Air grassland

Air grassland

Air grassland, a national AAAA tourist attraction, is located at the top of Taihang Mountain at the junction of Yuxian County, Laiyuan County and Lingqiu County, Hebei Province, with an altitude of 2158 meters. Most of the area is located in Yuxian County, which is a vast grassland with smooth, green grass and wild flowers.

There is also a ten thousand year old ice cave on the grassland, and there is ten thousand year old black ice in the dog days, which is refreshing.

geographical environment

"Raised in the boudoir", the air grassland in Yuxian County is finally recognized by the outside world and praised by tourists for its thousands of customs and fragrance. "Air Grassland" is the most beautiful and appropriate name given to it by people. To visit the "air Grassland", you have to go through Feihu valley. Feihu Valley is one of the famous "eight paths of Taihang". It is known as "strangling the throat of Shanxi and Hebei and establishing the Pingfan of Yanzhao". It was once an important pass and business road in history, leaving numerous moving stories and legends. The gorge winds for more than 40 Li, with steep mountains, steep peaks, towering walls and flying rocks. Through the valley, thousands of wandering hundred fold. Sometimes a peak stands alone, towering high; sometimes the valley is narrow and the peak is high, and a line is slightly connected; sometimes the mountains are heavy and the waters are complex, and there is no way to go; sometimes it suddenly becomes bright and bright. No wonder the ancients exclaimed, "if you are suspicious, you should not accept human power"!

Through the Flying Fox Valley, driving on the winding winding mountain road, when people are still immersed in the strange danger of "thousands of miles of gullies, thousands of miles of barriers", the field of vision suddenly unfolds thousands of miles of plain, a vast grassland is born. This is the "Grassland in the air.". "Air Grassland" is 2158 meters above sea level, covering a total area of 36 square kilometers, belonging to alpine wetland meadow. This is a unique world of flowers and plants, surrounded by mountains and peaks. More than 1300 kinds of plants grow in competition. There is no summer vacation in summer and no dust and sand in spring and autumn. The air is humid and the climate is warm and cool. It is a "beautiful home" for many cool animals and plants.

"The colorful spring is always here, and the rose and the moon are different.". The number, prosperity, beauty and wonder of the grassland in the sky are dazzling. Here is a clear sky, white clouds like catkins, blue waves surging, colorful flowers. The famous and nameless wild flowers are blooming all over the world, colorful as rainbow. Edelweiss are the treasures of exotic flowers. She only takes the cold mountain above 2000 meters as her home, and her proud character of fighting against the frost makes her blossom in the middle of winter. The silver white flower has been quiet and lonely on the grassland for thousands of years. At last, Mr. Feng Jicai, vice chairman of the Chinese writers' Association, has recognized her. Not only does the nameless wild flower have a resounding name, but also the grassland in the sky is more brilliant and famous for her!

In summer, the air grassland is warm and cool, with luxuriant flowers and plants, and various kinds of wild flowers bloom in the second place. Clouds and fog often rise from the foot of the mountain and caress the ground. People can "touch the white cloud sky with their hands and step on the grassland". In winter, the grassland in the sky is cold, open and vast. The road is continuous

The steep mountain ridge seems to be insurmountable, but there is a crack in the middle of the mountain ridge, "two cliffs stand precipitously, one line is slightly connected", which is 40 miles long and runs through the north and south of the mountain ridge. This is the famous Feihu Valley in history, the most dangerous "Feihu Xing" in the eight Xing of Taihang. The ancient Feihu road connects zhangku business Road (Zhangjiakou to Kulun, Kulun is Ulan Bator) in the north, daomaguan and Zijingguan in the south, connecting the vast northern country and the vast central plains. "Xuanda enters the Central Plains, there are two gates, the first is Yongzhi, and the second is Zijingguan. Feihu Valley has become the throat of the northern countries in history.

Development history

Across the sky more than 2000 meters high, the grassland in the sky can be described as "born in the sky". To get on the grassland in the sky, you have to go through the Flying Fox Valley first. It's hard to see the top of the cliff in the car when driving in this "heel turning" canyon. Climb the 1700 meter high ridge in the canyon, and then circle along the ridge for more than ten kilometers to drive the car to the grassland in the sky.

In the vast grassland on the top of the mountain, you can gallop freely by riding horses and whips; you can enjoy delicious picnics, barbecues, campfire parties, songs and dances; you can go camping, sleep in tents, or enjoy luxurious bathing in deep mountains and valleys; you can fly in the air by flying over several mountain ridges by ropeways; you can relax in the Riverside Forest and read in hillside buildings Book or daze, look at the stars with your beloved

Merchants gather in ancient Yuzhou

Before the development of aerial grassland, it belongs to no matter area. After the development, most of the area is in Yu County of Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, and a small part is in Laiyuan County of Baoding city and Lingqiu County of Datong City, Shanxi Province. Now it belongs to tripartite negotiation management. Yuxian was renamed as Weizhou after the Liao and Jin Dynasties. It was the seat of state, county, government and county. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, commerce was developed, merchants gathered, and many craftsmen formed "eight hundred village fortresses". There are more than 150 existing village fortresses, including villages with temples, theatrical buildings, and ancient dwellings, which are exquisite and simple. It is a typical form of northern village culture. Yuxian is also a famous "folk paper-cut town" in China. Yuxian's snacks are made of grain, beans, naked oats and buckwheat, which are dry land crops in the north, with unique flavor.

Practical information

Best travel time

The air grassland has a warm temperate monsoon climate with an annual average temperature of 12 ℃ and an annual precipitation of 550 mm. It has four distinct seasons. It's cold and snowy in winter, hot and dry in summer, windy and sandy in spring. It's generally appropriate to travel here in summer and autumn.

Safety tips

1. If you don't visit Jiming post, you can get off the highway from huashaoying.

2. You must go deep into the grassland to see the beautiful scenery.

3. If you spend the night on the grassland in the sky, remember to bring warm clothes.

4. It's easy to eat on the grassland. Bring something to eat.

5. Weekend stay on the grassland should be reserved 3 days in advance.

6. It's easy to walk (or ride a horse) up the mountain, with a large staircase in front. The back is a "half steep" slope, and the side is a deep stream, so we need to find a good foothold.

Address: Xinyuan County, Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Longitude: 83.962163

Latitude: 43.385341

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