Zhashui karst cave

Zhashui karst cave

Zhashui karst cave is located at the intersection of 102 provincial road and 307 provincial road, 13 km south of Zhashui County, Shangluo City, in the Qinling Mountains of Southern Shaanxi Province, and shiweng Township, 4 km south of moshigou, covering an area of about 17 square kilometers, 79 km away from Xi'an city. The natural environment here is delicate and elegant, and there are many and concentrated scenic spots. There are 115 karst caves, which are comparable with Yaolin fairyland and beautiful mountains. It is a rare tourist area with karst caves and natural scenery. It is known as "the wonder of the north" and "a unique in the northwest".

In 1990, it was listed as one of the top ten scenic spots in Shaanxi Province by the people's Government of Shaanxi Province. In 1999, it was rated as the national famous cave. In 2014, it was promoted to the national AAAA scenic spot. In August 2016, the Ministry of land and resources agreed to name Zhashui karst cave as a national geopark.

geographical environment

Zhashui Karst Cave National Geopark is located in shiweng Town, 13 km south of Zhashui County, Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province, 79 km away from Xi'an.

The Cave Scenic Spot includes more than 100 caves, such as Foye cave, wind tunnel, baishen cave, Tiandong cave and Yunwu cave. The natural environment here is delicate and elegant, and there are many and concentrated scenic spots. There are not only karst cave groups comparable to "Yaolin fairyland", but also beautiful scenery. It is a tourist area with karst caves and natural landscape in Shaanxi Province.

In the open cave, stalactites of various shapes are dazzling and gorgeous. Stalagmites, stone curtains, stone curtains and stone waterfalls are beautiful; stone birds, Stone Beasts, stone monkeys and stone Buddhas are lifelike; crystal clear stone flowers, stone fruits, stone mushrooms and stone grapes are mouth watering. The museum's natural art palace is amazing to the tourists, and is known as "a wonder in the north" and "a unique in the northwest". In 1990, it was listed as one of the top ten scenic spots in Shaanxi Province by the people's Government of Shaanxi Province. In 1999, it was also named the national famous cave.

115 caves have been found. Among the 17 proven caves, there are 9 caves that can be developed and utilized, which are attractive to tourists and have gorgeous landscapes. Foye cave, Tiandong cave, wind tunnel and baishen cave have been opened to the public.

Zhashui karst cave is located at the intersection of 102 provincial road and 307 provincial road, 13km south of Zhashui County, Shangluo City, and shiweng Town, 4km south of moshigou.

Zhashui is located in the transition zone between subtropical zone and warm temperate zone, with an average annual rainfall of 742mm, an average annual temperature of 12.4 ℃ and a forest coverage rate of 78%. The topography is characterized by "nine mountains, half water and half farmland". The per capita basic farmland is 0.86 mu.

With beautiful scenery, fresh air, little industrial pollution, and wide range of wild and artificial cultivation of traditional Chinese medicine, it has been known as "natural medicine storehouse" since ancient times. There are 37 kinds of metal and non-metal minerals with mining value, 213 ore occurrences, 302 million tons of medium siderite reserves, accounting for about half of the whole province, and silver and lead reserves rank second in China.

There are more than 80 tourist attractions available for development in the county, of which the mountain, water and forest eco-tourism resources at the source of Qianyou River in the north, especially Xigou gorge, Dagan gorge and tiesuogou in the periphery of Niubeiliang National Nature Reserve, are full of ornamental and summer leisure functions; the Zhashui karst cave in the south is known as the "wonder of the north", with hundreds of large and small karst caves, which is one of the top ten in China Mingdong is one of the top ten scenic spots in Shaanxi Province. Qinling Railway super long tunnel, Qianyou River 40 km green corridor, garden tourism mountain city and other landscape also have great development value.

Main attractions

Tianfo cave

Tianfo cave is the core area of Zhashui Karst Cave National Geopark, which is connected by Tianfu cave and Buddha cave. It is located in the center of Zhashui Karst Cave National Geopark, on the hillside of echo mountain with an altitude of 805 meters. There is plenty of sunshine, fresh air and quiet environment. In the cave, stalactites of various shapes are dazzling and gorgeous. Stalagmites, stone curtains, stone waterfalls are beautiful. Stone birds, Stone Beasts, stone Buddhas and stone monkeys are wonderful. Crystal clear stone flowers, stone fruits, stone mushrooms and stone grapes are mouth watering. The vast and profound grand natural art palace amazes the tourists!

Foye cave, facing northwest, 797 meters above sea level. In 1998, a 3-meter-high bronze Buddha statue was placed at the entrance of the cave. Visitors can see it through the cuff of the bronze Buddha, which is quite interesting.

Before the seventh year of the Republic of China (1918 AD), there were two Buddha statues in the cave, which were vivid and full of ecology. In 1919, the local people moved the two Buddhas to baishen cave. The cave is a karst cave with four layers of upper, middle, lower and bottom, with a total of 7 large halls and 23 small halls. The big one is flat and open, just like the main hall; the small one is elegant and beautiful, just like the Suzhou garden.

The scenery of this cave is unique and magnificent. The most attractive scenic spots are: Welcome hall, diecuilang, WoLonggang, bainv cave, baolianzhu, er fo Guanhai City, Monkey King's order, chrysanthemum hall, mushroom tower, qiyingya, Bijiashan, Wugui Chuang Hai, Dame's heavenly officer, shuilianchi, Shuiliandong, shuiliangong, Xiongshi town Qifeng, general's night tour, Xiangzi's hard study, etc. The poem in the reception hall said, "a circle of 200 meters, don't open a cave. It's not Wuling, it's better than Taohuayuan. "

As the acme of perfection in the cave of Zhashui, the most representative of the cave group is the stone hall, stone Lohan, stone statue, stone horse, sea stone flower, the suspension of the clock milk and stalagmites.

Tiandong is adjacent to Foye cave. It is a corridor type cave, and the landscape is within reach. Because after entering the cave, it will ascend to heaven step by step, so it is named. According to the analysis of geologists, this cave is connected with Foye cave, but no passage has been found. Compared with Foye cave, it has the characteristics of thrilling, clear paragraphs and simple image. The main scenic spots are: Jade waterfall hall, lotus pond, Dragon Palace, jinghundao, Luohan hall, guanan thatched cottage, etc. Lotus pool poem said: "more leakage ring, lotus put, Jasper pool smile makeup.". The goddess of the heavenly palace swings in spring and looks for a lover by the lotus pond. "

Baishen cave

Located at the foot of Tianshu mountain, it was called Jade Palace in ancient times. Before Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, there were more than 100 statues of jade emperor, eight wax and Dragon King in the cave, so it was named.

In 1887, Li Tianzhu, the magistrate of Zhen'an (then under the jurisdiction of Zhen'an), presided over the reconstruction of the Jade Emperor's palace. Three temples and three sengliao were built at the entrance of the cave (all destroyed in the period of the "Cultural Revolution"), with one presider and three monks. He was engaged in Buddhist Chanting and fasting activities, which was abolished after liberation.

There is an underground river at the bottom of the cave. It is said that in the early years of the Republic of China, someone poured a cage of wheat bran into the underground river. Seven or eight days later, the wheat bran flowed out with the water in the cave where Qianyou River entered the mouth of Hanjiang River.

The main scenic spots are: baishen hall, Erlong Xizhu, Taibai pool, Dasheng well, Tingtao platform, etc. The poem of Erlong Xizhu said: "the clouds are chasing, the spirit is high. It's fun to have fun. There was a scene of peace and prosperity, and thousands of families were jubilant. " Listening to the poem from taotai, he said, "the waves are lapping on the shore, and the sky is shaking and the ground is tilting. The torrent flies and ten thousand horses soar. In the sky and on the earth, the wind roars and thunder moves. "

wind tunnel

On the hillside 1 km north of shiwengzi, it is said that there is a small cave in the cave with strong wind, so it is named. The cave is about 15 kilometers deep, and its path is tortuous. There are five halls that can accommodate more than one thousand people, with the characteristics of large scale and spectacular. The main scenic spots are: mural hall, Heilongtan, Huanglongtan, guofenglou, bat hall, the residence of Taoist Chen Yang, etc. Chen Yang's two native poets said in the poem: "fame and wealth aside, fight for justice and denounce corrupt officials. It's hard to be a hero in prison. Only bones are left to enlighten the posterity. "

Wind tunnel, also known as cliff labyrinth, is located at the north end of the main tourist area of the cave in shiweng Town, Zhashui County. It is named because of the cold wind inside the cave and all seasons. The cave is characterized by long winding paths and charming tracks, with a depth of 30 km. There are many natural landscapes in the cave, such as Guanyinyan, Hanhai sailing, Longnv going out to sea, Yuanyang swimming together, swan playing in the water, rhinoceros watching the moon, hundred birds Chaofeng, yanwangbian, taiyangpo, yuhuangdian, Lianhuachi, enchanting array, etc.

The wind tunnel is located at the north end of the main tourist area of Zhashui karst cave and at the foot of Putuo Mountain on the East Bank of Qianyou river. When you stand on the highway, you can see the entrance right in front of you.

It's said that the wind tunnel is a cliff labyrinth. It's 30 Li deep. It can't go out for a day. It's often dangerous to get lost.

Wind tunnel is a magical and famous cave. As early as the Tang Dynasty, there is such a paragraph in Ma Zhi: "the stone urn in nangu is hollow outside, which allows people to go in and out. The wind from the bottom of the foot rings through the sky. There is Guanyinyan on the top. Since ancient times, many visitors have come to this scenic spot.

Guanyinyan is a small karst cave on the north side of the wind tunnel. According to the geographical records of Tang Dynasty, there is Guanyinyan in Zhuping near night. The road is rather steep. The residents sculpted Buddha statues in the rock. Building pavilions on the ground. Those who pray will be rewarded by hanging a curtain. Thousand mountains of green color, fight into the rock. When you go up to the tower and look at the mountains of Zhuping and duifengtai at night, you can see the clouds from time to time, flying out of the curtain, which is actually the spiritual realm beside the road.

According to the book of the Tang Dynasty, "Bai Juyi, the academician of the Tang Xianzong Dynasty, made friends with Jia Dao. As a result of the island's seclusion and occupation, Ju Yi visited Yan, and there were several "quatrains". Among them, there is a poem "Yan Lian Tuo Cui" recorded in the old county annals of Zhen'an, in which Guanyinyan is the most suitable for appreciating the moon, but without the host, the poem says: "the cliffs are covered with emerald trees and the eaves are exposed, who can hang the curtain six feet above the building? The old cypress has a long mist, and the smoke, cloud and shadow are all slim. How ever did the Lingzhao Han Pavilion reduce, the rain stopped, and the Nanshan Mountain felt more. Most of all, it's the border of Peng Island beside the road. I can't control the toad with wine. " It is said that Bai Juyi and Jia Dao became immortals after touring the stone urn

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