Ancient cave of Alu in Luxi

The first cave in Yunnan, ALU ancient cave, was selected as the Sixth Batch of national geoparks, and Luxi Alu Geopark ranked seventh among 36 Geoparks in China. Alu ancient cave is located in Luxi County, more than 160 kilometers away from Kunming. It is a group of typical underground karst caves with nine peaks and eighteen caves. Xu Xiake, a famous Traveler in the Ming Dynasty, was fascinated by this. He visited the cave twice and left a famous saying that "the water of Luyuan gushes into the lower cave, and the caves of Luyuan cluster in the hanging rock".

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Ancient cave of Alu

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The ancient cave of Alu in Luxi generally refers to the ancient cave of ALU

Alu ancient cave, known as "the first cave in Yunnan", is 200 km away from Kunming and 5 km away from Luxi County. Also known as Luyuan cave, ALU ancient cave is a group of peculiar and spectacular underground karst caves, which is similar to the stone forest landscape. The stone forest is on the ground, while the ALU ancient cave is underground. It is one of the most spectacular natural karst caves in Asia.

In February 2020, in order to pay tribute to the vast number of medical workers fighting in the front line of prevention and control, from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020, all medical workers in the scenic area (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) are free of charge with valid certificates.

Main attractions

Gudong Park

Landscape layout and design, drawing on Chinese and foreign gardening art techniques, integrating natural landscape and cultural landscape, to create a high-level garden landscape, while highlighting the national characteristics and cultural connotation, especially with Yi customs as the main line, to form an open-air museum of Yi culture and folk customs. Many natural and cultural landscapes such as Luyuan lake, Shinto altar, totem map, archery field, wonderful garden, torch field and Luyuan village of Yi family have been planned and constructed. The first phase of the park was completed in May 1999.

Yuzhu cave

Yuzhu cave is 5 meters out of Luyuan cave and enters Yuzhu cave. You can climb along the stone steps outside the cave to see the green peak. The stalactites at the entrance of the cave hang like curtains and open in a unique shape. With a total length of more than 800 meters, it is a palace style cave, which is composed of more than 10 halls of different sizes and shapes. The largest hall is more than 70 meters long and 30 meters wide, with a grand scale.

Yusun River

Yusun river is an underground river, which is located in Luyuan cave. The depth of Yuzhu cave is below 15 meters, and the entrance is located in Yuzhu cave, with a total length of more than 10 meters. The river flows from north to South with a slow flow rate of 0.02 M / s and a flow rate of 12 m / s. The width of the river is 8m-12m, the top of the center is 5m, and the top is 10. The whole river dome looks like an oval vault, the river water is clear to the bottom, and the depth is 0.8m-3m. Tour can only take the boat of manpower, each boat by 6 people, no land access.

Bishan cave out of Yuzhu cave, along the tree lined path westbound 350 meters, or take the tourist cableway, then to the entrance of Biyu cave. The cave is located on the hillside of Jilong mountain. It is a deep canyon cave with a length of 720 meters. The stalactite in the cave is like Jasper, so it is called Jasper cave. The exquisite curly stone, aluyu, shidun (more than 20 square meters) and stone chime bells in the cave are treasures of the ancient cave. Alu ancient cave is a group of typical karst caves with large scale and peculiar structure. It is the cave dwelling site of "Alu tribe", one of the thirty-seven tribes in Yunnan. It is the most spectacular and beautiful natural wonder in Asia. It is known as "the first cave in Yunnan" and the underground Garden Palace.

Yushun River, with a total length of more than 800 meters, is as flat as a mirror and clear as the bottom. Among them, the rare species of "transparent fish" roam, which is rare in the world. The fish has no eyes, its body is transparent, and its skeleton and viscera are clear and visible. It is said that Tang Shenxian of Mt. Alu once ate fish here, threw fish bones into the water, and said wittily, "live!" Fish bone really see water is alive, shake tail and go.

Luyuan cave

It is named after the southeast source of the foothills overflowing from the cave. The cave is inscribed by Zhang Jimeng, the magistrate of Guangxi in Ming Dynasty, and by muying, the governor of Qing Dynasty. The cave body is hall type, with a total length of more than 700 meters. It is composed of more than 10 halls of different sizes and shapes. There are narrow roads in the middle. The cave develops in a network shape, turning and extending like an underground labyrinth.

brief introduction

"Alu ancient cave" is Yi language, which means "tiger cave with flat grassland in front". It is the cave dwelling place of "Alu tribe", one of the "thirty seven manbu" in Yunnan in song and Yuan Dynasties. The view of the cave is ancient, strange, dangerous and unique. The stalagmites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, stone waterfalls, etc

Stone flowers are in various forms, which have almost all the landscapes defined by geology and karstification, and each has its own image, such as Caixia welcoming guests, ancient lotus hanging upside down, the God clock in the valley, ancient turtle watching the moon, the king of Wei ordering soldiers, God created by heaven, and so on.

The most remarkable structural feature of the ancient cave is that it covers all the structural forms of the karst cave, which can be roughly divided into three types: Hall type, palace type, canyon type, palace type, magnificent hall type, magnificent hall type, and Canyon type. Secondly, the landscape is colorful, lifelike and changeable. Every step of the way is the scene. It's full of fun. In addition, the crystal clear stalactites and the strange lights make it look more like the fairyland in the middle of a picture. The three wonders in the cave - transparent fish, curly stone and goose tube are also the exclusive treasures that can only be seen in the ancient cave of ALU.

Alu has a long history. Although it is far away from the Central Plains, it has attracted the attention of generations of scholars. Zuo Si, the great literary master of Han Dynasty, once said in his ode to Sandu that "the river is leaking and the river is collapsing". Xu Xiake, a great geographer and tourist of the Ming Dynasty, also left his footprints in the hot land of ALU. He once visited the ancient cave of Alu twice, marveled at it, and wrote beautiful essays that have been handed down through the ages. Meng Huo once dominated here, and Zhuge Wu Marquis also swayed the feather fan here. History and reality, myths and legends, celebrities and beautiful scenery in Alu complement each other, making the ancient cave of Alu reflect a magical brilliance and color.

Alu ancient cave is located 2.5 kilometers west of Luxi County, with a scenic area of 1.5 square kilometers. There are nine peaks near Mt. ALU, among which there are 18 caves, commonly known as "nine peaks and eighteen caves". Alu ancient cave is the main cave body in karst cave group, which is composed of Luyuan cave, Yuzhu cave, Biyu cave and yushuhe cave. The ALU ancient cave has been developed and opened to the public with a total length of more than 3000 meters, which is composed of three dry caves and one water cave. There are hundreds of scenic spots, which run through the upper and lower floors. Luyuan cave, Yuzhu cave and Biyu cave have different modeling styles. The canyon, hall and palace are integrated into each other. Each step is a scene. The stalagmites are standing in the cave. The color is like Jasper, magnificent and transparent, blending along the river, and developing richly. "There are holes in the cave, rivers in the cave, heaven in the cave, and springs outside the cave", "there are caves in nature, and there is nature" "Seizing the masterwork" can be regarded as one of the best in the world.

In 1996, ALU ancient cave scenic spot was listed as 35 national ace scenic spots and 16 tourism special lines by the National Tourism Administration; in May 1999, it was rated as 10 excellent scenic spots in Yunnan Province; in December 2000, it was rated as one of 41 national advanced scenic spots by the Ministry of construction.

In October 2001, it was rated as a national AAAA tourist area by the National Tourism Administration, one of 12 in Yunnan Province; in November 2002, it was rated as one of the nine civilized scenic spots in Yunnan Province by the Yunnan Provincial Department of construction, civilization office and Tourism Administration; on January 24, 2004, it was approved as a national key scenic spot by the State Council. It is one of 177 in China and one of two in Honghe Prefecture. From 1987 to 2004, it has received more than 6.5 million tourists, including nearly 440000 overseas tourists from more than 50 countries and regions, such as Singapore, Thailand, the United States, Belgium, Brunei, etc The center of the northern area is the leader of tourism in Luxi.

Local Customs

The Hani nationality is headed by the October of the lunar calendar. The October Festival means the new year, lasting for one to two weeks. During the festival, the village slaughters pigs to sacrifice to the Dragon forest, and holds a street banquet. Those who have a marriage talk will take advantage of the festival to invite the matchmaker to have a marriage talk, while the married girl will take this opportunity to visit her mother's home.

Hani people take the first tiger day (or dragon day) in October of the lunar calendar as the first day of Hani new year. During the festival, every village slaughters pigs to "sacrifice the dragon", and every family decorates all kinds of delicacies along the street. At the tens of meters long "street banquet", delicacies are fragrant and people are crowded. People are drinking wine, tasting delicacies, exchanging blessings, and sharing their joys and sorrows in the past year. At dusk, bonfire is on fire, Hani people are singing and dancing, immersed in a warm and festive festival atmosphere.

Around June 24, the Red River area called the June Festival "kuzaza", which lasted for three to six days. During the festival, young people killed cattle and sacrificed to gods. They gathered together to play swings, wrestle, sing and dance and enjoy themselves. In some places, on the night of the festival, Songming torches are lit at home, and then sent out of the village and placed on the roadsides or mountains to drive the sick out of the village.

Environmental Science

The annual average temperature in most areas of Honghe Prefecture is between 15 ℃ and 22.6 ℃. The temperature gradually increased from Yuanyang, Jianshui, Mengzi and Hekou. The formation of the ancient cave can be traced back to hundreds of millions of years ago. After the ancient sea of Yunnan and Guizhou rose to land, a large amount of calcareous materials were deposited as limestone. After hundreds of thousands of years or even millions of years, the water containing carbon dioxide rain erosion and long-term rock dissolution produced a lot of sinkholes and funnel caves, which were dissolved and formed

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