美丽山区，鲁南老家

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春赏百花秋望月，夏有凉风冬有雪。在沂蒙胜境，不论何种季节，都是一幅值得细细游玩的绝美画卷。

沂蒙山，广义上说是中国东部的重要山脉泰沂山脉的两个支系，指的是沂山、蒙山为地质坐标的大片山区，通俗讲分为沂山和蒙山。沂山占据鲁中地区，而蒙山地处鲁南，向南还有沂河，它们同属古代东夷文明的发源地之一，是古青州海岱文化的重要组成部分，也是齐鲁大地的地标之一。

○层峦耸翠的岱崮地貌。图／公茂栋The ranges of hills are covered with verdure.

近50公里连绵起伏的蒙山在古时被称作东蒙或东山，群峰嵯峨、重峦叠翠、森林茂密、风光秀丽，以雄伟壮丽名著华夏，素有“九州之巨镇，巍然敦大观”之称。细分还分为龟蒙、云蒙、彩蒙、天蒙。主峰龟蒙顶海拔1156米，秀出云表，耸翠天际，因其状如神龟伏卧云端而得名，为山东第二高峰，与泰山遥遥相望，被誉为“岱宗之亚”；云蒙是生态旅游胜地，自古闻名，许多中国古代的帝王将相、文人墨客都曾专程来此处游玩。最著名的要数在《孟子·尽心》中记载过的“孔子登东山而小鲁，登泰山而小天下”。

蒙山森林茂密，植被覆盖率平均达90%以上，“天然氧仓”之名当之无愧。加之水系发达，山泉分布极广，泉水甘冽，林与水相合共同构成了山东别具一格的山区景观。千峰万壑间，云海松涛，泉飞瀑鸣，鸟语花香……这里一年四时的美景都值得人们再三游赏：春季层峦叠翠，花潮连绵；夏季飞瀑流水，云雾飘渺；秋季漫山碧透，红叶映照；冬季银装素裹，玉琢冰雕。

蒙山之北，还藏有一座山东名镇——岱崮。岱崮地貌是中国崮型地貌最典型的区域，是继张家界地貌、喀斯特地貌、嶂石岩地貌、丹霞地貌之后的中国第五大造型地貌。岱崮镇更是入选中国首批11个“中国最美小镇”。

登上崮顶，放眼望去，群崮一览无余。气势磅礴的大崮，峭拔耸立的小崮，巍峨雄伟的南、北岱崮，弓腾若飞的龙须崮，造化神奇的卧龙崮，若雕若塑的石人崮，形态逼真的瓮崮，惟妙惟肖的油篓崮等，群崮林立，千姿百态，若狮、若豹、若龙，形似神似，粗犷巍然，让人慨叹大自然造物之神奇。

○蒙阴县城绿植环绕，有山有水。图／公茂栋Mengyin County is surrounded by verdure, mountains and waters.

○春到蒙阴。图／侯贞义Mengyin in Spring

据记载，5000多年以前就有先民们在沂蒙山一带繁衍生息。钟灵毓秀间孕育了诸如孔子弟子仲由、“算圣”刘洪、“智圣”诸葛亮、“书圣”王羲之、书法家颜真卿家族等贤圣人杰。千峰凝翠的蒙山，稀有独特的岱崮地貌，碧波荡漾的沂河，山水相依，城与村藏于其中，散发着浓浓的沂蒙风情。

编辑/王雪芃

Appreciate flowers in spring and the moon in autumn; enjoy cool breezes in summer and snow in winter. In the Yimeng Scenic Spot, each season is a splendid painting worth visiting.

In a broad sense, the Yimeng Mountains refer to two branches of the Tai-Yi Mountains, important mountains in East China, namely, the mountainous area with geological coordinates of Mount Yi and Mount Meng. In everyday speech,it is divided into Mount Yi and Mount Meng. Mount Yi is located in the central region of Shandong; Mount Meng is located in South Shandong, and there is the Yi River to the south. Both belonging to one of the cradles of the ancient Dongyi civilization, they not only are an important part of the Haidai culture in ancient Qingzhou, but also one of the landmarks of Shandong.

○蒙山主峰龟蒙顶。图／刘笃龙Guimeng Peak, the main peak of Mount Meng

Mount Meng, nearly 50km long,was known as Dongmeng or Dongshan in ancient times. With towering peaks,running mountain ridges, dense forests and beautiful scenery, it is famous in China for its magnificence, and reputed as “a Huge Town and a Grand View in China”. It can be subdivided into Guimeng, Yunmeng, Caimeng and Tianmeng. The main peak Guimeng has an elevation of 1,156m, with towering beauty and verdant scenery. It looks like a turtle lying in clouds, so it got the name. As the second highest peak in Shandong, it faces Mount Tai from afar, and is reputed as the“Second Daizong (Mount Tai)”. Yumeng is an ecological tourist attraction. It has been well-known since ancient times. Many emperors, kings, generals, ministers, as well as men of letters made a special trip to Yunmeng in ancient China. The most famous one is the saying in Mencius – Jin Xing, “Confucius ascended the eastern hill, and Lu appeared to him small. He ascended Mount Tai, and all beneath the heavens appeared to him small.”

With dense forests, Mount Meng has an average vegetation coverage rate of more than 90%, and deserves the title of “Natural Oxygen Store”. In addition,it has a developed water system, as well as widely-distributed mountain springs which are sweet and clear. The forests and the water jointly constitute a unique mountain landscape in Shandong. Amid numerous peaks and valleys, there is the soughing of the wind in the pines, a sea of clouds, gurgling springs and waterfalls,twittering birds, fragrant flowers… The fi ne view all year round deserves repeated visits. In spring, there are verdant rolling ridges, and continuous flowers bloom;in summer, there are waterfalls, flowing water, as well as dimly discernible mist and clouds; in autumn, there are green peaks set off by red leaves; in winter, the whole mountain is covered with snow, and seems like a jade or ice carving.

In the north of Mount Meng, there is a famous town of Shandong – Daigu.The landform of Daigu is the most typical region of Gu-type landform in China. It is the fi fth largest landform following the Zhangjiajie landform, the karst landform,the Zhangshiyan landform and the Danxia landform. Daigu Town has even been selected as one of the 11 (first batch of)“Most Beautiful Towns of China”.

Ascending the top of Gu hill, you may take a broad view of all the other Gu hills.There is magnificent big Gu, high and steep small Gu, towering South and North Daigu, Longxu Gu, miraculous Wolong Gu, sculpture-like Shiren Gu, vivid Weng Gu, lifelike Youlou Gu, etc., which stand in different shapes, and look like lions,leopards or dragons, appearing rough yet majestic. We may wonder at these miraculous natural creations.

It is recorded that over 5,000 years ago, our ancestors lived and multiplied in the Yimeng Mountain. The beautiful region bred a number of sages and talents like Confucius’s disciple Zhong You, the“Saint of Mathematics” – Liu Hong, the“Saint of Wisdom” – Zhuge Liang, the“Saint of Calligraphy” – Wang Xizhi,calligrapher Yan Zhenqing and his family.Mount Meng with numerous green peaks,the rare and unique Daigu landform, the green rippling Yi River, interdependent hills and water, towns and villages hidden therein, Zhuquan Village, Liuqin opera…All show the charm of Yimeng.