Dehang Grand Canyon

Dehang Grand Canyon

Deut hangd Grand Canyon Scenic Spot is located in the west of Hunan Province, China. It is located in the middle of Wuling Grand Canyon formed by the intersection of Yunnan Guizhou Plateau and Wuling mountains, with a protected area of 108 square kilometers. It is the most wonderful part of the natural scenery of the Grand Canyon. Wuling Grand Canyon is about 150 km long and 1.5 km to 3.5 km wide, with an altitude of 680 m to 900 m and a vertical height of 400 m to 600 m. In this area, the cliffs are towering, the peaks and forests are overlapped, the rivers and streams are crisscross, the average temperature is between 16 ° and 18 ° and the climate is pleasant and dynamic. Plant resources are very rich and natural scenery is very beautiful.

brief introduction

Dehang Grand Canyon is a typical limestone karst Canyon in China, with deep and long valley. There are many small canyons in the Grand Canyon, such as Dalong gorge, Xiaolong gorge, Gaoyan gorge, Dalian gorge, Lepeng gorge, Yuquan gorge, tamping gorge, Jiulong gorge, etc.

There are many streams in the scenic area, with towering cliffs, upside down ancient trees, prominent peaks and overlapping peaks and forests.

According to the research of experts, the canyon geology belongs to the Cambrian geological age, rich in paleontological fossils, and belongs to the karst Canyon landform on the edge of the plateau platform. The international geological circles call it the "golden nail" section, which has very important research value.

The natural scenery of the scenic spot is very beautiful. It is the twin sister scenic spot of Zhangjiajie scenic spot. There are fundamental differences in geology.

Zhangjiajie belongs to quartz sandstone, the peak forest land has masculine appearance, while the limestone in Dehang scenic area shows graceful beauty.

"Dezhen" is a transliteration of Miao language Deut hangd (Miao), which means "beautiful canyon". It is the only national key scenic spot in Hunan Province integrating natural landscape and Miao customs. It is located in Wuling mountain range, 24 kilometers away from Jishou City, and can be reached by driving 30 minutes.

Dehang is located at the critical point of climbing from the third step to the second step of China's terrain. The geographical fault has created a magnificent Canyon landform.

Based on this geographical feature, over the past 100 years, it has successively created two engineering miracles in the history of road and Bridge - "the wonder of aizhaipo highway" and "the world's first suspension bridge".

Main attractions

Dehang Gorge

Dehang Canyon is a typical karst Canyon landform in China, including yuquanxi Grand Canyon, zhanxiaxi Grand Canyon and jiulongxi Grand Canyon.

Here, there is a wonderful "tianwentai" hanging in the Grand Canyon of yuquanmen, spreading the story of Qu Yuan's sad asking the sky.

Here, there are more than 700 meters above sea level, surrounded by cliffs, inaccessible to the ancient primitive Duxiu Peak "Pangu peak.".

Here, there is Liusha waterfall, one of the ten most popular waterfalls for Chinese tourists, with the highest drop in China.

The gorge is deep and wooded. The river in the gorge is clear and the fish can be seen.

On both sides of the river, the cauliflower is yellow in spring, the rice wave is fragrant in autumn, the eagle is flying under the blue sky and white clouds, and the waterfall falls between the cliffs. It is quiet and peaceful.

Liusha waterfall

If we say that the highway wonder and the world's first suspension bridge are the embodiment of the wisdom of our people in Western Hunan to transform nature, then the scenery of Dezhen gorge, which integrates landscape and scenery, is the uncanny work of nature.

The wonder of aizhaipo highway

"Aizhaipo highway wonder" is the Xiangxi section of Xiangchuan highway. It was built during the Anti Japanese War, mainly for the convenience of withdrawing and transporting military materials and troops. It was completed in 1936.

The highway is about six kilometers long, but it is built on a slope with a horizontal distance of less than 100 meters, a vertical height of 440 meters and a slope of 70-90 degrees.

Such a specific space forces the road to move left and right, turning 13 sharp corners, forming 26 almost parallel, overlapping roads.

Figuratively speaking, the appearance of this section of road is like a long folded belt, a compressed spring and a steep multistage ladder.

In fact, it is said that during the construction at that time, long "steps" were cut vertically on the slope of the mountain, and then the two ends of the "steps" were connected. If it is really impossible to connect, a "Overpass" was erected or a circular turntable was stacked in the air to make the car turn "∞".

In such a "highway spectacle", there are a group of "the best traffic police" praised by millions of netizens. Their "duty station" built with wooden boards and sticks against the mountain is known as "the most popular traffic police sentry box".

For a time, the "highway wonder" and "the most powerful traffic police" of Dehang Grand Canyon became popular on the Internet. If you are interested, you may as well walk into Dehang and have a close contact with them.

The world's first suspension bridge

In 2010, the construction of the world's first suspension bridge broke ground. By the end of March 2012, the Aizhai suspension bridge in Hunan Province, which is the world's first in four categories, was officially opened to traffic.

The suspension bridge, with a drop of 400 meters and a main span of 1176 meters, is the first of its kind in the world.

The completion of the bridge will greatly solve the traffic jam of Aizhai highway.

And when the car is walking on the suspension bridge, the feeling is absolutely breathtaking. People walking on the cable bridge also have the taste of "walking in the clouds".

ethnic customs

Among the green mountains and green waters, there are many wooden buildings with grey tiles and stone foundations, smooth stone roads, exquisite stone arch bridges, groups of Miao girls in red dress and barefoot, as well as the old stone roller and bobbin carts. They walk around tirelessly, telling the tourists who come to Dehang Grand Canyon that there is also Miao nationality, the oldest nationality in China.

Zhes Deut hangd is a world-famous town of Miao drum. All men, women, young and old here love to dance songs. There were three generations of Miao drum kings. For thousands of years, Miao people have been using songs as a medium, working and resting in the morning and dusk, waiting for life and death, singing and dancing soundly.

Every year, there are many folk activities of Miao people, such as hundred lion Festival, celebrating the year of Miao, singing on April 8 and March 3, catching up with autumn, Jielong, Zhui Niu, and so on. There are many simple pictures, such as playing Sheng and dancing drum, stopping the door to toast, falling in love across the mountain.

Traffic information

Self driving:

1. Changsha-g5513

-G56-g209-jishou-dehang

2. Zhangjiajie-s306-s228-g319-g56-g209-jishou-dehang

Practical information

1. Opening hours: 8:00-17:30

2. Reservation criteria for special groups:

A. Free policy: senior citizens over 70 years old with senior citizen certificate are free of charge

B. Preferential policies: half ticket for students with student card; half ticket for active servicemen with officer card; half ticket for disabled people with disability card

Address: Dehang scenic spot, Aizhai Town, Jishou City

Longitude: 109.5859483519

Latitude: 28.339261443866

Tel: 0743-8665350

Official website: http://www.dehang.cn

Tour time: 1 day

Transportation information: 1. Bus: take the special bus from Jishou to Dezhen at Jishou railway station, the fare is 5.5 yuan / person, the departure time is 6:30-19:30, every 20 minutes (if there is a large dance party in Dezhen scenic area, the last bus will be sent back to Jishou after the party); or take the bus from Fenghuang bus station to Dezhen, the fare is 8 yuan / person

2. Self driving: changsha-g5513-g56-g209-jishou-dehang; or zhangjiajie-s306-s228-g319-g56-g209-jishou-dehang

Ticket information: the ticket of Dehang Grand Canyon (Aizhai bridge scenic spot) is 100 yuan; the ticket of Dehang Miao Village + Dehang Grand Canyon is 100 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-16:00

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