连州地下河_语音导游词

连州地下河

【溶洞概述】

    各位游客，欢迎大家来到以“神秘瑰丽”著称的连州地下河观光游览。连州地下河当地人也把她称之为“大口岩”，我们只要回头看看刚才我们进来的洞口，“大口岩”的意思也就不言自明了。像如此巨大的溶洞入口，在其它溶洞是难得一见的，巨大的岩口堪称岭南洞穴之冠。

    连州地下河观区是一个大型地下暗河溶洞。已经开发的可游面积6万多平方米。洞内各种岩溶景观千姿百态，神秘瑰丽，地下河就蜿蜒流淌在这巨大的溶洞之内，游览期间如入仙境。游览连州地下河不仅可以饱览大自然鬼斧神工造就的神奇梦幻般的美景，同时还可以真实地领悟到地质溶洞等方面的自然科学知识。

    洞穴曾经是人类的天堂，人类穴居的历史有数十万年。洞穴既可为我们遮风避雨，还能为人们抵御强敌的侵犯。大家刚才入洞口时看到的那一道坚固的石寨门，还有这段石垒的古寨墙，这就是人们以溶洞作为抵御强敌的天然堡垒的实物见证。连州地处粤、湘、桂三省(区)的边陲之地，自古便是兵家必争之地。从汉唐至明清时期，不管是朝廷官兵还是啸聚绿林，都曾在连州留下踪迹，让连州百姓饱受了战乱的沧桑。地下河溶洞就成了人们躲避战乱的最佳安身之所。大家看这段镌刻在岩石上的明代年的文字，它真实地记载了当地村民聚众结会，避难洞中的情景。

【喀斯特溶洞的成因】

    岩溶洞穴，也叫喀斯特溶洞。喀斯特是碳酸盐类岩石分布地区特有的地貌现象，喀斯特是南斯拉夫西北部伊斯得利亚半岛的石灰岩高原的地名，19世纪末，南斯拉夫学者司威杰首先对该地区进行研究，并借用喀斯特一词作为石灰岩地区一系列作用过程的现象的总称，到1966年我国第二次喀斯特学术会建议将“喀斯特”一词改为“岩溶”。所以，喀斯特地貌亦称岩溶地貌。中国是世界上对喀斯特地貌现象记述和研究最早的国家，早在晋代即有记载，以明朝《徐霞客游记》记述最为详尽。

    岩溶洞穴是在可溶性岩石特别是碳酸盐岩类的石灰岩和白云岩岩层当中，由于水的长期溶解作用而形成的。自然界的水中含有二氧化碳，当含有二氧化碳的水遇到石灰岩时，就会发生碳酸化反应，生成碳酸氢钙，碳酸氢钙溶解于水，水在石灰岩的裂隙中流动，带走了溶解了的碳酸氢钙，年长月久，裂隙便被溶蚀成了这巨大的洞穴。

    我们刚才看到的河沙、鹅卵石，还有这洞壁上的水纹，就是大自然留给后人去印证历史的痕迹。透过这此痕迹，我们可以想象到当时水是怎样将坚硬的岩石慢慢溶解，又把它带走得悄无声息……

    各位游客，大自然的鬼斧神工不但为我们打造了奇特的自然景观。还为我们雕琢了神奇飘渺的神话世界。下面，请大家跟随我进入那大自然为我们雕琢的一段奇妙的神话世界。

   “抬头一片天，何处有神仙。亘古的传说在耳边，明月照无眠。为何冥冥间，总似有前缘。失去的梦里把手牵，沧海和桑田。就这样等候了亿万年。”这是新编电视剧《封神榜》的主题歌词。

    《封神榜》又名《封神演义》。是一部著名的中国历史神魔小说。《封神榜》神话依托中国历史上“周兴商灭”为背景，用武王伐纣为时空线索，从女娲降香开始，到姜子牙封三百六十五位正神结束。演绎了一段惩恶扬善的神话故事。

    大自然的鬼斧神工却在我们这个溶洞里，将《封神榜》中虚无飘渺的众神像雕凿得形神备具，将他们传奇的神话在这溶洞内重新演绎一番……

【蟠溪垂钓】、【白猿盗书】

    姜子牙是《封神榜》神话中的传奇人物。他是个有雄才大略，胸怀济世之志的人，可是一直怀才不遇，自己的抱负难以施展。他的大半生在穷困潦倒中度过，他曾经宰过牛，可牛肉发腐，卖过豆豉，豆豉竟然发芽，然后再卖咸鱼，可连成鱼都翻生，真是倒霉透顶了。

    但姜子牙到了八十岁那年，却遇到了周文王，被拜封为丞相，帮助武王讨伐无道的商纣王，成就了周朝八百年的基业。

    据说姜子牙经常来到蟠溪，借垂钓之名观望时局，等待能明主，以一展胸中经天纬地的抱负。大家看，这就是垂钓渭水的姜子牙。他蓑衣斗笠，直钩直钓，口中一面吟咏“宁在直中取，不在曲中求，不为锦鳞设，只钓王与候”。

    姜子牙身后还坐着他的灵猴白猿。据说姜子牙之所以能掐会算，预知过去将来，全在于他手上掌握的那本天书，这本天书就是那头灵异的白猿从女娲娘娘那里盗来送给姜子牙的。在《封神榜》中称为“白猿盗书”。大家看这就是那本白猿盗来的天书。

【天王镇殿】

    在《封神演义》中，陈塘关总兵李靖是一位重要的主角。他原是殷商“四人天王”之一，后来又是文王伐纣的元帅。他的儿子哪吒闹海，将龙王三太子抽筋剥皮，招来水淹陈塘关之祸。李靖逼杀了儿子。哪吒死后，以莲花复生，寻父复仇，李靖不敌，幸遇燃灯古佛赠玲珑宝塔，才能制服哪吒。李靖从此便塔不离手，成为了“托塔李天王”。

    在中国的寺院佛门中，北方“多闻天王”的前身就是“托塔天王”李靖。在历史上，天王李靖也真有其人。他是陕西人，唐初名将，唐太宗时任兵部尚书，因为他战功显赫，死后封为“卫国公”。据说死后升上天庭，经常显灵解救百姓救危难。百姓为其建庙供奉，“托塔李天王”的形象还被百姓画在门上，当作门神保平安。

    这座神形就是“托塔李天王”。你看他手托“玲珑宝塔”，正襟危坐镇守着这封神大殿，保佑各位事事如意，时时平安。

【子牙封神】

    姜子牙在完成助周伐纣后，遵元始天尊师命，在封神台开榜封神。他一共封了三百六十五位正神，却没封到他自己。可是民间百姓却把他看作是神上神，管神的神。因此人们在建房子时都要在正中梁上都画一八卦，上书：“姜太公在此”的字符。据说有了这道字符，就能震慑凶神恶煞，取得平安吉利。

    大家看这封神大殿的中间高高的封神台上，姜于牙骑着瑞兽四不象，一手举令旗，一手拿封神榜文，正在高声分封诸神。三百六十五位正神听封后，都在这封神殿中各归其位，保佑进殿的各位游客生平安，福禄寿全。大家如果有时间还可以在这封神殿中找到三百六十五位正神的形象来。

    各位游客，我们欣赏完了大自然为我们演绎的精彩的“封神演义”后，相信我们每个游客都会得到神灵的赐福。现在请大家随我离开这虚幻飘渺的仙境神宫，去游览风景如画的人间美景。

【飞练瀑】

    “晶晶掷岩端，洁光如可把。琼枝曲不折，雪片晴犹下。石坚激清响，叶动承馀洒。前时明月中。见是银河泻。”

    这首诗是唐代大诗人刘禹锡所作。刘禹锡因参与王叔文的改革运动失败，被贬为连州刺史，将近五年，这期间他关心民间疾苦，改革敝政，兴学重教，为连州甚至岭南的发展做了许多贡献。

    刘禹锡在连州期间曾陪他的少年时的同学裴昌禹来游过此洞，当他们来到这幅天然大瀑布前时，不禁大为赞叹，随口吟出了刚才那首《飞练瀑》。

【伏波桥】

    呈现在我们眼前的这座洁白晶莹的玲珑小桥叫做“伏波桥”。修建伏波桥的材料是产自于连州的汉白玉，“伏波桥”的典故却体现了连州深厚的历史文化。

    据史书记载，西汉时期，汉武帝派遣卫尉路博德率兵驻扎桂阳，即今天的连州以监视南越国丞相吕嘉，防其叛乱。路博德到连州后，整顿军务，下令士兵屯田自给以备粮饷，并把中原的农耕技术带到了连州。

    元鼎五年(公元前112年)南越王相吕嘉果然发动叛乱。汉武帝即命驻防于连州的路博德为伏波将军，率十万楼船水师由连州出发“出桂阳，下湟水”，由水路浩浩荡荡南下广州一举平定了岭南。

    “伏波桥”既是对伏波将军路博德屯兵连州、威镇岭南功绩的缅怀，“伏波”也寓意着波浪平息，乘风破浪之意。祝各位游客渡过伏波桥，事事一帆风顺，人人步步高丁卜。

【时空隧道】

    各位游客，中国古时，有一句得道成仙之语：“洞中方一日，世上已千年-”这句话人们现在认为是纯属乌有，但是在现实生活中确有其事。这正是当前欧美科学界热衷探索的超自然现象，称之为“时空隧道”。从以上这句话也证明在中国古代可能已发现“时空隧道”。

    人们都将前而的这条狭窄的小道称为“时空隧道”。时空遂道的另一边又会是一番怎样的景观呢？请大家随我来穿过这“时空隧道”，去欣赏另一番奇异的世界。

【钟乳石奇观】

    钟乳石。又称石钟乳，是碳酸盐岩地区洞穴内在漫长地质历史中和特定地质条件下形成的石钟乳、石笋、石柱等不同形态碳酸钙沉淀物的总称，它的形成往往需要上万年或几十万年时间。由于形成时间漫长，钟乳石对远古地质考察有着重要的研究价值。连州的钟乳石资源最丰富，所产的钟乳石光泽剔透、形状奇特，具有很高的欣赏价值和药用价值。

    刘禹锡就在《连州刺史厅壁记》中写道：“山秀而高，灵液渗漉，故石钟乳为天下甲，岁贡三百铢。”也就说早在唐代，连州钟乳石就是上送朝廷的供品了。

    连州钟乳石就是上送朝廷的供品，主要用途是作为药用。钟乳石是治肺虚、喘急，五劳七伤·髓虚腰疼脚痹，心烦口干、通顺血脉的良药。刘禹锡不但是唐代著名的诗人，也是当时的名医-据说他就曾寄连州钟乳石给远在柳州的好友柳宗元治好了他的肺病。

【岳飞出征】

    南宋时期的抗金名将岳飞，曾在绍兴二年(1132年)领八千精兵在广西贺州境内大破曹成十余万众于桂岭，曹成败走连州，企图占据连州作困兽之斗。岳飞随即派遣张宪等将领屯兵石兰寨阻击曹成，自己则率骑兵乘胜追击，将曹成残部消灭于连州的凤头岭下。岳飞在广东攻打曹成速战速胜，使广东人民大大减轻了战乱之苦。

    连州的山水留下了岳家军的踪迹，地下河溶洞的石钟乳也将这段历史形象地镌刻在洞中的岩石上。你们看，这是岳飞从军时他的母亲在他背上刺上“精忠报国”四个大字。这就是岳飞，你看他身披战袍，昂首挺胸屹站在岩石之巅指挥作战，那神情是多么的豪迈和指挥若定呀。

【五岭峤道】

    从中原进入岭南一定要翻越五岭山脉。翻越五岭山口的道路称为“峤道”。位于连州北面的骑田岭峤道就是古代中原进入岭南的峤道。秦始皇三十三年(公元前215年)南越王赵陀率兵“过骑田岭，下连江”直下番禺(广州)。

    东汉章帝时期(约公元76—82年)，大司农郑宏奉命铺设这条古道，顺头岭古道正式成为了秦汉时期岭南通往京城的第一要道。

    五岭峤道陡峭崎岖，唐朝元和十年(公元815年)，刘禹锡被贬为连州刺使，翻过骑田岭后，不禁感叹而歌：“桂阳岭，下下复高高，人稀鸟兽骇，地远草木豪，寄言千金子，知余歌者劳。”

    汉武帝元鼎五年(公元前112年)，汉武帝命伏波将军路博德率十万楼船水师，  “出桂阳·下湟水”一举平定南越国丞相吕嘉反叛，走的都是这条路。

【高山流水禹锡吟诗】

    刘禹锡是唐代著名的诗人，他与同时代的柳宗元、白居易齐名，而且是挚友，史称“刘、柳”和“刘、白”。在《全唐诗》中，刘禹锡集诗虽多，被尊为“诗豪”。贞元九年(805)，刘禹锡因辅助王叔文政治革新失败，于元和十年二月(公元8 1 5年)被贬来连州，在连州工作生活了近五年。刘禹锡在连州兴学重教，亲自执教讲学，开启了连州一代文风，当时荆、楚，吴、越一带的儒生也趋之若鹜，赴连州求学。

    刘禹锡也深深爱上了连州如画的山水，平均三、四天即有一篇诗稿问世。你看他正兴致勃勃地站立在高山之巅，农袂飘拂，迎风吟哦：“行尽潇湘万里余，少逢知已忆吾庐。数问茅屋闲临水，一盏秋灯夜读书。剡中若问连州事，唯有千山画不如。”

【神龟赐福】

    我们中国人信奉“天人感应，万物有灵”，把龟与龙、风、麟视为神灵之物，称为“四灵”。“四灵”之中唯有龟是真实存在的，常以“灵龟”、“龙龟”、“神龟”、“天鼋龟”等来称颂龟。人家看，这就是蛰伏在这溶洞里的万年神龟。它虽然已化作岩石，但仍有知有觉，神灵异常，只要用手触摸它，就会赐给你幸运和福气。

    各位游客：连州地下河陆地层是一个天然的大溶洞，这个古老神奇的溶洞，让我们了解了喀斯特溶洞形成的基本成因，让我们欣赏到了古典名著《封神榜》中的奇异景观。在溶洞中，我们就像穿越了时空遂道，欣赏了一幅幅天然雕塑的连州人文历史和民俗风光画卷。

    现在陆地层的游览即将结束，我们马上就要登上一叶小舟，在桨声灯影中去欣赏更为神秘瑰丽的地下河景观了。

【上船码头】

    各位游客：我们现在要游览的是一条地下河流，这条地下河深藏于溶洞之内，全长约1500米。地下河水面宽约1.6～10米，水深1—7米，我们现在是逆水行舟，这条地下河水就是从这个洞口流出，然后汇入连州的母亲河湟川。

    湟川也称小北江，是珠江流域北江水系的主要支流。大自然的鬼斧神工和历代迁客骚人把湟川雕塑成了一个天然的诗画长廊。湟川三峡也是我们爱地公司的景区，各位朋友如果有闲情雅趣的话，欢迎到湟川三峡游览。

    游览连州地下河也要经过三道美丽的峡谷，三峡两岸异景奇观，美不胜收。

【寿星祝福】

    大家看前面这底洁白晶莹的石钟乳，多像一尊寿星公呀，你看他白须飘逸，慈眉善眼，笑容可掬，手托仙桃，仙山缓缓走出人间，向各位游客祈福增寿。

【醒狮坐莲】

    各位请转身，这尊钟乳老石寿星现在又变幻成一头雄狮，你们看它倦足昂首，神态悠然地坐在层层叠起的莲花座上。传说这头醒狮还是当年观音菩萨云游四海，行善八方的坐骑。今天观音菩萨有事外出，这头醒狮竟然坐在莲花宝座上，学着观音闲目修行起来，因此，我们将它称为“醒狮坐莲”。

【三峡九曲十八弯】

    地下河由北向南穿越四座山头，奇石挟着河水转。河水绕着奇石行，一条地下河流折为三峡九曲十八弯。每一道峡都有不同的诗情画意，每一个弯都有不同的神奇传说。真可谓：“河流九曲景观异，石影倒浸清涟漪，曲曲折折入佳境，弯弯转转景更奇。”

【香蕉峡】

    各位游客：我们现在就要进入地下河三峡中的第一道峡，称为“香蕉峡”。香蕉峡是以峡中的钟乳石就像一梭梭焦黄飘香的香蕉而得名。连州地属粤北，但在唐宋时期连州不但盛产香蕉，还盛产荔枝。唐代诗人卢肇被贬连州时就曾写诗道：“连州万里无亲戚，旧识唯应有荔枝。”虽然连州现在不是香蕉的产地了。但地下河溶洞中的钟乳石却为我们形象地记录了那一的历史。

【二龙戏珠】

    在神话传说中，龙是神灵的动物。它能呼风唤雨，神通广大。人家看这两条腾云驾雾的云龙追逐一颗火珠。这就是“二龙戏珠”。传说龙珠也称为夜明珠，可避水火。这天生地造的“二龙戏珠”在祝愿各位水陆平安，吉祥之意。

【金鸡报晓】

    各位游客：大家看这块巨大的钟乳石像什么？对，就像一只雄鸡，你看它引颈高唱，报晓人间，因此取名为“金鸡报晓”。这正是：“金鸡报晓家家富裕，龙戏宝珠人人平安”。

【莲花峡】

    各位游客：现在我们在灯影桨声中来到了地下河的第二道峡——“莲花峡”。为什么称莲花峡呢？大家抬头看看峡中的景致就能得到答案。对了，这道峡两岸的钟乳石几乎全部是一朵朵绽开的莲花。

    “出淤泥而不染，濯清莲而不妖，中通外直，不蔓不枝，香远益清，亭亭静植，可远观而不可亵玩焉。”大家都知道这是北宋理学家周敦颐《爱莲说》中的名句。周敦颐在为广东提刑时曾两次到连州，《爱莲说》中的名句说不定就是在这莲花峡中悟出的真谛哩。

【溶洞飞瀑】

    现在呈现在我们面前是地下河溶洞的一大奇观——洞中飞瀑。如此巨大的洞中瀑布在中国是仅有的。

早在唐代，刘禹锡为连州刺史时与好友裴昌禹便到地大河溶洞游览。见到这道瀑布，刘禹锡诗兴大发，即兴吟诗：“飞流透嵌隙，喷洒如丝棼。含晕迎初旭，翻光破夕曛。余波绕石去，碎响隔溪闻，却望琼沙际，遥迤见脉分。”

【龙门峡】

    各位游客：我们现在要穿过的峡叫“龙门峡”。我相信大家对“鲤鱼跳龙门”的典故都非常的熟悉了。据说龙门在黄河东面，每年春季都有许多鲤鱼来跳龙门。能跳过龙门的可变成龙，跳不过龙门的就要被天火自后烧焦尾巴，称为“暴鲤”，有的则被摔破额头，称为“点额”。后来人们也把在科场考试不中的人说成是“点额而还”。唐代诗人李白有诗曰：“黄河三尺鲤，本在孟津居，点额不成龙，归来伴凡鱼。”

    现在我们大家都顺利地游过了“龙门”。祝愿各位今后都能飞黄腾达，做出不平凡的业绩，成为不平凡之人。

【龙鳄相斗】

    龙是古代传说中的一种善变化，能兴云雨利万物的神异动物。为鳞虫之长。据后来考证者说，龙的原型就是鳄鱼。龙是神灵的象征，有着至高无上的地位，享受着万民的伏拜景仰，鳄鱼却成为了凶猛、残忍、贪吃、赖做的代名词。鳄鱼对自不公正的待遇非常又满，对龙也非常的怨恨，只要碰头，就是一场恶斗。大家看，地下河中的这条巨龙与鳄鱼，它们的恶斗就要一触即发了。

【五百罗汉宫】

    各位游客：这里是五百罗汉宫。罗汉，是阿罗汉的简称。意译上有三层解释：一说可以帮人除去生活中一切烦恼：二说可以接受天地间人天供养；三说可以帮人不再受轮回之苦。即杀贼、应供、无生，是佛陀得道弟子修正最高的粜位。

佛教在南北朝时期就已传到连州，连州现存的慧光塔就是那时所建。据说修成正果的罗汉有五百个。这五百罗汉的形象在这罗汉宫都能找到。各位游客只要虔诚地找到自己所求的罗汉，他就能帮你除去生活中一切烦恼，为你带来福祉。

【望夫石】

    这块石头酷似一个背着小孩的妇人，她在等待着丈夫的归来。传说这个妇人的丈夫以出捕鱼为生。有一次丈夫外出后下落不明，音讯全无。于是，妇人每天背着小孩站在这里，等待丈夫回来。

    一天，妇人背着小孩如常在山上等候丈夫归来，忽然雷电大作，风雨交加。第二天，这个妇人和她的小孩就变成了一块大石，人们就把这块石头称为“望夫石”。

    连州刺史刘禹锡曾有题望夫石诗说：“终日望夫夫不归，化为孤石苦相思。望来已是几千载，只似当时初望时。”

【地下河水源】

    各位游客：我们逆水行舟，马上就要到达地下河的入水口了。这条地下河水来源于卢水，是珠江水系北江的源头。南北朝时期的地理学郦道元在他的《水经注》中就有这样们记载：“洭水出桂阳县卢聚，水出桂阳县西北上驿山卢溪，为卢溪水，东南流径挂阳县故城，谓之洭水。”

    在汉代连州曾叫做桂阳县，是西汉时期岭南重要县治之，在长沙马王堆出土的我国最早的军事地图中被标到显著的位置。其实我们地下河水也是珠江水系和湘江水系的分水点之。

【宝柱洞】

    各位游客：游完了地下河，我们又来到了“宝柱洞”。宝柱洞中的暗流清泉汇成洞中众多的水池。我们将它称为“瑶池”。“瑶池”上沥沥泉水缓缓流淌，形似层层叠叠龙鳞，我们又把它称为“玉鳞泻波”。你们看瑶池中亭亭玉立一尊石柱，如珍似宝，“宝柱洞”的名称由此而来。再细看这尊石柱，朦朦胧胧如出浴少女，称为“神女出浴”真是形似神似。

    南宋词人王之望在《惜分飞》中写道：“要眇新声生宝柱，弹到离肠断处。细落檐花雨，夜阑清唱行云住。洞府春长还易暮，凡客暂来终去。不忍回头觑，乱山流水桃溪路。”

【长寿洞】

    各位游客：游完了宝柱洞后，让我们沿着王之望为我们描绘的“乱山流水桃溪路”再去游览一个更为奇趣的地方。

这个仙境一般的大殿我们称之为“长寿洞”。为什么叫“长寿洞”呢？传说，这个山洞是彭祖曾经避居的地方。彭祖是中国历史上有名的长寿老人。他从夏朝活到商朝末年，活了足足有八百岁。相传，在彭祖活到六七百岁时，商王亲自向彭祖讨教长寿之道。彭祖闭目养神，根本不理睬商王。商王回去后就派人想杀了彭祖，彭祖却跑到南方隐居起来。据说这个洞就是当彭祖隐居的地方。

    您看这石壁上天然寿星的形象，据说这就是彭祖当年留在那里身影的化身。他寿眉长须，鹤龄童颜，一派仙风道骨，传说，只要来过这个洞，见过彭祖，就会长寿。

    好，游客们请大家跟我来，穿过这个洞，彭祖定会保佑各位健康长寿。

【结束语】

    各位游客，地下河游览即将结束，地下河神秘瑰丽的自然景观、底蕴深厚的人文历史，定会让各位游客留下一段美好的永久的记忆，地下河新鲜的空气、适宜的气温，定会给各位以洗尽凡尘，如八仙境的感受。在这里，没有都市的喧嚣与烦杂。有的是发自自然的天籁，令人陶醉。朋友们，我们的游览就到这里。我们共同度过了一段愉快的时光，感谢大家的支持与配合，让我们相逢在下一个阳光灿烂的日子里。祝大家旅途顺利、万事如意！

Lianzhou Underground River

[Introduction]

    Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the mysterious and magnificent Lianzhou Underground River. Lianzhou underground river, was also named as the "big rock"by local people. As long as we look back at the entrance to the cave, the meaning of "big rock" can be clearly understood. Such a huge cave entrance is rare in others cave, even its huge rock entrance is recognized as the biggest in Lingnan area.

    Lianzhou Underground River scenic area is a large underground river cave. Currently the area can be toured covers an area of more than 60,000 square meters. Inside the cave there’re various Karst landscape displaying in different ways, the mysterious and magnificent underground river meanders inside this huge cave,such a Wonderland. To travel Lianzhou underground river can not only enjoy the magic fantastic beauty created by nature, but also can truly comprehend the nature scientific knowledge of geology and other aspects of the cave.

    The cave was once acted as a paradise for human being, with a history of hundreds of years. The cave served as a shelter for us, but also to resist the invasion of enemy for people. The solid stone gate and the ancient wall are evidences to proved that cave was an natural fortress to against enemy invasion. Lianzhou, a contested place between military since ancient time, is located in the borderlands among Guangdong, Hunan and Guangxi Province. From the Han and Tang Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasty, Lianzhou people suffered from the vicissitudes of war, thus cave in the underground river has become the best place to escape the war at that time. The text engraved on the rocks was left in the Ming Dynasty, it truly recorded the scene that the local villagers gathered here during that time.

[The formation of Karst Cave]

    Limestone cave, was also known as Karst cave. Karst topography is an unique landform incarbonate rock area, named as limestone plateau in northwest Yugoslavia. At the end of the 19th century, scholars in Yugoslavia Si Weijie who was first to give research on this area and used karst as a phenomenon of a series of processes in limestone area. Since 1966, the secondary karst academic meeting suggested that changed Karst to limestone, thus Karst landform also known as the limestone landform. China is one of the earliest countries in the world to recorded and researched the karst landform phenomenon, there’re records asearly in Jin Dynasty and the most detailed was recorded in "Travel Notes of Xu Xiake" that was written in the Ming Dynasty.

    Karst caves formed in soluble rock strata in particular in limestone and dolomite rocks, which formed after the long-term dissolution of water. Karst topography is a landscape formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone,dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sink holes, dolines and caves. The development of karst occurs whenever acidic water starts to break down the surface of bedrock near its cracks, or bedding planes. As the bedrock (like limestone or dolo stone) continues to break down,its cracks tend to get bigger. As time goes on, these fractures will become wider, and eventually, a drainage system of some sort may start to form underneath. If this underground drainage system does form, it will speed up the development of karst arrangements there. This increase in rate of karst feature development will be due to the fact that more water will be able to flow through the region.

    Dear visitors, nature is not only to create extraordinary natural landscape for us but also carved a mythic world. Now, please follow me to enter this wonderful world of myth.

    "The Legend of Deification" is a famous ancient Chinese mythical novels. Many immortals were the interpretation of telling a good and evil fairy tale.Uncanny nature workmanship in the cave, created the enigmatic and illusory godsof The Legend of Deification to re-displaying their legendary myth.

[Fishing in Pan River], [Ape Pirates book]
    JiangZiya is the legendary god in the The Legend of Deification myth. He is a people with great talent, ambitions minded, but has been under appreciated. He spent most of his life in poverty. He used to slaughter cattle, sell lobster sauce and sell fish, but none of them get success.

    But hemet with Zhou Wenwang when he is at the age of eighty, was worshiped as the prime minister to assist King Wu to against the inhumanity King Zhou of Shang dynasty, which contributed to the achievements of the 800 years of the Zhou Dynasty Foundation.

    Here we saw is the fishing Jiang ziya, it is said that Jiang ziya often came to Pan River, with fishing in the name of wait and see the current situation by waiting the next primary.

    A white ape monkey also sat behind him. Jiang ziya was said to been able to predict the future and the past according to his bible which was stolen by white ape monkey from Nu Wa. Here we can see is that stolen bible.

[Heavenly Kings Hall]

    In The Legend of Deification, the commander Li Jing was an important character in Chen Tang Guan. He was once one of the major four kings in Shang dynasty, later was the marshal of King Zhou Wenwang. His son Na Zha did something wrong and provoked flooding disaster to Chen Tang Guan, which forced Li Jing to kill him.After the death of Nezha, he got resurrection as a lotus and searching his father for revenge. Li Jing only used the exquisite pagoda received from Randeng Buddha could subdue Na Zha. Since than Li Jing has become inseparable from the tower, thus by the name of King Lee held with tower.

    In the China Buddhism temple, we could see King Lee held with tower. It said that after his death on the heaven, of ten solved problems for people. In order to commemorated him, people built the temple and worship. The image of King Lee was painted on the door, people regard him as a goal keeper for security and peace.

    This immortal is the "Lee King held with tower". You see him holding the exquisite pagoda, guarding the square hall and bless you all everything goes well.

[ZiyaCanonized Gods]    

    After Jiang Ziya had canonized a total of 365 gods but except himself. But people regarded him as God. It said that with his character it can deter devils and bring peace and auspicious.

    In the middle of the hall stands Jiang ziya gods, riding auspicious supernatural animals with a flag on his hand. He was giving canonization for 365 gods, which will bring fortune, prosperity and longevity to all of you.

    Dear visitors, after appreciating the wonderful nature workmanship, I believe that each of you will get God's blessing. Now please follow me to leave thisillusory wonderland, then to visit the picturesque beauty of the world.

[Flying Waterfall]

    Here we can see this marvelous waterfall. At that time, a poet Liu Yuxi in Tang Dynasty together with his classmate Pei changyu came to here, and when they saw this natural great fall can not help writing a poem named Flying Waterfall.

[Fubo Bridge]
    Here this white crystal and delicate bridge in front of us called Fubo bridge.The construction material of Fubo bridge is produced with Lianzhou white marble, and the story of Fubo Bridge has reflected the deep history and culture of Lianzhou.
According to historical records, in the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wudisent general Lu Bode stationed in Guiyang(namedLianzhou today) to prevent rebellion. When Lu Bode came to Lianzhou he rectified military affairs and ordered the soldiers to prepare for forage, and brought the Central Plains farming techniques to Lianzhou.

    The prime minister Lu jia of Nanyue Kingdom started rebellion in 112 BC. Therefore,Han Emperor raised Lu Bode as Fubo General to suppress the rebellion with100,000 navy ships, depart from Guiyang and Huangchuan river by sea.
Since then, Fubo Bridge was not only a place to commemorate the renowned achievement of General Lu Bode, but also implied peace and harmony. Here I wish all of you that everything goes well and smoothly after through the Fubo bridge.

[Yue Fei’s expedition]

    During the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei,had lead 8000 troops to against ten thousand troops that Cao cheng lead to inthe territory of Guangxi Hezhou in the years of 1132. Yue Fei immediately dispatched Zhang Xian to attack Cao cheng in Shilan village. Later Yue Fei won the victory, which greatly reduce the pain of war and brought peace and harmony to Guangdong people.

    Since than, the history was engraved on the stalactites inside the underground river cave. Look at there, this four Chinese character were stabbed on the back by his mother when Yue Fei joined the army.This is Yue Fei, you can see him wearing shirt and standing on the top of rock to direct operation. How heroic and commanding he is.

[Time Tunnel]
    Dear tourists, have you ever heard a Chinese ancient saying goes, “living in a cave for one day, the world has passed thousands of years”. People now think it is purely non-existent, but is a historicity in real life, which was called as Time tunnel. From the above phrase also demonstrated that there might be discovered the time tunnel in the ancient China.
This narrow trail in the front us is called time tunnel.Let’s find out another strange world behind this time tunnel.

[Wonders of Stalactite]
    Stalactites, is the general term stalactite cave which is formed mainly incarbonate rock areas with a long history of geological and under certain geological conditions, consisting of different forms of calcium carbonate precipitates, including stalactite, stalagmites and columns. It formed of tentaking thousands years or tens of thousands years of time. As its long process of development, stalactites has important research value for ancient geological study. Here in Lianzhou has the most abundant stalactites resources, the production of stalactites carved shiny, oddly shaped, with high appreciation value and medicinal value.

    It said that Lianzhou stalactites was served as offerings and sent to the court as early as the Tang Dynasty.

    Lianzhou stalactites was sent to the court as of ferings and was mainly used as medicinal. Stalactites have great effect on healing lung deficiency, pant and cough and blood smooth.
It said that Liu yuxi a famous poet in Tang dynasty, had sent the Lianzhou stalactite to his friend Liu zongyuan in Liuzhou to cure his disease.

[Wuling Road]

    From the Central Plains to enter Lingnan need to pass through Wuling mountain. The Qitianling road on the north of Lianzhou was the main road to enter Lingnan. Zhao tuo, the King of Nanyue kingdom had lead his troops passed through Qitianling and Lianjiang river to Panyu, the present-day Guangzhou in 215 BC.

    During the period of Eastern Han Dynasty,emperor Zhang ordered to pave the road, thus Shuntouling road was officially became the first main road from Lingnan to Beijing in Qin and Han Dynasties.

    In 815 AD, Liu Yuxi was demoted toLianzhou. When he passed through Wuling road he was exclaimed by this precipitous and rugged road.

    In the year of 112 BC, Han Emperor had ordered general Fubo to command ten thousands navy ships to suppressed rebellion in Nanyue kingdom.

[Poet Liu yuxi]

    Liu Yuxi, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, together with his contemporaries Liu zongyuan, Bai juyi were reputed as famous poet. Liu yuxi was known as sage poet. In 815 AD, he was banished to Lianzhou and worked there for nearly 5 years. During his stay there, Liu yuxi focused on education so that he worked as a teacher and personally coached lectures. Liu Yuxi also deeply felt in love with the picturesque landscape of Lianzhou, thus wrote a poem in every three to four days.

[The Blessing of Turtles]

    We Chinese people believe that there is telepathy between heaven and man. And we also regard the tortoise, dragon, phoenix and Lin as the four spirits. Look,this is the dormant turtles. It has been turned into a rock, but it will give you fortune as long as you touch it.

    The land inside of Lianzhou Underground River is a natural magic cave, which provides opportunity for us to understand the basic causes of the formation of karst cave and enjoy the classic spectacular landscape that occurs in The legend of Deification. In the cave, wecan enjoy the scenery of this natural sculpture of the cultural history and folk scene of Lianzhou which made you as if across the tunnel of time and space.

    Now the journey of land area is coming to an end, we will appreciate more mysterious landscape of magnificent underground river on a boat soon.

[Boat dock]
    Dear tourists, we are now going to visit the underground river. This underground river deeply nestled in the cave, with a total length of 1,500 meters. The width of surface water is about 1.6m to 10m, while the depth is 1to 7 meters. The water of underground river is flowing out from the hole, and then flow into the mother river Huangchuan River of Lianzhou.

    Huangchuan river also known as small Beijiang River, is a major tributary of Beijiang river in the Pearl River. The nature scenery and history of Huangchuan river created it as a natural poetry and poetic gallery.

    To travel Lianzhou underground river should be go through three beautiful valleys, and there’re breathtaking scenery on itsboth sides.

[Blessing of Longevity God]
    Let’s look at this white crystal stalactites in front of us, which looks like as a longevity god. He stands there with white beard and a big smiling, holding a peach to pray you can extend your life.

[Lion Sitting on a Lotus]
    Please turn around, this old stone statue limestone longevity god has turned into a lion. You can see it leisurely sit in lotus pedestal. It said that the lotus pedestal that this legendary lion sat in belongs to the Guanyin Bodhisattva.

[Winding Three Gorges]
    The underground river across four hills from north to south. The water flow around the rocks, forming into the winding three gorges. Each channel has a different poetic scenery and every corner has a different magical legend.

[Banana Gap]
    Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to enter the first gorge of the Three Gorges in underground river, which is known as the Banana Gap. Banana gorge named as the stalactite here looks like banana.Lianzhou is located at the northern part of Guangdong province, in Tang and Song Dynasty Lianzhou was not only rich in banana but litchi as well. A poemthat was written by Lu Zhao in Tang Dynasty vividly recorded history of Lianzhou.

[Er long Xi Zhu ]
    In mythology, the dragon is considered as the god of animals. It said that itcan do anything they want with their great magic power. Please look at these two immortal dragons that chase a fire bead. This is the Er long Xi Zhu,legendary also called Night Pearl, which can be avoid the disaster of fire and water. It also wish you in safe and auspicious while traveling both in water and land .

[Jin Ji Bao Xiao]
    This huge stalactites what we see now looks like a rooster. The roosters were crowing and the dawn was not far off, so named for the Jin Ji Bao Xiao.

[Lotus Gorge]

    Now we come to Lotus Gorge, which is the second gorge of Lianzhou underground river. The reason why it named lotus gorge,because the stalactites on its both sides are almost entirely a blossoming lotus.

[Waterfall Cave]

    Now in front of us is waterfall cave, whichis a large cave in underground river. Such a huge waterfall cave only exists inChina.

    As early as Tang Dynasty, Liu Yuxi came tovisit this cave in Lianzhou Underground River with his friend Pei changyu.Besides, they left wonderful poem after visit here.

[Longmen Gorge]

    Weare now going through the Longmen Gorge. I believe that most of you are familiar with the allusion of Carps Jumping over the Longmen. It said that Longmen is in the east of the Yellow River, and a poet Li Bai in Tang Dynasty once said, “You will gain a lot after going through the Longmen”. So I wish allyour wishes come true after across it.

[Dragon and crocodile Fight with Each Other]

    The dragon is a miraculous animal in ancient legend. According to later research,the dragon's prototype is the crocodile. Dragon is the symbol of divine with asupreme position, enjoying the reverence of nations. Crocodile is characterized as fierce, cruel and greedy. The dragon and crocodile in the underground river would explode the battles.

 [Five Hundred Arhats Hall]

    Dear visitors, here we can see five hundred Arhats. There are three kinds of interpretation of Arhat, one is that it can help people to remove all the troubles in life: second is that people can accept support from heaven and earth; third is that it can help people no longer suffer from reincarnation.

    Buddhism had spread to Lianzhou in the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the existing tower was built at that time.It is said that there were five hundred arhats. As long as you devoutly seekthe arhat you want, he can help you remove all the troubles and bring you happiness.

[Wangfu Stone]

    This stone is like a woman carrying a childwho is waiting for her husband's return. It is said that her husband make aliving by fishing. One day her husband went out and his whereabouts was unknown. So the woman was standing here every day, waiting for her husband tocome back.

    One day, a woman carrying a child on the mountain waiting for her husband to return as usual. A sudden thunderstorm and the rain was pouring down, thus the woman and her child turned into a stone innext day. Therefore people called the stone Wangfu Stone.

[The Water Source of Lianzhou Underground River]

    Now we will soon arrive in the underground river. The water source of underground river is derived from Lu River, the source of Beijiang river of the Pearl River. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties period geographer Li Daoyuan has recorded it in his book.

    In Han Dynasty Lianzhou was called Guiyang County, served as the important county in Lingnan during Western Han Dynasty.In fact, Lianzhou underground river is the watershed of the Pearl River and Xiangjiang river.

[Baozhu hole]

    After traveling the underground river, here we have come to the Baozhu hole. There’re numerous spring ponds in Baozhu hole,in which that we call it Yao pond. A gracefully stone pillar stands in the middle of the Yao pond, thus the name of Baozhu Hole came into being.

[Longevity Hole]

    Dear visitors, after touring the Baozhu hole, let us visit another fascinating place.

    This halls we called longevity hole. Why it called longevity hole? According to the legend, this cave was the place where Peng Zu once to lived. Peng Zu was a famous longevity man in the long history of China. He lived from the Xia Dynasty to late Shang Dynasty with an age of eight hundred years. According to legend, when the Pengzu lived to be six hundred or seven hundred years old, the king personally to consult Pengzu for longevity, but Pengzu ignored the king. Therefore the king sent someone to kill the Peng Zu so that Peng Zu came to the south for seclusion. It is said that the hole is the place where the Peng Zu lived at that time.

    Look at this stone, it is the embodiment of Pengzu. It said that you’ll be live longer as long as you visit Pengzu in the hole.
Well, Peng Zu will certainly bless you health and longevity when pass through this hole.

[Conclusion]

    Ladies and gentlemen, your visit in the Lianzhou underground river is coming to an end. With the mysterious and magnificent natural landscape and profound cultural history, the underground river will leave you a wonderful memory. The fresh air and suitable temperature here will make you as if to join in a fairyland. Well, here I’d like to thanks for your support and cooperation during the journey and I wish you a good journey, and all the best!