There is such a place in Hubei, although it is not often mentioned by people, it was once rated as "the most beautiful fairyland in China" by CNN in the United States, and "the most beautiful place in China" by China National Geographic.
That's right! It is Enshi. Put aside all the work at hand during the Qingming holiday, pack your bags and set foot on this long-awaited canyon scenery, and can't wait to unveil her mysterious veil.
schedule:
day1: Wuhan-----Jianshi train takes about 3 hours. Accommodation: Shimen River Scenic Area
day2: In the morning, the Jingchu Red Literary Light Cavalry in Hubei Province condolences performance and the launching ceremony of the 2019 Jianshi County Cultural Tourism Collection
Afternoon, Enshi Geocentric Valley (Shimen River) Overnight: Shimen River Scenic Area
day3: Morning, Yeshanhe
Afternoon, Yellow Crane Bridge Scenic Spot Overnight: Wangjiazhai
day4: Jianshi -----Wuhan
As soon as I arrived at Jianshi, I heard that there was an event. I got up early in the morning and felt that the fog had not dispersed in the event venue. This activity is hosted by the Enshi Geocentric Valley (Shimen River) Scenic Area. During the event, you can not only enjoy the "Enshi Geocentric Valley Giant Ape Cave Natural Museum 3D Holographic Projection Interactive Exhibition", but also hunt and dance with primitive Homo erectus , Rock climbing, feel the unique charm of Tujia folk customs in Southwest Hubei!
The Jianshi County Culture and Tourism Bureau invited many artists from the literary and artistic circles of Hubei Province to prepare for everyone in the Enshi Geocentric Valley Scenic Area with the theme of "Singing Jin Jianshi·Acclaiming the New Era". Condolences show. There are excellent song and dance performances such as "Fourth Sister Huang" and "Song of Jianshi Homo erectus" with Jianshi characteristics, as well as traditional Chinese programs such as "Face Changing", Peking Opera "Shajiabang" and acrobatics. Finally, everyone sang "I and My The "Motherland" song flashed, pushing the atmosphere of the scene to a climax.
During the Qingming Festival, the ancestors paid homage to the ancestors. The ceremony was very ceremonial. All the lively and lovely children held banners with hundreds of surnames in their hands, and offered three animals, five grains and fine wine to the ancestors. Foreign friends also sent their blessings.
At the scene, a plaque of Hubei Science Popularization Education Base was awarded to Enshi Geocentric Valley (Shimen River) Scenic Spot, and science popularization tour guide certificates were issued to several tour guides in the scenic spot.
After eating and resting for a while, we came to the Shimen River Scenic Area. Hidden in a deep valley, the Shimen River enjoys the reputation of "the world's first ancient man, China's first ancient river, Bachu's first ancient road, and Shinan's first best gateway". The scenic spot is mainly divided into "Three valleys and one ancient road", there are more than 200 scenic spots; deep streams and valleys, long roads and grand passes, slowly touch, savor, and feel this interesting landscape gallery.
The whole scenic area of Shimen River Dixin Valley is composed of three core valleys, namely "Wenxin Valley", "Xixin Valley" and "Shuxin Valley". Beautiful poems, this amazing natural scenery hidden in the canyon, is a landscape painting full of wit and thrill.
After entering the ticket gate, there is the "end of the cloud" canyon, a 9D glass suspension bridge. On rainy days, you can experience the excitement of walking on the end of the cloud. The cable bridge is 268 meters long, the bridge deck is 3.2 meters wide, and the bridge deck is about 200 meters high from the river valley. It is the longest and highest canyon 9D glass suspension bridge in southwest Hubei. The bridge deck adopts surreal visual experience, simulating a variety of special effects, three-dimensional images, thrilling plots and interactive games, and perfectly integrates vision, hearing, touch and movement.
Standing on the bridge deck, you can see the clear jade-like river under the bridge. While the Buddha is in a fairyland, the bridge will shake slightly as the pedestrians walk on the bridge, which makes people feel extremely dizzy and frightened by heights. .
To capture a handsome guy with a fear of heights alive, the image is not important to people who are afraid of heights!
The Cliff View Hotel is under construction. After opening the door, the entire Shuxin Valley wine comes into view. It can also be said that the entire Shuxin Valley is its world.
There is a huge drum in the middle of the Jiayin Pavilion. If you beat the drum hard, you can hear the thick drum sound echoing in the mountains.
In the Dixin Valley Scenic Area, the plank road hangs around, looks up to the sky like a seam, and there are many caves eroded by flowing water. You need to bow your head and bend over to pass through the plank road.
Winding along the plank road on the cliff, one side is a steep mountain, and the other is a deep canyon with no bottom. You can only hear the sound of gurgling water. Looking down, you can see a deep valley, covered by trees at the bottom of the valley, and the green river Just flickering.
Xixin Valley is famous for its "quietness". Passing by Yinyang Spring, Acacia Forest, Shijiu Group, Shuishi Terrace, Xixin Pool, God of Wealth Terrace and other scenic spots. The lush greenery on both sides of the strait, exotic flowers and plants, make people feel relaxed and happy, as if they are in a paradise, like poetry and picturesque. Therefore, many tourists sighed: "I don't want to see the valley when I come back from Shimen!"
Along the way, international friends kept admiring the supernatural power of nature in not-so-fluent Chinese.
The pleasing canyon water expansion can be said to be the most exciting project in summer. It is thrilling and exciting, and you can also choose boating. The charming scenery of continuous ecstasy is most suitable for company team building or class reunion. The water suspension bridge project allows you to increase the interaction with your loved ones in the shaking and splashing of the floating bridge. Experience the unique scenery of this mountain and valley together, challenge the unknown thrill and fun, and enjoy the thrill and excitement of water sports.
On the way, we passed several modernly restored bamboo houses on stilted feet in caves, with the banner of "wine" hanging on them. It is said that this is the former residence of the Ba people on the "Bayan Ancient Road". Passengers can rest, drink and stay here.
Cliffs and ancient caves, long roads and grand passes, vines and ancient trees, singing birds and fragrant flowers, isolated from the world, spotless, and isolated from the world seems to have the feeling of traveling through time and space! The temperature at the bottom of the valley is relatively low, so you still need to prepare a thin coat when visiting in summer.
Across the middle of the cliff is the "Magic Carpet Cloud Bridge". From a distance, I thought it was a glass bridge! Why is it a magic carpet and a bridge? It is because its shape is a bridge, but a conveyor belt is installed on it to transport people from one end of the cliff to the other.
You can choose to stand, sit, or lie down on the conveyor belt. Of course, my "coward" sits motionless on it. Some courageous tourists can also walk from both sides of the conveyor belt to the opposite side.
The 100-meter wall-mounted vertical sightseeing elevator of "Shimen Lifting the Sky——The Top of the Cloud" is built in the cliff. Because it takes at least half an hour to climb more than 200 meters of cliff road from the bottom of the valley to the mouth of the valley, which is very tiring, so the scenic spot built a vertical sightseeing elevator on the cliff. The stairwell is a heavy steel structure, the exterior is decorated with a curtain wall, and the top and entrance are decorated in the most prominent Tujia style of stilted buildings. It extends from the narrow ground to the surface, like a ladder to the sky.
The entire itinerary to visit the Earth Center Valley takes about three hours, and it is already past 6 pm after the tour. From the first "Cloud End" 9D glass suspension bridge in China's canyon to the "Cloud Top" wall-mounted vertical sightseeing elevator, the exhaustion of the journey has been forgotten by the beautiful scenery in front of you. Walking on the plank road on the cliff is like walking between the thickness of history and the beautiful scenery of reality. Only by slowly touching and savoring carefully can you appreciate the true beauty of this fairyland on earth.
After breakfast the next morning, head to the Jingyang Wharf on the Yesan River, and take an antique painting cruise to visit the 800-meter Qingjiang Jingyang Gallery section. As soon as you enter the pier, you will see a "Jingyang Bridge" flying across the Qingjiang River, which looks like a rainbow in the daytime and a Milky Way in the sky at night. Jingyang Bridge is an important bridge between Wushan Mountain and Wuling Mountain, and it is also a beautiful sightseeing landscape of Qingjiang Grand Canyon.
In ancient times, people from south to north used small wooden boats to cross the river, but accidents often occurred. When the river level rose, people on both sides of the river could only look at each other across the river, for a few days or half a month. The completion of the Jingyang Bridge has created great convenience for local travelers and also added a beautiful landscape to this beautiful river section.
A large clear river flows slowly, reflecting the shadows of the trees; the distant mountains are like black clouds, surrounded by wisps of white clouds, and some gauze-like water mist rises on the river; a light boat passes by, forming waves on the water . The tranquil beauty is intoxicating. It is worthy of being the Jingyang painting section of "the 800-meter Qingjiang River is picturesque, and the Jingyang River section is a picture-in-picture".
When the cruise ship enters the magical peninsula harbor, isn't there a picture of a beautiful woman hanging on the stone wall? If you observe carefully, you will find that the side face of a woman is painted on the stone wall, and the texture of the rock is the hair of a beautiful woman. The works of nature are three points similar, and seven points still rely on imagination to fully mobilize people's rich imagination.
The second largest spring waterfall in Qingjiang "Jiudiequan Waterfall". There is an underground river, so whether it is rainy season or not, the waterfall will not stop flowing. Listening to and watching waterfalls is a new kind of enjoyment, and being in the middle is a kind of realm. The nine-fold waterfall is layered on top of each other, forming a natural bamboo curtain door, which is extremely spectacular. If you are lucky, you may even see a rainbow hanging above the waterfall.
The Jingyang River section brings us surprises everywhere. The yellow part on the cliff looks like a Buddha statue, while the continuous mountain is like a body lying on its side, and a reclining Buddha appears in front of our eyes. The cruise ship went farther and farther, and the picture became more and more open. The mountain in the distance is like a lying Buddha statue, and the reclining Buddha just now is like a child in the arms of its mother. I have to marvel at the uncanny craftsmanship of nature~
Every cliff in the Jingyang River section is very spectacular. On the top of the cliff, the dense rocks seem to hang huge murals on colorful curtains such as "Cliff Hanging Curtain" and "Bijia Mountain". Let us experience what is called "people swimming in the scene, like walking in a painting"! Qingjiang is like a gallery, the beauty is unparalleled in the world,
If you don't play here, there is no place in the world, you are right!
After the cruise ship drove for about 40 minutes, we came to Butterfly Rock. The mountain rock looks like a huge butterfly, spreading its wings on the river. In the middle of the huge butterfly-shaped mountain where the two mountains intersect, there is a waterfall, piercing through the cliff, flying down into the valley, the water is like thunder, and the sound of the waves remains the same for millions of years. Legend has it that the goddess of salt water fell into the salt water when she was shot by Lord Lin, forming a butterfly-like rock. This is the only cliff cave scenic spot in the entire Qingjiang River where you can disembark from the boat and enjoy the experience.
It's a pity that it didn't rain when we went, so we didn't see the waterfall, only a small waterfall flowing from the underground river.
Longquan Creek is known as "the first waterfall group in China". During the rainy season, there are more than 50 large and small waterfalls in total. of.
The mountains follow the water, and the water follows the mountains. There are scenery in the water, like a shadow, which is an original ecological scene. No wonder that when it was discovered in a place unknown to boudoirs, it was known as "Hubei's Little Tibet", "Hubei's Shangri-La", and "The Legendary Secret Land".
There is a hanging coffin of the Tujia nationality on the rock wall of the cave. The foreign friends who are traveling with us are very curious. How it was placed in the cave at a height of several hundred meters is almost impossible to climb with bare hands. This is still a mystery.
The glass restaurant "hanging" on the cliff has two floors. The upper and lower floors are made of glass. Walking on it is frightening.
Dining in the restaurant, you can not only enjoy the beautiful scenery of the entire canyon, see the beautiful Qingjiang scenery, but also taste the freshest Qingjiang fish and other delicacies. It is definitely an unforgettable dining experience in a lifetime!
Listen to the melodious sound of Ququ Mountain Spring and Waterfall, read the rhythm of water carefully, and feel the charm of water!
If you are tired from walking, you can experience the thrilling high-altitude zipline, the 800-meter cave forest water slide, I thought the speed would be very fast and dare not hold the phone, but when I slide down, I find that it is not scary. This speed is estimated to be old Can accept!
The 800-meter cave forest water slide is more exciting than the high-altitude zipline. If you like challenges, you can choose this, but you must take protective measures, as the kayak will wet your clothes when it rushes into the water.
It only takes 15 seconds for the cableway to slide from the cliff restaurant to the entrance. People fly in the sky and people walk on the ground. Looking at the cave on the cableway is another scene.
Leaving the Butterfly Rock Painting Boat and walking slowly in the Jingyang River, it feels like entering a paradise by mistake. At this time, the hustle and bustle of the city has already been thrown away, as if the soul has found a quiet corner in this valley!
After swimming in the most beautiful scenery of Jingyang Gallery in the canyon, we came to the nearby Yellow Crane Peak Forest, about 40 minutes by car.
When I arrived at the entrance of the scenic spot, I felt that the gatehouse in front of me was very special. It turned out that its design originality originated from the process of Homo erectus living in caves in ancient Jianshi and evolving to shacks, tribal gates and stilt buildings. It originated from the primitive, rough and atmospheric The architectural culture of ancient villages and pavilions in the south of the Yangtze River is integrated into a scene of its own.
Entering from the ticket gate, you can see the promenade with Chinese characteristics. The red promenade is reflected in the water, which complements the landscape, as if you have entered a landscape painting.
There are two ways to go up the mountain: by cable car up the mountain or on foot. If you have good physical strength, you can choose to go up the mountain trail on foot. We are already exhausted, so we still choose to take the cable car. But no matter which one you choose, you will not miss the beautiful scenery.
Yellow Crane Peak Forest is a typical karst lava landform. Although I have seen many peaks with karst lava landform before, the Yellow Crane Peak Forest is particularly different. In Huangshan Mountain, we can see the valley in our mountains, while in Huanghe Bridge, we can see the mountains in the valley.
Here, you can not only experience the strange landscape between the deep cliffs, but also feel the feeling of being in a cloud-shrouded "wonderland" if it rains.
Lin Enshi of Huanghe Peak is the only real canyon scenery that can directly see the Qingjiang River. Standing on the peak of the Yellow Crane Bridge at an altitude of 1300 meters, overlooking the mountains and the jade belt of the Qingjiang River, it is trembling! Force yourself to look up at the sky and try the boldness of "desire to compare with the sky"!
The shape of this mountain is like the side face of an ape, so it is named "Tracing the Roots of the Ape". In the morning or on rainy days, a sea of clouds will form, and there will be "stone men" in the sea of clouds.
The stone pillars, strange peaks, strange rocks, deep valleys, natural moats, ground fissures and cliffs in the Yellow Crane Peak Forest can be called "Grand View Garden of Strange Peaks and Different Stones". Reflected in the sunset, the heavens, earth and mountains form another rare landscape painting. There is a vertical slit between the cliffs, which is said to be the place where the Yellow Crane flies high. Later generations once built a bridge to connect the "sky" to the "earth", hence the name "Yellow Crane Bridge".
There are 36 peaks in the Yellow Crane Peak Forest, but we can only see 12 peaks. It is said that Lord Lin needs to consume a lot of energy when practicing. Among them, 12 peaks were transformed into Yunwu Mountains after the energy was absorbed by Lord Lin, and the residues became fertile fields of Chengjing River. Special products, such as Guankou grapes, Jingyang walnuts, Huaguoshan kiwifruit, etc. Yunwu Mountain can only be seen in its majestic appearance on the sixth day of June every year.
The foreign friends who were traveling with me kept taking pictures with their cameras, and sighed from time to time! I can't wait to bring this beautiful scenery back to China.
Because of the limited time, we chose the cable car for the way up and down the mountain. If I come next time, I must use my footsteps to conquer the peaks here, take a walk on the cliff path, and experience the vertical elevator.
After visiting the Yellow Crane Peak Forest, it was already 6:30 in the afternoon. In the evening, we stayed at the five-star farmhouse - Wangjiazhai Xinyi Resort.
The century-old Xinyi Inn is located between the mountains and above the cliffs. Its successful completion has turned Wangjiazhai into a tourist attraction integrating food, housing, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment; Miao-style buildings, rich and varied specialties, and Dongtian Flower Valley all over the mountains and plains.
After checking in, I immediately went to find my room. When the elevator opened, I saw a beautiful mural, with two Tujia sisters and Tujia decorations, full of atmosphere!
When we opened the door, we found that the biggest surprise was waiting for us in the room. The warm lighting made us feel like we were at home. The environment was clean and refreshing, and the interior was simple and beautiful, with a special flavor.
Leaning on a comfortable chair on the balcony, sipping a pot of good tea, admiring the beautiful scenery of Qifeng, feeling the tranquility, and repairing the tired body and mind, this is what everyone wants.
There are cliffs outside the balcony. From the balcony, you can watch the majestic canyon, listen to the gurgling stream and enjoy the baptism of the natural oxygen bar.
The "Fourth Sister Huang Stage" in the resort is a wonderful performance of the wedding customs of Tujia girls marrying daughters. The singing and rhyme intoxicated all the people present, and reproduced the moving scene of the Tujia sisters getting married for us.
The dishes of the farmhouse are mainly characteristic Tujia dishes. The raw materials used are the pure natural and original ecological green food grown on the farm, all kinds of original flavor snacks, and the strong local flavor, which is memorable.
At night, a bonfire was lit in the stockade, and everyone sang and danced together. During the day, everyone hopscotched, threw sandbags, danced rubber bands, and rolled hoops in the yard, as if returning to childhood.
The unique architectural style of Wangjiazhai outlines a beautiful landscape between mountains and rivers
There is a children's playground for children to play, where parents can lead their children to grow and pick vegetables, and experience the process of labor and the joy of harvest.
Mountains and rivers, the beautiful journey of just a few days ended in the unique cliff-style hotel and the delicious Tujia delicacies in the farmyard.
This trip to Enshi is an unforgettable trip, inexplicably missed. Although I was very tired from playing, my mood was beautiful, and I really wanted to live there for the rest of my life.
