Yincui Gorge

Yincui Gorge is the most important scenic spot in Jiuxiang. There is a folk analogy that "the beautiful scenery of Jiuxiang is one stone, and Yincui Gorge dominates three battles". Yincui Gorge is a kilometer long gorge, most of which can be visited by boat. On both sides of the gorge, there are cliffs and cliffs, with gentle waves and clear water flowing in the middle. The cliffs are rigid and soft, and the water and rocks are uneven. In the tranquility, there are birds singing and trickling clear sounds from time to time, which are like poems, dreams, songs and paintings.

Yincui Gorge

Yincui Gorge is located in the north section of the scenic spot. According to the flow direction of the river in the gorge, it belongs to the upstream of the scenic spot, also known as the upper section. Yincui Gorge is 1 km long. Chentan Pinghu Lake, the maximum water depth of 16 meters, can take a boat tour of about 700 meters, stacked Hongqiao beautiful stone, Yincui Gorge exclusive three Dou. When you board the boat, you can feel her weight. The river flowing in Yincui Gorge is called maitian river. It is an important tributary of Nanpan River in the upper reaches of the Pearl River. The whole Jiuxiang scenic spot belongs to the Pearl River system. Therefore, Jiuxiang is also called the first cave group in the source of the Pearl River. The maitian river runs through the ages. The riverbed is deep, and the rock strata are cut down for hundreds of meters. The two cliffs are steep, and the trees are thick. The river is shaded, and the water is green. Therefore, it is called "Yincui Gorge". The width of Yincui Gorge is generally 8 to 10 meters, and the widest part is less than 20 meters. The cliff height of the two walls is more than 30 meters, and the highest is 50 meters. The standard geological name of this valley is "ZhangGu". It is a geological landscape with high degree of beauty and strangeness. As for the richness of the landscape and the ancient history of its formation, Yincui Gorge is unparalleled in the world. Therefore, no matter from which point of view, Yincui Gorge is a masterpiece of nature.

Main attractions

Cliffs and cliffs

On both sides of Yincui Gorge, there are cliffs full of masculine beauty. In the middle of the cliffs, there are gentle waves and clear water, which are full of feminine beauty. The cliffs are rigid, the water is soft, the stones are uneven, and the hardness and softness are combined. Against the background of blue sky and green trees, there are birds singing and trickling clear sounds from time to time. Therefore, Yincui Gorge is a masterstroke of art. It is like a poem, a dream, a song, a picture, a water corridor, It's also like a narrow path in a stone, which makes people feel like they are in a fairyland. Holding a bundle of quiet Yincui Gorge water can wash away the dust of the three duels, and make the soul pure and the spiritual realm improved. It's not worth mentioning that when an official gets rich, the business is prosperous, the world is cold, and the human relationship is cold. The stalactites hanging on the two walls of Yincui Gorge are peculiar and grand in shape, vivid and true in charm. They give people texture and show people life. They are not like the looming under the lamp in the cave. From the geological point of view, generally speaking, stalactite can only be formed in underground caves.

Cave form

Therefore, according to the research of the experts in the field of cave studies in China, Yincui Gorge was also an underground river cave with two walls connected by mountains. It was in this cave form that the two walls formed so many peculiar stalactite shapes. Later, due to the continuous dissolution of surface water, the top of the cave gradually fell and finally collapsed, so that the dark river finally saw the sky and turned into a surface river, and the cave became a valley, making it what it is today.

rock stratum

Therefore, Yincui Gorge is rare and second to none in China in terms of landscape and origin. The rocks on both sides of Yincui Gorge have been identified by Chinese geologists as stromatolites formed by fossils of ancient marine organisms in the past 300 million years. Stromatolite is also known as a prehistoric spectacle, natural landscape painting. Its stone texture is full of fossils of primitive life in the life of the earth. If it is cut and polished, the pattern is beautiful, just like natural landscape painting. This makes Yincui Gorge have unparalleled ancient leisurely degree and one of the multi-function geological scientific investigation value. A poet who revisited Yincui Gorge of Jiuxiang wrote the following poem. I'd like to introduce it to you. I hope you can have the same feeling when you revisit Jiuxiang: walking in Jiuxiang again, sailing in the mountains. The birds are singing, the nature is quiet, the forest is Yiye, the spring is quiet. Zhong Ru is on the wrong bank, and gull owls hide ancient trees. The uneven shadow changes, and the dream is gentle. The boat stirs the fish and blows the waves, and the clouds lie idle on the cliff. It's hard to get the source of immortals again, so we should forget our worries here.

Love legend

When I first arrived in Jiuxiang, it was early spring. The soil was loose and plump, the grass was su hair, the flowers were charming, and the leaves were blue. Friends said that Yincui Gorge, also known as lover's Valley, is kilometer long, and most of it can be rowed. From the entrance of the grasshopper boat, along the spring water eastward, into the first strange gorge in Yunnan. On both sides of the cliff, absolutely standing on the green Dendrobium; half River spring water, winding in the deep mountains and dense forests. The water in the canyon is beautiful pink blue, which reflects the tourists' reflection. It also reflects the blue sky like a tent and the white clouds like a boat. If the left and right walls are cut, the overhanging rock wall stands, and the height can enter the cloud. The rock is brown and sharp, standing upright in the wind. Looking at him for a long time, I really want to reach out and ask in a soft voice, what kind of internal force is it, in which year, which month, which day, under the pressure of the card, in a roar, I stomp my feet and earn my head and life. On the bank wall, there are many branches, such as Ke Jingsheng, qiusong Xiumu, Lianluo Gejie, which are mixed, green and full of ancient flavor. It can be said that hard can touch the sky, soft can cover the ground. A few rays of sunlight transmitted down, glittering, full of fresh. Boat line gorge, quiet exploration, gentle and moist, a good immortal. All the way to praise, all the way to sing, gurgling water, continuous thoughts, it seems to have set foot on the Wuling fisherman's old way. Its position in the whole Jiuxiang scenic area is unshakable. The folk analogy says: "the beautiful scenery of Jiuxiang is one stone, and Yincui Gorge dominates the three dues." the whole gorge is 1000 meters long, and it's very popular to go boating in it. People say: when you come to Jiuxiang, you have to visit Yincui Gorge, which is not boastful. There is also a beautiful love legend about Yincui Gorge, which is the story of the love between the third princess of the Dragon King and the local Yi youth. When tourists take a boat to visit the gorge, the local guide will tell you.

Address: Jiuxiang scenic spot, Yiliang County, Kunming, Yunnan

Longitude: 103.38408592224

Latitude: 25.067722087035

Tel: 0871-7511836; 7511315

Tour time: 1-2 hours

Ticket information: 90.00 yuan

Opening hours: 09:00 ~ 18:00

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