The Yellow Dragon Cave alias a cave with doors or flying dragon cave
hides itself deeply at the north foot of the Qixia Hill. Abnormal
cliffs tower over deep valleys, and it is an ideal cradle for the
Taoists to meditate for hidden meanings of lives.
The centerpiece
of the scenic attraction is a limpid pond with rockwork and
pavilions perching beside. On the perpendicular wall of a cliff
is a sculpted dragon head. The dragon looks dignified and mighty
with its eyes popping out and nose facing skyward and whiskers
arching upward. Then out of its open mouth pours out a stream
of tiny waterfall, vanishing into the pond, splashing up harmoniously
musical
notes.
Some craggy rocks stand in the pond, hinting at the opening sentence
of a popular ancient prose by Liu Yuxi, a famed poet in the Tang Dynasty.
The prose begins with "the water is full of magic if there is
a dragon in it no matter whether the water is shallow or not."
The tourist attraction has become an antique style theme park.
Being located at the foot of the Qixia Hill, the site is covered by
bamboo groves spreading all over the hilly slopes. All the paths are
inside green bamboo shadows. Bamboo leaves whisper when a breeze moves
through. Bamboo shoots germinate in early April drizzle. When the
sun shines, the young shoots come out almost everywhere. Now at the
foot of a wall covered with lichen, now by a zigzagging path, now
on the slanting slope in a big way, now in the back garden. Some of
them push away heavy stones on their way out of the dark wet soil.
Some of them stand in twos and threes, vying each other for more sunshine
and space.
Administrative Office:
Yue Mausoleum Administrative Office
of Hangzhou Parks and Relics Administration
Add:
1 Solitary Hill Road, External
West Lake, Hangzhou, China
Tel:
0086-571-87996633
Post Code:
310007
Transport:
No 16, 28, 152 buses or trolleybuses
reach the Yellow Dragon Cave
Management Committee of Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area
Registration Numbe:2023025396号-1 Zhejiang Public Network Security:33010602012497