Enjoy the winter spectacle at Yunpu Gully
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4 attraction(s) |
total distance 121
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Yunpu Gorge is located in the half tofu mountain at the junction of Yanqing County and Chicheng County in Hebei Province. It is about 16 kilometers southwest of Yanqing Town, 6 kilometers east of the famous Longqing Gorge Scenic Area, and adjacent to Xianglong Road. The tofu mountain where it is located is a mountain peak on the northwest side of Yanqing Basin, with an elevation of 1157 meters, belonging to the Jundu Mountain. There are multiple streams and waterfalls in the gorge, hence the name "Yunpu Gorge". On the mountain top, there are over 100 acres of "subalpine meadows" and a large area of wasteland that can be used for outdoor camping. It has the geographical and ecological advantages for long-distance hiking. Yunpu Gorge Scenic Area covers more than 4,000 acres in total, and it is a rare primitive natural landscape in northern China. The scenery varies with seasons: in spring, the mountain is full of flowers; in summer, there are lush green leaves and sweet springs; in autumn, the sky is clear and the meadows are boundless; in winter, there are ice sculptures and a silver landscape. The Yunpu Gorge canyon is called "Old Wind Gorge" by the locals because of the cool breeze in summer. There are numerous small streams and twists and turns in the canyon, appearing and disappearing intermittently, just like the artistic conception in Wang Wei's quatrain "Mountain": "Through Jing Creek comes white stones, In the cold sky, red leaves are rare. No rain on the mountain road, But greenish clothes are dampened.” The stone ridges in the valley have unique formations, claiming to be a sight: Crocodile Peak, Panshi Ridge, Lingzhi Stone, Lion King's Face, Giant Spirit Turtle, Seven-colored Stone, and the distinctive "Northern Sky Pillar" giant stone can be seen from afar in the valley. Other bizarre rocks are also scattered in the valley, with various shapes and vivid images. There are three springs and five waterfalls in the valley (three springs are Tea Waterfall, scripture Waterfall, and Lingwang Waterfall; Yunwang Waterfall, Yunqing Waterfall, Yunfei Waterfall, Yunqu Waterfall, Yunyi Waterfall). The creek is clear and inviting. According to relevant records, in the spring of 1947, Li Chengzhong, a member of the Yanqing County brigade (from Wanping), sacrificed himself near the Erdao Waterfall. This has practical significance for patriotic education. At the end of Yunpu Gorge, there is a place called Foye Bay, where there are cliff carvings of Buddha statues and inscriptions from the Ming Dynasty's Zhengde period. It is a worth seeing ancient relic that can be appreciated and worshiped. From Foye Bay, if you follow the mountain trail on the right, you can reach "Moyaoting" halfway up the mountain. The top of the mountain has a good ecological environment and abundant wildlife resources. The subalpine meadows are densely grown with various medicinal herbs and wild flowers, including Codonopsis, Astragalus, Rhododendron, Bellflower, Bupleurum, Paeonia, Clove, Thorn of Chinese Honeylocust, Eleutherococcus, Aconitum, and Roses. Among them, the bellflower is the most abundant. The nearby Taian Mountain Nature Reserve, adjacent to the half tofu mountain, has a variety of wild animals, including antelopes, leopards, muntjac, badgers, squirrels, pheasants, wild rabbits, and more. There are also hundreds of bird species, such as golden eagles, pigeons, magpies, larks, warblers, woodpeckers, yellow warblers, making it a great place for sightseeing, mountaineering, and leisure.
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