龙宫景区集溶洞、峡谷、瀑布、峰林、绝壁、溪河、石林、漏斗、暗河等多种喀斯特地质地貌景观于一体，是喀斯特地貌形态展示最为集中全面的景区，被誉为“天下喀斯特，尽在龙宫”。
Dearmembersofthegroup,youhavecomefromafartoAnshun,whichhas"thebellyofGuizhouandthethroatofYunnan",andtotheDragonPalacescenicarea,whichcombinesthetypicalkarstscenerywithreligiousandhumanisticviews.Wearereallyveryhappy,filledwithexcitementandjoy.
IthinkyouhavevisitedthemagnificentandexquisiteTianxingqiaodistrictandHuangguoshuwaterfall.Next,wewillmainlyvisittheDragonPalacescenicarea.TodaywearegoingtovisittheundergroundpalaceoftheDragonPalace,whichhasawaterdistanceof840metersandisonlythefirstpartoftheDragonPalace.
AnshunLonggongnationalscenicspotisascenicspotcombiningtypicalreligiousandculturallandscapeswithkarstscenery.LonggongismainlylocatedinAnshunCityinthewestofGuizhouProvince,27kilometersawayfromAnshunCity,45kilometersawayfromthefamousHuangguoshuwaterfalland132kilometersawayfromGuiyang.ItbelongstothePearlRiversystem,withanaveragealtitudeofabout1000-1400meters.
TheLonggongscenicspotinGuizhouismainlycomposedofwatercave,drycaveandcavewaterfall,includingbeautifulruralvillages,ruggedandmajesticmountains,craggyandstrangestoneforestsurroundedbygreenbamboo,etc.thescenicresourcesarerich,thetypesarevarious,andthelandscapeisunique.Itisraretointegratemountains,streams,water,forests,caves,waterfalls,lakesandstones.Longgongscenicareabelongstothesuperimposedkarstlandform,whichwasformedin3.Longgongscenicareabelongstosubtropicalmonsoonhumidclimate.Itsmaincharacteristicsarefourdistinctseasons,noseverecoldinwinterandnosevereheatinsummer.Theannualaveragetemperatureis14.6℃,andtheclimateisverymild.Thewholescenicareaissurroundedbymountainsandstreams,thenaturalenvironmentissimpleandfresh,andtheatmosphericwaterbodyisnotpolluted.GuizhouDragonPalacecenterview,withrichscenicspotsandcompletecontents,istheessenceofthewholescenicarea.Therearevariouskarstlandforms,majesticcliffsandruggedstoneforests,richandcolorfulethniccustomsandquietandelegantpastoralscenery.Atthesametime,thereareuniquelandscaperesourcescalled"threemost"bytouristsinChina.First,Longmenwaterfallisthelargestwaterfallinthecave;second,undergroundriveristhelongest,withatotallengthof5000meters;third,LonggongTianchihasthelowestnaturalradiationinChina.Undergroundriversconnectmorethan30mountainsandconnectmorethan90undergroundrivercaves.
Members,let'stakethisboattoexplorethemysteriousworldofdragonpalace.LonggongRongshuicave,Handongcave,canyon,peakforest,cliff,openstream,undergroundriver,Xuantang,pastoralscenery,ethniccustomsandreligiouscultureareintegratedtoformamagicaltouristlandscape.Centerview,extraordinaryasifdonebythespiritsofthefourfamousscenicspots,namely,thecentralscenicspot,thewhirlpoolpond,therapelakeandthefairylake.In1985,afterthenationalexpertsoflandscapearchitecturecamehereforinvestigation,theythoughtthattheDragonPalacewastoo"unique".Whereisitunique?Thatis:Qijue,xiongjue,xiujue,miaojie.Mr.Zhangxingcha,afamouscalligrapherinGuizhou,wroteacoupletfortheDragonPalace.Thefirstcoupletis"swallowingstonesasholes,spittingstonesasflowers,andthemagicworkdependsonwater".Thesecondcoupletis"gatheringwatertoformanabyss,coveringwatertoformawaterfall,andthescenerydependsonthestone".Theword"Jue"wasrevealedbythepoet.
ThesceneryoftheDragonPalaceisnotonlyunique,butalso"divine".Thisplaceisespeciallyabletostimulatethepeculiarimagination,imaginationandassociationofhumanbeings.Itsspiritliesinthatitisnotonlyuniqueinmountains,riversandcaves,butalsocanfindthetracesofthedragon,experiencethehauntingofthedragon,andisaholylandforunderstandingChinesedragonculture.HuaguoMountain,shuiliancaveandDragonKingCrystalPalaceinjourneytotheWestareallconcentratedhere,wherepeoplecanfindcorrespondinglandscapesonebyone.Therefore,itisnecessarytosaythattheyaretheembodimentofChinesedragonmythsandlegends.Whenyoucomehere,youwillfeelasifyouhavebeenseparatedfromreallifeandenteredanincrediblemysteriousworld.
TalkingaboutdragoninDragonPalace
OurjourneyofthedragonbeginswiththegrandarchwaythatenterstheDragonPalace.Chinesepeoplehaveaspecialfeelingforthedragon.TheyhavetoplaywiththedragonlanternduringtheSpringFestival,rowthedragonboatduringtheDragonBoatFestival,playwiththewaterdragonwhenit'ssunnyandrainyforalongtime,andsacrificetotheDragonKingwhenit'sflooded.InChinesecultureandcustoms,thedragoniseverywhere.Isn'tit?Theclearandclearspringisoftencalled"dragonspring";theunfathomablepoolismostlycalled"dragonpool";thewonderfulmountainshapemustbecalled"dragonvein";thegorgeouspalaceisoftencalled"DragonPalace".Longjingteaisthebestfortea,Longmenbanquetisthebestforfood.ThesharpestswordiscalledQinglongsword,andthemostvaluablehorseiscalledwulongju.ManybeautifullegendsarerelatedtotheDragonKing,thedragondaughter,thethreeprincesoftheDragonKing,andtheDragonPalace.Theyarewell-knownandwilllastforever.DragonisakindofauspiciousthinginChina.Anywordwiththeword"dragon"meansauspicious,festive,excitingandsoaring.Forexample."DragonflyingandPhoenixdancing","dragonandPhoenixpresenting","dragonleapingandTigerLeaping","livingdragonandlivingtiger","dragonsingingandtigerroaring","dragontravelingallovertheworld",and"carpleapinganddancinginthedragon'sgate".Therefore,theChineseconsiderthemselves"descendantsofthedragon".Thesupremeemperorclaimedtobethe"realdragonemperor"andcalledhisdescendants"dragonson"and"dragongrandson".Inpeople'smind,thedragonisdivineandunpredictable.Theimageofthedragonismagicalandstrange.Itistheheadofahorse,thehornofadeer,thelimitofatiger,theearofanox,thebodyofasnake,thescalesofafish,andtheclawsofaneagle.It'sreallyimpressive.Thedragonisadivinething.Inpeople'seyes,ithasextraordinaryability.Itcanascendtheskyandridethemist,whichis"thinnerthanthelightofthesky";itcanenterthedeeppool,overturntheseaandriver,andhasthedivinepowertocallthewindandrain,andstartlethethunderandlightning.Peoplemayask,isthereareal"dragon"innature?IntheJurassicperiodmorethan200millionyearsago,dinosaursdominatedtheworldformorethan100millionyears,andbeforethat,thereweremanymarinedragonsintheTriassicperiod.However,uptonow,nosuchdragonhasbeenfound.ThedragonintheeyesofChinesepeopleisborninChefu'swonderfulimagination.Itisafuzzycollectionofmanynaturalphenomena,suchaswindandcloud,thunderandlightning,frost,rainandsnow,rivers,lakesandseas,rarebirdsandanimals,andallkindsofanimals.ItisalsothetotemofmanyancientChinesenations,theembodimentofthecommonpsychologyoftheChinesenation,andthesymboloftraditionalChinesesocialpower.
Waterisaspecialthinginnature.Itisnotonlythesourceoflife,butalsothepurposeofallthings.Evaporationcanrisetotheskyandbecomeclouds,andaggregationcansinkintorainandsnow.Ontheground,itcanformrivers,lakesandseas,anditcandiveintothegroundandbecomeYinhedarklake.Therefore,inShuowen,itisexplainedasfollows:thedragoncanbehidden,canbepresent,canbequiet,canbebright,canbebig,canbesmall,canriseandfall.Infact,theimageof"dragon"isexactlytheimageofwater,soitissaid:"ifthemountainisnothigh,therewillbefairiesandspirits;ifthewaterisnotdeep,therewillbedragonsandspirits."Thecharmofdragonofficerliesinwater,whichisamysteriouswater.Itwasasmallriver.Outofthevalley.Severaltimestheydivedintotheground,severaltimestheygushedoutoftheground,passedthroughmorethan20peaks,andwentthroughseveraltwistsandturns.That'snotenough.It'sstillformingahugewaterfallundertheground.Afterswallowingtheclouds,it'sjustsurging.Now,let'sfollowthefootprintsofthedragontofindthetraceofthedragon!