On foot in Qinling Mountains of Xi 'an, I came across a humble temple in the deep mountain, and actually saved dozens of relics.

This is Xiaoyu's travel diary. Stop and go and watch Xi 'an with me.

In the early winter, we started another hiking trip in Qinling with our friends. This time, our destination was Toutou Mountain in Labaoyu. Guapao Valley is located in Wangyu Village, Yangzhuang, Chang 'an District, Xi 'an, which is far from the urban area, so there are relatively few tourists and it is still in a completely original ecological state. Self-driving cars can still drive directly to the foot of the mountain. (PS. For the specific strategy of pulling robes on foot, you can refer to my last travel note: Xi 'an Qinling Leisure Tour, which is worth going! 3 hours light hiking, few people and beautiful scenery)

In this sparsely populated Qinling valley, we met rare quiet scenery and many magical stories of hermits in Zhongnanshan.

compared with several other Qinling Meiyukou around Xi' an, Labao Valley is not well-known, but its "origin" is not small. The origin of its name is related to several emperors. It is said that Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, fell into trouble here, because Wang Mang was chased from behind, and Liu Xiu was accidentally torn by thorns in the valley, so he was called "the robe-pulling valley"; There is also a legend that Li Shimin traveled here and was torn by thorns. The local people nicknamed this place as the robe-pulling valley ... Either way, to be sure, it was once a valley that attracted the real dragon emperor, which naturally has its wonders.

when we walked into the valley, we went upstream along a stream. There was no one around, only the natural sound of the flowing water. Everything was so quiet. The "green stone" covered with moss everywhere also makes this Qinling valley, which has faded from the colorful colors of autumn, particularly quiet.

We stopped and walked, but we didn't find any Qinling people living here along the way. Instead, we met several thatched temples. The remote and inaccessible Paopao Valley has probably been a frequent place for hermits since ancient times.

After about an hour's walk, we came across a small temple in the mountains-Fain Temple. It's just half way from here to the top of the mountain, so we decided to take a rest in stop for a minute.

When you walk into Fain Temple, there is only one main hall, but it is very clean and tidy. A young Buddhist in the temple saw us come in and kindly asked if we needed to add some hot water. During the chat, the layman also told us about the origin of Fain Temple.

It used to be an unknown small temple in Labao Valley, but later it was settled here because of the practice of Master Fain, and dozens of Buddhist relics were refined during cremation the following year. The disciples of Master Fain built a Buddhist stupa next to the temple to preserve the Buddhist relics. Later, the temple was named after the pagoda, which gave rise to the present Fain Temple.

We don't know much about Buddhist culture, but we think the Buddhist relics are very mysterious. Young laymen tell us that not every yogi can leave a relic, only a monk who has attained the Tao will do so, and it is even more rare to have dozens of relics.

along the way, we have been walking in a deep valley, while Fain Temple is located in a high position. The temple is inconspicuous, but we can see a tall brick tower standing between heaven and earth in the Qinling Mountains from a distance. It turns out that this five-story brick tower is the Fain stupa. For the hikers who pull the robe valley on foot, it is like a "lighthouse", telling the coordinates of pedestrians. At this point, it has already reached half the distance of the whole valley road.

fayin temple is built on the hill, and the terrain is quite high. Standing in the temple, you can look up at Kuyu Ridge. When many hikers take the route of "Kuyu-Rentou Mountain-Rabaoyu", they can see pedestrians walking on the high ridge. Standing in the temple overlooking, the view is excellent. The whole Qinling Mountains are surrounded by the Jade Emperor Hall of Taoism (PS. For details of the Jade Emperor Hall in the Papao Valley, you can see my last travel notes: Xi 'an Qinling Mountains are hiking, and the mountain leader of Zhongnanshan meets, and the plum blossom piles are practiced every day). This Buddha looks at each other one by one, and it has become a beautiful thing to be a neighbor in this deep Qinling Mountains.

At present, the winter is bleak, and all the leaves have fallen. If we come back in spring and autumn, I'm afraid it will be another beautiful scenery with lush trees and flowers everywhere.