Taihang Qixia group

Taihang Qixia group is located in Hejiaping village, Luozhen Town, Xinan Road, Xingtai County, facing Heshun County, Shanxi Province, 65 kilometers away from Xingtai City. The scenic spot covers an area of 18 square kilometers, and is composed of 24 canyons, of which 8 canyons reach kilometers. It not only has the majestic momentum of northern mountains, but also has the beauty of southern mountains and waters. It has five characteristics of narrow, steep, deep and secluded, cluster and red. It has formed a monopoly group of quartz sandstone canyons, which has become a spectacle of 800 Li Taihang and is praised by experts as "the world's strange gorge".

Transportation: take No.3 bus from the railway station to Xingxi bus station, and there is a shuttle bus from Xingtai to Hejiaping

Taihang Qixia group

Taihang Qixia group is located in Hejiaping village, Luozhen Town, Xinan Road, Xingtai County, facing Heshun County, Shanxi Province, 65 kilometers away from Xingtai City. The scenic spot covers an area of 18 square kilometers, and is composed of 24 canyons, of which 8 canyons reach kilometers. It not only has the majestic momentum of northern mountains, but also has the beauty of southern mountains and waters. It has five characteristics of narrow, steep, deep and secluded, cluster and red. It has formed a monopoly group of quartz sandstone canyons, which has become a spectacle of 800 Li Taihang and is praised by experts as "the world's strange gorge".

Historical evolution

The eight hundred mile Taihang Mountains are unique. The two billion year old geological remains are undoubtedly the irresistible temptation of the Taihang gorge group in Xingtai. What you see here are high mountains and waterfalls, strange Gorges and valleys, birds singing, flowers fragrant, blue sky and white clouds. What you eat is natural food, rare wild vegetables, fresh and fragrant, with endless aftertaste. What you breathe is fresh air rich in negative oxygen ions, refreshing and refreshing. Coming here will make you energetic and intoxicated Taihang Qixia group is located in Hejiaping village, Luozhen Town, Xinan Road, Xingtai County, facing Heshun County, Shanxi Province. It is 65 kilometers away from the downtown area of Xingtai. The scenic area covers an area of 18 square kilometers, and consists of 24 canyons, of which 8 canyons reach kilometers. It has both the majestic momentum of the northern mountains and the beautiful scenery of the south. The rocks of Qixia group are mostly red, which is called quartz sandstone geologically. It was a shallow sea environment 1.4 billion years ago. After the deposition of red quartz sand, this kind of rock layer was formed under the action of high temperature and high pressure. After the Yanshan orogeny, the mountain body formed folds, and after tens of millions of years of water cutting and erosion, the peculiar topography of Qixia group today was formed.

Scenic spots

There are three wonders in Qixia group

A unique Valley is low, narrow and deep, and the gorge is surrounded by rocks, forming a monopoly gorge spectacle. Huangchao gorge, the main gorge, is a graben among the mountains, with a length of more than 4000 meters, a depth of more than 150 meters, a width of several meters, and a narrow place of only a few tens of centimeters. 18 square kilometers of red cliff cliffs, lush trees, peaks, high and low scattered. There are flowers and birds in the forest, a beautiful scene of peach garden, and the gorge bank is standing on the wall. And there are more than ten miles of Qingtan waterfall and tens of thousands of mu of primary secondary forest. Qixia group has five characteristics: narrow and long, steep, deep and secluded, red and clustered. It has become one of the wonders of the eight hundred Li Taihang Mountain and is known as "Taihang Qixia" by experts.

The Qixia group has three characteristics

First, the canyon has a unique landform, with a narrow and deep valley bottom and cliffs standing on the wall, which is characterized by narrow, long, deep, steep, red and cluster.

Second, the valley is rich in water resources. There are long streams in the valley all year round, and there are waterfalls in Qingtan for more than ten miles.

Third, the vegetation is luxuriant, with tens of thousands of mu of primary secondary forest, forming a huge "natural oxygen bar".

The touring canyons of Qixia group

There are five canyons that can be visited in Qixia group, namely changzui gorge, Liushui gorge, Huangchao gorge, Zhuhui gorge and Laoren gorge. 1、 Changzui gorge: the gorge is 800 meters long, 20 meters wide, and the two walls are more than 70 meters high. The bottom of the valley is full of strange stones and long streams. The terrain is very dangerous. There is no sunshine all the year round. It's a good place for summer. 2、 Liushui gorge: 3000 meters long, 20 meters wide and 70 meters high. In the gorge, there is a long flow of clear water, the sound of birds and the fragrance of flowers. There are many stone cliffs, stone dragons, beehives and strong stone caves on the winding steep wall, which are in various forms and changeable.

Three, Huang Chao gorge: 4000 meters long, with a width of 1 to 2 meters, and the bottom of the narrowest area is more than ten centimeters. The wall is 150 meters high. It is the essence of the whole scenic spot, where the red cliff and the perilous peaks are confronting, and Huang Chao has gathered in this army to revolt. Looking up, you can see the blue sky. Looking down at your feet, you can see the constant flow of water. There is a waterfall not far away. The water is clear and cool.

4、 Zhuhui gorge: the gorge is 3000 meters long, about 10 to 20 meters wide on average, more than 70 meters high, with high vegetation coverage, a large area of primary secondary forest, lush flowers and grass forest, and a variety of wild animals and birds. The Qixia group is cool in summer. The average temperature in July is 24 degrees. There are many kinds of trees, shrubs and wild animals. The deep mountain vegetation is luxuriant. There are tens of thousands of mu of primary secondary forest, forming a huge "natural oxygen bar". Qixia group was one of the bases of the Yellow nest army in the late Tang Dynasty because of its precipitous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. During the Anti Japanese War, 129 division of the Eighth Route Army built a quilt factory, a paper factory and a printing factory here, and there are still ruins here. There are five canyons in Taihang Qixia group, which are changzui gorge, Liushui gorge, Huangchao gorge, Zhuhui gorge and Laoren gorge. There are more than 50 main landscapes, such as: Shenying stone, Longtan waterfall, Baiyun family, Huangchao hall, Paoma plank road, Shenjing, yixiantian, Optimus Prime, double hump, Wuzhi Mountain, lover peak, guantianyan, Shuanggui Xishi, longshouya, hanging coffin, yunya zazhu, Xiongshi mountain, xiaoshilin, Xinglong temple, ape head, shuangshiyan, relief, woxia Qinghong, Jigong sea view, etc.

Qixia group was one of the bases of the Yellow nest army in the late Tang Dynasty because of its precipitous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. During the Anti Japanese War, 129 division of the Eighth Route Army built a quilt factory, a paper factory and a printing factory here, but there are still sites here.

The water fishing, tent camp, bonfire party, roast whole sheep, karaoke and other special tourism projects in Qixia group scenic area will make you infatuated and forget to return; nearly 100 farmyard will let you enjoy the life of mountain village.

Travel experience

After entering the scenic area, when you turn at the entrance of the gorge, you will see two red cliffs with a height of more than 70 meters and a gorge with a length of 800 meters. The distance between the two walls is only 20 meters. This is changzui gorge, commonly known as "yixiantian". There is no sunshine all year round in the canyon, and strange rocks are everywhere. At this time, the stream is murmuring and the flow is small, but it is a good time to pick up pebbles. Up the stream, the four artificial lakes are distributed in a ladder shape. Visitors can see small fish playing in the shallow rock crevices. The tall Wang Maofeng is also attracted to the lake and "looks in the mirror" in the clear water.

Through the stone urn waterfall, over the eighteen plates, the eyes can not help but suddenly brighten: there are people deep in the mountains! Several stone houses are close to mountains and rivers, surrounded by trees and terraced fields. It is said that in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, two hunters surnamed Lu passed by and saw the beautiful scenery, so they settled down. Later generations called them panding village. Now, there are still four households living in the stone house, farming terraces on the hillside.

Through the flowing water gorge, you can get to the essence of the whole scenic spot - Huangchao gorge. It is said that in the history, Huang Chao once gathered troops to revolt here, so Huang Chao gorge got its name. Huangchao gorge is composed of numerous small valleys connected by a graben in the mountains. There are red cliff, dangerous peaks, long gorge, secluded valley and thousands of walls. The canyon is 4000 meters long and 150 meters high. The distance between the two walls is 1-2 meters. The narrowest part is only a few centimeters. Walking on the iron ladder built between the cliffs, looking up, the blue sky line, almost to close, known as "small line sky"; overlooking the bottom of the valley, flowing water, misty water rises leisurely. Although it's frightening, it's also interesting. The vegetation coverage of Zhuhui gorge is very high. There is a large area of primary secondary forest growing here. Walking on the mountain road in the lush and green forest, listening to the crisp bird song in the valley makes people feel relaxed and happy. Careful tourists will also find Chinese herbal medicines on the hillside: ginseng, angelica, Polygonum multiflorum, etc. According to reports, when the layers of the forest are dying in autumn, the acorns and walnuts are full of fruits, and tourists can have a good time picking.

Weather profile

The city has a continental monsoon climate, with annual average temperature of 13 ℃, January average temperature of - 3.1 ℃, July average temperature of 26.7 ℃, extreme minimum temperature of - 22.4 ℃ and extreme maximum temperature of 42 ℃. The accumulated temperature ≥ 0 ° is 4936.3 ℃, and the accumulated temperature ≥ 10 ° is 4449.7 ℃. The annual sunshine is 2955 hours. The average annual precipitation is 584 mm, mostly in July and August. The early frost begins in mid October and ends in early April. The frost free period is about 200 days.

Address: Hejiaping village, xinanluo Town, Xingtai County, Xingtai City

Longitude: 113.8258368255

Latitude: 37.137880974

Tel: 0319-2718189

Ticket information: 36 yuan

Opening hours: 08:00-18:00

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