Evil dragon cave

Yinlong cave in Pingxiang

synonym

The evil dragon cave generally refers to the evil dragon cave in Pingxiang

Inilong cave is located in Qingxi village, Yangqi Town, Shangli County, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province. Located in yangqishan scenic area, national highway 319 can directly reach Pingxiang City, 13 kilometers away from Pingxiang City Center. It is a natural landscape dominated by natural karst caves, which was formed 180 million years ago.

It is said that there was an evil dragon in Poyang Lake in ancient times who tried to turn Jiangxi into a state of Ze, making waves everywhere and harming the people. Later, Xu Zhenjun subdued him in a cave at the foot of Yangqi mountain in Pingxiang, so the evil dragon cave got its name. The length of the cave is 4 kilometers, winding and winding, accompanied by streams and water. The water turns with the cave, and the hall and corridor in the cave are connected because of the water. The largest cave hall is 30 meters high and can accommodate nearly 1000 people. The main landscapes in the cave include "thousand people hall", "rain beating banana", "boy worshiping Guanyin", etc., especially the "waterfall in the cave" falling down like the Milky way. Pouring into the pool is a rare spectacle of karst caves in China.

In 1983, Mr. Chen Congzhou, an authority of Chinese scenic spots, Professor of Tongji University and Chinese landscape architect, praised it as "the first cave in the world and Underground Art Gallery". It is the best place for leisure, sightseeing and summer vacation. Shanghai Tongji University and Shanghai TV station visited and filmed twice, which made the cave famous and attracted many tourists from home and abroad.

geographical environment

Yinlong Cave Scenic Spot in Pingxiang City is a karst scenic spot under the jurisdiction of yangqishan scenic spot. It is named after Xu Zhenjun, one of the four great masters of Taoism, who captured the Yinlong cave. It is a national 4A scenic spot.

Development history

The cave was formed in the marine limestone layer 180 million years ago. The cave is 4200 meters long, with a constant temperature of 18 degrees in winter and cool in summer. It is meandering and tortuous, accompanied by streams, and the water turns with the cave. Because of the water activity in the cave, the streams in the flat place are as quiet as jade belts, and the faults fall into waterfalls. The sound of waterfalls is like spring thunder, and the sound of springs in the rock cracks is like bells and harps. In the cave, the rock scenery and milky stones are very developed, and some are like jade carvings Some of them are like embroidery, people, animals, objects and shadows. The courtyard and corridor in the cave are connected, and the stalagmites, stone flowers and stone curtains are exquisitely carved and shining.

There are more than 100 scenic spots, such as: Paradise hall, Tianshu, children worship Guanyin, thousand hills terrace, fallen willow and weeping poplar, xianle hall, poetry and painting gallery, Xuyuan pool, Huilong hall, etc. In particular, the paradise hall contains the beautiful scenery of spring, summer, autumn and winter. The most spectacular is the Dongtian waterfall in the cave. It is nine meters high and seven meters wide. The water from the natural waterfall runs directly from nine meters high to the cave pool, splashing countless water. It is a unique cave.

Qingfeng, strange rocks, flowing springs and waterfalls are known as the "four wonders in the cave". Grotesque rocks, breeze, flowing springs and waterfalls are known as the "four wonders" in the cave. The most spectacular waterfall in the cave is 9 meters high and 7 meters wide, with flying pearls and jade splashing. It is a unique "Museum of Karst Geology" with well-developed rocks, such as jade carving, embroidery, human like animal, object like shadow, vivid, exquisite and magnificent stalagmites, stone flowers and stone curtain. The hall inside the cave is connected with corridors. The highest cave hall is more than 30 meters high and holds nearly 1000 people

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Cave structure

The length of the cave is 4 kilometers, winding and tortuous, accompanied by streams, water turns with the cave, and the cave is alive because of water. The largest hall is 30 meters high and can accommodate thousands of people. Stalagmites, stone flowers and stone curtains are exquisitely carved in various forms, forming a magnificent natural sculpture art gallery. The main landscapes in the cave are: Hall of thousands of people, Longya cave, Optimus Prime, Zhiqiu field, fairy pool, Yuda banana, canyon, Yuanyang pool, tongzibaiguanyin, Dongtian waterfall, etc.

Main attractions

Stone milk is everywhere

There are many kinds of stone emulsions in the cave. "Wolong hall" is about six meters high, with a stalactite on the top, about two feet long, which looks like the head of a dragon. The body of the dragon is hidden in the top, which is vivid. "Spring willow in the cottage" is similar to a tavern in a village tea shop. It is picked out close to the stone wall, with a thick layer of grass on the top, and four or five people can stand under the eaves. On the opposite side of it, a thick piece of stalactite looks like a dense weeping willow. On the right side of the cottage, climbing the stone wall and looking into the gap, there are traces of stone forest on the glass like water Barge, like an ancient castle ruins engulfed by the sea. "Banana spring rain".

On the right side of the steep rock, there is a white gauze like stone emulsion flowing down from the half wall, like a huge round tent; on the other side, there are columns reflecting each other, just like the ruins of ancient Roman temples. At the back of the cave, there is a different scene. The various kinds of stone milk, like prosperous chandeliers, like hanging decorations, like curtains, like tassels, are amazing.

In the cavern known as the "concert hall", many stalactites hang down in flakes, like many curtains. Some are as thin as porcelain pieces. The dim light can also pass through. With a tap, they can make wonderful sound. There are also many stalagmites and stone pillars in the cave, which are of various shapes. Some rise from the flat ground, some fall from the sky, and some are connected with the heaven and the earth. Under the illumination of colorful lights, they are exquisite and colorful, which makes people forget to return.

Unique Waterscape

The water scenery of the cave is unique, with both sound and color. The water in the cave is accompanied by streams all the year round. The water turns with the cave, and the cave is alive because of water. "Dongtian waterfall" is a wonder in the world. You can see a clear spring flying down from the cliff of the cave and pouring directly into the Bitan. The water in the pool is stirred up into droplets, forming turbulence and whirling in the pool. In the rainy season at the turn of spring and summer, the water potential is like the Milky way, and the sound of the waterfall is like thunder. It is very spectacular. "Lingquan" is an oval clear pool with a bathtub, with an area of about three or four square meters and a water depth of about one meter. The thin edge of the pool looks like artificial masonry. In front of the pool, a group of stalactites form a screen, which seems to be a screen in front of the bathroom. It can be called a wonderful coincidence. The water in the pool is half a meter higher than the underground river and does not overflow all the year round. The "mushroom mountain" is several meters high, and the "peaks" overlap, which is like a three-dimensional landscape painting axis. Under it, the clear water flows and flows down the mountain, forming countless small waterfalls repeatedly. The droplets flow, the water vapor is dense, and the sound of the water is booming. You can hear the roar from a hundred steps away, which adds a lot of color to the "mountains". "Xianshanchi" is a famous scenery in the cave. It is a big stone as big as two stories high, with ochre yellow color. On the top of the mountain, there is a "Tianchi" in a strange way. On the left and right sides of the mountain, there are two stone pillars, four feet high, like a "Huabiao", and the dragon pattern on the column body is indistinct. The edge of the pool is as thin as a porcelain dish, which is in the shape of lotus petals. The edge is covered with snow-white and crystal clear pearls. The water is about one meter deep and clear to the bottom. Several stone flowers at the bottom of the pool are as white as frost, like coral in the sea. They are resplendent and gorgeous. The trees protruding out of the water are just like pieces of duckweed, which is amazing.

Longdong stone carving

Longdong stone carvings are on the west side of Longdong nunnery. The entrance is about 1 square meter, with five or six square meters inside. It is said that in ancient times, there was a yellow dragon sneaking here to practice, and then it took off. It was named Dragon Cave. As a matter of fact, the Dragon Cave is a sea eroded cave formed by seawater erosion in the early years, and it was chiseled by the abbot Zengyou in the Republic of China. Outside the cave, there are nearly 30 inscriptions of song, Jin, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Li, Zhuan, Cao and Xing are all wonderful. These stone carvings are not only of high appreciation value, but also important materials for the study of ancient history. The stone carvings on the west side of Longdong, 72 cm high and 40 cm wide, are inscribed by Wang Huayao of Song Dynasty. The stone carvings on the east side of Longdong reflect the situation of "speech prohibition" in Ming Dynasty, which is a rare cultural heritage

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Other landscapes

There are also many landscapes in the cave, such as "fairy coming down to earth", "terraced fields connecting with clouds", "lotus bud", "melon and fruit fragrance", "sea lion coming out of the water", "dragon exploring the head", "stone bell ringing", "deep cave clear snow" and so on. Inilong cave is famous for its deep and wonderful beauty, which attracts many Chinese and foreign tourists to visit.

Reconstruction project

After five months of efforts, the scenic area has completed the extension of the cave, cable laying, landscape cleaning, river sand cleaning and other work. The next step will be laser construction, light laying, and the expansion of the parking lot at the back of the cave to improve the level of various supporting facilities.

At the same time, the leaders of Shangli County pay close attention to the transformation of the scenic spot, check the transformation construction on the spot for many times, and require to complete the transformation of the cave according to the quality and quantity as soon as possible. They emphasize to take the transformed and upgraded inilong Cave Scenic Spot as the core, promote the development of yangqishan scenic spot, and start the creation of national 4A scenic spot as soon as possible.

On October 1, 2013, after investing a large amount of money in the transformation and upgrading of the scenic spot, the trial operation of the Yinlong cave was carried out. October 1 ushered in a "good start": the scenic spot received nearly 5000 tourists, and the ticket revenue exceeded 100000 yuan, both of which set a historical record, an increase of 40% compared with the same period in 2012

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Yilong cave

Yilong cave is a new name taken by the developers from 2002 to 2009. The name of Yilong cave was abolished in 2012, and the name has been changed back. It is still called inilong cave.

Scenic activities

On the morning of May 19, 2014, in order to celebrate the fourth China Tourism Day in Chongqing, under the careful guidance of Pingxiang Tourism Bureau, Shangli County successfully organized and launched a series of activities of "May 19 China Tourism Day" and "dream dragon cave · fairyland yangqishan" Rural Tourism Festival.

Chinese PinYin : Nie Long Dong