Suoxiyu
Valley
Suoxiyu Valley is the center of
Wulingyuan scenic zone. It covers an
area of more than 180 square kilometers and is the
largest of the three zones. Landform here is the same as
Zhangjiajie and Tianzi Mountain, mainly making up of
sandstone peaks. However, in the east, there is a
collection of caves, for example, Yellow Dragon Cave and
Goddess Cave. These are caves made of limestone. In
terms of rare animals, Suoxiyu Valley boasts more than
20 species, such as leopards, pangolins, and giant
salamanders. There are more than 20 groups of rhesus
monkeys with their total number reaching to 1000.
According to scientific statistics, trees here have 93
families, 208 genus, and 679 species in all. Among them,
those that are under national special protection reach
to 19 species. Wild medicinal herbs are extraordinarily
rich. There are 500 species in all.
Yellow Dragon Cave
Located in the east of Suoxiyu
Valley, about 10 km away from the Jindi Ground, Yellow
Dragon Cave is called underground magic palace. At the entrance,
mists coil. In the cave, passages zigzag. Stone shoots,
stone stalactites, stone curtains, stone pianos, and
stone flowers can be founded there. In this cave, we can
see "cave beyond cave, tower beyond tower, sky
beyond sky and mountain beyond mountain". There are
four layers, about 1600 meters high, having one
reservoir, two brooks, three waterfalls, four ponds,
thirteen halls and ninety-six passages. The Yellow
Dragon Cave is 13 km in length. The biggest hall in it
is 12,000 square meters which can hold 10,000 people.
The cave is so big that it is in fact another world
under the ground. Entering the cave, you will feel you
are in a fairyland, beautiful and tranquil.
Baofeng Lake
Visiting
Baofeng Lake, you will appreciate beautiful views like
poems and paintings. Baofeng Lake, surrounded by peaks,
is 2.5 km in length. It is a man-made multi-functioned
reservoir which can be used for containing water,
irrigation, fishing, producing electricity and
sightseeing. Baofeng Lake is like a great mirror with
green hills surrounding it. It will be a nice and
comfortable thing for people to go boating here. Mirror
its reflection in the lake, and wild stockades are
precipitous, the hills are green and the water is clear. |