Scissors Gorge

Scissors Gorge

Scissors gorge, located in the hinterland of Lushan Mountain in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, and in Donglin Grand Canyon on the north side of Guling mountain in Yunzhong mountain city, is an ecological and cultural tourism leisure resort. It is the main component of Lushan Mountain, which is the world cultural heritage, the World Geopark, the world's only excellent ecological scenic spot and the national 5A scenic spot.

(it is composed of two scenic sections: scissors gorge, an ecological natural scenic spot, and woyunlong, a traditional cultural scenic spot, in strip shape. It starts from Guling Street Park and ends at Donglin Temple next to national highway 105. The total length is nearly 10 km, the height difference is 1 km, the vegetation rate is more than 95%, and there are nearly 3000 species of plants. The air is fresh and the concentration of negative oxygen ion is very high.

The scissors gorge in the main ecological section is a curved Valley, and the mountain instruments on both sides are overlapped, just like a pair of scissors. The valley is composed of quartz sandstone, which is a rare U-shaped valley of Quaternary glaciers. The small U-shaped Valley at the bottom of the big U-shaped Valley is deep and steep. It is the largest waterfall group in Lushan Mountain, with several hundred cascades and pools cascading all the year round. Donglin Grand Canyon has the largest water volume among all the canyons in Lushan Mountain. It is the only Lushan scenic spot that can enjoy waterfalls all year round. The main scenic spots are the triple waterfall, shuilianquan waterfall, jianjianxia waterfall, longxuquan waterfall, longyianshi waterfall, bingjiuqun, Wulongtan double waterfall, Tianhu waterfall, the seclusion site of Xilu, the hometown of Tao Yuanming, and the third place of Taoism Donglin ancestral temple in 16 blessed places: Longquan jingshe site, Huxi garden, etc.

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Donglin Grand Canyon Scenic Area is composed of scissors gorge, an ecological natural scenic area, and woyunlong, a traditional cultural scenic area. It starts from Guling Street Park and ends at Donglin Temple next to national highway 105. The total length is nearly 10 km, the height difference is 1 km, the vegetation rate is more than 95%, and there are nearly 3000 species of plants. The air is fresh and the concentration of negative oxygen ion is very high.

The scissors gorge in the main ecological section is a curved Valley, and the mountain instruments on both sides are overlapped, just like a pair of scissors. The valley is composed of quartz sandstone, which is a rare U-shaped valley of Quaternary glaciers. The small U-shaped Valley at the bottom of the big U-shaped Valley is deep and steep. It is the largest waterfall group in Lushan Mountain, with several hundred cascades and pools cascading all the year round. Donglin Grand Canyon has the largest water volume among all the canyons in Lushan Mountain. It is the only Lushan scenic spot that can enjoy waterfalls all year round. The main scenic spots are the triple waterfall, shuilianquan waterfall, jianjianxia waterfall, longxuquan waterfall, longyianshi waterfall, bingjiuqun, Wulongtan double waterfall, Tianhu waterfall, the seclusion site of Xilu, the hometown of Tao Yuanming, and the third place of Taoism Donglin ancestral temple in 16 blessed places: Longquan jingshe site, Huxi garden, etc.

The ancient cultural landscapes and sites of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are concentrated in woyunlong. The Jin Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of the ancient Chaisang County, the hometown of the great poet Tao Yuanming. Tao Yuanming lived here in Xilu, leaving behind "picking chrysanthemums under the East fence, and seeing Nanshan leisurely." It's a famous sentence. Liu Chengzhi, the magistrate of Chaisang County, lived in seclusion in woyunlong. Liujiacun people are descendants of Chaisang county magistrate Liu Chengzhi. According to Taoist records, there are 72 blessed places and 36 caves in the world. Huxi is the 36th blessed place in the world. In the fourth century A.D., Hui Yuan, an eminent monk, was in Longquan jingshe beside Huxi in woyunlong. He contacted 18 high sages, 123 famous scholars, and formed a lotus planting Association. He founded the "Pure Land Sect" of Buddhism. He initiated the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism. Su Dongpo inscribed the Xilin wall, Bai Juyi built a thatched cottage, and Lushan has "respected Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism" since ancient times. Since the fourth century AD, there have been dozens of temples, Taoist temples, thatched cottages, and hermits' secret places. At that time, scholars and scholars came in droves and flourished. It can be said that "Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, three religions and three sources flow together in this blessed place". The mysterious nature and the mystery of history and culture make the scissors gorge of Shili Longjian and Shili Huxi shrouded in mystery since ancient times. Only when you enter it can you appreciate the beauty

Scissors gorge, based on the original ecological wild interest, takes culture as the core, and has high-grade comprehensive reception services such as tourism, culture, leisure, vacation, health preservation, glacial geology and plant research, development, river tracing, etc. each of the two scenic sections has a reception center, which can provide a variety of high-quality services such as accommodation, entertainment and shopping. Each of the two central restaurants can accommodate 160 people at the same time.

It has become a fashion for urbanites to drive, help themselves or take part in tour groups to visit Donglin Grand Canyon.

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Scissors gorge Wulongtan waterfall

Two waterfalls fall into the water. There are huge stones in the lower pool, which are called Bailong stone. Since monk Huiyuan of Jin Dynasty, he has been a place for monks to sacrifice dragons. Every year on the sixth day of the sixth month of the sixth lunar month, monks and nuns worship the dragon master and pray for peace. Beside the pool, there is a thousand year old giant boulder carving "dragon is spirit".

The 36th blessed place of Taoism

Kuangxu cultivation site of Zhou Dynasty hermit. There are small cave, kuangsu temple, Shousheng bridge, feishengtai and other landscape, the scenery is very beautiful. Mount Lushan is named kuanglu because of kuanglu. Since the Sui Dynasty, every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the government and the people have offered sacrifices to Kuang Zhenjun, Mr. He Wen, in Kuang xuci temple to pray for peace, happiness, health and longevity.

Scissors gorge triple waterfall

Located in the depth of the canyon, the terrain is extremely dangerous and secluded, with different Triassic shapes, soft or rigid, with a total drop of nearly 100 meters. There are waterfall viewing platform, waterfall viewing Pavilion, and stone steps leading to Xiapu pool along the cliff.

Scissors gorge peach garden

Tao Yuanming, a poet, wrote about Taohuayuan in his famous story of Taohuayuan. Taohuayuan was discovered by Liu Chengzhi, one of the eighteen Gaoxian in Donglin and the three hermits in Xunyang (Tao Yuanming, Liu Chengzhi and Zhou Xunzhi). After Liu Cheng's seclusion, he shared the same interests as Tao Yuanming, the great poet. He wrote poems and poems together, entertained himself with the spring and stone, and talked about the world. Tao Yuanming wrote with Liu Chaisang: "the mountains and rivers have seen each other for a long time? Straight for pro old, did not bear to say soju. On a good day, I will return my staff to Xilu. There is no one to return, but ruins. MAOCI has already been treated, and a new domain has been established. The valley wind turns bleak, and the spring mash relieves hunger. Although a weak woman is not a man, her comfort is better than none. Living in the world, the years are sparse. Farming and weaving is called its use. It is necessary to pass this Xi. A hundred years later, it has the same name as Yiru. " In reward for Liu Chai sang, "when you live in poverty and few people use it, you forget about the four seasons.". There are many fallen leaves in the Palm Court. The new sunflower is Yubei, jiasui is Yangnan. I'm not happy today. Do you know the coming year? Life room with children weak, good day board far away Wait for the poem to give. In the second year of Yongchu period (421 AD), the poet called ziji "gaoshangshiye" in Taohuayuan Ji. At the end of the article, he specially wrote the scene of Ziji searching for Taohuayuan.

In 408 A.D., Tao Yuanming met fire in Chaisang's old home in Beijing and temporarily lived in a boat. In June 409 A.D., he built "Xilu" and lived in seclusion in Huxi. He lived next to Liu Chengzhi for three years. He did not move back to Chaisang's former residence until Liu Chengzhi died in 411 A.D. Tao Yuanming experienced the life in a paradise, leaving a quatrains: "picking chrysanthemums in the East fence, next year, leisurely see Nanshan." Tao Yuanming's whole poem is: "Jielu is in the world, without the noise of cars and horses. How can you help me? The heart is biased. Picking chrysanthemums under the East fence, leisurely see Nanshan. The mountain air is good day and night, and the birds return to each other. There is also true meaning here. If you want to distinguish, you have forgotten to say it. " The existing Xilu site is in Taohuayuan.

Address: Saiyang Township

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