Yuhuang cave

Yuhuang cave

Yuhuang cave is located in Makong mountain to the west of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. It is named after the Jade Emperor statue carved in the cave, also known as thunder and lightning cave. It is 8 kilometers away from the city. It is a scenic spot in Zhangjiajie City and a key cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province. According to the wall of the cave, there are nine caves, which are divided into three layers: Heaven, earth and earth. There are dozens of existing stone statues, including emperors, sages, immortals and Buddhas, as well as some animals. They are exquisitely shaped and lifelike. Their landscapes include causal River, Kong Sheng cave, Hu long cave, etc. Among them, the Jade Emperor and the golden girl are carved on the cliff of the Jade Emperor cave. The emperor sat in the middle, wearing a golden crown and a Dragon Robe, with a solemn face. The golden boy and the jade girl are on both sides with gorgeous costumes and exquisite shapes. In addition, there is a statue of Li Jingkai in the lion cave. In HuLong cave, there are statues of Yao, Ji and gaotao, which represent wisdom, harvest, education and peace.

brief introduction

Yuhuang cave is located in Makong mountain to the west of Zhangjiajie City, also known as thunder cave. It is 8 kilometers away from the city. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province and another scenic spot in Zhangjiajie City. Yuhuang cave is named after the Jade Emperor carved in it. It faces tongjiayu in the East, Chongshan in the south, Fengquan cave in the West and Makong mountain in the north. In front of it, there is the famous Tomb of Haowang mountain (located in dingjiarong, only 1km away from Yuhuang cave).

Yuhuang cave is one of the nine caves. The other eight caves are Fengquan cave, Yujin cave, haobi cave, Mochi cave, HuLong cave, Xiongshi cave, Kongsheng cave and causal cave. The nine caves are equally famous. The reason why they are named after the Jade Emperor cave is that there is a Buddha statue of the Jade Emperor carved in the Jade Emperor cave, and the Jade Emperor is the largest among all Buddhists. The other reason is that the Jade Emperor cave is the highest among the nine caves. In view of these two reasons, it is the general name. Yuhuang cave is the most complete group of caves preserved in Hunan Province. There are dozens of figures and animals carved in the grottoes, which are divided into heaven, earth and earth. When you visit Yuhuang cave and climb up the stone level from Yangyang spring at the foot of Makong mountain, the first thing you see is Yujin cave. Yujin cave is also known as Tianmen earth cave. The cave was completed in the 12th year of Jiaqing (1807 AD). The cave is 10 meters high, 7.8 meters wide and 9.6 meters deep. In the cave, there is a carved earth God. I don't know why, there is only a single statue, but no earth mother-in-law. There is a plaque on the top of Yujin cave, which is written with four big characters of "Shi Shu en Jiang". There are couplets on both sides. The first couplet is "Bai Yu Tian Men Che", and the second couplet is: "gold land decoration". After touring the Yujin cave, you can visit the cave on the first floor of the human world. You only need to walk 108 meters westward to reach the haobi cave. Haobi cave, also known as Kuixing cave, was formed in 1799 A.D. The cave is 11.5m high, 6.5m wide and 33.3m deep. The cave is carved with Kuixing and Aoyu. There is a plaque on the top of the cave, with four characters of "let the cave be green clouds". There is also a couplet, the first couplet: "hair to the South moon", the second couplet: "pen array to recover the Big Dipper". The chisel statue of Kuixing riding Aotou is ingeniously designed. The head of the fish is in the upper hole, while the tail of the turtle is in the lower hole. The scale and size are appropriate, and the figure is vivid. Kuixing, barefoot and barebreasted, one foot on the fish, really has the potential of "taking the lead"; the other foot is cocked up, showing a dignified and dignified posture. One hand holds the pen high, the other hand clenches the fist, has the literary and martial arts double perfect meaning. In addition, Kuixing cave is also carved with Luban God, which is also worth watching and thinking. There is a plaque on the statue of Luban, which is written with four characters of "Fangyuan Zhiye", and the couplet is "no more than rules, and the ink is deep in the standard". From Kuixing cave to Mochi cave, 20 meters to the West. The cave was completed in the fifth year of Jiaqing (1800 A.D.). The cave is 9.2m high, 7.9m wide and 18.5M deep. There are three statues, 15 stone carvings, three gray walls and three ink inscriptions of merits and virtues, and many poems. The statue in the cave is Wenchang. The plaque is "Wen Guang Chi Dan" and also has couplets. The first couplet is "the title of light ink is solid, and the second couplet is" the change of Danchi is nothing but Zude's amazing. " There are many poems in the cave.

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Yuhuang cave, also known as thunder and lightning cave, is located on the top of the seven caves. It is a sacred cave representing the first layer of heaven and is known as "heaven". The cave is 4 meters high, 5 meters wide and 3 meters deep. There are carved jade statues of the emperor on both sides. The Jade Emperor was wearing a golden crown, a Dragon Robe, and a bag of heaven and earth in his hand. He was sitting in the middle with a dignified manner. He is 1.9 meters tall. The golden boy holds the red vase and the jade girl holds the piano handle, standing on both sides of the Jade Emperor. There is a plaque on the cave, which is composed of four big characters "Xicha Qiankun". The couplet has been destroyed. After watching "thunder cave", it is equivalent to going down from "heaven" to "human world". Still go down the same way as before, and then go west for tens of meters to reach HuLong cave. The cave is larger, 11.5 meters high, 5.2 meters wide and 28 meters deep. It was completed in 1801. In the cave, four famous figures in Chinese history, namely Tang Yao, Houji, Qi and gaotao, are carved. There are 17 stone carvings of poetry. Lion cave and "tiger Dragon Cave" are similar and connected, which can be said to be external and internal. The two caves are very close, only 14 meters apart (from the outside). If you walk from the inside, you only need to climb over a soil cave (hole) to get there. Shizi cave was built in 1804, the ninth year of Jiaqing period. It is 11.5 meters high, 4.5 meters wide and 8 meters deep. There is a lion in the cave, holding its head high and swinging its tail. It's magnificent. Kong Sheng cave is the last landscape on the earth. The cave was completed in the eighth year of Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty (1803 AD). It is 6.3 meters high, 7.6 meters wide and 10 meters deep. Although this cave is called "Kong Sheng cave", the statue of Confucius no longer exists. Now there are only memorial tablets and couplets. On the tablet was written "the throne of Confucius, the great sage". On both sides of the tablet, it was written, "four match ten philosophers, often from the sages.". There is also a couplet: "flying from the golden peach tree, leopard change who from the jade cinnamon."

After swimming through the last cave in the world, Kong Sheng cave, you can meander down the mountain path to the cave beside Yangyang spring. This is a cave of Buddhist karma. The cave was formed at the same time as its seven caves. The cave is 3.1 meters high (the highest is 9 meters), about 10 meters wide (the widest is 13 meters) and 10-50 meters deep (it is said that there is a canoe in Tongyin River, which leads to Maogang Xiancha river a hundred miles away). There are three big characters "causal hole" above the gate of causal hole. After entering the cave, the first one can see the figure with ox head and horse face, and the second one is dedicated to the king of hell. At the entrance, there is a plaque, which reads: "good and evil come today.". A couplet is: "because of good, because of evil, always remember before life, fruit Zhaoxiang, fruit Zhaojin, after death." After entering the cave, the light is dim and gloomy, which is really the "hell". Fengquan cave is named after Fengquan cave. It is located in the west of Yuhuang cave, about 3.5km away from Yuhuang cave. It is one of the nine caves and was built the earliest. The cave is divided into three parts with large scale. The original plaque in the cave, the book "mingmingmingquan", couplet: "the South China Sea Island mountain fire smoke high, the west white water Golden Lock Xia.". Deep down the cave, you can see the carved statue of "Eight Immortals" and the statue of Guanyin sitting on the lotus platform. We can also see the plaque of "ancient and modern Cihang" and nine Poems Inscribed on the wall. There are also eight Grottoes in the cave, such as green dragon, white tiger, green lion and white elephant. The figures of people and animals in the cave are all strange and lifelike, which has high artistic appreciation value. Entering the third floor of the cave, the cave is spacious, with "thousand hills" and "kneeling hall". Water gurgling inside the cave, sand such as beach, from time to time there are spring fish play tour. What a blessed place!

History follows

Located on the south wall of Makong mountain, about 7 kilometers west of Zhangjiajie City, yuhuangdong grottoes were donated by local squire Li Jingkai in Qing Dynasty. Li Jingkai, also known as Li wurui, also known as jiudongle, is a student of insight. He was born in 1742 A.D. and died in 1825 A.D. at the age of 83. Mr. Li has a rich family. He studied hard when he was young and had a lot of talent. After decades of official career, he failed to succeed. So he saw through the red world and found another comfort. He invited craftsmen and spent a lot of money. Relying on the natural cave of Makong mountain, he cleverly designed the layout according to the upper, middle and lower directions and dug eight holes in three layers, namely "heaven", "Earth" and "hell". In addition, another cave was dug in Fengquan cave about 3 km away from here, so it has the nickname of "jiudongle". The upper layer of yuhuangdong Grottoes is yuhuangdong, and the human layer is Yujin cave, haobi cave, Mochi cave, HuLong cave, Xiongshi cave and Kongsheng cave. The underground is causality cave, and the eight caves form a complete chaotic world. The Jade Emperor cave, the first of the eight caves, is carved with a statue of the Jade Emperor, which means "heaven" is supreme. The eight caves are collectively called the Jade Emperor cave because they command the "human world" in the middle level and the "Earth" in the lower level. The construction of the cave started in 1799 and was completed in 1807, lasting eight years. The caves are carved with statues of some historical figures and a large number of poetry tablets. Not only are the stone carvings exquisite and unique, the statues vivid, and the calligraphy vigorous and atmospheric, but also the theme of the grotto art expresses the feelings of Li Jing, the patron of the grottoes, who is happy and never met, cynical and yearning for the peaceful and prosperous times, and castigates the decadent imperial examination system, As well as the thoughts and feelings of ordinary scholars at that time, all have certain historical value. The cave is more than 300 meters long from east to west, with 19 existing statues and more than 50 stone carvings. It is the only well preserved cave art group in Hunan Province. In 1959, Yuhuang cave was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province.

Jade Emperor eight caves

Yujin cave

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