Foye cave

Foye cave is located 14 kilometers northwest of Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province, Li Bai's hometown. It is the largest karst cave in Northwest Sichuan. Kuangshan (also known as daitianshan), Libai reading platform, Guanwu and tuanling in the East, Yinghua and Qianyuan in the West are the only places to Jiuzhai scenic spot.

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Foye cave

Foye cave is located in Dakang Town, Jiangyou, Sichuan Province, Li Bai's hometown, 14 kilometers away from the urban area. It covers an area of 116 square kilometers, 104 ° 41 ′ E and 31 ° 50 ′ n. It is named after the discovery of a 3-meter-high natural stalactite Buddha statue in the underground river during the period of the Republic of China. The scenic spot is dominated by large-scale karst cave, DIHE landscape, Qingxi deep gorge, grassland forest, stone mountain and stone sea, and rich and colorful folklore gives the scenic spot magical color.

Officially opened to the outside world in 1986, it is a national AAAA tourist attraction,

Sichuan provincial scenic spot, Jiangyou National Geopark.

In February 2020, in order to pay tribute to the medical workers who are struggling in the front line of anti epidemic, the scenic spot will implement the preferential policy of free admission for medical workers within one year from the date of resumption of operation.

Introduction

Foye cave is one of the largest and most mysterious karst caves in Sichuan Province. It has preserved strata of 410 million years, including carbonate rocks, clastic rocks and abundant paleontological fossils. Typical karst landforms, about 227 million years ago, include peak clusters, depressions, Tiankeng, karst ditches, stone buds, stone pillars, karst caves and cave chemical deposits, stalactites, stalagmites, stone flowers, calcified side stone dams, Tianshengqiao, etc. There are many precious animals and plants, the green space coverage rate is 89%, the average annual temperature is 16 ℃, the average annual relative humidity is 80%, and the annual rainfall is about 1100mm.

Foye cave scenery is divided into nine tourist areas: comprehensive service area, karst cave tourist area, Western Holy Land tourist area, animal gorge water playing area, Riverside tourist area, Sansheng stone forest tourist area, Buddha culture tourist area, cherry blossom tourist area and food leisure area. CCTV's "journey to the west" crew, e film studio's "love and hatred of the ancient castle" and "Legend of Zhang baozai" and other film and television units have come to shoot for many times.

There are caves in the cave, landscapes in the cave, rivers in the cave, boats in the river, mountains and water around the cave, ancient trees and green trees, and the scenery is wonderful. Mountain, water and cave. The cave is divided into upper, middle and lower layers. It is composed of "three halls, two corridors and one river", with a total length of more than 3700 meters. There are caves in the cave and scenery in the cave. It is also one of the most mysterious underground palaces in Sichuan.

The annual classic activities include "free life festival", "Cherry Blossom Festival", "dream back to childhood", "original ecological folk song festival", "water Carnival" and so on.

History and Humanities

Dakang Town, where Foye Cave Scenic Spot is located, has a long history. There is dakuang mountain in the territory. The cultural resource sites include Libai temple, Taibai building, Shuanggui hall, Zhonghe hall and Kuangshan Academy. Foye cave is one of the largest and most mysterious karst caves in Sichuan. It was officially opened to the public in 1986. It was rated as Sichuan provincial scenic spot in 1989, national AAA scenic spot in 2005 and Jiangyou National Geopark in 2006. According to the national "classification, investigation and evaluation of tourism resources" (gbt18972-2003), Foye Cave Scenic Spot is rich in tourism resources and has many types, including 6 categories, 13 sub categories and 22 basic types. Among them: 5 key resources: Libai cultural relics include big and small Kuangshan, Sansheng stone forest, Western holy land, karst cave and underground river, Baihui River; 2 municipal cultural protection units in Chengdu: karst cave and underground river, geological park stone forest; Jiangyou municipal cultural protection unit: Leiyin temple.

Foye cave is famous for its mountain and water. The culture of the scenic spot is composed of cave culture, Buddhism culture, celebrity culture, folk culture and folk culture. Foye cave culture is the most popular and popular cultural resource. Karst cave contains the aesthetic characteristics of seclusion, wonder, boldness, danger and mystery. It has the characteristics of mystery, artistry and strangeness. It has strong visual impact and soul shock. It has the cultural functions of exploration, science popularization, novelty hunting, seclusion seeking and entertainment. The combination of cave resources with Chinese traditional culture, religion and legend endows Foye cave with profound cultural heritage and aura. The Buddhist culture of Foye cave is the most historical and profound cultural resource. With profound Buddhist culture, Foye cave gets its name from its historical origin with Buddhism. During the period of the Republic of China, a 3-meter-high stalactite Buddha statue was found in the underground river of the cave, so it was called "Foye cave". Kuangshan, where Foye cave is located, has a famous Buddhist temple called Kuangshan temple, which was named "Zhonghe Daming Temple" by Emperor Fu Zong of Tang Dynasty. For thousands of years, Kuangshan temple has attracted Li Bai, Du Fu and other famous poets to visit here. Foye cave is still an important place for many believers to worship and pray for blessings. The celebrity culture of Foye cave is a cultural resource represented by Li Bai. Kuangshan is where Li Bai studied when he was young. Legend has it that Li Bai studied hard here when he was young, and the lights were bright at night, also known as the lighting mountain. In 1888, Kuangshan Academy was built here, including Libai temple, Taibai building, Shuanggui hall and Zhonghe hall. Kuangshan academy has a high cultural connotation because of Li Bai's reading place. Folk song culture in Foye cave is the most regional and participatory cultural resource. In the area where Foye cave is located, people have a historical tradition of singing folk songs. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, it has been more than a hundred years since it was sung. It has formed classic folk songs with strong rural flavor and mountain characteristics, such as "Pan Ge Q & a", "song of weeding", "pastoral song", "peach blossom comes and apricot blossom falls". The labor scenes of weeding, plowing, stone breaking and ramming vividly demonstrated the spirit of mountain people who are not afraid of hardship and hard work to get rich, which highlights the spirit of the mountain people It shows the high historical and cultural value of tourism resources.

The landscape of the scenic spot is dominated by large karst cave, DIHE landscape, Qingxi deep gorge, grassland forest, stone mountain and stone sea. The beauty of Foye cave lies in the mountain and water, and in the different scenery along the way. The scenic spot adopts a one-way passage and does not go back.

Nine tourist areas

Foye cave scenery is divided into nine tourist areas: comprehensive service area, karst cave tourist area, Western Holy Land tourist area, animal gorge water playing area, Riverside tourist area, Sansheng stone forest tourist area, Buddha culture tourist area, cherry blossom tourist area and food leisure area.

The landscape of the scenic spot is dominated by large karst cave, DIHE landscape, Qingxi deep gorge, grassland forest, stone mountain and stone sea. The beauty of Foye cave lies in the mountain and water, and in the different scenery along the way. The scenic spot adopts a one-way passage and does not go back.

Karst cave tourist area

Composed of "three halls, two corridors and one river", it is a typical karst landform. The total length is about 3700 meters. The underground river is more than 1000 meters long. Stalactites, stalagmites, stone curtains, stone flowers and calcified terraces are well developed in the cave. The whole cave is divided into three layers. The first floor is from "Buddha Xianshi" to "Nantianmen", the second floor is from "Nantianmen" to "Donghai Dragon Palace", and the third floor is from "Donghai Dragon Palace" to "fushoumen". Fushoumen can enjoy a boat ride to the riverside tourist area through Tongtianhe river.

Riverside tourist area

It is located in the whole river course of Baihui river at the exit of Tongtian River in the karst cave tourist area. The main tourist ways of the tourist area are walking and bamboo raft sightseeing. Among them, the famous scenic spots are "Buddha's Heart Island", "dancui Pavilion", "Qingyun plank road", "Fisherman's Wharf", etc. "Original Folk Song Festival", one of the annual classic festivals in Foye cave, is held here.

Wumu gorge water playing area

Located in the upper reaches of Baihui River, about 1000 meters long. The steep mountains, towering rock walls, gurgling streams, green mountains, green water, quiet and natural canyon scenery on both sides are intoxicating. It is an ideal place for swimming and swimming in summer. "Water Carnival", one of the classic festivals in Foye cave, was held here.

In summer, from Monday to Friday, there are water sports. There are water playing activities and interactive games on Saturdays and Sundays.

It is an ideal place for swimming and swimming in summer.

Western Holy Land tourist area

Known as the "paradise on earth, fairyland on earth," the Holy Land in the west can worship Buddha, enjoy tea, taste snacks, play in the water, catch turtles, sing folk songs, and take holidays for recreation.

Shilin tourist area

Located on the surface of karst cave stratum, it is a concentrated display area of karst landform in Foye cave tourist area. The three life stone forest, which means the former life, the present life and the next life, is based on the love culture. There are dissolving marks, dissolving ditches, funnels, stone teeth and stone hills in the tourist area. The rocks are strange in shape and scattered in order. Shilin tourist area covers an area of 30000 square meters, with a lookback platform, a triangle Pavilion and a Square Pavilion. Standing on the lookback platform, you can have a panoramic view of baihuixi gorge, the Western Holy Land tourist area and the riverside tourist area. You can enjoy the beauty of nature with the undulating peaks and the breeze.

Cherry Blossom tourist area

The cherry blossom forest has a large scale. There are more than 100 varieties of cherry blossoms, such as Prunus pendula, white cherry, double red cherry, beautiful cherry, late cherry, early cherry, Dashan cherry, Yunnan cherry, mountain cherry, hairy cherry, double white cherry, and so on. The colors are white, pink, red, rose and so on

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