Shennong River in Badong

Shennong River, also known as Yandu River, is the first tributary of the Yangtze River after it goes out of wuxia gorge and enters the broad valley of Xiangxi. It originates from the south slope of the main peak of Shennongjia primeval forest and is known as "the Pearl of Western Hubei". Shennong river is 60 km long and is divided into four natural gorge sections: Longchang gorge, parrot gorge, Shennong gorge and Jinzhu gorge. Along the way, there are more than 60 karst caves and more than 30 dangerous shoals, long shoals, bay shoals and shoals. Here, with luxuriant vegetation, fragrant mountain flowers, monkey County playing, roe deer haunting, rock swallows flying and fish flying in the shallow bottom, it is a school of wild taste. The most distinctive Shennong river rafting is a boat that resembles the pea horn. It crosses the old flavor and the local flavor boat. It flows leisurely on the clear water, the quiet Canyon, the occasional birds singing, or the trunks of several trifling people, which makes people feel away from the world.

Shennong River in Badong

Badong Shennong River, with a total length of 60 kilometers, originates from the south slope of Shennongjia and gets its name. Along the way, it receives 17 streams and joins the Yangtze River at xifukou on the opposite bank of Badong new county. It flows through Badong County of Hubei Province, passes through the deep mountain gorge from north to south, and joins the Yangtze River at the mouth of wuxia gorge in the East. The Shennong River in Badong is a typical gorge stream. The peaks on both sides are tight and the cliffs are steep. The water of the stream collides between the slash like gorge walls. The channel twists and turns. There are more than 60 dangerous shoals, long shoals, curved shoals and shoals in the turbulent stream. Although the waterway of Shennong River in Badong is narrow and steep, it is shallow and exciting and safe for rafting.

The boat that drifted along the Shennong River in Badong is shaped like a half split pod, which is called "pea horn" by the local people. It is small and light. It is made of hard and wear-resistant oak wood. It has great buoyancy and shallow draft, and can travel in the shoal where the water can't reach the knee. The "pea corner" is operated by hand, and each boat needs six boatmen. The boatman's support is the "best" of Shennong river landscape. The Shennong river is very dangerous. The boatman has no place to stand. They all need to Wade and pull the boat. The "touxian" and the "boatman" at the front and the stern take the lead in roaring the trumpet. The sound shakes the canyon. The boatman shouts back and forth and pulls the boat to the beach. When the boat was launched, it ran across the zigzag channel. The "Captain" controlled the direction of the boat with a paddle and a pole in his hand. The boat ran rapidly in the fast current, and the passengers' heart beat like a drum. Shennong river passes through two small Tujia villages. The village is like a paradise hidden in Fengwei bamboo, banana leaf, citrus forest and Sapium sebiferum tree. Here, the streams are quiet and flat, and the beaches are full of colorful stones. Visitors can take a rest in the Tujia stilted buildings, or swim, or pick up stones, or visit the ancient and primitive water mills and stone mills in the village. They can enjoy the rough Bashan dance and folk songs of the Tujia people, and taste Baogu wine and Tujia food.

Scenic spots

Badong Shennong River can be called a natural stream without pollution. Its water is clear and clear. Except for the "three color spring", there is almost no mixed water. In the turbulent place, the current is like snow and fog, and the boat is flying; in the gentle place, a quiet and flat lake is formed, with dark green and unpredictable boat waves; in the shallow place, the water depth is below the knee, and the bottom of the boat rubs against the pebbles in the river, which is full of sound. The Shennong River in Badong flows through three gorges with different scenery: Mianzhu gorge, Yingwu gorge and longchangdong gorge. The scenery on both sides of the Strait is very beautiful. There is little open space in the canyon. The narrowest place is only 7 meters away from the two sides. Boat line gorge, such as through the quiet lane heavy door. Mountains hundreds of meters high are pressing against each other, and the water channel in front of them is almost invisible.

Mianzhu Gorge

In Mianzhu gorge, which is famous for its danger in Badong Shennong River, karst caves are all over the cliffs that are difficult to climb, huge stalactites are hanging upside down in the air, the riverbed is narrow and the drop is large, and there are more than 30 dangerous shoals and shoals within 4 km of the waterway. Drifting in a boat depends on the skill of the boatman. It's heart beating, but it's not dangerous.

Parrot Gorge

Parrot gorge is the most beautiful of the Three Gorges of Shennong River in Badong. The vegetation on both sides of the gorge is like tassels hanging down. It is evergreen all the year round. The rock water drips and seeps, and the waterfalls and springs appear repeatedly. There is a section of gorge, no matter in the middle of winter or summer, where you can see flowers in full bloom, so it is called "nianhuatan"; there is a place with "Jiugushui", where many streams of spring water gush out from the spring beside the stream, which can distinguish the three colors of clear, turbid and mixed, so it is called "three color spring".

Longchang cave Gorge

The last gorge of Shennong River in Badong is longchangdong gorge, which is less than 20 meters in width. The walls on both sides of the gorge stand in the water, continuous and tortuous, with a length of more than 5000 meters. Along the way, we can see the cultural landscape -- the rock coffin group and the ancient plank road. On the cliff 150 meters above the water on the East Bank of the gorge, there are many small caves with rock coffins placed in different depths, which can be clearly seen by the naked eye.

Tourism strategy

Best time: the best tourism season of Shenlong river rafting is from May to August

Ticket price: ticket price: 200 yuan, including scenic spot ticket, transportation, tour guide.

Transportation Guide: take shennongxi tourist bus from Enshi passenger station to participate in rafting, you can drift half way (75 yuan / person), or the whole journey (125 yuan / person); Enshi's taxi is very cheap, the starting price is only 5 yuan, 2 km later, 1 yuan per kilometer, most of the models are Dongfeng Citroen.

Special food in the scenic spot

Enshi Prefecture is an area inhabited by ethnic minorities, with rich and colorful ethnic culture and folk festivals. The festivals here mainly include catching up with the new year, king of the ox day, June 6 (sun drying dragon robes), daughters' meeting, commune day, Dragon Boat Festival, half moon, small New Year and so on.

Baked potatoes are the most delicious food in Badong. You can see baked potatoes everywhere in the streets of Badong. Potatoes in Padang are different from those in other places. Potatoes in other places are peeled and cut into small pieces, then fried and roasted in oil on a pan.

Surrounding scenic spots

Muyu scenic spot

Xiaodangyang is about 15 kilometers east of dashennongjia. Qifeng Yiling, towering green and dripping green, with an altitude of nearly 2000 meters, is one of the places where ancient trees are located. There are ma Lingguang, an old and stubborn tree, Keju, a rare tree in Longzhong, Fengyang, a tree with a diameter of 2 meters at breast height, a fir with a height of 50 meters, a thorn tree with a crown area of more than 1 mu, a ginkgo tree with a hollow stem and a cowshed, and so on. In particular, standing on the hillside of the iron firm fir, but also thick and rugged, bulky amazing. Its trunk is as strong as bronze, its percussion is clanging, its trunk is covered with moss marks, and it looks like the ancient bronze ware is mottled with rusty clothes, condensing thousands of years of wind and frost. This tree is a unique Chinese pine Keteleeria plant, with a height of 46 meters, a diameter of 2.38 meters, a chest circumference of 7.5 meters, and a village volume of 88 cubic meters. It is difficult for six people to embrace. From a distance, we can see the giant iron tower.

Shennong altar

Shennongjia altar is located in Muyu Town, Shennongjia tourism open area. It is not only the South Gate of Shennongjia tourism, but also the central tourism area. The famous Xiangxi River flows slowly southward. Surrounded by green mountains, the scenic spot is beautiful and quiet, attracting countless Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas Chinese to seek their roots and offer sacrifices to the ancestors of the Chinese people, the Emperor Yan Shennong. The scenic area is divided into five parts: the main sacrifice area, the ancient botanical garden, the Millennium ancient fir, the butterfly museum and the chime bell hall. Shennongjia used to be the place where Shennong's ancestors tasted grass and collected herbs. In order to commemorate his great achievements in his life and let the Chinese people worship for generations, an altar was built in this geomantic treasure land. The main building of Shennong altar is Shennong giant ox head statue, which is 21 meters high and 35 meters wide, adding up to 56 meters, to show the close unity and prosperity of 56 Chinese nationalities. Standing among the verdant mountains, the statue is driven by the earth. Its eyes are slightly closed, and it looks like it is thinking about the universe. In the sacrificial area, the round and square patterns representing heaven and earth are trampled on. In the square pattern of the representative place, the five colored stones are gold, wood, water, fire and earth in the five elements theory. Nearby, the 10 meter high totem pillars stand on the left and right sides of the altar. The big and small cattle heads on the pillars show that Shennong is the head of cattle, and that the descendants will reproduce. There are two large relief sculptures in front of the totem pole, which show the great achievements of Shennong's life. Between the two reliefs, there are nine tripods and eight tripods (which were used to cook in ancient times and are now the highest sacrificial utensils of the Chinese nation) and the bell and Drum Tower for the Chinese people to worship their ancestors and seek protection. Climbing 343 steps, you come to the platform in front of the statue.

Shennongjia National Nature Reserve

Founded in 1982, Shennongjia Nature Reserve was upgraded to a national forest and Wildlife Nature Reserve in 1986. In 1990, it was accepted by UNESCO to join the World Biosphere protection network of the man and biosphere program. With a total area of 70467 hectares, Shennongjia Nature Reserve is a transitional zone between the mountains in Southwest China and the hills in Central China. It is an extension of Daba Mountains, The geological structure is a typical zone of the late Precambrian. The climate is in the transition zone from the north subtropical zone to the Central Asian zone. It has well preserved primary and secondary biological communities. It is an ideal place to study the biodiversity, typicality and natural succession law of vegetation. It is the meeting place of flora and fauna in southwest, central China, South China, North China and Northwest China There are three vertical distribution types of plants in China: subtropical, warm temperate and cold temperate. Shennongjia Nature Reserve has undulating mountains, high terrain and crisscross rivers. Xiangxi River, which is famous for Zhaojun's story, originated here. Due to the complex terrain, abundant rainfall, obvious microclimate characteristics and large relative elevation difference, many beautiful and unique natural scenery have been created. Many living fossils of animals and plants survived from the invasion of the third and fourth glaciers have multiplied here. There are many strange mountains, caves, flowers and plants, which have high ornamental value

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