Zhijin county's landscape is very beautiful and charming. Surrounded by mountains, there are more than 20 natural landscapes formed by rocks in the county. Xiushui runs through the city, and clear springs flow. From south to north, Guancheng River divides the county into two urban areas, east and west, and Zhijin River divides the development urban area into two halves. The east of the city is a cultural and scenic tourist area, and the west is a political and economic development zone. Risheng Bridge, Taiping Bridge, Huilong Bridge, Yuehua Bridge and Compound Bridge across the east and west connect the two cities. Zhijin county, known as the "Spring City", also lives up to its reputation. There are 72 springs in the city, all of which are distributed on both sides of Guancheng River. There are two opposite caves in the Xiangshui Cave in the west of the city. Spring water gushes from the cave, and the two waters are connected, ringing like a harp, which is called "double wave" The natural lakes in the north of the city are known as the "Pearl of the Plateau", comparable to Caohai and Hongfeng Lake. Zhijin Cave is a multi-level, multi-stage, multi-category and multi-form complete karst system, and it is the largest, most beautiful, strangest and most complete karst cave that has been developed into a tourist cave in the world at present. The exploration and development length value is 12. 1 km. The average height of the deposit is about 40 meters, and the highest deposit is 70 meters, which is more than 7 meters higher than the stalagmite of Martin Mountain in Cuba, the largest cave in the world. As far as the volume of caves and the height of sediments are concerned, it is 2-3 times larger than those in European countries such as France and Yugoslavia, and these caves have been listed as the six major tourist caves in the world.
Zhijin Cave is not only famous for its large scale and majestic momentum, but also its colorful and soft colors and white and transparent luminosity are better than white marble, which makes Chinese and foreign tourists applaud this natural and harmonious beauty. There are more than 40 kinds of calcium carbonate deposits in caves, including various forms of cave deposits in the world today. It not only has peculiar and unique physical beauty, but also forms complex pictures of different levels due to the changeable sediment morphology, which is of great tourism and scientific research value. There are many kinds of deposits in the cave, such as stalagmites, stone pillars, stone pagodas, stone drums, shidun, stone flowers, stone buds, bell flags, rolling stones, moonstone, bloodstone, snakeskin, pine nuts, crystal buds, cloud disks, cave pots, tattooed needle fields, plum blossom fields, pearl fields and marginal stone dams, forming various karst landscapes. Tunnels crisscross, with four peaks, flowing water, intermittent ponds and underground lakes scattered among them. High stone curtains, stone curtains falling from the sky, colorful; The underground galaxy is shrouded in clouds and unfathomable, and is known as "karst treasure" and "cave wonder". Because its karst landform resembles the legendary Tiangong, it is also known as the "Weaving Golden Tiangong". According to its karst landform and combination characteristics, Zhijin Cave is preliminarily divided into 65,438+02 scenic spots and 47 halls, including Yingbin Hall, Lecture Hall, Wanshou Palace, Wangshan Lake, Guanghan Palace, Lingxiao Hall, Xiang Xue Palace, Tallinn Cave, Shiwan Mountain, Zeguo in the south of the Yangtze River, Loess Plateau and Golden Mouse Palace. These include:
Welcome room:
It is more than 200 meters long, 50 meters wide and 80 meters high. The hall was covered with moss because of the sunlight entering the hole. Karst deposits are shaped like giant lions, jade toads and pine trees. There is a skylight with a diameter of more than 10 meter on the top side, and the sunlight can directly reach the bottom of the cave. Along the edge of the skylight, there are strings of water droplets dripping, like hanging thousands of gold threads, scattering thousands of money under the sunlight. Known as "the hole with round light in the sky", it is also called "the hole where money falls". There is a small hall next to the hall. There is a stalactite as high as 10 meters in the small hall, which looks like a mushroom cloud rising in Ran Ran after the atomic bomb explosion. There is also a circular pond with a diameter of 4 meters in the small hall. Standing by the pond, you can watch the reflection of stalagmites and skylights, which is called "Shadow Spring".
Lecture hall:
It is 200 meters long and 50 meters wide. It is named after the karst deposits are shaped like Luohan lectures. There is a pool with an area of 300 square meters in the middle, which is divided into two by stalactites and named "Sun Moon Lake", which is the lowest place at the bottom of the cave. There is a stalagmite in the pool, with a height of 20m and a bottom diameter of10m. It is shaped like a three-story tower, with a Buddha sitting at the top, which seems to gather together to lecture. On the semi-circular stone platform on the east side of the tower, many arhats gather together to listen, some with scrolls, some with their cheeks in meditation, some asking their neighbors, some bowing their heads and meditating, with different expressions. There are natural murals with complete colors on the cave walls, showing scenes such as mountains, forests and fields. Tanbei is a steep slope, and the stone path spirals up to the top of the cave, named "Motianling". There are nine stone pillars on the left side, which are adjacent to each other in rows, shaped like dragons supporting the top of the cave from the bottom. They are called "Nine Dragons Supporting Heaven" and are the shortest places at the top of the whole cave.
Tallinn Cave:
Covering an area of 65438+6000m2, there are 100 karst accumulation towers. The tower is golden yellow and melts and glows under the light, so it is also called "Golden Tower City". The tallest tower is more than 30 meters and the bottom is 20 meters in diameter. The pagoda divides the scenic spot into 1 1 small halls, among which stalagmites, stone pillars and bell flags are everywhere, with different shapes and thousands of scenes. The water in the mushroom pond is as clear as a mirror. There are countless stone mushrooms in the pool, and the shadows are undulating, and the stone flowers in front of the pool are in pieces; The "stone drum" is flat and hollow, and there is sound on the water drop drum; There are two kinds of relatively growing Lycopodium plants in Tallinn Hall. A dark brown, 5-meter-high, needle-like stalactite condenses on the trunk in a tower shape. The other plant is 20 meters high, and the leaves are covered with snow, but the back of the leaves is black, so it is called "snow is loose".
Wanshou Palace:
In ancient times, boulders collapsed at the top of the cave and piled up in the palace, which was called "Wanshou Mountain". The mountains are covered with karst deposits, and some form strange "cave pots", which are round and oval; Next to the acupoint jar is the "bloodstone", which looks as proud as a peacock. Have a plenty of longevity, 10-20 meters high. The ceiling of the cave and the wall of the hall are interwoven in beautiful patterns with yellow, white, red, blue and brown.
Wangshan Lake:
Length170m, width 40m. This is the hub in the cave, which can lead to the major scenic spots. The stalactites by the lake are black, and the largest one is 10 meter high, which looks like a cycad. The tree is covered with black stone beads, and the upper right is as white as snow, which is called "Cycas in full bloom". The northeast bank of the lake is a steep slope. There are two roads from here: one goes around 18 and climbs 44 1 stone steps to enter the "Nantianmen" and "Lingxiao Hall"; The other climbed 422 stone steps and entered "Beitianmen" and "Guanghan Palace". Standing by the lake, looking up at the worse gate, I found it foggy and unpredictable.
Jiangnan Zeguo:
Length 1. 1 km, width 50 meters, divided into four parts: Bangkok Corridor, Beihai Dragon, Banquet Hall and Nanzeguo. Stalactites on the cave walls of Mangu Corridor are various and colorful. The banquet hall covers an area of over 65438+100000 square meters. The cave is wide, flat and dry, which is an ideal place for rest, dining and activities during the tour. Several Youlong-like edge stone dams in Beihai are long and winding, with stalactites everywhere and a deep pool in the middle. There are nine stalagmites in the pool, named "Nine Stalagmites in Qingtan". Jiangnan and Zeguo have flowing water, lakes and ponds, which are patchy and gurgling with each other, especially making tourists comfortable.
Xiang Xue Palace:
Also known as the Crystal Palace. 300 meters long and 50 meters wide, karst deposits are like vast white snow, icicles stand four times, and jade curtains hang high, just like the scenery of the north. More than 20 grain needle fields and plum blossom fields; There are more than 20 stone shields of different sizes; There are dozens of red and transparent bell flags, which ring like a clock plate; There are dozens of small pools, and the pool water reflects the icicle snow-capped mountains, and the viewers are all amazed; There are more than 100 Dianthus plants forming a "bamboo garden", such as bamboo spring strips, which multiply vitality; There are countless "rock-rolling holes" on the ceiling and between the cave walls. The curly stone is crystal clear, hollow as water, curved and even grows upward, and the viewers are all amazed.
Lingxiao Concert Hall:
One of the most beautiful scenic spots in the cave. It is 40 meters high and covers an area of more than 5,000 square meters. A hundred-foot stone curtain hangs from the two walls, which is colorful, just like the curtain of the Heavenly Palace. The stalactites in the temple are ridiculously white, with huabiao, jade pagoda, crane, goddess, jade rabbit and tremella. A stone pillar rose in the middle and reached the ceiling, named "Optimus Prime". There is a 20-square-meter pool behind the column. Shi Lian floats on the water and is named "Yaochi".
Guanghan Palace:
One of the biggest scenic spots in the cave, with a length of over 400 meters, a width of 100 meters and a height of 70 meters, covers an area of over 50,000 square meters. The mountain in the palace is steep. The mountains are open and flat, and underground lakes crisscross. There is a "Alsophila spinulosa" more than 60 meters high, which is covered with thousand stone ganoderma lucidum; There is a "overlord helmet", which is 17 meters high and looks like the helmet of an ancient warrior; There is a 50-meter-high stone Buddha statue standing as tall as Tathagata; There is a 17-meter-high "Silver Rain Tree", which is graceful and flawless.
Hundreds of mountains:
The biggest scenic spot in the cave. It covers an area of over 70,000 square meters, with the widest point175m and the highest point150m. The terrain in the cave is undulating, and the stone peaks stand tall, such as mountains and peaks. Among them, several golden pagodas stand tall, and the clouds in the mountains are full of fun. There is also a spiral tall stone pillar "spiral tree" for viewers to play with. The "Golden Rooster Independence" in this scenic spot is known as the symbol of the whole cave.
There is also a "pearl hall" in the cave, and the stone pearls are crystal clear; There are relics of the Ancient Karst Cave River here, and tourists can enjoy themselves. Located in the center of zhijin county, the Temple of the God of Wealth was built in the early Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in the 48th year of Qianlong (A.D. 1783). It is a four-eave, wooden structure with 18 wings rising, and the four-story building gradually shrinks into a pagoda with three overlapping triangles on its side. Shan Shiyuan, a researcher at the Palace Museum, commented: "Zhijin Temple of Wealth is a special building that has never been seen in China. Only Tianshou Pavilion in Japan is similar to this. " One of the eight scenic spots, "Clouds are moving in the sky", is located in the three hometown of chengdong 15 km. The two peaks meet to form a natural arched cave, which is tens of feet high. Among them, open and wide, open-air, looking up day and night, the sun and the moon are in the sky. There is a statue of Guanyin in the cave, and the plaque at the entrance of the cave reads: "Hongyun Cave". There are Guanyin Pavilion, Baoan Temple and Guandi Temple on the mountain, all built during the Daoguang period. The word "Clouds Open the Sky" was written by Sun Xingya, a famous person at that time. Zhang Kaiji, president and engineer of Beijing Architectural Design Institute, said: "Baoan Temple is great, and it is very cleverly combined with caves." Shi, an associate researcher at the China Museum, said, "This security temple is really great. This architectural example is a good teaching material when attending classes in Tsinghua. " In addition, one of the eight scenic spots in Zhijin, "Three Ponds and the Moon", was included in the China Dictionary of Places of Interest. The mysterious and fantastic "sunset monument" is fascinating and puzzling. In Daishan Mountain in the north of the city, whenever the sun sets and looks east, you can see a white stone tablet standing tall and well-defined, but it disappears when you approach. This is because of the refraction of sunlight, which is the wonderful "sunset monument" landscape.
Zhijin Temple of Wealth is a rare ancient building in China, similar to Tianshou Pavilion in Osaka, and it is a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit. Located in the northeast corner of the city, Yushan is named after it looks like a wooden fish. Its mountains are surrounded by cliffs, and the foot of the mountain leads to the top. There are 108 stone steps, and there are several stone carvings on the rock wall, which are mostly monuments to virtue and politics and to thinking. There are Black Temple, Liuli Bi Jingshe, Library, Relief Pavilion, Living Pavilion, Fish Pond and Garden on the mountain. According to the Tale of Fish Mountain, Fish Mountain is the Gu Shan of China. There is a Goddess Zhiqiong Temple in the world. There is a pine tree and a laurel tree in front of the temple, and city people often stay here. Before the meeting, the song "Welcome the Divine Comedy" and after the meeting, the song "Send the Divine Comedy". Ming prince once hid here and drove to Emei, never to return. " Dongshan, located in the east of the city, rises from the ground and is magnificent. This mountain is a marble mountain, with ancient Foshan in the south, Xiling Mountain in the west and Yushan Mountain in the north. It is also known as the four famous mountains of Zhijin. It has cliffs on three sides, but there is a winding path to the top of the mountain in the west. There are three caves in this mountain, the upper one is called "Ciyun Cave", the middle one is called "Boxing Cave", and the lower one is a cave. There are dense old trees on the mountain, and the trees are shaded. All the trees grow in the cracks of the rocks. There are Dongshan Temple, Vatican Palace, Houdian, Reading Building, Bell and Drum Tower, Guanyin Pavilion, etc. , and there are 16 frames of cliff stone carvings on the rock wall. In the fourth year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1865), Zhao Shoubei wrote "Sword Flying Through the Clouds" at this time, with four big characters vigorous and delicate. Since 1982, funds from provinces, prefectures and counties have been used to repair Yushan, Wenchang Pavilion and the Temple of Wealth, making these ancient buildings glow again and attracting tourists from inside and outside the province with their majestic charm.