Driving in the Shennongjia Forest Area - China's most mysterious virgin forest [Sunny Day]
Shennongjia is located in the northwest of Hubei Province. It is the only county-level administrative region named after a "forest area" in China, with a total area of 3,253 square kilometers, spanning 109°56′~110°58′ east longitude and 31°15′~31°75′ north latitude. . Shennongjia Forest Area borders Baokang County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province to the east, Wushan County, Chongqing City to the west, Xingshan Mountain and Badong to the south, the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, and Fang County and Zhushan County of Shiyan City to the north.
Shennongjia is a multi-ethnic area with rich natural landscapes and unique cultural traditions. Shennongjia Forest Area has the title of the United Nations "World Geopark". It is a typical tectonic, geomorphological and ecological comprehensive geopark with a total area of 1022.72 square kilometers. It is composed of five parks, namely Shennongding Park, Guanmenshan Park and Tianyan Park. , Dajiuhu Park and Laojunshan Park.
The natural environment of Shennongjia is very unique. Shennongding, known as the roof of Central China, is the highest peak in Hubei Province at an altitude of 3105 meters. The Shennongjia Forest Area is rich in biodiversity, including many ancient, rare and unique plants, as well as national treasure-level protected animals such as golden monkeys and giant pandas. Shennongjia has unique climatic conditions and is less affected by Quaternary glaciers, so it has become a place where flora from all over the world gathers.
Shennongjia also has a long cultural history. It is said that Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs here to cure diseases for the people, hence the name Shennongjia. There are many famous tourist attractions in the Shennongjia Forest Area, such as Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, Shennongding Scenic Area, Dalongtan Golden Monkey Protection and Research Base, Shennongjia National Forest Park, Shennongjia National Geopark, Yandi Shennong Cultural Park, and Xiangxiyuan Scenic Area , Tianshengqiao Scenic Area, Dajiu Lake National Wetland Park, Shennongjia Ski Resort, etc.
Shennongjia is rich in tourism resources and is suitable for travel in all seasons. It belongs to the north subtropical monsoon climate zone, with cool temperatures and rainy weather, forming a pleasant climate with no extreme heat in summer and no severe cold in winter. The Shennongjia Forest Area is not only a treasure house of natural ecology, but also a southern snow town, a summer resort, a natural oxygen bar and a health paradise.
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