Where is Yihai Scenic Area?

Yihai Scenic Area is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

Yihai, formerly known as Yuhaizi, is named after its abundance of fine-scaled fish. The local Yi language is called "Houlle Su Po". It is located on Yangping Mountain, 40 kilometers north of Mianning County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, and it is 7 kilometers away from Xichang1/KLOC-0, the capital of Liangshan Prefecture. Yihai has memorial halls and monuments to show people the historical chapter of the Long March of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army. Landscape trees are particularly bright and fresh. Looking down, Haizi is like a shining sapphire embedded in the mountains, crystal clear. Haizi is surrounded by towering ancient trees, lush grass, azaleas, lilacs and camellias. The main attractions of Yihai Scenic Area are: Alliance Xinzhai, Alliance Spring, Opposite Tree, Acquaintance Wetland, Yihai Bookstore, Alliance Well, Xiaohaizi and Hongjunlin Wetland.

Yihai has a glorious page in the history of the Red Army's Long March:1On May 22, 935, Xiao Yoda (Xiao), commander and political commissar of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants and leader of the Yi people, met at the seaside of Yi people, replaced wine with water, and vowed to become blood brothers, so that the brigade passed through the Baili Yi area smoothly.

Yihai, located on the lawn hill 47 kilometers north of Mianning County, with an altitude of 2,280 meters, was originally named Yuhaizi, named after the abundance of fine-scaled fish, and the local Yi language called "Su Po, Houlle". Yihai is a high mountain and deep water lake. Haizi is an ingot-shaped, north-south direction, with an area of 233 mu, an average water depth of 9.8 meters, the deepest point 15 meters, and annual water storage13.53 million cubic meters. Yihai, with charming scenery, is cool and quiet. Seen from the top of the mountain, it looks like a sapphire embedded in the mountains. Surrounded by mountains, the trees are lush and green, and the mountains and flowers are everywhere. The lake is clear and blue, and the green grass beside it is fascinating. When visitors come here, they can appreciate the wonderful artistic conception of "not like Jiangnan, but better than Jiangnan" and "miscellaneous peanut trees and swarms of warblers". Alliance Monument, Alliance Stone and Alliance Water Intake are the witness of China's revolutionary history. When you come to Yihai, stand under this magnificent monument, recall the grandeur and hardships of the Red Army's Long March more than 70 years ago, and listen to the inculcation left by the revolutionary predecessors, an exciting and magnificent picture of the Red Army marching to northern Shaanxi and Yan 'an will emerge in your mind. The transportation is 88 kilometers from Xichang to Mianning County, and there is a shuttle bus every day. The fare is about 14 yuan. After arriving in Mianning, take a bus to Yihai Township, get off and walk or take local transportation for 7 or 8 kilometers to reach the scenic spot.