Hongdou Gorge

Because of the rare tree species "Yew" that symbolizes lovesickness, it is known as the "Chinese Love Gorge". Hongdou Gorge is majestic, dangerous and secluded, combining the masculine and roughness of the north with the feminine and beautiful beauty of the south. It can be said to be a collection of thousands of gorges and a variety of customs. There are majestic mountains and beautiful waters, straight walls and cliffs. The entire canyon was formed by the land-building movement hundreds of millions of years ago. It was cut by axes and knives, with cliffs facing each other, high and broken river valleys, overlapping waterfalls and pools, rich rock formations, and numerous fossils. The forests here are lush and the ecology is intact. The forest vegetation coverage rate reaches 90%, like a natural oxygen bar. On the skirt-shaped gully slope deep in the canyon, there are more than 20,000 natural yews growing in patches, which is rare in northern my country; the 2.5 square kilometers of Shishu Park, with strange stones, uneven trees, and stone trees interdependent, is natural and unique, which is amazing for experts and scholars; the canyon has also been developed into a fruit orchard and botanical garden with great ornamental value, which is a good place for lovers to meet and relax. There are rural families and pastoral scenery here. The folk customs are simple and honest. A poetic painting of "small bridges, flowing water and people's homes" is an ideal place for urban people to return to nature. There are bricks from the Shang Dynasty and Sui Dynasty, and the cultural heritage is profound. The Baixing Ancient Road that passes through the gorge is one of the eight ancient gorges in Shangdang; the Digu Temple and Jiulian Temple built in the Sui Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty still have ruins, and there are rich heritages such as murals, stone carvings, and steles. They are realistic textbooks for exploring, investigating and studying prehistoric culture, ancient history and Buddhist culture. In addition, there are also the remains of the artillery forts in the defense of Hongdou Gorge. Through the preliminary development of the above resources. The main attractions include Qixianyu, Sandietan, Ziyunling, Sawtooth, Longyanquan, Digu Temple, Shishuyuan, Hongdou Valley, Botanical Garden, Ezhanggou, etc. Entering the country along the gorge, it is like falling into a gallery, with thousands of peaks competing for beauty, thousands of trees competing for strangeness, clear streams gurgling, waterfalls cascading, lakes and mountains, and colorful scenery. As the poet praised, "This scene should have been in heaven, but the drunk Buddha accidentally fell to the earth." Visitors here can climb the cliff to admire the red beans, swim in the sky, watch the wonders in the valley, play with the green waves in the lake, ferry to think about the ancient rhyme, sing love songs across the bank, and enjoy harmony, beauty, and unity, and experience tenderness, warmth, and warmth.