Cockscomb Cave

Cockscomb Cave

Jiguan cave is located in Luanchuan County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, three kilometers west of the county seat, on the hillside of Jiguan mountain, a branch of Funiu Mountain, the remaining vein of Qinling Mountains, with an altitude of 1021 meters.

Jiguan cave is a large limestone cave with karst landform. The length of Jiguan cave is 5600 meters, with an ornamental length of more than 1800 meters and an ornamental area of 23000 square meters. This kind of cave is rare in the north, known as the first cave in the north.

On January 9, 2012, it was awarded the title of national 5A scenic spot by China National Tourism Administration.

Historical evolution

Jiguan cave was found in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. The old "Luanchuan county annals" said: "Jiguan cave, there are four halls, such as the cave of dragon and snake", "bats like weaving, dangerous like four Fu", "there are woodcutters, wielding swords and sticks, ganging up and holding candles to enter", "deep and unpredictable, fear and return."

In August 1992, the county Party committee and government decided to develop jiguandong. Led by the County Cultural Bureau and implemented by the county tourism development company, the project has invested 1.8 million yuan to build new entrances and exits, pave roads inside the cave, install colored lighting and build archway houses. It was completed on March 31, 1993 and opened on April 10.

By 2000, it had received 681000 tourists (Times), with box office revenue of 10.49 million yuan and profits and taxes of 500000 yuan. It is one of the top ten tourist attractions in Henan Province.

In November 2005, with a total investment of 8.803 million yuan, jiguandong Alpine Peony Garden covering an area of 101 Mu was completed in the scenic spot. A total of 46000 tree peonies of 180 varieties of 18 categories, such as Weizi, yaohuang, Erqiao and Luoyanghong, were planted in the garden. The flowering period of jiguandong Alpine peony garden is the golden week of May Day.

Scenic spots in the cave

The Jiguan cave is 5600 meters long, with five layers and a drop of 138 meters. The developed cave has a length of 1800 meters and an ornamental area of 23000 square meters. It is divided into eight scenic spots, named Yuzhu lake, Yicai hall, diewei palace, dongtianhe, Juxian palace, yaochi palace, cangxiu Pavilion and Shilin square.

Yuzhu Lake

At the entrance of the cave, you can enter Yuzhu lake, the first scenic spot, through a 30 meter long and 2.5-meter-high artificial tunnel. The top of the cave is 49 meters above the ground, which can accommodate more than 500 people at the same time. In the scenic area, there are many stalagmites and stone pillars in different thickness. It is the most concentrated area in the cave. Because there is a clear underground pool, the scenic area is named "Yuzhu Lake".

The immortals welcome the guests

There are several stalagmites in front of the pond, like a fairy waving with a smile to welcome tourists, named "Zhongxian Yingke". Among them, the highest is 0.9 meters, and the lowest is 0.6 meters. On the wall of the cave on the left side of the road 10 meters away from this, there is the first cave entrance with a diameter of 0.94 meters. Although it is very small, it is the only way for people to get in and out before. If you go ahead another 15 meters, you will see the most concentrated landscape of the first scenic spot. Here you can see the landscape "golden turtle crossing Fairy" on the right side of the sightseeing trail. The huge "golden turtle" is composed of three naturally accumulated rocks. A 1.1-meter-high stalagmite grows on the back of the "golden turtle", like an old white bearded fairy with high bun and slightly humped back. Just in front of this landscape, there is a stone niche on the cave wall 18 meters in front of it. There is a stalagmite with a diameter of 0.3 meters and a height of 0.8 meters in the stone niche, which is very similar to a fairy wearing a pointed cap. On the left side of the fairy, there is a stone shield with a diameter of 0.4 meters and a height of 0.94 meters. Its shield is folded and folded, like a short sleeve shirt floating in the wind. The landscape is collectively known as "fairy clothes". Located at the bottom right of "immortal clothes drying", there is the landscape "snow sheep struggling", which is a wall flow stone in the shape of goat jumping.

Dog guarding the moon

On the cave wall 22 meters in front of the "golden turtle crossing Fairy", there is a triangular cliff stone, with stalagmites ranging from 0.4 to 0.5 meters high arranged from the top down. It seems that five Buddha statues sit on the mountain, named "five Buddha painting mountain". There is a stalagmite 17 meters in front of the "golden turtle crossing Fairy", which looks like a wary wolf dog with upright ears. Just at the top of the cave on its left, there is a natural vent with a diameter of 0.8 meters, 38 meters up to the top of the cave, which looks like a bright moon hanging on the top of the cave. The landscape is collectively known as "heavenly dog guarding the moon". This is the only natural vent in the cave.

Yicai Hall

The second scenic spot, Yicai hall, is the earliest cave in the cave. It is about 600 million years ago. The terrain is open and looks like a canyon. There are stalactites hanging on the top of the cave, and stalagmites on the ground are scattered all over the place.

Standing in the center of the second scenic spot, overlooking the valley bottom of "Yicai hall", there is a stalagmite with a diameter of 0.45 meters and a height of 0.7 meters, which looks like a kind-hearted old longevity star. The rock on the left is like a 2.83-meter-long "crocodile" with its mouth open and tail tilted. It seems that it is listening to the earnest instruction of "longevity star" and has some understanding. This scene is named "crocodile birthday worship". On the hillside 5 meters to the left, there is a group of stalagmites, like a tiger, struggling to pull a mountain forward to add luster and treasure to the Yicai hall, named "white tiger Layu peak". There are two stalactites on the top right of "crocodile's birthday worship". One of them is like a fish's tail stuck in the cave entrance, which is called "carp leaping over the dragon's gate". The other one is like a hippopotamus sticking out his head to enjoy the beauty of the world. His mouth is open and his eyes are wide. His expression is so rich that it makes people sigh and stop. It is called "hippopotamus peeping at the view". At the corner of the trail, a dolphin leaps out of the water on the left side of the road. The red ball on the top of the head shows the elegant demeanour of the guests. It's named "Dolphin playing pearl", which is lifelike.

From the second scenic spot to the third scenic spot, the drop is nearly 30 meters, and you have to go through a 75 meter long step road. Down the road, you can see two stalagmites on the left side of the road. One of them is 1 meter in diameter and 2.73 meters in height. It is called "Long March 1 rocket" and is about to be ignited and lifted off. The other is 0.88 meters in diameter and 2.1 meters in height. It looks like an old man with a snow hat on his head, a cape and a heavy snow.

Diewei Palace

The third scenic spot is diewei palace, which is named after the row of stone curtains on the top of the cave. It is one of the most wonderful halls in the cave. A large area of stalactite is suspended at the top of the tunnel.

When you enter the third scenic spot, the first thing you see is the landscape "stacked Arhats". This is a 4-meter-high, straight stalagmite. It is named after the three dome stalagmites arranged at the top, which sit like three fat Arhats. Around the back, you will find that the stalagmites are inclined according to the slope. It seems to be comparable to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The scenery changes from step to step. The appreciation of different positions will give people unexpected effects. This landscape is also a landmark landscape for the publicity of the scenic spot. Along the sightseeing trail to the viewing platform, there is a distinctive stalagmite, thick at the bottom and thin at the top. The diameter of the lower section is 1.3 meters, and the height is 2 meters. The diameter of the upper section is 0.54 meters, and the height is 1.1 meters. Because the upper section looks like a woman with long hair and a shawl looking into the distance, it seems to be looking forward to the return of her relatives, so it is called "Wangfu stone". On the wall of the cave 13 meters to the left of Wangfu stone, there is "Luohan drunk". This is a white flowing stone about 4 meters high. It looks like a drunken Luohan with a big belly. His chest is open, his clothes are not neat, and his head is hidden in his panic. The funny shape makes people laugh. On the right side of the "Wangfu stone" is a sharp stalagmite "general stone" with a diameter of 0.7 meters and a height of 1.87 meters. He is a general on the ancient battlefield, wearing a war robe and a long sword. He has extraordinary bearing and likes to be powerful.

From the third scenic area to the fourth scenic area, we had to go through a mud cave with a diameter of less than 1 meter and a depth of 5 meters, which needed ropes to go up and down. It was extremely inconvenient to move. After artificial reinforcement, we formed a spiral passage into the ground - Jasper snail.

Dongtianhe

Through the biyuluo is the fourth scenic spot, dongtianhe. The long flowing underground river rushes out from the cracks of the stone. I don't know where it comes from. The sound of the water shakes the eardrum, so the scenic spot gets its name. The daily flow of this river reaches 600 tons. After sampling and testing by Henan Institute of geology, the river is rich in more than 20 kinds of trace elements beneficial to human body, such as iron, potassium, calcium, zinc and magnesium. It is a kind of high-quality mineral water. From the first section of the iron ladder, you can see that the wall on the left side of the cave is full of snowflake like stone flowers, white, transparent and crystal clear, which is called snowflake stone. On the right side of the road 2 meters away from xuehuashi is a horizontal pool with an area of about 3 square meters. It is not affected by drought and flood for many years, and the water level is always moderate, so it is named after it. It is one of the wonders in the cave.

After climbing the second section of the iron ladder, you can see the grape shaped stone flowers dotted with fluorescence on the cave wall, which are very precious, either in clusters or scattered in pieces. Next to the stone grape is a stone pillar with a diameter of 0.05 meters and a height of 3.1 meters. It is uniform in thickness and upright. It is known as "Dinghaishenzhen". It is also the thinnest stone pillar in the cave and is a key protected landscape. And 3 meters away from the stone grape, the cave wall is covered with a layer of bud shaped stone flowers, which are like coral in the sea, shining, these are coral stones.

Juxian Palace

The fifth scenic area, stalagmites in different shapes, such as the fairy gathered together, so it is called "Juxian Palace".

The ground of Juxian palace is 28 meters away from the top of the cave. The first thing you can see in the palace is a huge mountain like sediment - Amber ridge, which is 8 meters high and 60 meters long. On the whole cave wall perpendicular to it at the far right end, there is a 23 meters wide and 19 meters high stone, which looks like a stone

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