan" in Jin Zhangzong. There is a strange "stone pagoda" at the entrance to the temple. In the east of the village, there is the Guandi Temple of Liao Dynasty, which used to be the tea shed of Laoye Temple. In front of the temple, there is the welcoming pine of Liao Dynasty with a trunk circumference of 3.5 meters, which is the "oldest Chinese pine" in Beijing. A large branch of welcoming pine extends southward to the main road (Laoxiang Road), welcoming villagers, pilgrims and tourists day and night.
These are just some scenic spots leading to Miao Feng. These incense sticks have a profound historical and cultural heritage, especially many cultural relics, because there are beautiful scenery, green mountains and green waters, dense trees and flowing springs. There are both natural scenery and human landscape. So now is not the temple fair, tourists often go to visit the ancient times. Now these ancient incense roads are the main mountaineering routes of middle-aged and elderly friends who like mountaineering in Beijing. Autumn in Mentougou is beautiful, with picturesque rivers and mountains. With the development of tourism in Mentougou District, Miaofengshan management department holds the "Chou-heung" temple fair from July 25th to August 1 day every year. It is also a wave of tourists.