The typical representative of karst caves in East China is the “Crown of Caves in the Country”, which has been discovered during the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Under China’s vast territory, the earth takes mountains and rivers as its skeleton, flowers, birds, insects and fish as its soul, giving nature a colorful form and portraying a magnificent and magnificent natural scene. Among the many wonders of the land of China, humanities and scenery have long been integrated. “Space presents the beauty of humanity because of time, and the land expresses nostalgia because of human beings.” This sentence tells that natural landscapes with the beauty of humanities are truly beautiful scenery. Some time ago, the US “National Geographic” magazine announced the 25 best travel destinations in the world in 2021. Tonglu was selected as a cultural and historical destination and became the only destination selected in China. Tonglu, which was built in the Three Kingdoms period, is known as the “place of beauty and beauty”. In the long river of history, it is full of humanities and customs endowed by natural mountains and rivers.

Tonglu is located in Hangzhou, which has been called the “paradise on earth” since ancient times, on the middle reaches of the Qiantang River. This city is famous for its “green mountains, beautiful waters, long history and secluded environment”. If you come to Tonglu, Hangzhou, you must visit the Yaolin Wonderland. The unique karst landform is very spectacular. It is one of the most famous karst caves in the country. It is the “Crown of Caves in the Country” and is a typical representative of karst caves in East China. The painter Ye Qianyu once praised it: rare in China, rare in the world. The Yaolin Wonderland, 80 kilometers away from Hangzhou, is also one of the top 40 tourist attractions in China and one of the top ten tourist attractions in Zhejiang Province. In 2002, it was listed as a national 4A scenic tourist attraction. There are more than 20 limestone caves distributed in Tonglu County. The most famous is the Yaolin Cave. According to historical records, as early as the Song Dynasty, the poet Ke Yuezhai compared this cave to a fairyland. In the 12th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, Yang Baoyi, the prefect of Tonglu County This cave was nominated as “Yaolin Wonderland”, which is said to be a playground for gods.

The Yaolin Wonderland was formed in a limestone cave 100,000 years ago. The entire cave is one kilometer in depth. According to the structure of the cave, it is divided into seven cave halls with a total area of ​​28,000 square meters. The Yaolin Wonderland was first discovered in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and was isolated from the world by the collapse of the cave entrance at the end of the Qing Dynasty. It was rediscovered in 1979 and attracted the attention of travel enthusiasts from all over the world with its magical topography and magnificent stalactite scenes. It can be imagined that in ancient times, the caves under the lighting of torches and bonfires, which were underdeveloped with lights, could be compared to the beauty of a fairyland. Nowadays, under the colorful lighting, it is like a natural artwork. Although it is one step away from the world outside the cave, there is a difference between “the world and the fairyland”. The setting of lighting and storyline is an ingenious combination of modern technology and ancient caves. The strange rocks of different shapes, strange ponds, strange caves, and the gurgling sound of underground water from time to time, plus the lights in the cave, really look like a fairyland.

There are 3 cave halls in Yaolin’s Wonderland, and the stalactites in each cave hall look different. There are attractions in the cave such as Yingbin Gate, Yinhe Waterfall, Jinjiguan Waterfall, Juxian Hall, Qionglou Yuyu, Ganoderma Lucidum Mountain, and Zizhu Forest. The first cave hall is welcoming tourists from all walks of life by more than 50 vividly sized lions and proboscis elephants, so it is also called “the lion elephant welcoming guests.” The most worth visiting is the “Jade Pillar Optimus” with a height of about 14 meters and a diameter of about 4 meters, which stands on the raised cliff in the second cave hall, and the beautiful “Thirty Three Heavens” in the third cave hall. And “Yaolin Yufeng”. If you don’t have a bit of imagination, you will probably think that this is a pile of stones of different shapes, but when you look up on the scene, you will be deeply impressed by nature’s supernatural work.

It is said that Yaolin’s Wonderland is a strange and incomparable cave world, and its magic is that it provides a vast world for mankind’s infinite fantasy world. The stalactites formed over hundreds of millions of years are colorful and dazzling. “Yao Chi is originally in the human world, it can be laughed at by ordinary people.” The natural world gives birth to infinite reveries. Man and nature are an inseparable whole. At the same time, they are constantly thinking about the relationship between themselves and nature. This is the combination of nature and humanities. Charm.