Enshi Grand Canyon

Enshi Grand Canyon is located in Tunbao Township and Banqiao Town, Enshi City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest Hubei Province, near the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. The total length of the canyon is 108km, with a total area of more than 300 square kilometers. In the gorge, there are many scenic spots such as Baili cliff, Qianzhang waterfall, aoxiao peak, primeval forest and ancient villages.

The first part of the way to visit the Grand Canyon is the most difficult. The stone steps are steep and long. A climbing stick can save you a lot of energy.

Startling by each step, the cliff top plank road is the most important part of the entire valley. It is 488m long and 118 steps. It is located at the 1700m of the elevation of 300m, and the waist of the cliff of the net height difference.

Enshi Grand Canyon

Enshi Grand Canyon Scenic Spot is located in Tunbao Township and Banqiao Town, Enshi City, Hubei Province. It is located at the junction of Hunan, Chongqing and Hubei provinces. It is the most beautiful section of Qingjiang River Basin. It is praised by experts and can compete with Colorado Grand Canyon in the United States. The canyon is 108 kilometers long and covers an area of 3000 square kilometers.

Enshi Grand Canyon is located in the mysterious "30 degrees north latitude", 49 kilometers away from Enshi City and 39 kilometers away from Lichuan City. The scenic spot has been rated as national AAAAA scenic spot, National Geopark and one of the top ten tourism business cards of Lingxiu Hubei. The mysterious and precipitous Enshi Grand Canyon has five wonders: Qingjiang River rises white clouds, cliffs encircle peaks, overpasses connect caves, underground rivers connect waterfalls, and Tiankeng matches ground fissures. Enshi Grand Canyon has opened two core scenic spots, qixingzhai and Yunlong ground fissure, with a total area of 35.2 square kilometers. It has all kinds of geological landscapes, such as Tiankeng, ground fissure, cliff, peak cluster, rock pillar group, karst cave and underground river. It is known as the "Natural Museum of karst topography" and has many tourism resources.

In July 2015, Enshi Grand Canyon was awarded the title of "national AAAAA tourist attraction" by the National Tourism Administration.

Historical evolution

During the matriarchal period, it was the territory of the goddess of salt water. Later, it was defeated by the king and belonged to the rule of the king.

50 million years ago, the strata from the top to the bottom of the xingyunlong geosyncline were mainly composed of limestone, which was formed in 210-290 million years ago and spanned the Permian and Triassic

Rock.

Enshi was liberated on November 6, 1949, and the people's Government of Enshi county was established the next day.

On April 30, 1982, Enshi City was established within 168 square kilometers of the original county and suburb, and the county and city were divided.

In January 1984, Enshi county was abolished and its administrative region was incorporated into Enshi City. For more than 50 years, Enshi City (county) has been Enshi special office, Enshi regional executive office and the capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

In October 2007, the cliff corridor, also known as "cliff plank road", was built, with a total length of 488 meters and 118 steps.

Hubei Enshi eco Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd. has invested 206 million yuan in the construction of the mountain and water live music theater, covering an area of more than 240 Mu and a total construction area of 49000 square meters. It is the world's largest canyon live theater and the mountain and water live musical "Dragon Boat Tune".

In 2012, Enshi Grand Canyon started to create a national 5A scenic spot.

In July 2015, Enshi Grand Canyon was officially built as a national AAAAA tourist attraction.

geographical environment

Location context

Enshi Grand Canyon in Qingjiang, Hubei Province, which is regarded by experts as indistinguishable from Colorado Grand Canyon in the United States, is located in Tunpu Township and Banqiao Town, Enshi City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest Hubei Province, near the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. The total length of the canyon is 108 kilometers, with a total area of more than 300 square kilometers. The remaining branches of Wuling mountains meander into China from the southeast, with daloushan mountains in the West extending to the north and Wushan mountains in the north.

Topography

The northwest and South wings of Enshi Grand Canyon are high, similar to the original mountain landform, with an average altitude of more than 800 meters; most of the southwest and northeast areas are about 900 meters above sea level, with large Intermountain dam troughs located in them; the central area is hilly and undulating, forming a subsided basin due to the subsidence of the stratum, which is relatively open, with an average altitude of about 500 meters.

The main strata in Enshi Grand Canyon area are Sinian (z) - Triassic (T) strata, reflecting the paleogeographic environment composed of shelf epicontinental sea, including broad shore or carbonate platform and shallow shelf sea. Extensive carbonate deposition laid the foundation for the later karstification and the formation of karst landscape.

In the northwest of Enshi City, there are Wushan mountains around the border; in the southeast, there are more branches of Wuling mountains along the Northeast; in the middle, there are local fault basins, with the general terrain of high in the northwest and southwest wings and low in the middle.

Most of the mountains run from southwest to northeast, and the trend of rivers and mountains is roughly the same. In the territory, there are high mountains, winding mountains, deep valleys and rapids; the karst topography is developed, and the mountains are mostly steamed bread like karst hills, and the overall karst environment is hill cluster and peak cluster depression landform.

70% of the sections on both sides of Qingjiang River are karst landform.

Climate and environment

Enshi Grand Canyon has a temperate monsoon climate, with no severe heat in summer, less severe cold in winter, sufficient sunlight and four distinct seasons. The redistribution of light, heat and water in the canyon constitutes a complex climate and rich and colorful climate resources, showing the zonation of vertical climate and the particularity of local climate. The main feature is that the temperature gradually decreases with the increase of terrain, and the humidity gradually increases. There is a three-dimensional correlation between climate and terrain. The annual average temperature is about 16 ℃, the frost free period is 282 days, the annual sunshine hours is 1300 hours, and the relative humidity is 82%. The annual rainfall is 1400-1500mm, of which more than 66% is concentrated from May to August. The daily extreme rainfall is 227.5mm. From mid July to early August, summer drought often occurs. The climate of the low mountains in the canyon is mild, with four distinct seasons, rainy and windy, and long frost free period; the high mountains are mild in summer, cold in winter, late in spring and early in autumn, wet and rainy; the frost free period of the high mountains is short, cold and humid, especially in the area above 1600 meters above sea level, with long winter and no summer, connected with spring and autumn, foggy and cold. There is a big difference between the high and low temperature, and the difference is obvious every spring.

hydrographic features

Enshi Grand Canyon is rich in water resources, with large river bed drop, large runoff and abundant water energy resources.

natural resources

plant resources

Enshi Grand Canyon has 8 national first-class key protected plants, including Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Davidia involucrata, Davidia involucrata, Taxus chinensis, Taxus chinensis var. mairei, Ginkgo biloba, calyx wood and Brasenia schreberi. Among them, Taxus is a relict ancient plant of Tertiary period, Magnolia officinalis is a precious traditional Chinese medicine and rare protected plant in China, which was listed as gap demonstration base construction project by the Ministry of science and technology of the people's Republic of China in March 2000.

Animal resources

There are many kinds of animals in Enshi Grand Canyon, including 32 orders, 89 families and 350 species of vertebrates, 8 orders, 20 families and 60 species of mammals, 7 families and more than 25 species of reptiles, 5 families and 20 species of amphibians and more than 130 species of invertebrates.

mineral resources

Enshi Grand Canyon has 126 kinds of mineral resources, especially the largest Selenium Deposit in the world, which is known as "the selenium capital of the world".

Main attractions

overview

Enshi Grand Canyon Scenic Area has two core scenic areas: qixingzhai scenic area and Yunlong Dixie scenic area, as well as the live play "Dragon Boat Tune". The main attractions of the Grand Canyon in Enshi are Qixiang, welcoming pine, earth and mountains, mother and son, and so on. In the gorge, there are many scenic spots such as Baili cliff, Qianzhang waterfall, aoxiao peak, primeval forest and ancient villages. Two of the peaks, next to a pillar of incense stone, were named the twin peaks of dinport on April 22, 2012. It is also a part of TENGLONGDONG Grand Canyon Geopark in Enshi, Hubei Province.

Enshi Grand Canyon has become a new tourism hot spot open to the outside world by Hubei western Hubei eco cultural tourism circle Investment Co., Ltd.

scenic spot

Passenger ropeway

Enshi Grand Canyon passenger ropeway is the first single track circulating detachable ropeway in Enshi Prefecture, Hubei Province. It is located in the east side of Yunlong River Bridge in Enshi Grand Canyon to xiaoloumen, with two stations. The upper station is located on the hillside to the northwest of "Longmen Shilang" in xiaoloumen, with a terrain elevation of 1641m; the lower station is located on the platform to the east of Yunlong River Bridge, with a terrain elevation of 841m, with a flat and open terrain. The cableway line goes up along the hillside on the west side of Yunlong River Gorge, and reaches the upper station through the pass on the south side of "talangting" in xiaoloumen. The total length of the cableway is 2284m, and the height difference is 792m. The total number of cars is 61, the maximum running speed is 6 m / s, and the one-way running time is about 6.27 minutes. The 768 level ladder is reduced and the tour distance is saved by 2 km. The designed transportation capacity is 2000 people / hour. Enshi Grand Canyon passenger ropeway is a ropeway imported from all France. It is an important means of transportation from Yunlong Dixie scenic area to qixingzhai scenic area. It is safe and comfortable. Taking the ropeway makes it easy to climb the mountain. It enables tourists to experience the realm of immortals wholeheartedly. The new dynamic viewing mode makes tourists feel much moved

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