Where is Wang Yaogu? What's so special about that?

Wang Yaogu is located in Wang Yao Mountain, Beichuan, belonging to Linfeng Village, Guixi Township, Beichuan, with a total scenic area of about 10 square kilometer. The whole Wang Yao river basin is covered by 7,000 mu of forest, which is rich in 160 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, and there are centuries-old medicinal trees all over the forest. For many years, the residents on the mountain have been planting and digging Chinese herbal medicines for a living, mainly producing gastrodia elata, Eucommia ulmoides, Magnolia officinalis, Magnolia officinalis and so on. With a ready-made medicinal forest of nearly 10,000 mu, it is one of the three major planting areas of Magnolia officinalis in China. There are nearly 65,438+0,800 magnolia trees in Wang Yao Valley. Every April, the magnolia blooms all over the mountain, with colors ranging from white to purple, which is fascinating and spectacular. Pieces of medicine forest have created a unique ecological environment in Wang Yao Valley, and the residents on the mountain are famous for their long life and few diseases. According to legend, Qi Bo, the ancestor of traditional Chinese medicine (according to Shi Kao Qi Bo, a native of Mianyang, Sichuan) and Sun Simiao, the drug king, once lived in this mountain for a long time to collect medicines and treat diseases. Residents on the mountain have always had the custom of offering sacrifices to bodhisattvas, hence the name Yaowang Valley. On August 19, 2009, Beichuan Yaowanggu Bridge was officially completed and opened to traffic. Yaowanggu Bridge is very important in the whole post-disaster reconstruction. This bridge is not only the first completed tourist transportation project after Beichuan earthquake reconstruction, but also the throat of Yaowang Valley Scenic Area. The newly-built Yaowang Valley reinforced concrete bridge is105m long and 7.5m wide. It crosses the Pingtong River and connects the Ninth Ring Road. It is the only way for Yaowang Valley Scenic Area and an investment project to support the development of Yaowang Valley Scenic Area in Beichuan County. It can be said that the completion and opening of Yaowanggu Bridge has laid a foundation for the development of Yaowanggu Scenic Area. In 2007, the construction of Wangyaogu Scenic Area began. With the help of the unique natural geographical environment of the scenic spot, Wang Yaogu is positioned as "the first mountain tourist resort with the theme of TCM health preservation in China". The scenic spot construction project has just been rolled out, but a major earthquake has unexpectedly arrived. 5. The12 earthquake caused direct economic losses of millions of yuan to the budding Wang Yao River Basin. Fortunately, it has become a miracle that the mountain in Wang Yao Valley has not been greatly damaged under the ravages of a strong earthquake of magnitude 8, and it is still stable. Therefore, as the first tourism project of restoration and reconstruction, Wang Yaogu resumed construction on June 20, 2008, and invested more than 1 100 million yuan to build according to the national AAAA scenic spot standard. In the construction planning of Wangyao Valley scenic spot, there are a number of scenic spots such as Fu Yao Cultural Square, Wu Qin Theatre, Centennial Magnolia Forest, Alpine Grassland and Four Seasons Flower Field, Chinese Herbal Botanical Garden, Gas Therapy Field, Stone Forest, Cave, Cornus officinalis Garden, Loquat Garden, Chestnut Garden, Bimanxuan and Happy Valley of Youth. This is an intoxicating world, refreshing, quiet and colorful; This is a magical place. The underground palace of Yaowang, the cave of Tibetan soldiers, the lotus cave and the stone forest let you experience the eternal nature of heaven and earth. This is a summer resort, and the Magnolia Hotel is hidden in a large magnolia forest. Strolling in the grassland forest, let the breeze breeze breeze, fresh and cool. Sit in the shade pavilion and look at the mountains and flowers; This is a land full of rich culture, 300 acres of traditional Chinese medicine theme cultural park, allowing you to cross history and linger; This is a place where people can get rid of Zen. Medicine king Buddha, Dharma Cave, pure mind, let you calm down your life and nourish your soul and nature. This is a health-preserving place, where you can eat medicinal food, taste medicinal tea, taste medicinal liquor, smell medicinal gas, take a medicinal bath, enjoy medicinal flowers, explore medicinal forests and worship Zen Buddha, so that your tired body and mind can regain health and forge ahead in your career. This is Wang Yaogu, the first tourist resort in China with the theme of TCM health preservation.