Huangguoshu Waterfall is the largest waterfall in China and the only waterfall in the world that can be seen and touched from up, down, left, right, inside and outside. Halfway up the hill behind the Great Waterfall, there is a water curtain cave with a length of 134m, which is the only waterfall in the world with natural water curtain cave running through the waterfall.
Water curtain cave consists of six cave windows, five cave halls, three cave springs and six passages. The main attractions are: upside-down cactus, hanging roots of ancient banyan trees, rattan curtain, pocket garden, blower, crystal palace, waterfall terrace and so on. Six holes and windows are blocked by sparse water curtains of different thicknesses. Looking out from the dark water curtain hole and through the water curtain, the huge water flow of the waterfall came crashing down from the front, and the rainbow was looming in the sun.
You enter the cave from the swimming path, and you are immersed in it. The water curtain overflows from the top, and you look out through the crystal clear waterfall. The green hills, trees, tourists and teahouses opposite the waterfall are vague and looming, just like fairyland on earth. When you travel through water curtain cave, besides enjoying the above wonders, the most amazing thing is that you can see the rainbow of rhinoceros pond from all the holes and windows in water curtain cave. The rainbow seen here is not only a two-way rainbow, but also a dynamic rainbow (moving with people), which is a natural wonder.
"Huaguoshan" and "water curtain cave" in the TV series The Journey to the West have left a beautiful and deep impression on Chinese and foreign audiences. It also added icing on the cake to Huangguoshu Waterfall, where the water curtain cave is located, and spread far and wide, attracting countless tourists from thousands of miles away. Come here and have a quick look.
Water curtain cave's introduction
Water curtain cave, Tongbai Mountain, located 5 kilometers west of Tongbai County, Nanyang City, Henan Province, is one of the famous scenic spots in Huaiyuan Scenic Area of Tongbai Mountain, a national scenic spot. Water curtain cave is about 20 meters above the ground, and there is a clay sculpture of a macaque in it. There is spring water flowing from the monkey and jingling in the stone bowl. The mouth of the cave is covered with waterfalls pouring down from the top of the mountain, like a curtain of beads hanging down. According to textual research, Wu Cheng'en, the author of The Journey to the West, was once a county magistrate in Tongbai, a neighboring county, and visited Tongbai Mountain many times, which inspired him. According to the story of Yu Wang Suojiao, he wrote The Journey to the West with the names of water curtain cave, Tongtianhe, Fangmachang and Taibaiding in Tongbai Mountain. So, when you come to Tongbai Mountain, of course, you must see water curtain cave, where the Monkey King is the king in the original book. Water curtain cave is a secluded valley where waterfalls splash all year round. The three powerful Chinese characters "water curtain cave" in front of the cave were inscribed by Su Shi in the Song Dynasty, shining in the sun.
Where is the "water curtain cave" in China?
Water curtain cave in Journey to the West was shot at Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou. Huangguoshu Waterfall is the largest waterfall in China and the only waterfall in the world that can be seen and touched from up, down, left, right, inside and outside. There is a natural cave1.34m long behind the Great Waterfall, which is the only waterfall in the world with natural water curtain cave running through the waterfall. Six caves and windows are covered by sparse water curtains of different thicknesses. Looking out from the dark water curtain hole and through the water curtain, the huge water flow of the waterfall came crashing down from the front, and the rainbow was looming in the sun.
What are the characteristics of water curtain cave, the central scenic spot of Huangguoshu Waterfall?
The famous Huangguoshu Waterfall is the first scenic spot in Guizhou, the largest waterfall in China and one of the widest and most spectacular waterfalls in the world. Centered on Huangguoshu Waterfall (height 77.8m, width10/.0m), the actual height of Huangguoshu Waterfall, the largest waterfall in Asia, is 77.8m, and the main waterfall is 67m high. Waterfall width 10 1 m, in which the top of the main waterfall is 83.3 m wide. There are eight waterfalls 18 with different styles, such as male, strange, dangerous and beautiful, forming a huge waterfall family, which was rated as the world's largest waterfall group by the headquarters of the big world kiness and listed in the kiness World Records. Huangguoshu Waterfall is the most spectacular waterfall in Huangguoshu Waterfall Group. It is the only waterfall in the world that can be viewed from six directions: up, down, front, back, left and right. It is also a waterfall that naturally runs through water curtain cave in the world and can be heard, seen and touched inside and outside the cave. Xu Xiake, a great traveler in the Ming Dynasty, visited the Great Waterfall and praised: "Pouring pearls and smashing jade, droplets surge back, like smoke flying, magnificent; The so-called' bead curtain hook does not roll, horse practice hangs the peak' is not strong enough. There are several times higher, and there are not so wide. "
How about Hengyang Hengshan water curtain cave Scenic Area?
Water curtain cave Scenic Area is one of the "Four Wonders of Nanyue"! Known as Zhuling Cave in ancient times, it is located in Shuilian Village, Nanyue Township, Xiagaifeng, Hengyang City, 4 kilometers away from Nanyue Temple. Water curtain cave Cliff Stone Carving is a national key cultural relic protection unit. It is famous for its scenery, water wonders and celebrity stories, and has the reputation of "water curtain cave Wonder". This is a magical place?
At present, water curtain cave Scenic Area consists of Zhu Ling Palace, Longkou Lake, Xuelang Bridge, Drunken Sleeping Lake, Cliff Wonders, Cliff Stone Carvings, the first spring in the world, Fengyu Bridge Gallery, Fushou Lake and Huandan Fu Stone Carvings. There are cliffs, flowing springs and waterfalls, unique landscapes and unique caves.
According to the records of "The History of Great Unity" and "The History of Blessed Land", water curtain cave was called Zhuling Cave in ancient times, which is said to be the place where Zhu Ling lived. In the Tang Dynasty, people called Zhuling Cave "Zigai Fairy Cave". Taoism regards it as the "third cave" of Taoism, and it is "Zhu Ling has Xiaotian in space", or "Zhu Ling Cave" for short, which has always been the residence of immortals.
Water curtain cave Waterfall is very spectacular, with the sound like thunder, light like snow and the shadow like jade. Flowing all the year round, the four seasons are like spring, which makes people linger. Water curtain cave's picturesque wonders have attracted countless literati, who have left many well-known poems here. "History of Ming Dynasty" Zhang wrote when visiting water curtain cave: "If you mistakenly suspect that the sea is turning over the waves, you will not pour clear water into the Milky Way. Naturally, ChristianRandPhillips is deeply hidden, and five clouds are hung on the crystal curtain. "
Water curtain cave is a famous Taoist paradise and a fairyland on earth. According to legend, water curtain cave, the residence of Emperor Yan, is the third cave in Taoism-Zhu Ling is too empty, and the 26th blessed place-has Lingyuan Cave, which was called Zhuling Cave in ancient times. For thousands of years, famous Taoist priests Deng, Chen Xingming, Yin Daoquan, Shi Cun, Xu Ling and others have all participated in metaphysical practice here, and they have become immortals in succession. In the Southern Dynasties, Liang Wudi gave me the stone carvings of "Returning Dan Fu" and "Nine True Views on Monuments", which photocopied many anecdotes about how to seek immortality and enlightenment. Water curtain cave is known as the "Fairy Capital of the South China" and "Fairy Cave House".
The source of water curtain cave Waterfall is the spring water of Zigai Peak. Three springs converge and flow into the valley above water curtain cave. This valley is three feet wide. It used to be the habitat where the Nine Immortals of the Liang Dynasty soared in the daytime, and then the Nine Immortals Taoist Temple was built. There are Sun Spring, Heart-washing Spring, Cave True Source and Fairy Pool near Jiuxian Taoist Temple.
According to legend, springs are unfathomable. The spring water runs down from the stone wall, making a thunderous sound and spreading ten miles. After visiting this place in the Ming Dynasty, Zhang said: "Waterfalls and springs are scattered all over the place, and water curtains are folded several times, hanging in the clouds, hanging like pearls and raining like jade." Indeed, it spewed down from the cliff, three meters wide and more than fifty meters high. The beads splashed with jade, like a huge white curtain, were blocked by the stones in the middle of the stone wall, and then bent down and shot out of the cracks, jumping out, splashing all over the valley, shining with dazzling brilliance.
Bitan Lake under the water curtain cliff, the clouds in the sky and the green mountains on both sides constitute a beautiful landscape painting. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng praised water curtain cave: "I mistakenly suspect that the sea is turning over the waves, and I don't want the Milky Way to flow; Naturally, ChristianRandPhillips is hidden deep, and the crystal curtain hangs five heads. " This poem can be said to describe the wonders of light, sound and shadow in water curtain cave.
There are many legends here, such as the story of Dayu looking for gold paper, jumping into the cave and watching the waterfall drunk, and the famous sentence "May two birds fly in the sky, grow together on the ground, and have two branches in one tree." , fascinates countless people who yearn for love!
Water curtain cave is also a treasure house of calligraphy art, with more than 30 inscriptions/kloc-0 by famous people in past dynasties, and 42 cliff stone carvings, such as "The First Spring in the World", "Flying Falun in Yue Zhen", "Cave in Zhu Ling", "Watching Waterfalls Drunk" and "Thunder in Xia Xue Sunny Day", are completely preserved, which can be called "Nanyue Natural Forest of Steles". Water curtain cave Cliff Stone Carving is a national key cultural relic protection unit.
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