Mengshan Mountain of the Mountains in the Book of Songs

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-03-05

Mengshan, which ordinary people may not know much, is located in Shandong Province.

When it comes to the mountains of Shandong, most people's first reaction is Mount Tai. After all, Du Fu's "Wangyue" "will be the top of the mountain, a glance at the mountains" has made more people familiar with Mount Tai.

In the southeast of Xitai Village, Mengyin County, Shandong Province, there is also a hidden mountain, that is, Mengshan Mountain. Because it is located in the eastern part of Lu State, Zhou Mengshan is also known as Dongmeng and Dongshan. This mountain spans Pingyi, Feixian, Mengyin, Yinan County, is a narrow and long strip fault block mountain, the main peak of the turtle Mengding is 1156 meters above sea level, it can be called the second highest peak in Shandong Province, commonly known as "Yadai".

The earliest written record of Mengshan comes from the "Book of Songs, Lu Song, Gong" - there is a turtle and Meng, and then the great east is desolate", which means that the Lu country has two high mountains, the turtle mountain and the Meng mountain, and the territory of the Lu country has been extended to the far east, reproducing the glorious history of the Lu country.

In Lu Song Gong Gong, two other mountains in Shandong are also mentioned, namely the Shan Mountain and the Yi Mountain. It is recorded in the "Chronicles of the Land": "The mountain is in Zou County, and it is the boundary of Yutai. Shaped like a fly. Hence the name; And the "interpretation" in the mountain means continuous. Zhongyun in "Erya Notes": "The words and mountains are connected to each other, and the names of those who are endless." ”

Today, it is generally believed that the mountains and mountains are in the southwest and southeast of Zoucheng, Shandong, respectively. The common saying of the two mountains is that it is called Lian Interpretation, and there is a saying in the Book of Poetry in the "Lu Song Gong Palace" that "retains the interpretation".

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