Southern Shaanxi, in particular, is a gathering place for the history and culture of Sanjin, among which Qiu Yun is the most representative and a symbol of local culture in China.
Today, let's go deep into Qiu Yun scenic spot, and explore the charm of Sanjin culture while visiting the rare ice cave in the world. It's really shocking.
Basic introduction
Qiu Yun Scenic Area, located in Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, is located at the intersection of Luliang Mountain and graben, with beautiful scenery, lush forests, overlapping mountains, waterfalls and other natural wonders, enjoying the reputation of "the most beautiful peak in ancient photography" and "the first scene of Hefeng".
The scenic spot covers an area of about 2 10 square kilometers, which is the core scenic spot of Jinnan's root tourism, one of the birthplaces of China's farming civilization, the geographical symbol of China's local culture, the intangible cultural heritage and the cultural heritage, and a very rare landscape with both nature and humanity in Jinnan.
Rare ice cave group
The superior geographical location and natural environment make Qiu Yun form a unique karst landform and various strange peaks and wonders. It can be described as "Wanfeng is beautiful and Wangu is majestic". However, when you come to Qiu Yun, what is most worth seeing is the extremely large ice cave that is rare in the world. After 16 years of exploration and development, the Qiuyunshan Ice Cave Group was not opened to the public until the end of 20 18.
Qiuyunshan Ice Cave Group is one of the three largest ice caves in the world. It has a history of 3 million years and is the largest natural ice cave group discovered in China so far.
The cave walls are frozen, and ice crystal landscape structures such as icicles, ice bamboo shoots, ice stalactites and ice flowers are all over the space. Large and small ice cubes are crystal clear, highlighting a fantastic scene under the colorful lights, just like a fairy tale world, which makes people linger.
Humanistic connotation
Of course, it is not enough for an unforgettable scenic spot to have only natural wonders. It needs a profound cultural background to support it, and Qu Yun is like this.
Qiu Yun is a holy land where Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are integrated. There are both Qiuyun Confucianism Research Institute, Duobao Lingyan Temple and more Taoist temples on the mountain. For thousands of years, it has been the haunt of Taoist immortals, and it is a fairy-like land of geomantic omen.
From Wulong Palace, to Tianmen, Ertianmen, Santianmen, Zushiding, and then to Yuhuangding, Taoist buildings can be seen everywhere in the scenic spot, one after another, and it is spectacular. According to legend, this is a paradise for Zhenwu Emperor to cultivate self-cultivation. Therefore, there is not only Zhenwu Hall in Wulong Palace, but also an ancestral temple dedicated to Zhenwu the Great.
This three-story building is layered, and the highest floor is the ancestral hall. The door leading to the ancestral hall is designed as a step, and the steps here are relatively high, about 75 degrees. When climbing a mountain, you can feel that you are basically kneeling step by step, and only in this way can you show your piety to your ancestors.
Unique folk customs
Special culture breeds unique folk customs. Villagers around the scenic spot still inherit the cultural customs of local ancestors, such as reproductive worship, marriage and childbirth, social sacrifice and blessing, especially the Zhonghe Festival, which began in the Tang Dynasty and has been passed down as a national intangible cultural heritage.