Guanshan National Geopark

Guanshan National Geopark

Guanshan National Geopark (scenic spot) is located at the southern foot of Taihang Mountain and in shangbali Town, Huixian City, Henan Province, covering an area of about 34 square kilometers. It is a geological and geomorphic National Geopark (scenic spot) characterized by rock pillar forest, red stone gorge and yixiantian, mountain collapse, waterfall and flowing spring, Qingxi and youtan, and flying across the sea of clouds.

Development history

Guanshan National Geopark is located at the arc-shaped turning point of the southern Taihang, so there is a wedge-shaped pass, which is called the third of the eight paths of Taihang. Suitable for sunset when the pass, Zixia shot, brilliant eyes, known as Zixia pass. This pass began before the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. As for the Ming Dynasty, it has always been a fortress for military strategists, hence the name of Guanshan.

Guanshan was listed in the fourth batch of national geoparks by the Ministry of land and resources in August 2005,

There are five parks in Baoquan, Guanshan, baligou, Huilong and wanxianshan, with all the ancient strata of Lower Paleozoic, Middle Proterozoic and Archean. The long geological evolution and intense crustal movement have created the infinite beautiful scenery of South Taihang. Guanshan National Geopark in Henan Province integrates the unique geological landforms of slumping peak forest and many beautiful landscapes in southern Taihang, which is like a three-dimensional scroll of landscape painting. The landscape of Guanshan National Geopark in Henan Province is magnificent. Looking from the north of the plain, it looks like a huge stone screen rising from the ground, like a copper wall and an iron wall. It is magnificent, creating the soul of Taihang.

It is a highly concise summary of the unique geological landforms and high-grade landscape tourism resources in Henan Guanshan National Geopark.

There is a national Macaque Nature Reserve with a total area of 13000 hectares. It is rich in wild animal resources, including 30 kinds of animals such as leopard, wild boar, forest deer, more than 100 kinds of birds such as golden eagle and Canary, and more than 1500 kinds of plants. Among them, Taihang Mountain macaque is not only the only remaining primate facing extinction in North China, but also the northernmost boundary of the existing macaque distribution in the world. It has high protection and scientific research value, and has been identified as a class a nature reserve of national and global significance by WWF.

Guanshan scenic spot, as the core Park of Henan Guanshan National Geopark, is a geological and geomorphic National Geopark (scenic spot) with Shizhu forest, Hongshi gorge and yixiantian as the representatives, waterfall and flowing spring, Qingxi and secluded pool, peak forest competition and cloud sea ferry as the characteristics. It is divided into three scenic spots: panguhe, Huashan and babaodong, and 15 garden areas: Shizhu garden, Qishi garden, zuishi garden, Hongshi garden, Xiaoyao garden, xianle garden and Shuijing garden.

geographical environment

Henan Guanshan National Geopark is located in the west of North China Plain and the south foot of Taihang Mountain. Its administrative division is subordinate to Huixian City, Henan Province. It is located in Taihang Mountain Area in the northwest of Huixian county. It is 500km away from Beijing, 145km away from Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, and 25km away from Yuntai Mountain World Geopark.

Main attractions

① Pangu River Landscape: majestic and spectacular Wolong waterfall, rippling Longtan Lake, playful Stone Island courtyard, Hengkong Bailong waterfall, Danya blue water Hongshi gorge, folding waterfall gurgling Hongshi garden;

② The wonders of landslides are: zuishi garden, Xiaoyao garden, Jingxiu stone column garden, personification stone garden;

③ The spectacle of earth fissure: a line of sky and a view platform of cloud steaming;

④ Columnar peak forest landscape: Huashan;

⑤ Hunting landscape: xianletai;

⑥ Underground labyrinth exploration landscape: Baibao cave. To see wangmangling mountain in Shanxi Province, to overlook Huilong laoyeding, to enjoy the scenery of Jiufeng Mountain and to see the panoramic view of baligou is the personal experience of standing on the viewing platform.

Tourism information

Practical information

admission ticket

Adult ticket: 60 yuan. Children under 1.2 meters are free of charge; elderly people over 70 years old are free of charge with relevant certificates; active servicemen are free of charge with officer's certificate; children with height of 1.2-1.4 meters are free of charge; half tickets are purchased between 60-70 years old with ID card.

Opening Hours

08:00-18:00

Special food

Chinese yam in honey sauce, sesame leaf in cold sauce, Kela leaf in cold sauce, Auricularia auricula in cold sauce, stewed chicken, fried eggs with leek, fried meat slices with pine sand, fried eggs with lichen. Stewed salty rice with red beans and noodles.

Special shopping

Forsythia flower tea, special mountain goods, rattan weaving, farm cotton.

Traffic information

Self driving

107 National Highway - Xinxiang - Huixian - shangbali - Guanshan.

Public transportation

Take a bus from Zhengzhou Xinbei station to Xinxiang, then take a bus to Huixian, then take a small bus to the scenic spot, or take a bus (or Xinnong bus) to shangbali Town, and then take a bus to the scenic spot. In addition, at Xinxiang bus station, there is a bus to Guanshan Taihang scenic spot at 9:30 and 15:50 every day.

History and culture

Zhang Liang, a great strategist in Chinese history, has an indissoluble bond with Guan Shan. Zhang Liang, originally surnamed Ji, was a descendant of Korean nobles in the six states. His ancestors had three generations of Korean prime minister. Qin Shihuang swept the six states and unified the world. Zhang Liang, who was burdened with national hatred and family feud, was determined to recover the country and spread his family's wealth in order to assassinate Qin Shihuang. In 218 B.C., the first emperor of Qin visited the world and traveled to bolangsha in Yuanyang. Zhang Lianggu's assassin used a big hammer to stop the first emperor of Qin Dynasty. However, he missed the auxiliary vehicle and failed in the assassination, so Zhang Liang had to flee to the northwest and live in seclusion in a ditch in Guanshan, namely zhanglianggou, which is today's Pangu river. It is said that when living in seclusion in Guanshan, Zhang Liang, a counsellor of the Han Dynasty, often sat at the edge of the Bailong lake. Facing the Bailong waterfall, he reflected on his first half of his life and sighed that his actions in the bolangsha area were just like a wild man's bravery to hit the "Tianzhu", which could only be within five steps of blood splashing; just like a waterfall on a cliff falling on a huge stone beside the lake, his soul would be blown away. Since then, the real name of Korean noble childe has disappeared forever. In China's more than 2000 years of history, a bright and immortal name, Zhang Liang (Zhang Zifang), was born. The heavy historical and cultural precipitation and the exquisite natural landscape of Guanshan complement each other.

Zhang Liang spent three and a half years in Guan Shan, reflecting on his first half life, reading all the books and books, and all classes of authors, and he was able to gain the spiritual essence of Guan Shan's landscape and set the essence of all things. Finally, it's a big success. Later, he assisted Liu Bang in Han Dynasty, defeated Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and became the imperial master of Han Dynasty. The historical and cultural heritages related to Zhang Liang in Gufeng mountain and Zhangliang Valley: Zifang palace, library Pavilion, Fuqin terrace, Yitai, Fuma tomb Scattered among them. The historical legends with Zhang Liang as the background are widely spread among the people.

Address: matoukou village, Bali Town, Huixian City, Xinxiang City

Longitude: 113.563845

Latitude: 35.554946

Tel: 0373-6622222