Goukou scenic spot

Goulou scenic spot is a provincial scenic spot in Guangxi. It is located at the foot of the main peak of goulou mountain, 3km southeast of Beiliu City. It is named after Donggou, ququ, chuanlou. It covers an area of 204 hectares and has a typical karst landscape. Goukou is the "22nd cave" of the 36 caves in ancient Taoism, which is famous for its gouqu and chuanlou characteristics. It is composed of Baogui cave, YuQue cave, Baisha cave and Taoyuan cave, with a total length of 300 meters. It is said that Gehong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty "alchemy and Taoism" in the cave. Therefore, there is Gexian CI temple at the entrance of the cave, and there is a statue of Gehong in the cave. In front of the cave, there are more than 100 cliff steles since the Tang and Song dynasties. The grotesque scenery in the cave is natural, with stalactites such as stone pillars and stalagmites crisscrossing in a thousand different forms and fascinating. There is a spacious hall in the cave, a corridor that can only pass people, and an underground river with clear water. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, celebrities such as Wang Fu, Ge Hong, Li Gang and Xu Xiake have visited and investigated here, leaving a lot of traces of ink. There are more than 120 cliff inscriptions alone. There are also stone carvings written by Guo Moruo, madate, Yu Liqun and other contemporary poetry painters. In addition, the beautiful scenery, lush flowers and trees, green acacia trees add a unique scenery to the scenic area.

Check loopholes

synonym

Hook loophole scenic spot generally refers to hook loophole

Goukou scenic spot is located 3 kilometers to the east of Beiliu City, under the main peak of goulou mountain, next to Yuwu highway of 324 National Highway, South to Guijiang river, 25 kilometers away from Yulin and Rong County, covering an area of 204 hectares. It is a provincial scenic spot. The scenic spot is under the majestic main peak of goulou mountain, on the left side of Yuwu highway, to the south of Guijiang river, with strange peaks reflected in the river, clear, sparse and precipitous, Moon Lake in front of the cave, waves, mountains and flowers, pavilions and pavilions, antique, which is a quiet and elegant place to attract celebrities.

Introduction

Gouchuang is the "twenty-two caves" which is called the "thirty-six caves" of Taoism in daoshu. It is composed of five caves: Baogui, YuQue, Baisha, Taoyuan and Yujin. The five caves are connected by two mountains, with a total length of more than 1500 meters. They are composed of hook, curve, wear, leakage and scenery. The stone pillars, stalagmites and various kinds of natural and peculiar stalactites in the caves crisscross in various forms. Under the colorful lighting, they are more complicated and charming.

In front of the cave, there are pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings, green trees and winding paths, which are set against the moon lake. There are also various kinds of stone carvings on the stone wall, including the famous works of Li Jing, a famous general of Tang Dynasty, and more than 120 authentic works of Li Gang, a famous anti Jin general of Southern Song Dynasty, Guo Moruo and his wife, Yu Liqun, etc.

Tourism characteristics

In recent years, under the leadership of the municipal Party committee and the municipal government, great changes have taken place in Goukou scenic spot. It has developed from a single cave to a scenic spot outside the cave. There are also 50 scenic spots suitable for adults and children's water recreation series, such as peak Pavilion, high mountain waterfall, Lake corridor, square fountain, fish pond, xianle palace, Dragon Palace adventure, zoo, snake garden, goulou temple And projects. With an annual reception of nearly 700000 tourists, it has become a tourist attraction in Southeast Guangxi integrating food, housing, tourism and shopping. It is like a dazzling pearl, shining brilliantly on the land of the south.

Goulou cave has been repaired many times in the past dynasties, and the "tapestry Pavilion" was built in the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, "bixu Pavilion" was rebuilt and "Gexian Temple" was added. During the period of the Republic of China, Taoyuan Pavilion, Baisha Pavilion, Taoist temple, garden, square and Huanshan road were built. After liberation, it was renovated many times and the scenic spots were expanded. Since the 1960s, the tunnel was gradually paved with cement, and the lighting was installed. In front of Taoyuan cave, a 6-mu "fish watching pond" was built, with peach and plum trees planted, flowers and grass planted for more than 60 mu, and a 1-kilometer-long wall built. The garden has lush trees and fragrant flowers. In March 1996, the gate tower of goulou Dongting Lake was rebuilt with glazed tiles and porcelain railings. The character "goulou Shengjing" in mene Lishu is written by the contemporary female calligrapher Mrs. Guo Moruo Yu Liqun.

It is said that Ge Hong was once practicing alchemy and Taoism. Later generations built bixu Pavilion and Ge Xian temple at the entrance of the cave in memory of him. Bixu Pavilion, formerly known as dizhu Pavilion, was rebuilt by Tao Lejian, magistrate of Yongzheng County in the Qing Dynasty, and renamed bixu Pavilion by Deng Yunxiang, magistrate of Daoguang County in the 15th year. The pavilion is 7 meters wide, 5.8 meters deep and 3.5 meters high. It is a hard top with brick and wood structure. The roof is tilted and the plaque of "bixu Pavilion" is hung under the eaves. Gexian temple is about 10 meters above the ground. With a width of 14 meters and a depth of 7 meters, the hall has murals and 10 carved screen doors in front and behind. Brick and wood structure, Xieshan, roof tile, glass cut edge, eaves with relief, eaves hanging "Gexian Temple" plaque. In January 1963, the people's Committee of Beiliu County declared it a cultural relic protection unit.

The introduction is Ge Xian CI built in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. Chongge Pavilion is towering, painted pillars, carved beams and carved flowers. Cave cliff inscriptions like forest. Among the numerous inscriptions, there are the stele of shangxiyueshu written by Li Jing, a famous general of Tang Dynasty, the stele of poems inscribed by Li Gang, the Prime Minister of Southern Song Dynasty, the portrait of Ge Hong painted by Mada (a native of Beiliu City), a well-known modern Chinese printmaker, and the poem cliff by Guo Moruo, a famous contemporary writer, historian and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

Goulou stone carvings are located in goulou cave. There are more than 100 existing stone carvings and steles, dating from Tang, song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Republic of China. There are many kinds of cursive script, running script, official script and seal script in Goukou stone carving. The content involves travel notes, chronicles, etc. In August 1981, Goukou stone carving was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

"Cihai" entry contains "karst cave gouqu chuanlou, hence the name, there are Baogui cave, YuQue cave, Baisha cave, Taoyuan cave and other relics." It is said that Ge Hong, a famous Daoist in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, gave up the high-ranking official who was "a regular servant on horseback" and "sought for gouliuling" to become an immortal in Baogui cave. Myths and legends add a layer of magic color to the famous mountains.

Since the mid-1960s, the people's government has allocated funds to gradually drill the Baogui, YuQue, Baisha and Taoyuan caves, so that the four caves are connected, with a total length of about 1 km. The colorful lanterns in the cave and the stalactite natural scenery make up the vast world of the cave, making people feel like they are in a fairyland. There are more than 30 main scenic spots. From Baogui cave to Taoyuan cave.

"Goulou fairyland" is the best place of the eight scenic spots in Beiliu. Guo Moruo has a hymn of "the scenery is urgent and the city is near Guicheng".

Historical allusions

It is said that in the Eastern Han Dynasty 1800 years ago, Wang Fu, a native of Gansu Province, came to visit and enjoy playing the Qin. Today, the cave entrance is engraved with "the place where Wang Fu plays the Qin". During the reign of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Ge Hong, a moralist who was good at alchemy, wrote about Hongfu, had a clear knowledge of medicine, and was good at alchemy Later generations built a Gexian temple in front of the cave and built a bixu Pavilion as a memorial. In 1962, the famous painter Ma Da painted a portrait of Ge Hong, which was engraved in front of the cave. The inscription "shangxiyueshu" written by Li Jing, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, was found on the cave wall. According to the county annals, Li Gang, a famous anti Jin general in the Southern Song Dynasty, was excluded by the capitulationists of the central court and traveled south At the time of Beiliu, he also wrote a poem in the cave. He sighed that although he was far away from the river, he still had the noble feelings of serving the country. On the inner wall of the cave, there was a huge wall inscription of goulou Dongtian. In the end of Tang Dynasty, the three mountains in front of the cave were carved with three powerful words of Goukou, which were eight feet high. It was engraved in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty and has been widely read There are as many as 100 poems that are better than fold poems.

In 1637, Xu Xiake, a famous geographer, traveler and writer of the Ming Dynasty, spent the night exploring the cave and described the surrounding mountains and caves vividly in his travel notes. When describing the strange scenery of goulou mountain, he was generous in his praise and drew a picture of goulou mountain

. All these are recorded in his diary of traveling to the west of Guangdong.

The book of Taoism says that the loophole of the "twenty-two caves" of the "thirty-six caves" of Taoism in China is composed of four caves, Baogui, YuQue, Baisha and Taoyuan, which are connected by a line. The total length of the cave is 1000 meters. The limestone in the cave has been melted and changed for hundreds of millions of years, forming the characteristics of hook, curve, penetration and leakage. Therefore, the natural picture of the stalactites is various and dazzling, some of which are like lions leaping and tigers leaping Wu frightens people, birds and animals, lifelike, aquarium treasure, vivid, combined with flowing light and shadow, make the cave wall crystal clear, beautiful and fantastic. Under the light of colored lights, red as agate, green as emerald, yellow than amber, white as pearl, walk along the cave, sometimes through the narrow corridor with only one person, sometimes into the spacious and beautiful hall, sometimes encounter the clear river, you can count the fish, it's really beautiful It seems to be in the realm of immortals.

In 1965, our great revolutionary writer, Comrade Guo Moruo, an old contemporary writer, also wrote an inscription in his own hand: "since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, we have enjoyed great reputation. The cave has been created by nature, and the electric light shines through the Jiaolong grottoes. The scenery is competing with each other in Guilin. I don't want to make an order for the red sand, but I want to get rid of the paper tiger. I want to apply red and purple to the sweet potato and smell the road, and I want to cultivate lotus roots all over the mountains.

Mrs. Guo Moruo and contemporary female calligrapher Comrade Yu Liqun wrote a couplet to Dongmen: "goulou Shengjing" and former vice chairman of Guangxi People's government Comrade Luo Libin wrote a couplet to Dongmen: "gouchuang four holes to welcome new visitors, and gouqu three times to treat old friends", all of which add splendor to the famous mountain.

In recent years, Goukou scenic spot has been repaired year by year under the care of the Party committee and the people's governments at all levels, and it has become increasingly popular

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