Hello,everyone.I'mSuperman,thetourguideoftimefliestravelagency.HereIwouldliketoextendawarmwelcometoyouforjoiningourtourgroup.Inthenextfewdays,Iwillprovideyouwithtourguideservice.Iwilltrymybesttoarrangeyouritineraryandmakeyoufeelhappyinthistour.
Next,pleasecomewithmetovisitshennongdingandshennongtan.
ShennongjiaislocatedatthejunctionofSichuanandHubeibetweentheYangtzeRiverandtheHanRiver.Itwasestablishedin1970withanadministrativeareaofabout3253squarekilometers,ofwhichtheforestcoveragerateis67%.ThereareHan,Tujia,Huiandotherethnicgroupslivinginthearea,withapopulationofabout79000.
Inaddition,ShennongjiaisalsoknownastheroofofcentralChina.Thisisbecauseshennongding,thehighestpeakinShennongjia,is3105.4metersabovesealevel,whichisthehighestpeakinCentralChina.
Shennongjiaoriginallyonlyreferstoamountainpeak,thatis,thesizeofShennongjiatoday,butnowitreferstothewholeShennongjiaforestregion.
Shennongjiahasalonghistory.AsearlyasthePaleolithicage,primitivehumansbegantolivehere.ItissaidthatEmperorYanShennongonceledpeopletosetupashelftocollectherbsandteachpeopletocultivate,soitiscalledShennongjia.ShennongjiaisalsooneofthebirthplacesofBachuculture.Inthe1980s,afolklibretto"darkbiography"wasfoundinShennongjia.ItsmaincontentistoexplaintheoriginoftheuniverseandhumansocietyandnarrateancientChinesehistory.Itscharacteristicsaresimilartomythicalepics.IthasattractedtheattentionofacademiccirclesandfilledthegapthatnolongmythicalepicshavebeenfoundinCentralChina.
WeallknowthatShennongjiaisaprimevalforest,inwhichtherearemanykindsofbirds,animals,insectsandfish,manyendangeredspeciesthatcannotbeseeninotherplacescanbeseeninShennongjia.Why?
TheoriginalShennongjiawithitsgeographicallocationandadvantagesofthenaturalenvironment,inthethirdandQuaternaryglacialperiodasarefugeforthebiologicalworld,sofarstillbetterpreservedtheuniquefeaturesoftheprimevalforest,includinggoldenmonkey,leopard,SouthChinatigerandotherextremelyrareanimals.Therefore,ShennongjiawasacceptedasamemberofthehumanandbiosphereprogramofUNESCOin1990.
Shennongjiaisalsoalarge-scalenaturalmedicinestorehouse,withmorethan2000kindsofChineseherbalmedicines,includingmusk,beargall,goldhairpinandotherpreciousmedicines,aswellaspreciousherbssuchasabeadonthehead,apenofKingWen,andabowlofwaterbytheriver.Amongthem,morethan60havetheeffectofanti-cancer.
Now,withitsrichnaturalresourcesandtourismresources,Shennongjia,onthebasisofbeingatouristresort,hasalsocarriedoutforestbathing,cycling,rockclimbing,rafting,freshwaterfishingandotherpopulartouristactivities.
Well,deartouristfriends,nowourtourbushasenteredtheshennongtanscenicarea.Pleasemakealittlepreparation.Wewillgetofftovisitsoon.
NowourshennongtanscenicspotislocatedinthesouthofShennongjiatouristarea,whichistheSouthGateofShennongjiatourism.Althoughtheareaisverysmall,only0.7squarekilometers,butthewholescenicareaiswell-organized,thenaturalsceneryisverybeautiful.
ShennongjiaisthecorepartofShennongaltarscenicspot.ItisaplacefortheChinesepeopletoremembertheirancestorsandoffersacrificestothegods.ThestatueofShennonginthealtaris21metershigh,tallandmajestic,solemnandsolemn.Ittakestheearthasitsbodyandstandsinthemountains.Lookingup,theYanEmperor'seyesareslightlyopened,asifheisinsightintoeverythingintheworld.Thetwohornsontheheadaredesignedaccordingtothelegendof"theheadofacowandthebodyofaman".ThelawninthemiddleandthestepsonbothsidesarealsoarrangedaccordingtothepatternoftheImperialPalaceinthepast.Theemperorwalksinthemiddleandtheministerswalkontheleftandright.Because9wasconsideredtobethelargestnumberinancienttimes,thestepsonbothsideswereallmultiplesof9.Underthestepsisthealtar,withninetripodsandeightdrums,censers,chimes,drumsandotherutensils.EveryChinesecanworshiptheirancestorshere.
EmperorYanShennongjiafirstcreatedcattlefarming,collectingherbstosavethepeopleandshineforthousandsofyears.Notonlybecausehetastedallkindsofherbsandbuiltashelftocollectherbs,Shennongjiagotthisname,butalsomadegreatcontributionstotheprosperity,continuousdevelopmentandprogressoffuturegenerations.
LeavingShennongaltar,wearegoingtoshennongdingscenicspot,thehighestpointofShennongjia.ShennongdingscenicspotislocatedinthewestofShennongjia.Todaywearegoingtovisitthescenicspotandbanbiyan.Pleaselooktotheleftsideofthecarwindow(theexplanationisaccompaniedbygestures.Facingthetourists,youshouldpointyourrightfingertotherightsideofyourbody).Thisisshennongding,thehighestpeakinCentralChina,whichiscalled"theroofofcentralChina",withanaltitudeof3105.4meters.
Aftergoingthroughshennongding,wenowarriveatJingjingya,formerlyknownasBadongya,whichisknownas"ShennongNo.1Jue".Atanaltitudeof2800meters,theBanqiaoRiverValleyunderJingjingYaistenthousandfeetdeepandfullofLangya,withdifferentwindstylesandrockwallsallaround.Alloverthefir,suchasQiu,likeQin,moreontheweathertransient,charmJingqi,thesceneryofthisscenicspottogether.
It'sabout20minutes'drivefromjingjingyatobanbiyan,whichattractstourists'attentionbecauseofthepresenceofsavagesandwonderfulstoneforest.
Nowlet'sgetoutofthecarandgoforawalkinthestoneforestandtreesofbanbiyan.Ifwe'relucky,maybewecanstillseesavages.Bamboosareeverywhereinbanbiyan.Thisareaisaplacewheresavagesoftencomeandgo.Tracesofsavages,hair,footprintsandnestsmadeofbambooshavebeenfoundmanytimesinbamboosforest.Thehairofsavageisbetterthanthatofhigherprimateintermsofsurfaceandcellstructure.Thefootprintsofthesavageareabout25cmlongandthestrideisabout2.7meters.Itcanbeimaginedthatthesavageisverytall.Themostamazingthingisthewildman'snest.Thenestistwistedwith20bambooarrows.Peoplelieonitwithawidefieldofvisionandcomfortableasachair.Ithasbeenprovedthatthisisnotdonebyhunters,norbyapesandbears.Ofcourse,itsmanufactureandusersarestrangeanimalsbetweenhumanbeingsandhigherprimates.
Well,aftertouringbanbiyan,wearegoingtoreturntothehotelnow.Ittakesaboutanhourandahalfontheway.Ibelieveeveryonewillbealittletiredaftertouringforaday,sowecanhavearestatthistime.