Zanhuang Qipanshan

Qipanshan Ecological Forest Natural Scenic Area is located in Ligou, the western section of Zanhuang County, and belongs to the eastern foot of the middle section of Taihang Mountain. Geographical coordinates are 37 36' 20 "-37 38' 32" north latitude and114 06' 07 "-114 09' 22" east longitude. The main carriers are the upper forest area of the state-owned Huzhaikou Forest Farm, the upper and lower administrative villages and some areas of Xiataopo Village. The total area of the scenic spot is 36 square kilometers and the main scenic spot is 20 square kilometers. It is 27 kilometers away from Zanhuang County, 77 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital, and 25 kilometers away from Zhangshiyan Scenic Area in the southwest. In the main ditch section of the scenic spot, Qipanshan suddenly rose from the ground, hence the name. The highest peak is located on the hump, and its main peak, Sixianggongzhai, is1342.3m above sea level. Qipanshan not only has beautiful scenery, but also has a pleasant climate. The average temperature in the hottest month is 22.3℃. It is really a summer resort.

Qipanshan Scenic Area is beautiful, with Songtao, apricot rain, ancient roads and Qifeng as its main styles. These eight scenic spots are: Lock Clouds and Blue Waves, Apricot Blossoms for Brilliance, Eight Immortals Array, Duanling Ancient Pass, Chessboard Wizard of Oz, Hidden Cliff, Camel Sleeping and Cuigu Songtao.

This scenic spot is densely forested. In the Qing dynasty, it was the official mountain of the academy, and it was designated as a state-owned forest farm after liberation. There are many families and genera of wild plants. Foothills, hilltops and valleys are covered with trees, shrubs, vines and grass, and the forest coverage rate is extremely high. The warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest is a zonal vegetation with obvious vertical band spectrum. There are trees, shrubs and meadows on the top of the mountain, and trees in the middle and lower parts. Common plant types are: shady slope, shrub belt dominated by cypress in the upper part, secondary forest of Quercus liaotungensis in the middle part, deciduous mixed forest of elm and Quercus acutissima in the lower part, and arbor and shrub forest of Pinus tabulaeformis, Quercus acutissima, Juglans mandshurica, Bauhinia and Bauhinia in the lowest part;

Sunny slope, deciduous broad-leaved forest dominated by Quercus acutissima in the upper part, deciduous trees and shrubs dominated by Quercus variabilis and Cotinus coggygria in the middle and lower part.

The main tree species of natural secondary forest in the scenic spot are: oak, oak, Quercus liaotungensis, linden, Acer truncatum, apricot, apricot, lilac, Euonymus japonicus and so on. Walnut, catalpa bungeana, chestnut, sumac, willow, mulberry and Populus tomentosa are at the foot of the gully slope. Shrubs and lianas mainly include Cotinus coggygria, Lespedeza, Crataegus pinnatifida, Spiraea, Rhododendron, Vitex negundo, Caragana and so on.

Plantations mainly include Pinus tabulaeformis, Populus, Salix, Toona sinensis; Economic trees include oak, linden and sumac, as well as nuts, chestnuts, apricots, persimmons, black dates, apples, peppers and pears. There are also valuable medicinal materials such as Codonopsis pilosula, Gastrodia elata, Acanthopanax senticosus, Polygonatum sibiricum, Bupleurum chinense, Corydalis yanhusuo and Ganoderma lucidum, as well as large ornamental flowers and trees such as rhododendron, Prunus armeniaca, Cotinus coggygria and pentagram. Plant variety * * * 100 family 60 1 species.

Wild animals include: wild boar, badger, raccoon dog, fox, hare, antelope, black stork, pheasant, snake and so on. , 39 families 1 13 species. There are 324 species of insects.

Spring to apricot, the ditch is full of slopes; Liu Zhang, a famous poet, wrote a poem praising: "Look at the beautiful old apricot flowers, you don't have to write Jiangnan plum flowers." In midsummer, the shade drops green, flowing springs and waterfalls; Autumn leaves are full of slopes, and winter silver mountains are full of qiongzhi. "Walking in the spring, you don't have to ask the fairy family to find seclusion."

Qipanshan Mountain is basically a "craggy rock landform", with Baxianling, Qipaifeng, Jiangjun Mountain, Xiongshifeng, Tram Palm and Camel Peak on its upper part. They are all red timely sandstone, with long cliffs, stepped mountains, complete sets of "Ω" barrier valleys and sharp-edged block structures; The lower part is the gray greenstone of Gantaohe Group. There are ten ditches and nine forks in the whole scenic spot, such as Duanligou, Nanduangou, Beiduangou, Shuilugou, Xiaochegou, Shimengou and Yangdaogou. There are 30 peaks, including Camel Peak, Lotus Peak, Baxianling, Giant Buddha Peak, Sun Yu Peak, Beacon Tower, Jiangjun Peak and Pan Qifeng. There are 24 cliffs, including Luohan Cliff, Aquarius Cliff, Iron Wall, Shui Sheng Cliff and Wanglong Cliff. There are 12 caves such as Sixianggong Cave, Lao Dao Kiln, Lingyun Cave, Qiulong Cave and Taoyin Cave. Some of these landscapes are magnificent, some are lifelike, some are lifelike, some are profound and unpredictable, and they are as quiet as fairyland.

The main cultural landscapes of Qipanshan include the site of Sixianggongzhai where scholars took refuge during the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, the Great Wall and the Ancient Pass built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Mataquan, Xiehe and Lishijianshi in the Tang Dynasty after the Five Dynasties. A number of exhibition halls and promenades have been built, including Songyun, Wenniao, Huacheng, Ninglan and Qiu Zhi. There are also Linhai Ladder, Cui Ya Plank Road and Lover Bridge.

The waterscape in the scenic area includes Pot Bottom Red, Southern Waterfall, Aerospace Waterfall, Julian Waterfall, Tan Song and so on.

Astronomical and meteorological landscapes include: Camel Peak in the sea of clouds watching the sunrise, Dongling in Hongfengkou watching the sunset, ice cliff in the southern section of ditch, Wusong in Jiangjun Mountain, etc.

The "ancient road" in the main scene of the scenic spot, that is, the Hebei-Shanxi ancient road, is a stone-paved road, which runs from zaolin village to the upper reaches 10 km along the floodplain and enters Shanxi. Since the Han Dynasty, it has been the main road connecting Hebei Province and Shanxi Province.

There are many historical anecdotes and legends circulating in the scenic spots and people nearby, such as playing chess by immortals and fighting in golden tombs, which add a lot of mystery to natural landscapes and cultural attractions.

Qipanshan Scenic Area * * * has four scenic spots, namely, apricot blossom rain, Qipanshan, lying hump and Baxianling. There are more than 1 10 scenic spots, which can be said to be step by step.

With the continuous in-depth development of Qipanshan Scenic Area, some important cultural landscapes and some little-known natural attractions will be built one after another to meet the eyes of tourists.