Wanhuayan

The main and branch caves of wanhuayan cave system have been proved to be more than 9 km long. It is an underground river cave system with a drainage area of 28.5 square kilometers. There are large underground river caves and karst caves in the scenic area. The stone scenery in the cave is unique. The three waterfalls in the cave are mysterious and fascinating. The natural scenery outside the cave is beautiful. The cave is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the air is fresh and smooth. The landscape inside the cave is marvelous. There are holes in the cave, holes in holes, holes through holes, and crystal clear everywhere. Stalactites can be seen everywhere, like thousands of trees and flowers, underwater Dragon Palace, and various forms. The "underwater calcium film crystal cone" in the cave is only seen in two places in the world. It only grows one centimeter every hundred years, which can be called a world treasure. The "stone egg raw bamboo shoot" discovered in 2000 is the first one in the world, which is priceless.

Wanhuayan

Wanhuayan (Tanshan) is rich in natural resources with high taste. It was developed in 1978 and opened to the outside world on May 1, 1987. It was listed in the first batch of provincial scenic spots in 1990 and the seventh batch of national scenic spots on December 28, 2009. Large underground river cave is the main scenic spot in the scenic area. The main branch cave has been proved to be more than nine kilometers, and the underground river is known to be more than eight kilometers long. Now the open main cave is 2245 meters long, with three entrances and exits, 12 confused and strange halls, and 23 scenic spots. The branch cave is 430 meters away from the main cave. The stone scenery in the cave is unique, and the three waterfalls in the cave are mysterious and fascinating. The width of the cave is generally 15-20 meters, the most beautiful The width is 110 meters, the height is about 10 ~ 20 meters, and the highest is 30 meters. The underground river runs through all the time. The air is fresh and smooth, and the constant temperature of the four seasons is about 18 degrees Celsius. It is a karst landscape.

brief introduction

Wanhuayan scenic spot is a large underground river Tiankeng which is still developing. It is a typical karst landform in South China. It is famous for its natural scenery and tourist resort. It is a subtropical monsoon climate zone in nannanling, with warm, wet and rainy climate.

Geology and geomorphology

It looks like thousands of trees and flowers, which are not stained by the dust. The cave landscape, no matter how big or small the rocks are, is full of majestic atmosphere, full of masculinity, red cliff hanging upside down, extremely steep, unique shape and distinctive features. There are holes in the cave, crystal clear everywhere, a vein of tenderness, stone lion, stone crane, stone tree, stone flower, stone bell, stone mantle, stone field, some like "underwater Dragon Palace"; some like "yaochi fruit tree", "Kunpeng spread its wings", "Python predation"; some like "Guanyin sitting lotus", "jade lady hanging curtain", it can be described as a wonderful fragrance, unique. The karst fine works are the "underwater crystal cones" which are famous in the world.

position

Located in the southwest suburb of Chenzhou City (Chenzhou west station of Wuhan Guangzhou Passenger Dedicated Line), it is located in Tanshan village, wanhuayan town.

Transportation: Chenzhou Yanquan Road gas building, take bus No.9 to the terminal, the bus fare is 4 yuan per person.

value

In March 1988, a 12 member Sino US joint karst investigation team came to wanhuayan for a week's investigation. After that, they presented a banner to praise wanhuayan as "one of the most beautiful caves in the world, which is comparable to all the beautiful caves in the world." It has high value of karst scientific research, tourism and cave exploration. In October 2000, Professor Song and his party from Institute of geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences visited Wanhua and discovered the "stalagmite" for the first time in the world. Its value is immeasurable. The "underwater calcium film crystal cone" in the cave is only visible in two places in the world. It only grows one centimeter every 100 years and is called "national treasure".

tourist resources

Wanhuayan has a long history of cave exploration and tourism. It was first discovered in the Song Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Ruan Yue, a famous poet, wrote the poem "tanshanyan" after a visit to tanshanyan: "ghosts and gods are worried about the rain at night on empty mountains, tigers and leopards are worried about the rocks on strange rocks. The bird path is not accessible, and it is only for people to travel. It integrates the characteristics of karst caves, historical legends, water color, mountain light, cave surprise, wonder, danger and show into it. The real feeling after the tour is incisively and vividly expressed. From the Southern Song Dynasty to the Republic of China, many scholars wrote steles to praise wanhuayan. After years of wind and frost, there are still several cultural relics. The red characters "wanhuayan" engraved on the top of the cave are the handwriting of Zhang Shi, a famous Neo Confucianist of the Southern Song Dynasty. On the left side of the top wall are the three characters "wanhuayan" written by Li Pu of the Southern Song Dynasty. On the top wall of the lower hall are Yang Changzi, a prefect of the Sui Dynasty According to the book, there is an "ancient view" left by Chen Feng, a famous calligrapher in Taiwan, on the cliff of the dock; on the left side of the entrance is a stone tablet of Tan Shan Yan Quan Nong Ji by Zhao Buhui, a Zhijun of Chenzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty, which was erected in 1148 AD and describes Wu Chong Gu as the foundation of the world. The stele is 3 meters high, 2.7 meters wide and 1 meter thick, and its handwriting is clear and complete so far. It is the first stele in the history of farming. On the top left of the entrance of the cave, "Wanhua Yan Tan Shan Yan Xu" is engraved, standing in the 10th year of Xianfeng, with a height of 1.5 meters, a width of 1 meters and a thickness of 0.3 meters. It describes the time and place when the Taiping army invaded and exited Chenzhou, and the three walls left by the Taiping army. The stone wall and the top wall of the cave have the name of "wanhuayan" carved in song, yuan and Ming Dynasties, which is of great scientific research value and is also listed as a key cultural relic. On the right side of the cave, an underground river flows out slowly from the cave. It is cool and clear, and there are countless fish. Above the cave, there are vines, trees, flowers and plants. All kinds of stalagmites and stalactites are dotted in it. The 50 meter waterfall flows down, forming a spectacular picture of "fairyland on earth". The lakes outside the cave are connected with green mountains. For thousands of years, scholars have left many poems, inscriptions and travel notes. Now Wanhua rock has become the key scenic resources of Chenzhou City and the important tourism resources of Hunan Province and the country.

There is a high-grade highway directly to the scenic area. Starting from Chenzhou City or Chenzhou west station of Wuhan Guangzhou passenger dedicated line, you can take about half an hour's bus directly to the scenic area. You can take No.9 luxury bus at Yanquan Road gas building directly. The bus fare is 4 yuan per person.

Watermelon Festival

Wanhuayan watermelon festival has become a new local folk custom since it was successfully held by wanhuayan scenic spot in 2000, and it is scheduled to hold a wanhuayan watermelon festival every July during the watermelon harvest season. During the watermelon festival, wanhuayan scenic spot is decorated with lanterns to create a strong festival atmosphere. Taking watermelon as the carrier, the activity strives to create "high-quality tourism, characteristic Festival", carry forward the traditional farming culture, enrich the leisure life of citizens, improve the quality of tourism, and achieve the win-win goal of promoting agriculture by tourism and promoting development by agriculture.

It's midsummer. The trees are green and the cicadas are happy. We will enter the world-famous paradise wanhuayan and participate in the 11th (July 16, 2011) watermelon festival. At that time, there will be a blind date activity for ten thousand people to experience the passionate scene of "red sweet, green love" and share the achievements brought by Chenzhou's development!

old castle

Located in wanhuayan scenic spot, wanhuayan Town, Beihu District, Chenzhou City. At the entrance of Wanhua karst cave, there are fortifications built during the period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The fortifications of Qiandong cave were destroyed in the 1960s. At the entrance of Qiandong cave, there is a stele named "Tanshan Wanhua YanXu", which recorded the history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Xianfeng ten years of the Qing Dynasty. The ancient city wall built at the exit of Wanhua rock back cave, Tiankeng and heshangyan and the guard post at the top of Tiankeng exit are well preserved. The stone city wall of Houdong site is 12.6 meters long, 3 meters high and 1.7 meters thick. A stone gate was opened in the middle of the city wall to allow only one person to pass through. The gate is 1.7 meters high, 1 meter wide and 1.7 meters long. The tail of the gate extends in an "eight" shape inside the wall. The overall preservation is basically intact, the interior of the south end is in a slope shape, and there is a little collapse at the north end. Houdong Tiankeng civil defense site, southeast to northwest. The city wall is made of stone. The upper part is 17.4 meters long, the lower part is 22.9 meters long, the height is 3.85-4.65 meters, the thickness is 2.7 meters, and the width of the corridor is 1.0-1.25 meters. The stone gate is near the northwest end, 2.0 meters high and 0.7 meters wide on the outside, 1.85 meters high and 1.2 meters wide on the inside, narrow on the inside and low on the outside, in the shape of "eight". There are three shooting holes, which are wide inside and narrow outside, 0.15m wide outside, 0.55M wide inside and 0.75m high inside, in the shape of "eight". The overall preservation is basically in good condition. The northwest end is a deep ditch with a width of more than 2 meters. The original rampart has a wall, but now it collapses. The terrain inside the wall is relatively flat and very spacious, which can accommodate thousands of people. A guard post was built at the top of Tiankeng exit in wanhuayan scenic spot. The upper part of the post has collapsed and there is still a stone wall foundation about 1 meter high. The heshangyan site is located at the exit of heshangyan, southeast to northwest. The wall is made of stone, 41 meters long, 5.5 meters high, 2.7 meters thick and 0.9 meters wide. The shooting hole in the upper part of the city wall has collapsed, almost level with the corridor. At the end of the southeast end, there is a dark hole which can connect with the outside. At the end of the northwest end, there is a small natural hole which can hold more than 20 or 30 people. The wall has a large undulating terrain, high dome, jagged rocks and spacious space, which can accommodate thousands of people.

Cliff inscriptions

Located in wanhuayan national scenic spot, wanhuayan Town, Beihu District, Chenzhou City. A large number of stone carvings of Song Dynasty and Qing Dynasty were left in Wanhua cave. Among them, the stele of "Tanshan Wanhua YanXu", standing in March 1860, is 1.5 meters high, 1.0 meters wide and 0.3 meters thick, with 800 characters and regular script. It records the time and place when the Taiping army invaded and exited Chenzhou, and the situation of the Taiping Army invading Chenzhou and the resistance of the local people.

Address: Tanshan village, wanhuayan Town, Beihu District, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province

Longitude: 112.93657

Latitude: 25.71239

Tel: 0735-2795057

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