Shentan Grand Canyon

Shentan Grand Canyon

Shentan Grand Canyon Scenic Area is a valley at the north foot of Zhongtiao Mountain in the southeast of Yongji City, Shanxi Province. Its scope includes the whole shuiyukou village and the deep mountains, canyons and forests behind the village. The unique attraction of Shentan Grand Canyon is composed of strange rocks, waterfalls, special geological landforms, streams, forests and natural folk villages.

Shentan Grand Canyon, blue water and blue sky, green trees and red flowers, picturesque. The ecological environment is excellent and the tourism resources are rich. The climate here is pleasant. In summer, the mountain pass wind passes through the hall. There is no heat wave in the daytime and it is very cool at night. It is located in the southeast of Yongji City, surrounded by mountains. The climate is cold in winter and cool in summer. It is a good place to spend summer.

In February 2020, in honor of medical workers, the scenic spot will be open to medical workers from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020.

Tourism information

Self driving line

Yongji city - Shifu West Street - Xixiang road - Zhongshan West Street - Linfeng line - terminal.

Free policy

In February 2020, in honor of medical workers, the scenic spot will be open to medical workers from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020. Medical workers can enter the scenic spot free of charge after going through relevant procedures at the ticket office with their ID card, doctor's license, doctor's qualification certificate, nurse / nurse's qualification certificate and other valid certificates.

Stratigraphic geology

The characteristics of strata distribution in Yongji city are as follows: except Zhongtiao Mountain area, the others belong to Cenozoic strata distribution. The exposed lithology in the mountain area is Archean gneiss, granite intrusion, Sinian quartz sandstone, Cambrian and Ordovician limestone.

Shentan Grand Canyon Scenic Spot is located in the Sushui basin. Controlled by the Fen Wei graben formed in the Yanshan period, Yuncheng depression runs through the whole Sushui basin including Yongji, extending from southeast to northwest.

According to the data of gravity survey and seismic survey, the settlement in the north west side is small, while that in the south east side is large. The settlement center is located in the eastern part of the city and Yuncheng City.

The large fault at the northern foot of Zhongtiao Mountain occurred in the Yanshanian period and was later affected by the Himalayan tectonic movement It is a high angle normal fault with a dip angle of more than 67 ° and a fault distance of nearly 1000 meters. It controls the basic characteristics of the basin, that is, shallow in the South and deep in the north, steep in the South and gentle in the north.

River system

The river course of Shentan Grand Canyon Scenic Spot is a main river course in Zhongtiao Mountain in our city, with a drainage area of 15.5 square kilometers and a length of 17.5 kilometers.

In the 1960s, the first and second reservoirs of shuiyukou were built at Hekou. The distance between the two reservoirs was 150 meters. The total capacity of the two reservoirs was 146000 cubic meters, which played a certain role in flood regulation.

The upper section of the river is 1km long, from shuiyukou reservoir to shuiyukou Avenue. The width of the river bottom is 5.0m-18.4m, and the depth is 1.6m-6.5m. According to the requirements of the municipal government, the new rural construction and development idea of shuiyukou village adopts engineering measures, makes full use of mountain spring water resources, greening, beautifying and changing the ecological environment on both sides of the river, so as to make it a good place for citizens to have leisure, entertainment and live in peace.

Shentan Grand Canyon Scenic area belongs to temperate continental climate. There are four distinct seasons in a year. Due to the luxuriant vegetation, the microclimate formed by the small terrain is extremely superior.

(1) Temperature The average annual humidity of the scenic spot is 13.8 ℃, and the average temperature decreases by 0.6 ℃ when the altitude increases by 100 meters; the average temperature in spring is 14.4 ℃, the average temperature in summer is 26.6 ℃, the average temperature in autumn is 13.2 ℃, and the average temperature in winter is 0.5 ℃. The temperature of the scenic spot in spring, summer and autumn is moderate, and there are different seasonal landscapes for people to watch, which are favorable factors for tourism, vacation and summer resort.

(2) The average annual precipitation is 575mm, The results show that the distribution of precipitation in the southeast is higher than that in the northwest; the distribution of precipitation in the four seasons is very uneven, with a maximum of 273.6 mm in summer, accounting for 49% of the annual precipitation, and the intensity is high; the precipitation in autumn is 163.1 mm, accounting for 29% of the annual precipitation; the precipitation in spring is 105.4 mm, accounting for 19% of the annual precipitation; the precipitation in winter is the least, only 15.9 mm, accounting for 3% of the annual precipitation; July, August and September are the concentrated precipitation periods, and the precipitation is high The maximum precipitation is 289.8mm, accounting for 52% of the annual precipitation. The maximum daily precipitation can reach 99.8mm, accounting for 18% of the annual precipitation.

The first snow usually appears before and after December 11, the earliest is November 11, the last snow usually appears before and after March 5, the latest is April 12. The average snowfall days over the years are 9 days, and the maximum depth of snow is 19 cm. The snow scenery is considerable in winter, but the snow is large, which is not conducive to traffic.

(3) The average sunshine hours are 2341.8 hours, 607.8 hours in spring, 713.5 hours in summer, 536.9 hours in autumn and 483.6 hours in winter. The longest sunshine time is 89.9 hours in late July, and the shortest is 49.6 hours in early January. The annual sunshine percentage is 53%. The annual average total cloud cover is 5.60%, and the average low cloud cover is 1.10%. The annual average number of sunny days (less than 20% of the average total cloud cover) is 61 days, and the annual average number of cloudy days (more than 80% of the average total cloud cover) is 105 days. The light and photograph are enough for plant growth.

Vegetation survey

Zhongtiao Mountain, where the scenic spot is located, is composed of temperate North China flora, subtropical flora of central China and West China flora, while some monogenera and species are distributed in East Asia and Himalayas of China. Zhongtiao Mountain is the intersection of North China and West China flora.

The southwest end of Zhongtiao Mountain is rich in plant resources because of its beautiful scenery, steep peaks, overlapping mountains, deep valleys, warm and humid climate and rich soil. According to the investigation report of Zhongtiao Mountain plant resources in October 1982 of Shanxi Institute of biology, combined with field investigation, Shentan Grand Canyon Scenic Area is rich in plant species, with more than 100 families, 400 genera and 700 species of vascular plants. Among them, 62 species belong to 42 genera, 55 species belong to 23 genera of Rosaceae, 52 species belong to 23 genera of Leguminosae, 34 species belong to 15 species of Ranunculaceae and 31 species belong to 25 genera of Gramineae. There are 24 species belonging to 17 genera of Labiatae, 22 species belonging to 16 genera of Liliaceae, 17 species belonging to 6 genera of Caprifoliaceae and 10 species belonging to 9 genera of Cruciferae. In terms of life forms of plant species, herbaceous plants account for 60% of the total, while woody plants (including trees, shrubs and woody vines) account for about 34%, showing the characteristics of warm zone flora.

Sparse forest and shrub belt: it is distributed in the steep and steep slopes of Shentan Grand Canyon Scenic Area with an altitude of 600-1600 meters. It is dominated by leached cinnamon soil and grass irrigated cinnamon soil, with less human activities. Plants at all levels grow vigorously, with a wide range of plant species and high coverage. Lilac, Rosa roxburghii, Rhododendron, forsythia, honeysuckle, hickory, Prunus armeniaca and Lespedeza are the main species of the group.

Coniferous and broad-leaved forest belt: it is distributed on the gentle shady slope between 1100 and 1550 meters above sea level, mainly consisting of leached cinnamon soil, brown soil and grass brown soil. The forest is well structured with distinct layers, and there are many undergrowth shrubs, grasses and vines. The constructive species are mainly Pinus tabulaeformis, Pterocarpus tinctorius, Quercus and Ulmus pumila, which constitute pure Pinus tabulaeformis forest and mixed Pinus tabulaeformis and Quercus. The understory plants are mainly clove, Rosa roxburghii, Rhododendron, Forsythia suspensa, Cotinus coggygria, liudaomu, Prunus davidiana, Prunus armeniaca, Schisandra chinensis, Vitis amurensis, Valeriana officinalis, Carex, Leymus chinensis, Astragalus.

There are national key protected tree species: solid (grade 3), wild soybean (grade 3), Green Sandalwood (grade 3)

(1) Main ornamental plants: flowers: Tangdi, Dongling eight immortals, Spiraea, xiaohuapangshu, Sorbaria sorbifolia, taipinghua, sizhaohua, baijuan plum, thick plum, tassel tree, bladder fruit, wild jasmine, zhaoshanbai, etc. Fruit Watching: Agate is the berry form of autumn flowers of pods, and fruits of Schisandra chinensis, Akebia trifoliata, Prunus davidiana, Prunus armeniaca, hawthorn, Prunus tomentosa, and duri are also introduced when they are ripe. Foliage and stem types: Cotinus coggygria, Acer pentagonum, leucophyllum, Pinus bungeana, Acer grosvenorii, Aralia chinensis, etc.

(2) Medicinal plants: about 200 species, mainly including Acorus calamus, forsythia, dangshen, Donghua, Fritillaria, etc.

(3) There are about 60 kinds of fiber plants, including Tilia bark, Pueraria lobata, Vitex negundo, etc.

(4) There are about 50 species of tannins, mainly Quercus liaotungensis, Quercus Quercus, Quercus Quercus, Juglans regia and Cotinus coggygria.

(5) There are about 20 kinds of oil plants, mainly woody oil, mainly Elaeagnus mollis, hazelnut, walnut, hickory, apricot and so on.

(6) There are about 40 kinds of aromatic plants, most of which are linglingxiang, Maoxiang, Elsholtzia, Valeriana, etc.

(7) There are about 60 kinds of starch and sugar plants, mainly including acorn, hazelnut, hawthorn, soft jujube, Vitis amurensis, etc.

In a word, the scenic area has gathered many floristic plant species, each species grows vigorously, and the plants are luxuriant, which has high academic research value and practical application value. At the same time, the vegetation structure is tight

Chinese PinYin : Shen Tan Da Xia Gu