Lion cave

Lion cave

Located in Shizi Township, Jiujiang County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, Shizi cave is named because it is hidden in the stone wall of Shizi mountain at the West foot of Lushan Mountain, and the shape of the mountain is like a giant lion. The cave is divided into three layers, and only the middle layer is for viewing.

The whole tunnel is composed of a main tunnel with an area of 1300 square meters and several branch tunnels. The tunnel is complicated and diverse with zigzag loops, upper and lower gullies. The main cave view hall is 4 high. 4-19 m, 5 wide. 4-10。 Four meters, magnificent, hall line interlinked seven view hall, colorful more than 40 attractions, string around the 450 meter tour line.

Main attractions

A powerful roaring stone lion, lying at the entrance of the cave, makes the lion cave more interesting. From the mouth of the lion into the cave, crystal jade stalactite, and witty across, giving birth to a stone lion guarding the door, perched on the cliff. On the cliff full of stone flowers, a peacock shows its color on the front door, and there is a door god riding an elephant. The deeper the stream, the higher the ladder, the finless porpoise leaping into the water, the Swan flying in the sky, the hawk and monkey playing in groups, the stubborn lion picking the lotus; the corridor to the main hall, there is no place without scenery, no scenery is not strange. The crocodile in the dungeon is like an evil spirit, trying to run away from the stone fence; the turtle, who was ordered by Guanyin, raised his head to beat the stone drum; on the chrysanthemum mountain, the jade chrysanthemum sets off a mermaid. They are developed in Maokou limestone and Qixia limestone in the lower Permian. Maokou limestone is pure in texture. It produces fusulinidae and brachiopod fossils, mainly gray and light gray. It inhabits a lot of chert nodules in nepheline limestone, and its shape is compared to "cow dung". The Shizi cave is mainly formed along a group of cross sections. The tensile structure spreads out toward the ground and converges toward the ground. The compressive structure is cut off by the nearly vertical fracture surface. In this way, under the warm and humid climate, the water continuously melts the soluble rock for a long time, creating a wonderful and magnificent world. In the lion cave, the stone forest is full of vitality, the wall is covered with stone lotus and chrysanthemum, and the stone tower is carved with stone curtain and Gabion. What's more wonderful is that the main landscape in the cave forms an "animal kingdom" with pictographic lions as the center, presenting different shapes of rare birds and beasts.

The cave, with a total length of nearly 500 meters, officially received visitors in 1982. With a total area of 1300 square meters, the cave is composed of seven halls and nearly 40 landscapes, which are connected with each other. Such as the front entrance hall, reception hall, juqing hall, Yuying hall, Zizhu hall, Bilian hall, cangkeying hall, the main hall is high It is 19 meters wide and 11 meters wide. The stalactites in the cave are crystal clear and colorful, creating all kinds of birds, animals, bamboos and trees, such as peacock, stone swan, stone lion, stone elephant, stone monkey, stone turtle, stone crocodile, stone Mermaid, stone gatekeeper, stone drum, stone cage, stone tower, stone forest, stone lotus, stone chrysanthemum, stone pillar, stone fence, stone tent, stone curtain, stone spring, and other birds and animals Flowers, grass, bamboo, wood and so on. It forms a wonderful world of animals and plants, vivid and full of vitality.

Tourism information

Travel notes

① Opening hours: 7:00-17:30

② Children's ticket: height 1.2m-1.4m 20 yuan, below 1.2m free

③ Tickets for the elderly: 20 yuan for those over 70 years old with senior citizen's certificate

Tourist routes

Bus routes

There are direct buses to Jiujiang County in Jiujiang City

Self driving line

From Lushan station to due south, drive 320 meters along Chaisang South Road, turn left front, drive 20 meters, enter Liulin Road, drive 1.2 kilometers, turn left rear, enter Shuangrui Road, drive 590 meters, and reach Shizi cave.

Special food

Radish cake, tea cake, crisp sugar, Lushan Yunwu Tea, etc\

Lushan fresh bamboo shoots: the edible fresh bamboo shoots produced in Lushan ecological reserve of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, with its unique natural environment, are recognized as pollution-free health and beauty food, and are favored by the majority of consumers. Choose green food, first when Lushan fresh bamboo shoots. Fresh bamboo shoot is a kind of health food with high protein, low fat, low sugar and multi fiber. There are 17 kinds of amino acids in its protein, including 8 kinds of essential amino acids for human body. In addition, it also contains a lot of carotene, vitamin B1, B2, C, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium and other trace elements, which play an important role in the metabolism of the human body. Fresh bamboo shoots also have certain health care and medicinal value, and contain a lot of active crude cellulose. Often eating fresh bamboo shoots can not only promote the peristalsis of intestinal wall, enhance the secretion of digestive gland, accumulate food, prevent constipation, promote excretion, but also take away the toxic substances in gastrointestinal tract, reduce the occurrence of gastrointestinal poisoning and gastrointestinal cancer, and play a role in reducing obesity.

Hukou Douchi: "Douchi" is a traditional soybean product. It is not only an excellent seasoning for dishes, but also has many medicinal values. In the compendium of Materia Medica of Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen held that "black beans are flat in nature, while black beans are warm when they are made into black beans. After being cooked, black beans can rise and disperse. When they are made into green onions, they can perspire. When they are made into salt, they can stop vomiting. When they are made into wine, they can cure wind. When they are made into leeks, they can cure dysentery. When they are made into garlic, they can stop sweating. Hukou Douchi can be divided into sweet Douchi, juice Douchi and spiced Douchi, among which spiced Douchi is the most popular. It uses the above black beans as raw materials, and uses the clear Poyang Lake water to wash the black bean moldy clothes. Combined with the traditional exquisite production technology, it has good color, fragrance and taste. It is one of the necessary condiments for restaurants and families.

Treasure of Poyang Lake silver fish: the silver fish of Poyang lake looks like a hairpin and is as transparent as jade. It tastes delicious and rich in protein. It contains calcium, phosphorus, iron and other trace elements, especially unsaturated oil. It can be eaten fresh or dried in the sun, soaked in cold water, stewed, fried and boiled.

Characteristic industry - bamboos: bamboos are the traditional products of Ruichang. They are rich in resources, covering a total area of 140000 mu. There are eight bamboos plots with more than 3000 mu. In particular, Phyllostachys pubescens forest covers an area of 114000 mu, accounting for 84% of the total area of Phyllostachys pubescens in Jiujiang area, ranking first in the province, and can be called "hometown of Phyllostachys pubescens".

Ruichang Yam: yam is a special product of Ruichang. It is sweet in taste and gentle in nature. It contains more than ten kinds of nutrients needed by human body. It is a good health care product for nourishing and nourishing skin in winter season. It is suitable for all ages. Its nature can enter the three meridians of spleen, lung and kidney. It has the effect of Nourishing Yin, strengthening yang and beautifying. The dishes cooked with fish and meat are white in color, fresh in taste, tender and delicious. If you eat them often, you can always maintain the charm of youth and radiate the brilliance of life. It's pure natural green food

Address: Bamei Town, Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan Province

Longitude: 105.084093

Latitude: 24.26105

Chinese PinYin : Shi Zi Dong