Dalong Cave Scenic Spot

DALONGDONG scenic spot is located in buchou township of Huayuan County, 41 kilometers away from Jishou City, and 22 kilometers up the dwarf highway. DALONGDONG scenic spot is the source of mother river Donghe in Jishou City and the core scenic spot of Shuanglong scenic spot.

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Dalong Cave Scenic Spot

DALONGDONG scenic spot is located 22 kilometers southwest of Shanglin County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which has the reputation of "Longhu Dongtian" and "Guilin on water".

Development history

The scenic area consists of DALONGDONG reservoir (also known as dalonghu) and DALONGDONG. DALONGDONG reservoir is the only natural reservoir in China that does not need a dam and relies on Leishi to store groundwater. It is one of the top ten karst reservoirs. It was built in 1958-1960. The rainwater collection area is 245 square kilometers, and the reservoir area is 8.05 square kilometers. The total storage capacity is 151 million cubic meters, and the effective storage capacity is 109 million cubic meters. The maximum discharge is 808 m3 / s. The lake surface of the reservoir is irregularly curved, 13 km long, more than 1 km at the widest and 100 m at the narrowest. There are seven springs in the lake, and the largest one is close to Shangling village. According to the villagers, the spring water rushes out of the water more than one meter high during the peak period. Around the lake, there are many strange peaks with different shapes, such as lion, carp and elephant. The stone mountain is reflected in the water, and the mountains and rivers are integrated into one, which is beautiful.

geographical environment

Geomorphological features

DALONGDONG scenic spot is located in badufeng forest area of Shanglin County, which belongs to karst landform with limestone development. There are middle and lower Carboniferous strata exposed in the older strata, especially the Middle Carboniferous Dapu formation. The mountain is bare, and the peak stands in the sky, forming the peak forest region. The altitude of the peak ranges from 400 to 500 meters. Darong mountain in Dalong cave is 604 meters above sea level, nonghuang mountain is 476 meters, donglao mountain is 494 meters, and nonggan mountain is 440 meters.

The karst type of DALONGDONG scenic spot belongs to peak cluster depression type, and the underground river nearby is developed. The hydrological characteristics of underground river are as follows: the groundwater gradient is large, the hydrodynamic type is pipe flow pulse flow, the water often forms waterfall or drop in the underground pipeline, and is exposed in the form of hanging spring or seasonal spring on the surface; the mutual connectivity of dissolution channels is poor, which is the reason why the natural reservoir can be formed by simple plugging in DALONGDONG Shishan area.

Climatic characteristics

DALONGDONG scenic spot is located in Shanglin County, at low latitude, and the Tropic of cancer passes through the scenic area. It belongs to subtropical monsoon humid climate. Summer is long and hot, winter is short and warm, but occasionally cold, dry and wet season is obvious. The total solar radiation is 103 kcal / cm2 · year. The annual average sunshine time is 1576 hours. The annual average temperature is 20.9 ℃; the annual variation of temperature is the lowest in January, the highest in July, and then gradually decreased. The annual average frost free period is 337 days. The average annual precipitation is 1700-1800 mm.

Main attractions

Landscape of Dalong cave

DALONGDONG is close to the reservoir and is a karst cave. There are 12 viewing halls in the cave, of which the stone lion hall is eight or nine stories high and can accommodate thousands of people. There are many stalactites in the cave with different images, such as stone lion, stone sheep, stone horse, stone bamboo, stalagmite, etc. At a dangerous cliff in the cave, there is a round cave which is more than 20 meters wide and unfathomable. Sometimes the sound of music of silk and bamboo is heard, and sometimes the sound of waves is heard.

After the development of Dalong cave, its total length is 4-5 km. There are 12 viewing halls in the cave. Each hall has its own scenery and stalactites are in various shapes. There are three natural skylights on the top of the cave. There is water in the cave, and there is a hole in the water. You can see the sky in the cave. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. The hall of the first cave is high and magnificent, with uneven hanging stones on the top of the cave and intricate scenery. On the left side is the "beauty flying", and in front is an eagle's head, with bright eyes and crooked mouth, overlooking the guests from afar. On the right side of the second cave hall is the semi covered curtain. There is a large stage in the cave hall, on which there are "heavenly dog singing", "frog dancing", "turtle and snake singing" and so on. In the fourth cave hall, there is a bright skylight above, surrounded by "stalagmites", "jade and osmanthus" and "big birds take off"; at the bottom of the cave, there are "golden dragon playing in the water", "turtle climbing the sand" and other beautiful sceneries. Other cave halls have different scenery, such as "stalactite forest", "immortal turtle of ten thousand years", "elephant drinking water", "seven fairies drying skirt", "sixty Arhats", "lion fighting", "Cowherd and Weaver meeting in the Milky Way" and "Wanshou Prince commanding platform".

Landscape of Dalong Lake

Dalong Lake (DALONGDONG reservoir) and Dalong cave are in contrast. The beauty of the lake and the mountain is also wonderful. The mountain beside the lake is like an old man, known as "Jiang Taigong mountain"; the round Dushan in the lake is known as "Denglong mountain"; the small island in the lake is known as "Liyu mountain"; it is combined into a picture of Jiang Taigong fishing. It is said that this "lantern" was used by Jiang Taigong to catch carp bait at night. On the cliff directly opposite Dalong lake, a white dragon dances on the cliff, as if it is about to break the cliff and take off into the blue sky. All around the Dalong lake, there are beautiful sceneries.

folk culture

Shanglin county is a place of Baiyue in ancient times, where Zhuang people live together. There are mainly Zhuang and Yao people living near DALONGDONG scenic spot. The main languages are Zhuang and Chinese. With the development of the times, the national individuality is becoming less and more common. In Shanglin county annals, the Zhuang and Han people living in the plain area of Shanglin county are collectively referred to as "turen", while the Zhuang and Yao people living in the northern mountainous area and the foot of Daming Mountain are divided into Yao, Zhuang, Liang and Shanzi. Most of the palaces were built by local people, which were thrifty and crude since ancient times. But the mountain wind is fierce, and the bamboo and wood are perishable. Where the wind blows, the moth grows. There is a sound in the wood, and it will change in a few years. All bamboo and wood must be harvested in July and February. In the sewage of logging, the moth will not grow until months have passed. Therefore, there is a saying of "seven bamboos and eight trees". "The living room of Zhuang people living in the mountain is built on the grass, while the crossbar is built on it to occupy people, which is called the fence house. Zizhuang married a woman and made a fence for her. " At the end of the 20th century, the houses of local residents have changed a lot, such as mud brick houses, brick masonry houses, brick concrete structure houses and so on.

When local farmers build new houses, they usually ask the master and the witch to divine the house site and the auspicious day first. Anmenkan should choose the right time. To set off the crossbeam is called "upper beam". We should choose "good life people" to hang the lottery and set off firecrackers. We should ask the division police to set off firecrackers. When the new house is completed, the house owners and builders should be entertained and firecrackers should be set off to celebrate. After the completion of the new house, we have to choose an auspicious day to move in. On the day of relocation, relatives and friends should be invited to hold a banquet. In the past, in addition to sending "packets", the congratulators also sent rice grains and other gifts. Their mother's family sent a load of zongzi or soft glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice, which was called "he Ru Xin Ju".

According to Shanglin county annals, the costumes of Shanglin county are the same as those outside the county. Men wear a cardigan, women wear a cardigan, no buckle, rope tied. Both men and women wear wide legged trousers. The sleeves and trouser legs are inlaid with colorful cloth strips (usually two). Both men and women wear long braids. Men wear black round cloth hats in winter. Women wear black net hats, hairpins, earrings and bracelets. Some women wear cloth on their heads. The headscarf is one foot wide and more than one foot long. It is available in black and white. Liang people (a branch of Zhuang nationality) "men and women are tattooed and barefoot, and their clothes are colorful and brown.". "Zhuang people's Chiji is bare", "women's short clothes and long skirts are all black and blue, with bamboo hat, goose hair at the corner of their clothes as ornaments, open their lapels, weave broken flowers, wipe their breasts, and cover their two breasts". "Yao and Shanzi are absolutely alike, both men and women are naked.". This is the original style of Zhuang and Yao costumes, which was inherited to the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1654-1722). In the past 200 years from Kangxi (1654) to Guangxu (1875), the clothing of Zhuang and Yao had changed and tended to be unified. At the beginning of the 21st century, the transportation is convenient, the Zhuang and Yao people have frequent contacts with the outside world, and their clothes are similar.

Other customs include:

Recognize godfather, godmother, brother and sister. Before the founding of the people's Republic of China (1949), it was popular for local people to recognize godfather, godmother and brother and sister. Generally speaking, there are two ways to recognize Godfather and godmother: one is that children get special love or help from their elders; the other is that children have poor life and need to find Godfather and godmother to support them. As long as both parties are willing, they can recognize each other at another time. It's hard to be as close as flesh and blood. Brothers and sisters of the same generation, as long as the two sides are willing to exchange years, clan, willing to share happiness, you can recognize each other. Some of them killed chickens and drank blood when they were making a vow. Once they have been sworn, they are as close as compatriots. After 1949, this custom still existed in some places.

Choose the dragon vein. Before the founding of the people's Republic of China (1949), in addition to choosing auspicious days, we also asked Mr. Feng Shui to choose dragon veins when moving tombs, setting up new houses or burying. It is believed that the place where the left Green Dragon and the right white tiger are selected will produce civil and military officials from generation to generation, and the place where the Dragon Cave is selected will make a lot of money. At the beginning of the 21st century, a considerable number of people in rural areas believed in dragon veins, and openly and semi openly asked Mr. Feng Shui to choose dragon veins.

Special food

Pig blood intestines. Shanglin county people like to eat pig sausage. The method is to add spices and pig blood to cooked rice and enema when killing pigs. After cooking, each person bites a piece, which is very interesting.

roast mutton. Yao people like raising goats and eating roast mutton. On New Year's day, they cut the mutton into large pieces and roast it. There is a saying that "the bigger, the more delicious".

Black beans and pig feet. Will produce

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