Shihuadong Scenic Area

Beijing is located in Fangshan District of Beijing Shihua territory from the city center 50 km away from the (North) Shijiazhuang (Village) Highway Fangshan (Yan Village) export 15 km, an area of ​​84.66 square kilometers. Shihuadong is a national scenic area, Fangshan world geological park caves for tourism, national geological parks, national AAAA level scenic spots, one of China's four famous hole, to learn the knowledge base for science education. September 18, 2005, was "the best cave wonders of China" title.

About 400 million years ago, the Beijing area was a vast ocean of the bottom sediment of a large number of carbonate material. Due to crustal movement, after several vicissitudes of changes, seabed uplift of the land. About 70 million years ago, occurred in North China Orogeny, Beijing Xishan on this form. Then gradually dissolved into a number of carbonate karst caves, Shihua is one of them. Development of geological Shihuadong is Majiagou Ordovician limestone, with the uplift of crustal movements and relative stability of many processes, so that the development of multi-layer multi-branch cave.

AD 1446, Ming orthodox eleven years in April, monks wander round widely found, named "hidden real hole", and engraved on the cliffs opposite the hole "in possession of ten kings" like. Jingtai seven years (1456), monk and life wide circle are ten kings masons carved leader, "Earth Store Bodhisattva," Buddha, the first safety seat chamber, then known as "ten Buddha Cave" (Stone Buddha Cave). Flower Collection by cave stone, varied and exquisitely carved, during the development of the Beijing Municipal Government Shihuadong named "Beijing Shihua Cave."

Shihuadong unique karst cave resources typical, diversity, nature, integrity and rarity known at home and abroad. Rich geological resources, shows Shihuadong in geological research, geological science teaching and watching the value of tourism. Shihua cave sediment record in the evolution of Earth history and changes in sedimentary environment is one of the important changes in the ancient geological repository. Shihua witness Beijing 2650 Summer stalagmite climate change. IUGS International Year of Planet Earth project manager Hank Shaker commented after the visit; "to visit China's first geological park Shihuadong fun, Shihua people to science education for a good example." National Science and Technology Commission Song Jian, former director of inspection pleased inscription as "the underground geological wonders, cave museum."

Shihua Cave is a multi-storey multi-branch structure, divided into upper and lower cave cave seven, one to six for the cave landscape, seven for the underground river. Shihuadong significant level of distribution, the distribution of cave sediments intensive, complete type, number range. Has dripping, flowing water, infiltration of water, splashing water, five kinds of stagnant water and sediment types and more than 40 deposition patterns. Shihuadong now open to one to four, the tour route is over 2500 meters, the tour takes nearly two hours. Inside there are 18 scenic spots, more than 120 at the landscape, divided into 16 halls, ten wonders, and so far five Chinese landscape of the cave. Hole on a large number of stone for the first time found in milk; stone flags, stone shield, Shiman is a typical representative of Chinese cave sediments. Shihuadong perennial temperature 13 ℃, spring is a good place for tourism throughout the year.