Moshelong Palace in Pu’an

Moshelong Palace in Pu’an

Known as the "Pu’an Dragon Palace," the "False Cave Natural Bridge" in Mosheluo Village, Louxia Town, is hailed as the "Pu’an Dragon Palace." It is 90 kilometers from the county seat and 10 kilometers from Louxia. The 1914 edition of the *Pu’an County Annals · Geography* records: (This place) "conceals a serene lake dragon palace, where one can row a boat and fish, offering poetic charm." About ten li from Mosheluo, one sees two towering mountains standing opposite each other, vertical as high walls, with a thread-like stream roaring like a thousand galloping horses, cascading for several li before being abruptly blocked by a rocky cliff. The river water pours into the mountain’s belly, flowing underground for several kilometers until it emerges at an outlet, gathering between the cliffs to form a vast expanse of water. Its deep, emerald-green waters are called the "Green Sea." The sea suddenly opens up broadly, with reeds and bamboo thickets along its edges, teeming with fish, where kingfishers play in the water and egrets cry loudly. Jagged rocks jut out as wild geese and sparrows dart about—this entire scene is immersed in the azure waters. By boat, one follows the shimmering light of the false cave into the mountain’s belly. Inside the cave, the light is dim, and after a short walk, a few sandy beaches and karst caves come into view. These caves may either twist and turn through the sandy beaches to lead to the mountaintop, or be interconnected by waterways, forming an aquatic corridor, hence called the "False Cave," implying a cave that is not quite a cave yet all interconnected, a hollow that is not quite a hollow yet all linked. In reality, it is a unique landscape of caves within water, water upon sandbanks, sandbanks atop caves, and water visible within the caves—a scene likened to an "underground dragon palace."

The walls of the Dragon Palace cave are supported by massive stone pillars, holding up the cave ceiling. The cave is richly adorned with stalactites, which develop in remarkably diverse natural forms—some resembling humans, others beasts, each with unique and vivid shapes. Their delicate and translucent textures are a marvel of nature, leaving observers in awe. Every year during the first to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month (the Hakka Festival), the sixth day of the sixth lunar month (the Mountain God Festival), and the first day of the tenth lunar month (the New Tastes Festival), the Bouyei, Miao, Yi, and other ethnic minorities—men, women, and children alike—from Mosheluo in Louxia, Xingyi’s Pindian, Xingren’s Luchuying, and other areas, dressed in their finest, flock here one after another. They camp outdoors and dine within the Dragon Palace, engaging in moon dancing, antiphonal singing, and other self-entertaining activities, creating an unprecedentedly grand spectacle.

Mosheluo Village: Located southeast of Louxia Town, Mosheluo Village is the farthest village from Louxia Town. The village has 758 households and a total population of 3,247, covering a land area of 31.93 square kilometers, with cultivated land spanning 9,387 mu. The village primarily focuses on breeding and farming, such as homegrown mushrooms and cattle rearing, benefiting from advantageous environmental and climatic conditions.

-- Total Population: 3,247 people   Agricultural Population: 2,256 people   Non-Agricultural Population: 991 people

-- Administrative Area: 31.93 square kilometers…… Detailed Information of Mosheluo Village++