To promote the development of the "Chengdu Chongqing Dual City Economic Circle" strategy and the development spirit of Chongqing's "one circle, two groups", the Chongqing Southeast Regional Tourism Cooperation Organization held a three-day large-scale media gathering event from October 31, 2020 to November 2, 2020, to showcase the latest achievements of the integration of Wuling Mountain culture and tourism in Southeast Chongqing, and to showcase the ecological beauty, living beauty, and production beauty of Southeast Chongqing.

Come with me, where have we been in the southeast of Chongqing these three days!

Qianjiang - China Canyon City, Wuling Reception Hall

Urban Grand Canyon

The Qianjiang Urban Grand Canyon is the only urban Grand Canyon in China, a rare conglomerate karst cave group in the world, 8 kilometers long, with an average depth of 200 meters. The deepest part of the canyon is nearly 500 meters, with a peak height of over 600 meters and a drop of 900 meters. This has formed a unique urban landscape that is rare in the world and the only one in Asia, with the city located in the canyon and the center of the canyon city. Integrating "mountains, waters, gorges, karst caves, pavilions and temples, statues of Avalokitesvara" and other scenic spots, it has a huge 123m cliff Avalokitesvara and a hanging glass walkway, which has achieved the reputation of "Oriental Luxembourg, Qianjiang Valley City" in Qianjiang.

Puhua Dark River

Located in the Zhuoshui section of the Puhua River in Qianjiang District, it is a tributary of the Apeng River. The underground part of the river is about 2 kilometers long and consists of Heilongtan, Wanyan Cave, Tiansheng Sanqiao, and an underground underground river. You can take a scenic boat to cross the underground river. There is also a large funnel called "Black Dragon Pool" in the scenic area, where stalactites and stalagmites have unique shapes and exquisite craftsmanship.

We have always believed that river water flows from west to east, but the Apeng River is a very special river that flows from northeast to southwest and merges with the Wujiang River in Gongtan Ancient Town. It is also the only river in China that flows from east to west.

Zhuoshui Ancient Town

Zhuoshui Ancient Town is surrounded by mountains on all sides and is a rare Tujia water town in the Wuling Mountain area. It is a millennium old town that integrates Tujia stilt houses, water transport docks, and commercial towns. History has left numerous cultural relics and local cultural heritage for Zhuoshui Ancient Town. The interweaving of Bachu culture, Tujia culture, Daxi culture, and Chinese civilization here has formed the unique folk culture and customs of Zhuoshui Ancient Town.

Zhuoshui Ancient Town witnessed the rise and fall of the Ba people and the golden spears and iron horses of the Qin people. As a typical old city and street in Chongqing, Zhuoshui Ancient Town not only has many historical sites and related historical allusions, but also has accumulated rich cultural connotations in the long history of four thousand years.

The most complete existing buildings are the residential buildings built along the river in the ancient town, which are the huge group of Tujia stilted houses on the streets below the town. These stilt houses are built on the riverbank of the Apeng River, which is four to five meters high and constructed with stone slabs. After more than 200 years of river water erosion, the stone embankments have not tilted at all.

There are many delicious foods in Qianjiang, such as the famous "Qianjiang chicken offal" which is an essential food experience for tourists coming here.

The Qianjiang Zhuoshui Ancient Town Wind and Rain Bridge spans over the Apeng River, measuring 303 meters long and 5 meters wide. It is said to be the longest covered bridge in Asia, divided into three parts: the bridge, tower, and pavilion.

The bridge body is made of pure wooden structure, and the building materials are connected with mortise and tenon mortise and tenon joints, with straight and diagonal connections, making the structure firm and precise. The bridge has three towers and pavilions, with about a hundred carved wooden windows on both sides that can be freely opened and closed.

At night, when the lights are on, looking around, a colorful dragon is soaring in the sky, which is very spectacular.

Youyang Dieshi Flower Valley

Dieshi Flower Valley is located in Banxi Town, 12 kilometers south of Youyang County, Chongqing. The climate is mild, with no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer. The main terrain in the park is mountainous and shallow hills, with many stones on the surface and undulating heights, creating a stacked stone flower valley scenic area with stones as the backbone and flowers as the appearance. The park is filled with stacked stones, strange stars, and countless beautiful flowers.

The Dieshi Flower Valley covers an area of more than 3000 acres and is shaped like a "one", divided into two parts: "Dieshi Flower Valley" and "Art Tribe". There are various attractions including the Twelve Moon Divine Pillar Stone Formation, Stacked Stone Demon Pit, Sliding Rope Canyon Landscape Area, Sanhuang Terrace, Wu Nuo Shrine Site, and the Twenty Four Opera God Bonfire Terrace. It is the only stacked stone art theme park and Wu Nuo culture exhibition park in the world.

At the Dieshi Flower Valley scenic area, tourists can enjoy various novel and precious flower and plant species in Dieshi Flower Valley - Mexican feather grass, pink and black messy grass, earth skin, chrysanthemum, etc. Being here, they can feel the traces of time flowing, listen to the sound of art shouting, overlook mysterious and ancient sculptures, and feel the wisdom and talent of ancient craftsmen. The autumn atmosphere of the Stacked Stone Flower Valley is gradually becoming stronger, and the vast sea of stacked stones and pink becomes a sea. This has become a popular check-in spot for Chongqing's internet celebrities!

In the rural art district, you can take sightseeing buses or ride bicycles to explore, and you will find interesting artistic scenes everywhere, just like being in an oil painting, with art installations made of local chopped wood; Works such as "Star Map" that place a large number of artificially manufactured stone balls in natural stone landscapes.

Xiushan River Cover

Xiushan is the prototype of Shen Congwen's "Border Town" and is renowned far and wide for its long history. It is a cultural and tourism city and an important tourist destination in the Wuling Mountain area.

The Chuanhegai Scenic Area, a Chinese table mountain that can be visited in all seasons, is located 15 kilometers northeast of Xiushan County in Chongqing, covering an area of 28 square kilometers.

Covered with thousands of acres of high mountain grassland, with an average elevation of 1230 meters and an annual average temperature of 12.1 degrees Celsius.

In addition to the thousands of acres of high mountain grassland, the Chuanhe Gai Scenic Area also has magical and magnificent natural landscapes such as the Golden Toad Seeking Phoenix, General Rock, Comb Mountain, Zhu's Granny, Luban Sawmaking, Lianhua You Village, Chuanhe Sleeping Buddha, Shendong Ice Waterfall, Wannian Divine Turtle, Three Apes Gathering Head, Longdong Terraced Fields, and Simendong. At the same time, this is also the place where the Red Army fought, and the standing Red Army Battle Monument is engraved with a red history.

Since 2016, Chuanhegai Scenic Area has been built according to the national 4A level scenic spot standards, and has completed the construction of projects such as the county town to scenic spot expressway, overhead cableway, scenic spot tourist center, hiking trail, ring road, starry sky hotel, camping base, and colorful slide. The annual reception of tourists has reached 1.3 million.

The scenery of Chuanhe Gai is unique throughout the four seasons. In spring, you can see the mountains covered in red, in summer, you can admire the blooming of Gesang flowers, in autumn, you can see the flying snow of Bamao, and in winter, you can enjoy the scenery of northern China.

Following the winding mountain road with 45 turns all the way up to the top, you can see a covered high mountain grassland stretching for thousands of acres. The flat top is like a natural tabletop bestowed by nature, known as the Table Mountain of China.

In addition to numerous natural landscapes, the Chuanhegai Scenic Area also features the Chuanhegai Starry Sky Hotel, which is a great place to stay and experience for leisure, vacation, photography, and sightseeing.

Shizhu Wanshou Mountain

Shizhu, a green ecological pearl embedded at 30 degrees north latitude, relies on the development concept of "transformation and health preservation, green rise", and natural advantages such as a forest coverage rate of 66.48% and a negative oxygen ion content of 3000 per cubic centimeter in the air to create a national ecological health tourism destination.

Wanshou Mountain Scenic Area is a national AAAA level tourist attraction, located at the magical latitude of 30 degrees north, in the golden corridor of the Yudong tourist area, with convenient transportation and only 10 kilometers away from Shizhu County. The tourist area covers an area of 308 hectares, with an altitude of 1250-1500 meters. The vegetation is dense and the climate is pleasant, with temperatures ranging from 15-25 degrees Celsius throughout the year.

The scenic area is centered around the Qinliang Yubing Fortress Site Park and features the iconic urban landscape of Shizhu County, known as the "Men's and Women's Stone Columns"; There is an ancient battlefield site in Chinese history where Qin Liangyu, the only female general army recorded in official history, led the Tujia Bai Gan soldiers to build a fortress to resist the enemy; There is a cliff plank road that is about 1000 meters long; There is a Shouxian Zen Taoist scenic spot that combines danger, wonder, and grandeur. Inside the scenic spot stands the largest Shouxing statue in the southwest region, surrounded by Buddhist cultural cliff carvings and various natural caves.

Wanshou Mountain Scenic Area is a mountain cultural and ecological sports and vacation destination that integrates tourism and sightseeing, cultural innovation and inheritance, rural experience, site protection and exploration, health and vacation, forest sports and leisure, and other functions.

Pengshui Ayi River

Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County is the only autonomous county in Chongqing that is mainly inhabited by the Miao ethnic group and has the largest population of Miao ethnic groups in China. It is the Miao township of Chongqing, China, and the world. The national AAAAA level tourist scenic spot "Ayi River" and famous scenic spots such as Chiyou Jiuli City, Mawei Mountain, and Wujiang Gallery are well-known and have become shining business cards of Pengshui tourism.

Ayihe Scenic Area is a national AAAAA level tourist attraction, which has won honors such as "Top 10 Emerging Brands of National Ethnic Cultural Tourism", "Top 10 Golden Self driving Routes of China's Beauty", and "Top 10 Cultural Ecological Tourism Scenic Spots in China". The scenic area integrates mountains, water, forests, springs, and gorges, combining grandeur, wonder, danger, beauty, and tranquility. The natural scenery here is incredibly beautiful, and the regional charm is unique.

The natural scenery here is incredibly beautiful, and the regional charm is unique. This is a famous holy land of love healing, known as the drifting river of love.

Step onto the suspended boardwalk and overlook the secluded valley of the world from a high altitude; Climbing thousands of steep cliffs, looking back at the valley at the top of the cliff, playfully learning two monkey cries; Climb onto Asia's first all outdoor sightseeing elevator and experience the thrill of rapid descent.

Sitting on a bamboo raft, going upstream against the current, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the primitive and ancient Mother and Child Creek Grand Canyon, listening to the Miao love songs echoing in the valley in a fairyland surrounded by clear water, sparkling mountains, and emerald bamboo.

Here, you can experience the Miao ethnic customs, eat delicious food, listen to mountain songs, dance Miao dances, and perhaps even meet the beautiful "Jiao Ayi" at the bonfire party. Here, you can enter the sweet world of love, hang a concentric lock with your beloved, exile a drifting bottle, and tie a red ribbon.

You can also put love proverbs into wind chimes and make them legendary in the wind; You can experience passionate drifting, feel the "man's heartbeat, woman's scream", and throw away your joy to the fullest; You can also choose to take a sightseeing tram and travel along the winding and narrow roads to experience a different scenery.

Wulong Baima Mountain

The Baima Mountain Tianchi Affection Scenic Area is located in the southwest of Wulong District, Chongqing, with an average altitude of 1300 meters. The mountains are winding and the sea of clouds is vast, like a fairyland, with an average annual temperature of around 20 ℃. The pleasant climate has created the renowned "Fairy Red" series of organic teas both domestically and internationally.

The scenic area faces Xiannv Mountain across the river, with cliffs thousands of feet high and cliffs hanging in the air. The love story between the White Dragon Horse and the Green Fairy, which has been passed down for thousands of years in the folk, originated here. Standing on a cliff from a high place in the scenic area, overlooking the thousands of miles of the rushing blue waves of the Wujiang River, fishermen boating; From a distance, one can overlook the unique peaks of Xiannv Mountain, with exquisite brushstrokes swirling around the fairy like figures.

Flying Kiss is the core large-scale amusement experience facility of the scenic area and the only twin interactive flying island in the world. Built on the edge of a cliff over 1300 meters high. The sightseeing cabin of each flying island can accommodate 60 people, and the two flying islands operate simultaneously, rotating counterclockwise by 307.5 ° and then clockwise to return to their original positions.

Its appearance is designed as a couple, namely "White Horse" and "Fairy". As the main body rotates and rises, the "White Horse" and "Fairy" will ascend to a height of 54 meters above the ground, meet in the air, and complete the highest, most affectionate, and romantic kiss in the world, with a very beautiful meaning. Climbing onto the Heavenly Kiss, two flying islands slowly ascend to a height of kilometers, offering a breathtaking view of Mount Bai Ma from the sky and experiencing the visual shock brought by the high altitude.

The scenic area is based on the love story between the White Dragon Horse and the Fairy in Qingyi, with Chinese traditional culture as its connotation and the creation of the fifth largest folk love story experience site in China as its cultural context. It aims to create a national 5A level scenic spot and an internationally renowned tourist destination, known as the "White Horse Mountain in the World", and promote the development of comprehensive tourism in Wulong.

The unique 8D cinema in the world, with a building appearance resembling a flying saucer, adopts a steel structure frame, is 8.4 meters high, and covers an area of approximately 650 square meters. Composed of a 360 degree circular dome, dynamic platform, projection equipment, etc., it can accommodate 120 people to watch the program at the same time. Using advanced spectral stereo technology and a dynamic rotating platform, it can simulate flying, diving, falling, rotating and other special effects realistically. Tourists will be immersed in the experience, following Long Xiaoma and Wu Xiaoxian to explore Taixu, shuttle between heaven and earth, and witness their inspiring love story together.

The scenic area also has adventure jungles and other activities suitable for children to play, making it a great place for parent-child travel.

The urban cluster in the Wuling Mountain area of southeastern Chongqing is the most abundant area of natural ecology, cultural tourism and health resources in Chongqing. With beautiful natural landscapes, unique historical culture, and rich ethnic customs, it has gradually developed into a well-known tourist hotspot in China. It is the face of Chongqing's tourism and an important part of the construction of the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor.

During the 3-day wind gathering activity, we visited six districts and counties in the Wuling Mountain area of southeastern Chongqing, including Wulong, Pengshui, Qianjiang, Youyang, Xiushan, and Shizhu. We deeply experienced representative scenic spots such as Qianjiang Zhuoshui Scenic Area, Wulong Baima Mountain Scenic Area, Pengshui Ayi River Scenic Area, Youyang Dieshi Flower Valley Scenic Area, Xiushan River and River Cover Scenic Area, and experienced the magnificent and colorful mountain and river gorge scenery, rich ancient town customs, characteristic tourism projects, and cultural and creative products in the Wuling Mountain area of southeastern Chongqing. We also felt the beauty of autumn with misty clouds and the clear morning dew, showcasing the Wuling wind flow.

The urban cluster of Wuling Mountain area in southeastern Chongqing, a tourist and health resort, is looking forward to your arrival!