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Discover Fengdu: Famous Mountain and Water, the County of Harvest

By XINYI LIJAMES ALEXANDER|Jul 08,2022

Chongqing- The Yangtze River rushes forward day and night. Flowing through Fengdu County in Chongqing, the river leaves an impressive touch, creating "a city of harvest famous for its natural landscapes." Today, by the side of the wide waters created by the high dam, Fengdu is endowed with breathtaking natural scenery and abundant in cultural accumulation and natural resources.

Xueyu Cave: "young girl" among karst caves

Located on the steep rock wall of Longhe Canyon, Xueyu Cave (lit. Snow Jade Cave) owns 80% of the stalactites of "white as snow and pure as jade." That is why it was named "Xueyu Cave" by Professor Zhu Xuewen, Chairman of the Geological Association of China's Speleology Committee.

The stalactite in Xueyu Cave (Photo provided to iChongqing)

In 2003, Xueyu Cave was officially confirmed as the first speleological science popularization base and the first karst cave observatory in China. In 2005, the cave was rated as "the most beautiful cave for tourism in China" by the authoritative domestic magazine — Chinese National Geography. According to the magazine, in the Xueyu Cave, there are "tower coral clusters" with the largest number and scale, the crystal clear "King of Stone Flag" with the thinnest and longest edge, a "shield" clean as ice and pure as snow, with a diameter of four meters, and the snow-white 2.5-meter-long "King of Soda Straw."

The stalactite in Xueyu Cave (Photo provided to iChongqing)

Jiuchongtian Scenic Spot: miraculous cliff glass walkway

Located at the end of Mount Fangdou in Lianhuadong Village, Jiuchongtian Scenic Spot is 1000 1300 meters above sea level, with an average annual temperature of 23°C.

Jiuchongtian Scenic Spot (Photo provided to iChongqing)

In Jiuchongtian, there is also a cliff road that connects the sky. The cliff is steep as if being made by cutting with a sharp blade, and the plank road built on the cliff is exciting and thrilling. The plank road has a total length of more than 5,000 meters, a vertical height of more than 900 meters, and a width of 1.5 meters. The Jiuchongtian Scenic Spot, with its unique geological wonders and breathtaking experiences, will bring you into the world of exciting summer.

The cliff glass walkway in the Jiuchongtian Scenic Spot (Photo provided to iChongqing)

By virtue of the rich forest resources, of which the forest coverage rate reaches 85%, the scenic area is built into an original, ecological, and natural rural resort for leisure tourism integrating sightseeing, entertainment, relaxing, and health preservation. It is a place, that provides visitors with a cool summer experience and vacation, based on simple rural customs, with lush forests, good vegetation, abundant water resources, and high-concentration negative oxygen ions.

Shuanggui Mountain: a mountain of history and culture

Shuanggui Mountain is 401 meters above sea level, with peaks looking like a set of pen holders. In the fourth year of Jiayou in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 1059), Su Xun, Su Shi, and Su Zhe went to Bianjing (now Kaifeng City in Henan Province). When they passed Fengdu, they visited Shuanggui Mountain and left beautiful poems and relative legends.

Shuangui Mountain (Photo provided to iChongqing)

The Huguo Pavilion is next to the Enlai Pavilion, which is the site of Liu Bocheng's battle against Yuan Shikai in the 5th year of the Republic of China (1916). Because Huguo's Chinese pronunciation is the same as "to protect the country" in English, the pavilion's name is used in honor of Liu Bocheng. Located at the east end of the top of the mountain, Liangyuan Pavilion was built to commemorate the love between Qi Baishi, a master of traditional Chinese painting, and Hu Baozhu, a lady from Fengdu. Liangyuan means good connection and fated encounter, so the word is usually used to mark a positive relationship. The Helong Pavilion was built to commemorate the garrison of Fengdu in the 12th year of the Republic of China (1923), when He Long was the commander of the garrison brigade of the Eastern Sichuan Border Defense Army. The Confucian Temple is one of the main buildings on Shuanggui Mountain, with a line-carved tablet by Wu Daozi of the Tang Dynasty on the left and the Zhen Xie Building (a building used to suppress evil) on the right.

Red maples in Shili: break through the limitations of the seasons

After years of technological innovation, Shili (a place) mastered a set of techniques to make red maples break through seasonal limitations. Today, red maples are no longer exclusive to autumn. In summer, this place can also be full of red maples.

Red maples in Shili (Photo provided to iChongqing)

Shili is 130 kilometers from the urban Chongqing and 25 kilometers from Fengdu city. The red maple leaves all over the mountains are like a sea of flames, lighting the color of romance. Walking through the maple forest in summer is a unique vista of red beauty. The deep red leaves look vivid, kindling this summer's opening in that view that is particularly dazzling. Maple leaves symbolize good luck, and Shili is the place of luck.

Red maples in Shili (Photo provided to iChongqing)

Living in the red maple forest of more than 267 hectares, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful landscape. Visiting here with several friends, you can have a leisurely summer, with the sound of cicadas. Also, there are mountain biking and a pet park, which can provide you with different kinds of experiences this summer.

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