Friends:IbelieveyouarenotunfamiliarwithTianmenMountain.TheworldaerobaticsGrandPrixheldinNovember1999completedthefeatofhumanflyingthroughnaturalkarstcavesforthefirsttime,andthenameofTianmenMountainsuddenlyenteredtheworld'svision.HowmanypeoplehopetohaveaglimpseofTianmenMountain.Today,youfinallygetwhatyouwant!
TianmenMountainisabout8kilometersawayfromthesouthofZhangjiajieCity.Thetopofthemountainis1.93kilometerswidefromnorthtoSouthand1.96kilometerslongfromeasttowest.Itcoversanareaof2.2squarekilometersandhasanaltitudeof1518.6.ItisdifferentfromWulingyuan'ssandstonepeakforestlandscapebyitswell-developedkarstlandform.Itisaplatformshapedisolatedmountainsurroundedbycliffs.
TianmenMountainwascalledSongliangmountainintheHanDynasty.IntheThreeKingdomsperiod,adoorwasopenedonthewallofthemountain.SunXiu,kingofWu,regardeditasanauspiciousomenandrenameditTianmenMountain.TianmenMountainisamasterpieceofnature.Inthelonggeologicalhistory,ithasexperiencedmarinesedimentationrisingtocontinentalsedimentation,formingahighmountain,andsufferedhundredsofmillionsofyearsofwindandrainerosion,especiallytheTriassicYanshanmovement.AttheendoftheCretaceous,thelarge-scaleHimalayanorogenyfurtherupliftedtheTianmenMountain,whichwascutintoisolatedmountainsbytwofaultcanyons,resultinginagreatheightdifferencebetweenthehighmountainsandthevalley,withaheightdifferenceofmorethan1300meterswithinafewkilometers,thuscreatingthemajesticmomentumoftheisolatedpeaksoftheTianmenMountain.
TianmenMountainisamysteriouscarrierofhistoricalcultureandBuddhismculture,andaperfectcombinationofnaturallandscapeandhumanlandscape.
InordertospeeduptheprocessoftourismdevelopmentinZhangjiajie,TianmenMountainisintheprocessoflarge-scaledevelopmentandconstruction.Somescenicspotshavenotbeenofficiallyopened;theworld'slongestropewayandTianmenshantempleareunderconstruction.
(Tianmencave)onthe1264meterhighcliffofTianmenMountain,thereisanaturalgatecavefromnorthtosouth.Itis131.5metersfromthebottomtothetop,37meterswideand30metersdeep.Onthetopedgeofthenorthsideofthecave,thereisaninverteddragonheadbamboowithrootslikedragonheadandleaveslikephoenixtail,soitisalsocalledPhoenixTailBamboo.Ontheeastsideisatrenchmorethan200metershigh,withspringwaterflowingfromaboveandfallingplumblossomrain.Itissaidthatanyonewhocanopenhismouthtoreceive48dropsofplumblossomraincanbecomeanimmortal.AttheentranceofTianmencave,youcanoftenseerockswallowsflyingandmountainEaglescircling.Withthechangeofweather,Tianmencavesometimesbreathesclouds,sometimesitisclearlikeamirror,whichformsacyclicandever-changingmeteorologicallandscape.
So,howdidTianmencaveform?GeologistMr.Qingongjiongthoughtthatitwastheresultof"funnel"dissolution.HethinksthattheterrainontheeastsideofTianmencaveinclinesslightlytothewest,whiletheterrainonthewestsideinclinesslightlytotheEast,andthecoreofsynclineisfacingTianmencaveroad.TheEastandwestwallsarecutbytwojointswithastrikeofabout320degrees,andajointwithastrikeof40degreesintersectswiththematTianmencave.Twokarstfunnelsatthetopofthecavealsoplayanimportantroleinthekarstprocess.Aftertherainfalls,thesurfacewaterflowsalongtheslopetothefunnel,andpartofthewaterflowingintothesoilflowsdowntheinterlayercracksofthestratumtowardsthecoreofthesyncline.Thelong-termcontinuousdissolutionprocessmakesthelocalcollapse,andfinallymakesthetwogroupsofcavesmergeintoone,formingtheTianmencave.
However,somepeopledisagreewiththis:theTianmencavewasformedaccordingtothisprinciple.Whyisthebaseofthecaveahugeplatform?Cantheserocks"collapse"outofthecave?Therefore,theformationofTianmencaveisstillanunsolvedmystery.
(TianmenshanTemple)TianmenshantemplewasfirstbuiltintheTangDynasty.ItwascalledYunbotemple,LingquancourtyardandSonglianghallinancienttimes.IntheMingDynasty,duetoimpropersiteselection,itwasrepeatedlydestroyedbywindandoftensufferedfromwatershortage,soTianmenshantemplewasmovedfromtheeasternpeak.Itusedtobeaplacewithtoweringancienttreesandthickshade.Thelinteloftheancienttempleisengravedwiththefourcharacters"TianmenXianshan".Thecoupletonbothsidesofthegateis:"thereisnonightinthesky,andthereisnomountainonthemountain.ItissaidthatLiZichengwroteabookbyYeFu.TheentranceistheGreatBuddhaHall,behindwhichistheGuanyinhall,withsixbungalowsonbothsides.Thelastoneistheancestralhall,whichisofgreatscale.Folkcanbesummarizedas"threeintothehall,sixearroom,brickwall,ironpot,suchasKuang".Theoriginalarchitectureofthetempleisveryparticular,withcornicesandangles,carveddragonsandpaintedphoenixes,andstatuesofBuddhasandBodhisattvas.Thereisalsoabigdrum,abigbell,asevenlevelstonetowerandaDahuamoneystove.Accordingtotheinscriptions,Tianmenshantemplewasrepairedseventimesduringthe163yearsfromtheQianlongperiodoftheQingDynastytothefifthyearoftheRepublicofChina.Atthattime,therewasanendlessstreamofbelieversfrommorethantencountiesalongtheborderofHunan,Hubei,SichuanandGuizhou.NowTianmenshanTourismCo.,Ltd.isrepairingTianmenshantempleonalargescale,andtheformerprosperitywillreappear.
(longtouyan)it'scalledlongtouyan.Inthepast,therewerestonetapsthatcouldbeturnedonthecollapse.Longtourockfacesacliff.Itissaidthatinthepast,manypilgrims,inordertoshowtheirsincerityinprayingforGodandworshipingBuddha,heldthedragon'sheadintheirhandsandmadeacirclearoundthecliff.Aslongastheyweresincere,theywouldguaranteeyounothing.Later,thedragonheadwasliftedoffthecliff.Nowwecanonlyseethestonepitwherethedragonheadwasplaced.Longtourockisthebestviewingplatformforsunrise.LiJing,themagistrateofYuezhouintheMingDynasty,wroteapoempraisingTianmenMountain
Themountainreachesitspeak,andthegateofheaveniswithinreach.
LookingupatPenglaiundertheredsun,lookingforwardtoLufuwhiteclouds.
Cangyaabruptpinefirancient,Qujingremotehorsetraceempty.
Ifyouwanttobuildthehighestpeak,flyingmustrelyontheskywind.
(chisongfenggoldpool)thissmallpoolisabout1.3meterslong,0.6meterswideandonlyafewcentimetersdeep.Nomatterhowdryitis,thewaterwillnotdryupalltheyearround.Itissaidthatthisisthegoldpoolofchisongzi,therainmasterofShennongemperorinancienttimes.Underthenortherncliff,thereisapeaklikeDanzaopeak,whichiscalledDanzaopeak.Atthetopofthepeak,therearecloudsandmist,likethesmokerisingfromthestove.Itissaidthatitisastoveusedbyredpinenutsforalchemy.Thereisapoembypredecessors:"inthepast,therewereimmortalplaces.TherelicsareleftinDanzao,andtheyoftencomeandgo."TherearethundercaveandelectricitycaveunderthepeakofDanzao.Itissaidthatinadditiontousingthewaterfromthegoldenpool,theredpinenutcanreachacertaindegreeoffirewiththehelpofthunderandelectricity.
TherearemanystrangethingsinTianmenMountain,butthewayisnotclear.Amongthem,therearefourancientmysteries,whichhavebeenhandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThefirstisthemysteryofTianmenopening,thesecondisthemysteryofdevelopingsweetpotatomillet,thethirdisthemysteryofturningwateronthetopofthemountain,andthefourthisthemysteryofwildBuddha'streasure.ItissaidthatunderthebeechtreeisthetreasurehouseofthewildBuddha.Inthechapter"TianmenMountain"inthelocalrecordsofYongdingCountywrittenbyGuangxuoftheQingDynasty,itissaidthat"intheMingDynasty,thewildBuddhaflewtothismountainfromJiashantemple.ThewildBuddhawasabandit.Aftertheincident,hecutoffhishairandbecameamonk.Heescapedfromheaven."
(ghostValleycave)itissaidthatwhenLiZichengtookYefuupthemountain,hetookmorethan100peopleandhorsesandmanygoldandsilvertreasures,hiredninewoodenboatstosneakintoDayongsecretlyagainsttheLiRiver,andwentupTianmenMountainunconsciously.ThistimeYefubecameamonk,hedidn'treallywanttobecomeaBuddha.Instead,he"sleeps"everydayand"drawshisswordtothealtar"to"restoretheCentralPlains"and"wipeoutthewholeworld"oneday.However,thesituationtookasharpturn,thepeasantarmycollapsed,theQinggovernmentwasestablished,andYefufinallydiedofanxiety.Itissaidthatbeforehedied,hescatteredallthetreasureshehadbroughtandhidtheminseveralsecretplacesinTianmenMountain.Andpoisonedallthemigrantworkerstodeath.Forhundredsofyears,Idon'tknowhowmanybandits,pilgrimsandmysteriousmonksofTianmenMountainhavecometoTianmentoworship.Infact,theyhavecomebackemptyhandedtopeepattheterrainandsearchfortreasure.Wherethetreasureishiddenisalwaysamystery.
Standingonthecliff300metersaway,thereisaninvertedtrapezoidalcavewithtreesattheentranceandwaterfallsflyingoutofthecave.ItissaidthatGuiGuZi,afamousscholarintheWarringStatesperiod,oncestudiedthebookofchangesinthecavewall,anddevotedhimselftopracticingmartialarts,creatingtheworld-famous"ghostValleymagicskill".ThereisalsoasecretcollectionofWulin,Tianmen36Tianchi,whichiscalledGuigucavebylatergenerations.GuiguziwasthefounderofthePoliticalScienceintheWarringStatesperiod.Hismainwork,maneuveringtactics,isknownasawonderfulbook,whichstudieshowtodefeateachotherbymeansofunionordivisioninpoliticsanddiplomacy.HistorianssaythatahistoryoftheWarringStatesperiodchaosisderivedfromGuigucave,whichshowsthatGuiguZiisverygood.LuoFuhai,amanofQingDynasty,wroteapoementitled"ghostValleycave":"peachblossomandflowingwatergofloating,smileintotheclouds,andvisitthecavedeeply.HermitflowmoreburiedsurnameYu,verticalandhorizontalskillsactuallyimmortal.OnthewalloftheDaoscript,sealcharactersareleft,andleadiscrematedinthefurnace.IheardJunplayingmusicinmyears,andawaterfallfelltothetopoftenthousandpeaks."XixipingandguanlipingatthefootofthemountainarefamousplacesforhardQigong.QigongmasterZhaoJishuhasvisitedmanyEuropeancountrieswithnationalleadersandwonhonorforhismotherland.
Fromtheendof1980stothe1990s,LiGuangyu,aveteranofChisongvillageatthesouthernfootofTianmenMountain,hadbeenletdownforsixtimestoinvestigatethecave.Once,whenexploringthecave,heoccasionallytookpicturesofGuiguzi'sfacestudyingthebookofchangeswithhiscamera.ThisisaprofileimagewithafivesenseorganGallery,whichisclearlydistinguishable.ItissimilartothepictureofGuiguzi,whichhasbeenwidelyspreadsofar.WhethertheimageofGuiguziissovividisaccidentalorcoincidence,orGod'sintentionalarrangement,whichhasbecomeamysteryofTianmenMountain.
(aerialgarden)pleasenotethattherearemanyexposedstonebudsandstoneforestsonbothsidesofthetrail.Theyarehighandlowindifferentshapes,likealinetowelcomeus.ThisisanotherremarkablefeatureofthekarstlandforminTianmenMountain.Therearemanystonebudsandstoneforestsonthetopofthemountain,whicharedistributedinthemiddleofthedenseforest,formingauniqueandprimitiveairgarden.Theyarelikelabyrinthsonebyone,andtheyarealsoliketheeightarraypicturesofPushuo'sconfusionandchanges.Touriststravelthroughitwithunlimitedinterest.Folklegendhasitthatanyonewhocansuccessfullypassthroughtheselabyrinthswillbeabletopassthroughtheso-calledforty-eightgatesofalllivingbeings.Myfriends,youmayaswellhaveatrynow.Iwishyouasmoothlife.