The century-old post station - Feiyun Cliff

Listen to the story from 580 years ago— In Huangping County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, there is an ancient temple called Feiyun Cliff It was built in the eighth year of the Zhengtong era of the Ming Dynasty In the year 1443 AD, exactly 580 years from now Having withstood 580 years of wind, frost, snow, and rain It can make you feel what a true ancient relic is The mottled and blurred archway, the stone steps handrails covered with moss The rooftops of green tiles piled with fallen leaves, the winding and bizarre peaks and rocks As if they are all telling the visitors the stories of the past nearly 600 years 600 years is undoubtedly very long for a person But for a building, a bridge, a tree It can also be a moment in the flick of a finger For hundreds of years, it has seen all the changes, the blooming and withering of flowers Some people come and go, some go and come back Feiyun Cliff has always been here, sending off batches of people But most people are just passersby, only a very few leave something behind Because behind the ancient temple there is a huge and peculiar dome Standing tens of feet tall, with eaves hanging a hundred feet, covering like a splendid canopy Above it, beads hang and droplets fall, resembling flying clouds, hence the name Feiyun Cliff In the eighth year of the Zhengtong era, the Yuantan Temple was built here Because during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the ancient post road from Beijing to Yunnan Passed through Guizhou and the neighboring country of Myanmar right by the temple gate Therefore, many famous scholars traveled here Leaving behind many valuable cliff carvings and inscriptions For example, the 'Record of Feiyun Cliff' left by the Guizhou Governor in the forty-fourth year of the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty Wang Yangming, Lin Zexu, and He Kun all left their writings here Mr. Yangming once said that the mountains of the world gather in Yunnan and Guizhou, and the essence of Yunnan and Guizhou's beauty is concentrated in this cliff This place was once where the three teachings of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism coexisted, all planting seeds of faith here Every festival, pious men and women come here to burn incense and pray, making wishes every year On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, ethnic minorities dance and sing here In summer, the place is shaded by green trees, with the croaking of frogs and the chirping of cicadas, very pleasant In autumn, the ground is covered with fallen ginkgo leaves, very beautiful