Introduction of scenic spots in Jiulongxia Natural Scenic Area in Xingtai County;

Jiulongxia Natural Scenery Tourist Area is located in the middle of Taihang Mountain in Jiang Shui Town, Xingtai County, south of Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, hovering between Xingtai, Shahe, Heshun and Neiqiu counties, 62km east of Xingtai City, 62km away from National Highway 107 and Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, and Sha Yi National Defense Highway and Shanxi-Hebei High-grade Provincial Highway pass through the scenic spot. At present, the total development area of Jiulong Gorge Scenic Area is 64 square kilometers, overlooking the Qunxia from the polar peak, and the Nine Gorges meander to a spherical peak, so it is named Jiulong Gorge. There are hundreds of scenic spots in Jiulong Gorge, which can be summarized into ten characteristics, namely: rare valleys and canyons, fascinating mountain wonders, cliffs cut by knives and axes, and rocks of various shapes, such as waterfalls wrapped in silver, deep pools with blue waves, rolling forests with green waves, rich cultural accumulation, rich folk customs and fascinating legends. Jiulong Gorge is known as the first scene of Zhao Yan, a fairyland on earth.

Jiulong Gorge is the largest group of quartz sand and red sandstone canyons in the north of China, which is famous for its overlapping peaks. There are peaks, mountains, gorges, waterfalls, ponds, springs, streams and streams with different shapes. The scenery of Jiulong Gorge is beautiful and colorful, which is very rare. Jiulong Gorge can maintain such a perfect and magical natural fantasy, which is related to the beliefs and customs of local people. They think that every grass, tree, mountain and river in Jiulong Gorge has gods, so they deliberately protect it. Jiulong Gorge is a gorge formed during the ancient glacial period. Coupled with the climate and various natural erosion, the running water is cold and thorough, and * * * has created this masterpiece; There are more than 60 tributaries in Jiulong Gorge, all of which are between 14 km in length. The widest canyon is only 20m, and the narrowest canyon is only about1.5m.. The canyon is deep and there are many patios, forming a huge stone urn landform with rows of long cliff-like mid-levels, which is really rare.

Jiulong Gorge, a waterfall group with the largest drop and the most concentrated community in North China, has abundant rainfall, stable and inexhaustible springs, gurgling water at the bottom of the valley, quiet and cool, and beautiful scenery. The valley bottom here is deep blue. Because of the stepped mountain structure and numerous waterfalls in the scenic area, it has the characteristics of large drop and beautiful posture. There are four waterfalls with a drop of more than 100 meters, and more than 30 waterfalls with a drop of 3050 meters appear in groups, which is the largest waterfall group found in North China at present.

The greenest and most beautiful place in Taihang Mountain, the peak forest, grassland, sea of clouds, sunrise and rainbow in Jiulong Gorge are magnificent, strange and charming scenes, and lush vegetation and forests are another major feature of Jiulong Gorge. The vegetation is lush, the original secondary forest covers the whole mountain, and there are hundreds of kinds of forests and exotic flowers and grasses. Wonderful natural landscape, diverse forest vegetation, profound environment and various rare animals and plants converge into an irresistible attractive charm. The sunrise in Jiulong Gorge is so beautiful and spectacular that it makes people feel relaxed and happy. Due to the special local environment in Jiulong Gorge, common clouds float on the mountainside, flowing among thousands of peaks and valleys, or become a sea of clouds, boundless, or set each other off with sunrise and sunset, colorful and magnificent. The valley is full of spring, birds and flowers, and the whole scenic spot is like a three-dimensional magnificent picture scroll. In spring, peach blossoms compete with hundreds of kinds of mountain flowers, which can let you appreciate the breath of mountain springs; In summer, the spring water is gurgling, quiet and cool, the mountains and rivers are waterfalls, and the nine Gorges are beautiful, one step at a time; In Qiu Lai, fruits are covered with branches on trees all over the mountains. Cotinus coggygria and five-pointed maple decorate the mountains with colorful colors, which makes people feel the joy of harvest and the strong temptation of beautiful mountains. On the solstice of winter, the snow is falling, the snow is white, and the ice hanging on the Baizhang cliff is amazing.

With rich historical and cultural accumulation and rich Buddhist culture, the Luoguoling Great Wall was built in the twenty-first year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1542), showing the trend of southeast and northwest. There are still towers on the dock, and there are architectural relics on both sides of the closed gate. The mountain here is high and steep, which is a fortress leading to Shanxi and has always been a battleground for military strategists. The 2000-meter ancient post-office plank road is well preserved. War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was the seat of China People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, and was named as the national patriotic education demonstration base by the Propaganda Department of the CPC.

Jiulong Gorge is located in the seat of the ancient incense kingdom, where the Indian monk Buddha Tucheng once lived. China's Biography of Eminent Monks records the story that the water source in Guo Xiang dried up during the drought, and the western regions came to help Xerox conquer the world, and the Buddhist figure of the eminent monk living here became water and cursed the dragon. He expects that everything thousands of miles away can be seen from his palm, and he knows everything. In case of a strong enemy, retreat to gather in the thatched cottage of Shifuzhai ancient temple, and use magic to make Dragon Palace Kowloon spray water to drown enemy soldiers. As the water level rises, the hut can help Schleswig to establish a post-Zhao state in Guo Xiang, and Schleswig called him a big monk. There are also many beautiful folk stories and legends, such as Guanyin's trip to Kowloon, the story of Little White Dragon and Little Dragon Girl, and the legend that Liang Zhu and Little Dragon Girl worship Guanyin and chestnuts.

Rich local agricultural and sideline products and rich local folk culture. Here, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the climate is cool and pleasant, and the temperature difference between day and night is about 6 10 degrees Celsius. Due to the special geographical conditions, there are abundant green dried and fresh fruits here. Apples, chestnuts, walnuts, persimmons and miscellaneous grains are of good quality and exported to domestic and foreign markets. All kinds of wild vegetables, such as: immortal leek, leek flower, mushroom, mountain lily, mountain mint and so on, are delicious. There are thousands of Chinese herbal medicines here, such as Ganoderma lucidum, Polygonum Multiflori Radix, Salvia Miltiorrhiza Radix, Flos Lonicerae, Bupleuri Radix, Radix Polygalae, etc. The local area has been designated as the Taihang Mountain development demonstration area by the provincial science and technology commission, and the economic ditch construction is famous throughout the country, which is known as the greenest place in Taihang Mountain. At present, Jiang Shui Town has built a base of 10,000 mu of high-quality apples and chestnuts, and the development of green agriculture of dried and fresh fruits has been designated as the characteristic fruit of the 16th National Congress.

Jiulongxia people, who have lived in the mountains for generations, have simple and kind folk customs, and have formed their own special living habits and ways in eating, living, traveling, marriage, funeral, ceremony and festivals. Come here to live in a comfortable and clean farmhouse, enjoy rich farmhouse snacks, delicious farmhouse meals, and enjoy the rich Shan Ye style and Tesco's rich local specialties. Jiulong Gorge is a tourist attraction integrating sightseeing, leisure and holiday, entertainment and shopping, and scientific research.