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| Wuyanghe River Scenic Spot |
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Located within Zhenyuan, Shibin and Huangping counties, the Wuyang
River scenic spot includes the Wuayng Three Gorges, Mount Yuntai,
the Tiexi Stream, Zhenyuan ¨C a well-known ancient cultural town
and others. Covering 400 square kilometers, this scenic spot becomes
one of the major tourist sites of the state foe it is combined perfectly
with the places of the nationalities. The Wuyang Three Gorges, characterized
by grotesque cliffs and green water running as long as 35 kilometers,
is the main part of this spot. Situated to the upper reaches of the
Wuyang River, Mount Yuntai consists of ridges and peaks with great
relief to from a fantastic karst landscape while many ancient temples,
historic ruins and stone sculptures among the mountains may catch
your eyes. A tributary of the Wuyang River is the Tiexi Stream where
the rich natural vegetation covers both of its banks and the unusual
cliffs and stones stand aloft along its valley. Zhenyuan, located
in the lower reachs of the Wuyang River and with a history over 2000
years, is one of the major historic cultural cities of the state.
Inside the town there are the Black Dragon Cave, the Zhongyuan
Cave, the Peace village, the Sigong Temple, the Heaven ¨CQueen
Palace and the Ancient City Wall. Among them the ancient building
group of the Black Dragon Cave shows a most wonderful view because
it presents the cultures of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism comprehensively
and is unique in layout. This ancient building group, on a hillside
and beside a stream, is the largest and preserved one in Guizhou
Province. |
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