Nine caves

Jiudongtian scenic spot

synonym

Jiudongtian generally refers to jiudongtian scenic area

Jiudongtian scenic spot is located at the junction of Nayong and Dafang counties in Guizhou Province. Liuchong river flows from west to East through the two counties, forming the upstream Zongxi River scenic spot and the downstream jiudongtian scenic spot. The river water here sneaks into the ground, called the guazhong River undercurrent, about 7 kilometers long. There are nine huge skylights on the ridge of the lower reaches of the undercurrent. On the boating River, the sky appears and disappears from time to time.

The scenic area integrates Canyon, karst and undercurrent, with excellent scenery. There is a plank road in jiudongtian, which can be visited by boat or on foot.

geographical environment

Jiudongtian scenic spot is located in the west of Dafang County (105 ° 15 ′ 47 ″ - 106 ° 08 ′ 04 ″ e, 26 ° 50 ′ 20 ″ - 27 ° 36 ′ 04 ″ n), 60 km away from Dafang County and 50 km away from Nayong County. "Jiudongtian" is a grand natural landscape group composed of karst cave, undercurrent, overpass, stone forest, cliff, cliff, peak cluster and valley. It has a total length of more than 20 kilometers, a total area of about 80 square kilometers and an average altitude of 1200 meters. The climate is mild, with an annual average temperature of 11.8 ℃, belonging to the humid monsoon climate in the warm zone. "Nine cave days" is the essence of the entire scenic area. It consists of nine Tong Tian big holes and several dark lakes and karst caves. The six river water in the upper reaches of the Wujiang river system passes through the hole, and the process is 2000 meters long. Is a collection of ancient, strange, beautiful, dangerous, quiet as one of the natural landscape.

Jiudongtian scenic spot belongs to the northeast and southwest structural deformation joint of longbijie city in Qianbei platform of eastern Yunnan Plateau. The rock is mainly Permian limestone. The valley is a karst box shaped deep cut gorge with a rock wall of nearly 90 degrees. There are karst typical landforms such as karst dry caves, undercurrent caves and karst collapses in the scenic area. There are many perennial and seasonal waterfalls and springs on the cliffs on both banks, and the fluctuation of the river is greatly affected by the seasons. The covering soil of jiudongtian scenic spot is mainly zonal soil, small yellow mud, lithologic soil, brown calcareous soil with pH value of 5.5-7.1. The soil layer near both sides of the river valley is thin, limestone is exposed more, and the soil layer is thick far away from the river valley.

natural resources

The main wild trees and shrubs in the scenic area are camphor, maple, birch, mulberry, Qinggang, Sili, pine, fir, acacia, yanwhistler, hongzici, Phyllostachys pubescens, Fagaceae and so on, as well as lianas and ferns. Wild animals mainly include monkeys, deer, weasels, snakes and all kinds of water birds. The river valley is the wintering place for wild ducks. There are rock swallows and bats inhabiting in karst caves. In the river, there are mainly red billed fish and yellow wax dingfish.

Main attractions

Jiudongtian is one of the state-level key scenic spots awarded by the State Council. It is a karst comprehensive landform represented by the undercurrent (the local people call it Yinhe) in the upper reaches of Liuzhong River, the main stream of Wujiang River, which flows between the two counties. The underground river, called guazhong River by local people, is about 7 km long. On the reach about 6 km long downstream, the box cut roof collapses in many places, forming skylight openings of different sizes and shapes, which alternates the light and dark of the undercurrent and connects the caves, forming a collection of undercurrent, Canyon, cave, overpass, Tiankeng and biological fossils Magnificent karst grand view.

The first cave

The first cave of the nine caves is called longkoudian, also known as yuegongtian, which is a spacious big hole. The cave is more than 70 to 100 meters high and covers an area of 1100 square meters. It is divided into three halls: the front, the middle and the back. It is named because the nine caves are like a black dragon, the first cave is like a giant dragon with its mouth open, and the underground waterfall is like a giant dragon swallowing clouds and puffing mist. The walls of the cave are black and shiny black gold and jade marble. Without carving, they are naturally interesting and form a marble palace. There are stone gates on the walls and stone scenes in the cave. The features of the scenic spots in the cave are as follows:

First, entering the cave entrance, there is a ten meter wide waterfall flying down from the waist of the left cave wall. At the top of the spacious and tall cave entrance, there is a large circular concave wall, which looks like the moon hanging high in the sky. The white bell stone grows on the top of the blue gray cave like stars. The yellow and white stone walls set off the circular concave wall like a "sky curtain", forming a "bright moon in the sky" landscape. Walking along the plank road is like walking into the Moon Palace. Overlooking the hall from the Moon Palace, it has a unique charm.

Second, when you enter the back hall from the front hall through the middle hall, you will hear the rumbling sound of the machine and the roaring sound of the water. This is the jiudongtian karst cave power station in feisheng, also known as the machine room of guazhonghe power station. The installed capacity of the power station is 2280 kW, and the power distribution system is all in the tunnel. The water for power generation is also from a natural tunnel, which is unique in the world.

The second cave

The second cave is called thunder sky. Walking out of the back wall of the karst cave power station, you can see the sky and the mountains, and the roar is endless. At this time, you enter the second cave. Walk along a newly built qulan, cross the fast-moving dam, drill through a unique portal, and enter a canyon. Two waterfalls with a width of more than 20 meters and a height of more than 10 meters echo each other, and the waves are splashing. At this time, the waves outside the cave are roaring, and the machine inside the cave is thundering, so the two caves are called thunderbolt. The formation of the two waterfalls is the result of the closure dam of jiudongtian karst cave power station to store water and generate electricity, which unintentionally creates the vivid landscape of double waterfalls and sounds. In addition, the mountains and white rocks are set against each other, and the blue sky and white clouds are reflected, forming the unique personality of erdongtian. Moreover, there is also a unique "stone blossom" landscape and its sad and moving legend.

On the cliff beside the deep pool surrounded by Nahong dam in the canyon, the landscape of "stone blossoming" will appear at the turn of spring and summer every year. According to the records of Dading county annals, "every April, on the eve of a thunderstorm, hundreds of thousands of butterflies hatch on the rocks at the xiaodukou of guazhong river. The next day, for five color stamens, brilliant frequency shop. When it comes to the Dragon Boat Festival, it will disappear. " In the folk, "the stone blossoms, the horse makes horns, the shoulder pole comes out of the water, the sheep sings" is a metaphor impossible. Butterflies gather on the cliff of jiudongtian to form flowers, which shows the wonder of the world. Is it true that the butterfly itself is a beautiful flower? The butterfly blossom on the stone interprets the meaning that the sea can wither, the stone can rot, and the sea can turn into a mulberry field?

It turns out that there is a beautiful and moving legend of a young man and woman dying for love in order to resist the old system.

Along the "49 turns" of the trestle road inside the cave, you can walk into the three caves, or you can take a boat by water to the "golden sky" of the three caves.

The third cave

The third hole is called golden sky. From the water in the second Dongtian dam, you can also enter the third Dongtian by boat. Jin Guangtian's undercurrent is as smooth as a mirror. With the help of the light in the cave, you can see the unpredictable top of the cave and look down at the deep and gloomy undercurrent, which makes you feel very mysterious. When the boat moved to the cave, it suddenly opened up. A ray of sunlight, squeezed into the cave from the Tiankeng at the top of the cave, projected the sparkling light on the water surface, reflected on the rock wall, reflecting thousands of rays of sunlight and swaying golden light. This is the reason why the three caves, also known as the golden sky, got its name.

The fourth cave

The fourth cave is also called yuyutian. The beauty of yuyutian is not only the water features, but also the three wonders of its karst cave. Along the left side of the plank road, you can enter a unique karst cave. The local people call it "little stone forest", also called Linglong cave. The cave is small and strange. It integrates stalagmites, stone pillars and stalactites. It is small, exquisite, colorful, and full of fun. The cave is 2-3 meters high and about 50 meters deep. You can visit it as if you are in qionglouyu So this cave is also called yuyutian.

The fifth cave

Also known as gourd days, the fifth hole two pools water surface shape like a gourd, so your name. The water covers an area of 4000 square meters. When you are in the water, you can hear the sound of oars and oars, see the sparkling waves, and listen to the flying sound of the dark waterfall. When boats pass this, they often rush to the dark hole along the torrent. It takes the boatman to paddle hard to pull the boat in the right direction. It's breathtaking and exciting. There is also a landscape of "stone blossoming" along the edge of Jietian cave. It is said that the infatuated couple died in love from this area. Up to now, there are still two graves outside the cave.

The sixth cave

The six cave heaven is named xiangwangtian. The shape of the six cave heaven is like Lishui, so it gets its name. One side of the cave is large and open, and the other side is connected with the two openings of the five caves. Here also has the stone flowering landscape, matches with the hole shape, is magnificent.

3、 The four, five and six caves are connected with each other and connected with water. Each of them has a Tongtian cave, which is connected with the outside world. The top of the cave is about 80 meters high from the water surface. The widest part of the water surface is about 60 meters, and the narrowest part is only 30 meters. The stone curtain, stone pillars, stalagmites and stalactites in the cave are in various shapes. They move with the boat and appear and disappear. When you look at the half empty plank road on the cave wall, the figures are shaking, and the tourists seem to be in the Dragon Palace.

In fact, if you take a boat tour from Er Dongtian, you can get to Ba Dongtian directly. This section of Fu Liu waterway is nearly two and a half kilometers long. Except for a few torrents, most of the sections have smooth water flow and wide water surface. You can take a light boat and a slow paddle, drift with the current, and you can also remember the scenery along the way. "High slope terraced fields" are stacked in layers; "Jiutian waterfall" falls from the sky; stone corridor passage is tortuous and circuitous; Shiji in the middle of the river is located in the middle of the river. On the top of the cave, there are old vines and trees, strange mountains and rocks, and all kinds of fossils.

The seventh cave

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