The love story of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden has been sung by the descendants for thousands of years, and can be said to be well known to women and children. The Cowherd's diligence and simplicity, bravery and persistence, and the Weaving Maiden's beauty and goodness, loyalty and unswerving, are touching and deep-rooted. The place where this story took place is this prestigious "Chinese Love Mountain" - Tianhe Mountain in Xingtai, Hebei Province.
What kind of place is it that allows a cowherd boy to marry a fairy and realize the great reversal of his life. Only after seeing it with your own eyes will you realize that all the wonders lie between the green mountains and the green water.
Entering the scenic area, the magnificent Han Que comes into view. The reason why it is in Han Dynasty style is that the story of Cowherd and Weaving Maiden took place in Han Dynasty, and the Tanabata Festival celebrations also started in Han Dynasty. Even better, the tortoise and snake guarding the gate is quite auspicious as it signifies well-being. Welcome dam blue water deep pool waves singing, in the refraction of the sun, but also formed a very beautiful seven-color rainbow, "waterfalls to welcome the guests" very bud.
By the scenic area of 30 square kilometers of springs and waterfalls and streams converge into the Tianhe Lake, green mountain reflection, such as the real like a mirage, birds and butterflies dance, group of fish swim. Boating on it, as if the gods and goddesses.
Love Square amusement area consists of Tianhe Lake, Yuanyang Lake, Butterfly Fairy Valley and several other small lakes, the first scenic spot for entering Tianhe Mountain, about 2000 meters long. Above the Love Square, is a wooden plaque, written on the front of the "hometown of the cowherd" four big words. The back of a couplet written on the back of the plaque is very atmospheric and evocative, shocked me: "Tianhe three jewels of the quiet and dangerous but also the absolute Huangtaihua E all like me; yangling number of odd peaks cave spring odd in the odd east and west, south and north of the other family."
The upper side of the pagoda, there are two magpies, they flew from afar, is to report to you the happy news, the lower side of the pagoda there is a big "edge" word, fate, marriage meaning all in it.
The north side of the pagoda is the Love Romance Hut, where honeymooners and couples can stay overnight. On the upper right side of the pagoda, there are inns where tourists can rest and stay.
There are gold and silver trout, as well as red fish and other ornamental fish in the Yuanyang Lake under the Yuanyang Bridge. There is a huge stone above the Yuanyang Lake, which is said to be the Weaving Maiden's dressing mirror, and the Weaving Maiden stands in front of this mirror to dress up after bathing.
The Dish Immortal Valley is filled with lush grass, green trees, butterflies, colorful, light and sprightly, dancing and beautiful. At the same time, this canyon is also the only channel for couples to drift, a pair of young couples flying down the river, we can see their smiling faces and hear their silver bell-like laughter.
The Tianhe Mountain scenic area of male, strange, dangerous, show, the ghost of the interplay of glory, both the northern scenery of the majestic posture, but also the charm of the Jiangnan landscape playfulness of the face. Scenic area of the average annual temperature of 18, very suitable for summer vacation. Scenic area of primitive secondary forests, ancient trees, exotic flowers and plants everywhere, rare birds and animals can be seen everywhere. The air in the oxygen negative ion content is dozens of times the city, breathing of the pleasant.
Love River eternal bath, can make people stay young forever.
Lifting the eyes is the jagged "Juxian Peak", the scenic area of the main character of the natural sculpture - "Weaver Sifan" is hidden in it.
From the Butterfly Fairy Valley up, is the first couple of China's first floating dock. Tianhe Mountain rafting, about 2.6 kilometers long, the drop of 21 meters, the current has a rapid and slow, the depth of the water has deep and shallow, the river has a straight and curved, thrilling, exciting, soft as a dream, passionate. Wanglang Pavilion of the two dragons playing pearls, but also quite attractive to the eye.
Tianhe Mountain water and charming, to "five steps a waterfall, ten steps a pool" description of it is not too much, only nine days of Galaxy Scenic Mountain has a nine waterfalls eighteen pools. Stroll to the nine days of the Milky Way, you can enjoy the Milky Way waterfalls of the spectacular. Here is China's love mountain scenic area quality development training base one of the four areas. Two bridges suspended in the air and built, as if from the sky, let a person look at the lock sigh. The obstacle to the love of the cowherd and the weaving maiden, as if it were the sky lock in front of you. In the midst of difficulties and obstacles, only to highlight the fidelity and greatness of the love of the two. Love, is any force can not lock!
Entering the Lover's Valley, nine curves and eighteen bends, nine waterfalls and eighteen pools, blue water to the sky. From the Valentine Valley kettle cave climbed over and out, is a pool of water lily pond, pool water lily stone disk staggered extension. Walking on the lotus stone, not only feel the floating slippery in the water's marvelous, is also a test of your psychology. I walk in the pool of a piece of lotus stone, step by step, step by step lotus. Looking at the foot of the clear stream rapid, heart or unconsciously was pulled up. Always worried about a slip, and nature into one, but also enjoy it. Just like the weaver's mood, worried about the rules of the sky does not allow their love, but also enjoy the love of the moisturizing.
There is an ancient building on the mountain is the Cowherd's former residence and the Weaving Maiden Temple, behind the Weaving Maiden Temple on one side of the peak is the Weaving Maiden, on the other side of the Cowherd and a pair of children, looking at each other, the avatars are lifelike, breathtaking. Further ahead is the Magpie Bridge, crossing the sky. It signifies the love bond between the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden, and even if the River of Heaven is in the way, it can't separate them from their longing.
After crossing the Bridge of Magpies, you will start to climb the Moonlight Peak, with a series of stone steps circling upwards, the steepest of which is at an angle of more than 75. The steepest section is at an angle of more than 75 degrees. If you walk up one section, you will sweat profusely and feel very comfortable. Stopping by the guardrail to take a rest, you can also enjoy the surrounding scenery, looking around, the towering mountains are stacked peaks, red and green, the head of the cowherd and the weaving maiden is reflected in the peaks, seems to be whispering. Climbing to the top, the cliffs on all sides, lush forests and pines, like a fairyland.
All the way to go, there is pleasure, there is heartbreaking, there is hardship, but more is happiness. Happiness in the mountains and rivers of heaven and earth, immersed in the satisfaction of the summit. Love is not like this, just like the cowherd weaver. Pleasure in the first encounter in the heart, heart in the heavenly court of obstruction, hardship and tenacious resistance, happiness in the annual magpie bridge meeting. This is why this place is known as "China's Love Mountain". Traveling here will give you a deeper understanding of love.
There are many places for couples to go in Xingtai, but there are two places that are very recommendable, one far away and one near, one is in Qilihe, and the other one is in Tianhe Mountain in the western mountains.
1. Seven Mile River. Seven Mile River fitness and sports corridor, quiet environment, very suitable for walking and chatting. When you are tired of cycling, you can go to the amusement park opposite the sports park, and you don't need to consider any other amusement programs. Buy two tickets for the Ferris wheel and ride the Ferris wheel, which is known as the eye of the city of Xingtai, and overlook the beauty of Xingtai from a high place. The Ferris wheel is a symbol of happiness and love, and confessing your love or kissing at the highest point is enough to be happy forever. At night, the tour of the park in a variety of open lights, a variety of lights reflecting, very dreamy feeling.
2. Tianhe Mountain. Xingtai's Tianhe Mountain is China's love mountain, in the folk widely circulated love story of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden originated in the Tianhe Mountain, because of their story and the Chinese Tanabata Festival, and gradually evolved into the current Tanabata Valentine's Day. Not to mention that Tianhe Mountain is a 4A level scenic spot in China, the symbol of this love mountain alone is worth a visit for couples. In the Tianhe Mountain Scenic Spot, not only can you view the world's wonders such as the Censored Pot Cave and many other attractions, but you can also feel their sincere love and commitment to love in the remnants of the love story of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden. Every year on the eve of the seventh day of the seventh month, a grand event is held at Tianhe Mountain, where many couples come to witness their love. Now in this season, you can also go to the Tianhe Mountain Ski Resort to play, in the white ice and snow, hand in hand, skiing happy future together.