Chimera scenic area

Xihai Grand Canyon is a newly developed scenic spot in Huangshan in recent years, which is composed of dream scenic spot and Baiyun scenic spot. It is now one of the most popular scenic spots in Huangshan. Located in the west of Huangshan scenic spot, between the peaks of Xihai, it is the most beautiful and profound part of Huangshan scenic spot.

One of the characteristics of Xihai Grand Canyon is the concentration of scenic spots, which is famous for its wonderful scenery. The mountains here are different from those in front of the mountain, which are steep and majestic. Instead, they are piled up like huge stone blocks, forming a broken peak forest. It seems to be crumbling, but in fact, it is as stable as Mount Tai. Moreover, there are many peaks: Shizhu peak, Shichuang peak, shuangsun peak, Bodao peak, Paifang peak, Songlin peak, and countless unknown peaks, which form a huge space without friends. It is both magnificent and beautiful. It can be said that there is no place without scenery, no scenery without wonder, and it's changing step by step. It's just like drawing, which makes people sigh.

Chimera scenic area

Xihai Grand Canyon is one of the 24 grand canyons in Huangshan scenic area. Because of the depth of the canyon, cliff, gully spread.

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Because there is Baiyun River in the valley, it is also called "Baiyun Valley". From the mouth of the valley, the valley is surrounded by Shizhu peak and Shichuang peak nearby, Bodao peak and Feilai stone on the front right, paiyun Pavilion, Danxia peak and Songlin peak on the opposite, Jiulong peak and yunwai peak on the front left. From diaoqiaoan to paiyunting, the total length is about 15 km.

At the entrance of the gorge is the narrow Jiaolong beach, which is 2 li long and only 15 m wide. On both sides of the gorge, the cliff is steep. On the left is funiulingjiao cliff, and on the right is yunmenfenglu cliff. Each cliff is nearly 100 meters high. It is deep and frightening. It is called "Kuimen gorge". Kui, the name of the beast. "Shanhaijing · dahuangdong Jing" says: in addition to the flow of the sea in the mountains, the sea of seven thousand miles. There are animals on it, like cattle. Cang body without horn, a foot, out of the water will be wind and rain. Its light is like the sun and the moon, and its sound is like thunder. Its name is Kui. When the Yellow Emperor got it, he used its skin as a drum, pouted out the bones of thunder beasts, and heard that the five hundred mile factory was famous all over the world. " Kui's name of the gorge shows the mystery and danger of the gorge.

In the gorge, there are luxuriant plants, jagged rocks, deep caves, dense stone forests, clear streams and steep cliffs. Some people call it "devil's world", which is a virgin land in Huangshan scenic spot.

In order to uncover the mystery of the narrow valley, a six person expedition was organized by the Department of landscape architecture of Huangshan Mountain in 1983. Led by Chen Dushui and Li Changfa, the old medicine farmers at the foot of Xihai mountain, they climbed the cliff and took risks. They made a comprehensive investigation of the deep Valley of Xihai and finally got to know the mysterious world. Looking around in the valley, you can see the high mountain, the middle mountain and the low mountain; the far mountain, the near mountain and the foot mountain. However, it's amazing to see the mountains by the side of the mountain, the mountains set up by the mountains, with distinct layers, clear outline, magnificent and peculiar. It is by no means comparable to the developed scenic spots in Huangshan. Some people say that this place is a collection of the beautiful scenery of Huangshan Mountain, so it is known as the "beautiful dock".

Sightseeing trail

The construction of Xihai Grand Canyon trail takes five years. It starts from Xihai paiyunting in the north, ends at buxianqiao in the south, and crosses Xihai Grand Canyon in the middle. The total length is about 3640 meters, and the relative vertical height difference is about 340 meters. Nowadays, many people enter the Grand Canyon of the West Sea, including ordinary tourists and professional teams of exploration and scientific research. In the process of walking, they experience the fantastic scenery of Xihai Grand Canyon. He also marvels at the fantastic road which is dangerous but not dangerous.

tourist guide

The tour route of Xihai Grand Canyon is to go down the Grand Canyon at the north entrance of paiyunting, pass the first ring road and the second ring road to paiyunxi station, take the sightseeing cable car of Xihai Grand Canyon to Tianhai scenic area, or stay in Baiyun Hotel of Tianhai. For the tour plan, please refer to the whole tour map of Xihai Grand Canyon on the right

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Address: West Sea, Huangshan Scenic Area, Huangshan District, Huangshan City

Longitude: 118.156309

Latitude: 30.132012

Tour time: 4-5 hours

Traffic information: the scenic area is a circular road, with two entrances, one near Xihai cloud Pavilion and the other near Tianhai Baiyun Hotel

Ticket information: included in Huangshan scenic spot ticket

Opening hours: every winter, for safety reasons, Xihai Grand Canyon will be closed from December 1 to the end of March

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