Henglong Cave

Henglong Cave

Henglong Cave is located in the Henglong Cave Religious and Cultural Area, just outside the west gate of Pingxiang City. Surrounded by peaks on all sides with only a single path leading in, the area is covered with lush bamboo and trees, and features clear, sweet springs gushing from the valley floor. Secluded, unique, and breathtakingly beautiful, it has been one of Pingxiang’s renowned scenic spots since ancient times.

Inside Henglong Cave lies the Chunyang Temple, which was first built during the Song Dynasty, expanded in the Ming Dynasty, and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. According to the Pingxiang County Annals: “During the Song Dynasty, a thatched hut was built against the rock face; in the Ming Dynasty, it was covered with tiles. During the TianShun era, Magistrate Wang Shi, together with local resident Wang Tinglan, constructed the Dust-Avoiding Pavilion and the Washing-Collar Pavilion; in the forty-eighth year [of Wanli], Magistrate Xu Shengwu built the Four Wonders Pavilion and the Pillow-Flow Bridge behind the temple. These were renovated during the Daoguang era and restored again during the Xianfeng era.” This indicates that the structure was initially established as a thatched hermitage during the Song Dynasty, but gained increasing attention from local administrative officials in the Ming Dynasty, leading to continuous renovations and expansions. The temple features an eighteen-arch corridor, a rare gem in classical southern Chinese garden architecture, forming a layout typical of classical Chinese gardens — serene, elegant, and refined.