Zhijin cave

Zhijin cave

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Zhijindong, located in GuanZhai Miao Township, Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, is located on the South Bank of Liuchong River, one of the sources of Wujiang River, 120 kilometers away from the provincial capital Guiyang. The geographical coordinates are 26 ° 38 ′ 31 ″～ 26 ° 52 ′ 35 ″ n, 105 ° 44 ′ 42 ″～ 106 ° 11 ′ 38 ″. The park covers an area of 170 square kilometers, with an altitude of 900 ～ 1670 meters.

brief introduction

Zhijindong, located in GuanZhai Miao Township, Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, is located on the South Bank of Liuchong River, one of the sources of Wujiang River, 120 kilometers away from the provincial capital Guiyang. The geographical coordinates are 26 ° 38 ′ 31 ″～ 26 ° 52 ′ 35 ″ n, 105 ° 44 ′ 42 ″～ 106 ° 11 ′ 38 ″. The park covers an area of 170 square kilometers, with an altitude of 900 ～ 1670 meters.

In April 1980, a tourist resources investigation team organized by the people's Government of Zhijin County discovered the cave. Zhijin cave is now a national geopark, National Natural Heritage, national AAAA tourist attraction and World Geopark. Zhijin cave is rated as the first of the "six most beautiful tourist caves in China";

"China's most beautiful tourist destination -" China's top ten Grottoes "first.

National Geographic of China and other national geographic research departments under the Chinese Academy of Sciences also highly praised it, calling it "the king of China's karst caves" and "there is no cave outside Zhijin cave when Huangshan Mountain returns without looking at the mountains!" On September 19, 2015 (17:00 p.m. Japanese time), zhijindong National Geopark was officially approved by UNESCO to join the World Geopark. It fills the gap that there is no World Geopark in Guizhou. It has become the first World Geopark in Guizhou Province.

Historical evolution

In April 1980, a tourist resources investigation team organized by the people's Government of Zhijin County discovered the cave.

In 1988, it won the title of "national scenic spot".

In 1991, it was selected as one of the top 40 tourist attractions in China by the National Tourism Administration.

In 1994, zhijindong, the only representative of Asia, joined the international Cave Tourism Association.

In January 2004, zhijindong successfully applied for and obtained the qualification of National Geopark.

On October 23, 2005, the most beautiful tourist cave in China was ranked first in the "beauty China" contest of National Geographic of China.

On January 8, 2006, zhijindong National Geopark was officially opened.

In 2006, it was approved as China's national natural heritage.

In 2008, it was approved as a national AAAA tourist attraction.

In September 2013, it was rated as one of the most beautiful national geoparks in China.

On January 15, 2014, China won the candidacy of applying to UNESCO for World Geopark in 2015.

On September 19, 2015 (17:00 p.m. Japanese time), zhijindong National Geopark was officially approved by UNESCO to join the World Geopark. It fills the gap that there is no World Geopark in Guizhou. It has become the first World Geopark in Guizhou Province.

geographical environment

geographical position

Zhijin cave, formerly known as Daji cave, is located in GuanZhai Township, 23 kilometers northeast of Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, 120 kilometers away from the provincial capital Guiyang. It is located in Bijie City in the west of Guizhou Province, across Zhijin and Qianxi counties. Most of it is located in Zhijin County, 22 kilometers away from Zhijin County and 78 kilometers away from Qianxi County. The geographical coordinates are 105 ° 44 ′ 42 ″ - 106 ° 11 ′ 38 ″ E and 26 ° 38 ′ 31 ″ - 26 ° 52 ′ 35 ″ n. The total area of the park is 170 square kilometers, with an altitude of 900-1670 meters.

topographic features

Zhijin cave is a multi-level and multi type karst cave. It is 6.6km long, 175 meters wide at the widest, and 150 meters high. The whole cave has a volume of 5 million cubic meters. The space is wide, with upper, middle and lower layers. There are more than 40 kinds of cave deposits, such as stalagmites, stone pillars, stone buds and stone flags, forming a variety of karst landscapes. There are crisscross tunnels, four stone peaks, running water, intermittent ponds and underground lakes. It is known as "karst treasure" and "cave wonder". More than 40 kinds of karst deposits show some main types of karst caves. The Zhijin cave is the essence of the scenic spot. It is a treasure house of huge size and peculiar shape in China.

Zhijin cave is characterized by its large scale, various forms and various colors. The length of the cave is 12.1km, the relative height difference is more than 150m, the widest span has been explored is 175m, the general width and height are 60 ~ 100m, the total area is more than 700000 square meters, the average height of the deposits is about 40m, the highest is 70m, covering more than 40 kinds of accumulation forms of karst cave deposits all over the world, showing a thousand dry weather and unlimited scenery.

Majestic "underground tower forest", ethereal "iron mountain clouds", endless "silent mountains", majestic "hundred foot hanging curtain", profound "Guanghan Palace", mysterious "Lingxiao hall", heroic and straight "silver rain tree", slender Ling Cheng's "curly stone", lifelike "universal sage riding elephant" and "deep love between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law" A large picture, a small scene everywhere, shocking, breathtaking. According to the investigation and comparison of experts, Zhijin cave is more grand, complete and beautiful in scale, shape, category and landscape effect than those of France and Yugoslavia.

The magnificent karst landscape sets off the magnificent Zhijin cave. In the area of about 5 square kilometers around the surface of Zhijin cave, there are typical LUOQUAN basin, Tianshengqiao, skylight Valley, undercurrent and Canyon, etc., which have high ornamental value and scientific research value, and are called "the world's first-class karst landscape" by William, an internationally famous geomorphologist.

Cause of formation

Zhijindong is a subtropical humid monsoon climate region, which is located in the South Bank of Jianhe Canyon in the upper reaches of Wujiang River in China. It is a high-level dry karst cave formed by neotectonic movement, block uplifting and river undercutting. It was formed about 500000 years ago and experienced the late Early Pleistocene to middle late Pliocene. Due to the complex and changeable geological structure, the cave has the characteristics of multi pattern, multi-stage and multi type development.

Main attractions

Overview of scenic spots

According to the different landscape and characteristics, Zhijin cave is divided into four scenic spots: Welcome hall, lecture hall, Xuexiang palace, Shouxing palace, Guanghan palace, LingXiao palace, Shiwandashan, talin cave, golden mouse palace, Wangshan lake, Shuixiang Zeguo, etc., with 47 halls and more than 150 scenic spots. The largest cave hall covers an area of more than 30000 square meters. There are all kinds of grotesque stone pillars, stone curtains, stone flowers, etc. in the cave, which make up a unique landscape, such as entering the mythical fantasy world.

The best in the world

The reason why Zhijin cave is known as the "king of karst cave" is that it has many of the world's largest karst caves in the world. For example, the developed part of the whole cave has reached 350000 square meters; the various types and high-grade deposits in the cave are rare in the world; the highest and widest span of the cave hall belongs to the extreme; the magic silver rain tree and exquisite curly stone are rare in the world. The biggest scenery is the Tallinn world in the golden pagoda palace. In the 16000 square meter cave hall, there are more than 100 gold pagodas and silver pagodas, which are divided into 11 halls. Among the gold pagodas and silver pagodas, stalagmites, stone vines, stone mantles, stone curtains, bell flags, stone drums and stone pillars are everywhere, echoing the pagodas.

Zhijin cave is a multi-level, multi-stage, multi category and multi form complete karst system, which has been developed as one of the best tourist caves in the world. The relative height difference in the cave is more than 150 meters, and the widest span is 175 meters. Generally, the height and width of the cave are between 60 and 100 meters, with a total area of more than 700000 square meters. The average height of the deposit is about 40 meters, and the highest deposit is 70 meters. In terms of its volume and the height of its deposits, it is two or three times larger than the caves in France, Yugoslavia and other European countries, which have always been the top six tourist caves in the world.

Top of the list

The most beautiful tourist cave in China

On October 23, 2005, the list of the most beautiful places in China was released in Beijing. The event is sponsored by National Geographic of China, affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and co sponsored by 34 media across the country. Among them, Zhijin cave is one of the six most beautiful tourist caves in China. It is the most beautiful tourist cave in China.

Top ten most beautiful Grottoes in China

The organizing committee released the list of "China's most beautiful tourist attractions" and Zhijin cave was selected as "China's most beautiful tourist attraction - the first of China's ten most beautiful grotesque caves".

(attachment: China's ten most beautiful Grottoes: 01 Zhijin cave 02 Huanglong cave 03 Tenglong cave 04)

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