In the depths of Taihang Mountain, at the junction of Shanxi, Hebei and Henan provinces, there is a beautiful small city - Shexian, which means to wade through the water, so the county is named. The thousand-year-old county, the city of mountains and rivers, the hometown of Nuwa, and the holy land of revolution are all the imprints and symbols of this mountain city, which is low-key, introverted, but also exudes extraordinary bearing.
How much treasure is worth digging here? A journey to explore Shexian begins.
Handan Shexian Red River Valley art rice field.
Towering Taihang Mountain, leisurely Zhanghe River, Shexian County is located in the green water and green mountains, the forest coverage rate is as high as more than 56%, known as "the greenest place in Taihang Mountain", is a cool "natural oxygen bar". In autumn, Hanwang Jiuzhai, 1800 acres of rice fields at the foot of the East Mountain are magnificent, next to the artistic rice fields, Taihang Mountain stands majestically, and the white mist like light yarn shrouds the mountains. On the trestle, people seem to be in the painting, and nature and art are wonderfully integrated.
Handan Shexian 5A-level scenic spot Wa Palace Scenic Area.
The beauty of nature is often integrated with cultural heritage, and Wa Palace is the most brilliant pearl of the historical and cultural relics of this land in Shexian County. The Wa Palace is located in the Phoenix Mountain, where the legend says that Nuwa made people from the soil and refined stones to make up the sky, which has a history of more than 1,400 years. There are 6 cliff carvings in the Northern Qi Dynasty on the cliff outside the Wahuang Pavilion, with more than 130,000 words, and are known as "the first wall scripture group in the world". There are 4 groups of buildings in Wa Palace, and the Wa Huang Pavilion is built on the cliff, which is the main building of Wa Palace and the earliest building, with a height of 23 meters and consists of four floors. From a distance, the Wahuang Pavilion seems to be close to the cliff, but in fact, the Wahuang Pavilion is connected to the mountain by 9 iron cables, and it has survived more than 10 earthquakes and is still unharmed. Climb the tower and overlook, the mountains of Taihang are gushing green, and the water is like a belt, which can be called "the realm of heaven and earth".
The former site of the headquarters of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army.
If it is said that Nuwa's refining stone to mend the sky occupies the beginning of the mythological era, then the red process of the 129th Division of Liu Deng's army is the most dazzling colorful stone from mythological embodiment to reality. The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army lived and fought in Chi'an Village, Shexian County for six years, writing the immortal legend of "9,000 soldiers entering Shexian County, 300,000 troops leaving Taihang", more than 80 years have passed, the gray tile roof, white walls, stone paths and internal furnishings of the 129th Division Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army have retained the appearance of the year, all of which tell the world about the eventful years when Liu Deng's army went out to resist Japan, strategized Chi'an, and bathed in blood.
Chishuiwan Town, Shexian County.
Today, Shexian County has formed a landscape pattern of "a river, peaks on both banks, colorful valleys, ten small towns, thirteen beautiful scenery, hundreds of flavors of nostalgia, thousands of miles of heavenly roads, and ten thousand galleries". The local area makes use of the advantages of red tourism, combines new technologies with natural scenery, humanities and history, creates a diversified tourism economy with "red as the base, green as the base, and industry as the drive", and promotes the development of the all-for-one tourism industry. The "Script Tour" gameplay developed by Wa Palace allows visitors to immerse themselves in the mythical story of Nuwa mending the sky; In the first camping life season of Shexian County, a camping wind blew in the aerial grassland of Taihang Mountain; Carrying water, pushing a mill, throwing bombs, pushing a wheelbarrow...... These interactive and participatory red games have become a must for tourists to check in for research and tourism.
Shexian dry farming stone weir terraces.
With the development of tourism, more and more villagers are eating tourist meals at their doorsteps. In the first three quarters of this year, the county received 6.5341 million tourists, the comprehensive tourism income was 9.815 billion yuan, and the per capita disposable income of rural residents in the county increased by 8.6%.
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Curator: Zhou Long
Appearance/dubbing/poster: Han Xiaohan
Text: Zhang Jun
Cinematographer/Editor: Meng Weilun
Editor in charge: Zhang Jun
Source: Great Wall New Media