Three lions cave

Three lions cave

In the east of Wangxian Town, the eastern suburb of Liling City, Hunan Province, there is a big mountain with three peaks. It looks like a lion, and there is a deep hole under it, which is called Sanshi cave. It is said that the immortal Wang Qiao refined medicine here, which is also known as Wang Qiao mountain. Jingzhou Ji: "there are big mountains and three stone chambers in the east of Liling county. There are stone beds and mortars in the room. According to legend, there were Taoists learning from immortals here in the past, that is to say, "the mortar cloud of Jinsha". Fu xiongxiang once inscribed "Taishan stone chamber" with a diameter of more than one foot at the entrance of the cave.

The cave is ten meters high, wide and deep, which can accommodate hundreds of people. The top of the cave is clear and dripping. During the period of the Republic of China, stone statues and niches were built in the caves and later destroyed. Now there are statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva Guanyin, eighteen Arhats and twenty-four gods. There is a black hole 30 meters to the left of the light hole, which is divided into three holes, and the inner hole is like a pavilion. On both sides are the statues of Guanyin and Baogong. There is an area of 6000 square meters. There are stone beds in the separated stream, but the remains of stone mortar are hard to find.

The lion stands on the right side of the crouching lion. When climbing to the lion's head and entering the lion's mouth, you have to go down the path on the side of the head, which is very dangerous. Sitting on the cliff of lion's seat, the original Cymbidium, which blooms at the end of spring and the beginning of summer, has 9 flowers per stem, purple and red sword leaves, overflowing with fragrance.

Next to the cave, a new Three Lions Farm Park will be built, with a singing and dancing hall, a recreation room, a roller skating rink, a stadium, a swimming pool, a restaurant and a shop. There are yachts and fishing ponds in the reservoir beside the mountain. It is a new scenic spot integrating leisure, recreation and sightseeing.

Address: eastern suburb of Liling City

Longitude: 113.610206604

Latitude: 27.735223770142

Chinese PinYin : San Shi Dong