According to records, the Yagi ditch in the Tang Dynasty before the name of the "ghost valley", also known as "hidden dragon ditch", because the valley grew a sacred tree, like stone like wood, the body of the turquoise, the flowers have a special fragrance, can drive away evil spirits and cure diseases, eat its fruit, can make years of childless couples get a child, attracted countless native people near and far to worship it, in the ancient Tujia language means "tree god", named "Yagi", in the ancient Tujia language means "tree god". Attracted countless people near and far to worship it, named "Yagi", in the ancient Tujia language is "tree god" means, and thus the name "Yagi ditch", has been used to this day. Yagi ditch has been known as "Guizhou's first ditch" since ancient times. "Guizhou's first" from the ancient books: Tang "barbarians" have "traveled all over the barbarians, have not heard of such as a also", and the "Sizhou Province" even more "Yagi its God, can not be described; the ditch of the wonderful, the real armor of Guizhou! "
Yamu ditch total length of 50 kilometers, the ditch climate is pleasant, winter without cold, summer without heat, the average annual temperature of 17 ° C or so, the air has a high concentration of negative ions, worthy of the reputation of the natural oxygen bar, is definitely a great place to explore, looking for oddities, looking for the ghosts and recreation and health, there have been poets wrote down the "warm winter and summer, cool fairy House, the mountains and beautiful water Yamu ditch! A poet once wrote, "The warmth of winter and coolness of summer is the capital of the immortals, and the clear water of mountains and Yamugou". The mountain is rich in species, with rare animals such as golden monkeys, rhesus monkeys, forest musk, black bears, pangolins, red-bellied golden pheasants, tiger-spotted saucers and other rare species of the world such as heather, red bean shirt, spinulose tree ferns and dove trees (pigeon flowers). The water in the ditch is crystal clear, flowing in all seasons, the mountain springs ding-dong, waterfalls and flowers, mountain hemp fish, corner corner fish, giant salamanders (doll fish), bearded frogs, etc. thrive here; the strange stones in the ditch are different and colorful, resembling people and things, resembling birds and beasts, and the moods are different and vivid; the stone cliffs are precipitous and beautiful, and the layers of ranges and mountains, ghostly workmanship; the ancient vines are surrounded by the ancient vines, some as big as children's arms, and others as fine as hair, entangled with each other and gnarled and crouching dragons. The ditch is covered with purple robe and jade belt stones, with clear color layers, warm and moist as jade, giving visitors the good meaning of "purple energy coming from the east, promotion and advancement, jade belt across the waist, good luck and good wishes". Wood, water, stone harmoniously linked together in this long and narrow winding valley depicts a 100-mile gallery. There are many attractions in the valley, such as a bowl of water, apes playing in the water, Born Bridge, Jade Rabbit watching the sky, Xiongguan Man Road, meditation pool, Hanlin Pavilion, Fairy Pool, Canyon Flying Rope, 10,000 years of tortoise, husband and wife stone, Peng Yu Liudan, five pools of the Drunken Moon, the Dragon Cave and so on, the tourists can take pictures of the scenery everywhere, or sit in the pavilion by the ditch to take a rest, and sometimes you can see all kinds of rare and exotic animals. Whether stopping to watch, or down the ditch to play in the water, all make people linger, intoxicated in the embrace of nature. Whenever the top of the mountain howling wind, the ditch is quiet as usual, the yin and yang harmony, and after the rain cleared, the valley and the sunshine, static and dynamic. When tourists and friends here in the sweet spring water, clear stream Maundy, through the primitive forest, can not help but send out the "Fanjing come back not to see the mountains, Yagi come back not to see the water," the sigh.
Tujia Style Park, covers an area of 18,000 square meters, including Totem Square, Folk Museum, Batik Experience Museum, Tujia King Building, Folk Performance Hall, Fung Nian Waterwheel, Water Mill House, Red Stone Bridge, Song Pool, Oil Pressing Workshop, Ancient Brewing Workshop and other attractions. Inside the Totem Square, there is the treasure of the park - the Tujia Jade Bull, which is carved from a block of Xiuyan jade, 5 meters long, 2.3 meters high, weighing 12 tons, and is called the "First Jade Bull in Asia". Every year on April 18th, the Tujia people from the surrounding villages gather here to make a wish to the Jade Ox, which must be returned as soon as possible after the wish is granted. Almost every tourist will take a picture with the Jade Ox, and the Tujia Jade Ox has been enshrined in every tourist's memory. Five totem poles stand behind the Jade Ox, which are sheep, ox, eagle, dragon and phoenix, and white tiger, showing the Tujia people's primitive worship of nature. The museum exhibits all kinds of ancient living utensils of Tongren Tujia and crafts from the Tusi period. The Batik Experience Museum mainly shows visitors the process of batik. Visitors can participate in the production process of spinning, weaving, waxing to dyeing under the guidance of batik masters on the spot to really experience the batik culture, and can also buy away their favorite finished products. In the Tukwang Building, visitors can travel back in time to the era of Tukwang, put on the Tukwang costume, sit on the throne of Tukwang as a real Tukwang, and learn about the culture of Tukwang. In the Folk Performing Arts Hall, there are all kinds of Tujia dance performances such as Pendulum Dance, Money Pole Dance, Bamboo Pole Dance, Unity Dance, etc., and there are also folk wonders performing stunts here, like walking on the tip of a knife, breaking the chest with a big knife, piercing the throat with a steel needle, lifting rice with a scale pole, Fire Dance, Immortal Hopping Bamboo and resurrecting a dead chicken. Some of the programs here make one's heart stop like water, as if drifting to the paradise of art; while others make one's heart pound and one's heart can't be calmed for a long time. Red stone bridge at the head of the Tujia drum tower has "China's first drum", two sides of each for a whole cowhide masked, 3.39 meters in diameter, weighing more than 1,000 pounds, by a famous drum master spent nearly a month to make, the drums can convey the maximum sound of ten miles away. According to Tujia custom, the drum knocked three times respectively will get health, freedom, happiness, countless tourists come here, is to knock three times this big drum. Next to the Drum Tower, there are the famous "Tujia Three Square", which are Brewery, Oil Press, and Water Milling Square. The brewery takes spring water from Yagi Mountain and uses primitive methods to brew Tujia rice wine, which is sweet and fragrant and has a long aftertaste after drinking. In the oil press, many tourists call out the horn, together to promote the crash wood hit in the oil cylinder, with the "creaking" sound, a drop of vegetable oil down the bamboo tube began to stay, looking at the fruits of their own labor, all show a smile of joy. Water mill can be said to be a representative of the wisdom of the Tujia forefathers, without electricity and oil consumption, will need to grind the items poured into the milling trough, open the sluice gate outside the mill, the impulse generated by the flow of water to drive the rotation of the stone mill will be able to grind the paddy into rice or rice into powder. Ditch side of a row of waterwheels, each wooden impeller has a bamboo tube, the impeller did not enter the water when the bamboo tube filled with water, when the impeller turned to the high side of the bamboo tube when the water dumped in the air set up in the trough, a row of drainage groove mouth quietly flow of water, as a water line naturally dropping down on the side of the ditch, looking at it from afar, it is like a curtain, in the sunshine flooded with a bit of white light, crystalline and transparent, as a picturesque.
As of the end of September 2012, the construction of the scenic area was largely completed, and the ditch was developed to the 3-kilometer Yagi waterfall. Yamu waterfall is more than 20 meters high, more than 30 meters wide, the waterfall surface is wave-like, a wave of three stacks fell in front of the three square feet on the big rock, splashing water like a lotus flower in full bloom in general, the formation of a curtain of lotus water mantle. Behind the water curtain naturally forms a wide platform, built-in several small stone tables, visitors can sip tea, play chess, rest behind the waterfall. A large open area in front of the waterfall, from which there is a cable car up the hill, the hill is the mysterious Ming Dynasty ancient fortress, the fortress is luxuriant and verdant with ancient trees, egrets roosting in it, and green stone steps winding and paved with winding lanes. A block of foot-hanging buildings, scattered, there are three or two thatched cottages, the roof emits light smoke, into the mountain color, especially in the hazy weather, really a bit of white clouds deep in the flavor of the family. In the ancient fortress, visitors can experience the original Tujia life, eat Dingjian rice, ash packet tofu, green bean powder, Tujia fried rice, etc., drink canned tea, vine tea, Tujia rice wine, etc., you can also participate in patty cake, etc., and it is endless fun. Take the slide down the mountain from Guzhai, all the way to enjoy the natural scenery of the whole Yamugou scenic area, landscape and trees as far as the eye can see, and at the same time save the labor pain of going down the mountain. To return to the bottom of the mountain, if it is late, the scenic area at the gate there are four-star hotel can be accommodated, the hotel can accommodate more than 800 people at the same time to eat and live, you can choose to go to the neighboring countryside style gallery to feel the primitive romantic Tujia style. Rural style corridor built along the ditch, up to one kilometer long, countryside bar, chess and cards room, farmhouse, snack bar, leisure station, Tujia hotel, black boat, rafts, etc., have everything. All kinds of buildings are antique in appearance, showing the elements of Tujia, with clean and neat interior decoration, utilizing modern technology so that tourists can enjoy modern hardware and software services, which can be called the best match between primitive and modern life. In the middle of the hotel and the countryside promenade, there is a square of nearly 10,000 square meters, which is specially prepared for tourists to have a bonfire party in the evening, at night, there are several big fires burning in the middle of the square, and the tourists and the local villagers, no matter men and women, young and old, gather together, singing and dancing, and the scene is very lively. This is especially a stage for young people, many people here to talk about love, singing and dancing at the same time eye-to-eye, and even according to the local custom of throwing red shoes to find a partner activities, tourists are likely to find a lifetime partner here. At the end of the evening, tourists can immediately enter the hotel or village inn rest, free from the pain of long-distance running.
Yamugou is not only a wonderful place to cleanse the mind, cultivate the body and mind to explore the scenery, but also a cultural attraction flowing with legends. Tourists come to Yagigou, not only can meet the tourists expected to eat, live, travel, travel, shopping, entertainment, but also hear a lot of touching stories, such as the Ghost Valley Divine Mansion, the dragon and phoenix, Valentine's Valley, the husband and wife stone, Liu Hanlin resistance to banditry, the king of the soil fight, etc., while tourists can learn a lot of Tujia culture, first-hand experience of Tujia customs.
Yamugou, a magical place, a place permeated with romance, a place to cleanse the mind and soul, is the best destination for eco-tourism.