Yellow River Stone Forest National Geopark
The Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Area is located in the southeast of Jingtai County, Baiyin City, adjacent to Longwan Village, Zhongquan Township, with a large scale, covering an area of about 11 square kilometers. It was formed in the Cenozoic Quaternary Early Pleistocene 2 million years ago. Due to the geological processes such as crustal movement, weathering and rain erosion, it formed a stone forest landform with various shapes, mainly yellow glutenite. There are thousands of peaks in the scenic area, the canyons are winding, the steep cliffs are soaring, and there are thousands of scenes. The peaks turn and the steps change. Most of the stone pillars and stalagmites are as high as 81-111 meters, and the highest can reach more than 211 meters. Their shapes are natural and ingenious, just like the dream masterpieces of sculptors. The narrow valley twists and turns, such as the snake's extinction, all named after the ditch. From southeast to northwest, there are as many as eight ditches. In the Yinmagou Grand Canyon under development, there are many scenic spots, such as the lion as the gateway, the falcon looking back, the elephant sucking water, Qian Fan marching, Buddhist scriptures, lovers under the moon, Qu Yuan asking for heaven and so on, which are both vivid and vivid.
The Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Area skillfully combines the Yellow River, Stone Forest, Desert, Gobi, Oasis, Farm and other resources, which are dependent on mountains and rivers, dynamic and static, and magnificent. This area is suitable for adventure, adventure, rafting, rock climbing, leisure vacation and geological investigation, and it has become the location shooting base for western film and science fiction films with its characteristics of heroism, danger, strangeness, antiquity, wildness and seclusion. The TV series "Granary in the World", "Hot Land in the West", "Bloody BMW", "Amazing Legend" and "Dunhuang in the Desert" filmed here have made the Yellow River Shilin famous all over the world. The Yellow River Stone Forest, Shoulushan Forest Park, Wufoyan Temple and Yongtai Turtle City form the tourist skeleton of Jingtai, which is adjacent to the Tianzhu Three Gorges in the west and Shapotou in Zhongwei in the north, forming a golden tourist route.
The main services in the scenic area include: 1. Experience the amorous feelings of animal-drawn carts
From Yinmagou to the foot of the observation deck, the round-trip mileage is 9 kilometers. Animal-drawn carts will be the best tool for you to travel around the Stone Forest instead of walking. Here, you can feel the simple folk customs of local villagers and sing a little song in the northwest when you are interested, so that you can truly integrate into the rough cultural atmosphere in the west. Animal-drawn vehicles can take 3-4 people, and the management personnel will dispatch vehicles in a unified way, with a unified price and a unified charge.
Second, the sheepskin raft drifting in the Yellow River
The history of sheepskin raft in the Yellow River culture can be said to have a long history. People are on the raft, and the raft is in the river. The scenery on both sides of the river is like a huge picture scroll, which stretches out in front of you and has a panoramic view of the customs along the river. The surging Yellow River water is carrying a thousand years of heavy rolling away. At the ferry, we have set up a special wharf with unified management, unified ticket sales, unified raft distribution, unified clothing and unified publicity, so that you can have fun and enjoy your tour.
Third, the ancient waterwheel in Longwan
The water of the Yellow River flows from west to east, and the waterwheel, like the pearl Zan of the mother of the Yellow River, has been along the banks of the Yellow River for thousands of years and has been passed down to this day with its unique charm. Since the invention of the waterwheel in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, the world has been in Cang Sang for hundreds of years. The waterwheel has added rich tourism connotation to the original main function of drainage irrigation.
4. Panlong Cave, a fairyland on earth
There are many peaks in the Yellow River Stone Forest, and there is a fairy cave named "Panlong Cave" among the peaks. There is a natural Tai Chi map at the top of the cave, in which dragons and phoenixes are auspicious. Panlong Cave is 16 meters deep, 13 meters wide, 3-4 meters high, and the highest point is 8 meters. The constant temperature in the cave is around 17O all the year round. There is a temple "Xinglong Temple" in the cave, which has been a religious holy place for nearby people since ancient times. It has been worshipped by incense in all directions for a hundred years, and the aura is exposed. Every early spring and autumn, fog floats out of the cave, such as the fairy spirit of Longkou, which is very magical. Due to the large temperature difference between the inside and outside of the cave, fog naturally forms after the external humidity increases.
V. "Nongjiale" Tour of Western Rural Customs
The Old Dragon Bay is nourished by the Yellow River mother and guarded by the gods of the Stone Forest, and has inherited the rich and strong Yellow River culture for hundreds of years, with simple folk customs and colorful folk literature and art, and "Nongnongle" is the most direct window for you to experience western culture. There are 26 "farmhouse music" in Shilin Scenic Area, which can provide you with comprehensive services of catering, accommodation and various entertainment.
6. Bonfire party with various customs
The river wind blows, the wine is fragrant, the whole lamb is glowing in the bonfire, the oil drops in the fire, an arrow bursts into flames, the music echoes in the wilderness, and enthusiastic ethnic girls and boys take you to sing and dance. This is the bonfire party with various customs on both sides of the Yellow River.
VII. Religious Holy Land Qingliang Temple
On the north bank of the Yellow River, there is a Buddhist holy land Qingliang Temple, which has experienced several disasters, but still stands under the pious protection of believers. Here, the Sanskrit is ethereal, auspicious and auspicious, and it is a quiet land outside the hustle and bustle of the world of mortals.
VIII. Other services
Sand-skiing on the dam beach, picking up strange stones from the Yellow River, beach volleyball and adventure in Shilin Scenic Area will all be your enjoyable entertainment.
Longwan Village-the village under the cliff, where the Yellow River turns an S-shaped bend
Longwan Village is located in Zhongquan Township, southeast of Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, 61km away from Jingtai County and 71km away from Baiyin City. In 2113, Longwan Village, Jingtai County, Gansu Province won the title of "Top Ten Most Beautiful Villages in China". The Yellow River turns an S-shaped bend here. The Yellow River has nine twists and turns, and Longwan is charming. The Yellow River Stone Forest, newly listed as a "national geological park", stands tall on both sides of the Yellow River. Overlooking from the stone forest observation deck: the surrounding canyons are steep and volley, and the natural shapes are vivid. Longwan village is separated from the dam beach Gobi by a river, with scattered houses, curling smoke, and rolling sand dunes facing the river center, forming a remote and boundless western amorous feelings painting.
Before the formation of tourism, the village was dominated by fruit pillar industries such as apple, Sydney and jujube, supplemented by fishery. With the increasing temperature of the Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Area, it brings rich tourism income to people living in Longwan Village. With the strong support of the government, the villagers set up a farmhouse, invited experts to inspect and plan the villagers' residence in Longwan through government subsidies and farmers' independent investment, and guided the farmhouse to develop in the direction of standardization and standardization. The high-quality and satisfactory service and local-flavor farmhouse dishes attracted a large number of tourists. At present, more than 81 farmhouses have been developed in the village, with a one-time accommodation reception capacity of more than 3,111 people and an annual income of more than 5 million yuan. The unique advantages of water, soil and light make the fruit produced in Longwan Village have a particularly sweet taste. After the guests eat and live in the farmhouse, the metropolis takes some special fruits home. Fruits have opened up markets and promoted the vigorous development of characteristic forest fruit cultivation. Nowadays, the area of forest fruit in the village has reached more than 2,111 mu, accounting for 87% of the irrigated land in the village. Every April and May, the fruit flowers in the village are fragrant and red powder piles up, and the farmhouse becomes a sea of flowers. Add a beautiful scenery to the ancient Yellow River.
Xifanyao-the third batch of China traditional villages named by the State Council
Sanhe Village, Zhongquan Township, Jingtai County, was named the third batch of China traditional villages by the State Council because it completely preserved a large number of stone caves where ancestors lived. This discovery and naming awakened the historical sites that had been sleeping for thousands of years, broke the traditional model of Sanhe Village's economic development, and gave birth to a new development idea of "playing traditional cards, building cultural villages and creating tourist areas".
These caves are called a great discovery of archaeological work in Gansu in the 21st century by historical relics experts. Its magic lies not only in its unparalleled function and structure, but also in its cultural connotation and historical precipitation. It is the only place where the ancient Silk Road passes. In 1936, the Red Fourth Front Army crossed the Yellow River and lived in this cave.
Xifan Kiln is known as a land of culture and literature and ink.
As early as the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the culture here was relatively developed. During the light years of the Qing Dynasty, two outstanding scholars, Zhang Lan and Zhang Hui, emerged. Zhang Lan and Zhang Huishi graduated from Zhang Kejia, a native private school. Mr. Zhang Kejia came from Qingcheng, Yuzhong, and was a member of Lanzhou government. He was hired by Zeng and Zhang Er of Xifan Kiln for 32 mu of water, and later settled in Xifan Kiln. He also set up a private school to give lectures in Xifan Kiln or Hu Mashui for a long time. His students also have gongsheng Zeng Baoying and Zhang Ruzhi in Xifan Kiln, Chegong in Naoquan, Digong in Wuchuan, Lugong in Hu Mashui and Shanggong in Weiquan. Hiring Mr. Zhang Kejia with a high salary means introducing talents. Mr. Zhang is a pioneer who leads the cultural development of dozens of Lijing, Jing and Gao counties around Xifan Kiln. Later, Zhang Lan and Zhang Hui set up a school to give lectures, and Qi Weili, a bachelor of Hanlin (Jinshi) in Qing Dynasty, was a proté gé of Zhang Lan. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, there were more famous scholars here, such as Gong Sheng Zeng Baoying and Zhang Ruzhi. Fifty years after the reign of Emperor Qianlong, Yuan Dong, the seventh ancestor of Hongyan Zhang's family, was a special history. Later, there were even more Confucian students, Confucian proliferation and eight-product longevity officials. In the thirty-first year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, a primary school hall was opened in Xifanyao Fort. In the first year of the Republic of China, the primary school hall was renamed as a primary school. By the May 4th Movement broke out in 1919, the New Culture Movement rose all over the country, and famous local scholars advocated the construction of a new primary school on the south bank of Dasha River in Xifanyao.
By 1939, primary schools were expanded into new complete primary schools. Since then, the quality of its education has quickly become famous. Before and after the founding of New China, students from Jing, Jing and Gao counties in the vicinity of dozens of miles all came here to study, and many of them went to Jingyuan and Lanzhou, the provincial capital, for further study with excellent results, becoming useful talents for national construction.
after the national liberation, there are also many talented people here. According to statistics, more than 2,111 students have left school since the school was founded a hundred years ago, among which more than 411 students have been promoted to colleges and secondary schools. More than 711 people went out of Xifan kiln and went to all directions to join the builders of the motherland; Among them, there are 7 bureau-level cadres, more than 41 county-level cadres, more than 111 township-level cadres, 3 doctors, doctoral supervisors and professors, more than 21 masters, 4 senior titles, 27 deputy senior titles and nearly 71 intermediate titles; There are also dozens of people in the industrial and commercial circles, with assets of one million, ten million and one hundred million yuan. The reason why there are so many talented people here is because it has a profound cultural heritage and a fine tradition of respecting teachers and attaching importance to teaching. People here are proud that generations can enthusiastically donate money for education and contribute to the school.