Hoodoos

The strange stone forest is like a huge "labyrinth": hundreds of acres of square garden, lush green forest, groups of strange stones covered by a school of spruce, all kinds of which are tightly wrapped by thick moss. Spruce, fir and azalea of different sizes grow on the stones, forming a forest stone. The "Forest Stone symbiosis" spectacle of the stone forest is like a huge natural bonsai without carving Color. The vines in the forest are like spider webs, and the moss on the ground is deep and soft. There are many pits, ice caves, tunnels and stone houses in the far underground, which make people feel strange and dare not approach easily.

Hoodoos

Jiangxi strange stone forest is located in Wenshan area at the junction of Leping, Yiyang and Wannian counties (cities), with an area of dozens of square meters. With its wide area and beautiful landscape, it can be called the most beautiful stone forest in China.

Introduction

In this scenic area, the beautiful and magical stone forest and charming underground river, karst landforms of different shapes, such as karst cave, Tiankeng, shaft, Tianshengqiao and Shixia Valley coexist, which makes the scenic landscape diversified. In addition, the scenic area is covered by green trees and surrounded by vines, forming a beautiful ecological landscape map. It is a rare good place for tourism, leisure, exploration and scientific research.

Basic overview

Strange stone forest, located at the junction of Leping, Yiyang and Wannian counties in Jiangxi Province, covers an area of more than 30 square kilometers. It is the largest, most concentrated and most beautiful stone forest in East China. It is adjacent to Zhejiang Jiangxi railway, Anhui Jiangxi railway, 311 Expressway and national highways 320 and 206. It takes about 2 hours to drive from Nanchang, the provincial capital. It is on the same tourism boutique line with Sanqingshan, Jingdezhen, Guifeng, Longhushan and other famous scenic spots. It has a very advantageous geographical location.

Geology and geomorphology

Hundreds of millions of years ago, it used to be a vast ocean. Due to frequent geological movement, a large amount of limestone deposited on the seafloor was uplifted into land. Subsequently, the limestone exposed above the sea level, under the weathering and erosion of rain, sunlight, carbon dioxide and organic acids, gradually formed natural wonders such as peak cluster, stone forest, underground river cave, Tiankeng and so on. The geological evolution of hundreds of millions of years and the unique natural ecology rarely affected by human activities have created the wonderful natural phenomenon of strange stone forest in Jiangxi today.

The origin of scenery

Strange stone forest is famous for its five Monsters: tree, stone, water, pit and climate.

Tree monster

Because of the little influence of human activities, the original ecology of strange stone forest scenic spot is well maintained, so there are many rare plants. The strange phenomenon of "stone wrapped tree" and "tree embracing stone" formed by the special geographical environment is also one of the wonders of the strange stone forest. Many thousand year old vines, some like snakes coiled, some like a single wooden bridge across the forest stream, this kind of primitive natural landscape of vines wrapped around trees and stone embracing is rare.

Stone monster

The whole strange stone forest area is full of strange stones. There are thousands of shapes and strange things, or majestic, or exquisite and lovely, or like a human God, or like a monster, or like utensils. So far, more than 500 stone scenes have been found, which are similar to all kinds of birds and beasts. Like the zodiac animals that we are interested in, each one can be found here. In addition, there are many stone forest wonders with storylines.

Strange climate

When you are in the scenic spot, the temperature difference between you and the village pond below will be as much as 5 degrees, but the distance is only a hundred meters. It's often frost like snow here, but it's sunny there. Because of this, the oranges produced in the pond are also very sweet.

Strange pit

The Tiankeng at fengmenkou is the only Tiankeng found in Jiangxi Province so far and one of the only 78 "tiankengs" in the world. At present, a number of experts at home and abroad have conducted scientific research and Research on Tiankeng, but there are still different opinions on its origin.

Water monster

There is a tidal rock in the strange water scenic area, which is a wonderful landscape of strange stone forest. It is said that this seemingly humble cave will rise in the tide from time to time. At high tide, more than 20 springs eject water at the same time, forming waterfalls. The time of a high tide is 4-5 hours. Generally, there will be rain within three days after high tide, otherwise there will be a severe drought. So far, this phenomenon has not been scientifically explained

Classification of scenic spots

Strange stone forest scenic spot is composed of four scenic spots: scenic spot, fengdongshi scenic spot, yuanzhiyuan scenic spot and fengdongkou scenic spot. Strange stone forest scenic area consists of four scenic spots.

Scenic spot

When you go to the scenic spot, you will be in a green prairie. There are many white stones in the prairie. It seems that countless sheep are eating grass and playing. A shepherd boy is singing at the top of the mountain in the distance. Isn't this a picture of sheep in northern China?

Fengdongshi Scenic Area

When you come to the fengdongshi scenic spot, standing on the open ground in the center of the scenic spot, you can see the surrounding stone mountains, the winding vines, and the beautiful stone scenery. Located on the top of the mountain on the north side of the "green stone forest", two stones, one large and one small, stand on the top of the stone mountain, as if the stones will turn when the wind blows. This is the wind rock.

The source of garden

When you enter the "source of the garden", there are various forms of stone scenery all over the place. It seems that you have entered the Suzhou garden, but here is a natural garden. It is said that the natural stone forest landscape is the model of people's gardening art. People are inspired by the beautiful scenery of stone forest to build artificial gardens. Therefore, stone forest is known as the "source of gardening".

Fengmenkou scenic spot

Walk along the stone forest path for about two hours to fengmenkou, the core scenic spot of the strange stone forest. The stone forest here is really quite different from what we saw before. Each stone scene is so tall and magnificent. In a lush forest, there are a group of stone forests with different shapes. The height of the stone forests ranges from ten meters to twenty or thirty meters, and some even as high as forty or fifty meters. It is intoxicating to visit them. Looking from a distance, the layers of stone forests form a beautiful picture.

When you climb on a viewing platform and look down, you can see the white jade forest. Hundreds of millions of years of water flow and wind and frost have carved the white jade stone mountain into a picturesque beauty. The white rocks are shining in the sun, and the scenery is boundless against the green vegetation. When you look up from the bottom of the sky, the steep stone wall and the blue sky form a sharp contrast Than, such as cut like split stone column straight into the sky, you will sigh the creator's magic.

Top ten landmarks

Tathagata palm

The landmark landscape of the scenic spot, which is more than 50 meters high, looks like a huge God palm held high. Tourists from all over the world are welcome to visit. It is located in fengmenkou scenic spot of strange stone forest. The most wonderful thing is that "ShenZhang" is ever-changing, and the landscape is different from each other: "seven scenes, such as Buddha's hand, the birth of dinosaurs, giant turtle in the sea, plain sailing, stone lion view, hundred legged giant insect and Oriental lion, are all wonderful and lifelike.

Samsung Gaozhao

The three giant stones are about 8-10 meters high. They are towering in the low-lying part of the scenic spot. Their special shape makes people reverie, just like the three stars falling into the world, just like the three stars of fortune, fortune and longevity standing side by side, which brings people longevity and well-being.

a powerful and unconstrained style

Located on a silvery white rock, about 12 meters high, it looks like a god horse about to leave the ground and ascend to heaven. The horse's head is high and the front legs are strong. It is very vivid. It is one of the main landscapes of the stone forest.

White jade forest

The stone mountain is as white as jade. It has been carved into a flowery snow scene by the water for hundreds of millions of years. When you step on the viewing platform, you can have a panoramic view of the whole stone mountain. The breeze comes out slowly, which is very pleasant.

Thin strip of sky

One line of sky is 30 meters long, just able to accommodate one person to pass. Standing at the bottom of the line of sky, looking up, the rocks with a height of more than 20 meters on both sides cut the sky into a line. The smooth and round rocks in yixiantian are in sharp contrast to those in other places. Anyone who has ever been to the stone forest can't help sighing at his natural beauty.

empyrean

Climb through the nine stone gates and come to the surrounded rock platform in the depth of the stone forest. On this natural viewing platform, you can not only enjoy the strange stone peaks, stone pillars and deep stone canyons, but also overlook the stone forest landscape around the wind driven stone.

Music stone

Near the Millennium Road, there is a stone that will make a pleasant music sound when it is gently knocked. It is very clear and ethereal,

Notes for visiting strange stone forest

① Opening hours: 8:00-16:00

② Children's ticket: half ticket for height of 1.2m-1.4m, free for height below 1.2m

③ Tickets for senior citizens and officers must be purchased with certificates.

Strange stone forest traffic guide

Drive from Shangrao City to Yiyang County to Wannian county. There are road signs at the intersection.

Address: Xiling Snow Mountain scenic spot, Dayi County, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province

Longitude: 103.1729166474

Latitude: 30.6144800931

Traffic information: [external traffic]

Self driving

Chengdu - Chengdu Wenzhou Qiongjiang expressway, Dayi exit to Xiling Snow Mountain and Huashuiwan tourism fast track - Da Shuang Road, Heming mountain (Daoyuan holy city) - Huashuiwan hot spring resort town - Xiling town (turn right) - Xiling Snow Mountain Skiing scene area (the whole journey is about 110 km)

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