Longhui, Shaoyang, Hunan

Speaking of Hunan, beautiful scenery, rich products and outstanding people have already become the most powerful label! But when it comes to Hunan tourism, many people may still stay in the impression of red tourism, at least I think so! This trip to Shaoyang, Hunan, gave me a brand-new impression of Hunan, instead of dressing up as a military uniform to review history and taking the Red Army road; Instead of tasting the traditional food of that year and recalling the painful experience of that year ... Hunan is a rich land, with unique geographical features, rich local customs and modern entertainment projects, which can make you enjoy the whole day and make you fall in love with Hunan spicy silently ... All this also benefits from the country's vigorous poverty alleviation policy for Hunan, which makes poverty alleviation and tourism perfectly integrated, and beautiful countryside demonstration villages blossom everywhere! Let every tourist who is close to Hunan have more spiritual yearning!

Shaoyang Longhui is rich in natural landscape resources such as mountains, waters, waterfalls, lakes and forests. There are hundreds of scenic spots such as Hushan-Huayao Scenic Area, the former residence of Wei Yuan, a national key cultural relics protection unit, and Xiangjia Village, a demonstration village in beautiful countryside, Hunan Province. Let's begin to express my findings one by one!

Xiangjia Village, Yankou Town, Longhui County, Shaoyang, Hunan Province is a "demonstration village in beautiful countryside, Hunan Province" and a "demonstration village for poverty alleviation through tourism". Niutianling observation deck is located at the commanding height of Niutianling tourist landscape, more than 700 meters above sea level, which is the best location for viewing. But the aerial photography over 500 meters overlooking the whole Xiangjia Village is super cool! Absolutely shocking! The mountains are green, the mountains and rivers set each other off, and the scenery is infinite!

Some people say that Moon Lake looks like a bull's head, but it does look like it from this angle! Echoing the name of "Niu Tian Ling", it shows the spirit of selflessness, hard work and courage of "Pioneer Bull". The island is full of cherry trees that can be claimed. Imagine that when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom in March, they must be beautiful!

There is a Niutianling Cultural Square with a unique aircraft design, which is located on the Niutianling observation deck, with an altitude of more than 700 meters. It is a cultural square with an area of about 2000 square meters, integrating leisure viewing, camping experience and amusement. There is a bronze "Pioneer Bull" in the easternmost part, which is the landmark attraction of the Cultural Square. Be sure to punch in!

Punching in is still going on ... This rainbow slide is very popular with young people and children. Length, drop and fluctuation all have bright spots and are safe. It's one of the few rainbow skating I've ever played that won't get tired of skating for more than ten times.

Online celebrity train is also very popular with tourists, sightseeing around the mountains. Special suggestion: when you first arrive here, take a comfortable train and listen to the tour guide explain the distribution of scenic spots and various amusement facilities, so that you know what you are doing, and then go to free activities, which will make the play more complete!

It is about 3 kilometers from the entrance of Xiangjia village to the top of the mountain, which fully proves a truth: if you want to be rich, build roads first! A well-built mountain road can really bring some excitement to drivers. Although the road is tortuous and the slope is undulating, the two lanes will be safe! People and alleys are separated, and there are several small pavilions on the top of the mountain, which is a good place to enjoy the cool and summer. You can enjoy the scenery in the pavilion!

There are many parent-child parks, children's parks and water parks, which fully meet the needs of family tourism and entertainment. Playing with water in summer is not just for children. Adults prefer places with water. Have fun, learning water is the most important thing. Effectively cultivating children's practical ability and creativity is not only conducive to the healthy growth of children, but also enhances the feelings between children and their parents.

I like football since I was a child. When I saw such a football field in aerial photography, I was so excited that I quickly flew to the sky to see the area. It turns out that Xiangjiacun Development Center has four obstacle courses for teenagers A, B, C and D, sand pools, tree pools and other venue facilities, including high-altitude projects, semi-high-altitude projects, venue projects, and natural environment utilization theme projects. This development center is the outdoor base camp with the most fashionable concept, the most advanced equipment, the most complete projects and the most exciting gameplay I have ever seen.

You should try the food of Niutianling farmhouse in Xiangjia village. The ingredients are self-produced pollution-free agricultural and sideline products, including native chicken, native duck, native goose, fragrant pork, beef and mutton, and various seasonal vegetables. The specialties are: steamed chicken with chestnut, fried bacon with bamboo shoots, fragrant pork with oil but not greasy, steamed goose with rice noodles and a series of farm cooking.

Tiger Mountain Huayao Scenic Area is located on an alpine platform with an average elevation of 1.300 meters. The highest temperature in summer is 27 degrees, which was awarded the best summer resort in China by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. It is also the main venue of the Hunan Summer Rural Cultural Tourism Festival just held in 2020. The main ethnic group living in the scenic spot is Huayao, whose religious beliefs, customs, languages, costumes and other cultures are unique, and its rough and unique folk customs, national culture and art and gorgeous Gu Zhuo flower-picking costumes are even more unique.

There are more than 320 ancient trees in Chongmudang village, of which 28 are over 300 years old. The oldest trees are over 65,438+0,000 years old. Cyclobalanopsis glauca and Quercus variabilis are the most abundant tree species, which are mixed in height and height and evergreen all the year round. There is also a forest monument that was forbidden in the ninth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, "the same tree gives birth to different trees, and bamboo is born in the belly".

The king of this tree is over 1000 years old. Under normal circumstances, the tree king will not bear fruit, but once it does, the village's harvest achievement will be bad. Therefore, for a long time, villagers have formed the habit of going to the Woods to worship the tree king every festival or major event, praying that the tree king will not bear fruit. This shows that the villagers admire this ancient forest!

Walking along the platform, I met a pair of "lovers' trees" grown from two different trees. The roots of the two trees are connected together, like a pair of lovers hugging each other tightly. According to legend, the intermarriage between Yao and Han was also inspired by these two trees! Therefore, the local people have a complex about ancient trees, and it was once a place where Huayao youth sang.

Wei Yuan's former residence is located on the sandbar of Tang Xue Bay, Simen Town, Longhui County, Shaoyang, Hunan Province. It is a wooden quadrangle, with two fronts and two sides. There is a wooden trough door in front of the courtyard, surrounded by dry earth walls, forming an independent courtyard, and the surrounding environment is leisurely and quiet, which makes people yearn for rural life.

From 65438 to 0794, Wei Yuan, a famous patriotic thinker, historian and writer in China's modern history, was born here. Today, Wei Yuan's former residence was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relic protection unit and the first batch of patriotic education bases in Hunan Province. Above the lintel, there is a wooden plaque with gold lettering on the black background of "Wei Yuan's former residence", and on both sides are the door couplets inscribed by Wei Yuan, "The sandbar belongs to the clear water, and the bright moon shines on the golden pool".

Wei Yuan's former residence was built in the early years of Qing Qianlong. The two main rooms and the left wing are bungalows with single eaves hanging from the top of the mountain and covered with small blue tiles. The main room is five rooms wide and two rooms deep; The left wing is five rooms wide and two rooms deep. The right wing is a two-story building with seven rooms wide and four rooms deep. The bottom five rooms are all barns and stairwells at both ends.

In the exhibition hall on the first floor, the publicity board tells the story of Wei Yuan's experience and life-long works (including Ji, Yuan's New Argument, Lao Zi's Original Meaning, Wei, Chunqiu Zhu, etc.). There is a bust of Wei Yuan with a map of the world on the back wall, which is taken from his book.

It is rare that the main building is complete and the old objects in each room are preserved so completely. The layout of the exhibition hall is also very elegant, and the carved window beds are extremely exquisite! Woodcarving figures have not been cut off, but have been well protected and passed down! It is a local custom in Hunan province to offer the spirit tablet of the deceased in the lobby, which has been preserved to this day.

On the second floor is the reading building, with three lecture halls in the middle. The tables and chairs in the lecture hall are still neatly arranged, and there is a study between the two ends. Wei Yuan spent his childhood and adolescence in this building. The story of "occasionally going downstairs, dogs chasing you" and "fascinated by reading, zongzi dipped in ink" happened upstairs. From the desks and chairs, manuscripts and books left behind for reading, we can perceive the life scenes and social background of Wei Yuan in different periods.

Longhui Wang Xi Waterfall Group is the Hui Jia Wan Yao natural village where Tiger Mountain is located, and it is also one of the main landscapes of Huayao National Tourism Scenic Area. The mountain village is deep in the ravine, and it has been gradually demolished and rebuilt under the national policy of vigorously helping the poor. Now neat rows of houses with ethnic characteristics are all rebuilt. Bamboo is spread all over the mountains, with high coverage rate, and it has also become the best place for people to travel in summer to cool off.

If you want to see the spectacular waterfalls, you need to climb mountains. The cobblestone ground is undulating and orderly, with few steps and safe guardrails, which makes people feel relaxed when climbing. You can also enjoy the bamboo sea scenery on the roadside while walking. It's wonderful, it's amazing!

On the way, a glass platform was built on the protruding cliff to cater to the needs of internet celebrities. It is also in line with the tastes of contemporary young people. The photos taken are like people walking in Shan Ye and the clouds ... There is a slide on the line, and you can see the waterfall directly, but there is also a trail on the left. Although the downhill will be slower, the scenery that can't be missed is also on this road.

There are Xianniutan, Jinzitan, Huiwantan, Tiger Jumping Cliff and Longdu River in the upper reaches, living next to each other. The walking distance is less than 10 minute, and the waterfall falls from a dozen meters to several hundred meters, each with its own characteristics. From a photographic point of view, slow door shooting is the way to present the most beautiful waterfall.

Because of the time, I only walked two waterfalls this time, but I was still attracted by the beautiful scenery ... shutter and angle, just want to present the most beautiful picture! It was so dark that I began to go down the mountain. On a thrilling trip, there were no tigers in the mountains. Later, I heard that there would be wild boar at night, and I was scared out in a cold sweat afterwards. Therefore, this is also a travel experience. Try to set aside a lot of time to play during the day, and try not to stay in scenic spots with forests for too long when it is dark. Safety comes first.

Although it's past the season of flowers blooming all over the mountains, in Yaogu, you can see seasonal flowers on both sides of the road along the way. As soon as the wind blows, you shake your head and wag your tail, as if welcoming visitors from afar, and you are very close. Overlooking the whole scenic spot, the area is also very shocking! Several big windmills in the distance add a lot of color!

There are mountains, water and fun! Presumably this is the favorite place for young people to play at present. Of course, it would be more perfect if they could stay in the wooden house for one night and see the sunrise the next morning! Take a closer look at the scenic spot, which is also under construction, and go on road trip camp and log cabin are also under planning. I am looking forward to it!

The first "5D Glass Magpie Bridge" in Longyao Valley, Longhui, Hunan Province was officially opened in July 2065438+2009, and it has also become one of the must-see places for online celebrities! Therefore, tourists have come to experience the thrill and excitement of walking on the glass trestle ... and experience it with their relatives on the bridge and take photos as a souvenir!

No matter from bottom to top, or from top to bottom, this curved glass water slide first brings people a little psychological fear, and it is precisely because of this that people want to break this psychological fear and have the desire to try! The moment I boarded the kayak, it was like being forced to ride a roller coaster, but I was relieved ... forget it! Don't hold back, shouting out is a kind of release! Empty your experience wholeheartedly, that is, for an instant.

What delighted me most about this trip was to see such a boutique B&B. At the top of the 10,000-acre terraced field behind Xuefeng Mountain in Hunan, with an altitude of 1000 meters, such as the Big Dipper descending from the earth, seven mountain villas face south, which is called the starry sky cloud house. Open the window and enjoy the fairyland scenery of terraced sea of clouds! I also look forward to building more such boutique homestays in rural tourism in Hunan. It's important to attract attention!

Overlooking the terraced fields, there are words such as "starry sky cloud house" and "terraced farm". This high-altitude visual design also uses ideas, which is not only a feeling, but also gives people a sense of belonging visually! When I get here, what can I see, what can I do, what can I feel … everything is here!

I like to live in a homestay and want to find a sense of integration in most people who like to travel! Integrate into local life, culture, diet ... add an unrepeatable stroke to your life experience. Each villa has 4-6 rooms, which can meet the needs of most tourists except the independent bathroom on the first floor, and is suitable for a big family or several close friends to stay at weekends. This kind of B&B is rare in Hunan, so the reservation has been arranged for two months. ...

Baishuidong Village in Longhui is a unique and important branch of Huayao in China, and it is also a national-level scenic spot integrating natural ecological scenery and Huayao folk culture. Only under the conditions of favorable weather, favorable geographical position and harmonious people can you really enjoy the magnificent sunrise and terraced sea of clouds. There are old roads and new roads. If you travel by car and have good driving skills, you can try to take a new road. The road is well built, but the twists and turns are particularly challenging!

Terraced fields are located in rolling hills. It will take some time to wait for the sun to rise, but as long as you wait patiently, you will cheer and shout for the moment when the light and shadow of Rizhao Jinshan gradually appear! Just like a shy girl, slowly lift the veil to let you appreciate her beauty. ...

There are several observation decks in the village that are particularly good! In some places, you can see the original Yaozhai style buildings, which are distributed in terraced fields. In some places, you can see beautiful terraces on the landscape platforms built by Yao people. If you have the chance, you can taste the special food made by Hunan's landscape climate-sour bean rice noodles/noodles, which will make you memorable in taste!

There are also listing offices of local photographers' associations and folk associations to facilitate members to collect opinions. There are some handicrafts, costumes and costumes reflecting local folk customs in the exhibition room, photos of celebrities hanging on the walls, and the setting of long tables and chairs. There must be frequent meetings here.

You can also rent traditional Yao costumes and take beautiful photos for both men and women, and Yao beauties can help you wear them. Especially beautiful Yao costumes are all made by hand. If you really meet a suit you really like, it is also good to buy it as a souvenir, because I have such a travel hobby and love handmade products all over the world! Like to collect!

It is impossible without spicy food. I believe that friends who like Hunan will definitely fall in love with Hunan's spicy food. Pepper is put in almost every dish in Hunan. Everyone who can eat spicy food likes it very much, and those who can't eat spicy food will slowly fall in love! Among the traditional cuisines in Longhui, what I want to say is not only spicy, but also many dishes with local characteristics are worth trying.

In addition to the well-known bacon, rice noodles and so on. Longhui native chicken, native duck and tofu made in different ways are all local characteristics that can be eaten, and the taste is really different from other places! A bite of tofu is more tender and juicy than north tofu. Soybeans are good and water is good, which is made by traditional people. The most important thing is that Hunan people have enough patience in making tofu ... so why can you eat real stinky tofu in Hunan, but what you eat in other places is not authentic!

As for the staple food, handmade steamed buns are especially recommended. They look a bit like Shandong steamed buns, but the noodles are thinner, the honeycomb eyes are smaller, and there is a sweet taste of cakes. When you touch the condensed milk in a small dish, you will suddenly like to eat steamed buns! A four-petal steamed bread can't stop ...

When you travel to Hunan, you should visit those scenic spots. If you drive by car, you can visit some particularly beautiful small villages on the way, because you are likely to go to beautiful countryside Demonstration Village, where the folk customs are simple and the ecological environment is good, and many scenic spots can be excavated! Take a beautiful picture!

A small mountain village, because a bridge has realized the road to wealth! This is Zhongzhou Village. I heard from friends who have been here before that people in this village are smiling and very simple ... this time I came, and sure enough! Although there are some problems in language communication, we know from their actions and smiles that they welcome us and will take me to the village, and they will not refuse the camera. ...

Beautiful mountains, beautiful water and more beautiful people! This is my evaluation of the demonstration village in beautiful countryside, Hunan! It is also the unremitting efforts of several generations of local villagers and the country's vigorous poverty alleviation policy that have made some poor villages in Hunan embark on the road to prosperity ... In my opinion, these places are hidden "Xanadu" in Hunan tourism, just waiting for you to discover!

Longhui County has a short history (founded in 1947), but it has a profound cultural background and rich intangible cultural heritage. As of 20 17, the county has included four items in the national intangible cultural heritage list (beachhead woodblock New Year pictures, Huayao flower picking, Huayao Wowa folk songs and beachhead hand-made paper-making techniques), four items in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list (Huayao Begging for a Bride, Huayao Marriage Customs, Qijiang Charcoal Dance and Wangxinglou Reading Custom) and four items in it.

This time, I visited "Beach Board New Year Pictures" and "Beach Hand-fried Paper Skills". Tantou New Year Picture is the only hand-carved watermark New Year Picture in Hunan Province, which was produced in Tantou Town, Longhui (now Shaoyang), Baoqing, Hunan Province. Tantou New Year Pictures in Longhui were formed in Li Shimin era in Tang Dynasty, with a history of 1300 years. The Marriage of Rats, Qin Weichi Gong and Hehe are the classics in the beach New Year pictures.

A New Year picture needs more than 20 processes from the selection of papermaking raw materials, the production of paper, the brushing of foundation, to engraving, seven printing and seven hand painting. The water used for color matching of beach New Year pictures is also very particular. Using local groundwater, adding some secret recipes, such as water (that is, water filtered out when people make tofu) and white clay, makes the color high in purity, bright, breathable and long in storage. I believe you, like me, can't help but want to buy some for home collection. The price of a mouse wedding in 40 yuan is very close to the people! The album Cai 1400 yuan has collected many classic works!

Beach New Year pictures, with their bright red colors and rough and exaggerated shapes, reflect farmers' simple, simple, healthy and optimistic thoughts, feelings and social phenomena, which has certain practical and theoretical value for China's artistic creation and the development of folk art, and the molds used in painting are more meticulous than ever! The craftsman spirit is admirable!

After talking about the beach New Year pictures, naturally, where did tracing paper come from? ! I think this is what most people want to hear ... 14,14 In February, Li Zhijun, a native of Taolin Village, Longhui County, Hunan Province, was included in the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects. He is the 46th generation inheritor of "Ancient Fatan Handmade Paper". His workshop was also rebuilt in the original site, making it safer and more standardized.

The raw materials of beachhead manual papermaking technology are taken from bamboo unique to Hunan, and the production process has to go through more than 20 passes, which is quite complicated. Li Zhijun showed us one of the most important processes-papermaking, which is the key step to turn pulp into paper. Papermaking is a rectangular "curtain" similar to a screen. The papermaker pushes forward with a curtain, then sinks and gently lifts it back. The carrying curtain is evenly covered with a thin layer of pulp, and then a piece of paper is removed from the carrying curtain. After the paper is stacked on the container, it becomes a paper embryo, and finally it becomes a finished paper after drying and other processes.

At least in the Ming Dynasty, beachhead hand-made papermaking technology was mature, and reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. At present, the main purpose of beachhead handmade paper is to provide base paper for beachhead New Year pictures and fragrant powder paper, which is also regarded as a treasure by calligraphers and specially designed for paper. His studio is also listed as "calligraphy creation base" and "sketch creation base of Longhui Artists Association".

It coincides with the opening of Hunan Summer Rural Cultural Tourism Festival in 2020. The cultural landscape encountered in this trip properly shows the unique charm and colorful landscape of Huayao folk custom in Longhui!

I fell in love with it accidentally!

Longhui is a city that can come again!

I believe there will be new discoveries and new feelings every time. ...