Thousand Island Lake stone forest

Qiandao Lake stone forest is a labyrinth karst landscape, which is mainly composed of lanyuping, daimaoling and XISHANPING. It is one of the four major stone forest landscapes in China. In the scenic area, there are hundreds of unique sceneries, such as the peculiar shape of the peak forest, the various pictographs and stones, the lifelike "lions and elephants guarding the door", etc., which are called "natural animal museum" and are unique in East China. It is known as "the first stone forest in East China" for its wide area, large scale and unique landscape.

Thousand Island Lake stone forest

With an area of 20 square kilometers, Qiandao Lake stone forest scenic area is one of the four largest stone forests in China. It is located in Qiandao Lake, Chun'an County, to the west of Hangzhou. It has a vast area, a large scale, and a unique landscape in East China. It is known as "the first stone forest in East China".

Qiandao Lake, located in Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province, is the first self-designed and self-made large-scale hydropower station Xinanjiang hydropower station built in 1959. The artificial lake formed by damming and impounding is a national first-class water body.

Qiandao Lake scenic area covers a total area of 982 square kilometers, including 573 square kilometers. It is named after 1078 islands scattered all over the lake. In addition, Kingston, more than 200 kilometers southwest of Ottawa, Canada, is also known as the scenic spot of Thousand Island Lake.

geographical environment

Qiandao Lake stone forest is a labyrinth karst landscape, which is composed of lanyuping, daimaoling and XISHANPING. In the area, there are many peaks, many peaks, many stone walls, stone pillars, stalagmites, stone caves and so on. It is one of the four major stone forests in China (the other three are Lunan Stone Forest in Yunnan, Xingwen Stone Forest in Sichuan and Dahu Stone Forest in Fujian). Qiandao Lake stone forest mainly includes lanyuping, daimaoling and XISHANPING. It is more than 650 meters above sea level and was called "Baiyun Mountain" in ancient times. In the mountains, there are often places of origin of Yunwu Tea. This stone forest belongs to labyrinth karst landform, with steep stone peaks and various shapes. Or the sound of the spring, or the end of the mountain, or suddenly enlightened, or at a loss do not know where to go. Nature's nature is really strange, some change the peak shape, some rock scenery, uncanny workmanship, fun.

The road in the stone forest is very confusing. Within half a square kilometer, there are more than 10000 meters of footpaths. The paths between the stone gaps twists and turns. If you are not careful, you often go back to the original place. Some say it's like the "enchanting array", others say it's like the "eight trigrams array". Anyway, it's not like it. There are stone crevices, thin people can grow over, fat people have to worry; one or two hundred people scattered among them, often only listen to the voice, not see people, as if playing hide and seek with each other. At the edge of the stone forest is the cliff of chunyunfu valley. Climbing down the path between the walls, you enter a "Qinyin cave". The entrance is spacious, with cool wind, murmur of water and shade of green trees. It is appropriate for people to call it "the first stone forest in East China". A famous poet is infatuated with the stone forest. He has a beautiful soul and is the most famous poet in Southeast China. He has visited the stone forest twice. He is happy to write seven rhymes and says: "visit the stone forest again in Chun'an, and the light car will slowly enter the mountain path. Exquisite and transparent, through the wind and rain, the sword is drawn, weeping ghosts and gods. Thanks to the hand of emperor WA for thousands of years, the treasure of China's nine continents has been kept for a long time. Clearly a Song Dynasty painting, axe wall and fold with Cun. The stone forest of Qiandao Lake not only enables us to appreciate the magnificence of the motherland's mountains and rivers, feel the mystery of nature's creation, but also enables people to increase a lot of knowledge of natural history.

The scenic spot takes "strange rocks, cliffs, ancient roads and Lingdong" as the landscape content. The peak forest has a unique shape, and the pictographic stones are everywhere, forming hundreds of lifelike unique landscapes, which are called "natural animal museum" by people in the tourism industry. "The ancient white cloud road" is deep and secluded, "the lion and elephant guarding the door" is fantastic and spectacular, "the piano music cave" is elegant and quiet. Enter the stone forest labyrinth, climb the rock wall, diamond gate, cross the small bridge, cross the stone gap After several twists and turns, you will find that you are back to where you were. The stone forest of Qiandao Lake still maintains its original and simple natural ecological environment, which is "the classroom of landscape aesthetics and the garden of popular science education". In the scenic area, there are many kinds of amusement projects, such as sightseeing bus, wine making workshop and tofu workshop. "Shilin family" catering has the characteristics of "soil, agriculture, wild", which is amazing. At the same time, the "campfire camping or bullfighting" activities from July to October every year are wonderful and more enjoyable!

Main attractions

Zhang Liangdong

In the stone forest scenic area of Qiandao Lake, Zhang Liangdong should have the most humanistic connotation and the most aesthetic charm. In fact, it's just a shallow hole. In fact, it's not so much a hole as a concave ridge. It is about five meters long and two meters deep. There is a stone table, named Qipanshi, where Zhang Liang lived in seclusion and played chess with his master Huangshi. Zhang Liang is the founder of the Han Dynasty. It is said that he once met the immortal Huang Shigong. Huang Shigong took out a series of Taigong art of war and awarded it to him. Huang Shigong said: "reading is the teacher of the king, and it will flourish in the next ten years. Thirteen years later, I was met by Ruzi, and Huangshi at the foot of Gucheng mountain in Jibei was me. " Zhang Liang reviewed the book and went to invest in Liu Bang. Finally, with the wisdom of the book, he helped Liu Bang win the world. When the Han Dynasty was founded, Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was awarded a meritorious official. How can Zhang Liang be rewarded for his failure in fighting? Liu Bang said: "in strategizing, a decisive victory thousands of miles away, the ovary is also successful." Therefore, Zhang Liang was granted the title of marquis. This evaluation is fair. Therefore, Zhang Liang became the model of counselors in the past dynasties and the banner of "master of kings". Liu Bang's "strategizing, winning thousands of miles away" has become a famous saying. Zhang Liang is not a typical Confucianist, but a kind of knight errant and hermit. However, from his philosophy of birth, he also has the taste of Confucianism. He is also a figure of Confucianism and Taoism. His wisdom comes from Taigong's art of war, which school does Taigong Jiang Ziya belong to? Huangshi Gong should belong to the immortal family advocated by Taoism. It is particularly interesting that Mr. Huangshi said that he was a piece of Huangshi. According to historical records, thirteen years later, Zhang Liang went to Gucheng mountain to find a teacher, and he really found a piece of Huangshi. Before his death, he specially ordered to be buried with Huangshi. This story not only basically defines the culture of the stone forest of Thousand Island Lake, but also greatly deifies and beautifies the stone forest of Thousand Island Lake. As the old saying goes: "the mountain is not high, there is a fairy name." Here, it can be changed into: "the stone is not stubborn, there are immortal spirit."

Qinyindong

There is another cave in the stone forest of Qiandao Lake, which is called Qinyin cave. The water flowing from the mouth of the cave is a small waterfall, with clear and loud voice, such as the sound of a piano. Because it's winter to travel, the entrance seems a little cold, if only in spring. I don't know if there are peach blossoms in the cave. If there are, it will be more like a fairyland. I think of the Peach Blossom Land in Wuling, Hunan Province. In the legend, it is also a hole, and there is water flowing out of the hole, but the peach blossom burning at the hole is particularly funny. Peach Blossom Land, the symbol of fairyland! Zhang Xu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, said: "the flying bridge is far away, and the fishing boat is asked by the West Bank of Shiji. Where is the hole in the Qingxi river? " In Chinese Taoist immortal culture, cave is the place where immortals practice in the world. However, although in the world, but isolated from the world, the so-called "cave only a few days, the world has a thousand years." Is qinyindong like this? Walking into the cave, although it is not big, it is high and bright with sky light. The wall of the cave is white, plump and smooth. It looks like a woman's skin. I said to my friend with a smile that this hole can also be called daughter's hole. There is a back hole in this cave. The back hole is a vertical oval shape, like a vulva. It seems that the best title for the back entrance of this cave is "the gate of the mysterious female". Mysterious and mysterious, the door of all wonders. How wonderful! It is interesting to compare Zhang Liangdong with qinyindong. Both caves embody Taoist culture and immortal culture. Compared with Confucian culture, Taoist culture seems to advocate Yin, softness and being born, but in fact, Taoist culture also advocates Yang, hardness and being born. As for the immortal culture, it is derived from Taoist culture. In contrast, Zhang Liangdong more embodies the progressive, rigid and worldly aspects of Taoist culture, while qinyindong more embodies the regressive, soft and worldly aspects of Taoist culture.

Tourism information

Ticket Price

① Opening hours: 8:00-18:00

② Children's ticket: height 1.1-1.4 meters, free of charge below 1.1 meters, scenic spot ticket: 100 yuan / person

③ Tickets for senior citizens and officers must be purchased with voucher

Travel Guide

First: from Qiandaohu Town, via shangjiangbu ferry, around the lake highway to the scenic spot.

The second: from national highway 320 to Maozhuyuan wharf via Xin'anjiang Town, and then to the scenic spot along the road around the lake.

Recommended play

1: In the afternoon, you can visit the central area of Qiandao Lake.

2: In the morning, go to the stone forest, visit the first stone forest in East China, which is famous for its "strange stones, cliffs, ancient roads and spirit caves", and return after a farm dinner.

Address: No.11 Xin'an street, Shilin scenic spot, Daohu Town, Chun'an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province

Longitude: 119.00801266138

Latitude: 29.373649085963

Tel: 0571-65020580

Tour time: 1.5 hours

Traffic information: self driving is recommended (46 km away from Qiandaohu Town, starting from Qiandaohu Town, passing the shangjiangbu bridge, you can go to Shilin along the road around the lake; or you can go from Jiande to Maozhuyuan, and then go directly to the scenic spot along the road around the lake)

Ticket information: 100 yuan (children under 1.2 in height are free of charge, and the elderly over 70 hold the ticket)

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