Basic introduction to Fobao Scenic Area

Fobao Scenic Area is a famous tourist destination in Luzhou Nature Reserve.

Fobao Scenic Area is located in the southeast of the county. It is the northward extending tail of the northern edge of the Dalou Mountain Fold on the Guizhou Plateau. It is located at 28.52 to 28.28 north latitude and 106.1 to 106.23 east longitude. It is 17km wide from east to west and 34km wide from north to south. The forest area is 629 square kilometers, including 600,000 acres of virgin forest and 130,000 acres of bamboo forest. The scenic area covers an area of ??380 square kilometers, divided into three parts: Yulan Mountain, Tiantangba and Zihuai. The main scenic spot enjoys the reputation of forest sea.

Fobao Scenic Area is located at the heart of two national-level scenic spots, Jiangjin Simian Mountain in Chongqing and Chishui City in Guizhou. Together they form the largest Sichuan-Guizhou-Chongqing eco-tourism Golden Triangle in China, and are located in the Golden Triangle. core area.

Fobao Scenic Area has rich and unique tourism resources, magical beauty, natural beauty, and is rare in the world. It is known as a forest world, a treasure house of species, a scenic treasure, and a tourist attraction. Various landscapes are full of natural interest and complement each other. .

First, the forest landscape is colorful and extraordinary. Fobao Scenic Area has been famous for its forest sea since history. There are 600,000 acres of virgin forest and 130,000 acres of bamboo forest in the scenic area. The forest coverage rate reaches 87.6%, with evergreen broad-leaved forest as the dominant type. More than 2,500 species of organisms have been preliminarily identified, including 45 species of rare animals and plants under national first- and second-level protection, such as cypress, metasequoia, tricuspid cedar, cypress, Fujian cypress, tulipwood, leopard tree and so on. , South China tiger, Chinese sturgeon, giant civet, white pheasant, giant salamander, tiger frog, etc., more than 30 kinds of bamboos, nearly 30 kinds of rhododendrons, more than 30 kinds of ferns, and 857 kinds of wild medicinal materials. Experts have confirmed that this is an evergreen broad-leaved forest belt with well-preserved tree species that are rare at low altitudes at the same latitude on the earth and very rich in species. It is a rare natural species gene bank and a forest scenic spot in the true sense. In the scenic area, you can admire the ancient simplicity and majesty of nature, the world of cypress trees, the wonders of the bamboo sea, hundreds of miles of azaleas, Chenglu Valley, Hongyan Valley, Qinggang Gorge, Savage Valley, and the Egret Tribe, and reap the extraordinary benefits. feel.

Second, the Danxia landform is magical, beautiful, unique and spectacular. The Fobao Scenic Area has a special stratigraphic structure and widely varying altitudes. It is mostly composed of Mesozoic Cretaceous brick-red feldspar and quartz sandstone. It is a unique Danxia landform landscape with its extremely beautiful red cliffs, strange peaks and rocks, set against the vast green forests, waterfalls and springs. It forms a strong contrast with the common karst landforms in the southwest. Huang Jin, a professor at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong and an expert on Danxia research, said after the inspection: The Buddha Danxia landform is not only large in area, but also rich in various Danxia shapes and landforms. This is the Danxia landform area with the best forest coverage among the nearly 400 Danxia landform areas I have visited in China. In the scenic area, the stone figures, lotus stones, sandstones, Xiaoyao Cave, the picture of heaven and earth, the mysterious picture of heaven, the concave Buddha, etc. all make people astonished by the creation and uncanny craftsmanship of heaven. of spirituality.

Third, the water landscape is swaying in various shapes and styles. Fobao Scenic Area has a mid-subtropical warm and humid climate, with abundant rainfall, intact vegetation and abundant water resources. Within the territory, there are crisscrossing rivers and streams, dense waterfalls and springs, numerous lakes and reservoirs, and countless beaches and pools, forming a variety of water landscapes. In the scenic area, there are Tiantang Waterfall, Leibo Cave Waterfall, Dongping Waterfall, Xueqianyan Waterfall, Tianzhugou Waterfall Group, Changtan Yingyue, Immortal Stepping Bridge, Xiangshui Beach, Qinwa Lake, Gaoxia Pinghu, etc., which are either majestic or majestic. Delicate and beautiful, you can ride a boat, or hang high in the sky, falling straight into the sky; or the forest is covered with mist, and you are light and elegant; or you can have stacks of jade flying, or beads hanging on green moss, or you can experience thrilling rafting, or you can watch the rainbow in the mist, or you can climb a mountain. From the top, you can go up to the Xiu Pavilion and see the forest, clouds, fog and waves, the sunrise, the mountains, water, sky and clouds intertwining with each other, as if you are in heaven, forgetting both things and me.

Fourth, the cultural landscape has a long history and is extremely thick. Fubao Ancient Town, a famous historical and cultural town with a long history and rich ethnic flavor, is located on the bank of Pujiang River and is the first important gateway to Fubao Scenic Area. The town has undulating heights and diverse shapes, with three rivers converging and five bridges connecting it. The green mountains around the town are verdant, and the green bamboos on the riverbanks are swaying in the wind. The old area, planned to protect ancient buildings, is composed of the former three palaces and eight temples. The rows of stilted wooden buildings complement the modern buildings in the new area, which is mysterious, charming, and simple. There are also ancient towns such as Xiantan, Minjian, and Zihuai, as well as Sanyuan Ancient Village, Wudingmen, Heiyan Temple, Dabei Dongya Temple, Eastern Han Dynasty Cliff Tombs, Fobao Xizi Pavilion, etc., all of which embody history and culture. and the brilliance of architectural art. On the other hand, Buddha culture has a long history and there are many kinds of folk arts, such as lantern performances, folk songs, gun shooting, lanterns, lion dances, etc. In particular, the unique Buddha suona, gongs and drums performance is famous The esthetician Chao Wen praised it as a rare treasure of folk culture and art. Fo Bao's snacks such as crisp cakes and dried tofu have been famous in southern Sichuan and northern Guizhou since the late Qing Dynasty. Green foods such as clear water bamboo shoot tips and magnolia slices are popular at home and abroad. The aroma of tribute lychees, forest game and plum wine will make you miss Sichuan when you are in Fo Bao.

In short, Fobao Scenic Area has a special geographical location, a high degree of primitiveness, a good ecological environment, rich scenic resources, beautiful and natural mountains and rivers, various types of landscapes, and combinations of scenic spots at all levels and types. Newspapers and periodicals have successively reported that Beijing Film Academy and E Film Film Company came here to film "Kang" ("Glowing Waves in the Backwater"), "Mi", "Mountain Wind", "Commander Idiot", and "Life of the Century - The Legend of Dong Zhujun" etc., and gradually moved to the film and television shooting base in southern Sichuan, becoming an emerging tourism pearl in Sichuan.