Tongtianluo

Tongtianluo

The alixibo funnel in the United States is known as the first in the world. Its opening is 322 meters in diameter and 70 meters deep. Tongtianluo, located in Shaoguan, Guangdong Province, is an extremely rare completely closed cave with a depth of 97 meters and a diameter of 73 meters at the top and 140 meters at the bottom. It is known as "the first cave in China". The four walls of the cave are inverted trapezoid shaped, which is similar to a giant farmer's grain basket with a big belly and a small mouth.

Ten million years ago, he had no knee

Tongtianluo cliff is vertical and steep. People and animals from outside can hardly enter Tiankeng, which forms a relatively closed ecological environment. Sunlight through the mouth of the pit can directly reach the bottom of the pit, which provides the necessary lighting conditions for the growth of plants. The existence of rainwater and groundwater through the hole provides water for biological growth. Because the elevation of the pit bottom is lower than that of the plateau outside the pit, and the huge "stone basket" with small upper and large lower parts keeps out the cold wind, the pit bottom is much warmer than that outside the pit. Standing at the edge of Tiankeng and looking down, the lush underground forest is full of vitality and green, which is quite different from the withered and yellow trees covered with frost and snow on the surrounding mountains. But when you look down from a height of nearly 100 meters above the bottom of the pit, the lush forests are like tiny grass.

This highly enclosed "underground forest" is rare in the world. It has become a treasure house for modern biologists to study primitive ecology and is of great value to the study of the origin and development of cave vegetation. For millions of years, the animals and plants in Tiankeng have been living and dying here. Not only the fossils of tens of millions of years ago, but also the biological species of hundreds of millions of years ago are preserved.

Standing at the bottom of the Tiankeng where few people can get involved, the deepest part of the withered branches and leaves has gone beyond the explorers' knees.

The trees grow fast and the snakes and insects circle

At the bottom of Tiankeng cave, there are about 3500 square meters of primary plant communities, which are almost isolated from the external ecosystem. There are a lot of towering trees growing between the brown soil and the gray stone at the bottom of the cave. However, what is obviously different from the outside trees is that in order to compete for limited sunlight and rain, most of the trees can only "grow madly" upward. The tree shape is thin and tall. Many of the trees are only about 20 cm in diameter, but the height has reached more than 30 meters.

Under the trees are thickets about 1 meter high, and the ground is covered with green dwarf plants. Mosses, fungi and small insects can be seen everywhere. In this wonderful and semi closed underground world, the forest is overgrown, the vines are intertwined, and the flowers and plants are blooming. It is worthy of being a wonderful flower of limestone landform in northern Guangdong.

Li danjun, the team leader who has explored the bottom of the cave for many times, told reporters that before that, some explorers found many rare plants in this unique underground botanical garden, such as "Guangdong Golden waist". When summer comes, birds fly overhead, snakes crawl in the woods, and insects walk around people, which is a lively scene.

Scenic spots near Tongtianluo

Shaoguan baizhangya Gorge

Shaoguan baizhangya Canyon is located in Dabaoshan, the southern suburb of Shaoguan City. Dabaoshan has luxuriant vegetation, towering trees, winding ancient vines, green bamboo forests, purple butterflies and clear water. It is the first choice for rafting exploration, enjoying nature and regaining children's interest. It is close to the Beijing Zhuhai expressway. It takes only 15 minutes from the exit of Shaxi Expressway to the starting point of rafting, and it also takes only 10 minutes by car to Nanhua temple, the holy land of Buddhism The location is very convenient. At present, the scenic spot is a large-scale outdoor tourism base in Guangdong. Among them, baizhangya canyon rafting is 3.5km long, with a drop of 120m. Standing on the beach, there are Dayaoshan tunnel, Shili Gallery, Guishan mountain, frog stone and other scenic spots along the river. There are more than 10 roundabouts. In the 45 minute rafting process, you can enjoy the thrill of primitive forest canyon rafting, as well as the majestic mountains, beautiful water, secluded forests, beautiful flowers, strange rocks, strong waterfalls and birds The sound of the fish, the joy of a primeval forest valley scenery.

Donghuping Folk Culture Village

Donghuping folk culture village is the first large-scale cultural tourist area in northern Guangdong, which integrates architecture and folk customs of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Covering an area of 29 square meters, it is located on the side of national highway 323, 55 kilometers away from Shaoguan City in the West and 3 kilometers away from Shixing County in the East. It is the place to Nanxiong and Jiangxi Province. Donghuping has no lake, but some big, ancient and strange buildings and endless magic stories. Donghuping governs six closely connected natural villages, of which four are mainly named Zeng. It is said that the residents of donghuping surnamed Zeng are the descendants of Zeng Shen, a student of Confucius. According to the revision of the genealogy of the Zeng family of the Wu family (1926 AD), more than 500 years ago, the ancestors of the Zeng family of donghuping "moved from Zhenping county of Jiaying prefecture (now Jiaoling County of Meizhou prefecture) to Kaiji County of donghuping County of Shixing County". Since then, they have worked hard and multiplied here.

Cherry Valley

Yinghuayu is located 5 kilometers north of Huangyi Town, with a total area of more than 800 mu. At present, Cherry Valley has become the largest and most diverse ornamental area of cherry blossoms in Guangdong Province. It is also the first comprehensive agricultural tourism area with cherry blossoms as the theme in Guangdong Province. There are more than 20 cherry varieties in the area, most of which are planted with octopus and Hanfei. It is also called Guanshan. Its flower color is white to dark pink, and it blooms later. Because of its petals, it is called bazhongying. Hanfei cherry blossom is bright red, suitable for warm areas, but not resistant to cold. It is in full bloom in late January. Cherry Valley is now in full bloom varieties are mostly Hanfei cherry, pink flowers, string like bells hanging on the branches. On both sides of the hillside, cherry trees in full bloom, like a group of Fei cloud. Close look, that is the most is the eight cherry, pedicel slender and drooping, like a red light. Clusters of flowers with blue sky and white clouds as the background, gently swaying in the breeze, make visitors feel fresh and strange, like entering a fairyland. With full joy, everyone took a group photo with cherry blossom to get close to nature and absorb the breath of early spring. As the Spring Festival is approaching, watching cherry blossoms in Huanghe has become a good place for Xinfeng people's spring outings.

Address: Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Shaoguan City

Longitude: 113.08155822754

Latitude: 24.985279083252

Ticket information: market price: 30.0 yuan

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