youyang peach garden scenic area is national aaaaa tourist attraction, national forest park, and national outdoor exercise base. located in the hinterland of wuling mountains in the junction of chongqing, hubei province, hunan province and guizhou province, it has a gross area of 50km2. integrating geological wonders, farming culture of the qin and the jin dynasties, tujia folk culture and natural ecological culture, it has condensed the most charming ecological nature and pastoral scenery of wuling mountains of china, and inherited the long culture and history and brilliant folk culture of tujia and miao. it is an ideal destination for modern people to get away from the bustling world, and explore geological wonders and return to the green heaven in the qin and jin farmland and garden. youyang peach garden scenic area was selected as“top 10 cultural and recreational tourism brand scenic areas”,“the most globally influential tourism brand of china”, and“the most comfortable scenic area list” of cctv.
composed of ancient peach garden, fuxi cave, youzhou ancient town, peach garden forest park, peach garden plaza, peach garden town, eryou mountain peach garden cultural park, peach garden big stage, the scenic area has been hidden for over 1,600 years in wuling mountains due to the imperial discipline of“no barbarian goes out and no han goes in” of ancient wuling mountains. according to the record ofyouyang direct-administrated prefecture annals,“youyang belonged to wuling prefecture after its relocation in the han dynasty. when the fisherman asked where it was, no one knew it was here?” domestic and foreign experts and scholars demonstrated from six aspects like the geography, route, scenery, history, distance and environment and believed that it was the prototype ofpeach blossom valleyof tao yuanming.
there is beautiful natural and pastoral scenery, long history, brilliant folk culture, and strong folk customs. tujia hand-waving dance, youyang folk song, leaf love song, xilankapu (brocade) and other folk cultures are well preserved and passed down. the ancient peach forests grow on two banks with fragrant flowers and green grasses, broad and flat land, crossing roads, fertile fields and beautiful ponds, and scattering villages. fuxi cave is huge, in which the sediments present in different poses. it is reputed as“stone forest underground, the world’s wonder” by zhu xuewen,“the father of chinese sky hole”. peach garden national forest park has the most pure and tranquil ecological environment, winning itself the title of“the kingdom of plants and natural oxygen bar”. youzhou ancient town is as long as 1.3km, where tujia tilted houses built along the hillside, demonstrating the imposing manner of the prefecture in 800 years and the changes of chieftain of youyang in 600 years. peach garden plaza, built on an area of over 86,000m2, allows people to dance and sing happily or enjoy the charm of leaves tranquilly. peach garden square is able to accommodate 2,800 audiences. dreamy peach garden, a large live performance in the square, highlights the folk culture of youyang and the southeast of chongqing.
