Punch Jiangsu
I have visited Jiangsu three times this year and visited five 5A scenic spots. It's the weekend after the official business in Shanghai, so it's planned to punch in two 5A scenic spots, namely, the Chinese Elk Garden in Dafeng, Yancheng and the Huaguoshan Scenic Spot in Lianyungang.
Typhoon Fireworks is expected to land on the coast of Zhejiang on 25th, which is expected to have a great impact on Shanghai. At that time, there will be heavy rain or rainstorm in Shanghai, and our scheduled flight on the afternoon of 25th has been cancelled, forcing us to change our itinerary. Originally planned to visit Huaguo Mountain in Lianyungang on the 24th, and then return to visit the Chinese Elk Garden. However, due to the change of itinerary, we changed to visit the Chinese Elk Garden first.
day1
On July 24th, at 1: 3 am, take the high-speed train to Yancheng Station, pick up the bus and go directly to Zhonghua Elk Garden, 92km away.
China Elk Park, formerly known as Jiangsu Dafeng Elk National Nature Reserve, is located along the Yellow Sea beach in Jiangsu Province. It is the largest wetland in the east of Asia and the semi-primitive wetland with the best paleontological environment protection on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. It has been listed as an international important wetland by the United Nations as a permanent protection site. With a total area of 78, hectares, China Elk Park is the only national 5A-level scenic spot with the theme of "Wetland Ecology and Elk Protection" in the world, and it is also the largest wild elk park with the largest population in the world. Talking about the origin of Chinese Elk Garden, it comes from the 196s. Elk horns and bones were unearthed in Xintuan, Dalong, Sanwei and Liu Zhuang in Dafeng District, Yancheng, which fully proved that Dafeng was once the hometown of elk from historical documents and unearthed cultural relics. Accordingly, with the approval of the State Council, the Ministry of Forestry and Jiangsu Province set out to build an elk reserve in Dafeng, Yancheng. In August, 1986, 39 milu deer were introduced from England, and they began to breed in the wild. At the same time, they were farmed in the wild. Up to now, the total number of milu deer has grown to more than 6,, including 1,35 in the wild, making it the largest milu deer gene bank in the world. In addition to the elk, the Elk Garden is home to more than 4 animal families, including red-crowned cranes, oriental storks, white-tailed sea eagles, roe deer and leopard cats, with nearly 5 kinds of coastal plants. It is a natural seaside animal and plant museum.
elk park ticket 45 yuan, after entering the scenic spot, the building on the left side of the entrance is Yancheng Yellow Sea Wetland Natural Heritage Exhibition Center. By introducing the formation of Yancheng wetland, species protection, ecological research and other knowledge, the exhibition hall will promote the knowledge of wildlife protection to the public and guide everyone to establish the concept of ecological civilization of respecting nature, adapting to nature and protecting nature. The hall of the exhibition center is a simulated wetland sand table model, which makes the visitors shine: herds of elk are leisurely on the grass, snow-white herons are constantly pecking at insects around them, herons with long necks are quietly waiting for fish by the gurgling water, thin-legged gray-headed pheasants are dancing on the saline-alkali land, and gray rabbits and brown weasels often wander through the Pennisetum inadvertently ......
. The Chinese Elk Garden consists of three parks: the Elk Appreciation Zone, the Natural Ecological Zone and the Elk Culture Zone. Patriotic tour, popular science tour, cultural tour and ecological tour run through the whole scenic spot. You can visit by boat, by car or by renting a bicycle. Sightseeing ticket to 15 yuan, boat trip to 35 yuan, bicycle rental to 3 yuan. Seeing the cruise ship moving slowly on the lake in the distance, I'm afraid we don't have enough time, so we chose to visit sightseeing bus. After that, I feel that choosing a cruise ship is the most suitable. Because you can visit the "natural ecological zone" by car and boat, you can watch the free-range elk at close range, and there is plenty of time by boat, and the car ride will soon end like a dragonfly.
After driving into the free-range area, we soon saw several elk standing still on the shore of the lake in the distance. We thought it was a specimen model, but when sightseeing bus approached, they all moved. Sightseeing bus follows the winding scenic roads. There are groups of elk resting, foraging or walking in every lakeshore and open field, but the largest group is only 5. In April, we watched a large number of elk in Qinhu Wetland Park in Taizhou, and the scene and scale were much more spectacular than here. After talking to the driver in sightseeing bus, the driver in sightseeing bus was quite unconvinced. Until he showed him the photos, he still proudly introduced to us that no matter how many milu deer there were in other places, they were all transferred from Dafeng Milu Park, where milu deer accounted for 4% of the world and 6% of China. The free-range area is not large, and it only took ten minutes to complete the tour and enter the viewing area. In order to protect the elk, the scenic spot is isolated from the free-range area with mobile doors. The elk in the viewing area are kept in a fence built by barbed wire. At noon, most of the elk are resting, and only a few greedy elk interact with tourists through the fence, greedily grabbing carrots specially fed by tourists.
We swam through the deer viewing platform, the deity worship platform, the Taigong Pavilion, the Xianren Bridge and other landscapes, and watched the parrot garden, the peacock garden and the crane garden. We came to the Elk Cultural Park to learn more about the historical origin of the Elk. The cultural park introduces and expresses the development and protection of elk in our country in various forms such as sculpture, stone carving and rock painting. Elk is a mammal of Artiodactyla, Cervidae and Elk, which is a rare animal in the world and belongs to Cervidae. Because it has a head and face like a horse, horns like a deer, hooves like an ox, and a tail like a donkey, it is named four unlike. Elk is mainly distributed in 23 countries on five continents, including Asia, Europe and North America. There are 29 feeding points, with the largest number in China, Britain and the United States. The number of milu deer in China accounts for 6% of the world's total, and it is the country with the largest number of milu deer in the world. China's elk are distributed in 18 provinces and cities, and there are 56 feeding points in * * *. Among them, Dafeng in Jiangsu, Shishou in Hubei and Nanhaizi in Beijing are the most, and Dafeng Elk accounts for 6% of the national total. All this originated from the 39 elk shipped back from England on August 13th, 1986. After more than 3 years of development and protection, the elk were able to return to their hometown to thrive, and finally they were carried forward in China, making China once again the largest country with elk after their disappearance. This is the natural result of our country's emphasis on natural ecological protection and its efforts to rescue endangered species of animals and plants by all means. It is the truest embodiment of reverence for nature and life.
it took about 3 hours, and we ended our tour of the scenic spot. When I got out of the scenic spot, I found a water surface opposite the gate of the scenic spot, called Juxian Lake. The island in the lake is lush with green trees and reflected by the lake light. A white fairy sculpture stands in the center of the island. On the grass near the lake, there are actually several elk looking down for food, and some elk are looking up. Looking further, there are many free-range elk in the Woods. It seems that rare elk are commonplace here. They have become a natural ecology of Dafeng and a beautiful business card of Dafeng.
Return to Yancheng at 16: 1, take the high-speed train to Lianyungang, and visit Huaguoshan Scenic Area tomorrow.
DAY2
Because the return flight was cancelled, we adjusted our itinerary in order to return to Yinchuan that day. Only Huai 'an, a city near Shanghai, has a return flight in the evening, so we decided to return from Huai 'an. In this way, the time for returning is much more free, and the trip adds another city. When we visited Huai 'an in April, we visited the former residence of Zhou/Zong/Li, but because of the time, we didn't visit the ancient town of Hexia, which belongs to the former residence of Zhou/Zong/Li. This visit to Huai 'an again just makes up for this shortcoming, which is not bad!
set off for the scenic spot at 8: 2 am on July 25th, and enjoy the city appearance of Haizhou District in Lianyungang along the way. I saw blue sky and white clouds in the urban area, and the air was fresh; High-rise buildings, row upon row; The streets are wide, neat and orderly; Flowers are red and willow green, and the greening is beautiful; Urban construction is extraordinary and distinguished. As a city in northern Jiangsu, Lianyungang's economic strength is far less than that of Jiangsu, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nantong and other places. Nevertheless, it also has such modern and atmospheric urban construction, and this level is also very advanced in China's prefecture-level cities. Therefore, Jiangsu's strength as the second strong province in China can be seen from this.
Huaguoshan Scenic Area is located at the middle foot of Nanyun Mountain in Haizhou District, Lianyungang City. Lianyungang is located in the central part of Wan Li, the northeast of Jiangsu Province, bordering the Yellow Sea in the east, the Central Plains in the west, Qilu in the north, Jianghuai in the south, and facing Japan and the Korean Peninsula across the sea. Lianyungang was called Haizhou in ancient times, with Haizhou Bay in the east. The "sea" of Longhai Railway and the "sea" of Huaihai Campaign all came from here. Huaguoshan Scenic Area covers an area of 75.39 square kilometers with 136 peaks. Huaguoshan is famous for its classic The Journey to the West, which is famous at home and abroad. In the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, temples and towers were built here successively. Thousands of years of ancient buildings, ancient ruins, ancient stone carvings and the wandering handwriting of literati in previous dynasties are all over the mountains.
We will arrive at the scenic spot at about 8: 3, and get tickets to 9 yuan in the peak season. After reading the Raiders before, most netizens suggested taking the sightseeing bus from the entrance to the summit of Yunv Mountain, and then walking down the mountain. We bought tickets for going up the mountain, and it took us about 15 minutes to get to the peak parking lot by sightseeing bus. The most eye-catching sight of the peak is the bronze statue of auspicious jade girl, which is also the elevation measurement point of the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, indicating that the elevation here is 624.4 meters. This height is not worth mentioning for some famous mountains, but it is extraordinary for Jiangsu Province. On the left side of the statue of Jade Girl, there is a stone carving that reads "the highest peak in Jiangsu", which proves the uniqueness here. Stepping up the stairs, after passing the Yingshu Pavilion, you only need to walk dozens of steps to reach the Jade Girl Peak. The so-called peak here is only a few meters high, like a rockery built by a pile of rugged stones. Nevertheless, many tourists climbed the peak with great interest and got a glimpse of the surrounding Lianyungang city. Looking down from Yunv Mountain, you can see the infinite scenery of Huaguo Mountain. The vast green fields in the distance, like a painting carpet, extend to the sky, and the nearby buildings are dotted, showing the modern atmosphere of the city. On the cliff on the side of the summit, there is a stone that stands out like an eagle. The tour guide vividly introduced that this is the stone that Sun/Wu/Kong jumped out of in those years, which caused a group of tourists to burst into laughter. The peak of the mountain on the right side is also crowded with tourists, and the cliff carving of "the torrent of Yaozhen" on the cliff is clearly visible. This is Kang/Xi/Huang/Di's imperial calligraphy title, which is said to express his admiration for the gods of Huaguoshan.
After visiting Yunv Mountain, we went down to water curtain cave, where there was a zip line leading to water curtain cave. We were not interested, and the ropeway was out of service at present, so we had to walk down the mountain. After the Great Sage's hometown and the Jade Emperor Pavilion, roadside vendors peddled bagged monkey food, saying that there were wild monkeys below. After turning several corners, we can see a group of tourists stopping to watch a macaque on the roadside tree. On the left hillside, there are groups of small macaques. The tourists take out the prepared food and feed it. The monkeys also scramble for it rudely, and then climb to the top of the tree to enjoy themselves. This interesting scene of people and animals living in harmony is very healing.
water curtain cave is the most desirable place for tourists. It is said that Wu/Cheng/En was inspired by this water curtain cave, which provided an early Sun/Wu/Kong with a very mythical activity place in the The Journey to the West. At the beginning of this month, I just visited chaya mountain in Suiping, Henan Province. It is said that Wu Cheng'en was inspired by the strange rocks and wonders of chaya mountain, and created The Journey to the West, where The Journey to the West filmed in 1986. But water curtain cave here is more suitable for the story of Journey to the West, and Wu/Cheng/En's hometown is in Huai 'an, which is more than 14 kilometers away from Lianyungang. In this regard, the birthplace of The Journey to the West is more appropriate in Lianyungang. There are many water curtain cave all over the country, but all of them were named after the popularity of The Journey to the West. Only water curtain cave here existed before the popularity of The Journey to the West. Zhang/Chao/Rui, a native of Haizhou in Ming Dynasty, wrote an inscription for Sanyuangong Ancient Temple, which recorded that water curtain cave was a must for pilgrims. Water curtain cave is a natural fractured cave, with an artificial tunnel leading to the lower platform. There are many precious inscriptions in front of the cave. "The stone house of initiation" was written by Daoguang/Emperor/Emperor in Qing Dynasty, and was given to Prince Shaobao, Minister of War and Governor Tao Shu of Liangjiang. In 1832, Tao/Shu was ordered to come to Haizhou to reform the salt policy, which achieved outstanding results, turned the Qing court treasury into a profit, and there was a short-term resurgence situation. Therefore, the emperor/emperor gave him the honor of the name of the library. Three years later, Tao/Shu came to Haizhou again as an imperial envoy to inspect the effect of salt policy reform, and initiated the repair work of Yuntai Mountain temple, which made the scenic spot in this area suddenly look brand-new. In order to commemorate his achievements, the local people carved the Imperial Book "The Stone House of Initiation" next to water curtain cave. On the cliff, the four characters of "high mountains and flowing water" were written by King/Tong, the year of Ming/Jia/Jing (1544), when The Journey to the West had not published a book. The word "Lingquan" next to the word "water curtain cave" was written by Zhizhou Shi/Liangcai during the Jiaqing period. "Lingquan" refers to the small square well in the cave. Although the well is not big, it has water all the year round, and the sea eye leading to the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea in folklore refers to it. The water curtain cave is winding and neon-flashing, and the background music of The Journey to the West's theme song is playing in the cave. On a platform, someone plays Sun Dasheng in making all kinds of monkey king movements, but unfortunately there are no monkeys around the cave, which makes Sun Dasheng lack the feeling of being a mountain king.
Further down from water curtain cave Scenic Area is Sanyuangong Scenic Area, which is a famous ancient temple complex with a history of more than 1,3 years. According to the examination, as early as the 3th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yi/Jun/Huang/Di awarded it as a famous temple in the world, so the plaque of Sanyuan Palace was "Three Yuan Palace for Protecting the Country". A couplet highlights Huaguoshan's pride in the origin of Journey to the West: "A journey to the west has not left this mountain half a step, and the biography of the mysterious Tibet to the east is not what the novel says." Continuing down, we passed the Duobao Pagoda, Kowloon Bridge and other scenic spots. There's sightseeing bus on the Kowloon Bridge, and there's no more scenery to appreciate if we walk down, so we drove down to the gate of Huaguoshan.
The tour of Huaguo Mountain took 3 hours, and when I got out of the scenic spot, I saw a gray ancient pagoda in the green trees about one kilometer to the right of the scenic spot, so I went to have a look. This is where Christina Temple is located, also known as Asoka Pagoda. The gray ancient pagoda is Christina Pagoda, also known as Asoka Pagoda. According to reports, Christina Temple Pagoda was built in the Northern Song Dynasty, with a history of nearly a thousand years. It is the earliest and tallest ancient pagoda in northern Jiangsu. After thousands of years, Christina Temple Tower has adopted many scientific methods that can still be used for reference from site selection to design and construction of foundation and tower body. After visiting Christina Temple and Christina Temple Tower, what makes us different is that the Christina Temple Tower has a stone tablet embedded on the tower body, which was actually made by Lianyungang Ge/Ming/Committee in 1976, which we have never seen in many years of travel. The inscription said: Ashoka Tower is a product of Buddhism, and the feudal ruling class used it to publicize feudal superstitions in an attempt to consolidate its reactionary rule. However, as an architectural art, it also reflects the outstanding creative ability of working people in ancient China. According to Mao's teaching of "Make the past serve the present", it is listed as a first-class cultural relic and protected. During the ten-year catastrophe, while the rebels in the north recklessly destroyed a large number of ancient buildings and cultural relics, Jiangsu in the south did the opposite, protecting cultural relics and ancient buildings in different ways, which was also Mao/Zhu.