Lion pass

Lion pass

Shiziguan is a scenic spot in Xuanen County, Enshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, 13 kilometers away from Xuanen county. It is one of the three passes and one of the ancient fairs of Xuanen. The mountain here is magnificent. There are five big and small rock mountains. The shape of the mountain is like the teeth of a tiger. Among them, two stone mountains are like lions. They guard the main road leading to the Changtan river. Therefore, Shiziguan is named. In 2002, Shiziguan hydropower station was built on Hongjiahe River, which has become one of the most attractive mysterious scenic spots in Xuanen and even Hubei.

Shiziguan scenic area consists of Liangdong (datiankeng), Shiziguan power station and Hongjiahe reservoir area. Hongjia river is a tributary of Zhongjian River (also known as middle river) in Qingjiang River system. Before it flows through Shiziguan market town, the river "drills" into the ground to become "underground river", and then flows out of the ground hundreds of meters underground. Later, Xuanen county government found the place where the water flowed into the underground, "blocking the hole to form a reservoir", and built Shiziguan hydropower station, which is now a miracle of one dam and two reservoirs (Hongjiahe and Liangdong).

Liangdongxi, 100 meters to the south of Shiziguan residential area, is a Tiankeng. The water from Hongjiahe river flows into the cave for 1300 meters. The water depth is 169 meters and the perimeter is 1500 meters. It is like a large circular lake, inlaid in the mountains like a mirror. The water surface is 150 meters away from the top of the mountain. It is a cliff cut by a knife. The viewer dare not look at it for a long time. The gate of power diversion tunnel is on the west side of Tiankeng. As the first cave damming power station in the world, Shiziguan power plant stands more than 100 meters away from liangdongkou. Its installed capacity is 10000 kW, with a total storage capacity of 141 million cubic meters. Different from other reservoirs, the dam is built underground, with a length of 12 meters and a height of 142.5 meters, forming a high water level of 180.88 meters. The construction of tunnels for water diversion and power generation has created five of the largest dams in the world, namely, the world's largest plug; one dam forms two reservoirs; the dam is blocked to form a high water head; the world's tallest and thinnest dam (190 meters high and only 16 meters in waist diameter); the reservoir capacity is the largest in the world A miracle in the world. In addition, the cliff of the Liangdong cave is as sharp as a chip. On the cave, there is a gentle and slender "line waterfall" at Shiziguan, which is as high as 100 meters. It faces east and west at night, and changes with the temperature. It is very spectacular, which can be called extraordinary.

From the first reservoir (Liangdong) to the south about 1200 meters mountain road, you can get to the second reservoir (Hongjiahe reservoir). Hongjiahe reservoir is 13000 meters long, 500 meters wide and 169 meters deep. Standing on the top of the mountain, looking down, surrounded by peaks, thousands of hectares of blue waves. Boating in the lake, but see the mountains and rivers are connected, there is another cave. There is an island in the lake, verdant trees, green, just like a green gem embedded in the lake, can be called a unique. Upstream, along the way through heiziping, Tianping, youzhafang, Zhangjiawan, Dongmenguan tunnel and other places, the two sides of the mountain range, the same color of water and sky, the scenery of Gaoxia Pinghu is unforgettable. What is particularly amazing is that a mountain lies between the first reservoir (Liangdong) and the second reservoir (Hongjiahe reservoir). Because there is an underground river channel at the foot of the mountain, when the lake is full, it is like a "tunnel" floating on the lake, connecting the two reservoirs. As a result, when other power stations have to discharge the excess water in the reservoir due to the wet season, the "belly" of the mountain is surprisingly large, and it can keep the water storage state for more than a year without opening the sluice. Frankly speaking, the mountain is an "empty mountain". Do you think it's strange.

Today's Shiziguan is famous for the world's first power station built by "plugging a hole into a reservoir", and it is even more fascinating because of the "mystery" hidden here.

Lion pass

Shiziguan is a scenic spot in Xuanen County, Enshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, 13 kilometers away from Xuanen county. It is one of the three passes and one of the ancient fairs of Xuanen. The mountain here is magnificent. There are five big and small rock mountains. The shape of the mountain is like the teeth of a tiger. Among them, two stone mountains are like lions. They guard the main road leading to the Changtan river. Therefore, Shiziguan is named. In 2002, Shiziguan hydropower station was built on Hongjiahe River, which has become one of the most attractive mysterious scenic spots in Xuanen and even Hubei.

Shiziguan scenic area consists of Liangdong (datiankeng), Shiziguan power station and Hongjiahe reservoir area. Hongjia river is a tributary of Zhongjian River (also known as middle river) in Qingjiang River system. Before it flows through Shiziguan market town, the river "drills" into the ground to become "underground river", and then flows out of the ground hundreds of meters underground. Later, Xuanen county government found the place where the water flowed into the underground, "blocking the hole to form a reservoir", and built Shiziguan hydropower station, which is now a miracle of one dam and two reservoirs (Hongjiahe and Liangdong).

Liangdongxi, 100 meters to the south of Shiziguan residential area, is a Tiankeng. The water from Hongjiahe river flows into the cave for 1300 meters. The water depth is 169 meters and the perimeter is 1500 meters. It is like a large circular lake, inlaid in the mountains like a mirror. The water surface is 150 meters away from the top of the mountain. It is a cliff cut by a knife. The viewer dare not look at it for a long time. The gate of power diversion tunnel is on the west side of Tiankeng. As the first cave damming power station in the world, Shiziguan power plant stands more than 100 meters away from liangdongkou. Its installed capacity is 10000 kW, with a total storage capacity of 141 million cubic meters. Different from other reservoirs, the dam is built underground, with a length of 12 meters and a height of 142.5 meters, forming a high water level of 180.88 meters. The construction of tunnels for water diversion and power generation has created five of the largest dams in the world, namely, the world's largest plug; one dam forms two reservoirs; the dam is blocked to form a high water head; the world's tallest and thinnest dam (190 meters high and only 16 meters in waist diameter); the reservoir capacity is the largest in the world A miracle in the world. In addition, the cliff of the Liangdong cave is as sharp as a chip. On the cave, there is a gentle and slender "line waterfall" at Shiziguan, which is as high as 100 meters. It faces east and west at night, and changes with the temperature. It is very spectacular, which can be called extraordinary.

From the first reservoir (Liangdong) to the south about 1200 meters mountain road, you can get to the second reservoir (Hongjiahe reservoir). Hongjiahe reservoir is 13000 meters long, 500 meters wide and 169 meters deep. Standing on the top of the mountain, looking down, surrounded by peaks, thousands of hectares of blue waves. Boating in the lake, but see the mountains and rivers are connected, there is another cave. There is an island in the lake, verdant trees, green, just like a green gem embedded in the lake, can be called a unique. Upstream, along the way through heiziping, Tianping, youzhafang, Zhangjiawan, Dongmenguan tunnel and other places, the two sides of the mountain range, the same color of water and sky, the scenery of Gaoxia Pinghu is unforgettable. What is particularly amazing is that a mountain lies between the first reservoir (Liangdong) and the second reservoir (Hongjiahe reservoir). Because there is an underground river channel at the foot of the mountain, when the lake is full, it is like a "tunnel" floating on the lake, connecting the two reservoirs. As a result, when other power stations have to discharge the excess water in the reservoir due to the wet season, the "belly" of the mountain is surprisingly large, and it can keep the water storage state for more than a year without opening the sluice. Frankly speaking, the mountain is an "empty mountain". Do you think it's strange.

Today's Shiziguan is famous for the world's first power station built by "plugging a hole into a reservoir", and it is even more fascinating because of the "mystery" hidden here.

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