Kaiyuan cave

"Kaiyuan" is the year of Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji in Tang Dynasty, more than 1300 years ago. Twenty five biographies of 20 emperors in Tang Dynasty 290 It not only left us nearly 50000 Tang poems, but also created the glorious period of "Kaiyuan heyday". In this ancient cave, which has been formed for more than 200000 years, there are not only magnificent natural scenes, but also precious cultural relics since the Neolithic period. In particular, the stalactites and relics of Kaiyuan period in Kaiyuan cave truly reappear to us One aspect of the culture of the prosperous Tang Dynasty years ago fully shows the profound and rich connotation of Kaiyuan cave. Today, after 1300 years, Wannian cave is in the flourishing age again, and can be developed and reappeared in the world. This is also the reason why the cave is named "Kaiyuan cave". The three words "Kaiyuan cave" above the cave entrance of Kaiyuan cave in Boshan mountain were written by Zhu Jiajin, the 25th grandson of Zhu Xi, an acting scholar of the Song Dynasty, and a researcher of the Palace Museum. On the eve of the opening of Kaiyuan cave, the domestic authoritative experts of karst geology once inspected and demonstrated the cave. They agreed that the natural landscape and cultural landscape of Kaiyuan cave in Zibo are rare in the north of the Yangtze River, and the exquisite design is unique in Shandong Province. Therefore, Zhao junfen, a famous karst expert in China, wrote "the first cave in Shandong" in his own handwriting, and Kaiyuan cave is worthy of the reputation.

Kaiyuan cave

Kaiyuan cave is named after the cliff carvings in Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty. The cave is large and high, with a length of more than 1100 meters. It is divided into six halls. All kinds of stalactites and other natural scenery in the cave are exquisite, vivid and dazzling. The cliff carvings of the Neolithic, Tang and Song dynasties in the cave are even more remarkable.

Geology and geomorphology

Kaiyuan cave is located in Yuanyuan Town, Boshan District. It is named after the cliff inscriptions in Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty. It is a corridor hall cave. It is developed in thick limestone of Ordovician Majiagou formation, with a length of 744.9 meters, a width of 6-15 meters in general, and a maximum width of 30 meters, a height of 6-8 meters in general, and a maximum height of more than 30 meters. The cave hall is large and high, with rich and colorful natural scenery such as stalactite, stone mantle, stalagmite, stone flag and stone grape. In the cave, there are cliff carvings from the Neolithic period, Tang and Song Dynasties, and pottery, iron, weapons and other cultural relics from the Western Han, Northern Wei, Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Historical origin

Kaiyuan is Li long, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty

It is more than 1300 years ago. Twenty five biographies of 20 emperors in Tang Dynasty 290 It not only left us nearly 50000 Tang poems, but also created the glorious period of "Kaiyuan heyday". In this ancient cave, which has been formed for more than 200000 years, there are not only magnificent natural scenes, but also precious cultural relics since the Neolithic period. In particular, the stalactites and relics of Kaiyuan period in Kaiyuan cave truly reappear to us One aspect of the culture of the prosperous Tang Dynasty years ago fully shows the profound and rich connotation of Kaiyuan cave. Today, after 1300 years, Wannian cave is in the flourishing age again, and can be developed and reappeared in the world. This is also the reason why the cave is named "Kaiyuan cave".

The three words "Kaiyuan cave" above the cave entrance of Kaiyuan cave in Boshan mountain were written by Zhu Jiajin, the 25th grandson of Zhu Xi, an acting scholar of the Song Dynasty, and a researcher of the Palace Museum. On the eve of the opening of Kaiyuan cave, the domestic authoritative experts of karst geology once inspected and demonstrated the cave. They agreed that the natural landscape and cultural landscape of Kaiyuan cave in Zibo are rare in the north of the Yangtze River, and the exquisite design is unique in Shandong Province. Therefore, Zhao junfen, a famous karst expert in China, wrote "the first cave in Shandong" in his own handwriting, and Kaiyuan cave is worthy of the reputation.

Malanyu is located in the south of Donggao village, Yuanyuan Town, facing Donggao village across Zihe River. The valley is southeast and the yukou is north. It is about 3 kilometers long and covers an area of 45 hectares. The top of the valley is called Dading. There is a natural cave on the hillside of the East slope of the valley, which is called "wolf's nest". There is a place called "luogai" on the bluestone slab more than 200 meters away from the "wolf's nest". There is a horseshoe shaped stone pit on the top of the nearby hill There is a rectangular stone trough, which is called Yinma trough. It is said that Malanyu in ancient times was called lanmayu. Li Shimin, the king of Tang Dynasty, used to be a horse farm here during the eastern expedition. The entrance of lanmayu is narrow and the cliff stands high. It can only be used by one person alone. There are many trees on the surrounding mountains. It should be called lanmayu. It is said that there were thousands of horses entering the valley, but there was no house in the valley. So some people guess where they live There is a secret hideout.

There is a cave on the east side of Malanyu mountain. After the rain in summer, there are always clouds rising from the cave entrance, so it is called "cloud hole" by the local people. Some good people throw big stones into the cave, and you can hear the rolling sound of "sparse roaring" for several minutes. We all know that the cave is unfathomable. Until 1993, no one can tell exactly what is inside. On April 22, 1993, Zhang Yiqiang and Zhang Decheng, two young people in Donggao village, climbed down a rope out of curiosity, and the magic and magnificent Kaiyuan cave was unveiled.

In this cave, which has been formed for more than 200000 years, there are not only magnificent natural scenes, but also precious cultural relics since the Neolithic period. In particular, the stalactite carvings and relics of the Kaiyuan period in the cave are not reminiscent of the glory of the "Kaiyuan golden age". Today, the ten thousand year old cave is in the prime of the times, and it has been developed and reappeared in the world.

The wonder of Kaiyuan

Kaiyuan cave in Zibo is named after the cliff inscriptions in Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty. The cave is large and high, with a maximum height of more than 30 meters, a width of more than 20 meters and a length of 1280 meters. It is divided into eight halls. The cave has a large space and magnificent momentum. It is the largest cave in Jiangbei. The stalactites in the cave have different postures, such as tall and towering, exquisite and uncanny workmanship Cave Neolithic period, Tang, song and other periods of cliff carvings are even more amazing

Kaiyuan cave is known as the rare cave resource in Shandong Province by the national karst geological experts for its exquisite natural landscape and rich ancient cultural relics.

Main attractions

From the mountain city of Boshan, 40 Li East to Kaiyuan cave, known as "the first cave in Shandong". There are different karst caves in the world, but Kaiyuan cave is as spectacular as the reed flute rock in Guilin, Guangxi.

Kaiyuan cave is a corridor hall style cave, with a total length of 1280 meters, and the highest and widest place is 30 meters. It is composed of 8 halls and more than 100 scenic spots for tourists to watch. Each hall has its own characteristics of using China's advanced electric light source technology for lighting layout, which brings different visual effects to people.

Water curtain cave Hall

The first Hall of Kaiyuan cave is called "water curtain cave hall". Stalactites in the cave have different shapes, and the stone mantle, stone flag and stalagmite are pleasing to the eye. "Water curtain cave" got its name from a small hole in the stone wall. The temperature in the cave is constant throughout the year, and the temperature is maintained at about 15 degrees throughout the year. The characters of Li, Nu and Yu on the stalagmites are identified by experts as stone carvings of Song Dynasty, which has a history of nearly one thousand years. When Kaiyuan cave was first discovered, a pile of human bones was found under the stalagmites. It is speculated that maybe Li was killed here, and Zhao Xing, who came with him, inscribed here.

Longji Hall

The second hall is "Longji hall". Longji is also called Tiangou. With a total length of 45 meters, there are almost all dragon ridges from the first hall to the sixth hall. Such a long, large, deep and beautiful dragon ridge is rare in other karst caves. So this is one of the characteristics of Kaiyuan cave. Large and small white round stalactites on the cave wall form the "lost jellyfish" scene. On the surface of the stalagmites in this hall are three distinct stone carvings of "Kaiyuan year". According to experts, it was carved in Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty.

Pearl Hall

The third hall is "Pearl hall". There are also many marks on the top of the hall. Some of them are filled with calcite, while others are carved in Han Dynasty. Some illegible characters have been made into rubbings and sent to relevant departments for research. In addition to the important tourism value, Kaiyuan cave also has precious archaeological value. The top wall of the cave is covered with snow-white pellets, which are very similar to pearls, so it is called "Pearl Beach". The scientific name of spherulite is stone grape, and the one that grows into coral is called stone coral. The chemical composition is calcite, white. Its large distribution is also rare in other caves. It is one of the treasures of Kaiyuan.

Juxian Hall

The fourth hall is "Juxian hall". In this hall, all kinds of stalagmites, small stone waterfalls, small jellyfish corals, stone grapes and stone flags can be found everywhere. Scenic view, water is now, the flow of the East China Sea spring, rush to the top of heaven, is nothing less than a place of eternal prosperity. In the hall, there are "Pansi cave", the "Brahma pagoda" inhabited by immortals, the "first ancestor" of Chinese Zen Buddhism, the "Dharma face wall" and the longevity star, which are really like a gathering of immortals.

Longevity Hall

The fifth hall is longevity hall. Longevity hall is majestic and tall, about 25 meters high, with many stalactites. The beauty of longevity hall lies in the beautiful colorful stalagmites like the tower of heaven, in the beautiful scenery like Guilin poetry, in the beautiful scenery like a village with thousands of lights, and even more in the fiery magma like the ancient volcano. The stone flag is flying on the cliff, and there is a petrified box on the top of the white waterfall, which is engraved with the four characters of "golden stick collection". This cultural landscape and marine fish fossils add a bit of mystery to the longevity hall. "Source"

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