Zhanghe Scenic Area

Located in the central part of Hubei Province, Zhanghe scenic spot is located at the junction of Jingmen, Yichang and Xiangfan, backed by Jingshan and facing Jianghan Plain, with a total area of 400 square kilometers. It is mainly natural landscape, supplemented by cultural landscape, especially large-scale hydraulic buildings. It can be used for visiting, sightseeing, vacation and recuperation. The Zhanghe Reservoir amusement park, which is being actively prepared, is built on the water area of the reservoir area. It is a three-dimensional amusement park with underwater, water surface, reservoir bank and low altitude recreation. There are two kinds of natural landscapes in Zhanghe scenic area: landscape and rock landscape, especially the landscape with the most characteristics. The reservoir covers an area of 104 square kilometers, with a storage capacity of 2.035 billion cubic meters and a maximum water depth of 61 meters. There are 36 islands in the reservoir, 164 peninsulas and 240 branches. It is about 800 kilometers around the water surface of the depression, with picturesque scenery.

Zhanghe Scenic Area

Zhanghe is located at the junction of Jingmen, Yichang and Xiangyang in Hubei Province. It is located in the center of the ancient Three Kingdoms battlefield. It is the golden hinterland of Zhangjiajie, Gulongzhong, Yangtze Three Gorges and other tourism hotlines. Zhanghe reservoir is a group of reservoirs built by intercepting the East Branch of Juzhang River and its tributaries on the North Bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Zhanghe reservoir, a national water conservancy scenic spot located in Zhanghe River, has beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, grand project and wide water area. Lijiazhou dam, the largest man-made earth dam in Asia, is magnificent. It cuts the rebellious Zhanghe River and forms a man-made lake with a storage capacity of 2.035 billion cubic meters and a water surface of 104 square kilometers. The lake is broad, vast, picturesque, with clear and transparent water. The green mountains on both sides of the lake are winding and green. The scenic spot has flowers in spring, shade in summer, fruit in autumn and green in winter. It is a perfect place for tourism, leisure, vacation and recuperation. She is like a bright pearl inlaid in the land of Jingchu.

Structure of scenic spots

Zhanghe scenic area is divided into seven tourist areas and 16 scenic spots, including water, land and air amusement park, Hongshan ancient temple, Guanyin Island, ten key projects, doushiya, wufengzhai, "Jigongjian", Du, jijiagou, letianchu, frog stone, laolongdong, etc. The dam and auxiliary dam, such as the Dragon leaping into the water, or winding around the mountains, or lying across the plain, are majestic and magnificent; the mingcao culvert gate is like a rainbow, or elegant and soft, or stretching and unrestrained, gorgeous and charming. Viewing the steep cliff and touring Guanyin Island lead to a series of magical legends about Guanyin Bodhisattva's touring Zhanghe River; climbing Jigongjian and gazing at Chaqi mountain lead to many heroic stories about Wushenggong's Leaping Horse and sword; climbing Wufeng village and enjoying heaven makes people feel as if they can see the clouds rising in the long river of history. There are also Longkou Bay, frog rock and Dufu ditch. A scenic spot has a touching story.

Main attractions

Little Qingdao scenic spots

Originally called Yuetan River Peninsula, it is surrounded by water on three sides, embracing the broad waters of Zhanghe Reservoir on the outside and the bright and clean Yuetan River on the inside, just like the beautiful Qingdao. Little Qingdao has beautiful mountains and waters, four seasons like spring, fragrant flowers and fruits, and pleasant climate. In summer, the temperature is generally lower than that of April, Tuesday and three degrees, and the highest temperature in history has not exceeded 38 ℃.

Scenic spots of Guanyin Island

It is located in Zhanghe Reservoir island group, where the forest is secluded, the flowers are fragrant, and the birds are contending; an island is surrounded by water, and it looks like an immortal. It is said that the island was originally a huge rock, which was rugged and barren of grass. One day, the Bodhisattva Guanyin came here to have a rest. With the dust blowing and sweat flowing into the stone, the trees grew and the grass grew, the flowers blossomed and the birds sang. According to the legend, this island is called Guanyin island. The island is 18 meters high, ranking the first of the five provinces in central and South China. The double-sided dripping Guanyin pure bottle dew moistens the red world, and the willows gently touch the masses. Many famous Buddhists came to preach Buddhism and pray for the good men and women. Guanyin shows its holiness, which is a good place for leisure and summer vacation, and a good place for Zen meditation and blessing. Guanyin Island integrates leisure, entertainment and eco-tourism. Boating in Zhanghe River, climbing on the island and passing through the antique memorial archway of Guanyin Island, you can go up the stairs, explore the path, collect herbs, watch flowers, enjoy the wonders, hunt pheasants, or climb, or relax. You can enjoy it and have no worries. It's really a fairyland and a paradise in the world. There are some poems that prove it: floating on an island, singing up and down, all kinds of fragrance swaying in the middle of the water; beautiful clouds, singing kingfisher, green Dai and jade hairpin competing in heaven.

Hongshan ancient temple

It takes about 20 minutes for the scenic spot to go westward along the dam attached to the reservoir to reach Hongshan ancient temple, the most well protected village temple in Zhanghe scenic area. It has a history of more than 200 years. So far, it is still intact, with temples and monks all around, and incense is strong. Hongshan ancient temple is located in the south of Zhanghe scenic spot. It is called Guandi temple in ancient times, also known as baishu'an. It was built in the first year of Jiaqing (1796) of the Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of 2000 square meters. It faces south and is divided into two halls. Each hall is composed of three brick and wood structure lobbies. It is more than two Zhang high. On the roof ridge, it is decorated with a Buddha jar head. On the lintel of the temple gate, it is inlaid with "Hongshan Temple" There are four big characters in Wei style. The temples reflect each other, and the wind pushes the pines and waves, giving people a sense of immortality. Since the construction of Hongshan temple, the incense has not been broken. There are still two monks and nuns living in the temple. Apart from going to the temple to chant sutras and do Buddhist affairs on time every day, they spend the rest of their time planting vegetables and flowers and doing light physical work. The temple has been well protected since it was built. According to records, the ancient temple has been repaired eight times. At first, the temple had only the rear hall hall. In the 5th year of Guangxu, the front hall was expanded to form a complete quadrangle building. In the 12th year of Guangxu, it was repaired again. In the 6th and 20th years of the Republic of China, it was also repaired. Every time it was repaired, there were inscriptions, most of which were donated by local wealthy families. In 1984, Jingmen Municipal government allocated nearly 10000 yuan for the seventh renovation. This time, on the premise of not changing the original structure, the overall repair was carried out. In 1994, the government organized the construction of living rooms for monks and nuns, improved the decoration of statues in the temple, increased the visibility of the temple, and received nearly 1000 tourists every year. In 1985, a Japanese professor and Buddhist scholar, Mr. Bodao kawamoto, visited the temple. After seeing the intact statues and several sutras, he gave a high evaluation. Now, this famous village temple has become one of the main scenic spots in Zhanghe scenic area.

Headgate Scenic Area

Headgate is the main headgate, which is the largest diversion gate of Zhanghe reservoir. The total, the second, the third and the fourth main canals distribute water from this sluice, and the maximum diversion flow is 121 m3 / s. The construction of the headgate started in February 1958 and was basically completed in April 1962. In the past 40 years, more than 15 billion cubic meters of water has been delivered to the irrigation area. The environment before and after the gate is beautiful. You can enjoy leisure, entertainment and water skiing. Zhanghe Hotel Peninsula and water, land and air amusement park allow you to fly in the sky.

Tourism information

traffic

Take the bus and get off at Zhanghe administration station. You can walk there.

Features of scenic spots

The beauty of Zhanghe River lies in its water. It is clear, clear and transparent, crystal clear as a mirror, overlooking the water, weeping willows on the bank, fish in the water, birds in the sky, clouds and sky under the water, all vividly visible. It is soft, slightly wrinkled, soft if boneless, in the water, summer, no worries, caress the water for songs, tenderness thousand bell, do not have a charm. It is pure, the water is pure, the taste is pure, the water is dribbling, the throat is moistening, the taste is endless, the soul is stirring, the taste is always in my heart.

The beauty of Zhanghe lies in the mountains. The green hills on both sides of the reservoir are winding and the mountains are emerald. Overlooking the peaks, it's like an ink painting painted on the horizon by a master of Danqing. It's thick and light, with profound artistic conception. Step into the painting, immerse yourself in the scene, pick cuckoos, chase rabbits, listen to the flute blowing, watch cattle and sheep play, maybe you will also enjoy the eternal love and express all kinds of feelings.

The beauty of Zhanghe River lies in the mountains, the water and the harmonious unity of mountains and rivers. On both sides of the Strait, green mountains and green waters complement each other. There are more than 130 isolated islands and peninsulas in the library. Some of them have their own names, and some of them can't. They come out with mountains and water, or carrying water, or tall and straight pines, or fragrant fruits. They have different attitudes and styles.

Address: Zhanghe Town, Dongbao District, Jingmen City, Hubei Province

Longitude: 112.081382

Latitude: 30.9523

Tel: 0724-8683171; 0724-60

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