Yesanpo is a national grade 4-A scenic spot. It lies in the depth of Mountain Taihang, 75 kilometers northwest of Laishui County Seat. It is a comprehensive natural scenic spot with mountains, rivers, springs and caves; flowers, grass and trees; birds, beasts, fish and insects; as well as cultural relics and places of interests. And it is noted for being grand, perilous, peculiar serene and “wild”.
The total area of the scenic spot is 600 square kilometers with more than 100 scenic spots. At “Hundred-li Valley”, the towering grotesque rocks, bold cliffs and all sorts of strange shapes of karst landscapes form a natural art gallery. By the “Juma River”, the weather is cool and the environment is serene, and it is an ideal summer resort. There are also the singing and dancing performances by such minorities as Miao, Tulung, Lisu and Mosuo. At “Longmentianguan”, you can see the largest group of inscriptions on precipices in North China, grand and magnificent splashed-ink landscape paintings on the rocks, boundless primitive forests and waterfalls. At each Grain Rain (6th solar term), fish will spring out of “Yugu Cave”, and this phenomenon is regarded as a wonder of the world. There are 15 varieties of plants and 159 kinds of wild vertebrates at “Baicao Meadow”. Vast and dense vegetation and various species form a harmonious environment, so it can be called a “Natural Arboretum” and “Kingdom of Wild Animals”. “Mountain Jinhua” has 10,000 mu of green forest, the magnificent and graceful Lala Lake Fall, the towering l,000-year-old gingkoes and the brilliant historic building, and Qingchan Temple. “Mountain Sanhuang” is the “sacred site of the three emperors” and Fuxi (Emperor of the Heaven), Shennong (Emperor of the Earth), Xuanyuan (Emperor of Human Beings) are enshrined and worshipped here. |
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