Shenmu Erlang Mountain Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Shenmu Erlang Mountain is known as "Xiaohua Mountain in Northern Shaanxi" and is the iconic landscape of Shenmu County. There are many legends about Erlang Mountain. According to the inscriptions of Erlang Mountain Temple, during the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty, because people's production conditions were still very backward, the Kuye River could not be managed by relying on the strength of the people, so they wanted to use the power of gods to manage it. . At this time, I thought of Zhao Yu and Zhao Erlang, the god of water control. Therefore, people built the Erlang Temple on the mountain as the main temple. From then on, the mountain has been named Erlang Mountain.
Erlang Mountain is a winding, towering and steep mountain. There are more than a hundred temple buildings on the mountain, and the paintings in the temples are of high artistic and historical value. The dangerous, precipitous and strange mountains are integrated with the religious landscape of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, making it a tourist hotspot in neighboring provinces such as Shanxi, Shaanxi and Mongolia. The annual traditional temple fair brings together merchants and tourists, making the scene extremely spectacular.

Attractions distribution:

Erlang Mountain is located 1 km west of Shenmu County. It currently has Dizang Cave Grottoes, Eight Immortals Cave, Haoranting Grottoes, Erlang Temple, Notre Dame Hall, Inverted Guanyin Hall, Sanjiao Hall, Shanshen Temple and other halls, temples, pavilions and pavilions. There are more than 100 temples, each built according to the mountains, with each having its own unique architectural style. The color paintings in the temple are mainly meticulous and heavy oil paintings, and the sculptures and stone carvings have rich and colorful inscriptions. There are still complete stone carvings on the nine dragon screen wall and a stone carving on the top of the scroll. There are also 2 murals, more than 10 stone tablets, and stone couplets. , inscriptions, etc.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 4A-level scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Mountaineering, worship, history and culture, religion, mountains

Scenic spot map:

Scenic spot map

Attraction Address

Shenmu City

Travel Guide

travelling guideline:

The traditional temple fairs held every year on the eighth day of the first lunar month, the eighth day of April and the twenty-second day of June are very lively with an endless stream of pilgrims on the mountain.

Best time to visit:

All seasons

Shopping recommendations:

Potato tsacha, red dates, Yulin carpet, fried soy milk, Yulin tofu, etc.

Scenic spot map:

Scenic spot map

Tourist Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China>Shaanxi Province>Yulin City>Shenmu City

How to get there:

Bus route: Take the bus bound for Shenmu County at Yulin North Passenger Transport Station. After arriving in Shenmu County, walk 1 kilometer west and cross the river to the scenic spot.