Located in the northeast of Wenling City, the south corner of Taizhou Bay, Zhejiang Province, Changyu Dongtian is located in Changyu Town, the world-famous "hometown of stone slabs". It is a provincial scenic spot and is the largest manual excavated stone cave. In April 1998, it was awarded the top prize of Guinness in the world. In April 2002, it was awarded the national AAAA tourist area by the National Tourism Administration.
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Wenling Changyu Dongtian self driving route: self driving, you can go along Shangyong Taiwen expressway, cross Daxi to Songmen first-class highway, and drive to Changyu. Wenling Changyu Dongtian bus route: take the minibus from Wenling old station to Xinhe and RuoHeng, and get off at Changyu town.
Changyudongtian
Dongtian of Changyu is located in the south of Yangtze River Delta, the south of Taizhou Bay and the northeast of Wenling City. It belongs to the east side of the southern part of the second first-order structural complex uplift belt of the Neocathaysian system, and the structural trace reflects that it is dominated by faults.
Because of the drastic change of paleoclimate, the turbulence of sea surface, the rise and fall of neotectonic movement and other factors, there are great differences in lithology, genesis and thickness between Dongtian mountain area and plain area of Changyu island.
The earth potential of Changyu cave is higher in the West and lower in the East, and gradually inclines from the west to the East into the East China Sea. There are plains, low mountains, high hills, daiqiu, platform, coast, islands, beaches and other landforms, mainly plain.
There are many kinds of rocks, mainly composed of late Jurassic extrusive rocks, mainly pyroclastic rocks, followed by various types of granite and a small amount of rhyolite, basalt, andesite, diabase and so on
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Overview of scenic spots
Dongtian scenic spot on Changyu island is the afterblood of beiyandang mountain. The mountains are about 150 meters above sea level and belong to low hills. According to the third edition of Jiaqing Taiping county annals, Yu is not very big, but the most famous. It is also called "Changyu" by Shi Cang, Huang Jian or collectively Changyu island is named for its winding wind, like a long and narrow island in the sea. The total area of the scenic spot is 16.18 square kilometers,
It is composed of Baxianyan, shuangmendong, chongguosi and Yeshan, of which Baxianyan and shuangmendong are mainly cave group landscapes. Changyu cave group is a landscape left by artificial exploitation of stone slabs since the southern and Northern Dynasties, which has a history of more than 1500 years. "Though it is made by man, it seems to be made by nature.". For thousands of years, the people of Changyu have been chiseling and hammering, taking out hundreds of millions of cubic meters of stone, leaving 28 caves and 1314 caves of different shapes. Although there are no natural cave like stalagmites and stone mantles in the cave sky of Changyu Island, the stone cave scenery left by taking stones according to the situation is as varied as ancient bells, or as a cauldron, or as a bucket wall, or as a giant beast. Some of the caves are isolated, some are connected, some are overlapped, some are parallel, deep and winding, majestic and dangerous. In the cave, the tuff is cut into a corridor, the skylight is overhead, and the stone frame suspension bridge is stacked and unpredictable, just like a labyrinth of rocks. The rock cave Concert Hall in Guanxi Cave Scenic Area is more magical. It has stereo effect without using electroacoustic equipment. Changyu cave has become a unique landscape in China. Chongguo temple and Yeshan scenic area are tourist attractions integrating human landscape and natural scenery. Chongguo temple was built in the Xianhe period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (about 326 AD), with a history of more than 1670 years. "Cave sky on Changyu island is rare in the world", which integrates masculinity, danger, strangeness, cleverness and seclusion. It has become a unique charming scenic spot on the seashore of China.
When you visit Dongtian on Changyu Island, you can see the essence of Chinese stone culture, which can be regarded as one of the best in the world. You can also learn from the formation of these caves that our ancestors have been digging mountains and conquering nature for hundreds of millions of years. The representative scenic spots of Dongtian on Changyu island are: Baxianyan, Lingxiao cave and guanxi cave.
Scenery
Baxianyan
Located on the east side of Fenghuang, the scenic spot is famous for the eight rocks on the top of the mountain, which are similar to the gathering of eight immortals. With Baxianyan temple as the center, the scenic spot connects 39 scenic spots, such as shilianzuan, Shiliang ancient cave, Lingxiao cave palace, etc. it integrates religious culture and natural landscape, and is known as "fairyland".
Wild mountain scenic spot
Located in the south of Baxianyan District, 4 kilometers away from Changyu Town, it can take the east to and fro, known as Yeshan. The wild mountain scenic spots of Yeshan, Yeling and yeao maintain their original natural features and ecological environment. In the territory of hills and hills undulating, Qingxi lingering, exotic flowers, towering rock Wu Shi. The rich natural landscape is full of wild interest. There are many scenic spots in Yeshan scenic area, such as Tianda rock, Shenying rock, Kingfisher Valley, colorful bamboo and stalagmite, giant silkworm on the hill, Aolong guitan, double elephants, snake battle, cat view, etc.
Chongguo Temple scenic spot
It is located 3km southeast of Changyu Town, adjacent to shuangmendong scenic spot in the south. Chongguo temple is surrounded by 400 green mountains, with seven peaks on its back. It looks like a screen and looks like a throne. Chongguo Temple four claws double eaves wind chime hall is resplendent and magnificent.
Religious culture
Baxian rock is named after the rock on the top of the mountain, which is similar to Baxian gathering. Baxianyan temple, nunnery and temple have a large audience, and they are all built on the cliff with caves. They integrate religious culture and natural landscape, and are known as "fairyland". The park is full of trees and flowers. The pavilions and pavilions are located in different places. The stone corridor connects 39 scenic spots, such as Baxianyan temple, Shiliang temple and Lingxiao cave.
Stone culture
Shuangmendong is adjacent to Baxianyan across the mountain. The main scenic spots in the scenic area are shuangmen cave, Guanxi cave, Jingming cave, shipuan stream, Yeren waterfall, natural wall, etc. The scenic spot is famous for its outstanding stone culture. Shuangmen cave is located at the foot of Duxiu Peak. Li Shifen, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty from Changyu, said, "it's a green pile at the foot of Duxiu Peak, and you Lou is like a small Penglai. Nobody knows the Yao grass in the mountain, and the peach blossom blossoms in the cave. " The poet of Changyu in the Qing Dynasty also has a five character quatrain: "it's like shuangmen cave if you don't suffer from heat in deep mountains. I'll meet you with the wind, and I'll see you off with the wind. " These two poems are excellent portraits of shuangmen cave. The numerous Cave Scenic Spots in the cave sky of Changyu island are all quiet and beautiful, just like fairyland.
Shuangmen tunnel
Shuangmendong is located at the foot of Duxiu Peak. Li Shifen, a Jinshi from Changyu in Ming Dynasty, said: "it's a green pile at the foot of Duxiu Peak, and the secluded building is like a small Penglai. Yao grass in the mountains is unknown, and peach blossoms in the cave open in the air. " There is also a five character quatrain written by Changyu poets in Qing Dynasty: "it's like shuangmen cave in a mountain without heat. I'll meet you with the wind, and I'll see you off with the wind. " These two poems are excellent portraits of shuangmendong. The numerous Cave Scenic Spots in Dongtian of Changyu island are all quiet and beautiful, just like fairyland. The shipuan River, Yeren waterfall and Longlin waterfall maintain perfect natural features. The scenery is excellent, unique and fascinating. It is a sightseeing and leisure scenic spot integrating the natural scenery of Qingshan and Xiushui, religious culture and stone culture.
The huge stone statue of Maitreya in the cave is 5 meters high and 7 meters wide. The famous brand is Yandong concert hall, which is the only one in Asia. It was once famous at home and abroad for successfully holding "China's first Yandong concert" on April 28, 2002. A stone bowl with a diameter of 2.12 meters has been listed in the Guinness Book of records. Stone culture corridor: 33 stone wall Avalokitesvara. There are many holes at the top of the cave. The sky light and cloud shadow make the cave bright. Visitors feel like they are in a paradise.
Guanxi cave
Guanxi cave is located at the northern foot of Fenghuang Mountain in shuangmen Cave Scenic Area. It is the largest cave group left by thousand years of mining. There are 348 caves with an area of 53800 square meters and a volume of 1312100 cubic meters. It has developed more than 10000 square meters. Due to the magnificent caves and reasonable development, it was awarded the title of "excellent scenic spot construction in Zhejiang Province" by the Department of urban and rural development of Zhejiang Province.
The entrance of guanxi cave is narrow and small, and the entrance is suddenly bright. There is a zigzag bridge over a pool of green springs. At the end of the bridge, there is a big stone pearl, which is named Jiuqu pearl bridge. "Guanxi cave" written by Qian Shaowu, a famous Chinese sculptor and professor of the Central Academy of fine arts, is engraved on the facing rock.
From the statue of Maitreya, you can reach the river in the cave. There are small boats in the river. They can paddle by hand or by foot. There are only two people in each boat. The river course is like a labyrinth. We must work together to advance.
Leaving the boat and going to the left, it suddenly becomes clear that the rock cave concert hall is the only one in China. The total area of the rock cave concert hall is 2000 square meters, and it can accommodate nearly 700 people to enjoy the wonderful performance of folk bands in the concert hall. No matter which corner of the concert hall visitors can hear the same frequency natural stereo. On April 28, 2002, "China's first rock cave Concert Hall" was held in Dongtian rock cave Concert Hall on Changyu island. On October 21, 2002, the German North Rhine Symphony Orchestra successfully held a rock cave concert named "the sound of Rhine River".
Along the stone steps, you can see a spacious stone hall. There is a big bowl carved from a huge stone in the hall. The big bowl is 2.12 meters in diameter and can hold more than 2 tons of water. There is a mascot with a dragon head and turtle body in the bowl. The bowl has been listed in the Guinness Book of records. Turn left from stone hall to another stone hall. There are huge stone coins in this hall. Stone blue, inner diameter of 0.8 meters, engraved with "Zhenghe Tongbao" four words. The spring seeping from the crevice of the top of the rock trickles down, just passing through the middle of the coin, so the spring in the middle of the ancient coin is full all the year round.
Shuiyun cave
Shuiyun cave is located in the west side of the World Geopark and national scenic spot, Changyu Dongtian shuangmen cave. It is a cave group landscape left after thousands of years of mining and quarrying. It is composed of 52 caves, including 6 toutian caves and 8 water caves, with a total area of 15000 square meters.
China stone culture museum is an important part of shuiyundong scenic area. It is the largest cave Museum in China. The cave lithology is volcanic clastic rock
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