Qiansiyan Scenic Area
Qiansiyan Scenic Area was rated as a national AA-level tourist area in 2001. Located in Shankou Town, Qingtian County, about 7 kilometers away from the county seat, it is one of the three major group cities in Qingtian County. The valley runs east-west and is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The entrance faces south and the mountain vegetation coverage rate reaches more than 90%. There are nearly 20 landscapes in the scenic area, including Qiansi Pool, Tianlai, Tianmen, Luohan Wall, Youyuan, Yin-Yang Bed, Frog Stone, Frog Cave, Qiansi Bridge, and Qiansi Temple. Among them, Qiansi Waterfall is the most distinctive, with a drop of about 28 meters. The protruding rock at the entrance of the waterfall divides into two streams of water. It flows down from a high place and hits the mountain rocks, forming thousands of strands, so it is called "Qiansi Waterfall". Qiansi Waterfall flows straight down to form Qiansi Pool, with an average depth of about 2 meters and an area of ??about 200 square meters. It is semicircular in shape. The water quality reaches the national first-class drinking water standard. Close to the east side of Qiansi Waterfall are Tianmen Ridge and Luohan Wall. The Tianmen consists of the Heavenly Ladder and the Heavenly Gate. The Heavenly Ladder is as steep as a vertical ladder, with 148 steps. The Heavenly Gate is narrow enough for one person to pass sideways. The Arhat Wall is about 150 meters high and 120 meters wide. There are eighteen Arhat statues standing on the waist of the rock wall with different expressions. They were carved from granite by the art master Lin Yaoguang. The Qiansi Temple Group includes Guanyin Pavilion, Hu Gong Temple and Mazu Temple Group, with different buildings, vividly reflecting Qingtian Stone. Youyuan consists of two parts, distributed on both sides of Xiaopingkeng, Zuiyuan in the east and Guihuayuan in the west, covering a total area of ??1,000 square meters. Next to the Zuiyuan Garden of Yinyue Pond, there is Zilai Cave, which is formed by a pile of stones on the mountain. The strange mountains, rocks and waters here, coupled with the people's superb carving skills, are integrated with the natural landscape.
Qiansiyan belongs to the lithology of granite. During the uplift of the Mesozoic crust, the geology was fractured. The mountain was controlled by the tensional fault zone, and the faults occurred due to mutual repulsion. The water flow eroded along the fault plane for a long time. Due to the landform development and geological fractures in Qiansitan, the mountain is controlled by tensional fault zones, which repel each other and cause faults. Under the long-term erosion of running water, over time, water pours along the fault plane to form a waterfall landscape.
The three characters "Qiansi Rock" at the entrance of Qiansiyan Scenic Area were inscribed by Mr. Sha Menghai, a famous calligrapher in the country. Zhao Puchu, the president of the National Buddhist Association, inscribed the three characters "Arhat Wall" in the scenic area.
Shimen Cave
Shimen Cave Scenic Area is located in Qingtian County in the south-central part of Zhejiang Province. It is located in the middle section of the Jinli Wenqishan Xiushui Tourist Route, and is 50 meters away from the Shimen Cave Scenic Area, one of the three major tourism network centers in Zhejiang Province. It is only 86 kilometers away from Wenzhou City, 31 kilometers away from Qingtian County, and 40 kilometers away from Lishui City. The Jinwen-Wenzhou Railway, National Highway 330, and Jinli-Wenzhou Expressway pass through the scenic spot, so the transportation is convenient. Shimen Cave was designated as a provincial-level key protection unit by Zhejiang Province in 1963. In 1985, it was listed as one of the first batch of provincial-level scenic spots in Zhejiang Province. In 1991, it was approved as a provincial-level forest park by the Ministry of Forestry. In 2001, it was listed as the first batch of provincial-level scenic spots in Zhejiang Province. A group of national AAA tourist areas. The total planned area of ??the scenic spot is 71.34 square kilometers, of which the core scenic area is 25.64 square kilometers. It is divided into three major scenic spots: Shimen Waterfall, Dazi Scenic Area, and Shigu Caohai, as well as the Oujiang Daxi Scenic Area between Gaosha Village in Haikou Town in the west, Chuanliao Leishi Village in the east, Oujiang Daxi Scenic Area between National Highway 330 and Jinwen-Wenzhou Railway, and the Daxi Scenic Area connecting Taizi Scenic Area. , the "three zones and two zones" such as the mountain and forest scenic belt of Xigu Caohai Scenic Area. The nature of the scenic spot is: it is a landscape-type provincial scenic spot featuring cave-shaped waterfalls, cliff inscriptions, and beautiful alpine meadows on the Oujiang River. It integrates humanistic and historical sites with the wild interests of mountains and forests, and is suitable for leisure sightseeing and summer vacations.
Shimen Cave belongs to the stratigraphic division along the southeastern coast of Zhejiang. It is characterized by the special development of the Mesozoic volcanic rock series. It is a set of huge thick eruptive rocks as the main body, and the lithology is mainly acidic rhyolite and tuff. Formed by acidic and basic continental volcanic rocks. The geological structure is dominated by faults and folds are not developed. The landscape of the scenic area is mainly hilly and mountainous. To the north of Daxi is the Kuocang Mountains, and to the south of Daxi is the Donggong Mountains. Most of this area is part of the Donggong Mountains, which is the highest landform area in Zhejiang Province. The terrain slopes from southwest to northeast. . Due to strong cutting and complex terrain, most of them are low mountains with an altitude of 700-800 meters, and the slopes of the slopes are mostly above 25 degrees. In the northern Daxi River Valley, there are many beaches, the river surface is 200-400 meters wide, and the altitude is only 20 meters. The scenic area has a mid-subtropical monsoon climate, which is warm and humid, with four distinct seasons and abundant precipitation.
And the vertical difference is obvious. The average annual temperature decreases from about 18℃ to 14℃ from the entrance riverside to the Shigu Lake Scenic Area, and the average annual precipitation is 1480mm. Hydrology, streams, mountain pits are developed, there are many mountain streams and waterfalls, and the water quality is the national first-class surface drinking water standard. The average annual flow rate of Oujiang Daxi River is about 20 billion cubic meters. The water quality is above the national second-level standard for surface drinking water, and the vegetation and forest coverage rate reaches 94%.
Shimen Cave is characterized by its green peaks, high waterfalls, clear streams and lush forests. It also has a long history, numerous monuments, numerous legends and rich cultural connotations. The most breathtaking thing is the Shimen Waterfall. The five-level waterfalls each have their own characteristics and are magnificent. The lowest level pours down from the cliff at a height of 112.5 meters. It is shaped like a vertical train, splashes like jumping beads, and disperses like silver mist. It is called It is called "Heavenly Spring" and "Holy Water". The dragon pond under the waterfall covers three acres and is as green as blue. At the entrance of Shimen Cave, the big stream is like a jade belt, Qishan Mountain and Gushan Mountain are facing each other like a gate. The cave is surrounded by mountains and lush trees. In the Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty, landscape poetry was first introduced, and Xie Lingyun, the prefect of Yongjia, went to explore the secluded places. After his first visit to Shimen Cave, it became "the most beautiful thing in Soochow" and was later listed as the twelfth cave among the thirty-six small caves of Taoism. Li Bai, Wang Anshi, Tang Xianzu, Ruan Yuan, Yuan Mei, Zhu Yizun, Guo Moruo and other famous poets and contemporary writers have all praised Shimen Cave and left beautiful poems and essays, forming 117 cliff inscriptions, including Zheng, Zhuan, Li, Xing and Cao calligraphy. The dazzling array of masterpieces has made Shimen Cave one of the scenic spots with the highest density of cliff inscriptions in Zhejiang Province, and it has been listed as a provincial key cultural relic protection unit. Shimendong is also the place where Liu Ji, the national advisor who was praised by the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty as "the unparalleled strategist for crossing the river and the first civil servant in the founding of the country", studied. The ruins of Liu Ji's reading place are still there, and Liu Wencheng's ancestral hall remains unchanged. There are also ancient architectural monuments such as "Lingyou Temple", "Xie Ketang", "Guanyin Pavilion" and modern Chen Cheng's "Shimen Villa" as well as 50 scenic spots such as the Imperial Master's Bed, Qingyun Ladder, Xuanyuan Hill and Breathing Cave nearby. Taiziding Scenic Area is located on the top of a mountain with an altitude of more than 700 meters. It has unique cliff-like views and numerous scenery. It is a good place for mountaineering, fitness, and adventure hunting. Shigu Caohai is a rare alpine meadow scenery in the south of the Yangtze River. It has good forests and many wild plants. It is colorful, has many flowers, fruits and plants, and has a cool alpine climate. It is a summer resort in summer and a good place to enjoy snow in winter. The Daxi Scenic Area outside Shimen Cave has clear streams, beautiful beaches and forests, a winding creek bay, and green trees on both sides. The Prince Scenic Area to Shigu Caohai Mountain Forest Scenic Area is like a scenic gallery, full of wild interest, and is a typical mountain sightseeing and ecological recreation area. .
The Shimendong Scenic Area has compiled a master plan and has been listed as the focus of tourism development in Qingtian County in recent years. The reconstruction of the tourist trails and the construction of the Shimendong Hotel have improved the reception capacity. However, the forestry department in front of the scenic spot has Management is the main focus, and there are many forestry economic activities. The basic reception facilities such as water, electricity, sanitation, and shopping are poor and are not commensurate with the high-grade resources, which affects the comprehensive benefits of tourism. Currently, there are only about 70,000 tourists. In the future, we need to straighten out the system and strengthen unified leadership in the construction of scenic spots. We will vigorously publicize to the outside world, accelerate the implementation of project construction, maintain ecological balance, and build Shimen Cave into a famous scenic tourist area in southern Zhejiang.
Jiuwan Fairy Gorge Scenic Area
Jiuwan Fairy Gorge was rated as a national A-level tourist area and county-level scenic spot in 1999. It is about 45 kilometers away from the county seat. Jiuwan Fairy Gorge It is a typical water-eroded canyon. In the shape of a "V", the canyon scenic spot is 8 kilometers long and has a total area of ??about 5.3 square kilometers. The canyon is mainly famous for its rocks, caves, pools, waterfalls and walls. There are more than a hundred natural pools in the scenic area, including 4-5 meters deep, 3 over 2,000 square meters, and countless 1-3 meters deep, with an area of ??over 30 square meters. They have "natural swimming pools", " "Natural riverbed" and so on. The strange rocks around the pool come in various shapes, such as crocodile rocks, stone benches, stone houses, etc. Among them, the most peculiar landscapes are "Wind Moving Stone", Tianmen Gorge and natural river bed. The wind-driven stone is located at the highest point of the mountain. The stone is about 2 meters high, oval-shaped, and weighs about 5 tons. It can be shaken by hand, but it will never fall. Tianmen Gorge is about 7 meters high and 50 centimeters wide. Enter along the stone monument. The turning point is about 30 centimeters wide. Going forward, you will find a natural cave that can accommodate more than 10 people. There is also a "three pillars" landscape composed of three stones. The natural river bed is located at the bottom of Jiuwanxian Gorge, with a total length of about 10,000 meters and an average width of about 70 meters. The water flows from west to east.
The canyon river bed is composed of two natural rock walls. The rock walls are smooth and slightly concave in the middle. The height difference between the upper and lower rock walls is about 1.5 meters. The upper rock wall covers an area of ??about 1,000 square meters. The middle is slightly concave with accumulated water. The deepest part is about 0.5 meters, like a natural plate. The water flows down along the rock wall, like a natural slide. The rock wall is about 1.5 meters high, 1 meter wide, with a slope of about 45 degrees, and the rock wall is smooth. The lower rock wall covers an area of ??about 2,000 square meters, with a slight concave in the middle. The deepest point is about 1 meter, and there is water in the middle. The water quality of the stream in the canyon is clear and reaches the national first-class drinking water standard.
Jiuwanxian Gorge is a northwest-southeast trending rock formation fault. It was formed during the uplift of the Mesozoic crust and was formed due to the erosion and downcutting of Zhangcunyuan, a tributary of Zhenwang Port. In addition, There are great differences in the degree of surface uplift and lithology in the canyon. The hard rhyolite in the canyon has been severely eroded and worn by flowing water, and its surface has become extremely smooth. Because the outlet river channel is narrow and the slope is large, the scouring force and transporting force of the flowing water have increased, exposing the river bedrock and fine pebbles. Sand forms deposits, and large rocks accumulate to form geological landscapes such as water slides and natural river beds. Scenic wonders such as bedrock walls and various large pictographic stones are formed by rock collapse, such as Fengdong Rock, Tianmen Gorge and other landscapes. .
The scenic area is surrounded by cliffs and beautiful scenery. The forest coverage rate is more than 95%. The vegetation is mainly subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest, and bamboo forest. There are many flowers and weeds on the mountain, and colorful stones are scattered all over the lower reaches of the river, with red, yellow, blue and white colors. They are floating or sinking, and the scenery is different in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Jiumen Village
Jiumen Village is rated as a county-level scenic spot. It is located in Gaohu Town, Qingtian County, about 18 kilometers away from the county seat. It is known as "Qingtian Jiuzhaigou". It is a long strip-shaped valley-type tourist destination. The scenic spot is named after its nine gates, including Pilgrimage Gate, Swan Gate and Stone Buddha Gate. The mountains in the scenic area are upright. Walking along them is like entering multiple mountain gates, which is breathtaking. The gate of Jiumen Village, also known as the Mahayana Gate, consists of four large columns supporting a horizontal plaque. The horizontal plaque is engraved with the words "Jiumen Village", with Su Shi's inscription on the front and Fei Xiaotong's inscription on the north. The village gate stands in an open square with an area of ??about 400 × 50 square meters. From a distance, it looks terrible. It's grand. Enter the Zhaimen, pass through the second Pilgrimage Gate, and the third Yubi Gate, then reach a fork in the road, leading to the Stone Buddha Altar in the east (passing through the Stone Buddha Gate, Xian Sheng Gate, and Du Sheng Gate), and heading north to Shi Ge Pit (passing through Swan Gate, Tianchi Gate, Shuntian Gate). Jiumen Village starts from Chuanliu Port in Nei Fung Hang Hau and goes deep along Nei Fung Hang to the vicinity of Hang Hau Natural Village, with a total length of about 12 kilometers and an area of ??about 10 square kilometers. The mountain streams in Jiumenzhai Scenic Area are winding and dangerous, the canyons are deep and steep, and the peaks are undulating. Since ancient times, there has been a saying of "Thirty-six water crossings and seventy-two bends". The most distinctive one is the stone Buddhist altar. There is no test of the year when the stone Buddhist altar was first built. It was rebuilt by Guang Xinchou (1841) of the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt by Guangxu Dingwei (1907). The stone Buddhist altar is famous for its "Guanyin Rock Mountain" stalagmites, which are about 30 meters high. What's even more interesting is that among the stone bamboo shoots there is an olive tree with a diameter of more than 1 meter, standing in the hall and reaching into the sky. People say: "There is a rock in the temple, and there is a Buddha in the rock. The temple is built on the rock, and the rock is the spirit of the Buddha."
Jiumenzhai has been elevated by successive crustal movements, and due to mountain fractures and cutting by flowing water, it has formed a landform with steep mountains, deep valleys, and continuous mountains. The strata are dominated by Mesozoic volcanic sedimentary rocks, which belong to the rhyolitic ignimbrite of the Jurassic Tangshishan Group.
Some of the peaks here are majestic, some are straight and steep, some are gentle and round, some are like majestic lions, and some are like eagles with spread wings. The local people passed down the legend according to the shape of the mountains. Beautiful stories such as a turtle kissing, a dinosaur asking for help, and Penglai bonsai.
Local people have a legend: In ancient times, swans were ordered by the Queen Mother to descend to the earth in search of beautiful scenery. They flew over the mountains and rivers 30,000 miles south of the Yangtze River, and finally chose Jiumen Village, where they cultivated themselves and rested, never to return. Return to heaven. In order to punish her, the Queen Mother set up nine Dharma gates here. Later, I don’t know who built a stronghold here in which dynasty. It is said that in ancient times, a merchant stayed at "Guanyin Rock Mountain" and dreamed that Guanyin appeared. There was a portrait of Guanyin on the rock wall. The merchants were overjoyed and worshiped and prayed. A few years later, a temple was built on the rock of Yushan Island, named "Stone Buddha Altar", and the incense became more and more popular. It is also said that there are flashes of Buddha's light in front of the temple altar, which remains a mystery through the ages.
Hence the creation of Jiumen Village, a paradise on earth.
Taihe Mountain
Taihe Mountain, formerly known as "Qingtian Mountain", is located in the north of the county and is an urban park for people in Qingtian County. It is named after the numerous white cranes that inhabited it in ancient times. It is a typical low-hill landform. Taihe Mountain is characterized by ancient pines and strange rocks. It has been listed as a Lishui Municipal Scenic Area and a national AA-level tourist area. The main peak of Taihe Mountain is 144.1 meters above sea level. The hillside is covered with rock outcrops, many ancient pines and strange rocks, and the vegetation coverage rate is above 85%. Ancient pines and strange stones, cliff inscriptions, and ancient temples and pavilions are the characteristics of Taihe Mountain.
Most of the ancient pines in Taihe are thin-skinned and high-yielding masson pine of the genus Pinaceae. The rocks in Taihe Mountain are unique, including Hunyuan Peak, Gongji Rock, Xiaoshun Rock and other pictographic rocks. Among them, Hunyuan Peak is located in Taihe Mountain At the top, the main rock mass is relatively exposed, shaped like a square seal and sheared in a "ten" shape. It is a huge boulder with jointed geological structure. Ancient tourists once visited Taihe Mountain and found ancient pines and rocks accompanying each other. The inscriptions such as "Fusong Stone" and "Stone Fusong" are true portrayals of the ancient pines and strange rocks here. There are more than 50 inscriptions on the cliffs of Taihe Mountain. There are three types of inscriptions, poems and images. They are all in regular, running, cursive, seal, regular script and other calligraphy styles. There are "Hunyuan Peak", "Sword Testing Stone", "Changsong Jieshi" and modern Chen Muhua's "Songs and Cranes in the Rain", Sha Menghai's "Taihe Scenic Spots", Zhang Aiping's "Mountains and Rivers Pregnant Show", Su Yu's " "Decorating Guanshan", Ai Qing's "Yinyue Pool" and other inscriptions. The most distinctive one is the line carving of "Yangzhi Guanyin" engraved on the rock wall southeast of Hunyuan Peak. The carving is clear and about 3.8 meters high. It is 1.6 meters wide and has the inscription "Book of Fujian Disciple Zheng Kuiguang". It is similar to the Yangzhi Avalokitesvara statue erected in the 36th year of Wanli Ming Dynasty (1608) in Yangzhi Temple in Putuo Mountain. Such a huge carved statue of Yangzhi Guanyin is rare in our province. Huancui Temple is the largest place for Buddhist activities in Qingtian. It faces south and has a construction area of ??more than 1,800 square meters. The main buildings include Huancui Temple, Daxiong Hall, and three-story halls (Yantong Hall, Sanguan Hall, and Reclining Buddha Hall). It was first built In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, it was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt.
Liu Chengyi Bo Temple is the only place for activities to commemorate Liu Ji's historical relics in Hecheng, Qingtian. It was built in the 10th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1531), with a construction area of ??about 300 square meters. There are more than 10 pavilions in Taihe Mountain such as Xie Qiao Pavilion, Splashing Yu Pavilion, Wenhe Pavilion and Tingtao Pavilion. The oldest among them is Xie Qiao Pavilion, which was built to commemorate Xie Lingyun, a poet of the Southern Dynasties. There is no evidence that this pavilion was first built in the Qing Dynasty. It was destroyed by the army in the first year of Tongzhi and rebuilt in the twelfth year of Tongzhi. The building has a square plan and an area of ??25 square meters.
Taihe Mountain is composed of Mesozoic Cretaceous granite. It was formed when the granite rocks were exposed on the surface due to the uplift of the earth's crust and the strong flow of water from the Oujiang River in the south. The sword-testing stone is formed by the granite joints that have been eroded by running water for a long time. Other pictographic stones, Baihe Cave, Panlong Cave, etc. are all formed by collapse.
According to legend, Ye Fashan of the Tang Dynasty made elixirs here to test his sword. After the elixir was completed, he attained Taoism and ascended to heaven astride a crane. It was called "Qingtian Cave" by Taoists and was the 30th cave among the thirty-six small caves in the Taoist resort. . During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hunyuan Academy, Ruilong Academy, Xinji Academy and Zhengyi Academy were all located here. The beautiful landscape and development over the past dynasties have enriched Taihe Mountain’s culture and become the “root” of Qingtian culture. Qingtian is named "Qingtian" because there is Qingzhi produced in the fields at the foot of Taihe Mountain, and the county seat is named "Crane City" because it is at the foot of Taihe Mountain. In 1981, Taihe Mountain was established as a county park. With the support of Qingtian overseas Chinese and people from all walks of life, it has been continuously renovated and developed, and the landscape has become richer, forming Xieqiao Spring Festival Gala, Danshan Jade Splashing, Fairyland Asking Cranes, and Huancui Pregnancy Show. There are eight scenic spots with their own styles, such as Fusong Tingtao, Dettow Dianyi, Hunyuan Sword Test, and Wangjiang Shuxiao. Taihe Mountain is located to the north of the Qingtian County Government Residence, connected to Kunshan to the west and Tashan to the east.