Dingle Deity Pond

Dingle Deity Pond is located to the north of Duanshuling Village of Huaibei Town of Huairou District, Beijing, at the south foot of the Yunmeng Mountains, and 75 kilometers away from the downtown. The 111 National Road passes in front of the gate of the scenic spot. It is a mountain-type scenic spot. It was opened to the tourists in August 1994.

The dingle deity pond covers an area of six square kilometers, and stretches for five kilometers, characterized by its “strangeness, tranquility, elegance and beauty”. There are four Chinese characters of “dingle deity pond” at the gate of the scenic spot, written by famous calligrapher Qi Gong. Due to its unique mountain structure and many years of erosion by wind and rain, many sights have been formed such as Gate Leading to the Sky, Thunder Hit Stone, Moon Pond, Mother-and-son Tortoises, Summit of Stone Man, and Mushroom Cliff. The Gate Leading to the Sky is a huge rock at the entrance of the scenic spot, lying on two erect black stones. There is a white brown huge rock about three meters in height and more than 10 meters in perimeter, one kilometer away from the Gate Leading to the Sky. On top of the huge rock, there is a crack leading from the top to the bottom, at a width of about eight centimeters. This is one of the great wonders of the scenic spot, the Thunder Hit Stone.

There used to be a Dragon King Temple before liberation. The story goes like this: the farmers went to the Dragon King Temple to pray for rain when the drought was terribly serious. The Dragon King ordered the Gods of thunder and lightening to make rains. When the Gods of thunder and lightening were fighting with the drought demon with the sword, they hit the drought demon as well as cut this huge stone into halves. In a secluded place in the south part of the mountain, the streams converge into a pond, with four big characters of “deep love like water” engraved on the cliffs. Going past the Wenquan Zhiyu Pond, Eagle Beak Peak, and the Moon Pond, one can see a huge rock standing erectly beside the road, with the words of “Wonderland” engraved on it. The rock is the natural barrier of the flying falls, which dive from the valley at a height of more than 40 meters, forming a deep pond of about 100 square meters in surface and eight meters in depth. It is said that a deity tortoise is under the sands and stones of the pond, in charge of the weathers. In early days, the people around here all came to pray for rain, and always got satisfying results, so it was reputed as “deity pond”. The activity of “planting trees and visiting garden” is held in April each year. During the period from July to September, the activity of “Going through Deep Valley” is held; The activity of “Picking Fruits in Golden Autumn” is held in October.

Publishes at : 07-09-23 21:16

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