Huoshan, the overlooked famous mountain

Huoshan is truly a huge surprise! It is an overlooked famous mountain in Guangdong, with magic carpets, glass bridges, and a 360-degree panoramic view that is spectacular and deserves widespread promotion. Lingshan Temple reminds me of the Hanging Temple, similarly situated halfway up the mountain, with the continuous sound of cicadas. Located in the central part of Longchuan County, Heyuan, it is one of the seven famous mountains in Guangdong and a provincial-level forest park, known for its precipitous red cliffs and strange rocks. Legend has it that in ancient times, there were no big mountains here. It was said that when the goddess Nüwa was mending the sky, she scattered the remaining mortar on earth, which happened to fall on Huoshan, thus making the mountain present steep cliffs, towering precipices, and a variety of strangely shaped rocks that are breathtaking. Huoshan was not called Huoshan in the past. Later, during the chaos of the Chu-Han Contention, the ancestors of the famous scholar Huo Long moved from Wu to Yue and settled in Longchuan, living in seclusion on Huoshan. When Emperor Gaozu of Han was in power, he once asked Huo Long to leave the mountain to take office, but Huo Long had no interest in officialdom and said, 'Longchuan is the birthplace of dragons. If the dragon leaves the stream, it might as well be granted death,' politely declining and choosing to live in seclusion on Huoshan. He wrote books, spread culture, enlightened the locals, and after achieving his work, he became an immortal, leaving his name in the world. In gratitude for his beneficence, the people named the mountain after him. Huoshan has many scenic spots, with 372 steep peaks, 48 of which are famous, 27 rocks, 8 great caves, and 11 springs. It is truly a place where thousands of rocks compete in beauty, and thousands of ravines vie in flow, with each peak having its own unique form and every place presenting a spectacle. Therefore, for thousands of years, many scholars, poets, monks, and Taoists have come in an endless stream.