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Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
The karst caves are diverse in shape and concentrated in a small area. The 712 caves discovered so far constitute a typical temperate karst system and present an extremely rare combination of tropical climate and glacial climate, providing the possibility for studying geological history of tens of millions of years.
Lotus Cave at Julong Mountain
The Lotus Cave in Julong Mountain, Wu'an, Handan City is a typical northern karst cave. There are temples such as the Dragon King Temple and the Bixia Palace on Julong Mountain. The mountains and rivers are beautiful and the clouds are shrouded. It is said that dragons often gather here. The Lotus Cave has a long history and high traditional cultural value. The stone 綜 in the cave is high, the stalactites are hanging high, the stalagmites are standing in a forest, the jade pillars are towering, and the stone towers are towering. It is a divine axe and fascinating. The Lotus Cave Scenic Area of Julong Mountain is a comprehensive tourist resort with natural landscape as the main feature, integrating food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment. The scenic area covers an area of 10 square kilometers, and the main landscapes include: Julong Mountain, the soul of Taihang, the Lotus Cave, the wonder of North China, the wonder of the northern stone forest and sea, the ancient human settlement site, the psychological behavior development training base, Julongtan, Xiangshui Creek, the ecological forest and fruit plantation, the rural resort and more than 180 other places. The scenic area is beautiful with mountains and waters, and the mountains are full of fossils. It belongs to the national forest park and the national geological park. The scenic area is shaded by willows, evergreen pines and cypresses, grapes form racks, fruit trees form forests, walnuts, persimmons, jujubes, black dates, sour dates, hawthorns, peppers, as well as tens of thousands of cotinus coggygria, forsythia and other trees, flowers and herbs that cover more than 96% of the scenic area. It is a paradise on earth given by God. Lotus Cave is a natural karst cave, which was formed 500 million years ago according to experts. The landscape in the cave is wonderful, mysterious and infinite, with winding paths, beautiful and spectacular, and stalactites of various shapes and postures, all of which are lifelike and vivid. There are nearly 100 stalactite wonders such as the two dragons playing with the pearls, the lotus pagoda, the night-bright pearls, the black and white gems, and the fairy dressing table. In particular, the stalactite Bodhisattva, which is rare in the country, has a lifelike image. The Holy Water Cave in the cave is a winding, clear underground river with cool and sweet spring water. Drinking it regularly can beautify the skin and prolong life. Praying for rain can bring nectar, boys who wash their faces with holy water will surely win the imperial examination, and girls who wash their faces will become prettier. The cave is warm in winter and cool in summer, with clouds and mists lingering around, and the weather is magnificent, like a dragon palace or a fairyland.
Hebei Ziyun Mountain Scenic Area
Ziyunshan Shiguzhai Leisure Resort is located in the southwest of Pingshan County, an old revolutionary base, with an area of 16 square kilometers and an altitude of 800-1200 meters. It is a leisure resort integrating natural ecological scenery, natural caves, primitive farmhouse stone courtyards, ancient ethnic culture, and red education base. It is 50 kilometers away from Pingshan County, 45 kilometers away from Xibaipo, and 90 kilometers away from the provincial capital Shijiazhuang.
Xianqi Cave Scenic Area
Xianqi Cave is located in Dongguanshang Village, Zhangfang Town, Fangshan District, Beijing. It is less than 100 kilometers away from the Third Ring Road of Beijing. It is the only karst cave in North China that can be entered by a 500-meter waterway. This cave was opened by an enthusiastic group in Guanshang Village in the spring of 1998. It immediately caused a sensation and was called "Shihua Palace", "Shenzhu Cave", "Cangqiong Cave" and "Yidongtian". Then a wandering monk from Mount Wutai who was looking for a place to practice came to the cave and exclaimed: "Good! Good! There are people above people, there are heavens beyond heavens, and there are caves in caves. Here, 'immortals live together', we are humble, Amitabha..." From then on, it was named "Xianqi Cave" and made public. The Dongguanshang area is composed of a number of isolated karst caves. Such a concentration, such a large scale, and so many landscapes are rare. It can be compared with the four major caves in my country: Fujian "Shihua Cave", Guilin "Ludi Cave", Hangzhou "Yaolin Cave", Beijing "Qianzhen Cave", and it is on par with them and is known to the world, but it is also unique. The strata of the cave body are dolomite limestone and sandy dolomite. It was formed in the early Sinian period 1.6 billion years ago. In other words, 1.6 billion years ago, this was a vast ocean, and thick carbonate materials were deposited on the seabed. Due to the uplift of the earth's crust, after several vicissitudes, about 100 million years ago, a mountain-building movement occurred in North China, and Beijing Xishan was formed. The stratigraphic faults that occurred simultaneously, under the combined effects of paleoclimate, paleogeography, and paleohydrogeological conditions, groundwater eroded the highly soluble carbonate strata along the fault zone, and then collapsed, flushed, and expanded. Over time, a series of groundwater channels with different diameters and lengths were formed, ranging from a few meters to a thousand meters. The crust rises again, and the cave is separated from the water surface, and then it enters a long stage of stone flower formation. Carbonate substances in the water precipitate, re-crystallize in the cave, and attach to the cave wall, cave ceiling, and cave bottom. This is stone flower. "Xianqi Cave" is one of them. The stone flowers in the cave began their formation and development process 1 million years ago, and they are still "growing", "modifying", and "perfecting" themselves to this day. According to the classification of cave sediments, there are five sedimentary types and dozens of forms, including stalactites, stone stalactites, stone curtains, stone pillars, stone towers, stone waterfalls, stone mirrors, stone lotus, stone Buddha's hand, crystal flowers, calcium plates, stone drums, etc. The above forms are numerous from microscopic to macroscopic. There are "farmers' courtyards", "Hangzhou miniatures", "Panlong jade pillars", "stone waterfalls flying down", "Taishang Pavilion", "Xianqi Hall", "The sky is about to fall", "God turtles follow longevity", "crocodiles guarding the cave", "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", "Monks Sitting in Meditation", "Giant Buddha's Hand", "Tropical Rainforest", "Canyon in the Cave", "Jade Lotus" and so on. In particular, "The Great River" is very similar to our mother river - the "Landscape of the Yellow River Basin". The "glaciers", "lakes", "waterfalls", "gorges" and "plateaus" at the source are all amazing.
Jizhou Cave
Jizhou Karst Cave Scenic Area is located at the foot of Lingqi Mountain in the north of Hongshuizhuang Village, Luozhuangzi Town, Jixian County, Tianjin. It is 12 kilometers away from Jixian County, 100 kilometers away from Beijing, 127 kilometers away from Tianjin, 220 kilometers away from Chengde, 248 kilometers away from Qinhuangdao, and 80 kilometers away from Tangshan. It borders Beijing Pinggu Jinhai Lake in the north, faces the famous Panshan scenic spot in the country across the mountain in the west, and is connected to the Huangyaguan Great Wall in the east. The Jinwei Highway passes through it. Because Jixian was once named Jizhou, it is named Jizhou Karst Cave. Jizhou Karst Cave is developed in the dolomite stratum of the Hongshuizhuang Formation of the Great Wall System of the Middle and Upper Proterozoic. It is located in the Jixian section of the Jixian National Geopark of Tianjin, and is about 1.2 billion years old. According to the survey and calculation by the national geological department, the developable space is up to one million square meters, which is the largest area in North China. The first phase of the development of Jizhou Cave covers an area of about 30,000 square meters, with a total length of 1,200 meters. In the center of the scenic area, there is a three-level horizontal cave system. There are as many as 28 most prominent landscapes. The landscape in the cave is crystal clear, varied, and gorgeous, making people linger.
Lingshan Julong Cave
Lingshan Julong Cave, also known as Lingshan Karst Cave, is located at the foot of Lianhua Mountain, 2 kilometers northeast of Lingshan Town, Quyang County, Baoding City, Hebei Province. Because the cave body resembles a long dragon and the landscape inside the cave is mostly dragon-shaped, it is named Lingshan Julong Cave. According to experts, the area around Julong Cave is a typical northern karst landform, belonging to a group of fissure-type natural karst caves formed by crustal changes over hundreds of millions of years. The cave body resembles a long dragon, with a total length of 2,800 meters, and the landscape inside the cave is also mostly dragon-shaped. The temperature in the cave is warm in winter and cool in summer, with a constant temperature of 17 degrees Celsius to 18 degrees Celsius. Julong Cave is divided into three parts: the Ape Man Cave, the Julong Hall and the Underground Maze. The Ape Man Cave is hundreds of meters long, and the ash deposits left by the ancient ape man in the cave are 12 meters long, 3 meters thick and 2 meters deep, which is rare in the country. Deep in the cave wall, there are deposits of ancient animal fossils that were extinct 260,000 years ago. This is the first discovery in Hebei Province and is of great significance in archaeology. On the wall of the cave, there is the original calligraphy of Su Shi, a great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty - the two characters "Penglai". The Julong Hall has white dragons competing for supremacy, which is magnificent; the underground maze has winding corridors, which is mysterious. The landscape inside the cave is characterized by magic, wonder and wonder, and more than 100 scenic spots such as Yunxi Flower Path, Dinghai Magic Needle, Little Three Gorges, and Jinshan Yingu are naturally formed. According to the investigation and demonstration of national tourism experts, the cultural relics such as stone paper, goose pipe, stone canyon, and stone hair in the cave are rare in China.