Nanshiyang Grand Canyon Forest Park

Nanshiyang Grand Canyon Scenic Spot is located in the border of Xishan Mountain, Yongding River, foot of the Great Wall, northern Mentougou District, and Yanchi Town. The total length of the canyon is more than 20 kilometers, and the total area of ​​the scenic spot is about 40 square kilometers. The scenic area is divided into "one gorge, nine valleys, eighteen bays, and seventy-two nodes". From bottom to top, they are Fanchen Valley, Changchun Valley, Wuyou Valley, Yanxiang Valley, Bailin Valley, Xiaoyao Valley, Qingyuan Valley, Qixia Valley, Dawn Valley. It is a tourist attraction for landscape photography, popular science research, biological collection, red education, and mountain hiking. [Geomorphology] The Nanshiyang Grand Canyon is a rift valley on the side branch of the Yanhecheng fault. Hundreds of millions of years ago, a large amount of dolomite and limestone were deposited in the ocean. During the "Yanshan Movement" and "Himalayan Movement", the crust rose , the water recedes and the stone floats, and after the alternation of cold and warm nature, wind and rain erosion, it has been carved by ghosts and axes, leaving a line of sky, ladder roots, Heilongtan, lax cover, stone hanging coffin, Luo Datian, single gate building, water ripples and other geological formations. It is a spectacle, the winding path of the canyon leads to seclusion, and the steep and handsome peaks. There are also Bijia Mountain, Qipan Mountain, Tianci Mountain, Tianzuo Mountain, Tianyou Mountain, Yunv Peak, Huoyan Mountain and other famous peaks in the west of Beijing in the scenic area. Among them, Tianzuo Mountain, Tianyou Mountain and Tianci Mountain are about 1400-1500 meters above sea level. Yunv Peak is 1580 meters above sea level. Canyons, strange peaks and cliffs constitute a rich geological landscape that is majestic, strange, dangerous and secluded. [Ecological environment] Although the Nanshiyang Grand Canyon is a sea of ​​mountains and seas, there are also many animals and plants, and there are also exotic flowers and plants. For example, economic plants such as wild kiwi fruit over a century old, perennial asparagus, araceae, aconitum, jinghao tree, wild clove, scutellaria, polygala, windproof, sand ginseng, stone flower, etc. There are also coniferous or coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests on gentle slopes ; Mountain rabbits, grass snakes and other wild animals. [Historical Relics] Nanshiyang and Beishiyanggou are known as Nanxiyanggou and Beixiyanggou in history. There are rich historical and cultural heritages in the Nanshiyang Grand Canyon Scenic Area. There is the Great Wall: in the west of Dacun and Nanshan there is the Great Wall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the south Shiyanggoukou (Xikouzi) and Beishiyanggoukou are the south and north Shiyangkou of the Juyongguan system of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty, Dacun is Changyukou, and there is Changyu Westkou , Fangliangkou, etc., there is a model Great Wall Yuanchengzi on the Nanshan Mountain of Shuitou Village in the north of the scenic spot. There is also a phoenix head not far from the dressing table of the Liao Dynasty. There are ancient roads: In addition to the ancient road of Xixi, the ancient road from Dacun to Qinyukou, and the ancient road from Dacun to Zhenbiancheng, Nanshiyanggou itself is an ancient road leading to Huailai, Luzishui and Xiangyangkou. Jiuhegou is also an ancient road; Luzi Shuiniangniang Temple, Sanqing Hall, Sanguan Hall, Xiuzhen Cave at the ancient Great Wall, Desheng Temple in Dacun, Shanshen Temple in Shanshenmiao Village, Dragon King Temple in Fangliang Village, Luzi There are ancient legends and miraculous stories circulating in Shuifang Temple and Dabeiyan Guanyin Temple in Xiangyangkou (not tightly covered). [Red Ruins] During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Tizitou used to be the office of the Changwanhuai United County Commissioner's Office, and Buyan was the gun repair shop of our army. Jiuhegou fled, but was intercepted and captured by village soldiers such as Qingbaikou. In the valley, there are also red ruins such as the former site of the former mayor of Beijing and the magistrate of Wanping County, Jiao Ruoyu, who fought against Japan. Exploring Nanshiyang, the magical Grand Canyon, there will be various experiences.