Body washing cave

Body washing cave

Xishen cave is located in the lower part of CaoHua waterfall, 1273 meters away from Fuyuan bridge, on the second step of huanglonggou. The travertine flowing down from the golden beach suddenly collapses here and forms a travertine collapse wall 10 meters high and 40 meters wide. It is the longest travertine collapse wall in the world. The surging water flows down from the dyke and forms a magnificent travertine waterfall on the travertine wall.

Scale of scenic spots

Wash body hole 1 meter high, 1.5 meters wide, into the hole 1 meters, covered with light yellow, milky white stalactite, hole depth unknown. According to scientific research, the cave was an outlet of the ancient glacier hundreds of millions of years ago. The entrance of the cave is filled with water and fog, and the waterfall is like a curtain. It is said that it is a place for immortals to clean themselves. After entering the cave, they can practice Taoism.

Related Legends

Since the Ming Dynasty, Taoist and Tibetan Buddhist monks from all over the world have come here to bathe and purify themselves to feel the aura of heaven and earth. It is said that Dala Menba, an ancient monk of Benbo religion, once meditated on the cave wall and finally became a great road. Therefore, the "body washing cave" is still a great holy mark in the heart of the believers of Benbo religion.

In addition, it is said that infertile women who enter the cave to wash themselves will have a noble son. Although there is no scientific reason, women often enter shyly in order to have children. There was once a French girl visiting Huanglong. After hearing this legend, she took off her clothes and went into the cave with her husband to get pregnant. They stay in the cave for a long time. It seems that only when they devoutly bear the cold, can they feel the God in the dark, or in the aftertaste of the magic legend, they slowly pour out a kind of expectation, a kind of longing and a kind of yearning

Accommodation

Xishen cave is located in Huanglong scenic area. The nearest accommodation is in Huanglong. There are many hotels and hotels in Huanglong, with 1-5 stars. The price is 50-3300 yuan per person. You can refer to them. Of course, there are also more affordable, which requires you to choose.

Address: Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 103.82318995893

Latitude: 32.748744073805

Tel: 0837-7249958

Chinese PinYin : Xi Shen Dong