In the forest area, there are more than a dozen scenic spots such as Banbi Rock, Dajiu Lake, Xiaodangyang, Xiangxiyuan, Tianmenya, Yanziya, Songluo River, etc., as well as many natural wonders such as cold and hot caves, ice caves, tide water caves, etc. The most attractive thing in Shennongjia is the discovery of "wild man", it is said that for more than 30 years, more than 200 people have seen wild man haunt in this area, which adds infinite mystery to Shennongjia.

Local features: Strange rocky waterfalls

Shennongjia due to the karst landform, the territory of the cave is dense, stacked and roundabout, strange and strange. There is a swallow cave where ten thousand swallows inhabit; hot and cold holes that are sometimes cold and sometimes hot; a tidal hole with three tides a day; Ice caves frozen in the middle of summer; Wind tunnels that blow wind all year round; Thunder rings out of the fish's holes; a cloud cave that swallows smoke and spews smoke; frog holes with swarms of tree frogs; The halo of the double into a hole is a high mandarin duck hole; melodious and melodious music holes; the water curtain cave with flowers on the cliff; the crystal palace-like Three Treasure Caves; Mysterious and bizarre, stunning.

The surface of Shennongjia is also affected by the development of karst landforms, forming strange peaks and strange rocks of different sizes and shapes. Some rise from the ground and reach into the sky; Some are slim and stand side by side; Some are like stars, hidden or exposed. Such as Wangfu Stone, Conch Stone, Rhino Moon Looking, Yuyu Qionggong, Jade Girl Holding Umbrella, Crane Independence, Golden Monkey Climbing Shuttle, etc., are mostly martial arts moves. Nature's wrestling wonders are truly breathtaking!

Shennongjia Mountain is high and deep, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and many dark rivers are distributed in the meantime, located on the cliff cliff, the spring flow flows out along the fissure or the hole, a thousand feet, majestic and magnificent, among them, especially the fan waterfall of Yangri Town, the tidal waterfall of the tide river, the old man's waterfall of Xiaodangyang, the fairy waterfall of Xiangxi source, the fishspring waterfall along the river are the most interesting, they are different in height and width, and the posture is different.

Best Time to Visit:

The climate of Shennongjia is based on the subtropical monsoon climate, and with the increase of altitude, there are various climate types such as warm temperate zone, middle temperate zone, and cold wave zone, with an extreme low temperature of -21 °C and an extreme high temperature of 38.5 °C.

Every year from the end of September to April of the following year is the frost period, the climate in the mountain is not very stable, the phenomenon of sunrise in the east and rain in the west appears from time to time, there is a poem that describes the climatic characteristics of Shennongjia like this: "The foot of the mountain is in midsummer, the mountain ridge is spring, the foothills are bright in autumn, the top of the mountain is icy, red, orange, yellow and green from time to time, and it is most difficult to distinguish between spring, summer, autumn and winter."

June to October is the best season for Shennongjia tourism.

Transportation: Highway

The traffic in Shennongjia is mainly by road. The main arterial roads in the forest area are National Highway 209, Baiguoshu and Honghuahua Provincial Highway, Jiuhuping and Jiuhu District Road. The total length of the highway is more than 1,300 kilometers, running through the north and south of the whole region, east and west, and connecting with Xiangfan, Shiyan, Yichang, Xingshan, Badong and other city and county highways.

From Wuhan to Shennongjia can take a long-distance bus at Xinhua Road long-distance bus station, there is a sleeper car from Wuhan to Xingshan County at 8:00 p.m. every day, and arrive at Xingshan County at 6:00 a.m. the next day, the fare is 90 yuan/person. There is a minibus in Xingshan to reach Shennongjia Muyu Town (60 kilometers), there is a bus every half an hour, and the ticket price is 10 yuan/person.

You can also take a train from Wuhan to Shiyan (the train at ten o'clock in the evening, more than six o'clock in the morning to Shiyan), and then go to the bus station to take a bus at half past seven, and you can go to Shennongjia at noon.

Scenic transportation

The transportation in Shennongjia Scenic Area is convenient, and all shuttle buses sent out before 7:30 in the morning pass through various scenic spots. If you miss the shuttle, you can also rent a minivan, the price is about 200 yuan/day.

Notes:

1. The Shennongjia primeval forest is very large, the traffic is not developed, many places are not open to tourists, in order to prevent getting lost in the forest, it is best to ask a tour guide.

2. Wear a hat, long sleeved shirt and trousers with tight cuffs, and long boots to prevent bites from poisonous insects and snakes.

3. If you encounter a storm in the mountains, you should first recognize the direction and find a relatively open flat to avoid lightning strikes.

4. What to bring: Sealed container (for matches and raincoat), UV-blocking glasses, knife, rope, compass.

5. Remember to look at the stars in the mountains at night, they are big, bright and numerous, and they are very close to people. There are the seven stars of the Big Dipper and the twenty-eight nakshatras.

Shennongjia - the call of the wild

enchanting scenery

The peaks are steep

■ Flower Sea Medicine Country

Shennongjia's superior geographical location, dense forests, rich vegetation, complex climate and diverse terrain make it a paradise for wild animals, the forest area has established a plant and wildlife herbarium, but also the sika deer in the northeast of our country moved south to Shennongjia, and the work of moving the national treasure giant panda east to Shennongjia is being planned.

The plants and flowers of Shennongjia are not only diverse, but also widely distributed. From the Shizhu River at an altitude of 398 meters to the Shennong Peak at an altitude of 3105.4 meters, flowers are blooming all year round, and a hundred miles are fragrant; Shennongjia is also a world-famous medicine garden. According to the statistics of the newly published "Shennongjia Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Directory", there are more than 2,000 kinds of Chinese medicinal materials in the whole region. According to research, Shennongjia has found more than 60 kinds of drugs with anti-cancer effects, and more than 100 kinds of drugs are listed in the list of high-level health care drugs. Shennongjia's rich and colorful traditional Chinese medicine resources are known as a unique local tourism resource advantage. The picture shows the local specialty plant "Seven Leaves and One Flower".

plant

Shennongjia is the only green treasure land in the same latitude in the world, with more biodiversity of global significance than other temperate forest ecosystems. Because the Shennongjia Forest Area is located in the transition area from subtropical to temperate zone in China, the geographical position is superior, the natural conditions are unique, the forest vegetation is dense, and the plant resources are abundant, and there are 237 species of bryophytes, 199 species of ferns and 2442 species of seed plants in the Shennongjia Forest Area. Among the lower plants, there are 734 species of fungi and 187 species of lichens, which can be called the place where vegetation and species gather in Central China and the largest "natural botanical garden" in Central China.

The forest area of Shennongjia is 2.42 million mu, and there are more than 1,000 tree species, among which there are about 10 million to 80 million years from the present in the Tertiary period, the precious ancient tree species of water blue, dove tree, fragrant fruit tree, Lingchun wood, incense tree, tulipwood, etc., people call it "living fossil". It can be said that the trees here are indeed "a hundred generations in the same house".

Shennongjia has the reputation of "green treasure house", the three-dimensional microclimate of the forest area is obvious, the altitude difference of the forest area is huge, and there are three zones according to the vertical distribution:

Below 1600 meters above sea level: evergreen broad-leaved and deciduous mixed forest belt, representative tree species include cork oak (below 1000 meters), millet (1100-1600 meters), etc.

Between 1600-2300 meters above sea level: bright coniferous, deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest belt, representative tree species: Huashan pine, red birch

Above 2300 meters above sea level: dark coniferous forest belt, representative tree species include Qinling fir (2300-2600 meters), Bashan fir (2600 meters or more)

Nationally protected plants

First-class protected plant: 1 species, dove tree, also known as pigeon tree, is a world-famous rare relict plant left over from the third century, discovered in 1869, famous for its unique bract. The flowers bloom like pigeons spreading their wings, and like to grow in the valley forests surrounded by mountains and high humidity and in the yellow and brown soils of the mountains. In addition to the preciousness and ornamental value, the forest quality is light, the soft and hard are moderate, and the texture is fine, which is an excellent material for building furniture and various handicrafts.

Second-class protected plants: 16 species, such as incense tree, fragrant fruit tree, and goose paw tree

Tertiary protected plants: 23 species, such as Qinling fir, gastrodia, and sandalwood

animal

In the primeval forest of Shennongjia, there are not only Sumatra antelope, hairy crowned deer, civet cat, clouded leopard and sunbird in the south, but also roe deer, green ferret, fox, raccoon dog and tree pipit in the north. As for wild boars, roe deer, green sheep, black bears, etc., which can live in both the north and the south, there are even more. According to the survey, there are more than 570 species of wild animals in Shennongjia.

There are 285 species of birds, 77 species of mammals, 34 species of amphibians, 27 species of reptiles, 35 species of fish, 235 species of butterflies, of which there are 67 species of wild animals under national key protection.

A large number of white animals such as white bears, white squirrels, and platinum snub-nosed monkeys were also found in Shennongjia. In the past, the world thought that there could be no other bears other than the polar bears around the Arctic Ocean. Now Shennongjia has caught four white bears in a row.

Nationally protected animals

First-class protected animals: 8 species, golden snub-nosed monkeys, namely upper-nosed monkeys and blue-faced monkeys. In the dense forests of 1500-3000 meters, it inhabits trees at night and is active in trees during the day, mainly feeding on wild fruits, mushrooms, young leaves and bark, and is a rare and endangered species. The South China tiger is a rare and endangered species that inhabits solitary in mountains and forests and wild grasses, has no fixed nest, is good at swimming, cannot climb trees, and is accustomed to nocturnal activities, especially in the early morning and dusk.

Grade II protected animals: 49 species, such as golden cats and red pandas

White animals

White bears, white snakes, white monkeys, white roe deer, white crows, white rats, etc., after 1956, nearly 10 were captured one after another, and the black bears with a large number of Shennongjia mainly grow in the dense forests of semi-alpine areas, and feed on crops, trees, and fruits. The first white animal to be found was the white bear, which is mainly found in the alpine area, with a pure white body, similar in size to the black bear, a docile temperament, and can build a nest with bamboo and wood branches. Whether it is "bleaching" or "bleaching", whether it is a climatic factor, or a genetic variation, needs to be solved.