What are the tourist attractions in Chuxiong?

What are the tourist attractions in Chuxiong? Chuxiong tourist attractions include: Yao'an Guanglu Ancient Town, Wuding Lion Rock, Chuxiong Prefecture Museum, Yi Ancient Town, Yuanmou Earth Forest, etc. Chuxiong City is located in the north-central part of Yunnan Province, spanning 24°13′-26°30′ north latitude and 100°43′-102°30′ east longitude. It is the main part of the western Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Central Yunnan Plateau.

1. Guanglu Ancient Town, Yao'an

Guanglu Ancient Town is located 12 kilometers north of Yao'an County, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It has a long history, beautiful mountains and rivers, and many historical sites. It now preserves many high Quality tourist attractions. Guanglu Ancient Town is known as "a famous cultural state in the West" and "the hometown of lanterns".

2. Wuding Lion Rock

The Lion Rock Scenic Area is located 3km west of Wuding County (10km by road). It is named because the mountain looks like a prone lion. The mountain runs north to south, facing Wumeng Mountain in the distance. The top of the mountain is flat and broad, sloping slowly from south to north. The top of the mountain is surrounded by steep cliffs more than 100 meters high. Under the cliffs, there is a buffer slope. The top of the Lion Mountain is 2419.8 meters above sea level, and the Wuding County at the foot of the mountain is 1740 meters above sea level, with a height difference of 679.8 meters. The total area of ??the scenic area is 13.6 square kilometers. The entire scenic area consists of ancient temple scenic area, hanging rock scenic area and forest sea scenic area, with a total of 36 scenic spots.

3. Chuxiong Prefecture Museum

Chuxiong Prefecture Museum is located outside the south gate of Chuxiong City, covering an area of ??nearly 60 acres and a total construction area of ??11,200 square meters. There are 7 exhibition halls and 12 exhibition rooms including the Classification Hall, the Hall of Paleontology, the Hall of Historical Relics, the Hall of Nationalities, the Chuxiong Prefecture Local Party History Hall, the Painting and Calligraphy Hall, and the Animal and Plant Specimen Hall. The exhibition hall covers an area of ??more than 7,000 square meters, and 8,400 cultural relics of various types are on display. remaining items.

4. Yi Ancient Town

The Yi Ancient Town is located to the north of Yong'an Avenue in the Economic and Technological Development Zone of Chuxiong City, Yunnan Province, to the west of the Solar Calendar Park, to the east of the Longchuan River and to the Chu-Dalian Expressway. South. Covering an area of ??3161 acres and a total construction area of ??1 million square meters, the Yi Ancient Town continues the style of the original Dejiang City in architectural style and reproduces the prosperity of the Southern Song Dynasty. The architectural style of the ancient town brings together the Yi residential styles from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places. At the same time, it deeply explores Chuxiong Yi culture and refers to the traditional Yi village architectural design. Bimo House, Suni House, Girl's House, etc. are preserved here.

5. Yuanmou Earth Forest

Yuanmou Earth Forest is a group of columnar terrain shaped by soil-like accumulations. It looks like a forest from a distance. And got its name. Earth forests generally appear in basins or valleys. The most typical ones discovered in Yuanmou, Yunnan, China in recent years, reflect the paleogeographic changes and landform development process.

The terrain of Chuxiong City is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. It slopes from northwest to southeast, forming an inclined gourd shape. The mountain ranges in the city all belong to the eastern branch of the Ailao Mountain System, mostly running northwest and southeast. The highest point in the territory is Xiaoyuefen Mountain in the Ailao Mountains of Xishelu Township, with an altitude of 2,916 meters; the lowest point is the intersection of the Lishe River, the Yijiala River and the Shiyang River, with an altitude of 691 meters.