The old county town of zhouzhi county.

After a few days' trip to Taibai, Hanzhong and Liuba in Qinling, I enjoyed the coolness of Qinling in summer, watched the beautiful scenery of Qinling all the way and tasted the delicious food of Qinling, and gained a lot. Returning via Heihe National Forest Park, we went to see the original village in the mountains-the old county town of zhouzhi county.

Knowing that the name "old county" comes from my husband, he said that there is an old county in Taibai Mountain corner of Qinling Mountain, which is very primitive and has a beautiful and unique environment. It is necessary to visit it. Then I checked the related introduction of this old county town and the travel experience of related netizens on the Internet, and found it very good, so I included the scenic spot tour of the old county town in the road travel plan of Qinling Mountain.

According to relevant information, the old county belongs to the location of the county government's Foyeping in history. As early as 1825, the Qing government established Foping Hall here, which is the seat of Foping County. At that time, the county's largest population could reach 10,000. However, due to the serious war and rampant bandits in the Republic of China, it is said that the incumbent monarch was killed by bandits at that time, so the government of Fopingtang County was moved to the present Foping County in 1925. After that, the population of the county became less and less. It is said that there are only nine households in the old county, so there is a legend of "nine households and one city". After liberation, the administrative division of the old county was under the jurisdiction of zhouzhi county, and the county level was reduced to "old county village".

At present, the old county village scenic spot has been included in Heihe National Forest Park, and entering the old county must pass through Heihe National Forest Park. Heihe Forest Park is a scenic spot with dense forest plants, carved peaks, rugged rocks and picturesque scenery. It is said that there are rare wild animals such as giant panda, golden monkey, antelope and takin, as well as historical and cultural landscapes such as Yingpanliang, Diaoyutai and Dameng River, which show profound cultural accumulation and are known as Shangri-La, China Natural Oxygen Bar and Natural Animal and Plant Base Library in northern China.

Because I stopped at Foping County on the eve of my visit to the old county, I arrived at the gate of Heihe Forest Park at about ten o'clock in the morning. After we arrived at the gate of the scenic spot, we bought tickets first, then signed a traffic safety agreement and drove directly into the scenic spot. The main road of the scenic spot has mountains on one side and rivers on the other. The mountain is high and the road is far, and the snake is winding. Looking at the scenic spots, full of green, with its picturesque scenery and beautiful mountains and rivers, deserves its name.

Heihe National Forest Park is really too big. The farthest distance from the entrance of the scenic spot to the farthest scenic spot, the old county town, is 47 kilometers. There are more than 100 scenic spots in the park. Due to the hot weather and time, we can only focus on the geological structures-sight-seeing sky, thousand-year-old trees, Houfanzi Town and other scenic spots with convenient transportation and close distance, focusing on the old county town of zhouzhi county.

Geological structure, a line of sky, is a unique scenic spot, which is a canyon landform formed by the normal fault in marble cutting the valley. Because the mountains on both sides of the canyon are high in shade, the ditch is as cool as natural air conditioning. This landform with narrow ditch bottom and high cliff looks like a line in the sky, which is called "the scene of the sky".

Giant Wengtan Waterfall, Rainbow-sucking Elephant Trunk and Millennium Ancient Magnolia are also important scenic spots. They are all precious legacies left by nature.

Houfanzi Town is directly under the old county seat, 30 kilometers away from the gate of Forest Park and 17 kilometers away from the old county seat. The population here is relatively concentrated, and there are farmhouses and restaurants, which can provide accommodation for summer tourists.

The road to the old county is difficult and dangerous. When two cars meet in many places, the novice driver must be very powerful. After more than an hour's trek, we finally came to the Qinling Mountains near the old county, the dividing line between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and there is also a gate that marks the old county. Looking in the direction of the old county, the mountains are continuous, the green blue sky and white clouds are beautiful. I suddenly realized that the wise ancients were also certified by investigation and research when they chose the location of the county government.

Go down the mountain along a one-way street and finally reach the destination-the old county. The landform of the old county is a small basin surrounded by mountains. The whole basin is an irregular rectangle, and a road in the middle divides it into two parts. The vegetation coverage is high, and it is green everywhere. Because it was sunny that day, the sky was very clean and beautiful!

Now the buildings left by the old county are only local city walls, gates and some houses, and the surrounding environment is very green and environmentally friendly. Although the old county has long lost its due prosperity and noise, it has left people with tranquility and peace. If you have money and leisure, stay here in this hot summer and enjoy not only the coolness, but also a paradise.

In addition, I heard from netizens that the altitude of the old county is about 1600 meters, which is hot during the day and the temperature is only 9- 10 degrees at night. Wow! How cool! ! It is also said that there is another way to walk to Huangbaiyuan scenic spot, and the scenery along the way is also beautiful. As we are traveling by the way this time, we are looking forward to exploring the area next time because there is no accommodation due to time constraints.