Kuocang Mountain

Kuocang Mountain

Kuocang mountain range is located in the central and southern part of eastern Zhejiang Province. It is called Yandang in the south, Tiantai in the north, Xiandu in the West and the sea in the East. It is located between Lishui, Qingtian, Jinyun, Xianju, Yongjia, Linhai and Huangyan counties (cities and districts). It is the watershed between Lingjiang river system and Oujiang River system. Its main peak is 1 382.4 meters above sea level, which is one of the highest peaks in southeastern Zhejiang Province.

Kuocang mountain is one of the famous mountains in Zhejiang Province. According to historical records, when you climb the mountain, you can see the Canghai sea. It is named Kuocang because it is connected with the sea by its color. Historically, Kuocang mountain is also known as Zhenyin mountain, Tianbi mountain, Cangshan Mountain and windmill mountain. Kuocang mountain, with its vastness, precipitousness and beauty, has attracted many Taoists to stop. During the Qi and Liang dynasties, Tao Hongjing, a famous Taoist thinker and pharmacist, once lived in seclusion in the lamp altar, made pills in the flag furnace of the building, collected herbs and wrote books. The "lamp altar" remains today. There are also xianrenji, daochangji and daoren liaodeng Taoist sites with "natural danger, xiguanzhang and magnificent mountains".

Kuocang scenic area is located in the southwest of Linhai, at the foot of Kuocang mountain and the Bank of Yong'an River, with pleasant climate and beautiful scenery. Including Cangshan Mountain with high mountains and long rivers, ice strange village, the mountain has the fourth largest wind farm in China, the high and low scattered continuous rotation of the wind turbine, and behind the gorgeous natural landscape, constitute a beautiful scenery. More than 30 typhoons, whirring and rotating in the cold wind, are just like colorful dragonflies flying on the water. They want to go up to the blue sky, and the clouds are flourishing, which is spectacular. Jiutai Valley, the main peak of Nanfeng, is famous for its unique natural scenery and "little Jiuzhaigou". At the foot of the mountain, there are ancient streets and houses. On both sides of Yong'an River, the scenery is beautiful.

physical geography

geographical position

Kuocang mountain, located in the central and southern part of eastern Zhejiang, is the watershed between Lingjiang river system and Oujiang River system. Its vein extends from Donggong mountain in southern Zhejiang to the northeast. It meanders into the southwest of Xianju County from jiediaoyanggang. Along the southwest city boundary, it meanders to the East and turns to the north. At the junction of Linhai City and Xianju County, it forms the main peak, mishailang, with an altitude of 1382.6 meters. It is the highest peak in eastern Zhejiang. It is located in Kuocang Town, Linhai City, and is known as "the assistant of Mount Tai". Kuocang mountain is a belt like middle mountain with more than 150 peaks over 1000 meters. It is listed as one of the famous mountains in Jiangnan Road in the six classics of Tang Dynasty. The main mountain ranges are NE-SW. The branches are distributed in Xianju, Linhai, Huangyan, Yongjia and Jinyun counties (cities and districts), and the remaining veins extend to the south of Sanmen Bay. Dongji islands enter the sea.

Climatic characteristics

There are two attractive aspects of Kuocang mountain: one is the winter misty pine, the other is the wind farm composed of 33 windmills, and the other is looking around at the main peak of mishailang. The continuous peaks of Kuocang mountain range are undulating, which is full of the heroic spirit of seeing all the mountains

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5、 The fog of Kuocang mountain in June makes people feel more relaxed and happy. The mountains are red and green, and the beautiful scenery is sometimes vivid and sometimes hidden in the sea of clouds. Boundless sea of clouds, Pentium Shujuan, a mountain like islands, floating looming, endless changes.

In summer and autumn, Kuocang mountain is windy and rainy. From the second half of September to the beginning of October, standing on the top of Kuocang mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the mountains and the sea. When you watch the sunrise on Kuocang mountain, you can see a round of red sun rising from the surging sea. Suddenly, the sky is full of red clouds and the scenery is spectacular. In summer and autumn, Kuocangshan Baoguang is more wonderful than Emei, and kuocangbaoguang is more colorful. The halo in the cloud wall or sea of clouds is as far away as four or five hundred meters, and as close as ten or twenty meters in front of us. Sometimes, like the Emei Baoguang, the figure in the halo always appears the strange sight of the viewer himself, but sometimes it can appear with his companions. The halo is big or small, bright or dark, and varies a lot.

Another characteristic of Kuocang mountain is frequent wet fog. In fact, the fog days of Kuocang mountain are 91 days more than that of Lushan Mountain, with an annual average of 286.3 days, up to 307 days at most. But the fog in Kuocang mountain mostly appears after sunrise or in the afternoon. Therefore, after watching the sunrise, you can see the world of clouds rising from the misty sea at the foot of the mountain, and then you can visit the fairyland to taste the taste of flying clouds and driving fog

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natural landscape

Kuocangshan wind farm, one of the four wind farms in China, is built in Kuocangshan. The wind turbines are arranged in an orderly manner, and the gorgeous natural landscape complements each other, forming a spectacular and beautiful landscape. On the edge of the jiutaigou scenery, there is the beauty of ghost axe, the cliffs on both sides, the tall and straight peaks, the flying waterfalls, the deep streams and the clear water. If you talk about the beautiful scenery along the way, it is not inferior to Huihang. If you just talk about jiutaigou, it is similar to Shimentai in Daruoyan scenic area of Nanxi River. Waterfalls, streams, rocks, pines, wind, rich vegetation, typical subtropical plants, green and beautiful, sometimes quite bright red, under the action of light, sometimes golden yellow, sometimes purple. Kuocangshan wind farm, one of the "four major electric fields" in China, is built on the top of Kuocangshan mountain. It is famous for its relative altitude ranking first in all wind farms in the world.

The famous tourist attractions of Kuocang mountain include: elephant trunk mountain, elephant trunk rock, elephant trunk cave, elephant trunk pool, Wang Shiqi tomb, yonganxi scenery, huangshitan, yezhutang, Xishan waterfall, jiutaigou, Jiutai rock group, shigailongtan, chajianyan, Paomaping, peerless Range Rover, cliff stone carving, yusouyan, Fanyan, Quxi Fanying, the mystery of nine caves, one of the top ten caves of Taoism in China, etc Beautiful water, charming scenery, quite "Shennong, Jiuzhai" style wild rhyme.

Kuocang mountain is one of the famous mountains in Zhejiang Province. The mountain is shrouded in clouds for many years, and the winding mountain highway is whirling down from the depth of white clouds. It is more like a ribbon dancing against the blue sea and blue sky. It is a mountain sea spectacle that "the body is wrapped with silk and half covers the face, and the Jiao Na is extremely attractive".

There are many famous scenic spots around Cangshan Mountain. There are famous Tiantai Mountain in the northeast and Yujing cave called the sixth cave; there are Yandang Mountain and Fangshan scenic spot called xiaoyandang in Wenling City, Changyu cave and Weiyu cave in Huangyan in the southeast; there are eight sceneries and six ancient caves in Xianju on the west slope. Kuocang Cave (also known as Ningzhen cave) is located in Xiage town of Xianju County. On the east slope, there are 59 famous ancient caves in Linhai cave forest. Linhai cave forest is most famous for its twenty-eight caves, such as the fifth cave of Zhang'an, the sixth cave of Chixi, the eighth cave of wukeng, the sixth cave of Furong and the third cave of Chaoyang. It is suitable for the number of stars in the sky, and its exquisite and ingenious are even more unusual.

Practical information

Best travel time

Kuocang mountain is close to the mountain and near the sea. It has a unique climate, especially in spring and summer, including early autumn. It's really a "pleasant wind coming from the sea". The southeast monsoon brings a lot of fresh and humid air on the sea. It is a good place for summer vacation and recuperation.

admission ticket

Don't buy tickets for Kuocang mountain. This scenic spot is under development. The transportation and supporting facilities are not perfect. Tickets are not accepted. Ordinary tourists should be cautious.

Traffic information

Self driving outside the city:

1. Suitable for tourists in Hangzhou: Changtai Expressway (g15w, shangsan Expressway) - under the Tiantai exit - national highway 104 (Tiantai Linhai) - Provincial Highway 35 (Linhai Xianju) - drive according to the road signs in Yongfeng town - Kuocang town - Kuocang mountain scenic spot - Shanmen - go up the mountain along the gravel road - No.11 Windmill - reach the first ray of dawn monument in the new century

2. Suitable for Wenzhou tourists: Shenhai Expressway (G15, Yongtaiwen Expressway) - under the north exit of Linhai - Linhai Avenue - Linhai urban area - national highway 104 (Tiantai Linhai) - Provincial Highway 35 (Linhai Xianju) - drive according to the road signs in Yongfeng town - Kuocang town - Kuocang mountain scenic spot - Shanmen - go up the mountain along gravel road - No.11 Windmill - reach the first dawn monument in the new century

3. Tourists from Jinhua and Quzhou: Tai Jin Expressway (S28) - under the Baishuiyang exit near the sea - Kuocang town - Kuocang Mountain Scenic Area - Mountain Gate - up the mountain along the gravel road - No.11 Windmill - to reach the first dawn monument in the new century

4. From Xianju station, you can take a bus to the foot of the mountain and walk up the mountain for about 3-4 hours

Urban transportation:

Take a bus to Kuocang town at Linhai passenger transport center or Hongchi intersection and walk up the mountain.

Railway:

Tourists from Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou and other places can take a bullet train to Linhai station, take bus No. 211 to Linhai City, and then take a bus at the passenger transport center or Hongchi intersection to Kuocang Town, and walk up the mountain.

Address: zhangjiadu Town, Linhai City, Taizhou City

Longitude: 120.926365

Latitude: 28.806994

Ticket information: free.

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