The underground world of Xinzhou is multi-morbid, with the intertwined tunnels of the ancient city of Xinzhou, and the 10,000-year-old frozen ice formed 3 million years ago, and the formation of the Yuwang Cave in history for hundreds of millions of years is also a miracle. So many underground worlds are closely linked to their unique geography.
Xinzhou is bordered by Zhoushan Mountain and Wutai Mountain in the east, Hengshan Mountain Range in the north, Yunzhong Mountain in the west, and the Xinzhou Basin is located between the three mountains, which is called the Pearl of Saibei, which is not excessive. Located in the north of Xinzhou, Ningwu is famous for its magnificent mountains and rivers and the source of the Fenhe River, and the most cultural and historical value is Luya Mountain.
Actual photography of the luya mountain scenic spot
At an altitude of 2,061 meters, Luya Mountain is the second highest peak in North China, while the source of the Fenhe River, the ten thousand years of freezing, the Lover's Valley, the cliff boardwalk, the Hanging Village, the Malun Grassland and the Tianchi are more like a few brilliant stars in the northern land of Saibei, interpreting the vicissitudes of the mountain's history from different angles.
The 10,000-year ice cave was formed during the Quaternary ice age of the Cenozoic era, which has a history of 3 million years. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that the climatic conditions outside the local cave do not constitute an icy environment at all, and the icicles in the cave do not melt all year round, and the deeper the ice, the thicker the ice. It is the largest ice cave ever discovered in the country and a rare large ice cave found outside the permafrost layer in the world to date. And less than two hundred meters away from the ice cave, there is a thousand-year-old ground fire, known locally as the Millennium Volcano. This fire and ice, which were originally mutually exclusive, coexisted wonderfully on the same mountain.
The real scene inside the 10,000-year-old ice cave cave
The real scene inside the 10,000-year-old frozen cave
In 2005, Ningwu Wannian Ice Cave became a national geopark in the fourth batch of national geopark reviews, and is now developed for nearly 100 meters. Divided into multiple layers, you can visit each floor by drilling ice caves, descending ice stairs, and crossing ice stacks. Each floor can accommodate dozens of people, and the icicles, ice curtains, ice waterfalls, ice flowers, ice Buddhas, ice beds, ice clocks, ice people, ice bodhisattvas, etc. formed by ice are all kinds of strange and varied. The scenery inside the cave is exquisite and dazzling, which can be called a world of ice.
Huge icicles inside the 10,000-year-old ice
Not far from the 10,000-year-old frozen, The Hanging Village is known for its strange dangers.
The houses in the village are built on the cliffs of 100 meters high, and the streets are "boardwalks" supported by standing wood and paved with logs. In this ancient village, stone paths, quaint houses can be seen everywhere, and the villagers live a leisurely farming life of sunrise and sunset. The village is ancient, quiet and famous.
Hanging Village looking up to take a real picture
Hanging Village overlooks the real picture
The houses in the village are in place because of the cliff, looking up from the bottom of the cliff, very similar to the castle in the air, the heavens and the earth, and to enter the village, you must walk slowly along a steep mountain road, most of the houses have a history of two or three hundred years, the building materials are mostly stone and wood, and people walk on the boardwalk as if they are in mid-air. The mountain springs in the village are continuous.
Solid wood loft in the Hanging Village
Most of these mountain people have built small attics, the attic is backed by the cliff, facing the abyss, tourists come here, with the window to see the thousands of acres of greenery, according to the door to see the sea of clouds. And because the houses are built on flat ground, the streets are supported by wooden pillars on the hundreds of cliffs, and the pavement is made of flat planks. Tourists walking on this kind of ancient boardwalk street, the suspense they feel is thrilling, comparable to the acrobats walking a tightrope.
Stand on the hanging street for a bird's-eye view, and under your feet is a cliff of Hyakujo. There is babbling water at the bottom of the stream, and its sound is like a natural sound. Opposite is the yin of the mountain, the pine forest is dense, the sun covers the sky, and the forest is a truthful portrayal of Du Fu's poem "Yin and Yang Cutting Dawn".
Hanging village under the grassland real shooting
Another cliff boardwalk known for its strange dangers is located on Xiangfeng Mountain in the west of Zhangjiaya Village in Zhuoshan Township, where several hanging Buddhist temples on the cliff were built in the Tang Dynasty and connected by a 42-mile long boardwalk, forming a rare horizontal curtain cave type suspended ancient temple boardwalk group in mainland Buddhism.
Cliff boardwalk entrance
In recent years, 5 miles of the boardwalk and some Buddhist temples have been restored. The steps of His Highness the Arhat are one of the five major echo buildings in the country, named "Echo Steps".
The cliff trail is a difficult climb, taking two hours, climbing cliffs, steps, and crossing a mountain tunnel that can only accommodate one pass. The author has the privilege of visiting here, the boardwalk is wide or narrow, high and low, sometimes groping forward in the dark, sometimes admiring the clouds in the wide place, sometimes sideways and sometimes crouching, there is something funny.
Climb an almost vertical cliff before climbing the cliff boardwalk
Take a picture of the landscape inside the cliff boardwalk
The cliff walkway is actually taken
Live-action shooting inside the cliff boardwalk cave
According to legend, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng, the king of the Chuang Dynasty, attacked Beijing, and the four princes of the Chongzhen Emperor came here to become a monk, with the legal name Xiao'an, before his master. According to the inscription, at that time, "the fish and dragon listened to the Law, the ape crane participated in Zen, and it was invincible", and the Ningwu Fu Zhi called it "the most scenic place". At the top of the mountain there is a statue of Xiao'an's flesh and a Pagoda of Xiaozu built in the Qing Dynasty.
A real-life photo of the inside of the cliff boardwalk
Actual photo inside the cliff boardwalk
Take a picture of the scenery of Luya Mountain in the cliff boardwalk
The beauty, wonder and danger of Luya Mountain have created its unique temperament and status, and the accumulation of history has also made him more brilliant in the past and the present.