Guangxi Tourism: From Youyiguan to Tongling Grand Canyon ()

The motorcade set off (photo: Feng Ganyong)

The motorcade started from Dongxing along the Guangxi border highway. The highway along the border starts from Zhushan Village, dongxing city in the east, ends at Henong Village, Napo County, Baise, and is connected with Funing County, Yunnan Province. It passes through 8 counties (cities) bordering Vietnam, including Dongxing, Fangcheng, Ningming, Pingxiang, Longzhou, Daxin, Jingxi and Napo. The 725-kilometer highway is always close to the Sino-Vietnamese border, and it is called "landscape corridor" because of its quiet location and beautiful scenery.

Sino-Vietnamese Border Scenery (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

On the other hand, this road is located on the border of Guangxi, so it has local characteristics. Many road names have the word "Na", such as Liang Na, Dong Na, Naya, Li Na, Nadun, Xu Na and Nama. These place names made riders feel very interesting, so some riders consulted the Guangxi Sports Bureau on the radio.

Take a nap along the highway (photo: Feng Ganyong)

Innocent Children (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

After more than four hours' journey, the motorcade arrived in Pingxiang, Guangxi at noon. Driving south along the highway from Pingxiang City 18km, a magnificent building stands in front of you, which is the world-famous Friendship Pass. It is located at the highest point between the towering Zobi Valley and the Fu You Valley.

Photo taken at Friendship Pass (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

According to historical records, Friendship Pass was first built in the Han Dynasty. It was originally named Yongji Pass, and later changed to Ji Ling Pass, Jieshou Pass, Da Nanguan Pass, Zhenyiguan Pass and Zhennanguan Pass. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was changed to Mu Nanguan, and Zhaode Station was set up when Friendship Pass was closed.

Munanguan Cultural Relics Monument (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

In the Qing Dynasty, the first floor of Jianguan Building was built with two doors and one passage. The outer building is engraved with "Southern Xinjiang Town" and the inner building is engraved with "South Gate of Town". It was destroyed in the Sino-French War. When Su Yuanchun supervised the border, he rebuilt the second floor of Guanlou. After the completion of Guandi Temple and Zhao Zhong Temple.

Friendship Pass Port Scenery (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

During Guangxu period, Gan Rulai, the magistrate of Taiping, rebuilt the official building, demolished Guandi Temple and Zhao Zhong Temple, and rebuilt a French building "Fa Zhai". After many repairs, this French building still maintains its original appearance. Then Guan Lou was destroyed in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, leaving only the arch at the bottom. In the early days of the People's Republic of China, there were pavilions, glazed tile roofs, eaves gallery wooden columns and lattice windows around the city gate.

Looking at the building from a distance (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

1957, the Guangxi provincial government allocated funds to rebuild Guanlou, which became today's three-story building. There is a wide square in front of the building, with kapok tall and straight on both sides and evergreen pine and cypress. There is a thousand-year-old banyan tree in front of the square, with an umbrella-shaped crown and swaying green leaves, as if telling the long and ancient history of Friendship Pass.

Photographing in the Recreation Hall (Photo: Wang Yin)

The riders came to the Friendship Pass, and their excitement was beyond words. Everyone went upstairs and looked from a distance, only to see the mountains all around, magnificent; In the mountains, there are abundant trees, steaming clouds and rosy clouds, and the weather is myriad.

Surrounding Buildings (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The suppression fort and the Jinjishan fort stand on the top of the left and right mountains. The tall city wall extends from east to west, connecting the foothills on both sides, and a highway runs through the pass and goes straight to Vietnam. The situation is dangerous, the barriers are tight and impregnable. A dangerous building is like locking the key in the south of the country and squatting on the throat. It has always been regarded as a military emergency and the main channel for Sino-Vietnamese traffic.

Banana forest along the way (photo: Feng Ganyong)

After visiting the Friendship Pass, I walked for more than six hours and arrived at Shuolong Town at the foot of Detian Waterfall that night. The next day, the motorcade went to Detian Waterfall, a multinational city between China and Vietnam for sightseeing.

Guichunjiang Scenery (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Starting from Gutun Village, the road began to run parallel to a green river, which was more than ten kilometers long. It turns out that this is a natural Sino-Vietnamese border river called Guichun River. On both sides of this river are Viet Nam and China.

Vietnamese primary school on the other side (photo: Feng Ganyong)

This Sino-Vietnamese border river is called Guichun River because its source hair originated in Jingxi County, China, then flowed through Vietnam, and then returned to Detian Village, daxin county, China from Chaling County, Vietnam. After the river fell off the cliff, it formed the present Sino-Vietnamese transnational waterfall. This waterfall is called Detian in China and Banyue in Viet Nam.

Great Falls Monument (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Photo of Detian Waterfall (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Detian Waterfall is the second transnational waterfall after Niagara Waterfall in the United States and Canada. Detian Village, Shuolong Township, daxin county, Guangxi, located on the Sino-Vietnamese border, is 78km away from the county seat and only 140km away from the capital Nanning. It is a national special scenic spot.

Waterfall Scenery (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The waterfall has a horizontal width of 120m, a drop of 70m and a depth of 60m. It is divided into three stages, which is very spectacular. If you count the span from Banyo Waterfall in Vietnam to Detian Waterfall, the whole waterfall is about 200 meters wide. The water curtain hangs high in the mountains like a string of pearl necklaces, and the pixel-colored silk hangs in front of the cliff.

Detian Waterfall (Photo: Wang Jue)

Due to the large drop, the waterfall can be heard rumbling one kilometer away, which is amazing. The splashing water mist danced in front of the mountain, and it was white within 100 meters. It lingers for many years, and it is colorful and dazzling on sunny days, which makes people feel like a chaotic fairyland.

Overlooking the waterfall (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Upstream of the waterfall, the river is slow and the time is harmonious, with twists and turns. Among the towering old trees, flowers and plants are hidden, birds are whispering, and the river suddenly meets a cliff and flies down. Like a huge silver chain, hanging above the canyon. Standing under the waterfall, water vapor transpiration, connected with Han Yun, its rolling torrent, folded together, flew down, even rushed to the three levels.

Close-up of Waterfall Landscape (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The sound of the waterfall echoed in the mountains. If the sound is like thunder, it can be heard for miles. Looking up at the top of the waterfall, if the peaks float, the huge waterfall falls like the sea and the spray is like beads. If it is sunny, the rainbow will pass through the waterfall, adding some charm to the majestic waterfall. The mountains are stacked, the mountains are green and the forests are dense, and the flowing water flows down 80 meters from Gaoputang Island on the Sino-Vietnamese border, winding and forming a three-level waterfall. The waterfall is magnificent, the water is stirring, and the acoustic shock is several miles. No matter how far it is, it is fascinating and spectacular!

Bamboo Rafts on the Spring River in Guichun (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Detian Waterfall changes with the seasons, and its beauty is different. In spring, kapok is like fire, dotted between the downpours of the Milky Way, and I am proud of the spring breeze; In summer, the river overflows and the torrent runs down, feeling cool and relaxed; In autumn, Sujuan hangs high, and the clear water is rendered in the harvest scenery, filled with the joy of harvest; In winter, the running water is beautifully woven, and the water from many streams flows leisurely, feeling refreshed and in a high mood.

Border trade is booming (photo: Feng Ganyong)

There are terraces on the mountains around the waterfall, and the Rocky Mountain on the Sino-Vietnamese border is next to the terraces. On the rocky mountain, the big trees are green and tall, especially the big tree with straight trunk and shady trees, which is even more magnificent.

Group photo of boundary markers (photo: Feng Ganyong)

In Detian Waterfall Scenic Area, riders were deeply attracted by the scenery in front of them, and their cameras kept shooting. Follow the tunnel above the waterfall 1? About 5 kilometers to the Sino-Vietnamese boundary pillar 53. Unlike many granite boundary markers with symbols and numbers of China's national emblem that I have seen in China and Mongolia, China and Russia, China and Kazakhstan, China and Myanmar, boundary marker No.53 is a huge stone.

Sino-Vietnamese No.53 Boundary Monument (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

According to legend, during the Qing dynasty, the Qing government set up a boundary pillar on this border to unify the border. At that time, the traffic here was extremely inconvenient, the mountain was high and the road was long, and it was difficult to walk. At that time, several officers and men were ordered to carry the boundary pillar here. Seeing that it was getting late and there was still such a long way to go, they were lazy to dig a pit on the spot and set the boundary pillar here, which is now boundary pillar 53. The establishment of this monument has allocated many territories of our country to Vietnam.

Tourists flock (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Now it is very active in a piece of land around boundary pillar 53. In addition to the tourists who take pictures here, they are the people who trade. However, most tourists from China will buy some cigarettes, perfumes, Vietnamese handicrafts and local products sold by Vietnamese border residents. According to local people, with the end of the Sino-Vietnamese border war, the non-governmental trade between the two countries has been exchanged.

Tourists under the Waterfalls (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

At present, due to low productivity and underdeveloped economy in Vietnam, 1 yuan can be converted into 2,600 Vietnamese dong. In view of the economic differences between the two countries, it is common for Vietnamese girls to marry China Lang. Interestingly, Vietnamese women don't need any formalities to marry China Lang. The Vietnamese girl came, lived in the man's house and got married.

Scenery along the way (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

After visiting Detian Waterfall, the motorcade drove to Tongling Grand Canyon Scenic Area near the Sino-Vietnamese border in the west of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tongling Grand Canyon is located in Xinling Village, Hurun Town, Jingxi County, Guangxi, and is known as the "Small Guilin".

Sandiequan Landscape (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Here, there are beautiful peaks, rivers and rivers, and the scenery is extremely beautiful. At the southern end of Gulongshan Water Source Forest Nature Reserve in Guangxi, 30 kilometers southeast of Jingxi County, this is a newly developed tourist attraction.

Walking into the Grand Canyon (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The path for riders to enter Tongling Grand Canyon passes through and falls from the old withered vine trees that cover the sun, just like a green tunnel leading to the center of the earth. About 300 meters down, there is an ancient stone foundation, facing the cliff and blocking the way, but there is a hole in it. After entering the cave, it turned out to be a spacious cave, with a height of 100m and a width of 60m.

Grand Canyon Waterfall (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The deep water at the bottom of the cave gurgles, and the sky at the top of the cave shines. The cave walls and ceiling are covered with all kinds of stalactites with strange shapes. From the Z-shaped ladder to the bottom of the cave, it is a primeval forest that covers the sky.

Photo taken in the Grand Canyon (Photo: Wang Jue)

Walking through a long section of "Old Rattan Bridge Flowing Water", Tongling Extra-high Waterfall is in front of you, with a height of168m and a width of 30m, which is the highest waterfall found in southwest China at present.

Underground River in the Canyon (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The waterfall hanging high is like a huge white horse flying down, making a thunderous noise, floating out of the sky with white fog and sunshine, showing a beautiful rainbow. The cliff on the left side of the waterfall is an ancient hanging coffin burial place. The waterfall falls in a deep pool about 50 meters wide, which brings together canyon streams and caves to form a huge underground river, which flows to another canyon and becomes a new waterfall.

Cave Waterfall (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

There are four huge caves at the entrance of the underground river. These caves are deep and tortuous. When climbing about 30 meters up the stone wall ladder, an undercurrent in the cave came face to face, along the stone wall, forming a multi-layer waterfall, clear and transparent. At the top of the cave above the first waterfall, there are huge stalactites of different shapes, especially the pastoral scenery created by limestone, which is wonderful and amazing.

Gorge Scenery (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

There are rare natural and cultural landscapes in the canyon, such as ultra-high waterfalls, cave waterfalls, underground rivers, canyon streams, cave sightseeing, ancient stone city walls, ancient hanging coffins, primitive vegetation and so on. There are more than 2000 kinds of the most pleasing rare plants.

Beautiful flowers and plants in the canyon (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

There are alsophila spinulosa and lotus seed Guanyin sitting fern, fruitful Aralia elata, strange biting trees and so on. It casts a mysterious veil over the Tongling Grand Canyon, and this wonderful and peculiar landscape brings people into distant ancient times and charming fairyland. The trip to Tongling Grand Canyon really left too many good memories for riders. ...

The baise uprising Memorial Hall (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Take a photo of the monument (photo: Zhang Baowen)

The memorial hall was built in 196 1, located in Yuedongtang, the former site of the Seventh Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army. Formerly known as Youjiang Revolutionary Cultural Relics Museum,/kloc-0 was renamed as the baise uprising Memorial Hall in September, 1996.

Statue of the baise uprising (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Tracing back to history, Zhang, Chen, Li, Lei and others led the armed uprising in southern Xinjiang of Baise. The baise uprising dealt a powerful blow to the arrogance of Guangxi Kuomintang warlords and left a glorious page in the revolutionary history of China.

Overlooking Baise Sunset (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

As it was dusk when they arrived here, the riders did not visit the memorial hall, but took photos in front of the the baise uprising Memorial Hall and Monument.

The Youjiang River flows slowly (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Especially standing on the top of the mountain in front of the Monument to Heroes in the baise uprising, overlooking the twilight, the scenery of Baise City is spectacular, and the beautiful Youjiang River flows slowly under its feet. It's really pleasant to feel relaxed and happy ... (Photo: Feng Ganyong)