Tieshan Temple National Forest Park is 45 kilometers away from the county seat, covering an area of 70.58 square kilometers, of which 6 1.58 square kilometers of secondary forest sea and 9 square kilometers of incomparably pure Tian Quan Lake surrounded by mountains constitute an extremely unique microclimate environment. There are more than 40 species of wild animals, 0/70 species of birds, 280 species of higher plants and 800 species of Chinese herbal medicines, most of which are marginal species in the north and south regions. It is the natural gene pool of animals and plants. The mountains, forests, springs, lakes, rocks and caves in this area are all natural and beautiful. Tieshan Temple Forest Resort integrates leisure, entertainment and health care. The observation base of Purple Mountain Observatory of Chinese Academy of Sciences has settled in the park, and its affiliated facility-Xuyi Tieshan Temple Astronomical Science and Technology Park was opened to the public on July 30th, 20001. The first asteroid observation base in Asia and the third in the world was built and used, and a space asteroid "Xuxing" was successfully discovered and named.
First Mountain National Forest Park The first mountain is located in the county seat, formerly known as Nanshan. Mi Fei, a painter and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty, traveled from Bianjing (now Kaifeng), the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, to Lianshui County Magistrate. All the way from Pingchuan to Huaihe, I suddenly saw the beautiful Nanshan, full of poetry. Then he sang the eternal swan song "Love the First Mountain": "The dust of Luo Jing is still thousands of miles away, bowing out the green curtain. Don't say that it is the first mountain in the southeast. " And the great book "The First Mountain" is three magnificent and elegant figures. Since then, Nanshan has been renamed "the first mountain". The first mountain is Cuiping Peak on the left, Fengpoling on the right, backed by Qingfeng Mountain, facing Changhuaishui, surrounded by mountains and with arches. A peak is unique. There are beautiful forests and valleys, rich culture, many places of interest and beautiful scenery on the mountain.
The former site of Huanghuatang New Fourth Army is located in Huanghuatang Town, 35 kilometers away from the county seat. From the beginning of June 1943 to the end of February 1945, the headquarters of the New Fourth Army was moved to Huanghuatang at the critical stage and climax of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's transition from stalemate to counterattack. Proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation, such as Chen Yi, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang The scenic spot is now a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit and a patriotic education base in Jiangsu Province.
Baxiantai Scenic Area is located in the southwest of Dian Mu Township, which is only 10km away from Ninglian Expressway and17km away from Xuyi County, with an area of10./km2, including 3 km2 of water area. According to legend, when the Eight Immortals traveled around the world, they passed by this mountain. When they saw the beautiful scenery, dense forests and elegant environment, they chose this place as their residence to cultivate immortals. Therefore, later generations named this mountain the Eight Immortals Mountain, and the platform for practicing the Eight Immortals was named the Eight Immortals Platform. The mountains, water, birds, forests, springs, rocks and caves in the scenic spot set each other off in interest. Basalt mountain landform has formed a unique fairyland, with flat top, steep hillside, pure spring water and elegant environment, forming an island in the mountain. The scenic spot is extremely rich in wild resources.
Swan Lake is located in the southwest of Xuyi County, with a planned area of 3 square kilometers. Water amusement park, fishing and leisure center, ecological home and folk customs garden will be built. 1999, the first county-level female mounted police base was formally established here. There are Chinese and western country villas, fruits and flowers, aquaculture, mounted police exhibition hall, stables and water parks in the base. With elegant ecological environment and strong local flavor, it is a good place for dining, leisure, entertainment and business negotiation.
Sizhou City was a large-scale central city in the Huaihe River Basin at that time, which flourished in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty and was destroyed in the Kangxi period of the early Qing Dynasty. Song Jingde became the capital of Sizhou in the third year (A.D. 1096). In the 19th year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (AD 1680), the state government sank into the Huaihe River and slept for more than 300 years. Sizhou Ancient City is a key tourism development project in Jiangsu Province during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period, and the Oriental Pompeii will soon welcome tourists again. .
Ganquan Mountain stands out among the mountains along the Huaihe River in Xuyi County. It is located between the No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 Mountain and Mt. Shengren Scenic Resort Scenic Area, and is famous for its Ganquan Mountain. There is a site of Wang Ba City along the foothills of Huai River, which is said to be the garrison of Xiang Yu and the official residence of ancient Xuyi County. There is Douliang Temple on the mountain, which is located at the top of Ganquan Mountain. It is named after vanilla bean. The temple covers an area of 40,000 square meters, covered with fruit trees and surrounded by water on three sides, with beautiful scenery.
development prospect
According to the development idea of grand tourism, we should speed up the development of tourism resources and build the brand of China as a strong tourism county. Highlight the start-up construction of Sizhou City project, making it the trump card of tourism development in our county and the unique brand of "only" and "first" in Jiangsu and even the whole country. Comprehensively improve the grade and taste of four scenic spots, namely Tieshan Temple, Ming Zuling, First Mountain and Huanghuatang former site of the New Fourth Army, intensify the development of five scenic spots, namely Ganquan Mountain, Baxiantai, Wang Longshan, Xiangshan and Swan Lake, and strive to build four national AAAA-level tourist areas and 1 provincial tourist resorts. Make every effort to create a scenic environment with smooth roads, complete facilities, sanitation and order. Strengthen tourism promotion and fund integration, and constantly improve the driving ability of tourism. Relying on the advantages of ecological environment and resources, we will speed up the development of landscape real estate and create ecological human settlements. Give full play to the advantages of agricultural and sideline products resources and accelerate the transformation of agricultural and sideline products into tourism products. Guide the construction of tourist characteristic villages, professional villages and well-off villages. Accelerate the construction of a comprehensive tourism market and promote the extended development of hotel services, commerce and trade circulation, leisure and entertainment, and transportation.
By 20 10, the county is expected to receive 3 million domestic tourists, with an average annual growth rate of 22%; Received 20,000 inbound tourists, achieving a substantial increase; Domestic tourism revenue was 654.38+0.8 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 36%, and tourism foreign exchange income reached 5 million US dollars.