Shimen cave

Shimen cave

Shimen cave is located on the North Bank of Oujiang River, 30 kilometers northwest of Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province. It's on the South Bank of national highway 330. Linjiang flag, drum two peaks split, confrontation such as the door, so called "Shimen.". Shimen cave was designated as a provincial key cultural relic protection unit in 1963, approved as a provincial scenic spot in 1985, and listed as a provincial forest park in 1991. In 2010, it was rated as national AAAA tourist attraction.

The whole scenic area is composed of four scenic spots: Dongtian waterfall, Prince Shengjing, Xiantao and shigu lake. It is a "Dongtian fairy land" with the characteristics of clear, secluded, spiritual, ancient, strange, dangerous, wild and interesting. It is said that this place was once an important place for Liu Bowen, the national teacher of the Ming Dynasty, to study, cultivate, cultivate, and recuperate for a long time.

In the Tang Dynasty, Shimen cave became the twelfth of the thirty-six caves in China's famous Taoist mountains. There are cliff inscriptions with a long history and high density. There are many allusions, legends and relics left by Xie Lingyun, Liu Ji and Chen Cheng. There are ancient cultural deposits such as simple mountain villages, deep ancient temples and gaoyuandaoguan. There are also amazing waterfalls with ups and downs Mountains, winding Oujiang River and its tributaries, broad and lush forest vegetation, rare alpine meadows in the south of the Yangtze River, varied mountain climate, dangerous and deep peaks, caves and valleys, and rich wildlife resources.

Geography and Humanities

Shimen Cave Scenic Spot in Qingtian County is located in the south of Zhejiang Province, between Jinhua and Wenzhou. National Highway 330, Jinwen railway and Jinliwen Expressway cross the river. It is a National Forest Park and a national AAAA tourist area.

The total area of the scenic spot is about 71 square kilometers. It is composed of three scenic spots, namely Shimen waterfall, Prince Shengjing and shigu Caohai, and two scenic spots, namely Oujiang River and mountain forest. There are more than 200 scenic spots in total. It is a "cave paradise" with the characteristics of clear, quiet, spiritual, ancient, strange, dangerous, wild and interesting.

Shimen cave has beautiful scenery and quiet mountains and waters. The entrance of Shimen Waterfall Scenic Area is Longshan and Hushan, which is a geomantic treasure land of Crouching Tiger, hidden dragon. Under this banner and Drum Mountain, Liu Ji, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and Chen Cheng, a famous general, were created. At the top of the prince scenic spot, there are nine mountains surrounding the top of the prince, forming a unique landscape of "Jiulong Xizhu".

The forest plant landscape of shimendong Forest Park is the most basic and main landscape of the park. The park is lush with wind and trees, green everywhere, and green vision rate reaches 100%. The main plant resources are 95 families and 267 species. The vegetation of broad-leaved forest mostly presents mosaic distribution; the vegetation of coniferous forest mostly has multi-layer structure, and there are some broad-leaved trees, shrubs and herbs in the forest. A variety of vegetation forms a rich and changeable forest landscape. In the area of Shigu lake, under the special terrain conditions, forest vegetation forms a rare meadow scenery in the south of the Yangtze River. The dense thickets under the cliff on the crown prince's top not only set off the height and grandeur of the cliff, but also cover up the sight of tourists, giving tourists a sense of security on the steep and rugged mountain road. These plant communities not only present colorful beauty, but also combine with other landscape elements to form some unique landscapes.

Shimen cave

He nianlei was shocked,

The clouds are scattered and the cliffs are cracked.

Straight up the Milky way,

It's inexhaustible.

This is a magnificent poem written by Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai about Shimen cave in Qingtian. Shimen cave in Qingtian is one of the thirty-six caves in China. It is famous for its fourteen landscape wonders in eastern Zhejiang. It is located in the Southwest Branch of Kuocang, more than 70 miles away from Hecheng town in Qingtian. It is said that Xie Lingyun, the governor of Yongjia of Jin Dynasty, came to visit the cave quietly. "A school from the world, once Li Bai see", this natural cave is very exciting. In ancient times, every visit by the poets of Mohist poetry, they often chant with poems.

Main attractions

Into the "Shimen" surrounded by peaks ring arch, verdant trees. There are xieketang, Lingyou temple, Liuji reading office, liuwencheng temple, Guanyin Pavilion, muyuyan, Shizhu, Qingyun ladder, Yuedong, guoshibed, Feibao, xieyin bridge, guanpu Pavilion, guanpu terrace, baiape cave, Qiaodong, riyingyan, cangshushi, longyuechi "Xuan ape hill" and other 20 sites, and more than 100 cliff inscriptions, is the provincial key cultural relics protection units.

The newly developed Prince scenic spot has more than 20 high-quality landscape and waterscape, such as "Prince top", Taoist temple, Niubi cave, toutian cave, Shengshui cave, Shenying cave, Nanhai ertongzi, Wuzi Tianbei, Jiulong pearl grabbing, shengshuitan, etc., which expands the scope of Shimen cave and enriches the landscape content.

Cliff waterfall

There are amazing levels of waterfalls with different characteristics. The lowest level falls down from the 1125m cliff. The shape of the waterfall is like vertical training, splashing like jumping beads and scattering like silver fog. Walking out of Liu Wencheng's ancestral hall, passing through the waterfall Pavilion, standing on the path and looking up, you can see the Shimen cliff waterfall "throwing snow and jade from all over the world, scattering clouds and smoke to the ground". People's eyes are full of admiration. There are two peaks standing, with clouds and Suns, towering rocks, long and luxuriant trees, ancient pines bending and growing, pine leaves forming fan, dragon whiskers hanging upside down, and moss covered cliffs. The waterfall is on the cliff between the two peaks. Look at the waterfall, its Qi is like a white rainbow, it is like pitching, it is splashed like a bead, it is scattered like mist, and it rustles in the pool under the sunlight. "Snow can't be accumulated all day long, and sometimes the broken beads are round." standing at the foot of the mountain in the west of the pool, the Pearl like fog beads are still floating on people's faces, and a cool feeling strikes, which makes them feel relaxed and happy. The drier the day is, the finer the fog drops from the waterfall. If it rains for a few days, the waterfall will make a sound like ten thousand horses galloping. Standing on the bluestone beside the pool, looking down, the water in the pool is sparkling, like fine lines on silk, smooth and green. From near to far, the color is as deep as one, and gradually becomes dark blue. "People say that there are always old dragon plates in the deep blue place." it is said that the bottom of the Longtan is connected to the East China Sea. Beside the pool, there are many green stones, flowers and plants, and many steles. Each of them has its own merits. After passing the small bridge in front of the pool, you come to the West Cliff. Here is an inclined wall, 30 or 40 meters in square. The cliff above the head stretches outward to form a natural dome, just like a dome. Standing under the cliff to speak, the echo is booming and the Afterword is endless. There is also a stone bed beside the wall. People here are curious to lie on the stone bed for a while. In the hot summer, they feel very comfortable and cool, without any scorching heat. This place is really "cold in June" and "easy to avoid the summer in June". How many tourists have come here for thousands of years and left many praises! Mr. Guo Moruo traveled a long way in his old age, and wrote a moving poem: "across Shimen ferry, Liu Ji still has a temple. The waterfall flies down the sky. It's cool and pleasant to urge poetry. " Guo Lao's poems add incomparable brilliance to the magnificent stone gate.

Wenlv Pavilion

Cross the Oujiang River in a light boat. As soon as I stepped on the path at the entrance of the cave, I saw two peaks standing opposite each other like a door. The trees on the peak were towering, and the cliffs seemed to block people's way. A few more steps forward, suddenly a "quelv Pavilion" appears in front of us. Walking through the deep and deep stone gate entrance, you can see that the sky in the cave is blue, like a mirror, surrounded by mountains, like a city. The undulating peaks, like flying tigers and dragons, surround a natural cave. The gorge just passed is its only entrance. Dongzhong garden is hundreds of meters away, with several acres of good farmland, which can accommodate thousands of people. Dongbei hall row upon row, Southeast of a stream gurgling water, Ding Dong like Qin.

Liu Wencheng Temple

The willows on the Bank of the stream hang upside down and the peaches and plums stretch out. Through the green willow, walk along the path to the southeast corner of the cave, and face Liu Wencheng temple. Entering the door, I saw the laurel Pavilion on both sides, luxuriant grass. When people see Liu Bowen holding the statue of "heavenly book", they will think of the touching story about his reading here. It is said that in the past there was a white monkey spirit who had magic power and practiced Taoism. He specialized in doing evil and harming good folk girls. When Liu Bowen was studying here, hearing the news, he once went into the cave alone, killed the White Monkey spirit in a clever way, and got three volumes of "heavenly book" from the monkey cave. After that, Liu Bowen relied on the three volumes of "heavenly books" to help Zhu Yuanzhang uprising and became a military adviser. He was well-known in the world and was no less famous than Kongming in the Three Kingdoms. Now his tombstone is still standing outside the temple. It can be seen that people always remember a person who has made contributions to the history and can eliminate harm for the people.

The wonders of Shimen cave are more than that. There are many places of interest, such as the towering dragon and Tiger peak, the fascinating air hole, the towering stalagmites, and the magical Muyu rock.

Tourism information

tourist guide

Admission and opening hours: 60 yuan

8：00—17：00

traffic

Train: from Hangzhou east railway station to Lishui railway station, then take express or CMB.

Bus: start from Hangzhou east bus station to Lishui bus station, then take the minibus to Shimen parking lot and cross Oujiang River.

Self driving: Hangzhou (departure) Hangzhou Jinqu Expressway to Jinli Wenzhou Expressway Jinli section (about 3 hours) Lishui (urban area) National Highway 330 (1 hour) Qingtian (to scenic spot)

Address: South Bank of Oujiang River, 31 km northwest of Qingtian County, Lishui City

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