Luyuanping Canyon

Luyuanping is located in the Enshi Grand Canyon Development Area, Banqiao Town, Enshi City, with an average altitude of 1700 meters. It is deeply entrenched in the canyon crevice, surrounded by sheer cliffs, and is also a summer resort! - Route: To enter the scenic area from the tourist reception station, you need to walk down 1800 steps on the newly built plank road to reach the bottom; there is a 5 to 6 kilometers distance below, where you can also choose to take a sightseeing car to the attractions, (wave to stop) to visit the waterfall and crevice two attractions; from the bottom, walk up 1800 steps of the newly built plank road to return to the tourist reception station. - Attractions: The mid-mountain plank road scenery is also absolutely amazing, the waterfall and crevice are two attractions worth seeing, and when visiting Luyuanping, be sure to act according to your own physical strength. - Notes: If you do not have the energy to return, it is recommended to take the slide pole, priced at 600 yuan. Suitable for special forces with strong physical strength who like climbing mountains to see the scenery and love sports

Enshi Luyuanping, is located in Banqiao Town, Enshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, a mysterious fairyland that people linger and forget to return. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, the canyon is deep and bottomless, there are waterfalls and streams in the mountains, and strange rocks are rugged, making people feel like they are in a real Peach Blossom Spring. Here, you can enjoy the spectacular waterfalls and streams, and experience the natural sound of the clear stream. 🏞️Scenic Features🏞️： 1️⃣ Surrounded by mountains, the beautiful scenery like Peach Blossom Spring 2️⃣ Unique canyon landform , spectacular waterfalls and clear streams 3️⃣ Rich animal and plant resources, unique folk culture 4️⃣ Leisurely walking, suitable for the whole family to travel together! 🍜Food Recommendation🍜： 1️⃣ Banqiao Town Special Tofu: Fresh and tender, memorable 2️⃣ Enshi Tujia Ethnic Food: Hezha, Oil Tea Soup, etc. 🏠Accommodation Recommendation🏠： 1️⃣ Luyuanping Inn: Quiet environment, feel the local customs. 2️⃣ Banqiao Town Hotel: Fully equipped, can meet everyone's different needs. 🔁Tour Route： The main attractions of the scenic area are the waterfall group and the ground seam, first the waterfall and then the ground seam, without going back. The uphill view of four waterfalls, the distance between the waterfalls is not very far. The downhill is the most beautiful ground seam, because of the shelter in the ground seam, so don't worry about the sun directly, very hot, Then you will feel the cool and refreshing from nature. Recommended Route： The downhill can walk-waterfall-ground seam-deer garden-uphill elevator🚟, If you don't take the elevator, you need to walk 1819 steps up and down, And after going down the mountain, you also need to walk about 2 kilometers to the entrance of the waterfall group and the ground seam, but there is a scenic battery car (10 yuan one way) If the weather is too hot and you don't have enough energy, you can take the scenic battery car. The elderly and children are still recommended to take the elevator + sightseeing car all the way 📝tips： 👉It is recommended to wear non-slip shoes, Some stone grounds in the ground seam are slippery, and the mountain road is also rugged. 👉The weather in the mountains is unpredictable , it is recommended to bring a raincoat in case of rain. 👉There is not much to eat in the scenic area, you can bring some dry food. 📍Scenic Address📍： Enshi Prefecture Banqiao Town Luyuanping Ecological Scenic Area. ⏰Scenic Opening Hours⏰：08：00-17：30 (Stop admission at 17：00) Everyone arrange the play time reasonably! 🚗Transportation🚗： Self-driving: Depart from Enshi City, drive west along National Highway 318, continue forward after passing Banqiao Town, and you can reach Luyuanping. Public transportation: Take the bus to Banqiao Town at the Enshi City Passenger Station, and then transfer to the local vehicle to Luyuanping

That's impossible. After seeing Enshi in winter, I'm even more captivated by the thought of how green and beautiful it must be in spring and summer. It's no wonder that 'National Geographic' rated it as 'the most beautiful place in China.' The cliffs are stunningly perilous, the mountain streams crystal clear, and the caves vast and mysterious. On Day 3-4, I went to 1) Tenglong Cave and 2) Luyuanping. 1) Tenglong Cave was on the way because I planned to trek the ancient Qingjiang riverbed. I happened to have a ticket that allowed me to enter for FREE, saving the 150 yuan entrance fee. I visited with a 'since I'm here, I might as well' attitude, and it exceeded my expectations. I had forgotten to check the reviews, which were mixed, but as someone who loves trekking, I found it to be an interesting spot. There's a distance from the visitor center to the scenic area. The center will ask if you want to buy a ticket for the scenic area shuttle. If you're driving, you can totally drive in yourself. I chose to walk in and take the sightseeing car back (round trip 10 yuan). Inside the cave, it felt like an adventure of tomb raiding. The overall visit was less than two hours and fairly relaxed. 2) Luyuanping has cliffs and precipices, a high-altitude plank walkway, crevasses, and waterfalls. It's less crowded, and the area is quite large. I hiked down to the bottom of the mountain to the junction of the crevasse/waterfall. With limited time, I chose to explore the crevasse (the natural scenery is recommended), took the magic carpet up the mountain, and the elevator back to the top, which took about 2.5 hours in total. The three-day trip to Enshi ended with a self-drive of 701km. I recommend self-driving to tour Enshi because the attractions are quite scattered and far apart. You can start early at around 8 am and begin visiting the attractions before 11 am. Avoid the tour groups by traveling at off-peak times. Wait for the large groups to arrive after you've left, and you'll perfectly avoid the crowds.

Lu Yuanping is located in Xintian Village, Banqiao Town, Enshi. This is the only ancient village in Enshi that is not accessible by road. Lu Yuanping is deeply trapped in the crevice of the canyon, surrounded by cliffs. It is said that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a pair of Pei brothers discovered a flat area with lush trees at the bottom of the valley while exploring the terrain for planting rice. A river flows in the middle, with hundreds of waterfalls hanging on the side. Later, they were led out of the predicament by mountain deer, so they moved here, multiplied and thrived. It was first called Lu Yinping, but because deer often visited people's courtyards, they named it Lu Yuanping. The legend about the divine deer adds more legendary color to this place!

|| A hidden paradise deep in the boudoir. Luyuanping is a scenic area dominated by the natural wonders of the Canglu Waterfall Group and the Xuanlu Earth Rift, known as the world's first sinkhole. The scenic area is a typical karst landform, majestic and spectacular, magical and majestic... indescribable ~ Features: 1. The name comes from the discovery of the deer leading the way, and the courtyard where people and deer live together, hence the name Luyuanping. The scenery of the scenic spot is unique and magnificent, with strange stones and beautiful trees standing between the mountains, allowing people to see the traces of history and feel the vicissitudes of time. 2. Ancient villages, photography, caving, and upstream are the labels of Luyuanping, which also prove its unusual mystery. 3. Luyuanping, a place with mountains and water, full of original ecological atmosphere, a place that makes the heart warm and moist as jade, a place where you want to go again... There is nothing good to describe, you must visit