Eight springs gap

Eight springs gap

Baquan Gorge Scenic Spot is a national AAAAA scenic spot. It is located in the middle of Huguan Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon in Changzhi, Shanxi Province, and the north side of Huguan Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon Tourism line. The flow is 11 km, and the total drainage area is 60.3 square kilometers, of which 0.5 square kilometers can be used for tourism development. The gorge integrates River Gorge, dry gorge in limestone area and stream gorge.

The gorge has humid climate, good vegetation, abundant tourism resources and excellent geographical location. The tourism research and planning and design center of Chinese Academy of Sciences calls it "world-class best tourism resources" in the planning text of the development of Taihang Grand Canyon. The gorge is divided into five scenic spots, with nearly 100 scenic spots. It is an ideal place for natural sightseeing, eco-tourism and leisure.

From the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020, medical workers across the country (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) can visit the scenic spot free of charge with valid certificates.

Introduction to baquan Gorge

Baquan Gorge Scenic Spot is one of the most magnificent, rich and grand high-grade scenic spots in Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon. The scenic spot of Taihang Grand Canyon is named as "baquan gorge" because there are eight springs in Qiaohou gorge of Taihang Grand Canyon, which has been called "badaoshui" since ancient times. In addition, there are two spring groups in the middle of the gorge, all of which have eight springs, and the number of three springs is eight.

Detailed view of baquan Gorge

Baquan gorge is also a branch of Longquan gorge. Baquan gorge is 13 kilometers long, 20 meters wide and 3 meters narrow, with a drop of more than 300 meters. It is dotted with four scenic spots, including three karst caves, a line of sky, nine plank road and eight water. There are eight springs around the cliffs at the north entrance of baquan gorge. The water flows continuously all the year round. The fountains and waterfalls fall to the bottom of the valley and flow out in eight channels. Therefore, baquan gorge is named. As tourists walk into baquan gorge, they step on the stones in badaoshui and go up against the current. What they see is the river full of valleys and the cliffs towering into the clouds. A few hundred meters into the canyon, the cliffs on both sides of the canyon are closed into two isolated shapes, enclosing a circular patio, which is a natural limestone cave formed 500 million to 400 million years ago. Longdongkou is oval, like Longkou, with an average diameter of 4 meters and a height of 30 meters from the bottom of the valley. The water flowing out of the cave is just like raindrops in dry season and thin as pillars in rainy season, so it is called Longdong. Climbing up the precipice and entering the narrow entrance of the Dragon Cave, I found that the cave is wide, the top of the cave is full of springs, the ground is full of stalagmites, and the depth of the cave is unpredictable. From the Dragon Cave out, hundreds of meters ahead, is the second of the three caves - cinnabar cave. Zhusha cave is also located on the cliff. It is a natural limestone cave formed 500 million to 400 million years ago. The vermilion cave is an oval shape with an average diameter of 3 meters and a height of 50 meters from the bottom of the valley. Climbing up the path, you can get rid of the shrubs and weeds growing in front of the cave entrance and enter the cave. You can see that the cave is uneven in height, width and depth. According to local folklore: the cave was rich in cinnabar minerals, which dyed the water red, so people called it cinnabar cave. In the winter of 206 (the 11th year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty), Cao Cao led a large army to attack Huguan. He had to escape from the city by himself. One of the soldiers ran to the cinnabar cave in baquan gorge and found the cinnabar deposit in the cave. He was overjoyed. He drew out his sword and dug for cinnabar. He planned to sell it and make a fortune. Unexpectedly, a stone tablet was dug out from the cinnabar, which was engraved with six characters: "those who are greedy for money will die.". Terrified, the soldiers of Gao army threw down their swords and fled from the cinnabar cave. After his random excavation, the cinnabar mineral resources in the cave were destroyed, and the outflow water became clearer and clearer, finally becoming what it is today. Continue to move forward, look up, I see the distance between the cliffs on both sides is getting closer and closer, the vast sky crowded into a wisp of line, this is a line of sky. The total length of the one-line sky is 10 kilometers. With the twists and turns of the road, the curve is continuous, and the width changes suddenly, which makes tourists feel novel and exciting. The distance between the canyons in the first line of heaven and earth narrowed rapidly, and the water flow was constrained. The higher it rose, the faster it flowed, and it had already overflowed the stones in the water. Tourists can only roll up their trouser legs and walk along the knee deep river. Soon, the river has been soaked to the waist of the tourists, and the cold is biting to the bone. Just when there is no bridge or boat, the plank road built on the cliff is presented to the tourists. In some sections of the plank road, pedals and handles are chiseled on the rocks for climbing; in some sections, vines are used as swinging ropes for ferry; in others, rocks are used to pile up stairs for people to go up and down. There are nine different sections, so it is called jiuplank road. You need to be very careful when climbing the nine plank road. You must step on the pedal firmly, hold the handle firmly, swing the rattan rope well, and climb the stairs steadily, otherwise you will fall into the water and be in a mess. On the way up the plank road, I stopped occasionally and looked down at the rapids at my feet. I found that the plank road was not high from the water. The rocks in the river were half immersed in water and were washed into various shapes by water. The rocks at the bottom of the cliffs along the river were washed into rugged vortex shapes by water. There were three large vortices, each 9 meters high and 4 meters in diameter. Along the plank road to the source of badaoshui, the canyon becomes wide and flat. On the east side of the cliff, there are natural limestone caves formed 500 million to 400 million years ago. This is the third cave in the three caves - Heilong cave. Heilong cave, also known as Heifeng cave, has an oval shape with an average diameter of 4 meters and a height of 50 meters from the bottom of the valley. The water flowing out of the cave is at the bottom of the valley, and it doesn't stop all the year round. Entering the narrow hole, I found that there were many caves inside. I didn't know the depth of the cave. Sometimes there was a wind rushing towards me. According to local folklore, there is a black dragon in the Black Dragon Cave. It is powerful and powerful. When it moves, it generates wind and when it is still, it sprays water. It and the black dragon in the black dragon pool are brothers and sons of the Dragon King of the East China Sea. They all bless the local weather. In fact, there are more than eight badaoshuiyuan springs, many of them. Some of them are natural limestone caves on cliffs, more than 20 meters high, with waterfalls flying down and thunder like sounds. Some of them are natural limestone caves on the flat ground at the bottom of the valley, with mountain springs gushing out. Another source is the natural limestone cave buried in the grass. The spring water slowly seeps out and flows. These fountains cross jet and finally merge into badaoshui, also known as Xishui, which flows southward along baquan gorge until the south entrance of baquan gorge joins with jiaogou river. In 1938, the Anti Japanese democratic government took advantage of the favorable terrain at the source of badaoshui to set up the Eighth Route Army Arsenal, and built a large number of guns to support the front line. Now the arsenal has been changed into a water pumping station and has become a cultural relic protection unit at the county level.

Baquan gorge in Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon starts from qiaoshangcun ancient bridge in the south, reaches the Bank of Shizi River in the north, attaches tnao mountains in the East, and connects shihemu ridge in the west, with a total area of 170 square kilometers. Within the territory, there are many beautiful peaks, towering into the clouds; thousands of valleys compete for wonders, and torrents March bravely; the secluded Canyon stretches for tens of kilometers, and the gurgling water flows all over the scenic area. More than 100 springs, dozens of waterfalls, spring Ding Dong Long flow, waterfall roar a thousand miles. Linjian considerable gorge, Wen Tao, can watch sunrise and sunset day and night, fog rain can enjoy fog sea aura. Looking up at the top of the gorge, you can see the wind and rain at the top of the gorge. The winding long gorge is like a long scroll of ink splashing, which concentrates the gorge momentum, mountain springs and waterfalls, torrents and waves, strange peaks and rocks, forming a huge landscape painting of Taihang Grand Canyon.

National geological experts are surprised to say that baquan gorge is the central area of Taihang Grand Canyon Geopark, and the exposed gneiss is really a miracle in China. Baquan gorge is known as "world-class tourist resources" and "the first gorge in Taihang" by the tourism research and planning design center of Chinese Academy of Sciences. It can be seen that baquan gorge in Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon is an excellent resort for natural sightseeing, eco-tourism, geological research and leisure.

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