Chuandong nunnery

Chuandong nunnery

Chuandong nunnery is located in the main mountain of Sichuan, about 3km south of zengjiachang Town, Chaotian District, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province, with an altitude of 1400m. Due to the action of underground karst water, Chuandong nunnery has formed a geological spectacle of coexistence of Tiankeng, Weng shaped vertical cave and Tianshengqiao.

Chuandongan is a Cretaceous stratum, which is composed of two funnels: Tiankeng and urn shaped vertical cave. The Tiankeng is about 100 meters long and 50 meters deep, with a total volume of about 500000 cubic meters. It is the largest alpine Tiankeng found in northern Sichuan at present. The genetic type and morphological characteristics of the urn shaped vertical cave are rare in China, with amazing scale and high ornamental and research value. The skylight on the top of the vertical tunnel is full of flowing water. During the falling process, the water drops are scattered into water mist, and the sunlight is shining. The pool at the bottom of the tunnel is connected with the underground river. In rainy season, the pool is about 2 meters deep, and the cold and warm air flows in the Tiankeng to form a dense atmosphere, which is spectacular.

Chuandong nunnery is surrounded by green hills and trees. The plank road is flying in the sky and the winding path leads to seclusion. It is a must for tourists to visit.

Introduction

Chuandong nunnery is located in Chuanzhu mountain, which is named after the old Chuanzhu temple. The scenic spot is located at 106 ° 04 ′ E and 32 ° 36 ′ n.

Chuandongan is a typical karst landform, which integrates geological collapse, underground cave and underground river. After hundreds of millions of years of long geological evolution and complex geographical environment changes, the limestone is constantly squeezed by external forces in geological activities, and the fault collapses to form a unique landscape. Feitian palace in Tiankeng of Chuandong nunnery is an urn shaped vertical cave. Its genetic type and morphological characteristics are rare in China, and its scale is amazing. It is of high ornamental and research value.

On May 7, 2014, Chuandong nunnery was jointly awarded as "the most beautiful scenic spot in Sichuan" by Sichuan Provincial Tourism Administration, Sichuan Provincial Department of transportation, Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Surveying and mapping geographic information and China National Geographic magazine. Zengjiashan, with chuandongan as its core scenic spot, is now a national AAAA scenic spot.

geographical position

Features of scenic spots

At the foot of Chuanzhu mountain, Xiangshui village, Zengjia Town, 42 kilometers east of Chaotian District, Guangyuan City, there is a huge Tiankeng hidden by green trees, which is Chuandong nunnery. Chuandongan is a typical karst landform, which integrates geological collapse, underground cave and underground river. It is suitable for exploration and geological research.

The local people who have rarely walked out of the mountains for generations do not know that the place where they have lived for generations will be a wonder of the world.

They call Tiankeng "cave" because at the bottom of Tiankeng, there is a huge cave. The hole is not big, but it suddenly opens up. At the bottom of the cave, which can hold thousands of people, is another pit about 100 meters deep. When you look up, a beam of sunlight comes down from the natural huge circular hole on the top of the cave, forming a 100 meter light column. Through the light column, the blue sky and white clouds are clearly visible. In the pit, the skylight drips with water, which is scattered into water mist. The sun shines, the rainbow is colorful, and the jade beads fall on the plate, which is quite spectacular. Inside the cave are the remains of barracks and battery left by the Bailian sect during the anti Qing period.

In 2014, chuandongan scenic spot was rated as "the most beautiful scenic spot in Sichuan" by National Geographic of China.

The zengjiashan, where Chuandong nunnery is located, is covered with clouds and fog all the year round due to abundant rainfall. Even in the hot summer, Chuandong nunnery is filled with cold air.

When it comes to Chuandong nunnery, we have to mention the funnel group here. There are 12 funnels of various sizes in Chuandong nunnery, which can be called a natural funnel Museum. Among them, the largest flying palace is a world-class funnel with a volume of about 16 million cubic meters. When the weather is clear, you can walk into the funnel, and the sunlight pours down from the top of your head. It is as soft as moonlight, which can be called a wonder. In addition, there are general bridge, Huixian bridge, wangyuetai, fairy pool, feitiangong lotus pool, Yanyun cave and other natural landscapes. What is less known is that this fairyland like place, because of its secluded and precipitous, has had many wars. In the second year of Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty, Wang conger, the leader of the peasant uprising army, led the army to garrison in the cave to resist the Qing army. Today, the gate and fort built by the anti Qing army are still in the cave. In addition, it was also the place where the Bailian sect set up its branch and preached. The statues of Guanyin and Maitreya in Chuandong nunnery remain today.

It was also a secret place for the Red Army to discuss business when it first established its base in zengjiashan area.

In June 1933, the Red Army entered the zengjiashan area, held a secret military meeting at the moon watching platform of Chuandong nunnery, and formulated the action plan of "clearing bandits, reducing rent, and establishing a Soviet". In July of the same year, the 73rd division of the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army established the Soviet Committee of Lijiaba District in Jialing county and the Soviet government of Lijiaba District in Chaotian.

Main attractions

General bridge

Jiangjun bridge, also known as Tiansheng bridge, is a natural stone bridge. The stone bridge is about 6 meters long, 1.5 meters wide and 1 meter thick. It is a neat boulder. It spans the stone walls at both ends and is arched, which is comparable with modern reinforced concrete bridges.

Jiangjun bridge is formed by the collapse of the bottom of limestone after long-term erosion by running water. It is a wonderful work of art given to mankind by nature. The bridge was named after the Qing Dynasty leaders led the troops to encircle and suppress the peasant uprising troops stationed in the pit bottom flying palace.

Huixian Bridge

Huixian bridge is composed of a Tianshengqiao and karst cave, which is located on the cliff of bankeng in the northwest of Tiankeng. Some places are wide and flat. One of the big caves can accommodate hundreds of people. It was once used as a secret meeting site by the Red Army.

During the period of China's Civil Revolutionary War, zengjiashan, with high mountains, dense forests, vast territory and few people, was once a part of the Sichuan Shaanxi revolutionary base where the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army was active. In 1933, the Red Army entered the zengjiashan area. Because of the dangerous terrain, Xu Xiangqian often held secret meetings here. The action plan of "clearing bandits, reducing rent and establishing the Soviet" was formulated here. There are still remains of the red revolution.

Yanyun cave

Yanyun cave is at the bottom of Tiankeng, at the foot of Camel Mountain. Yanyun cave is a half moon shaped cave, formed by the dissolution of underground river, with an area of about 400 square meters. Yanyun cave is distributed in the Middle Permian limestone 250 million years ago. Its formation is the result of long-term erosion of groundwater in limestone area. The main component of limestone is calcium carbonate. When there is water and carbon dioxide, chemical reaction occurs to produce calcium bicarbonate. Because calcium bicarbonate is soluble in water, it causes continuous dissolution of limestone and gradually forms and expands space.

Yanyun cave entrance craggy Cliffs, the top of the waterfall down, like strings of jade beads hanging curtain. There are many stalactites in the unfathomable cave. At the bottom of the cave, the sound of water can be heard, but there is no running water. The running water of the underground river connects with the flying palace not far away.

Feitian Palace

Feitian palace is located in the stone wall on the east side of the bottom of Tiankeng. It is an independent Chuanshan cave connected with the main Tiankeng (local people often call this kind of cave Chuandong), which is also the lowest point of chuandongan Tiankeng.

Feitian palace, also known as the urn shaped vertical cave, is 50 meters high. It is divided into three layers: Tianyan, platform and lotus pool. It is big in the middle and small at both ends. The first floor is a skylight formed by limestone collapse, with an area of about 100 square meters. The second floor is a platform, with an area of about 3000 square meters. The third floor is an oval pool formed by the collapse in the center of the platform, with an area of 40 square meters and a depth of about 10 meters. There is a karst cave at the bottom, from which the water flows into the underground river.

At the top of the temple, there is a mountain spring pouring down. When the sun shines, the gas in the cave rises, just like a dancing fairy rising to the sky, so it is called Feitian palace. It is said that this was the hidden camp of the Bailian sect in those days. A stone stockade wall was built at the entrance of the cave, and there were cannons to resist the enemy. Feitian palace has a large area, which can accommodate thousands of visitors at the same time. Now it has a circular plank road and a viewing platform.

Climbing ladder

The climbing ladder is a man-made wooden ladder path. The whole path is made of thick round wood and thick wood. It is about 500 meters long and has a "Z" shape. It twists and turns from the bottom of the Tiankeng to the top, just like a hanging ladder climbing up the cloud. This is also the way in and out of Tiankeng.

Because the wooden ladder is built along the pit wall, the ladder in some parts is very steep and tortuous. Tourists with poor physical strength need to rest on the whole plank road several times to get out of the Tiankeng.

Infrastructure

In order to further improve the image of zengjiashan scenic spot, Chaotian District comprehensively promoted and built the infrastructure of zengjiashan scenic spot and the tourism brand of zengjiashan. In 2014, the reconstruction project of zengjiachang town chuandongan highway was rapidly promoted.

The road starts from Zengjia Town, Chaotian district and extends southwest to the intersection near Lijiawan, Xiangshui village, the design end point. The total length of the route is 3.09km. The construction contents mainly include shoulder wall, culvert, safety facilities, cement stabilized base, asphalt concrete pavement and parking lot. The total investment of the project is 18.5592 million yuan. After the completion of this two-way two lane tourist road, it has become the core channel of chuandong'an scenic area.

Traffic information

Self driving route: Guangyuan City will drive northward along G5 Jingkun expressway, Hanzhong City will drive southward along G5, get off the road at qipanguan toll station, drive 13km through zhongzi Town, and then go to Zengjia town on Zengjia mountain, and then go to chuandongan from Zengjia town

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