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What are the recommended fun attractions around Leshan?

There are many tourist attractions around Leshan worth visiting. Let’s take a look at some recommendations. Very young friends recommend going to Liujiang Ancient Town, Wawu Mountain, Qiliping and other scenic spots. See below for more attractions.

1. Liujiang Ancient Town

Liujiang Ancient Town was built in the 10th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1140 AD). It has a history of nearly a thousand years and has gone through vicissitudes of life and has grown vigorously. Overlooking Liujiang Ancient Town, it looks like a carp swimming among Wufeng Mountain, Yuping Mountain, Yangcun River and Huaxi. Because it is located in the rain screen of West China, Liujiang has a humid climate and is shrouded in mist all year round. "Misty Rain in Liujiang" has become its most distinctive symbol. Liujiang has gradually become a tourist destination for visiting ancient times, seeking seclusion, leisure vacation, and sightseeing.

2. Wawushan Geopark

Wawushan Geopark is located in Hongya County, Meishan City, Sichuan Province. There are 82 peaks, 84 hills, 108 springs and 72 waterfalls in the scenic area. From the top of the mountain, you can see Emei in the east, Gongga Mountain in the west, Qionglai Mountain in the north, and Riguang Mountain in the south. Wawushan Geopark is divided into five scenic spots: Peak Terraces, Ancient Foping, Shuangdong Creek, Daiguocao and Nvnu Lake, with a total area of ??about 74 square kilometers. The top of Wawushan Terraces covers an area of ??about 11 square kilometers and is surrounded by cliffs. The scenic spot is 220 kilometers away from Chengdu, 100 kilometers away from Hongya County, and 90 kilometers away from Mount Emei. Together with Mount Emei and the Giant Buddha, it forms the "Golden Triangle" of tourism in southwest Sichuan.

3. Gaomiao Ancient Town

Gaomiao Ancient Town is surrounded by mountains and shrouded in clouds and mist all year round. Zhang He and Li He met here and had a bird's eye view of Gaomiao Ancient Town. The houses are all ancient houses with tiled roofs and wooden structures, and there is still a well-preserved old street. The ancient town still retains the ancient river guild hall named Wanshou Palace, as well as the Five Holy Gong Theater, Huaxi Stone Carvings, Martyrs' Bridge Pavilion, Jile Temple Stone Carvings, Er'e Mountain, etc. It constitutes a unique tourist attraction in Gaomiao Ancient Town. It is the location for many film and television works and a place for painters to sketch.

4. Qiliping

Qiliping International Resort is located in the southwest of Hongya County, at the west foot of Mount Emei, 65 kilometers away from the county seat, 3.5 kilometers away from Mount Emei, and 58 kilometers away from Wawu Mountain in the National Forest Park. kilometer. The Sanshan Ring Road has an average altitude of 1,300 meters, with convenient transportation and good tourism accessibility. The forest coverage rate of this scenic spot is as high as 95%, the annual average temperature is 12 degrees, the water quality is pure, and the environment is beautiful. It is known as the "Ecological Oxygen Bar". It is suitable for vacation and leisure in summer, and enjoying the snow scenery and hot spring bathing in winter.

5. Caoyu Beach

Caoyu Beach tourist attraction is located in the upper reaches of the Qingyi River in Hongya County, which is known for its beautiful mountains and clear waters. It is adjacent to Hongya Liujiang Ancient Town and Bifeng Gorge Scenic Area in Ya'an. The scenic area has a planned area of ??18 square kilometers, with a core area of ??6 square kilometers and a freshwater area of ??3.7 square kilometers. It is known as the "Little Three Gorges". Thousands of Buddhas are adjacent to the river. The natural landscape and cultural landscape complement each other, and the tourism resources are very rich.

6. Shixiang Lake

Shixiang Lake is located in Pujiang County, Chengdu City, exit 86 kilometers of Chengdu-Ya Expressway, and is a national ecological demonstration zone. Shixiang Lake is endowed with unique natural resources. The large-scale ecological park has become a paradise for animals and plants, and a pure land for urbanites to cultivate their bodies and minds. In the early morning, the lake is filled with vast mist, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, the green shadows in the forest are under the setting sun, and Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism penetrate the human heart. This scene here allows the neighbors to purify their bodies and minds and enter the highest state of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

Shixiang Lake is named after an ancient temple in the lake area, Shixiang Temple. It is said to be the place where Yan Yan, the general of the Three Kingdoms, rode an elephant to heaven. There is the "Giant Buddha of Western Sichuan" Shixiang Temple sitting 15 meters in the lake, as well as other scenic spots such as Yanzi Rock, Water Bird Bay, Fuling Bay, Bamboo Island, Qinglong Island, Gonggou, Wawa Valley and Erlong Zhuxi.

The forest coverage rate of the scenic spot reaches more than 90%, and the ecological environment is good