Lingshan Julong cave

Lingshan Julong cave

Lingshan Julong cave, also known as Lingshan karst cave, is located at the foot of Lianhua Mountain, 2km northeast of Lingshan Town, Quyang County, Baoding City, Hebei Province. It is named Lingshan Julong cave because it resembles a long dragon and its landscape is mostly dragon like.

geographical environment

position

Lingshan Julong cave, also known as Lingshan karst cave, is located at the foot of Lianhua Mountain, 2km northeast of Lingshan Town, Quyang County. It is named Lingshan Julong cave because it resembles a long dragon and its landscape is mostly dragon like. Julong cave is divided into three parts: ape man cave, Julong hall and underground labyrinth. It is about 2800 meters long. There are more than 100 scenic spots and more than 1000 landscapes in the cave. The cave now has a development area of 40000 square meters, about 2000 meters long. The temperature in the cave is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the annual average temperature is 17-18 ℃. It is a tourist attraction suitable for all seasons.

landforms

According to the research of experts, julongdong area is a typical karst landform in the north, belonging to a natural karst cave group with fissures formed by the crustal changes in the past 100 million years. The cave body is like a long dragon, with a total length of 2800 meters, and the landscape in the cave is mostly dragon like. The temperature in the cave is warm in winter and cool in summer, with a constant temperature of 17 ℃ - 18 ℃.

Julong cave is divided into three parts: ape man cave, Julong hall and underground labyrinth. The ancient cave of ape man is hundreds of meters long. The ash deposit left by the ancient ape man in the cave is 12 meters long, 3 meters thick and 2 meters deep, which is rare in China. In the depth of the cave wall, there is a deposit of ancient animal fossils which disappeared 260000 years ago. It is the first discovery in Hebei Province, which is of great significance in archaeology. On the top of the cave wall, there is the original calligraphy of Su Shi, a literary giant of the Northern Song Dynasty - "Penglai". In the hall of gathering dragons, the white dragons strive for supremacy, and the underground labyrinth and winding corridors are mysterious. The landscape in the cave is characterized by spirit, wonder and subtlety. It naturally forms more than 100 scenic spots, such as Yunxi Huajing, Dinghai Shenzhen, xiaosanxia, Jinshan Yingu and so on. According to the investigation and demonstration of national tourism experts, stone paper, goose tube, stone Canyon, stone hair and other cultural relics in the cave are rare in China.

Main attractions

Ancient cave of ape man

The ancient cave of ape man, about 30000 years ago, is the habitat and living place of our ancestors. The ancient ape man site and the natural landscape are one of the most unique caves in China. Julong hall is a grand hall where hundreds of dragons vie for supremacy. It's like a fairy tale world. The underground labyrinth is really fascinating. The winding path and corridor are unpredictable. Lingshan Julong cave has only been developed in the first and second layers, and the third and fourth layers are waiting to be developed.

There are ash deposits left by ancient ape people in the cave. The profile is 12 meters long, 3 meters thick and 2 meters deep. It is said that this is the first discovery in Hebei Province, which is of great significance in Chinese archaeology.

Julong Hall

Julong hall is the main part of the cave. The landscape is characterized by divinity, strangeness, subtlety and uniqueness. Stone lotus, grape and Ganoderma lucidum are rare in the world. Stone shield and white moonmilk stone are unique in northern China. In particular, the reason for the formation of the slender curly stones is still a geological mystery. The main scenic spots are white dragon welcome, julongbi, yutiaolong, bishuitan, feicui palace, dressing palace, rouge palace, dragon skylight, sunrise Longtan, Crystal Palace, Dinghaishenzhen, laolonggong, xiaosanxia, jewelry dragon boat, etc.

Underground labyrinth

Underground labyrinth winding corridor, the main hole and branch hole crisscross, hole to hole, hole to hole, hole to hole wonders. When tourists enter the labyrinth on the ground, it's like entering a circuitous cave, a magical and changeable corridor, like a fairy tale world.

Historical evolution

Dou Jiande, the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Sui Dynasty, led the people to fight in Hebei. When he was stationed in Quyang, he came here and praised "it's really a fairy cave.". Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went to Mount Wutai to offer incense. He passed by this place and called it "underground heaven". When Su Dongpo was the governor of Dingzhou, he also came to the cave to enjoy the scenery. He inscribed two powerful characters "Penglai" on the stone wall, and wrote the praise sentence "different from the west, here is a happy floating leisure" in the small cave on the right. The rich connotation, mythical human landscape and mysterious natural scenic spots are integrated.

Tourism information

Transportation: you can take the bus from Quyang County to Lingshan Town.

Tour time: 45-50 minutes

Address: at the foot of Lianhua Mountain, 2km northeast of Lingshan Town, Quyang County, Baoding City

Longitude: 114.65426

Latitude: 38.805509

Tel: 0312-4388041

Ticket information: market price: 40.0 yuan

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