"Worship the water at Dujiangyan, seek the Tao at Mount Qingcheng."

"Worship the water at Dujiangyan, seek the Tao at Mount Qingcheng" is a famous quote by scholar Yu Qiuyu after visiting Dujiangyan and Mount Qingcheng. It accurately summarizes the characteristics of Dujiangyan and Mount Qingcheng and has become the slogan for Dujiangyan's tourism promotion. The following is a detailed explanation of this quote and Dujiangyan and Mount Qingcheng: 1. Worship the water at Dujiangyan Dujiangyan is located in the west of Dujiangyan City, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and is situated on the Min River in the western part of the Chengdu Plain. It is a huge engineering system composed of the head of the canal (Fish Mouth, Feisha Weir, Baopingkou), irrigation channels at all levels in the irrigation area, various engineering buildings, and large, medium and small reservoirs and weirs. This engineering system makes full use of the local geographical conditions of high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and the special terrain, water veins, and water potential at the mouth of the river, and takes advantage of the situation to divert water without a dam, and irrigate by gravity, making the embankment, water diversion, flood discharge, sand discharge, and flow control interdependent and a system to ensure the full play of comprehensive benefits of flood control, irrigation, water transportation, and social water use. Dujiangyan is not only a masterpiece of ancient Chinese water conservancy projects, but also the ancestor of world water conservancy culture. It has been in operation for more than 2,280 years and still irrigates the Chengdu Plain and nurtures the land of abundance. Tourists can watch the ancient and magnificent water conservancy projects here and appreciate the wisdom and diligence of the ancients in water control. At the same time, the Dujiangyan Scenic Area also includes Lidui Park, Fulong Temple, Yulei Mountain Park, Erwang Temple, Anlan Cable Bridge and other attractions, each of which is full of historical heaviness and cultural charm. 2. Seek the Tao at Mount Qingcheng Mount Qingcheng is located in Dujiangyan City and is one of the birthplaces of Taoism in China. It is known as "Qingcheng, the most secluded place in the world". Mount Qingcheng is divided into two parts: the front mountain and the back mountain. The front mountain is the main part of the Mount Qingcheng Scenic Area, which concentrates the main attractions of Taoist culture and cultural relics; the back mountain is mainly natural scenery and rural customs. In Mount Qingcheng, tourists can feel the strong Taoist cultural atmosphere. The ancient trees on the mountain are towering, and the Taoist temples are quiet, making it a good place for self-cultivation and exploration of Taoist philosophy. At the same time, the natural scenery of Mount Qingcheng is also very beautiful, with undulating mountains and misty clouds, making people feel as if they are in a fairyland. 3. The connection between Dujiangyan and Mount Qingcheng Dujiangyan and Mount Qingcheng are important tourism resources in Dujiangyan City and are also the business cards of Chengdu and even Sichuan Province. The two are not far apart and have convenient transportation. Tourists can easily visit them. At the same time, Dujiangyan and Mount Qingcheng also echo each other in cultural connotation, forming the unique tourism style of Dujiangyan City. In summary, the sentence "Worship the water at Dujiangyan, seek the Tao at Mount Qingcheng" not only accurately summarizes the characteristics of Dujiangyan and Mount Qingcheng, but also expresses people's yearning and praise for these two tourist attractions. Whether it is tourists seeking Taoist philosophy or tourists admiring natural scenery, they can find their spiritual home here.