Maoyan River Jiutian Cave Scenic Spot

Maoyan River Jiutian Cave Scenic Spot

Jiutiandong scenic area of MaoYan river is a national 4A tourist area, located at the junction of Yongding District and Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, with a total length of 100 km. It is 28 kilometers away from Zhangjiajie City and 17 kilometers away from Sangzhi County Government. Take Xiaowen highway and zhangsang highway from Zhangjiajie City. Jiutian cave is a large karst cave; MaoYan river is a natural scenic spot integrating sightseeing and drifting, with karst landforms on both sides and sand cliff peak forest landscape between.

Appearance of scenic spots

Jiutiandong scenic spot of Maoyan River starts from Jiutiandong in Sangzhi County in the west, passes through kuzhuzhai, kuzhuhe Grand Canyon and MaoYan river rafting, and ends at Yuhuang Grottoes in Zhangjiajie City in the East. Along the way, you can enjoy the ecological landscapes such as green mountains and clear water, high gorge cliffs, karst cave ancient villages, primitive ancient forests, and mysterious and unique folk customs. Jiutian cave is known as "the first cave in Asia", and MaoYan river is known as "Baili Gallery".

It is a karst cave with a total area of more than 2.5 million square meters, which is the largest karst cave in Asia. The structure is complex, developed in the southern part of the three uplifts of the new Cathaysian unipolar structure, belonging to the stratigraphic Permian system. The lowest floor is 470 meters below the ground. Because there are cracks on the surface, the calcium bicarbonate in the water reacts with the carbon dioxide in the air to solidify into calcium carbonate, which accumulates and precipitates for many years to form stalactites with different shapes. There are stalagmites, stalactites, stone pillars, stone mantles, Yinhe River, waterfall, Longjing, zishengqiao, qianqiutian, natural lake, etc. in the cave, there are more than 30 scenic spots, such as Tujia village, underground forest, Crystal Palace, etc.

scenic spot

In 1988, More than 20 cave experts from 17 countries visited Jiutian cave for three times, and found out that the area of the cave for sightseeing is more than 2.5 million square meters, which is divided into three main levels (we are in the first floor now, and the second and third floors are still below). The lowest level is 470 meters below the ground. There are three Yinhe rivers, twelve waterfalls, fifteen pools, two Longjing, five Zisheng bridges and six blocks in the cave Qianqiutian, three natural lakes, five pools, more than ten caves, Zhongshan, 36 halls and so on. At present, only one tenth of the total area of this cave has been developed. That is to say, our sightseeing area today is about 250000 square meters. Among them, we can see four skylights and six halls (the other five skylights and halls are undeveloped). The whole journey is 8 li (4 km) Road, about two hours. Please be prepared.

Jiutian cave has the largest capacity and is also the closest skylight to the earth's surface (so we usually choose to enter or go out from this skylight). The distance between its entrance and the earth's surface is 54 meters according to experts' measurement. The difference between the entrance and the ground we are standing on is 18 meters. This relatively open place is the first hall in the cave, with an area of about 250 square meters.

The landscape inside the cave is mainly composed of stalagmites, stalactites and stone pillars. The shape that grows up from below is stalagmites, especially the thick ones are called stone pillars. The stalactites (also called stalactites) that hang down from the top of the cave are stalactites, and the wider ones along the wall are called stone mantle. There is a stalagmite with a peculiar shape on the right. On the whole, it looks like the Huabiao in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing (friends who have been to Beijing know it better). There is a saying in ancient times that we hope the emperor can come back victoriously after going to war. In this way, this Huabiao appears at the beginning of our journey, that is, we hope everyone can return safely .

The second Hall in the cave is called lotus hall. There is a lotus hanging upside down above us. There is water dripping from its stamens, forming a pool below. You can also find the goddess Guanyin in the cave when you look at the top left. She was sitting and chanting with her hands folded.

Just in front of the cave is a scene of stars and brilliant lights, just like the queen mother is holding a pan Taosheng meeting. This is one of the three most spectacular scenes in the cave: Tujia village. Some people say that the countryside is rich, where the lights are also on. When the fog is around, it is like a city full of tall buildings. It is known as the "three fog capitals" of Chongqing mountain city!

There is a red stone at the bottom right, like an "agate stone". This is mainly because there is a red stalactite just above it. The main component in it is iron oxide. The dripping water dyed the stone red. Many friends who have touched this stone say that it is also the only "lucky stone" in the cave. If you are here for the first time, you might as well touch it. It is said that if you touch this lucky stone for the first time, you will be lucky.

On the left side of the viewing platform, you can see Jiutian cave "two of the three wonders - the wonder of the underground forest". We also call it the underground small Zhangjiajie. Below is a forest of stone pillars with thousands of shapes. The stone pillars here are also very magnificent and spectacular. It's like looking at Xihai peak forest from the foot of Tianzi mountain. It's wonderful.

In the lower left of the underground forest, you can also see a pair of modern lovers, which we call "love between life and death". There is a trail under us. We'll go back from this trail later. Next, let's go up Huashan dangerous road, "Huashan has been a road since ancient times". Please pay attention to safety.

The hill we see now is called "Crystal Mountain", which is the origin of the name of Crystal Palace. The scientific name is "underflow stone", so its formation age is 150000 years. Because the cave top is a high mountain, its surface water converges into a stream and seeps down along the gap of the cave top. In the process of water flushing, calcite and secondary calcium carbonate precipitate and form, so what After a heavy rain, water will flow down like this to form a waterfall. We call this underground "stone waterfall group". You must have noticed the glittering things on it for a long time. According to scientific identification, it is calcite crystal containing certain phosphorus element. It looks shiny. Its characteristic is that in winter, when the cave is dry, it is particularly bright. In summer, when the cave is wet, it is particularly dim. If there is water flowing down like this, it can't be seen.

Main attractions

Maoyan River Pinghu, MaoYan river drifting: Maoyan River Canyon consists of Permian, Triassic limestone, dolomite, low mountain karst hill depression. Due to the crustal movement, the hard rock strata are cut by Lishui River all the year round, forming an erosion canyon. The pattern of the rock wall is derived from the dissolution of other organisms and the evolution of biological fossils. The scenic area has introduced rubber boats, wooden boats, motor boats, large luxury cruise ships and other sightseeing vehicles. There are many Tujia style landscapes such as beacon wall, Diaojiaolou and Shiban street. There are many Tujia folk customs display projects such as Maogusi, hand waving dance, dongdongquin, Duishan song, April 8 Niuwang worship and June 6 Qinlong worship. You can carry out Pinghu tour and rafting. The main landscapes are more than 40, such as kuzhu village, xuemengou village, Qinian village, qincuwang garden, HEISHE Bay, huoshaoyu Guimen pass, yuanyangzhou, Xiannv bath, shuidongzi waterfall, etc.

Crystal mountain

Located in Jiutiandong Crystal Palace. As the surface water converges into a stream and seeps down the gap at the top of the tunnel, calcite and secondary calcium carbonate precipitate to form "underflow stone". Crystal mountain glitters when it is dry, and when there is water flowing, it forms a "stone waterfall group" scene.

Printing wall

It is located in Pinghu scenic area of MaoYan river. As the rich dissolved organic matter flows down the water and washes the uneven rock walls on both sides, grotesque murals, board paintings, watercolor paintings and ink-jet paintings are formed, which are dazzling.

Shuidongzi waterfall

It is located in the downstream of Maoyan River drift. The groundwater flows out from the large karst cave in Shibi to form a waterfall. It is about 70 meters high and 45 meters wide. It does not fall along the bank, nor does it pour into the river. Instead, it first flows out along the cliff gap, opening and closing at the same time.

Traffic information

Take a train or plane to Zhangjiajie and get off, then take bus No.13 to Zhangjiajie.

delicious food

Hunan flavor is full of local color, and the snacks are famous for their spicy, sour and spicy flavor. Stinky tofu, spring rolls, Longzhi pig blood, braised pig feet, spicy chicken, hairy beef blind, Tujia bacon, stone frog, rock ear roast chicken, Dongjia salted fish, Zhijiang duck, Hongjiang duck blood cake, Linwu duck, Xianghuang chicken, etc. all have their own characteristics.

In addition, Tujia's preserved dishes series include bacon, mutton, beef, dog, pig's hoof, sausage, and bean curd; hot and sour dishes series include Allium macrostemon, pickled vegetables, sour pork, sour fish, and hot and sour corn paste; Tujia's regular dishes series include Hezha, pumpkin soup, rice bean curd, steamed pork, rock ear stewed chicken, loach boiled bean curd, and spicy fish Pickles include pickled meat, pickled fish, pickled pepper, pickled radish, pickled spicy corn flour, pickled ginger, etc.; wild vegetables include glutinous rice, Pueraria lobata, fern cake, Nanjin ginger, etc.

Restaurants in Zhangjiajie scenic area are more expensive. A meat dish costs at least 30 yuan, a game costs 80 yuan or more, and vegetables cost 15 yuan each. Restaurants in Zhangjiajie suburbs are not so expensive. In the evening, tourists can see snack stalls everywhere on the street. Tujia hot pot is good. But there are many stalls in the scenic area, you can buy cheap Tujia snacks, spicy sauce is a Tujia flavor.

Travel notes

Opening hours: 7:30-18:00

Reservation criteria for special groups:

1. Free policy: children under 1.2 meters are free of admission to the scenic spot; people over 70 years old with ID card or senior citizen card are free of admission to the scenic spot;

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