Xiyan Fairy Cave

Xiyan cave is located in Xiyan village, Ronghuan Township, one of the seventy-two peaks of Hengshan Mountain. It is about 4 kilometers away from the former residence of Marshal Luo Ronghuan. It is known as "the first scenery in southern Chu". According to the general annals of Hunan Province, "the Jin Dynasty is called Xiyan. It is said that Jigong monk subdued demons and got rid of evils here. In the Tang Dynasty, he was granted the title of Xiandong. In the Ming Dynasty, he was even given the title of Xiyan. Since then, he has been called Xiyan Xiandong, which has been used to this day." Its cave was discovered in the early years of Yonghe (345) of Jin Dynasty, more than 1600 years ago.

Xiyan Fairy Cave

Xiyan cave is located in Xiyan village, Ronghuan Town, Hengdong County, east of jinjuefeng, one of the 72 peaks in Nanyue. It is 30 kilometers away from Jishui town in Hengdong County in the West and 2.5 kilometers away from Luo Ronghuan's former residence in the East. It has been "the first scenery in southern Chu" since ancient times.

Development history

According to the general annals of Hunan Province, "the name of Jin Dynasty is Xiyan In the Tang Dynasty, it was granted the title of immortal cave. In the Ming Dynasty, Xi was called Xi. Since then, it has been called Xi Yan immortal cave, and has been used to this day. " East to the entrance, covering an area of about 100000 square meters, there are more than 70 large and small halls.

The development started in 1994. In 1996, the tour route was opened to 2000 meters. There are more than 20 halls in turn, such as welcome hall, Furong cave and Xianren cave. Each hall has more than 100 landscapes, such as "golden turtle welcome", "Golden Rooster laying eggs", "Xianren gathering" and "thirsty dragon drinking spring". Among them, the "sunflower cave" is 10 meters high and covers an area of about 500 square meters. It is a high and large cave hall that has been developed, with more than 20 landscapes such as "mirage", "Eight Immortals crossing the sea", "rhinoceros watching the moon" and "xiante bathing".

Xiyan fairy cave is a large-scale cave that integrates natural landscape and cultural landscape. There are more than 60 poems written by scholars in the past dynasties, among which Xie Lingyun's poem "praise under the rock" is the most precious: "Hengshan herb gatherer, road lost grain is also unique. Sit down at the rest rock, see the opposite. One old, four or five young, Xianyin can't be separated. His books are not worldly teachings. He must be wise and wise. " In 1994, it was approved by the provincial people's government as the provincial "Xiyan Fairy Cave - Jishui scenic spot" together with Jishui, which originated from the Luoxiao mountains.

geographical environment

Xiyan cave is located in Xiyan village, Ronghuan Town, Hengdong County, which is one of the seventy-two peaks of Hengshan Mountain. It is 80 km from Nanyue in the West and 80 km from Hengyang in the south. Cars on Heng you highway can go straight to Yanbian. The cave has a long history and is unique in nature. It is 90 kilometers east of Yandi mausoleum, 80 kilometers west of Nanyue and 80 kilometers south of Hengyang. It is adjacent to the former residence of Marshal Luo Ronghuan and the Bronze Statue Square. The Ronghuan reservoir between Ronghuan's former residence and Xiyan cave has a pleasant scenery. Xiyan fairy cave, Ronghuan reservoir, Luo Ronghuan's former residence and Ronghuan Bronze Statue Square are connected to the tourism line less than 4 km away, which has great development potential. This is a limestone cave. It's deep and unpredictable. It's like a labyrinth. Up to now, there are still dozens of poems and Fu by Xie Lingyun, a famous poet of Jin Dynasty.

The entrance of the cave is very narrow. At the beginning, we must form a long line, and we have to fish through it sideways. However, after walking dozens of steps, we suddenly came to the front cave. The cave is composed of many stone caves of different sizes. The cave is spacious. There are countless stalactites, stone forests, stone pillars, stalagmites and so on. It's a good place to take photos.

Go ahead to the deepest hole in the front cave. There is a big stone. The wall is as sharp as a chip. The left side of the stone is three feet above the ground. There is a round hole with three characters "Er Chong Tian" engraved on it. The hole is very narrow. It can only allow one person to crawl in. After climbing seven or eight feet, you can enter the back hole. The back hole is wide and consists of many different sizes

There are many beautiful sceneries, such as crane pond, lotus cave, golden umbrella, thirsty dragon drinking spring and so on. From the most eye-catching golden umbrella, there is Huixian tower. After passing Huixian tower, there is Huixian bridge, which is about 3 meters high. You have to pass under the bridge. After crossing the bridge, there is a strange cave on the left, which looks like a shrine. There is a strange stone in the cave. It looks like the top of Mount Tai. The stone is hollow. The sound is like a chime. Where is the end of the fairy cave? There is no research yet, so we need to return the same way. Not far from the fairy cave, there are four caves of wind, cloud, water and thunder. The wind tunnel is chilly all year round. The cloud cave is full of clouds and mist at four o'clock, and the water in the water cave is gurgling all day long. The thunder in the thunder cave is booming all the time.

Main attractions

Xiyan fairy cave is located in Xiyan village, Ronghuan Township, at the south foot of Fenghuang peak, one of the 72 peaks of Hengshan Mountain. It is about 4 kilometers away from the former residence of Marshal Luo Ronghuan. It is known as "the first scenery in southern Chu". According to the general annals of Hunan Province, "the Jin Dynasty is called Xiyan. It is said that Jigong monk subdued demons and got rid of evils here. In the Tang Dynasty, he was granted the title of Xiandong. In the Ming Dynasty, he was even given the title of Xiyan. Since then, he has been called Xiyan Xiandong, which has been used to this day." Its cave was discovered in the early years of Yonghe (345) of Jin Dynasty, more than 1600 years ago.

There is only one crack like entrance in the whole cave, which is composed of three groups of caves and 18 "halls", and it unfolds in an asymmetric dendritic shape. The total length of the cave is 1870 meters, and the total area of the cave is 84150 square meters. The passage inside the cave is winding and strange, with many strange rocks.

It's about 300 meters into the cave. Looking around, it's like "there's no way out of the mountain and water". However, after careful exploration, there is a small cave at the top. It's as round as a mirror and can only be drilled in. After drilling in, it's "another village with dark willows and bright flowers". It's amazing to enter the big cave. In cave 3, the sound of the underground Feiquan waterfall is as loud as a tiger roaring and thunder, which makes people feel creepy. To the depth of the line, deep pool block the road, a narrow and slippery born "bridge" flying over it, daunting. The back part of the second cave is a blessed place.

The "skylight" in the depth is like a long moon hanging high. The landscape is strange and makes people forget to return. The stalagmites, stone groves, stone pillars and stone mantles of Xiyan fairy cave are all over the world. "Pearl umbrella" is incomparably beautiful. "Hengshan County annals" compiled in the reign of Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty describes as follows: "more than Zhang Gao, with a handle as big as Sheng, and more than four feet around him; ready-made clothes with dripping milk, like pearls, with eyebrows and hair on the lower children. Smiling Yan, standing on the handle, is a special umbrella for tourists, which is also a different scene." Xiyan fairy cave is not only famous for its unique scenery in Sanxiang, but also famous for its fantastic myth in Sishui.

At that time, when Emperor Yan was managing water, collecting medicine and farming in the Mishui River Basin, he often slept and worked here, so there were sites such as "emperor's sleeping platform", "Xiyao pool" and "Eighteen Hill fields" in the cave; Emperor Yan brought Brown dragon, which was harmful to the Mishui River, into the cave for domestication, so there were also scenic spots such as "Canglong cave" and "Brown dragon drinking spring".

The legend that monk Jigong subdued demons and Demons here is well known to all the people in the neighborhood. Not far from the cave, there are four caves of wind, cloud, water and thunder, such as the "four King Kong" guards. It's cool all year round in the fairy cave. The cloud cave is full of clouds at four o'clock. The water cave is full of flowing water all day. The thunder cave is full of thunder all the time. Some poets or poets name the scenery according to its pictophonetic sound, or write poems to show that they will never forget, which makes the natural landscape and cultural landscape complement each other and more attractive.

Tourism value

Xiyan Fairy Cave -- the integration of natural landscape and cultural landscape

Xiyan cave is a large-scale karst cave with natural landscape and cultural landscape. It has a length of 2160 meters, an area of more than 100000 square meters, and dozens of large and small cave halls. It is known as "the first scenery in southern Chu". There are many stalactites in the cave, and the legends are beautiful and moving. There are dozens of ink treasures inscribed by celebrities in the past dynasties. The most famous inscription is Yan Xia Zan written by Xie Lingyun, the Marquis of Jin Kangle, which is recorded in Hunan Tongzhi, Hengzhou Fu Zhi and Hengshan County annals. Sit down at the rest rock, see the opposite. One old, four or five young, Xianyin can't be separated. His books are not worldly teachings. He must be wise and wise. "

Tourism information

Reception capacity

Xiyan fairy cave was opened to the public in 1996. Inside the cave, there is a computer programmed light box. Outside the cave, there is a leisure villa integrating leisure, reception, entertainment and accommodation, an antique wooden shed, a public toilet and a power distribution room. It has already possessed the basic reception capacity.

Transportation guide

Xiyan cave is 80 kilometers away from Nanyue in the west, 110 kilometers away from Yandi mausoleum in Yanling County in the East, 50 kilometers away from Hengshan railway station, 80 kilometers away from Hengyang City, 30 kilometers away from Jishui town in Hengdong County, and 3 kilometers away from former residence of Marshal Luo Ronghuan. No matter which direction tourists come from, they can get to Xiyan Fairy Cave very conveniently and quickly.

① Hengyang Linghu bus station has a bus to Hengdong County every 10 minutes; Hengshan railway station has a bus to Hengdong County every 10 minutes. 2. Every 10 minutes in Hengdong County, there are buses (Hengdong Gaohu, Hengdong Ronghuan, etc.) passing through the former residence of Luo Shuai. Xiyan cave is 2.5km away from Luo Ronghuan's former residence. You can take a taxi to the scenic spot after visiting Luo Shuai's former residence.

Inspection by leaders

Xiyan cave is located in Xiyan village, Ronghuan Town, Fenghuang peak, one of the seventy-two peaks of Hengshan Mountain. It is known as the first scenic spot in southern Chu. It is also a place for guests to visit during the fourth local cuisine culture tourism festival in our county. On the morning of July 11, Wu Weisheng, Secretary of the county Party committee, specially assigned the construction of Xiyan Xiandong scenic spot. He asked that the scenic spot should appear in the fourth local cuisine cultural tourism festival with a brand new look to add luster to the festival.

Xiyan Cave Scenic Area was officially opened to the public in 1996. It is a large karst cave integrating natural landscape and cultural landscape. The cave area is up to 100000 square meters and consists of more than 70 caves

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