★Tourist location: Guizhou Zunyi Hongguoshu Scenic Area
There is a downward mountain road out of the cave, and there is a simple temple beside the road. I don't know where the sacred place is enshrined. We were planning to visit inside, but we were told that we were not allowed to enter without offering incense, so we had to leave angrily.
Well, this god only accepts the incense of his own believers, not the curiosity of the general public. However, this seems to run counter to the Bodhisattva's compassionate heart.
The mountain peaks on the side are very steep, especially the mountain wall seems to have been cut by knives and axes. If this is used as a scenic spot, I am afraid it can also perfunctory a legend, right?
Walking down the mountain road is a valley called Yuhua Valley. It's a pity that we came a little early, and the flowers have not yet bloomed, so we didn't see the gorgeous scene of bathing flowers in the valley. Instead, I looked up and saw a glass bridge connecting the two peaks. Unfortunately, in terms of length, it is far worse than Yelang Valley.
My friend was more interested in the lush forests and grasses in the valley, but I was impatient to wait in the pavilion, so I simply followed the mountain path and climbed up. Because there is a glass bridge as a reference, you don't expect to get lost.
I climbed up the steps that were not too smooth all the way. Although I saw that the glass bridge was quite high, it was probably due to my physical strength, but it didn't take me long to reach the top of the mountain. Because of the small scale, the glass bridge here is very cheap, and the slide is only 50 yuan, which is really a conscience price.
However, there is already a glass bridge in Yelang Cave that is beautiful in the front, and my friends are keen on Yuhuagu. I still have a sense of teamwork. No one walks directly down the mountain on the glass bridge and sits on the slide.
So I returned the same way with a little regret, my friends are still having fun. It just so happened that I was a little tired when I went up and down the mountain, so I happened to take a rest in the gazebo.
The little friend finally walked out of the grass with one foot deep and one foot shallow, so we continued to walk along the path. There is naturally a section of uphill road out of the valley, but it is not steep, and it is still very easy to walk.
Dripping Avalokitesvara is not an artificial Buddha statue, but a naturally formed statue. Not to mention, even if there is no sign, we can easily recognize this scenic spot when we see the incense here and the clear-cut Buddha statue.
With its back against the cliff, the Buddha statue stood upright at an almost ninety-degree angle, as if it had been flattened by a sword. The Avalokitesvara statue leans quietly on the cliff, and its facial features are clearly discernible.
The amazing thing is that the Guanyin statue is still dripping water. Although the weather is not necessarily so sunny, there is no rain. The water droplets of Dripping Avalokitesvara probably seeped out from the rock formations.
I walked to the Elephant Trunk Cave unknowingly, which is very majestic. Elephant Trunk Hill in Guilin looks very beautiful in the water. However, the Elephant Trunk Hill of the red fruit tree stands on the plateau, which looks very magnificent.
Going forward is a natural stone crevice, which can only pass ten cattle, so it is named Niuga Cave. The stalactites in the cave can closely observe the process of water droplets forming rocks, but this process is also a long-term process.
Niujia Cave has always been the main channel for local people to pass through the two ends of the valley. According to legend, the famous general Shi Dakai of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom passed through this cave when he led his troops to the red fruit tree to rest.
Walking through Niujia Cave is a river, the water quality is clear, with a slightly dark green color, I don’t know if it is rich in natural minerals, or it is complemented by green trees. Of course, only the green trees all over the mountain cannot reflect such a deep green.
Walking through a narrow passage, you will find Tiansheng Bridge, a famous scenic spot in Hongguoshu. This is a relic left after the collapse of an ancient karst cave. Tiansheng Bridge is revered as Dragon Bridge by the local people, and He Jingzhi, the former Vice Minister of Culture and a famous poet, once inscribed it: "Dragon Bridge".
We have already passed the restaurant when we got here, so we simply sat down and ate dry food. However, until we had finished eating, we hadn't seen the boatman yet. It seems impossible to take a boat to Tianshengqiao to see the ruins of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. There is a small road next to it, but unfortunately it is not passable.
Another group of people came over and asked where to buy tickets. We smiled wryly and explained that we didn't see any ticket purchase point. It seems that to play Tianshengqiao, you still need to wait until the peak season, right? The boat is moored by the river, the problem is that there is no way to untie it!
It happened that one of them was from Suiyang, and he specially accompanied his friends to come and play, and praised the beauty of the scenery of the red fruit tree, which is not inferior to the yellow fruit tree, and recommended that we arrange a trip to Qingxi Gorge next. My friend wanted to go behind Twelve, but found that the traffic is very inconvenient, and it is impossible to complete the tour in one day. It is recommended that we arrange at least two days, preferably three days. We counted the time with our fingers, the holidays are limited, and we were disappointed to find that we couldn't arrange three days. What's more, we couldn't find the means of transportation to go behind Twelve!
The route we took was exactly the opposite of theirs, so we said goodbye by the river. Before leaving, they suggested that we go to Wolong Palace, where the natural scenery of red fruit trees is the most beautiful, and we nodded happily.
Wolong Palace is actually the only place we must pass to go to Hongguoshu Waterfall. The scenery here is really beautiful. A small bridge spans the waves. The silhouette in the lake and the bridge on the lake complement each other. There are mountains on both sides, lush trees and beautiful peaks. , the turquoise lake water is like a huge emerald, and the sky that is not so bright seems to be a bit brighter.
Wolong Palace is a typical karst landform, with a width of 30 meters, a height of 50 meters and a length of 20 meters. The lighting in the cave is very good, and there is no need for light mapping at all. The cave is dark and quiet, and the slow water flow can hardly stir up any waves.
Of course, we think the most beautiful thing about Wolong Cave is not the stalactites in the cave, but the surrounding scenery. No matter from which angle, you will feel that the scenery is pleasant. Maybe there are no fish when the water is clear, and the bottom of the water can be clearly seen in the shallows, but there is really no fish!
There was a faint rumbling sound in the distance. It was the sound of a waterfall that I was familiar with.
"The Hongguoshu Waterfall is here!" I cheered with my eyes shining and a smile on my face.
