The total area of Xiangxi Cave is 10 square kilometer, which is divided into five scenic spots, namely Xiangxi Cave, Santianmen, Wugong Mountain and Niutiling, with more than 50 scenic spots. The forest coverage rate is over 85%.
Visit Xiangxi Cave, winding up from the winding path at the foot of the mountain and passing through three "Tianmen". Stop at Tianmen and overlook the Han River. Ankang city has intricate buildings, small sails, jagged smoke trees and distant mountains. There is a room with 1 stone wall and blue tiles on the three doors, and the four characters "Five feet to heaven" are engraved on the door. There is a pure Yang cave. There is a statue of 1 Lv Zu in the cave, and there are stone carvings on the wall: "Traveling far, there is Chai Fei on the south bank of Jinzhou", "The immortal Lapras went, and the feather scholar hesitated to visit the crane", "Before the ancient cave entered the garden, there was a sign that there was a fairy. The spring breeze sends peach blossoms to rain, and the evening is sunny and smoked by Yushu. These poems not only vividly describe the story of Lv Zu, but also describe the beautiful scenery of caves in western Hunan in detail. In addition, there are places of interest such as Wang Yaodong, Wang Longdong, Longquan Cave, Baxian Cave, Chess Pavilion, Jiayun Bridge, Tian Tong Ladder and Huangyuting.
According to Volume 20 of Xuxing 'an County Records, there is a fragrant stream in Qili, southeast of the city, with eight holes facing each other and a bridge spanning it. The balcony is misty and the bamboo forest is dense, which is the scenic spot of Anyang. The Qili mentioned in official records should be a path winding up the mountain from the south gate of the ancient city (now the intersection of Jinzhou Road and Xing 'an Road). Nowadays, with the development of Ankang city construction, Xiangxi Cave has gradually become an Ankang city park.
Walk slowly up Xiangxi Road, pass Toutianmen and Ertianmen with the banner of "Go to Wu Tianchi" and turn to Santianmen at the entrance of Xiangxi Cave. The gatehouse is an Amin and Qing Dynasty style building. From here, it is a winding path paved with pebbles. The trees on both sides are towering, covering the sky and the sun, and the cool wind is blowing gently. Even in midsummer, you can't feel the heat. Not far ahead are the legends of Chunyang Tower, Blast Furnace and Lv Dongbin passing through BCBC Blast Furnace. Further on is the Chunyang Cave, which contains a statue of Lv Zu, which is said to be the place where Lv Yan practiced Buddhism in the Ming Dynasty. The two walls of the cave wall are engraved with poems such as "Going back and forth for a long time, there is Chai Fei on the south bank of Jinzhou" and "The immortal has gone to Lapras, and the feather scholar hesitates to come". After leaving the cave, turn to Wang Yaodong, up to Sanmao Cave, down to Wang Longdong, forward to Wenchang Cave, and then to Baxian Cave, with Cihang Cave on the right and Zushi Cave corresponding to the seven caves.
After eight holes, I came to the legendary Yunqiao where Zhang rode backwards on a donkey. Under the bridge, the stream is gurgling, and above the stream is a stream garden composed of cloisters, curved bridges, pavilions, pine pavilions, flower pavilions and Longquan. The downstream of the stream is Longmen Valley, where there is an ancient fairy cave carved on the cliff and a grass pavilion built by the stream. The stream flew down from the bridge, stirring up thick water mist, which seemed to hold the bridge in the fog. Coupled with the surrounding trees, birds and flowers, it is like a fairyland.
After crossing the Cumulus Bridge, turn left and go upstream. You can see the tour of Xiang inscribed by Wang Xishun, the prefect of Jinzhou in the Song Dynasty, the seven-character quatrain written by Puyi, a poet in the Ming Dynasty, and the stone tablet written by Lin, the last magistrate of a county in the late Qing Dynasty. On the front of the bridge stands a steep "ladder", which was cut by the mountain and climbed 130 steps to reach Lingxiao Pavilion. Climbing dozens of steps, an ancient Taoist temple in Ankang is dedicated to the Jade Emperor. There is a fir tree in front of the temple, which was planted in the Tang Dynasty. Behind the temple are the Sanqing Hall and the Chinese Wanfuding. Boarding the Wangjiang Pavilion in Dongshan, which is separated from the Jade Emperor Hall by a mountain, overlooking the Hanshui River is like a white Yulong, which divides the Ankang Mountain City from west to east, and presents the beautiful scenery of a landscape garden city to people on both sides of a river.
According to legend, the Jade Emperor Temple in Xiangxi Cave was built in the Tang Dynasty, and the inscription recorded that it was expanded and maintained during the 6th year of Wanli in Qing Dynasty (1642) and the 9th year of Yongzheng (173 1), and gradually became a famous Taoist temple with a large scale of well-being and a heavy historical and cultural imprint. Throughout the ages, Taoism has been observed every three months, that is, the fifteenth day of the first month, the official learning ring, Ramadan (Shangyuan Festival); On July 15, the local government and schools rang, and the Central Plains Fasting Day (Central Plains Festival); 10/5, Shuiguan school motto, fasting day in the next Yuan Dynasty (the next Yuan Festival), ancestor Zhang Daoling's birthday, April 14, Lv Zu and other major festivals, Taoist temples should build altars for fasting and hold fasting ceremonies. Mages and high arches take the lead in chanting Buddhist scriptures, and many people sing along. Bells, wooden fish and musical instruments are ringing in unison, good men and women face the mountains, worship pilgrims and incense, and tourists come in an endless stream, creating a spectacular "fairy tale of ancient caves"