History of Yamugou Scenic Area

According to records, Yamugou was called "Ghost Valley" or "Hidden Dragon Valley" before the Tang Dynasty. Later, a sacred tree grew in the valley. It looked like a stone and the flowers were very fragrant. It can exorcise evil spirits and cure diseases, eat its fruit, so that couples who have not had children for many years can also have children, attracting countless local people from far and near to worship, and it is named "Yamu", which is an ancient Tujia language. Yamugou has been called "the first ditch in Guizhou" since ancient times. "Guizhou is the first" originated from ancient books: Manzhi in the Tang Dynasty said that "I have traveled all over the wild land, but I have never heard of it", while Sizhou Fuzhi said that "Ya Qi Mu God is beyond words; Its ditch is wonderful and it is a good place.

Yamugou is 50 kilometers long, with a pleasant climate, no severe cold in winter and no heat in summer. The annual average temperature is about 17℃, and the concentration of negative ions in the air is high, which is worthy of the reputation of natural oxygen bar. It is definitely an excellent place for adventure, curiosity, seclusion and leisure. A poet once wrote the praise of "Yamugou, a beautiful fairy house with warm winter and cool summer". The mountain is rich in species, including rare animals such as golden monkey, macaque, forest musk deer, black bear, pangolin, golden pheasant with red belly, and tiger-spotted vegetables, as well as rare tree species in the world such as nanmu, red bean shirt, Alsophila spinulosa and Davidia involucrata (pigeon flower). The water in the ditch is crystal clear, flowing all year round, the mountain springs are tinkling, the waterfalls are in full bloom, and the mountain horse fish, horned fish, giant salamander (giant salamander) and bearded frog thrive here; The strange stones in the ditch are different and colorful, like people and things, like birds and beasts, with different patterns and lifelike; The cliffs are beautiful, the mountains are green, and the axes are wonderful; Surrounded by Gu Teng, some are as big as children's arms and some are as thin as hair, touching and winding Wolong. There are purple robes and jade belts all over the ditch, and the colors are distinct and moist as jade, which gives visitors a beautiful meaning of "purple gas coming from the east, promotion and promotion, jade belts across the waist, good luck and good luck". Wood, water and stone are harmoniously connected, and a hundred-mile gallery is depicted in this long and narrow winding valley. There are many scenic spots in the valley, such as a bowl of water, water monkeys, Tiansheng Bridge, Jade Rabbit Watching the Sky, Xiongguan Mandao, Jingxin Pool, Hanlin Pavilion, Xianchi, Canyon Sophie, Millennium Turtle, Lovers Stone, Peng Yu Liu Dan, Wutan Zuiyue, Longdong, etc. Visitors can take photos everywhere, sit in the pavilion beside the ditch, and sometimes see all kinds of exotic animals. Whether it's stopping to watch or playing in the ditch, it makes people linger and indulge in the embrace of nature. Whenever the wind whistling at the top of the mountain, the ditch is quiet as usual, and Yin and Yang are harmonious. After a storm comes a calm, the valley is sunny and the movement is appropriate. Tourists and friends can't help sighing that "Fan Jing didn't look at the mountains when he returned, and Yamu didn't look at the water when he returned" when they scooped water springs and clear water and walked through the virgin forest here.

Tujia Style Garden, covering an area of1.8000 square meters, includes totem square, folk museum, batik experience hall, Tu Wang Lou, folk performance hall, bumper year waterwheel, water mill house, red stone bridge, Duigetan, oil mill, ancient brewing house and other scenic spots. One of the treasures of the town garden, Tujia Jade Bull in Totem Square, is carved from a whole piece of xiuyan jade, with a length of 5 meters, a height of 2.3 meters and a weight of 12 ton, which is called "the first jade bull in Asia". On April 18 every year, Tujia people from surrounding villages gather here to hold the Ox King's Meeting and make a wish to Jade Ox. If the wish is realized, it must be realized as soon as possible. Almost every tourist will take a photo with Yu Niu, and Tujia Yu Niu has been recorded in the memory of every tourist. There are five totem poles standing behind the Jade Cattle, which are sheep, ox, eagle, dragon and phoenix and white tiger, showing the primitive worship of Tujia people to nature. The museum exhibited various ancient household appliances and handicrafts of Tujia people in Tongren. The batik experience hall mainly shows visitors the batik process. Visitors can participate in the production process of spinning, weaving, waxing and dyeing on the spot under the leadership of batik masters, truly experience batik culture and buy their favorite finished products. In Wang Lou, tourists can travel through time and space to return to the era of Tuwang, put on Tuwang costumes, sit on the throne of Tuwang, be a real Tuwang, and learn about Tuwang culture. There are various Tujia dance performances, such as swing dance, money pole dance, bamboo pole dance, unity dance and so on. There are also folk wonders who perform stunts here, such as walking with a knife tip, breaking the chest with a broadsword, piercing the throat with a steel needle, hanging rice on the scales, fire dancing, combining immortals with bamboo, and reviving dead chickens. Some programs here make people feel quiet, as if floating to the paradise of art; But some programs are exciting and can't be calm for a long time. The Tujia Drum Tower under the Hongshi Bridge has "the largest drum in China", and the drum body is wrapped with a piece of cowhide on both sides, with a diameter of 3.39 meters and a weight of more than 1000 kg. It took a famous drummer nearly a month to make it, and the drums can travel up to ten miles away. According to Tujia custom, beating drums three times will bring health, freedom and happiness, and countless tourists come here just to beat drums three times. There are famous "Tujia No.3 Factory" next to the Drum Tower, namely brewery, oil mill and water mill. The brewery takes Yamushan spring water and brews Tujia rice wine in the original ecological way. After drinking it, it is sweet and mellow, with endless aftertaste. In the oil mill, many tourists shouted their songs and pushed the wood into the oil drum together. With the sound of "crunching", a drop of vegetable oil began to stay along the bamboo tube, and they all showed happy smiles when they looked at their labor results. Shuimo can be said to be the wisdom representative of Tujia ancestors. Do not consume electricity or oil, pour the articles to be ground into the grinding tank, and open the sluice outside the grinding. The impact of running water drives the stone mill to rotate, thus grinding rice into rice or grinding rice into powder. A drainage truck by the ditch has a bamboo tube on each impeller. When the impeller is submerged, the bamboo tube is full of water. When the impeller turns high, the water in the bamboo tube is dumped in the water tank standing in the air. Rows of drainage notches quietly flow with water, just like a waterline naturally hanging down the ditch. Looking from a distance, it looks like a water curtain, glowing with little white light in the sun, crystal clear and picturesque.

By the end of September, 20 12, the construction of the scenic spot was basically completed, and Yamu Waterfall was developed to 3 kilometers in the ditch. Yamu Waterfall is more than 20 meters high and 30 meters wide, and the water surface is wavy. After the third wave, it falls on a big stone three feet square ahead, splashing like a blooming lotus, forming a curtain of lotus water. Behind the water curtain, a wide platform is naturally formed, with several small stone tables built in. Visitors can drink tea, play chess and have a rest behind the waterfall. There is a large clearing in front of the waterfall, and there is a cableway up the mountain from here. The mountain is a mysterious ancient village of Ming dynasty, where ancient trees are lush, egrets live, bluestone steps are winding and covered with winding alleys. The diaojiao building is dotted with thatched cottages in twos and threes. The roof exudes faint smoke and blends into the mountains, especially in foggy weather, which really smells like people in the depths of white clouds. In the ancient village, tourists can experience the authentic Tujia life, eat canned rice, gray tofu, mung bean powder, Tujia fried rice, drink canned tea, rattan tea, Tujia rice wine and so on. I also participate in making my own rice cakes, which is fun. Taking the slide down the mountain from Guzhai, you can enjoy the natural scenery of the whole Yamugou scenic spot, with a panoramic view of mountains, rivers and trees, and save the pain of going down the mountain. When you return to the foot of the mountain, if it is getting late, there will be a four-star hotel at the entrance of the scenic spot where you can stay. This hotel can accommodate more than 800 people at the same time. In the evening, you can choose to go to the nearby pastoral gallery and feel the original romantic Tujia style. The rural corridor is built along the ditch, which is one kilometer long. Country bars, chess rooms, farmhouses, snack bars, leisure stations, Tujia hotels, awning boats and rafts are all available. All kinds of buildings are antique in appearance, full of Tujia elements, and clean and tidy in interior decoration. Using modern technology, tourists can enjoy modern software and hardware services, which is the best combination of primitive and modern life. Between the hotel and the rural corridor, there is a square of nearly 10,000 square meters, which is specially prepared for tourists to hold a bonfire party at night. At night, there are several fires burning in the center of the square. Tourists and local villagers, regardless of gender, age and age, gather together, singing and dancing, which is very lively. This is especially the stage for young people, where many people make love, make eyes while singing and dancing, and throw red shoes to find someone according to local customs, so tourists are likely to find lifelong partners here. After the party, tourists can immediately enter the hotel or country hostel to rest, avoiding the pain of long-distance travel.

Yamugou is not only a clean, self-cultivation scenic spot, but also a legendary cultural scenic spot. When tourists come to Yamugou, they can not only meet their expectations of eating, living, traveling, shopping and entertainment, but also hear many touching stories, such as Ghost Valley, Dragon and Phoenix, Lover Valley, Lover Stone, Liu Hanlin's anti-bandits, and the battle with the local king. At the same time, tourists can learn a lot about Tujia culture and experience Tujia customs for themselves.

Yamugou, a magical place, a place full of romance and a place to wash the soul, is the best destination for eco-tourism.