Yangjiao Cave Scenic Spot

Yangjiao cave belongs to Yandang Mountain Scenic Area, which is located in the southeast half of Fangshan Mountain. "Dengfangyan Ji" of Xie province said that "the spring of touching stone, the slip of hanging rock, the pillar of leaning on the sky, the Xiu of rising cloud are all inexhaustible.". The landscape here is concentrated, with many wonderful peaks and a panoramic view. There are Shiyan, yutuyan, huluyan and erxianfeng on the left, zhuobifeng, xiayaoyan and Jianfeng on the right, and Wuhu catching sheep and pingxia cockroach on the back. Jianfeng, huluyan and yangjiaodong are "three wonders". Many different caves in Yangjiao cave give people a mysterious feeling, so it has always been a Taoist holy land. Yangjiao cave is named for its back to Yangjiao peak. It is said that the cave is like Yangjiao, hence its name. There are a thousand steep cliffs behind, and a deep valley in front. The jade toad palace of Daoguan was built in Dongqu. "Yangjiao Dongtian" is written on the right wall of the mountain gate.

Yangjiao Cave Scenic Spot

Before returning to Yandang, it was known to the world for a long time by its own name, Fangshan, and had its own founder. The grandmaster is a badminton master. Its series of caves and other buildings are full of the flavor of Taoism and witchcraft. It is the place with the most Chinese folk religious culture in the eight scenic spots of Yandang Mountain. This scenic spot is composed of Yangjiao cave and Shuanglong Valley, with a total area of less than 3 square kilometers. It is the smallest scenic spot in Yandang Mountain. However, there are all kinds of peaks, peaks, caves, waterfalls, pools and lakes. Recently, the sea is full of mirage of wind, sea, rain and tide. It is just in line with a famous saying of a contemporary writer: small but good, good but small. But with Yandang Mountain, Yangjiao cave can only avoid the banquet in an open mind, making a delicate shadow of Yandang Mountain.

Characteristic scenic spots

Yangjiao cave is the place where Taoism cultivates nature and cultivates truth. Also known as a hole. There are three kinds of names for Yangjiao Cave: first, the cave mouth looks like a Yangjiao; second, there is a Yangjiao well on the right side of the cave; third, there is a Yangjiao rock on the right front outside the cave. All three images are very realistic. It is located on the square rock 450 meters above sea level. The cave is 9 meters high, 18 meters wide and 13 meters deep. There is a jade toad palace in the cave. The name of the palace is that there is a huge stone on the right side of the cave, which looks like a toad. The hall has four wooden eaves. And the two-story Abbot building and Sutra collection building on the left. In the middle of the cave, there is a 2-meter-high, 6-meter-wide and 1-meter-deep cave. From left to right, according to the wall, seven gods and Buddhas are carved: Laozi, primitive Buddha, lingbaotianzun, Yang laolinggong, Yang laolingpo, Yang Qilang and Chen tiyang. The statue is a sitting type, slightly larger than the real person, with dignified appearance and different appearance. On the right side of the temple is an iron bell cast in the second year of Xuantong of the Qing Dynasty. There are six caves under the rocks on the left and right sides of Yangjiao cave, which are dedicated to the seven generals of the Yang family in the Song Dynasty, commonly known as two to seven caves.

historical significance

It is said that Zhou Yishan, the immortal of Ziyang in the Han Dynasty, and Xiang Xi in the Song Dynasty, were once promoted in this cave. In the Qing Dynasty, the construction of this cave began to take shape. Chen tiyang is called the founder of Yangjiao cave in tablet records. Chen tiyang, named Jingyuan and shaogu, was a native of Wenling. During the Xianfeng Period of the Qing Dynasty, he converted to the 18th generation of master ye Yongshen of Longmen. He cut grass and built a new Taoist temple. He faced the wall for ten years and made great progress in the industry. During the reign of Tongzhi, more than 80 rooms including Sanqing hall, luzu hall, Sanguan hall, Ziting building and kitchen were built. The dragon's head in the purple court building is a dovetail, and the blue threshold is a Danying, with a statue of a real person in the purple court. By the middle of Guangxu period, the jade toad palace was built. In the early years of the Republic of China, there were Ziyang building and Xiagao building. During the cultural revolution, these buildings were basically demolished. In recent years, the party's religious policy has been implemented, the simple and elegant main hall, Abbot's building and Scripture collection building have been rebuilt, and three auxiliary halls have been built on the first floor and the first floor. The jade toad palace is built in the cave. The name of the palace comes from a huge toad stone on the right side of the cave. The three main halls, which were not built in the 1980s, are decorated with "Sanqing", Yang laolinggong and Yang Dalang. In the winter of 1991, the statue of God in the main hall was changed into a stone statue. On the central cliff of the main hall, a grotto about 6 meters wide, about 10 meters deep and about 1 meter deep is carved. From right to left, seven statues of gods are carved: Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, Gaoyang laolinggong, Yang laolingpo, Yang Qilang and Chen tiyang.

Address: Yandangshan scenic area, Yueqing City, Zhejiang Province

Longitude: 121.250508

Latitude: 28.418783

Tour time: 3 hours

Traffic information: Green minibuses are available in all major scenic spots in the scenic spot (buses in scenic spots with few tourists are not charged according to the "fare table")

Ticket information: 20 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-18:00

Chinese PinYin : Yang Jiao Dong Jing Qu