Shaoyang County tourist attractions

Shaoyang County tourist attractions recommend Shaoyang County Jigong Rock Cave Scenic Area, Jinjiang Lake Sports Tourism Resort, the former site of Tangtian Wartime Lecture College, etc.

1. Jigongyan Karst Cave Scenic Area in Shaoyang County

Jigongyan Karst Cave is located in the Heboling Scenic Area in Shaoyang County. The cave area is about 5,000 square meters, and the cave height ranges from 10 to 15 meters. There are more than 10 large and small limestone caves in the cave. There are 53 piles of red, yellow and white stalactites in three colors, like towers and castles, piled up into walls and screens. The scenery is particularly majestic. There are four stone waterfalls and stone curtains in the cave, which are breathtaking from the 15-meter-high cave roof to the cave bottom.

2. Jinjianghu Sports Tourism Resort

Jinjianghu has different beauty in the eyes of different people. In the eyes of painters, the landscape of Jinjianghu is like an ink painting. Paintings; in the eyes of gourmets, the snowflake fish of Jinjiang Lake is a delicacy that cannot be stopped; in the eyes of athletes, the track of Jinjiang Lake is the best choice to enjoy the passion of sports and the natural scenery.

3. The former site of Tangtian Wartime Lectures College

Tangtian Wartime Lectures College is located on the other side of the Fuyi River in Tangtian Town, Shaoyang County, Hunan Province, across the river from Furong Peak. It was a military and political university founded by historian Lu Zhenyu during the Anti-Japanese War and was known as the Southern Anti-Japanese University.

Introduction to Shaoyang County

Shaoyang County is located in the transition zone from the southwest edge of the Hengshao Hilly Basin to the mountains. The Heboling Mountains in the south are connected with the Siming Mountains in the east; the Huangjinling limestone mountains in the central and northern parts are protruding, with karst landforms developed; the back is low and gentle, and red soil hills are developed. The remaining veins of the Yuecheng Ridge of the Nanling Mountains extend into the southeast of the county. The highest peak, Heboling, is 1,454.9 meters above sea level. The landform type is mainly hilly, with a combination of mountains, plains and hills.

Shaoyang County has a humid subtropical monsoon climate zone. The climate is mild and rainfall is abundant. The annual average temperature is 16.9℃, January is the coldest with an average temperature of 4.9℃, and July is the hottest with an average temperature of 28.3℃. The rainy season occurs from April to June during the flood season, and the average precipitation over the years is 545.4mm. July to September is the dry period, with the average precipitation over the years being 273.1mm. The average frost-free period is 286.4 days, with the longest being 30.8 days in 1961 and the shortest being only 23.3 days in 1969.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shaoyang County Jigong Rock Cave Scenic Area