昆嵛山上“升仙台”

Immortal Presence Terrace

昆嵛山"升仙台"又称棋盘石,是全真教的祖庭神清观西南面的一块巨石,高约20多米,当地人说,八仙中的铁拐李和吕洞宾曾来过这里。为什么叫升仙台呢?其中有一段传说故事。据传,在很久很久以前,昆嵛山下住着一位以打柴为生的李姓青年,有一天他来到了烟霞洞附近砍柴。当他来到这块巨石下的时候,忽然上面扔下一个刚被吃过的桃核。他想春节刚过,桃树怎么会有果子呢?疑惑间,他听到上面有人说话,便爬上了岩石,只见有两位老者正在下棋,一位身边放着无底升,一位背着个大葫芦,地上还有没吃过的鲜桃,两人边吃边下棋。

Immortal Presence Terrace in Kunyu Mountain is also called the Chessboard Stone.It is an over-20-meter boulder in the southwestern side of Shenqing Temple,home to the Quanzhen Sect.According to the locals,Tieguai Li and Lyu Dongbin among the Eight Immortals had been here.Why is it called the Immoral Presence Terrace?Behind it there is a legendary story.