Scenic Spot Introduction Other Itinerary and Transportation Suggestions
Ganquan Rain Fork Grand Canyon is also a very famous attraction, this attraction is very shocking, the nature can make a canyon into this way is also very magical, interested partners can go, this canyon in Shaanxi it.
Scenic Spot Introduction
1. Ganquan Grand Canyon
Located in Ganquan County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, under the Temple Bay Town, rain fork village, about a few hundred million years ago, the north of the Shaanxi Province, a strong earthquake, a loess mountain separated a large crack, and after millions of years of rain, slowly formed such a canyon, and the United States of America's Antelope Grand Canyon is extremely similar.
Before entering the canyon scenic area, a visitor service center has been constructed, you must buy a ticket to exchange for a scenic bus to enter, from May 2018 onwards, self-driving cars have been prohibited to drive into. The entrance barrier management is very strict, there is no possibility of slipping in. After entering the entrance to the scenic area, there are more than 20 kilometers of dirt road, the road condition is very bad, all kinds of excavators are repairing the road. Recently, only the best view of the nearest Birch Gully Canyon is open to the public, and the other four canyons (from far to near, respectively, Huabao Fork Canyon, Longba Gully Canyon, Mudan Gully Canyon, Phoenix Gully Canyon) are not open to the public due to the repair of the road in the near future.
Tips:
The most suitable season to visit is from March to May, if it is the rainy season to visit, such as rain will be closed to the valley can not enter the tour. There is a big temperature difference between the inside and outside of the valley, so you need to wear a thin jacket inside the valley. If you don't have your own tall rain boots, we recommend renting rain shoes at the entrance of each valley for 5 yuan a pair, and the valley does have silt and deep standing water.
We visited Longba Gorge Canyon and Birch Gorge Canyon.
2. Longba Gorge
Longba Gorge is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and you need to climb on your hands and knees in some places. Long Ba Gorge round trip **** 5 kilometers or so, the way to the bottom of the valley, the return trip in the canyon next to the dirt road. Valley walk about 800 meters midway there is the only exit, physical strength is not good can be folded back at this time, the deeper the road is more difficult to walk. The full walk and shoot round trip takes about 2 hours. Longba ditch wins in less people, the scenery is slightly worse than birch ditch. It is not recommended that the elderly children visit.
3. Birch Gully Canyon
Birch Gully is the most beautiful scenery of the most essential canyon, the length of about 300 meters, the ditch a lot of tourists, more than enough to walk. The light is best from 11:00 to 2:00 p.m. because the top of the canyon is narrow, and if there is no light, the valley is darker. Birch tree ditch on the narrow bottom wide, and Longba ditch, the opposite, rock more curves and texture, color is also more rich, with just the right light, absolutely can be out of the blockbuster.
Tips:
It is recommended to go on non-holidays, the scenic area official opening time is 8:00 a.m., the actual 7:30 or so will be released, be sure to take advantage of no one early in the morning to shoot Birch Gully, there is no light can be long exposure! Wait until noon when the light is good you can tour and shoot again Birch Tree Gully.
In addition, there are a lot of local people with photography tours, you can hire them to take the road to the local wild canyon, the scenery is absolutely not inferior to the scenic area, and there are no tourists. Don't try to save money and try to find it yourself, the wild canyons are in bad road conditions, the entrance to the canyon is also very inconspicuous, you can't find it yourself. Spending money on safety and efficiency, as support for local development it
Other
1. Shooting recommendations
Lens recommended with a wide-angle, telephoto here is not much use, and may need a tripod and scrimshaw, creative shooting, you can bring their own light sources such as flashlights, headlamps, etc.
2.2.3.1 The first time you see a canyon, you can also see the canyons.
2. Accommodation
You can choose to live in Ganquan County or rain fork canyon near the town of Xiashiwan, Ganquan County is more than 30 kilometers away from the scenic area, in order to enter the scenic area early in the morning to avoid a large number of tourists, it is recommended to live in the town of Xiashiwan. There are few regular hotels here at the moment, and there are family hotels to choose from, which are not expensive.
3. Recommended food
Recommended under the Temple Bay town of "Luohechuan cured meat", local specialty cured pork, pork braised vegetables, farm tofu, grilled pork skewers, etc., inexpensive and tasty, 6 people to eat a lot of full of 150 yuan.
Tips:
Ganquan Yuquan Grand Canyon scenic area and the nearby wild canyon is very suitable for photography enthusiasts and hiking adventure enthusiasts to go. The general tourists a full day tour time is enough, pick 2 to 3 canyon tour can, the scenery is pretty much the same. If it is for filming, it is recommended to start from 2 days, one day inside the scenic area, one day outside the scenic area, in-depth detailed tour. It is known that some photographers have recently found heart-shaped canyons in Qin Zhidao, Zhidan County canyons, Ansai County canyons and many other canyons.
Itinerary and transportation recommendations
Jingbian and rain fork of these two places to see the self-driving vehicles are mostly Xi'an, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Shanxi and other areas closer to the vehicle, if you come from far away, you can take the train to Yan'an, Shaanxi, and then directly from the train station to rent a car to drive to the excursion, the rental cost of the car ranges from 200-500 per day, to avoid the long-distance driving fatigue. Specific scenic spot location driving follow the navigation can go. Nearby can visit more places, such as Hukou Falls, moraine mouth ancient town, Qiankunwan scenic area can be arranged according to the overall number of days to visit together.
Jingbian Wave Valley and rain fork Grand Canyon, the distance between the two scenic areas 220 kilometers, driving about 3 hours. If you have a tight schedule, you can visit one and leave for the other in the evening. Both scenic spots are still in a state of incomplete development and not saturated with tourists, so if interested, come quickly!
Qin Jin tour of eleven: adventure in northern Shaanxi Ganquan Shekou Grand Canyon
Author/Photographer: Mo Guoliang
According to the travel agency arrangements, in Jingbian to enjoy a meal at the Wave Valley Rising Sun, humming the mouth of the "Let's believe in heaven," the ditty, get on the bus and start another day of travel. The destination is Yan'an Ganquan "rain fork Grand Canyon" tour.
At noon, we finally reached a small town in Ganquan County, where we had a simple lunch, and then got into a car prepared by a local guide, and went deeper into the mountains in groups. Because they are temporary recruited car, the car soon drivers can not find the road, so they are using cell phone contact to ask for directions. In view of this situation, I have a donkey friend with the car produced a doubt, accosted us the driver of the car to chat up the rain fork Grand Canyon attractions related matters.
In the chat, I learned that, because of the Ganquan area of the rain fork Grand Canyon scenery and the United States, "Antelope Valley" landscape comparable to the scenery. This has caused donkeys from all over the country to rush to that taste. Ganquan local villagers see to see this money-making effect, the local villagers will be their own village gully developed into a tourist attractions, and are called "rain fork Grand Canyon," resulting in the status quo of fish and dragons mixed pearls. And, we are now going to the canyon is also this situation, the real name should be called "Shekou Valley". After traveling for about half an hour, the car stopped at the top of a high hill.
The village guide had a wood cutter and shovel ready, and told us to change into the long rain boots they had prepared. We followed him all the way from the top of the mountain straight down to the bottom of the ditch. The mountain people are really not easy, with such a large group of age and physical condition of the crowd are uneven, the mountain open road water bridge, all the way forward will have a feeling of great have great risk.
After about half an hour of downhill travel, the guys are also not insulting the mission, after all the way to fight "lying down on the mountain lying ditch" to pay, finally safe and successfully reached the bottom of the Grand Canyon ditch.
In fact, the section of the canyon where we arrived after a lot of hard work happens to be the middle section of the canyon. It is also the most low-lying section. Inside the canyon, a meter of sunlight fell from the sky. Refracted on the cliffs, trees as well as grass in the valley, it brings a primitive tranquility to the deep and secluded canyon.
Both sides of the cliffs, seemingly seven horizontal and eight vertical bushes, but a closer look but feel so orderly, more like the Grand Canyon of the deep secluded.
This is the natural law of the natural world, and it is also the law that human beings must abide by.
The valley is full of blue and white butterflies fluttering in the flowers, which is a different kind of flavor. Canyon, wildflowers and butterflies strung together into a "Zhuang Sheng Xiaomeng fascinated by butterflies, looking at the emperor's spring heart to cuckoo" beauty. So this Grand Canyon with "Butterfly Valley" to name, is also a good choice.
Wandering in the canyon, the river valley and traveling and narrow, as if he suddenly became a small frog, accidentally fell into the bottom of the well. The first thing you need to do is to look up and see that the cliffs are lined with strange rocks, and in the bean-sized blue sky, a large tree is stuck in the cliffs, a rare and primitive ecological environment. Wandering in the deep canyon, your feet will fall into the deep ravine of mud puddles if you are not careful, don't have a sense of adventure. Colorful cliff patterns flaunt a fascinating style.
The name "Shekou Valley" aptly reflects the geomorphology of the canyon, which is "wide at the head, thin at the body, and sheep's horns at the tail". Traveling to the "tail goat's horn" at the point, a seemingly man-made rocks like a roadblock like a roadblock to stop the journey forward. Looking around, the canyon is even deeper and the cliffs on both sides are even steeper and straighter. It is a quiet environment, giving people a kind of peaceful enjoyment.
Over the rocky embankment, you reach the tip of the bull's-eye, and the situation inside is completely different from the scenery outside. The narrow passageway crevices are filtered through the cliffs by a ray of sunlight overhead, hanging exaggeratedly in the cliff jutting and concave, a strand and a strip highlighting the alluring charm of the canyon cliffs.
After exploring the tip of the goat's horn, we returned the way we came and crossed the mountain pass where we entered the bottom of the valley, and then went all the way uphill. Suddenly the sky opened up and the color of the mountain changed to red. Nearly to the entrance and exit of the valley, the red sandstone is seen everywhere, is it the ancient use of making "vermilion sand" ore?
Out of the Shekou Canyon, the charm of the loess slope and the canyon within the light is different. The green mountain slanting sun interspersed with the yellow soil, sheep leisurely searching for green grass. The setting sun refracted on the cashmere on their bodies, another transparent color. It was as if another white cloud had spilled over the green meadow.
In the slanting sun west of the loess slope, end of the day's travel. Feel a unique charm of the birthplace of the Chinese nation left to the children. Thank you for the great beauty of China!
I'll write a poem in memory:
Seven rhymes - idle exploration of Ganquan Shekou Valley
Idle exploration of Ganquan Shekou tour, yellow mud dam on the narrow ravine.
The head is wide, the body is thin, the tail is sheep's horns, the cliff is steep, the forest is deep, the canyon is quiet.
Butterfly dreaming of Zhuangsheng went, fluttering and dazzling eyes.
The vast and beautiful trees are all over the desert, and the wild fun is cozy and free.
Qin and Jin tour of nine: "ancient mystery of the Xiongnu people's imperial city" Tongwancheng";
Qin and Jin tour of ten: "inlaid in the loess on the high slopes of the ruby - Wave Valley (A)";
Qin and Jin tour of ten: "inlaid in the loess on the high slopes of the ruby - wave valley (B)";
Qin and Jin tour of ten: "inlaid in the loess on the high slopes of the ruby - wave valley (B)". >
Qin Jin tour of ten: "inlaid in the loess on the high slopes of the ruby-wave valley (C area)";
Qin Jin tour of ten: "inlaid in the loess on the high slopes of the ruby-wave valley (D area)";
Qin Jin tour of eleven: "Adventure in the north of Shaanxi Ganshan Shekou Grand Canyon";
Qin Jin tour of twelve: "playing card in the north of Shaanxi". Rain Branch Grand Canyon" carcass curve beauty ".
Ganquan Yuquan Grand Canyon and Jingbian Wave Valley is worth going?
It's worth going, it's very worth going, it's so worth going. If these two places weren't worth going to, there wouldn't be many landscapes under the sun to visit.
Ganquan Yuquan Grand Canyon and Wave Valley are both in the northern Shaanxi plateau.
The Rainy Fork Grand Canyon is located in the village of Zhangjiagou in the town of Xiashiwan, Ganquan County, Yan'an City, and the Wave Valley is located in the town of Longzhou, Jingbian County, Yulin City. The two are a little more than 200 kilometers apart.
The two attractions are both in recent years by donkeys to explore out and through the self media instant hype niche attractions, hype after the local authorities to develop.
The reason why Wave Valley and Ganquan Yuqiao Grand Canyon became popular so quickly is because they look so much like two world-class attractions in the United States. Wave Valley corresponds to the U.S.'s Wave Valley, and Ganquan Rain Fork Grand Canyon corresponds to the U.S.'s Antelope Valley.
I visited these two places during the National Day last year. Below, I'll give a brief introduction to each of them.
1. _ Thirsty overcast ?33?嗜瓴 ?35? thirsty overcast ?34? Their publicity slogan is the world living Danxia, China's dream valley.
The Grand Canyon*** has seven canyons, which are Birch Gully, Peony Gully, One Line Sky, Snake River Gully, Phoenix Gully, Panther Gully and Longba Gully. Only the first three are currently open.
We went there during the National Day, and there were so many people there. The visitor center is in the village of Zhangjiagou in the town of Xiashiwan, and just as we arrived at the head of the village, we saw miles and miles of car traffic that made it impossible to get into the parking lot.
We stopped at the fork in the road in front of the Zhangjiagou village committee, waiting for the turtle line into the scenic parking lot. At this point, a middle-aged man in front of our car like a traffic cop with hand signals to direct us to drive to the square in front of the village committee. We were very hesitant, a little uneasy to look at him, he was more anxious, the strength and frequency of gestures have increased, but he just did not speak. It turned out that he was a deaf-mute who could not speak. Through his simple and anxious eyes, we followed it and parked the car in front of the village committee. Thanks to that simple and kind deaf-mute old man, the place he pointed out to us was really a parking area that could be diverted, just as outsiders, usually can't believe this kind of thing, worrying about being fooled. The old man's directions saved us a couple minutes of waiting time, I think, and no parking fees.
The Rainy Fork Grand Canyon now does not charge admission, but you have to take their scenic transportation bus, the fare is 70 yuan. Because there are too many people, those days the tourist line was divided into A line and B line, the two lines of landscape there are differences, but the difference is not too big, as the first time to go to the people, can not tell which one is good and which one is not good. We went to the line that is good to buy tickets, it should be the next best line.
The scenery is not to say, look at the photos. Go to the Rainy Fork want to take a good picture, but also talk about luck, the weather is good, there is sunshine, you take the picture is certainly like a computer desktop, time for the midday sunshine downward direct sunlight is best.
2, Wave Valley
Wave Valley is located in Yulin City, Jingbian County, Longzhou Town, where is known as the United States of America's Antelope Valley. To be honest, Wave Valley currently does not have a unified name, there is called the flame Danxia area, the water Danxia area, there is called No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 area, at present a little bit more accurate name should be Longzhou Danxia Landscape. This scenic area is very large, divided into a number of independent blocks, all have their different titles.
Currently, the Longzhou Danxia landform is closed, the best view of the No. 1 scenic area is closed in the construction. But the foreign tourists pilgrimage-like influx of the local authorities have a headache, can not be blocked, during the holidays, surprisingly, the traffic police, civilian police, SWAT, to stop, triage. But the local villagers can be happy, they opened a hotel, open farmhouse, act as a tour guide, roadside soliciting, flat a piece of land to collect parking fees and other business carried out in full swing.
The tourists are visiting some of the more beautiful "wild" attractions. Although it is a wild attraction, outsiders still can not enter, every intersection is blocked, want to go in? Must have someone to take the road, the cost of a spot to take the road once 50 yuan, regardless of the number of people, only by the number of times. The usher sits in your car before your car can go in.
We booked a farmhouse inn in advance, and the owner of the good food, accommodation, travel and other matters. We went to the three attractions, he was responsible for transportation.
We went from Yan'an, to the boss's home, four or five o'clock, he immediately sent us to a on the attractions. The feeling is very good.
In the evening, he asked for our opinion on whether to go to the best 1 scenic spot tomorrow. He said that there is construction work, to go there must be four or five o'clock before dawn before the workers did not go to work to "sneak" in. Because it was cool during the Fourth of July, and we had a small child with us, we didn't go "lurking".
At first light, he sent us to the water Danxia area, gave us directions, let us quickly go, said late, someone will come to stop.
The place was very nice too. We were really the first ones there. When we came out of the other place, we noticed that there was a police car stopped at the same spot we went in in the morning.
Five of us (including a small child) stayed in a room and experienced a night in a datong kang on the northern Shaanxi plateau, much to the delight of the small child. We ate two meals a morning and a night, sent us to play three places, paid 600 yuan at the checkout. After leaving, he said he had undercharged me 20 yuan for the wine, I made it up. That was the night we drank, late sheet, we asked him for his home-brewed wine to drink, he gave us a bottle, it is in mineral water, 40 yuan a bottle, we said only half, he told us to drink it, leave him half on the line, we really only drank half.
In the Longzhou Wave Valley not only can see the amazing geographical wonders, but also visit the surrounding attractions, such as Jingbian Tuanwancheng, very famous. You can also take a look at Zhenbeitai, one of the most magnificent and imposing structures in the Ming Great Wall ruins, and one of the three wonders of the Great Wall (Shanhaiguan in the east, Zhenbeitai in the center, and Jiayuguan in the west).
Shaanxi has a natural scenic spot popular, known as "China's Valley of Dreams", what is this place?
To mention the tourist attractions in Shaanxi, we may first think of the Terracotta Warriors, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, these historical sites, in fact, in addition to these scenic spots, Shaanxi has a lot of beautiful natural landscapes, just because of the fame of the reason, has not been known by everyone just. I will introduce to you, is an extremely special landscape tourist attractions, it is also known as China's dream valley, this tourist attraction is "Ganquan Yuquan Grand Canyon".
Ganquan Yuquan Grand Canyon is located in Yan'an City, Ganquan County, Yuquan village territory, it is a natural scenic area carved by nature millions of years, the territory, although there is no high mountains and rivers, there is no winding paths, but the unique Danxia landforms, is the world's rare unique beauty. Walking into the Ganquan Yuqiao Grand Canyon, everyone will be attracted by the steep mountain walls of various colors, looking up to the sky, will give people a strong sense of oppression.
Many friends may wonder how such a unique Danxia landscape Grand Canyon was formed. In fact, the reason for the formation of the Ganquan Yuquan Grand Canyon comes from a huge earthquake millions of years ago, when the magnitude of the earthquake here may have reached more than 8, even the earth was shaken out of the many cracks, and these cracks is the original appearance of the Grand Canyon.
These cracks were then washed away by years and years of rain, eventually creating this unique spectacle. Nowadays, when tourists walk into the Ganquan Rainy Fork Grand Canyon, they will see that the stone walls on both sides are very flat and moist, in fact, these are formed by the impact of rainwater, and the various colors on the mountain are also the colors emitted by the precipitation of different minerals.
With these unique landscapes, in just over a decade, Ganquan Yuquan Grand Canyon has gained a large number of tourists, especially for those who love photography friends, this is simply a photographer's paradise, everywhere a shot is a beautiful landscape.
If you are interested in the Ganquan Yuquan Grand Canyon, take advantage of this vacation, bring your family and friends, together to the sightseeing trip, after all, such a beautiful scenery, in the country or only a few.
History of Ganquan Village
The first family to settle in Ganquan Village was a family named Ding. The soil in Ganquan Village is mostly slag soil, which is suitable for porcelain firing. The Ding family took the porcelain industry as the focus of development, around the porcelain industry with the Ding family gradually formed a village - Dingjiagou. The porcelain burned is mainly coarse porcelain, including porcelain bowls, magnetic pots, porcelain pots and even later bricks and other household items. A group of people with porcelain skills were also gradually cultivated and gathered here. The development of the early porcelain industry is very good, the sales outlet is wider, not only to meet the needs of the residents in the neighborhood, some of them are also exported to Shangqiu, Anhui and other places. A large number of people came to Ganquan to buy porcelain not only broadened the economic sources of Ganquan village, but also brought Ganquan village specialties from all over the world, Ganquan became a trading market. As a result, the ridge where Ganquan is located was called "Bowls Kiln Ridge", and Ganquan also gained the name of "Little Luoyang".
Before 1958, the industrial activities of Ganquan village were mainly based on porcelain burning, and it was prosperous and famous for a while. 1958, the economy was especially active, responding to Chairman Mao Zedong's "big iron and steel refining" activities, Ganquan's porcelain economy, especially the bowl-making industry, was booming, and some people in the village commented on the economic situation at that time, "the per capita income was lower than the average income in the village, and it was not as high as the average income in the village. The state of the economy at that time, "per capita income is not less than now", the prosperity of the porcelain industry can be seen. After three years of natural disasters, the economy began to recover in 1962, the development of the porcelain industry has continued until about 1993. Nearly two or three decades, Ganquan's porcelain industry development has encountered obstacles, and gradually declined.
First of all, the porcelain made by traditional methods of low technological content, the level of technology is relatively backward, one of the important product name - brick, although heat-resistant, but poor resistance to heavy pressure, in the face of other new products for the same purpose does not have a competitive advantage; Secondly, the burning of materials used in the porcelain industry Secondly, the materials used in the porcelain industry -- coal prices rose, resulting in the development of the porcelain industry was hindered; in addition, the workers often need to burn porcelain overloaded labor, the air in the kiln is not good, and many people are sick or even died as a result. Prospects for the development of the porcelain industry is bleak, the possibility of disease at any time to many young people on the porcelain industry to discourage, porcelain firing technology is gradually forgotten. According to statistics now, in the villagers under the age of 50 will burn bricks in the people have been very few, not to mention burning out of bowls, jars, tanks, pots and other ancestors have been a great success of the "baby". Now walk into the village, has disappeared before the burning porcelain kiln people, not to see the year because of the porcelain kiln industry and bring the brilliant scene, can only see a lot of porcelain kiln quietly and lonely stand in the village. Who will save these Ganquan history in the "merit"? And how to save, really need to think to explore.
After the 90's, and the decline of the porcelain industry in contrast to the construction of coal mines, the village appeared in a larger coal mine, the villagers' standard of living can also be maintained. However, due to the long years of coal mining, many coal mines have diminishing coal reserves, coupled with the closure of small and medium-sized coal mines in recent years, the development of Ganquan's coal industry is not optimistic about the future. Many people who have lived most of their lives on coal mine income have had to face the challenge of finding work again, which is another issue worth thinking about and exploring.
Before the founding of the country, Ganquan Village was once called "Ganquan Village Office". It is said that at that time Xin'an County was called the "first district" and Ganquan was called the "second district". The old site was on the ridge behind the current village cultural square, but it no longer exists, and you can only see traces of the stone monument with the "village office" hanging on it.
Ganquan Village's agricultural development is not obvious, crops are mainly wheat, corn, soybean, supplemented by sweet potatoes, peanuts, etc. In 1958, a bumper harvest of agriculture; 1960-1963 agriculture is relatively backward; after the reform and opening up, the problem of farmers' food and clothing was solved, and the problem of food was solved completely. The problem of food has been completely solved. Historically, Ganquan's agriculture had a flash of life - planting peanuts, when the harvest was good, just because the people's standard of living at that time was not high, the problem of food has not been solved, so the planting of peanuts in this matter is not enthusiastic, so that did not stick to it.
Historically, there used to be three temples in Ganquan Village, known as the Upper Temple, the Lower Temple, and the Ox King Temple. The upper temple is now the site of the Ganquan Primary School, mainly dedicated to the "Kiln God" to bring wealth to the village of Ganquan, the temple fair is held on February 15 and April 15 every year, in order to ask the Kiln God to bless the villagers. The Lower Temple is located in the old village of Ganquan Village, mainly dedicated to the god of agriculture, such as the god of the earth, and the temple fair is held on March 12 and April 18 every year. This is the only one of the three temple fairs that has been preserved, but the annual temple fair is only held once on March 12, and the other one is the "Ox King", which brings wealth to Ganquan Village. The other one is "Ox King Temple". In the past, one of the economic sources of the people, besides porcelain burning, was farming. Cows played a pivotal role in people's lives, so people often come to worship the "Cow King" with reverence.