Baima Fairy Cave

Baima Fairy Cave

Baima fairy cave is located at the foot of Jiufeng Mountain, 13 kilometers southeast of Lishi City, Shanxi Province. According to the records of Fenzhou Prefecture: "it is said that the white horse eclipsed the people's fields and chased them into the cave. The hoof traces still exist, so it is named." Baima cave is a natural limestone cave, surrounded by green mountains, pine and cypress, lush, flowers and grass, birds contending, green peaks, and pleasant scenery. There are joyful forest, wangxianpo, hanxianzhang, etc. The main buildings outside the cave are: Dongyang temple, Tianwang temple, Wuyue temple, Sanqing Pavilion and Notre Dame hall. It was built in Zhenguan period and supervised by Yuchi Gong of Tang Dynasty.

brief introduction

Baima fairy cave is located in Jiufeng Mountain, Donggou village, Wucheng Town, Lishi District, Luliang City, 27 km away from Shicheng district and 8 km away from 307 National Road, with convenient transportation. Jiufeng Mountain, where the cave is located, has beautiful scenery and beautiful environment. It is surrounded by green pines and cypresses. The top of the mountain is surrounded by clouds and smoke, and the forest is purple. According to geological experts and cultural relic experts, the baimaxien cave belongs to Liulin spring city, which was formed by crustal movement, and its geological absolute age is about 140 million years. The total length from the entrance to the bottom of baimaxien cave is about 500 meters. The relative height difference between the entrance and the bottom is 168 meters. Experts call it "the most dangerous cave in North China".

Baima fairy cave is a primeval forest, where medicinal materials are everywhere, birds and animals haunt the natural oxygen bar. Baima fairy cave is not only a good place for tourism, but also an activity place for ancient ancestors to pray for rain, sacrifice, blessing and health. Up to now, there are nearly 100 ink marks of ancestors praying for rain, sacrifice, blessing and health from the Liao and Jin Dynasties to the present. It has been proved that there are eight caves in the cave, which are set up in the cave, and have the characteristics of deep and dangerous, dangerous and strange. There are many dangerous situations in the cave. There are forks from time to time. The wide place can be used for horse parade, and the narrow place can't accommodate one person. The Bunao ridge is uneven. The three immortals cave is like a fairyland, the camel stone is like a tiger blocking the road, the Pearl mountain is full of beautiful scenery, the Phoenix Mountain is surrounded by white clouds, the rotten wood bridge has the old roots of ancient trees, and the sky column is exquisite The three immortals pool is quiet and leisurely, turning over the stream and transforming itself. The stone in the heart of the island lies on the road with the sound of the stone bell. The heart of the immortal bone cave is still palpitating. The green dragon head is flying in the clouds. The huludong cave is superb. The Qipan mountain is beautiful. The happy horse beach is wide and dangerous. The sky is like a narrow path in a cliff. The image of the snail top is lifelike, and the appearance of the deformed stone is different There are many kinds of natural forms in the cave, such as grey China and bell milk, which make people feel like they are in a fairyland. The ancient buildings and inscriptions of the past dynasties stand around the cave. We can see that Baima fairy cave has a long history from the building debris. According to folklore, this cave is a sacred place for people to pray for rain in nearby states and prefectures; according to Lishi local chronicles, this cave is the other palace of the Yellow Emperor, the "place where red pine nuts were used to make pills" of the Taoist fairy in the Zhou Dynasty, and the ancestor of shizai and Jin also went into the cave to pray for rain. The buildings outside the cave have been expanded since Zhenguan of Tang Dynasty. All kinds of local folk legends and long history give Baima fairy cave a mysterious veil, which is hard to understand. The cave is of great scientific value for the study of ancient Chinese history, culture, local conditions and customs, as well as the formation history of geological structure. At the same time, it is a holy land of fuze integrating investigation, geological survey and tourism development. It contains infinite charm and has high development value.

characteristic

Baima fairy cave is deep and profound. It has a unique cave. Although it is not as good as Guilin Karst cave, it is very rare. The changes in the cave are very wonderful. Big caves cover small caves, one by one, high and low, wide and narrow, winding and magnificent. There are single wooden bridge, feishiyan and panshiting. Straight down a ladder, Yan Yang rotation into the face of a large stone column straight into the zenith, called Tongtian column. The column is more than 10 meters high, and there are various patterns on it. It looks like a dragon, a python, and a hanging plastic. There is a buzzing sound when you hit it. It is as spacious as a house, as colorful as a hundred stones, as sharp as a thorn, as square as a bed, and as beaded as a delicate handicraft. It is like a tiger lying at a distance, and a mosquito dragon lying on a plate with scales. Because of the torches of tourists in the past dynasties, all the white stones around are covered with smoke and black. Their colors are as black as ink and gray. Some of them are red and ochre. They all shine brilliantly under the lights. Then there is a round stone, hanging upside down to the top. It is called stone bell and stone drum, and it sounds sonorous. Such as bells and drums, hence the name. When you go down the rugged stone road, you can see the natural barrier on the west wall of bailongchi. There are many inscriptions of monks and tourists from the second year of Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty (1120), the second year of Jin Da'an (1210), the third year of Yuan Zhi Yuan Dynasty (1337) to the fourth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1406), the 17th year of Hongzhi (1504), and the second year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1863). Next, you will arrive at Heilong pool, Fangma beach, lotus pool and other scenic spots. On the top of the lotus pool, there are layers of stone milk hanging down, sometimes dropping a little spring, which makes tourists intoxicated. According to the tablet, "Jiufeng Mountain is the other hall of the Yellow Emperor, and the emperor Gaozu of Jin went to pray for rain in case of drought." later, he was granted the title of "Yuanji Fairy Cave". It is also a sacred place for local people to pray for rain in case of drought, and this custom has been continued to this day.

Address: Donggou village, Wucheng Town, Lishi District, Luliang City

Longitude: 111.317529

Latitude: 37.430953

Ticket information: market price: 20.0 yuan

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