Hongtiguan Grand Canyon

Hongtiguan Grand Canyon

Hongtiguan Grand Canyon is located in the east of Pingshun county. Cliffs stand on both sides of the gorge, clear springs burst at the bottom of the gorge, the scenery changes clearly in four seasons, the climate is mild and pleasant, and the scenery is wonderful and varied. Valley Liangxiang mountain high Wu, deep valley, long stream, towering ancient trees, all kinds of animals leap. In addition to the historical relics embellishment among them, formed a beautiful scenery, unique weather, natural wonderful rainbow scenery.

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It has the highest mountain peak, the deepest canyon, continuous waterfalls, clear water, many caves, luxuriant vegetation, warm in winter and cool in summer, and rich specialties. Celebrities of all ages have left beautiful poems here. When you enter the Hongti pass, you will enter the valley. You can look up at the sky and overlook the abyss. You must climb the ladder when you enter the pass. Don't look back. It's magnificent and dangerous. There are 143 steps in the gap. Each step is 25 cm high and 1-2 meters wide. The rest are spiral paths, commonly known as tight 18, slow 18, not tight and slow 18, and nine turns and 18 plates, until the pass. The gate is a bluestone arch, which was rebuilt in 1808. It is 4 meters high, 3 meters wide and 4 meters deep. The regular script "hongtiguan" is embedded in the forehead of the gate. The danger of the terrain is that one man is in charge of the pass.

When you come out of Deguan, the beach is wide, the river is long, the farmland is built in accordance with the situation, and it is well arranged; the odd pines and cypresses on both sides hang upside down on the cliff, and the big birds hover over the valley, giving you a panoramic view of the scenery of northern China.

There are many karst caves here. The larger one is the karst cave behind the ladder. There are waterfalls above and deep pools below. There is no sunlight at the entrance of the cave all the year round. The ancient trees around are towering and luxuriant. Big hulugou in penglan rock, a beach, four acres in size, spring water upwelling, warm in winter and cool in summer. In the middle of winter, it's hot, but in summer, it's a miracle.

Human history

In the canyon, there are the cultural landscape, master Minghui tower and the inscription of Hongti pass. The tower is located in Hongni village. It was built in 932 A.D. it is seven meters high and square. It has a single eaves and five overlapping four columns. It has a bowl and a sharp cone top. The body of the tower is like gold, full of muscles and strong. The four sides are engraved with lace, which is elegant, solemn and beautiful. There is a inscription on Hongti pass in Beitan village, with 199 characters, each half square. The stele was built at the same time as the inscription of Yuxia pass. Both of them narrate the dangers of the pass and the uprising of Chen Qing. They are material materials for studying history and calligraphy. Standing behind the ladder, the ancient trapezoidal road with the words "stone cliff climbing the sky" and "Pan Hui Xiao Han" can be seen. To the west, you will enter niantangou, which is the most charming place of hongtihe gorge. Here, the green hills are hidden, the streams are long, the roads are winding, the Gorges are clear and the valleys are quiet. Walking 2.5 kilometers, you can see a cliff waterfall more than 20 meters high falling to the bottom of the pool. Climbing up the cliff shows a round valley surrounded by steep cliffs and rocks, with three narrow valleys in the south, West and North. In the dry season, only the waterfall on the South Cliff is empty, just like a lively girl. The waterfall flows obliquely along the cliffs and rocks. After several twists and turns, it is full of twists and turns. During the rainy season, the three flood peaks rush out of the cliffs more than 20 meters high and merge with each other. They are ferocious, full of roar and misty air, just like a madman splashing. Then climb up the canyon on the South Cliff, with streams and pools everywhere, and jagged rocks. The stone pool formed by the huge stone at the bottom of the valley is like a smooth and round natural bathtub. The pool is as blue as dye, and the stone light is as smooth, which is amazing. The more you enter the valley, the narrower you are. It's like being in a fairyland, which makes you linger on.

The majestic Taihang Mountain, stretching for 800 Li, is like a flying dragon, sometimes straight into the clouds, sometimes creeping and meandering. In the middle of the ridge, the mountain ridge is uplifted, and the gullies are vacated, forming a natural barrier to the Central Plains. Since ancient times, the only way for Taihang to enter the Central Plains is "Taihang Baxing". Hongtiguan, located in Pingshun County, Shanxi Province, is one of them. Known as "Taihang barrier, Shangdang door" title.

Hongtiguan is located about 10 kilometers east of gushuijia village, hongtiguan Township, Pingshun County, Shanxi Province. It is located at the junction of Taihang Mountains and North China Plain, guarding the ancient road between Shanxi and Henan. According to the records of Pingshun County in the 32nd year of Kangxi reign of Qing Dynasty, "Hongti pass is located in baimudu, Zhangjingli, northeast of the county. The two passes (Hongti pass and Yuxia pass) all border on Linxian County, Henan Province. In the eighth year of Jiajing reign, Xiagong was established with an inscription. " In addition, according to the records of the ancient road stele of Shanxi and Henan rebuilt in 1790, Shangdang has been on the ridge of heaven since ancient times, like black clouds in the sky, while hongtiguan is on the ridge of Shangdang like neon in the sky Shut up in the top of ten thousand mountains, birds and sheep's intestines stretch for more than ten miles, one man is in charge of the road, ten thousand people are not allowed to open, how dangerous it is. "

It is impossible to find out when the ancient road between Shanxi and Henan was founded, but the relic of the ancient road is still in existence. At that time, it was a main channel for business travel between Shanxi and Henan. In 1790, the ancient road stele of Shanxi and Henan was rebuilt. It is recorded that "the business travelers who have passed through this place for several years are all moved. How can we listen to its ruggedness and not repair it? Because the comrades discussed with each other, they raised money from all sides and gave money to the public A total of one hundred and forty-one thousand and five hundred Wen were donated. " Involving Zhangde town (now Anyang City), Lu'an town (now Changzhi City), Shuiye town (now Anyang County), Xincun town (now Huguan county), huangjuan town (now suburb of Changzhi City), and villages and towns along the way of Pingshun County, the largest donation was 4000 Wen, while the few were hundreds of Wen. According to this, we can at least see that this ancient road was the main traffic artery between Zhangde mansion and Lu'an mansion in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. From the Republic of China to the early days of the founding of the people's Republic of China, local elders can still recall the bustling scene of merchants and pack teams, and the numerous shops along the way. In 1968, local people built a new 12 km long "hanging wall road" around the rainbow ladder. The Ancient Shanxi Henan road passing through hongtiguan can only be found in the area from xiaotiling to hongtiguan in the east of Gushui village. As a result of long-term disuse, the two meter wide ancient road has been obliterated by weeds. Only the anti-skid relics on the mountain temple, Guanyin hall and stone slabs donated by the past business travelers can be seen.

Famous scenic spot

Hong Ti Guan

Hongti pass was built in 1529, the eighth year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty. In April of the 29th year of Jiajing reign, the inspection department of Hongti pass and Yuxia pass in Pingshun County of Shanxi Province was set up

It is now rebuilt in 1913, facing the northeast and the southwest, facing the cliff outside and the cliff inside. It is 4.5 meters high, over 5 meters wide, 3.45 meters high, 2.5 meters wide and over 3 meters deep. The original door is open, but there is still a hole to block the waist. The former name of Hongti pass is Titou, but now it still has its root and back, which are all relative to Hongti.

The unique geographical environment of hongtiguan has attracted numerous scholars to visit. Xu Yuanzhi, a doctor of the Ministry of household in the Ming Dynasty, wrote a poem praising:

E Deng hanging ladder leads a long way, rainbow hanging high lying Longgang.

The cloud roots lie in the valley, and the moon cave is above the sky.

The woodcutter Ding Ding hears the birds, and the shepherd turns the sheep's intestines.

For a moment, if there is a warning but no stele, it's better to use marbles.

Emperor Lu Jian of the Qing Dynasty said:

Taihang has suigu, the bird road actually destroys the vehicle.

The moon and the stars are near, and the shadow of the wild geese is slanting.

Meng Qi of the Qing Dynasty once wrote a poem

Who city this county turns the barren village, hundred pheasant male plate side stone root.

On his head is a wonderful peak, and in front of him is a beautiful Pavilion.

Dongxiyuanjian Tongshang Road, gaoxiaqingquan dip moon.

Temple for several years laoshengzhu, Qinming eternal Taihang.

Hongti pass, high and dangerous. Surrounded by mountains and water, layers of green forest, beautiful scenery, so that visitors marvel.

Hongtiguan Grand Canyon, from hongtiguan village to Zhangjiayan (including some tributaries), has a total length of 22 kilometers, an area of 170 square kilometers and an elevation difference of about 500 meters. There is a confrontation between the two sides of the Strait, and the clear spring at the bottom of the valley flows. Standing at the gate of the rainbow ladder, the mountains are covered with dense clouds, and the mountains are winding, magnificent and beautiful. At the bottom of the valley, there are thousands of cliffs, rocks, pines and cypresses hanging upside down on the cliff. The rainbow waterfall in the east of Hongni village is like a silver drill. In the rainy season, the valley is full of roaring and misty air. Under the sunlight, rainbows are formed. In winter, the ice falls are crystal clear. Hongni Grand Canyon is a masterpiece of nature, which combines "majestic, strange, dangerous, beautiful and secluded". The film "the young people in our village" written by Ma Feng, a famous writer, used to take location here. Pingshun tourism planning expert group of Chinese Academy of Sciences believes that Hongni Grand Canyon is the only landscape resource competing for world natural heritage among the ten grand canyons of Taihang Mountain. Hongni Grand Canyon is undergoing various infrastructure construction, and will soon be open to the outside world.

Master Minghui tower

It is located in Hongni village, hongtiguan Township, Pingshun county. According to the records of Pingshun county annals (1693) in the 32nd year of Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty, there was a temple named Haihui temple. Master Minghui was the eminent monk who presided over the temple. Haihuiyuan no longer exists. The pagoda is master Minghui's relic pagoda. The pagoda is made of blue stone. It is 6 meters high, square in plane, with single eaves of five folds and four notes. It has a bowl and a sharp cone top. On the front of the tower, there is a door, and on the left and right of the door, there are relief images of Vajra, full of muscles, vigorous and powerful, lively and lifelike. The four sides are carved with laces. The knife technique is smooth, solemn and beautiful. The left and right sides of the tower are carved with false windows. On the back is a stone tablet in the third year of Changxing (932) of the later Tang Dynasty. It is engraved in the fourth year of Qianfu (877) of the Tang Dynasty when he presided over the haihuiyuan, someone suddenly reported: "Baoguang wants to kill the master. The teacher replied, "I've been living and dying for a long time. I'm not afraid. If I'm killed, I'll pay my debt." On the 18th of the first month of the year, the master was killed. After that, Chongzhao and others built the pagoda for the master. The original square stone pagoda of the Five Dynasties was built in China

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