【Qixi Special】Gupo Mountain, where trees grow in pairs, holds a touching love story.

Summary : The sightseeing bus automatic positioning guide system leads visitors to experience the thrill from the 500-meter plain to the peak of a 3,000-meter high mountain, admire the spectacular Xian'gu Waterfall, savor the mellow aroma of Jiupuxiang wine, and tour the Lover's Forest where trees grow in pairs…

2022-08-04

Unwavering love has been celebrated since ancient times. The Qixi Festival is a day when countless couples pledge to stay together until old age. Today, let me share a poignant love story that took place in the Lingnan region.

During the late Sui and early Tang dynasties, miasma plagued the regions of Hunan and Guangxi, endangering the local people. It was said that on Tiantang Mountain at the southern end of Mengzhu Ridge, within Hezhou City at the junction of Hunan, Guangxi, and Guangdong provinces, there grew miraculous ganoderma lucidum that could dispel miasma and cure plagues. A young man named A Man, a descendant of a traditional Chinese medicine family, with the support of his fiancée, a girl named Miao Hong, politely declined the dissuasions of the villagers and resolved to venture into the treacherous Tiantang Mountain, where wolves and tigers roamed, to collect the sacred ganoderma from the cliffs deep within the mountains. Day after day, there was no news from A Man. His fiancée, Miao Hong, worried deeply and, hiding it from her family, went alone to Tiantang Mountain to search for him. After seven days and seven nights, she failed to find A Man, but she did find patches of ganoderma. She collected the ganoderma and, mixing it with Chinese herbs, brewed a decoction for the patients to drink. The patients recovered immediately, and the villagers were extremely grateful to Miao Hong.

The villagers were saved, but Miss Miaohong's longing for A Man grew deeper day by day. She went to Tiantang Mountain every day to search for him, and vowed never to marry if she could not find him. As years passed, Miss Miaohong grew older. The local Hakka people referred to older unmarried women as "Gupo" (old maid), so the locals also called Miss Miaohong "Gupo." One day, the villagers discovered that Aunt Gupo was missing. They searched Tiantang Mountain but never found any trace of her. One day, a respected elder in the area had a dream: an immortal told him that the Queen Mother of the West was moved by Aunt Gupo's touching deeds of collecting ganoderma to save the people and losing her fiancé, vowing never to marry. She summoned her to heaven and conferred upon her the title of Immortal Maiden, telling the villagers not to search for Aunt Gupo anymore. To commemorate Aunt Gupo, the villagers decided to rename Tiantang Mountain to Gupo Mountain. Since "Tiantang" means heaven, they kept the main peak of Tiantang Mountain as Tiantang Peak. To honor Aunt Gupo, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the villagers built an Immortal Maiden Temple at the foot of Tiantang Mountain on the border between Jianghua in Hunan and Hezhou in Guangxi, for worship and to pray for the Immortal Maiden's protection of the region.

The origin of the name of Gupo Mountain is deeply moving, and the love story of Miao Hong Gupo has become known to more people thanks to the development of tourism at Gupo Mountain. Since 2018, Guanbiao Technology's wireless audio and video equipment has been stationed at the Gupo Mountain Scenic Area, telling the story of Gupo Mountain to visitors day after day.

Guanbiao Technology's tour vehicle automatic positioning and navigation system leads visitors to experience the thrill from the 500-meter plain to the peak of a 3,000-meter mountain, admire the spectacular Xian'gu Waterfall, savor the mellow aroma of Jiupu fragrant wine, and tour the Lover's Forest where trees grow in pairs... While visitors are moved by Miao Hong Gupo's story, they can also savor the surprises in every corner of Gupo Mountain.

When visiting Gupo Mountain, tourists can also rent Guanbiao Technology's self-service guide audio devices to enjoy a full self-service experience. The guide device has an automatic playback function. Upon arriving at a scenic spot, it automatically plays the corresponding introduction without manual operation, supporting multiple languages and texts.

Gupo Mountain Scenic Area covers a total area of 8,000 hectares and features eight major scenic spots. First-time visitors are sure to be captivated by the beautiful scenery, lingering and forgetting the way back. However, the Guobiao Technology public information kiosk can help tourists better understand each scenic area of Gupo Mountain, facilitating route planning and inquiry, and allowing full appreciation of the diverse landscapes.

Hezhou Gupo Mountain is characterized by high peaks and deep valleys, majestic mountains, lush forests, abundant flora and fauna, waterfalls and flowing streams, and a serene environment. It combines the qualities of "majesty, wonder, beauty, and tranquility," and is known as both a mountain-water scenic area and a suburban park. Gupo Mountain has received tens of millions of domestic and international tourists. This natural oxygen bar, imbued with the sacred aura of love, awaits your summit climb!

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