The place where Zhang Sanfeng, a master of Taoism in China, cultivated his skills! Hidden deep in the mountains of Guangdong

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A great Taoist master of China!
The retreat of Zhang Sanfeng!
Deep in Guangdong’s mountains lies an ancient hermitage, a hut clinging to sheer cliffs. Steep ladders make every step thrilling, with complete defensive relics preserved. Follow Abo to explore this cliffside dwelling of ancient people.
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AI Generated這段影片記錄了探險者前往廣東韶關深山,實地探訪一座建在百米懸崖之上的神祕古堡。這座被譽為「雲端空中堡壘」的建築群地勢極其險峻,包含多道就地取材的石製寨門、排水系統及神龕,據當地傳說此地曾是張三豐隱居修道之所。
Guangdong's Mysterious Ancient Castle
Never in a million years did I expect to find myself deep in the mountains of Shaoguan, Guangdong.
Hiding a mysterious ancient castle
The steepness exceeded imagination.
A old house
Lonely and perched atop a cliff a hundred meters high
The surrounding rock walls are as if carved by knife and axe.
Natural cliffs form a protective barrier.
Incomprehensibly,
When I manipulate the drone to take off
It turned out that two girls were shuttling back and forth on the sheer cliffside.
The sight makes one tremble with fear.
Why did the two girls come to this desolate, uninhabited place?
Aren't they afraid at all?
The local elders say
This was once the place where Zhang Sanfeng retired to cultivate Daoism.
It was especially difficult to get here.
First, one must pass through a deep and densely wooded forest.
Climbing an almost vertical ladder bare-handed
Below your feet is a bottomless abyss.
Every step taken makes one's heart leap with anxiety.
The山寨 still perfectly preserves the inscriptions on the牙 wall.
Ancient village wall
Hand-dug reservoir and watchtower
The entire defensive structure is remarkably well-preserved.
A fortress in the clouds
Thousands of years ago, there were no large tools.
How did ancient people actually build houses on steep cliff faces?
What did they rely on to live and hide here back then?
Today, follow my lens all the way to the summit.
A firsthand visit to this mysterious mountain village perched atop a cliff
Hello, everyone!
I've been walking for over an hour.
I have finally reached its foot.
It's been especially hard all the way.
A small path is covered with grass and trees.
People walking on it.
You have to bend over and hunch your back to get through here.
I'm afraid a piece of wax thread might come out from ahead
You've completely taken my soul.
So, what exactly is this for?
Is anyone living up there?
Today, everyone must follow Abo's camera lens
Let's go up and investigate.
Everyone, take a look here
This little path is all along this cliff face.
Hammer by hammer, step by step, emerging
And walking on it is extremely slippery.
It is covered with a lot of moss.
Look at the position above.
It's the first gate of the fortress.
They are all carved into this sheer cliffside.
It's extremely dangerous!
Let's go up.
It's extremely steep.
70 degrees vertical
Look at this village gate here
The materials used are all
Make use of local materials
It uses this local stone.
And then on this sheer cliff here
Then repair it
Now we've already passed through.
The first village gate
This village gate is extremely small.
It's not very wide.
It must have been at that time
A mountain gate, perhaps.
This is the first bridge crossing.
If someone comes up from below
It must go through this.
This place could truly be said to be
One man guarding the pass can withstand ten thousand.
Wow
Take a look at the road behind me.
Outside is just
cliff face
If you go rolling down from here, you know.
I might not even have a soul left.
Let's go.
Keep going upward.
My legs are trembling right now.
It's okay, there are some trees blocking it.
Otherwise, it would really be dangerous.
Wow
Everyone, look above
This is its second fortress gate.
And this road here
It is also on this sheer cliffside.
Hollowed out
Let's go up.
Must use both hands together
Look, there's a sink here.
This is the ancient person.
The excavated drainage system
This is its second village gate.
It's also using local materials on the spot.
Its position here, you know
There should also have been a Taoist gate originally.
You're supposed to lock it shut.
We're going upward now.
Take a look at this location.
It has a small niche like this.
I don't know what to do.
Look at this spot.
This must have been a niche for a deity from that period.
There should be a Buddha statue inside.
But it should have been taken by someone.
Seeing this discovery
Many houses
But I can only see the wall.
The roof is gone.
It was all built right against the cliff face.
Take a look over here
There seems to be a large hole here.
This isn't a hole.
This is a very small house.
Look over here
The roof is gone.
Have you all noticed something?
This kind of house, this kind of brick, you know
They're all these mud bricks.
Unfired
Dark brick
Ashes were added inside.
And then inside it
Even after a thousand years, it will not decay.
But if it were to rain on you
It collapsed shortly afterward.
There is a statue carved into its cliff face.
It must be a shrine.
Look, there's one more down here.
This hairstyle should be
Above this door
That beam hinge
Lying here like this
High Mountain Brush Seal
It is a structure of this type of archway.
But in the middle, it should have been
There is a bodhisattva.
Or what kind of statue?
But now there is none anymore.
We've come up to this snowy cliff face.
There is a pool here.
One large, one small
This location is a drain.
Originally, this was either a kitchen
Either a toilet or nothing.
So big a one
But not very deep.
All from that era
Built on that cliffside
Changqing Lame
In the fourteenth year of Qianlong's reign
The Qing Dynasty
Look down here
So high
Roll down from here
Let me tell you something
We have found a wooden ladder here.
Looks like it's about to collapse.
It could collapse at any moment.
But we're climbing up from here now.
Go up there and take a look.
Start going upward right now
See if I'm tough or not.
Because of this
Very unstable
I fear I won't have the strength to endure.
Once you roll down from above, you can't go back up.
This wooden ladder above has already
It's ruined.
It's so terrifying.
It's a bit slippery here.
Good thing this can be pulled out.
It's too dangerous.
I'll risk my life to shoot videos for you
My two legs are trembling right now.
If it rains here
Can't come
Take a look over here
It's too slippery.
Look at this road behind me.
From here to there
From this point onward
It's incredible.
Without a bit of courage, no one would dare to come up here.
Fortunately, this spot below is okay.
Some trees are blocking it here.
We must continue climbing up to
Go up to the top of the mountain above.
It's really not easy at all.
Holding onto this
Bald and bare
It still needs to continue.
Then walk straight ahead from here.
Let's go.
Keep it up!
Come on!
We have to move on from this past.
Everyone, hurry and look!
It's unbelievable.
There's actually a road here!
Climbed straight up there.
This ancient person is truly amazing.
Let's go take a look upstairs.
It's really too high up here.
I can't even bring myself to walk.
Take a look over here
It's too high.
Let's go.
Let's continue climbing up from here.
I'm telling you all
I have been to many places.
Never
None of them have ever come here.
Such a treacherous place
I am walking on it.
I can't even straighten my back.
Because I'm afraid
I'm afraid of heights.
Finally from
This bald one is coming up here.
It's incredible.
Let's go take a look now.
What is on the mountain peak?
On this mountain peak
There are even houses here!
What's it called?
Yuzatang Shanfang
This house is quite large.
Quite high
The roof is gone.
This location should be
A shrine from that period
There is one more room.
They are all inside this cliff cave.
Take a look
It collapsed.
Look, there's so much water down there.
There's another village gate here.
There's a stone staircase here.
Take a look up there.
Look at this road.
Absolutely
On this cliff face
Use this stone slab.
Accumulated over time
It's too hot today.
My clothes are almost completely soaked.
Everyone, hurry and look!
This mysterious house
On the cliff face right behind me
But it's not easy to get up there.
Look at me behind.
These small stone steps
Only with agile hands and feet and brave soldiers can one climb up.
Moreover, the vertical angle is 80 degrees.
It's too steep.
But you're already here, so might as well stay.
Let's go take a look upstairs.
What is inside here, really?
Is anyone living up there?
Let's go.
This place
Extremely narrow
Soldiers and troops, active and ready
You must pay close attention.
Watch your step
It's too steep.
My goodness
Look at the step I'm stepping on here
There are absolutely no stone steps.
Kazehana fell.
I can't even stand steadily anymore.
Safety must be strictly observed at this place.
If it's raining
It's absolutely impossible to come up.
This ladder is too steep.
It's unbelievable.
Everyone, take a look below
My two legs are trembling at this very moment.
Racing heart
Weak legs
This place
If you go rolling down from here
Your body does not belong to you.
Your soul isn't yours either.
And everyone, take a look at this house
It seems like all of them are
Make use of local resources
Then use these large stone slabs
Then built
The above uses blue bricks.
You said in this
A place so desolate that not even birds would crap there
There isn't even a path.
Where did the above blue bricks come from?
Could it have been the ancient people back then?
Unfired green bricks on site
This house is said to be
It is the place where Zhang Sanfeng cultivated his martial arts.
I don't know if it's true or not.
Come on, let's hurry inside and take a look.
And look at this house
They are all hung here.
Above the sheer cliff
Look below.
Very steep
Good heavens
Weakness in the legs
Let's go in and take a look.
I've finally made it inside.
Let out a sigh of relief
Because here inside
That's not scary then.
Let's go in.
Take a look, everyone
The structure of the entire house
It has no roof.
This roof
It's all entirely dependent on this one above.
cliff face
The inner side here
They all come from this cliff face.
Chiseled off
I suspect there's something on this wall
These large stone slabs
It must have been at that time
chiseled right into this cliff face
Urine sample
Then sit outside.
This wall
This earth surface
It's still very dry.
There seems to be someone else here too.
Stirring the fire
Not very big
But haven't you all noticed?
There are many grooves on this surface.
This should have been where the horizontal beam was inserted back then.
This place should
It's a two-story building.
But it was strangely odd
Where did all these pieces of lumber actually go?
Yeah, right?
After so many years
There is no rain erosion in this place either.
Where did the lumber go?
No one could possibly have come all the way here.
Take away the wood above, please.
This place is desolate and uninhabited.
Wishing to come here
It takes over an hour to walk.
Who do you think is eating their fill and has nothing better to do?
Come all the way here to pick up the lumber
That's so bizarre.
And on the wall
Have you all noticed?
There are many characters.
What do you call a idiom?
A quick visit
Moreover, I've noticed this cliff face here
There should be characters.
But
Erosion by rainwater
It's already impossible to see clearly.
And this window
It's impossible that it was actually like this all along.
Look over here
You can still see the wood grain in this piece of timber.
This lumber is almost finished.
What kind of yinchen wood is that?
It looks a bit like that.
It feels outdated.
You're talking about this Zhang Sanfeng.
Why did he run into the mountains of Guangdong?
Arriving at this godforsaken place to cultivate.
He shouldn't be there
Is it Wudang Mountain in Hubei?
Why have you come to this place?
This should be a legendary tale.
I also heard it from locals.
What the old man and the others were saying
This place is Zhang Sanfeng.
The cultivation practiced back then
When I arrived at the mountain peak
The two girls vanished into thin air.
Missing without a trace
Where on earth did they go?
Could it be that they went down the mountain via another path?
It's utterly baffling.
