Recommendations for the best one-day tour attractions near Xuchang

The best one-day tourist attraction near Xuchang is Dahongzhai.

Henan Dahongzhai National Forest Park is located in Jiushan Town, northwest of Yuzhou City, Henan Province. It is a national forest park integrating peaks, caves, and canyons.

Henan Dahongzhai National Forest Park is located in the transition zone from subtropical to warm temperate zones. It mainly has evergreen coniferous forests, coniferous and broad-leaf mixed forests, deciduous broad-leaf mixed forests and other plant communities, with a forest coverage rate of 90%. Above, the main peak, Wofo Mountain, is 1,156 meters high, and the total park area is 3,300 hectares.

According to legend, the Yellow Emperor had four capable generals, Fenghou, Limu, Chang Xian and Dahong. Feng Hou was the prime minister, Li Mu was the general, and they often played drums first, while Da Hong trained troops. They all made great achievements in assisting the Yellow Emperor to defeat Chi You and govern the world. Dahong built a stronghold in Juci Mountain to train troops, and built a stronghold in Jishan to calm the people, so there were two "Dahong strongholds" in later generations.

Main attractions

1. Foye Temple: also known as Chang'an Temple and Longquan Temple, it was built in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The temple is surrounded by mountains on three sides: left, middle and right. There is a flat pier below, which looks like a confessional. There are streams surrounding it on the east and west sides.

2. Dahongzhai Mountain: 1156 meters high, it is the highest peak in Yuzhou. It runs southwest to northeast and the top of the mountain is shaped like a roof. It is said that after the Yellow Emperor defeated Chiyou, he enfeoffed the eight peaks in the territory to meritorious ministers. It was named after the Dahong family once built a stronghold here.

3. Qianfoshan Cave: Northwest of Cuijiazhuang, it is more than 2,400 meters long, more than 80 meters wide at its widest point, and 35 meters high. It is distributed in a coral shape. There are stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, and stone mantles in the cave. , stone flower landscape.

4. Chuangwang Gorge: In the upper reaches of Jinpen Reservoir in the east of Dahongzhai National Forest Park, there is a canyon about 3000 meters long and 100-300 meters wide, with a steep elevation difference of about 100 meters on the valley bank.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Henan Dahongzhai National Forest Park