Shilou mountain scenic spot

Shilou mountain scenic spot

Shilou mountain, Shihou mountain and Xianren cave are located 13-25 kilometers east of Xingxian County, Shanxi Province, covering an area of about 30 square kilometers. In the scenic area, there are many peaks, dense trees, good vegetation and pleasant scenery. Xinhei line, the provincial trunk highway, passes through the scenic area and connects with the west of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia via Xingshen Yellow River Bridge in the west, so the traffic is very convenient.

geographical position

Shilou mountain scenic spot is located in Xingxian County, Shanxi Province.

Main attractions

Shilou mountain

It is named for its three storey stone building. At an altitude of 1770 meters, it stands surrounded by thousands of mountains and rises above the peaks. It looks like a strange building outside the sky from a distance, which makes the winner marvel. According to the county annals of the Qing Dynasty, as early as the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties, there were missionary activities of monks and Taoists here. Construction began in the early Tang Dynasty (624). At its peak, there were many temples, hundreds of houses and more than 200 monks. Now the old site of the ancient temple depends on each other. Especially when the setting sun goes down to the West and the sunset shines, the mountain is completely dissolved in the afterglow of the setting sun and weaves into a lotus like spectacle, so it is called "evening photo of stone tower". It is one of the ten scenic spots in Xingxian county.

Shihou mountain, which is across the river from Shilou mountain, is more than 1600 meters above sea level. The mountains are continuous, with overlapping peaks and dense green cypresses, blocking the sky and the sun. The mountain is named for the fact that there are several huge stones at the top of the mountain, which look like stone monkeys. On the hillside, there is a Taoist temple site rebuilt during the Dade period of the Yuan Dynasty. At the foot of the mountain on the south side of the main peak, there is a natural cave called Heilongtan. There are two springs in the cave, one is the divine spring, the other is the human spring. It is not dry and overflowing all the year round. People often use the water of the divine spring to pray for rain. The main peak on the top of the mountain is a huge stone like a lotus, which is also called "Lianfeng Shihou" and one of the ten sceneries in Xingxian county.

Shilou mountain and Shihou mountain are not only the sacred places of ancient Buddhism, but also the historical places of garrison troops and important passes. The mountains are very dangerous and there are many relics. The natural landscapes such as "night photo of stone tower", "elephant in Loushan", "turtle lying in the cloud", "dog roaring in the sky", "stone monkey in Lianfeng", "trestle road to the sky", "Nantianmen" and "flying stone" complement each other with the "water park" at the foot of the mountain, which makes the range rover marvel and forget to return.

Fairy Cave

Xiandongkou village, jiaoloushen Township, 13 kilometers to the east of the county seat, is an integral part of Shilou mountain and Shihou mountain. Immortal cave, cave set cave, cave connected cave, extending in all directions, winding paths lead to seclusion. It has been proved that the total area of karst cave is about 10000 square meters, including 10 small and medium-sized halls with an area of more than 50 square meters, 9 halls with an area of more than 100 square meters, and the largest hall with an area of more than 1400 square meters, which can be called "the first in North China". The karst in the cave is very well developed. The walls and roofs of the cave are decorated with bells and milk. Many "Xuanquan waterfall", "birds and animals", "Shouxing living Buddha" have different shapes and are beautiful. The landscape of "lotus pond holy water" and "immortal gathering" and the hundreds of nuns "sitting pits" scattered in the cave (to be further researched), as well as the discovery of Han Dynasty pottery, Tang, song, Ming and Qing porcelains, add a lot of mystery to the immortal cave. According to the preliminary investigation by four experts from the Provincial Geological Exploration Bureau, it is very possible to find a larger karst cave in the lower part of Xianren cave and the southeast back mountain, which has great development potential.

Infrastructure construction such as roads and lighting of Xianren cave in the scenic area has achieved initial success and has been opened to the outside world; tourism elements such as food, housing, tourism, transportation, entertainment and shopping have taken shape.

Address: East of Xingxian County, Luliang City

Longitude: 111.32136535644

Latitude: 38.506618499756

Ticket information: market price: 20.0 yuan

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