Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area
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Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
【Beautiful Yuntai Mountain】
Yuntaishan is a national scenic spot, one of the first national 5A-level tourist Attraction and one of the first world geological parks. It is located in Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, at the southern foot of Taihang Mountain and the intersection of Henan and Shanxi provinces, with a total area of more than 50 square kilometers. Yuntaishan has eight scenic spots, including Hongshi Gorge, Tanpu Gorge, Quanpu Gorge, Macaque Valley, Zhuyu Peak, Diecai Cave, Wanshan Temple, and Zifang Lake. It is a comprehensive scenic spot with rift valley structure, hydrodynamics and geological landscape as the main features, supplemented by natural ecology and cultural landscape, and featuring interlaced peaks and valleys, cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams and pools, and integrating aesthetic value and scientific value.
Yuntaishan is famous for its amazing mountains and waters, majestic peaks and secluded gorges, and has a variety of different scenery. In spring, the mountain flowers are in full bloom, in summer, waterfalls flow, in autumn, the leaves are red like fire, and in winter, the scenery is covered with snow. Here, you can appreciate the majestic mountains and rivers of the north and the beauty of the water towns in the south.
The Attraction houses the Hongshi Gorge, one of the world's most unique gorges; the Yuntai Waterfall, which has the largest drop in Asia; the Tanpu Gorge, known as the most beautiful water in Central China; and the Zhuyu Peak, where the great Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei wrote the famous line "As a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family all the more during every festive occasion."
Yuntaishan's unique geological and geomorphological landscape is named "Yuntai Landform" by geological experts and praised by tourism experts as "Canyon Expo". It is like the "Ten Thousand History Books" of the Geological Museum and the "Hundred-mile Gallery" of landscape. Visiting Yuntaishan not only allows you to appreciate the external beauty of the mountains and rivers, but also to understand the magical evolution of nature, thus sublimating a landscape tourism that only knows the results into a geological science tourism that also knows the reasons.
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1. Xiaozhaigou Scenic Spots (including Tanpu Gorge, Quanpu Gorge, and Macaque Valley)
1. Yuntaishan Rock Climbing:The excitement index is 5 stars. It is located at the Xiaozhaigou Visitor Square (at the entrance of Quanpu Gorge), spanning Quanpu Gorge and Tanpu Gorge, and you can experience walking on the wind in the air! On the 90-degree cliff, you can experience six courage-building projects, and the fun is all about heartbeats!
2.Jungle Slide:With a 5-star excitement index, this attraction is located in the Macaque Valley. It is a tube-type slide. Take the jungle shuttle slide down the mountain, circling through the jungle and fully experience the speed and passion of the jungle!
3. Animal Theater: The fun index is 5 stars, with real-life science and ecology, and you can enjoy Unlimited joy by getting close to nature. There are macaques, macaws, peacocks, porcupines, cute ducks and other animals, allowing you to experience the "Zootopia" in Yuntaishan.
4. Small train around the lake:The fun index is 5 stars. It is located in the Xiaozhaigou Visitor Square. It is a brand new online celebrity sightseeing train in the Attraction. It goes around the lake to enjoy the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains, which is full of fun.
5.360 Cloud View Dome Theater: With a viewing index of 5 stars, it is located in the Xiaozhaigou Visitor Square, with a 15-meter large dome, dynamic seats, naked-eye 3D flight, dive, and deceleration. "Flying Over Yuntaishan" takes you through time and space and experiences the four seasons!
6. Thomas battery car: The fun index is 5 stars. It is located at the entrance of Quanpu Gorge. The running line is 1,000 meters. Each sightseeing battery car can take 13 tourists. Shuttle through the forested canyon, feel the cool breeze in the mountains, and take you to see different scenery!
7. Yuntaishan Snack City: The food index is 5 stars. Located in Xiaozhaigou Tourist Square, it gathers more than 100 kinds of popular snacks and fast food, condensing the essence of local food. Feel the comfort brought by travel and taste Yuntaishan on the tip of your tongue.
2. Zhuyu Peak Scenic Spots (including glass plank road, Phoenix Ridge, and Zhuyu Peak Cableway Scenic Spots)
1. Zhuyu Peak Cableway:The experience index is 5 stars. It is located near the Zhuyu Peak parking lot (accessible by taking the Attraction Bus). It takes 3 minutes to reach the top of Zhuyu Peak, the top of Yuntai Mountain, where you can enjoy the gorgeous scenery and sunset, and feel the Yuntai Mountain in Wang Wei's poems.
2. Phoenix Ridge Cableway:The experience index is 5 stars. The Phoenix Ridge Cableway is about 1,700 meters long and takes 6 minutes to reach the Phoenix Ridge Scenic Area. You can experience the double glass plank roads, visit Chongyang Pavilion, and feel the beautiful view above the clouds and through the fog.
3. Double glass plank road:The experience index is 5 stars. There are two glass plank roads. One is built in a U shape against the cliff, and the other is completely vertical to the cliff. It is about 1,080 meters above sea level. The entire road is made of transparent glass, and you can see all the mountains and ravines at a glance.
3. Zifang Lake Scenic Spots
Zifang Lake Water Park: With a 5-star excitement index, it is located at the exit of Hongshi Gorge. You can appreciate the flat lake emerging from the high gorge, experience the dynamic airship known as the "Ferrari on water", water flying man, Yuntaishan sailboat and other entertainment projects, and feel the excitement of splashing waves.
4. Yunxi Valley Scenic Spots
Yuntaishan Night Tour: Romance Index 5 stars, "Yuntai Light Show of Geological Wonders", Yuntaishan immersive experience night tour is located in Yunxi Valley, it is a large-scale landscape light show, using sound, light, electricity and other technologies to present the gorgeous and romantic night view of Yuntaishan. Ticketing and boarding location: Yuntaishan shore ticket office; the first departure time on shore is 19:00, the last bus is 21:15; the shore ticket office stops selling tickets at 21:00; Yuntaishan night tour ticket inspection time is 19:30, and the ticket inspection time stops at 21:30 (operating time is adjusted according to weather conditions)
5. Yuntaishan Culture and Tourism College
The core area of Yuntaishan Culture and Tourism College covers an area of more than 90 acres, including functional areas such as comprehensive buildings, guest rooms, restaurants, multi-function halls, lecture halls, and leisure parks. It mainly carries out comprehensive businesses such as VIP customer reception, training and education, study tours, expansion training, team building activities, and conference services.
