In which province and city is Baquan Gorge located?

Baquan Gorge is in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province.

Baquan Gorge is located in the middle section of the Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon in Huguan County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province. There are eight springs here that come from the same place. Since ancient times, the people have called them "Eight Waters". There are two more springs in the middle of the canyon. There are eight springs in each spring group. Viewed from the air, the winding canyons are like long scrolls of splashed ink, concentrating the canyon's momentum, peaks and rocks here, forming a huge Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon landscape painting.

The canyon has a humid climate, good vegetation, rich tourism resources and a superior geographical location. The Tourism Research, Planning and Design Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences calls it a "world-class tourism resource" in the development planning text of the Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon. The canyon is divided into five scenic spots and nearly a hundred scenic spots. It is an ideal place for natural sightseeing, ecological tourism and leisure vacation.

Introduction to the main attractions of Baquanxia:

1. Gate of Baquanxia

The architectural style of the gate of Baquanxia adopts flat roof, brackets and beam frame. , columns painted with red color, ceiling paintings, blue and purple murals and other elements. Based on the "eight" character of Baquan Gorge, the "eight" character of large columns is used to show that Baquan Gorge and the sun and moon shine together, and the heaven and earth are harmonious. live. There are four floors and 34 steps.

It means climbing up step by step. Its appearance is in the shape of an eight-character figure, echoing the peaks on both sides of the Baquan Gorge behind it. The three characters "Baquan Gorge" on it were written by the former president of the China Taoist Association. The calligrapher Mr. Ren Farong inscribed it when he visited Baquan Gorge.

2. Space-time Tunnel

The space-time tunnel leads to the reservoir dam dock. It is designed as a single lane and runs north-south, with a total length of 760 meters. Outside the cave is modern and prosperous, while inside the cave is primitive and primitive; outside the cave is busy with traffic, but inside the cave is quiet and elegant; outside the cave, the sky is high and high, and inside the cave, there is a line between the sky and the cave; outside the cave is land, and inside the cave is a water town. It can be said that they are two different eras and different worlds.

3. Sightseeing Dam

The sightseeing dam is 70 meters long and 69 meters high. It is a trapezoidal gravity dam with a bottom width of 67 meters and a top width of 5 meters; the reservoir area is long More than 2,500 meters, with a storage capacity of 2.0599 million cubic meters. The maximum width of the reservoir area is more than 60 meters, the narrowest point is more than 20 meters, the deepest water depth is more than 60 meters, and the average water depth is more than 20 meters. It undertakes the major tasks of power generation, drinking water for residents and tourism development.

There is a dock for cruise ships inside the dam. From here you can go boating on the blue waves and see the majestic gorge. The foot outside the dam is not only an excellent viewing spot for the "Silver Waterfall Hanging in the Mountains", but it is also the starting point for experiencing exciting rafting.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Baquan Gorge