Longyou County is a county of Quzhou City, in the west of Zhejiang Province , China.
3-570: In it is located the Huzhen pagoda ( 湖镇舍利塔 ; Húzhèn Shèlìtǎ ). The Quzhou Longyou Caves or Grottoes ( 衢州龙游石窟 ; Qúzhōu Lóngyóu shíkū , 29°03′43″N 119°11′03″E / 29.06200°N 119.18412°E / 29.06200; 119.18412 ). [1] [2] are a local feature. Subdistricts: Towns: Townships: This Zhejiang province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Longyou Caves The Longyou Caves ( Chinese : 龙游石窟 ), also called
6-660: The Xiaonanhai Stone Chambers ( Chinese : 小南海石室 ), are a group of 24 artificial sandstone caverns located at Fenghuang Hill, near the village of Shiyan Beicun on the Qu River in Longyou County , Quzhou prefecture, Zhejiang province, China . It is unknown when the caves were created; they are mentioned in a 17th century poem by the Yu Xun, and clay from pots dated to between 206BC and 23 AD
9-488: Was found in silt within the caves. In June 1992, four farmers in Longyou found the caves when they drained the water of five small ponds in their village. The ponds turned out to be five large manmade caverns. Further investigation revealed 19 more caverns nearby. They have been determined to be more than 2000 years old and their construction is not recorded in any historical documents. About 200 km (120 mi) to
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