Foguangyan scenic spot

·"There are four seasons in a mountain and different days in ten miles" is the most realistic portrayal of the ecology of foguangyan scenic spot.

·This is the most typical scenic spot with the best development, the best exposure and the most typical characteristics of Danxia Landform in Jurassic and Cretaceous in China.

·The scenic spot is divided into two parts: Foguang rock and wuzhu peak. Foguang rock looks like a red letter without words, and a waterfall flows down, which is particularly spectacular.

·Wuzhu peak is made up of five Danxia peaks in the shape of pagodas. It has a fantastic shape.

Foguang rock

synonym

Foguangyan scenic spot generally refers to foguangyan

Foguangyan scenic spot (formerly known as wuzhufeng scenic spot) is located in YuanHou Town, Chishui City, Guizhou Province, 44 km away from the urban area and 8 km southeast from YuanHou Red Army ferry. World Natural Heritage site.

The scenic spot is located in the section of Dalou mountain and the northern foot of Guizhou Plateau rapidly sinking into Sichuan Basin. The valley is deep and steep, the river is vertical and horizontal, the cutting depth is between 500 meters and 1300 meters, the peak is more than 1200 meters, the valley is broken and the height is wide. The exposed strata are all red sedimentary rocks of Jurassic and Cretaceous fluvial lacustrine facies. Under the comprehensive action of physical and biochemical factors, such as differential weathering, gravity collapse, wind and rain invasion and dissolution, this special landform forms innumerable strange Danxia landform landscapes, such as pagoda shape, Castle shape, needle shape, column shape, rod shape, square mountain shape, peak forest shape, etc. danyan cliff, strange peak and stone, cliff cliff cave are everywhere and numerous, and the earth cliff presents a brilliant red color. It is the most typical scenic spot with the largest Danxia landform area, the most exposed and the most typical features in China.

Main attractions

Foguangyan, known as "the crown of Danxia in the world", is an arc with a length of more than 100 meters and a height of more than 300 meters. Foguangyan was formed as early as the Jurassic and Cretaceous, like a red, wordless book written with life and blood on the eve of the extinction of dinosaurs, spread out in a sea of clouds. In the middle of foguangyan, there is a columnar waterfall more than 200m high and 40m wide, which looks like a little white dragon flying down from the red clouds. In the afternoon sunshine, the red glow of Foguang rock is like fire, and the blood red rock wall and the snow-white waterfall are fused with each other. At this time, the white clouds are diffuse, the round light and five colors appear in it, and the illusory body and colors are endless, such as the light of Buddha, which endows Chibi with vivid vitality.

Foguangyan scenic spot is known as "the crown of Danxia in the world" and "the first garden of Danxia in the world". It takes dabaiyan, a "Danxia cliff, a wonder of the world", and wuzhufeng, a "heaven made and earth made and uncanny Craftsmanship" as the main landscape. There are more than 30 beautiful sceneries, including Danxia landform, strange peaks and rocks, cliff cave, wuzhufeng, Bailong waterfall, Danxia castle, Camellia forest, etc With an area of 20 square kilometers, it is an important part of Chishui national scenic spot, which is composed of five scenic sections, namely, source, Sun Valley, liyuangou and baozigou. It integrates six characteristics of new, strange, dangerous, beautiful, quiet and wild.

Foguangyan scenic spot is one of the core scenic spots of the world natural heritage "Chishui Danxia".

Tourism information

Recommended location

One is under the waterfall, the second is the rock cavity, and the third is the viewing platform at the top of Foguang rock. The best shooting time is 4-6 p.m., when the sun just shines on Foguang rock.

Transportation guide

It's very convenient to come to Chishui from Chongqing or Luzhou, Sichuan. There are several long-distance buses from Chishui to Chongqing, Chengdu, Guiyang, Zunyi, Luzhou and other cities every day;

Play with the climate

Guizhou is rainy, so it is recommended to pay attention to the weather forecast and choose sunny weather to travel; in spring and summer, mosquitoes are serious in the scenic area, so you need to bring long clothes, trousers and anti mosquito drugs.

favoured policy

From the end of the epidemic in 2020 to December 31, 2020, medical workers across the country can enjoy the free admission policy of foguangyan scenic spot (excluding hot spring scenic spot and franchise projects) with valid certificates (doctor's certificate or nurse's certificate).

Special food

Guizhou has a lot of delicious food. You must try it, such as douhuaer, ZhuErBa, grilled fish, barbecue, tangyuan and other snacks; fern food includes fresh fern, dried fern, fern soup, fern cake and so on; bamboo shoots series include Dictyophora, bamboo mole, bamboo chicken, bamboo bird's nest, yulanpian and so on.

Address: YuanHou Town, Chishui City, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province (44km southeast of the city)

Longitude: 105.94776866138

Latitude: 28.400389998549

Tour time: there is a road between foguangyan and wuzhufeng, but it takes more than 4 hours to walk along the ring road. For example, it takes about 2.5-3 hours to get to foguangyan and wuzhufeng respectively.

Traffic information: there is no special line bus from Chishui to foguangyan. You need to take the long-distance bus from Chishui to taipingdu at Chishui tourist bus station and buy a ticket to Daqun. After getting on the bus, tell the driver to stop at the gate of the scenic spot. The ticket price is 15 yuan. When you return to Chishui, you can take a bus to return to the gate of the scenic spot after watching on both sides.

Ticket information: adult ticket 90 yuan; adult ticket + two-way sightseeing bus 115 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-16:30 in off season (December March next year); 8:30-17:00 in peak season (March November)

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