Free attractions in Xinzhou one-day tour
Xinzhou currently has 294 scenic spots, including 1 world cultural landscape heritage, 1 national historical and cultural city, 1 national nature reserve, 4 national forest parks, and national key cultural relics protection units. There are 19 places, 47 provincial-level key cultural relics protection units, and 19,780 pieces of cultural relics, forming five major tourist attractions with Mount Wutai as the leader. Main attractions: Wutai Mountain, Luya Mountain, Yanmen Pass, Wangyu Cave, Duncun Hot Spring Resort, Qicun Hot Spring Resort, Zhaogao Pass, Hongfu Temple, Laoniu Bay, Xihetou Tunnel Battle Site, etc.
Mount Wutai
It is located in Fanshi and Wutai counties and is the first of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. Together with Lumbini Garden in Nepal, Lokkuyavon, Bodhgaya and Naga in India, it is also known as the five holy places of Buddhism and the five famous mountains of Buddhism. Mount Wutai is composed of ancient crystalline rocks, with a deeper cut in the north and five towering peaks that are as flat as a platform, so it is called Mount Wutai: Wanghai Mountain in the east, Guayue Peak in the west, Jinxiu Peak in the south, Yedou Peak in the north, and Cuiyan Peak in the middle. The area outside the five peaks is called Taiwai, and the area inside the five peaks is called Tainei, with Taihuai Town as the center. Mount Wutai has a circumference of about 250 kilometers and a total area of 2,837 square kilometers. Among the five stations, North Taiwan is the highest. The top of North Taiwan is 3061.1 meters above sea level, and is known as the "Roof of North China". Zhongshan has a cold climate, the top of the platform is covered with ice and snow all year round, and the weather is cool in midsummer, so it is also called Qingliang Mountain. The natural vegetation of Mount Wutai is mainly grassland, consisting of meadows, grasslands and shrubs.
Guanluishan Mountain
Guanluishan National Forest Park is located in Dongzhai Town, Ningwu County, including Wuzhai, Shenchi, Kelan, Jingle and other counties. It consists of Dashidong, Qiaogou, Majiazhuang, Gaoqiaowa, Yanjiacun and Huaidao Forest Farm, with a total area of approximately 44,330 hectares, accounting for 50% of the forest area. Located at the southern end of the Guanchuan Mountains, it covers an area of 651,600 acres. In September 1992, with the approval of the Ministry of Forestry, Guanluishan National Forest Park was established within the business scope of Guanluishan Forest Management Bureau. The park consists of Dashidong, Zhuqianggou, Majiazhuang, Gaoqiaowa, Huaidao, Yancun Forest Farm and Luyashan National Nature Reserve. It is 42 kilometers long from north to south and 22 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 44,230 hectares and a forest area of 22,700 hectares. The total stock of trees accounts for 40% of the Guancen forest area, approximately 2.08 million cubic meters, with a coverage rate of 73.7%. There are more than 50 tourist attractions in the park and are rich in animal and plant resources. It is known as the "Hometown of Spruce" and "Hometown of North China Larch". There are national first-level protected animals such as brown-eared pheasant, leopard, sika deer, and golden eagle living here.
Yanmen Pass
Yanmen Pass, also known as Xisong Pass, is located in Yanmen Mountain, about 20 kilometers north of Dai County. It is an important pass on the Great Wall and is known as the "Three Outer Passes" together with Ningwuguan and Pianguan. In 2001, the State Council of the People's Republic of China announced Yanmen Pass as one of the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. The towering Mount Heng extends along the northern border of Dai County. The Inner Great Wall winding on the top of the mountain connects Yanmen Mountain, Shantou Mountain and Caoduo Mountain. According to the Beiyanbei Plateau and Nanping Dingxin Basin.
Yudong
Yudong, commonly known as Xianren Cave, also known as Dengxian Kiln, is located in the waist of Zhoushan City, 20 kilometers southeast of Xinzhou City. It is said that Dayu once controlled floods here, and later it was renamed Wangyu Cave. Yuan Haowen's Tomb and Unofficial History Museum, the hometown of Diuxin, one of the four beauties in ancient China, and Futian Temple are also near the cave. According to the "Xinzhou Ming Wanli Chronicle", this cave leads to Pingshan, Hebei. The proven cave is more than 7,000 meters deep. There are three halls and ten holes open to the public, including the Flood Hall, the Flood Control Hall, the Flood Discharge Hall, the Golden Turtle Cave, the Immortal Cave, the Crystal Cave, the Bottomless Cave, the Jiuqu Round Cave, the Guanyin Cave, and the Mafei Cave. Shihua Cave, Yixiantian, etc. are about 2000 meters long.