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Information about Guilin and Zhangjiajie

Zhangjiajie is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, the source of Lishui and the hinterland of Wuling. Changde in the east, Yuanling County in the south, Yongshun County and Longshan County in the west and Hefeng County and Xuanen County in Hubei Province in the north.

Zhangjiajie has a mild climate, located in the northern part of mid-latitude, and belongs to the prototype of monsoon humid climate in mid-subtropical mountainous areas. Therefore, there is abundant rainfall, abundant sunshine, long frost-free period and short severe cold period, and the annual average temperature is about 16℃.

Due to its special geography and landforms, Zhangjiajie enjoys a long-standing reputation for its tourism establishment, rich tourism landscape and unique tourism resources. The scenery in the territory-beautiful scenery, quiet peaks and valleys, has its own characteristics. Wulingyuan, its largest natural scenic spot, consists of Zhangjiajie Forest Park, Suoxiyu and Tianzi Mountain, with a huge area and spectacular scenery. The scenic spot has won the reputation of "Natural Museum" with 3,000 emerald peaks, 800 glazed water and fantastic canyon peaks and forests.

In addition to the natural landscape, Zhangjiajie also has Puguang Temple, Yuhuangdong Grottoes and other places of interest, former residences of celebrities such as He Long and Du Fu, and quaint, gorgeous and slightly mysterious local ethnic customs. No wonder the great poet Li Bai once thought, "If you are successful, go to Wulingyuan."

Best travel time in Zhangjiajie

Zhangjiajie belongs to subtropical mountain monsoon climate, with comfortable and pleasant temperature, abundant rainfall, abundant sunshine, short cold period and annual average temperature of 16 degrees.

When you visit Zhangjiajie, you can enjoy it all year round. In spring, everything is revived, fresh and pleasant, which is a good time to enjoy flowers and go for an outing; In summer, the trees are lush and lush, which is a good time for summer vacation and rafting; In autumn, the sky is crisp, the mountains overlap, and the oil painting scenery is a good time to taste fruits and climb mountains. In winter, it is a good time to walk in the snow and Xun Mei.

Generally speaking, spring and autumn are more suitable for traveling, so April, May, September and June are the best time to travel, but please try to avoid the "May Day" and "Eleventh" Golden Week, because tourists will not only meet each other at that time, but also the prices of accommodation and food will rise sharply.

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Tujia style garden

Tujia Style Garden, located in the scenic area of Zhangjiajie City, is a large-scale comprehensive tourist scenic spot integrating human landscape and natural landscape, and integrating tourism, cultural performances, exotic exhibitions, accommodation, catering, entertainment and shopping.

Tujia Style Garden is mainly composed of Tujia architectural community, folk customs display, cultural performances, guest rooms, restaurants, large hunting grounds, rare botanical gardens, root carving bases and other functional areas.

The architecture in the park has unique Tujia characteristics, magical diaojiao building, carved beams and painted buildings, resplendent and magnificent, with cornices upturned, exquisite and elegant. The towering tower, built on the mountain, is magnificent, up to 48 meters. 12 floor, winding and secluded, unique. People often praise it: "what a wonderful Tujia tower, half of which rises to the clouds, and whoever climbs to the top, the gods invite him to be friends"; In addition, there are Tusi City, Handcranking Hall, Tujia Shanzhai and Dongxing Palace. These buildings are also quite distinctive, which is an important landscape to appreciate the architectural characteristics of Tujia folk houses and understand Tujia culture.

In Hunan, people often say: "Watch the scenery on the mountain and taste the amorous feelings under the mountain". Therefore, we should not only appreciate Tujia characteristic architecture, but also appreciate Tujia minority customs in Tujia customs garden. From the entrance bars and bars to A-mei folk songs, from tasting Tujia's "Top Ten Bowls" to people singing and dancing, all of them reflect the hospitality of Tujia people and show the prosperity of national unity and prosperity.

Tips for tourist attractions

Admission: 48 yuan.

How to get there: Tujia Style Garden is only 5 minutes' drive from the airport, which is very convenient.

Diet: In the park, you can taste distinctive Tujia cuisine, the famous "Top Ten Bowls", pickled fish, black-bone chicken and Tianma soup, and Tujia bacon with strong aroma.

Shopping: You can buy some Tujia handicrafts and tourist souvenirs in the Style Garden.

Accommodation: Tujia Style Garden has good accommodation conditions, a three-star hotel with complete facilities and functions, and the accommodation is very convenient.

Baofeng lake scenic spot

Baofeng Lake Scenic Area is located in the south of Suoxiyu Town and belongs to Wulingyuan Scenic Area, a world natural heritage. It is named after the Buddhist resort Baofeng Mountain, with a total area of 274 hectares. It is composed of Baofeng Lake and Yingwozhai, where lakes, mountains and mountains blend together and human landscapes complement each other.

Baofeng Lake Scenic Area has beautiful natural scenery. Located between high mountains, natural water and fresh air melt, and the scenery between mountains and rivers is very different. Around the lake, sandstone peaks of different shapes and shapes are covered with green trees. Stone peaks have various styles and postures. There is also a spectacular Qifeng Waterfall, and the sound of crashing is shocking. The waterfall is ups and downs, just like the lower bound of the heavenly soldiers, with great momentum. They are called the "eyes" of Baofeng Lake because of their brightness and vitality. The deep and narrow valley with an average width of less than 4 meters is another classic landscape of the scenic spot. The two peaks rise abruptly, and the sky in the middle is like a long thin silk thread. Its length, narrowness and depth are among the best in China.

In addition, there is Baofeng Mountain in Baofeng Lake Scenic Area, with an altitude of 1.2 1.2. 8 meters, which is magnificent and towering into the sky. Yingwozhai, with dangerous terrain, sits on high mountains and overlooks the peaks and valleys; Various seasonal sandstone peak forests stand tall and full of charm; Baofeng Temple between the green hills is antique, secret and mysterious, and exudes a strong religious and cultural atmosphere; The beautiful and calm Baofeng Lake is like a goddess, pure and quiet. In the boating lake, the lake is like a mirror, and the Qifeng green trees are reflected in the lake, showing a wonderful landscape painting that is symmetrical up and down, which is full of interest.

Tips for tourist attractions

Admission: 65 yuan.

How to get there: take a long-distance bus from Zhangjiajie to Wulingyuan, and then take a motorcycle or other means of transportation from Wulingyuan to the scenic spot.

The best travel time: Baofeng Lake Scenic Area is full of lakes and mountains, which can be visited in April, May, August and September. The scenic spot has good climate and suitable temperature, which is very suitable for sightseeing.

Diet: You can taste local specialties and famous domestic dishes in the scenic spot.

Shopping: You can buy some handicrafts and souvenirs of Tujia and other ethnic minorities.

Accommodation: There are many hotels in the scenic area, such as Baofeng Hotel and Baofeng Mountain Villa, with convenient accommodation.

Huanglongdong tourist area

Huanglong Cave Tourist Area belongs to Wulingyuan Scenic Area, which is the earliest cave in Wulingyuan Scenic Area. It is known as "the magical cave house in China and the wonder of caves in the world".

Huanglong Cave is a typical karst landform, with a proven total area of 48 hectares, a total length of15km and a vertical height of140m. Divided into two layers of dry tunnels and two layers of water tunnels. There are caves in Huanglong Cave, which are connected with each other and contain underground. The cave landscapes, such as stalactites, stalagmites, stone flowers, stone curtains, stone branches, stone pipes, pearls and corals, which are condensed from calcareous solutions, are all over the cave, high or low, or similar or similar, showing the magical nature in different forms.

Huanglong Cave Scenic Area has a unique scenery, and * * * has six major characteristics: several caves are layered and repeated; This cave is wide and deep; The pillar is tall and strange; Cave stone is clear and colorful; The cave stone has a sound, which hooks people's souls; There is a river in the cave. You can go boating. The Tianxian Water Hall in the cave covers an area of 5,483 square meters, and three waterfalls pour down from the dome and fall into Yaochi, which is spectacular. The Dragon Palace in the cave is the largest and most beautiful of the thirteen halls in Huanglong Cave. More than 2,000 stalagmites have sprung up in various colors, like soldiers standing in groups and rockets waiting to be launched. The visual effect is strongly shocking.

The magical Huanglong Cave is unique in the cave landscape at home and abroad because of its complex cave structure, tall stone waterfalls, huge halls and numerous stalagmites with different postures. It deserves to be called "the best cave dwelling in China", the crystallization of poetry, the cohesion of philosophy and the exquisiteness of statues.

Tips for tourist attractions

Admission: 65 yuan.

How to get there: Huanglong Cave is located 40 kilometers away from Zhang Qing Highway, with convenient transportation, and 35 kilometers away from Zhangjiajie Railway Station, Zhangjiajie Airport and Zhangjiajie Bus Station. The highway quality is all standard national pavement, and it only takes 30 minutes to drive.

Zhang Jiajie local cuisine

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus drilling tofu

Main products: Misgurnus anguillicaudatus and tofu.

Features: special method; It tastes fresh, tender, heavy and delicious.

Related introduction: Fresh loach is watered thoroughly with clear water and a small amount of salt, fed overnight and washed inside and outside. Then pour the fresh loach into the white tofu and heat it with fire, and the loach will naturally drill into the tofu. In this way, the tastes of tofu and loach can blend with each other.

Cai He

Also known as: Tuannian cuisine.

Main products: radish, tofu, cabbage, onion and pork.

Features: rich in taste and beautiful; This soup is both fresh and nutritious.

Legend: According to legend, during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court recruited Tusi soldiers from Xiangxi and Hubei to fight against the enemy at the front, just in time for the attack. In order not to delay the military plane, the toast king ordered the Spring Festival one day in advance. For simplicity, people put bacon, tofu, radish and so on. Cooking stewed vegetables in a pot for New Year's Eve is called "combined dishes".

Blood clot (a dish)

Main products: tofu, pig blood

Features: Tofu is mixed with pig blood, pork, pepper and other ingredients, mashed into mud, smoked and baked until it is sallow. Delicious and chewy, it is a top-grade wine.

Sour fish

Main products: fish with Chinese sauerkraut.

Features: various processing patterns, exquisite eating method and sour and spicy taste; Fish is not greasy or fishy, antiseptic and delicious.

Wuji Tianma decoction

Main products: Gastrodia elata, a specialty of Badagong Mountain in Zhangjiajie.

Features: it is carefully made by folk nourishing secret recipe. The gastrodia elata in Badagong Mountain is golden in color, clear and shiny, which is the top grade of gastrodia elata. It can not only treat dizziness, stroke, hemiplegia and other diseases, but also be a nourishing nutrient. Gastrodia elata with black-bone chicken in Badagong Mountain is the top grade of nutritional supplements.

Mulberry planting salt tofu rotten

Main products: dried bean curd

Features: The production has a long history and enjoys a good reputation in Sanxiang; Its nutritional value is high, and it has the effects of clearing away heat, moistening dryness, promoting fluid production and detoxicating, moistening intestines and reducing turbidity. It tastes strong and delicious.

Shefan

Main products: social food, bacon, glutinous rice, etc.

Features: Tujia people must eat "happy meals" on February "social day"; Glutinous rice is fragrant, and bacon is delicious. Cook with low fire, so that the rice and meat blend with each other and the taste permeates each other. Suddenly the fragrance overflowed and the taste was wonderful.

Brief introduction of Guilin

Guilin, a key scenic tourist city and a famous historical and cultural city in China, is blessed with national-level scenic spots, known as the most beautiful city in the world, and a bright pearl shining in the southern Xinjiang of the motherland and the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The city has jurisdiction over twelve counties, including Xiangshan, Xiufeng, Qixing, Diecai, Yanshan and Yangshuo, Lingui, Lingchuan, Xing 'an, Quanzhou, Lipu, Gongcheng, Ziyuan, Yongfu, Longsheng, Guanyang and Pingle, covering an area of 27,809 square kilometers.

Guilin has a long history. Baoji Mountain, Zhupi Rock, Jiaozi Rock, Sakyamuni Rock, Dangui Rock, Chuanshan Xia Yan and other places all have ancient and modern human remains. In January of the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940), the capital of Guangxi was located in Guilin. After liberation, the capital moved to Nanning, and Guilin was a municipality directly under the central government. 1September, 1998, with the official approval of the State Council, Guilin and Guilin formally merged to form the new Guilin.

Guilin is a multi-ethnic area, with dozens of ethnic groups such as Zhuang, Yao, Hui, Miao and Dong, and there are 4.76 million people in the urban area.

There is little snow in Guilin in three winters and spring in four seasons. The average annual temperature is around 19℃. In winter in Guilin, osmanthus flowers are in full bloom and the city is fragrant. The average temperature is about 15℃, and the lowest temperature is only 8℃. Therefore, in this season, you only need to wear spring and autumn clothes and bring one or two winter clothes to keep out the cold (thin winter clothes such as underwear are the best), so you can cope with it freely. Guilin's division of spring, summer and rainy season is not obvious, and the temperature difference is not big, so you can wear spring clothes.

Summer is the rainy season in Guilin, and abundant rainfall is mostly concentrated in May and June, which is called "Rain Guilin". If you choose to go out at this time, don't forget to bring a "sun umbrella" in case of emergency. You can wear ordinary summer clothes at this time. The high temperature in summer makes it difficult for northern tourists to adapt. When traveling, you should prepare some heatstroke prevention drugs and anti-mosquito drugs as much as possible in case of emergency.

There are 1000 kinds of higher plants in Guilin, including precious trees such as silver fir and ginkgo biloba. Pinus massoniana is the main natural vegetation, and osmanthus fragrans is the main urban flower. There are many kinds of animals in Guilin, including more than 400 kinds of terrestrial vertebrates, including clouded leopard, yellow-bellied pheasant, pangolin, civet and so on. Aquatic organisms 144 species, including rare giant salamander, mandarin fish, eel, etc. The main minerals in Guilin are hematite, pyrite, lead, zinc, talc and high-quality marble.

Guilin's native products mainly include: Guilin's "three treasures": Sanhua wine, tofu brain and Chili sauce; Shatian pomelo, Siraitia grosvenorii, Ginkgo biloba, Lipu flavor, horseshoe, yuba, Guilin rice noodles, lotus fish, etc.

Urban characteristics: Guilin is a famous scenic and cultural city. Lijiang River and reed flute cave are world-famous brand products. Successive dynasties have left splendid cultural heritages in Guilin, such as the forest of steles in Guihai, the former site of Guilin office of the Eighth Route Army, Jingjiang Mausoleum, Xing 'an Lingqu and Gongcheng Confucian Temple. There are 552 cultural relics in the urban area, and 12 1 is listed as cultural relics protection units at all levels. These cultural relics and historic sites have high literary, historical and artistic values and appreciation values.

Highway: Guilin Highway extends in all directions, including Huang Gui first-class highway, Guilin-Yangshuo second-class highway, Guilin-Liuzhou-Nanning-Beihai expressway. National highways 32 1, 322, and 323 pass through the territory. Among them, line 322 in the city has developed into a high-grade highway, realizing 100% town and 87% administration.

Railway: The newly-built Guilin passenger train departure station covers an area of 40 hectares, the hall can accommodate 6.5438+0.5 million people, and the annual throughput is 6.5438+0.5 million people. The railway connects the Beijing-Guangzhou line in the north and the arteries of Guizhou, Guangxi and Liu Zhi in the south. The Gui Xiang Railway runs through the Gui Xiang Corridor, and the trains can reach major cities in China.

Aviation: Guilin Liangjiang International Airport covers an area of 4.06 square kilometers, with a building area of 6.5438+0.7 million square meters and a terminal building of more than 50,000 square meters. The flight zone is 4D and the runway is 2800 meters long. The designed annual flight volume is 42,000, and the annual passenger throughput is 5 million. At present, there are 44 international and domestic routes, and 2 1 airline flies to Guilin Airport, which can serve 29 cities in China, as well as Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan Province Province, Fukuoka, Jeju and Bangkok, Thailand.

Waterway: There are Xiangjiang River and Lijiang River, which are connected with the Pearl River along the Lijiang River through Wuzhou, and can directly reach Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao.

Posts and Telecommunications: The local telecom power network has been completely built, the program-controlled telephones in cities and counties have been popularized, and all mobile phones, incompetent paging and computer Internet services have been opened. Domestic postal savings outlets have been set up, and special book express service has been carried out with 150 countries and more than 200 cities in China.

Energy: A power supply system with a total capacity of 40.3KW has been built in Guilin network area, and the maximum power consumption in urban area is 35KW. Oil, liquefied gas and coal are in sufficient supply.

Water supply and drainage: There are 4 large and medium-sized water plants in Guilin with a daily water supply capacity of 340,000 tons, which can fully meet the needs of social production and people's life. There are 4 sewage treatment plants in the city, with a daily sewage treatment capacity of178,500 tons, and the sewage treatment rate is at the leading level in China.

Guilin is a new industrial city. At present, medicine, food, automobile and electronics have been gradually formed, and the product and industrial structure are relatively suitable.

Guilin has formed a multi-form and multi-level financial system dominated by the People's Bank of China, with specialized banks as the main body and non-bank financial institutions coexisting. The insurance business has also developed well.

Science and education: There are 14 scientific research institutes and more than 30 R&D institutions of government departments at or above the county level, which are at an advanced level in the fields of photoelectric technology application, new materials, biotechnology and fine chemicals. In addition, more than 400 Chinese and foreign enterprises have invested in the National High-tech Industrial Development Zone.

There are 13 colleges, 62 technical secondary schools and 2 105 primary and secondary schools in our city.

Culture: Public Library 13, whose information has entered the Information expressway. City Art Museum is an excellent project of cultural facilities in this area. There are cultural centers 10 and art performance groups 15 in the city.

Health: The city has 849 medical and health institutions such as People's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, No.81Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Nanxishan Hospital, No.2 People's Hospital and Maternal and Child Health Hospital, with 2200 beds and 2800 health technicians.

Sports: Our city is a gymnastics city named by the autonomous region. Yan, Mo Huilan, Tang and Xiao Jiangang are world-famous athletes. There are more than 1000 stadiums and more than 10 amateur sports schools in the city, which can hold various international and domestic individual competitions.

Guilin is a key tourist city and a famous historical and cultural city in China. Since the reform and opening up, tourism has developed rapidly. Every year, the number of inbound tourists reaches several hundred thousand, and the number of domestic tourists is over several million. Dozens of heads of state and government have visited Guangxi, leaving many words of praise.

There are 27 tourist star-rated hotels in the city, including 2 five-star, 3 four-star and 3-star 1 1. * * * has more than 6,600 rooms,13,000 beds. 0/8 international travel agencies and 62 domestic travel agencies; There are 25 designated foreign-related tourism enterprises, more than 700 foreign-related vehicles and 67 foreign-related cruise ships. Whether it is comprehensive reception capacity, industrial scale, industrial service quality, infrastructure, supporting conditions, industrial linkage function, it has reached a higher level and grade in China. In order to turn Guilin into an "excellent tourist city in China", the Guilin Tourism Advisory Service Center has been set up, and a package ticket and tourist credit card system have been implemented to protect the legitimate rights and interests of tourists, strengthen tourism supervision and inspection, and correct the morals.

Guilin is rich in tourism resources. Its characteristics and advantages: First, the mountains and rivers are beautiful and unique. The typical karst landform endows Guilin with "green hills, beautiful waters, strange caves and beautiful stones" and is known as "the best in the world". Second, natural resources and human resources are integrated. Guilin has distinctive scenic spots, such as Lijiang River, reed flute cave and Yaoshan, and outer ring scenic spots, such as Huaping, Qindi, Lingqu and Qingshitan Reservoir in Maoershan. Lijiang Scenic Area has been listed as a national scenic spot, and Xing 'an Lingqu has been listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit. Third, the city and scenic spots are integrated, and you can see the scenery when you push the window out. The landscape distribution is suitable and the tourism accessibility is good. Fourthly, the spatial distribution of the landscape is multi-layered and has its own characteristics, which is convenient for the combination of various tourist routes and the development by stages and districts. Fifth, most scenic spots rely on towns, and some scenic spots have a certain development foundation, which is suitable for carrying out multi-functional, multi-level and multi-form tourism activities and increasing tourism.