Wulong Palace Wulong Well

#Wulong ·2022-08-20 23:32:13

Wulong Well is a unique and famous scenic spot of Wudang Mountain. In a prominent position in the spacious courtyard of the Wulong Palace, five Longjing Wells are laid out. This not only indicates that it is an ancient site where Yao Jian, the governor of Junzhou in the Tang Dynasty, met the Five-Qi Dragon Lord while praying for rain as ordered by the emperor, but also reflects that this is a sacred place for praying for rain. In fact, this is a masterpiece of architecture ingeniously utilized by the ancients by making use of nature. In ancient times, the area around Wulong Palace was a primeval forest. In the third year of the Tianqi reign, Xu Xiake visited Wudang Mountain. In his "Travel Notes of Xu Xiake", he wrote: "Within a hundred miles, there are thick trees and dense forests, blocking out the sun and reaching into the sky." The surrounding area of the Five Dragons Palace is described as "the fine trees are deep like dragons, and the purple and green colors complement each other to form a picture." As the saying goes, "High mountains and high waters." In the vast forest, there must be huge reservoirs hidden. The abundant spring water resources of Wulong Palace still retain their charm to this day. It can be seen that the formation of Wulongjing has its inevitable natural background. Historically, the Five Longjing Wells have always been the place where emperors would hold Taoist ceremonies and offer sacrifices to the gods in the Five Dragon Palace, and their status was extremely high. What is even more astonishing is that as long as water is drawn from one well, the water in the other four Wells will float along. Although it is not difficult to explain this phenomenon, it does constitute a unique landscape of the Five Dragons Palace.