Yellow River Shanxi-Shaanxi Grand Canyon Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

The Yellow River Shanxi Grand Canyon starts from Tuoketuo, Inner Mongolia in the north and ends at Yumenkou, Hejin in the south, with a total length of 725 kilometers. There are 27 counties and cities along the line, covering an area of ​​111,600 square kilometers. On the map of China, you can see the right half of a "ji"-shaped bend formed by the Yellow River Shanxi-Shaanxi Grand Canyon in the Hekou Town section of Tuoketuo County. Here the Yellow River rushes down and the scenery is spectacular. The battle between water and stone has created the magical, beautiful and majestic Yellow River Baili Gallery - Shanxi-Shaanxi Grand Canyon. Due to the influence of the Yellow River's natural hydrodynamics, wind power, freeze-thaw cycles and other external forces, this section of the river bank has formed a poetic and picturesque natural water-eroded landform wonder. Its morphological expression is full of artistic appeal. Some are like densely packed "heavenly books", and some are like densely packed "heavenly books". Some resemble animal and plant figures, some resemble musical symbols, and some resemble a winding "maze", which can be called a true portrayal of the soul of the Yellow River.

Attractions distribution:

After the Yellow River leaves the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it passes through mountains and ridges, making nine twists and turns, and goes downhill until it reaches the Taohua Valley in Zhengzhou. It is the apex of the world's largest onshore delta, and the canyons of the Yellow River are distributed above Taohuayu. Although there are famous canyons such as Longyang Gorge, Jishi Gorge, Liujia Gorge, Hongshan Gorge, Qingtong Gorge, and Sanmen Gorge, they are all separated by a series of wide valley basins. Only the Shanxi-Shaanxi Grand Canyon constitutes the longest continuous canyon on the main stream of the Yellow River. The Yellow River, which runs east-west in the Hetao area, suddenly turns north-south in this section. The narrowest part of the river bed, like the mouth of a Hukou, is only 30 to 50 meters. Along the canyon, ancient towns are dotted here and there, such as Mengmen Ancient Town, Qikou Ancient Town, and Hequ, all of which still maintain their simple historical features.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 5A scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Canyon landscape tours, hiking, photography, folk customs tours, ancient towns, mountain canyons