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Shimen Plank Road Scenic Area is located in Hedongian Town, about 15 kilometers north of Hanzhong City. It is an antique plank road newly built after the construction of Shimen Reservoir. drowned. Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, in order to cross the natural dangers of the Qinling Mountains, the ancients dug holes in the cliffs along the valleys and valleys.
In 1969, the Shimen Dam was built at Baogukou, and the Baoxie Road and the Shimen site were submerged by the reservoir. After many years, the original site of the Baoxie Road was raised 70 meters upwards, and an antique Shimen plank road was built. The imitated Shimen plank road has a total length of more than three kilometers. It completely follows the seven forms of the ancient plank road "flat beam oblique brace", "flat beam column" and "building a frame by slope", and restores a post station and three In addition, a 16-meter-long Shimen tunnel was dug on the cliff where the "Shimen Tunnel" site was originally located.
Shimen Plank Road Scenic Area has two entrances, east and west, which are located on the east bank and west bank of the Baohe River respectively. Most tourists enter the scenic spot from the west entrance. After the gate of the scenic spot, tourists need to walk for about half an hour to reach the main scenic spot, that is, Shimen Dam, Shimen Reservoir and the rebuilt antique plank road. Of course, you can also take the traffic car in the scenic spot to reach the main scenic spot from the gate of the scenic spot. , the cost of the transportation vehicle is not included in the ticket and needs to be purchased separately.
If you choose to walk to the main scenic spot, you will pass through an antique commercial street on the way, and you can see some statues of the Chinese zodiac on the road, and then you can see the entrance of Shimen Reservoir and plank road. The newly built plank road is built between the cliffs and is very steep. When you walk on it, the unfathomable Shimen Reservoir is under your feet. You can't help but think of the hardships of the ancients who built this plank road thousands of years ago. You have to admire The talent and wisdom of the ancients.
When tourists return to Shimen Dam from the end of the plank road, they can also cross the dam, walk from the top of the dam to the east bank of the Bao River, and then leave the scenic spot through the east gate of the scenic spot. There are also entertainment items such as ziplines and cruise ships for tourists to choose in the scenic area. Tourists can use ziplines or cruise ships to travel from the west bank of Baohe River to the east bank of Baohe River. Of course, after visiting the plank road, tourists can also return to the West Gate along the same route.
The extremely precious thirteen stone carvings originally distributed at the southern end of the plank road and near the Shimen Tunnel are called "Shimen Thirteen Products". Interested tourists can enjoy them in the Hanzhong Museum.
opening hours
March 1st-November 1st 08:30-17:40 (last admission 17:20); November 2nd-February 28th 08:40-16:50 (last admission 16:00) :40)
Preferential treatment policy
Service Facilities
must see tips
The story of "building plank roads in the open and crossing Chencang secretly" is well known: After Liu Bang took Hanzhong, in 206 BC, according to the strategy of general Han Xin, he sent a few people to build plank roads to divert the attention of Zhanghan, the king of Yong who guarded the central and western parts of the pass, and secretly followed the dangerous road in the west. Chencang (that is, Qinzhan) went north from Dasan Pass, captured Chencang City, and marched into Xianyang. 90% of the main part of the ancient plank road in the story is in Hanzhong. The main plank road sections are: Ziwu Road, Baoxie Road, Jinniu Road and Chencang Road.