Taiji Cave covers an area of10.4 million square meters, with a depth of 5,400 meters and more than 700 landscapes. It is the largest natural cave in East China and a very old cave in the world. It has existed for 250 million years.
The tour of Taiji Cave is mainly divided into dry roads and waterways. Our first choice is dry roads. The scenic spots along this road mainly include Taiwanese businessman Laojun, Millennium Sophora japonica, Shuidi Pishi, Tongguan, Zhouxian Diejing, Lingxiao Twin Towers and upside-down Ganoderma lucidum. They are mostly named after "things", that is, their shapes can be known from their names. For example, the "too old gentleman" is like a white-haired old man sweeping the floor in a robe. "Dripping water wears away the stone" means that the water on the rock at the top of the cave keeps dripping down all the year round, and actually wears a hole in the rock below. In addition to these typical "objects", there are many strange unnamed rock landscapes in the cave: flowers, clouds, lions, horses, beards, fairies ... in various forms and with their own characteristics.
Walking in a cave that is sometimes open and sometimes narrow, sometimes high and sometimes low, sometimes left and sometimes right, the wonderful landscape is dizzying. From time to time, water drops seeped from the rocks overhead and around them, making them feel cool and wet, and the pavement paved with gravel under their feet was also wet. Walking, I suddenly came across a pool, a cool spring, and washed my hands in the water, feeling very comfortable.
On the way back from the dry road, there are two impressive stone carvings, one is a "towering stone" written by Fan Zhongyan, a writer in the Song Dynasty, and the other is a "different place in the same cloud" left by Wu Tongchun, the magistrate of Guangde in the Ming Dynasty. These stone carvings that travel through time and space are still so vigorous and powerful after years of polishing and washing!
After swimming on the dry road, we continued to walk by water. In fact, dry roads and waterways are linked together, and their combination point is "the combination of two instruments". There is a platform here, and there is a stone statue of "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" on the back wall, which is vivid and touching. But only seven people can see clearly. It is said that Lv Dongbin plays the flute in the distance!
Crossing the platform 100 meters, the underground river of Taiji Cave is in front of us, which is 750 meters long and 1 meter deep. We crossed the river in a small wooden boat led by a boatman. The boat is floating on the water. The rocks on both sides, concave or convex, sometimes extend to both sides and sometimes gather in the middle. The rock at the top of the cave is close to itself for a while and away from itself for a while. It's like they're chasing themselves and avoiding themselves! By the light of colored lights, we can see several famous rock statues: the jade pillar in the sky, the hanging gate, the otter climbing the wall, the peony in the galaxy and so on. There are also some hazy rock statues. Although their faces can't be seen clearly, they look like strange pictures.
After swimming the waterway, the guide decided to take us across the stone steps to visit other caves. These caves are relatively large in scale, and each cave hall is like a three-dimensional oil painting.
Along the narrow stone steps, facing the cool wind, we first went to the Jade Palace, where the lava is magnificent and the utensils are rich. The "Golden Dragon and Jade Pillar" in the Huang Cancan stands tall, reminiscent of the majesty and dignity of the emperor. Other temples, pools and other small scenes are also vivid and colorful!
Walking down the stone steps to Haitong Palace, several tall stalagmites sprang up in front of us, and a large stone field was equally eye-catching. In Taiji Cave, it is not uncommon for the rock edge to form folds due to water erosion. This level of terraces can be described as the meticulous creation of nature. Unlike the jewels in the Jade Palace, there are more fireworks in the Sea Palace.
Coming out of Haitiangong, there is Huangshan Mountain in the cave, where there are many peaks and deep valleys, which look like Huangshan Mountain. Strange stones are widely distributed in the cave, and with the five-color lighting, the sunrise map, squirrel jumping stream, fairy peak and other landscapes are very similar to the real scene of Huangshan Mountain.
Through a rock in front of Huangshan observation deck in the cave, we arrived at Vientiane Palace. Vientiane Palace is the largest cave hall in Taiji Cave, and stalactites of various shapes are scattered all over the floor. Stepping on the undulating, dangerous and well-defined terrain, every scenic spot is so fascinating. Being in a cave, the dreamy feeling is fascinating. The appearance of three venerable figures in Sanqingchi, Jade Qing Emperor, Shangqing Emperor and Taishang Laojun, makes people feel like they are in a fairyland.
Coming out of Vientiane Palace, not far from Yuan Xian Palace. Yuan Xian Palace is rich in water resources, with bridges over the water and stones under the bridges. The sight of flowing water on a small bridge is deeply moving. Another "Little Three Gorges", where dangerous rocks stand on both sides, the source of curved streams is unknown, and the strange landscape is breathtaking. Imagine what a spectacular sight it would be if the stream soared and the waves splashed on the rocks, causing bursts of roar!
After swimming in Yuan Xian Palace, I walked out of Taiji Cave and looked back at the green and undulating Shilong Mountain. It was shrouded by an auspicious spirit, which came from the mysterious Taiji Cave.
Taiji cave, the world is wonderful!