The history of Tianxin cave
Tianxin Cave was built in Sui Dynasty, formerly known as Tianxiang Temple, which is one of the three ancient temples in Nan 'an, and later changed to Taoist Temple to worship the Eight Immortals. It is the only Taoist base in Nan 'an where Taoist temples are preserved, and there are a lot of religious and cultural legends. For example, punish the dragon, Guanyin and exchange temples. Guanyin built a tidal temple at the head of Wuli Bridge to drive away the plague and give Yang Taiyi a true fairy apricot. These legends have greatly enriched folk culture, and many scenic spots and place names are inextricably linked with legends and stories, such as Longtan, Shui Ge, Tandi Bashi, Kunyu Mountain, Chao Hai Temple, Biyun Temple in Lion Mountain, Xianjiyan and Xingzhai.
Tianxiang Temple is a famous Buddhist temple, adjacent to Tianxin Cave Taoist Temple. Taoist temples and temples are interdependent and set each other off into interest, which can be described as "the unity of Buddhism and Taoism, the immortal Buddhism." The golden body of Yang Taiyi, a famous real person who once went to Tianxin Cave to pray for a dream and was famous at home and abroad, all went to Tianxin Cave to burn incense, which has a very strong religious and cultural color. In addition, many tourists marvel at the unique geographical location and unique scenery of Tianxin Cave. Zhu, a great scholar in Song Dynasty, once visited this place, calling it "a place where the sun can't be seen in the morning and evening", which means that both sides of this place are high mountains, and the sun can't be seen in the morning and evening. It's a treasure trove of feng shui.
Tianxin Cave has a proven exploitable area of 50,000 square meters. At present, the first phase of the project has been developed and opened 18000 square meters, with three scenic spots with their own characteristics. The first scenic spot is "Holy Light Shining"; The colorful patterns on the cave wall are very beautiful. Murals such as "Moshan Villa", "Mermaid" and "Dragon and Phoenix Appearing Auspiciously" are natural, while stalactites such as "Roaring Dog" and "Snake Spitting Beads" are vivid and breathtaking. The second scenic spot is "Tianfu Xue Fei"; In this area, there are magnificent wonders in caves, such as "Tianmen lion" and "ice peak snow area", which can reach the top of the cave as high as 40 meters. The third scenic spot is "Tianhai Tong Xin"; Fantastic stalactite modeling, cave wall patterns and wonderful legends of heaven and earth are combined in the area. Stories such as "Seven Fairys Returning to Heaven", "Ming Di Emperor's Daughter" and "Jade Emperor's Named" are vividly displayed in front of tourists in a dramatic way, and are unanimously praised by experts and scholars as "unique caves in China" and "natural art halls".
The origin of the strange heavenly heart cave
The unique landscape of Tianxin Cave begins with several huge murals on the stone wall in the cave, especially a picture of inkstone village. I saw the combination of light gray and silvery white, forming village houses, fertile fields, mulberry trees, green hills and flowing water, vividly revealing the tranquility and leisure of a paradise. There is also a picture of a cowherd and a weaver girl, shoulder to shoulder, four eyes facing each other, like a whisper, touching and sad. In fact, the formation of these natural scrolls has a thrilling history.
Tianxin Cave is a natural karst cave formed by karstification, which belongs to a sinkhole connected with surface water and underground river. The parent rock of the cave is early Paleozoic carbonate rock, and the tectonic movement before the formation of the cave made it undergo intense deformation such as extrusion, tension, shear, distortion and folding. The strong mechanical erosion during the formation of the cave fully exposed the deformed remains, just like various scrolls displayed on the cave wall. Such as flowing water, like a rough sea, this is a must for China. This is of great scientific value for studying the sedimentary environment, tectonic action, structural deformation characteristics of local rocks and tracing the regional tectonic evolution history.
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