到南川，看了喀斯特，還能游什么？

到南川，看了喀斯特，還能游什么？

南川區(qū)位于重慶市南部，地處渝黔、渝湘經濟帶交匯點。南川正努力創(chuàng)建國家級旅游度假區(qū)和中國旅游名城。

南川區(qū)旅游資源種類多、品位高、密度大、優(yōu)勢明顯，現(xiàn)已建成金佛山—神龍峽景區(qū)、山王坪國家喀斯特生態(tài)公園、生態(tài)大觀園、黎香湖濕地生態(tài)園、半溪河濱水公園等多處國家A級景區(qū)。

▲ 神龍峽漂流

神龍峽景區(qū)（國家AAAAA景區(qū)）

神龍峽景區(qū)地處金佛山以西，位于南川區(qū)南平鎮(zhèn)內，是國家5A級旅游景區(qū)，其刺激的泉水漂流、秀美的湖光山色、湖邊別墅木屋、美味的苗家美食成為市民不可不去的旅游目的地。

神龍峽景區(qū)距離重慶主城約85公里，距離南川城區(qū)27公里，幅員面積約13平方公里。神龍峽峽谷長，瀑布多，峽谷呈典型的“Y”字型形態(tài)，像一條橫臥山澗的巨龍，因而得名神龍峽。沿大門進去，有一條長約4.2公里的養(yǎng)生步道，沿途可見“佛手印”“豹子嶺”等峽谷奇觀。每到雨后，峽谷內可見瀑布100處。神龍峽最高峰豹子嶺海拔1380米，森林覆蓋率達90%以上，年均溫13.7℃，空氣清新，雨量充沛，林深竹茂、流水飛瀑、峰巒絕壁、蟲鳴鳥唱，是都市人休閑、避暑的絕佳場所。

神龍峽最驚險刺激的項目，是峽谷漂流，每到夏秋季節(jié)，每天前往神龍峽漂流的游客達數(shù)千人。神龍峽漂流全程約3公里，漂流河道位于峽谷石澗中，為木渡河的源頭，泉水全部由地下水和林間山泉匯流而成。神龍峽漂流水質好、生態(tài)好，水溫低、落差大、有驚無險，被譽為“天下第一漂”。

神龍峽飛索是今年新增加的游玩項目。飛索上站位于神龍洞洞口，下站位于山谷谷口水車處，全程滑行距離350米，高度60米，平均滑行速度8.158m/s。它能夠讓游客在觀賞神龍溪的美景之余體會到凌空飛渡的新奇感受，既驚險刺激又安全可靠。

山王坪國家喀斯特生態(tài)公園

該公園主要包括山王坪景區(qū)生態(tài)石林在內的1.1萬畝喀斯特地貌，擁有生態(tài)石林、溶洞、林海構成的自然生態(tài)景觀。其中石林和溶洞屬于典型的山原喀斯特地質地貌，是目前國內已探明面積最大、特色最顯著的生態(tài)石林之一。南川山王坪還擁有5000畝水杉林、1000畝銀杏林，是重慶最佳的云海日出觀賞地。

主要景點1：生態(tài)石林

山王坪生態(tài)石林形成年代古老，生物資源豐富，規(guī)模龐大。石林與喬木、灌叢和綠苔融為一體，掩藏于遮天蔽日的原始林海中，還有千年紅豆杉、紅玉蘭、金山山茶花和黃楊木等珍稀樹種生長其中，是“生態(tài)石林”“綠色石林”的代表。“樹抱石”“石抱樹”成為了生態(tài)石林的特色奇觀，是全國植被發(fā)育和保存最好的生態(tài)石林，石林與各種形態(tài)各異、造型奇特的各種樹木、藤蔓叢生，構成了一幅幅天然的盆景。

主要景點2：水杉林

5000畝的水杉林，從公園入口一直到山王坪石林景區(qū)，順著公路，兩旁都是水杉林，形成風光旖旎的行道樹。告別喧囂的城市，來到這僻靜的水杉林，漫步林間小道，踏著松軟的泥土，聽鳥鳴蟲嘶，看棲禽相戲，聞草木芬芳，享受返璞歸真的境界。山王坪植被豐富，怪石遍布，林蔭小道彎彎曲曲，保留著極濃的原始氣息。這里地勢海拔高，夏季平均氣溫23℃左右，是避暑度假勝地。

秋到山王坪，就象斜陽穿過姑娘的發(fā)絲，用金色浸染了銀杏、紅楓，將世界變成了彩色，紅透了漫山的水杉林，等你走來，靜靜地欣賞，把那一抹余暉透進眼底，留在心中。

▲ 山王坪5000畝人工水杉林海已經成為一道美麗風景

▲ 生態(tài)石林

重慶生態(tài)大觀園

生態(tài)農業(yè)大觀園地處南川區(qū)西北部，是重慶市唯一的省級生態(tài)農業(yè)示范區(qū)，涵蓋大觀鎮(zhèn)、興隆鎮(zhèn)、土溪鄉(xiāng)、河圖鄉(xiāng)和木涼鄉(xiāng)。示范區(qū)區(qū)位優(yōu)勢明顯，交通便捷，渝湘高速貫穿全境，到重慶江北機場、保稅港區(qū)、物流中心均在1小時以內。

重慶生態(tài)大觀園內有櫻花大道、香草園、玫瑰園、獼猴桃園、藍莓園、荷花園、葡萄園、珍奇瓜果園、金佛山珍稀植物園等，一年四季，美景、美食豐富多彩，賞花、采摘、垂釣、品嘗、農事體驗等活動連續(xù)不斷，是重慶大都市邊最大最美的鄉(xiāng)村田園。

▲ 大觀園荷花

黎香湖國家濕地生態(tài)園

黎香湖地處南川北部生態(tài)農業(yè)園區(qū)腹心地帶，距重慶主城59公里（高速），南川城區(qū)28公里（高速），經渝湘高速大觀下匝道即可直達。黎香湖山清水秀，清澈幽靜，港灣眾多，駁岸線曲折環(huán)繞（全長65公里），氣候宜人，是生態(tài)旅游、休閑度假，健體養(yǎng)身的理想之地。

黎香湖是上帝遺留人世間的一滴眼淚，清澈剔透，碧波蕩漾，陽光照在波光粼粼的湖面上，像是鋪上了一層閃閃發(fā)光的碎銀，又像被揉皺了的綠緞。周邊建有獨具歐派風味的瑞士風情小鎮(zhèn)，連排別墅與碧藍的湖水相互映襯，蕩著一艘輕舟使人似乎感覺不出誰是天，誰是湖，其800米的最佳海拔高度更是休閑度假的絕佳地，如果你想體驗一場西式的浪漫婚禮，帶上心愛的她來這兒吧。

▲ 瑞士風情小鎮(zhèn)

▲ 黎香湖

178km金佛山環(huán)山趣駕

今年夏天，我們?yōu)閺V大市民朋友量身定做了6條自駕納涼避暑精品線路，其中，金佛山環(huán)山趣駕全長達178千米，可嘗試一日游、二日游、三日游等多種趣駕策略，“轉山轉水轉金佛，時來運轉”，來金佛山自駕，沿途原始自然景觀和鄉(xiāng)村人文風情具有無限魅力。

經勘測，南川為富硒土壤區(qū)，硒含量大于0.3mg的富硒土壤達780平方公里，集中分布在金佛山環(huán)線、大觀園環(huán)線區(qū)域，這些地方生長的富硒果蔬有提高人體免疫力、延緩衰老、防癌抗癌、保護眼睛、保護肝臟、防治心腦血管疾病等攻效，金佛山方竹筍、高山果蔬、土雞土鴨、小河米粉等地方特色產品，是自駕出游充實后備箱的理想選擇。

南川還有五百多家設施完善、服務一流的農家樂，自駕車友可通過查閱《自駕南川全攻略》便可了解沿途吃、住、玩等相關信息，沿途設置的30余家自駕游服務站，可以為車友提供加水、公廁、咨詢等服務；露營基地十六個，星空露營、臨崖露營、森林露營，各種形式應有盡有。車友自駕游南川，欣賞自然美景，體驗人文風情，在野外露營避暑，將會成為這個夏天最難忘的體驗。

▲ 東坡望星空

▲ 山王坪露營

▲ 絕壁棧道

Jinfo Mountain

Chongqing Nanchuan Jinfo Mountain is situated in the northernmost of Dalou mountain range， whose major peak Fengchui ridge， the highest mountain of the Dalou range， has an altitude as much as 2238 meters. With coverage of 1，300 square kilometers， it becomes a maximum-sized， second-tonone natural air conditioner and forest oxygen bar nearest to the downtown Chongqing. On June 23， 2014， the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee voted for and passed the “South China Karst” application project including Jinfo Mountain； since then， Jinfo Mountain has been listed as one in the World Natural Heritage.

Before that， Jinfo Mountain has been endowed with a multitude of “National titles” such as the National Scenic Area，National Forest Park， the First National Science Education Base， National Nature Reserves， National Natural Heritage and National 5A Tourist Attractions， to cite but a few.

Jinfo tour can keep the travelers access to three wonders: World Natural Karst Heritage， biodiversity and Buddhist culture.

World Natural Heritage—the unique landscape of Karst tableland has formed a grand magnificent landscape spectacle in Jinfo. “How precipitous Jinfo is that it is towering between misty clouds” is the best portrayal of Jinfo Mountain. As an example of world Tableland landscape， Jinfo's worldlevel square-shaped table topography is surrounded by steep giant cliffs， in which the mountain caves served as basis are embedded. Together， these giant cliffs and caves present a spectacular combination of scenic landform. Since Jinfo has recorded the cutting process of the high- altitude karst plateau， and it also contains evidence of intermittent uplifts and karstification of the region since the Cenozoic， it is the most typical tableland karst area.

Walking along the green ponds and deep valley， up to the mountain top by the most beautiful trail， or taking the westernslope cableway famous for its maximum elevation of Asia， one can witness the lofty manner of the above-cloud Jinfo. Beneath the ridge “Tortoise Facing Sun” is a footpath of a total length of 3，500 meters on a steep cliff， both thrilling and breath-taking. In the body of the Jinfo Mountain is tucked with an ancient Buddhist cave known as “the top Buddhist cave”， which is the world's oldest and highest cave with a probe length over 25 km. Inside the cave a 10，000 square-meter underground hall could be viewed with the attractions like “Buddha landing from the heaven”， and the Arhat group.

Jinfo enjoys a 1900-meter altitude gap which makes it a majestic mountain with running ridges and ever-changing weather and views. In scorching summer days， the average temperature is 21.7 degrees Celsius in Jinfo Mountain， rich in negative oxygen ions， whose green sites， meandering streams，and refreshing air has made the place an attractive summer resort. Every winter， the mountain is clad in silvery white snow. As the most lasting and best-equipped southern snowfield in Chongqing， it offers visitors with superb experiences to see the snow， play the snow， and skiing.

Living up to its reputation as a “biological gene bank”，its identified plant resources have reached 5907 kinds， 1607 genera under 302 families， animal resources 1762 kinds under 324 families， of which， 16 kinds of the plants have been listed as the f rst-rating national protective plants. Among “The Wonderful Fives” （Silver f r， Chimonobambusa qundrangularis，azalea， Gingko， big-tree tea）， silver f r is known as the “l(fā)iving fossil plant”， “panda in the plant”. Jinfo Mountain is endowed with 1978silver f rs， a wonder of the world's rare plants. Every April and May， the mountain is embellished with 500 000（49 kinds） alpineazalea trees， whose petals in full blossom，colors bright and permeating， and clusters of f owers forming a magnif cent spectacle. Chimonobambusa is a unique plant； with a seemingly rounded f gure， it feels edges and corners. After the annual autumn rain， countless fresh bamboo shoots sprout in the 100，000 acres of bamboo forest， which is renowned as the Mountain Treasure for its tender texture and f ne taste.

Jinfo is the world's only mountain named after the “Golden Buddha” （Jinfo）. The summer and autumn sunny evening would behold that the layers of the cliff is dyed by the sunset oblique，shining resplendently like a gilded Buddha statue； that's why the famous Chinese cultural scholar Yu Qiuyu accredits Jinfo as “mountain and Buddha live in one.” Ever since the Tang Dynasty， Jinfo has enshrined and worshiped the Dipamkara as a famous Buddha temple. Up to Ming and Qing dynasties，Buddhism of the mountain entered its heyday， with famous temples up to 300； therefore， Jinfo is known as “Southern Top Buddhism Site， Bashu First Famous Mountain” and taking its rank in “Emei， the north， south Jinfo， Putuo east， and towards the west the Golden Buddha”. Today， the Golden Buddha Temple on Jinfo invites many devout pilgrims； a prosperous site of worshiping for Buddhists， it is the largest Buddhist shrine in Sichuan-Chongqing-Guizhou area.

▲ The Golden Buddha Temple

▲ The Western-Slope Cableway

Since 1985， China has accessed into the "World Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection Convention"； till June 23，2014， there are all over 47 World Heritage Sites listed in China，including 33 cultural heritages， 10 natural ones， 4 culturalnatural ones.

"Karst" was originally a limestone plateau in northwestern Yugoslavia， a natural phenomenon of mechanical erosion and chemical corrosion by water on certain rocks. South China Karst geomorphology starts from the Himalayas range；from west to east they are respectively Tibetan karst plateau glaciers， periglacial Karst， in South China the Karst takes shape ranging from the sword-shaped karst （Stone Forest）， tableland karst （Jinfo mountain）， karst valleys （Wulong）， calcified Karst（Jiuzhaigou）， dolomite karst （Shi Bing）， cone karst plateau slope（Libo-Huan Jiang）， plain tower karst （Guilin）， to the Vietnam Halong Bay coastal peak forest Karst landscape. Among them， the Yunnan Stone Forest， Libo in Guizhou， and Wulong were taken as “South China Karst” （f rst phase） World Natural Heritage nomination， which have been off cially listed as World Natural Heritage Site on June 27， 2007.

“South China Karst” （Phase II） World Natural Heritage includes three nominations -- Jinfo Karst tableland， Guilin continental tower karst， Guizhou Shibing dolomite karst， and Libo expansion area Huanjiang.

Chongqing Jinfo Karst is seated in Nanchuan District，located in the transitional zone of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau edge to the Sichuan Basin. As a typical representative of the cutting plateau Karst Tableland， it is the remaining part of the ancient planation surface. Its topography is characterized with a high-altitude cave system， multi-level planation surfaces，recovered peak clusters and low-lying lands， closed cliffs， deep canyons and other morphological features. The total area of Jinfo Karst is174.19 square kilometers， the core area of 67.44 square kilometers of which is bordered by f rst-level cliffs， the rest 106.75 square-kilometer buffer area is bordered by the second level cliffs .

Jinfo Mountain is constituted by two karst systems -the underground cave systems and modern shallow surface karst system； with antiquity， inheritance， multiple generations and continuity， it represents the ancient process history of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau edge geological landforms， and it also provides an ideal place for the study on the evolution andits properties of the Yunnan-Guizhou plateau karst area since the Cenozoic.

Jinfo Karst has met the dual criteria—World Heritage criteria Ⅶ andⅧ: First， the unusual natural phenomena and the exceptional aesthetic value， the second is an important component of the Southern China Karst evolution.

Jinfo Mountain is bequeathed with 5unique karst Humanities wonders of nature: a typical Karst tableland，ancient high-altitude cave system，colorful surface karst landscapes， rich biodiversity and long nitrate-instilling history and culture， which served as a dynamo for the successful application.

First， Jinfo Karst tableland is of spectacular form； with its cliffs completely closed， it is not only unique in southern China， but also a model of the world karst Tableland.

Second， the huge and ancient highaltitude underground cave system of Jinfo Mountain is with clear development levels， which reflects the significant changes of the hydrogeological and ancient karst geomorphological evolution in Jinfo mountainous area.

Third， Jinfo'srich surface karst landscape has formed erosion hills， lowlying lands， slockers， Stone Forests，waterfalls， canyons， hanging valleys， and other natural astronomical landscape with extraordinary natural beauty like snow and ice， rime， clouds， sunrise，f ammule.

Fourth， Jinfo Mountain， as a rare biological gene bank in southwest China， is one of the most biodiverse regions at the same latitude karst areas，whose endangered， endemic， rare f ora and fauna spawn a unique landscape biodiversity.

Fifth， in addition to the above four unique cultural spectacles， the long history and culture of its nitrate-instilling can be traced back to 700 years ago，of where the glorious history of the development of Chinese gunpowder was witnessed.

Jinfo World Heritage Application Time Nubs

In 1998 and 2003， Jinfo Mountain has twice been included in the World Natural Heritage Tentative List.

On June 3， 2012， the official launch of the Jinfo “South China Karst” world heritage application project.

From August 20 to September 1， 2013， the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources （abbreviation: IUCN） expert paid f eld visits to assess the “South China Karst” application sites.

On June 23， 2014， the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee voted by ballot for the “South China Karst” project， when Jinfo was put on the World Natural Heritage Site list.

Experts' Comments

· Internationally renowned karst expert and professor of the Royal Canadian Academy of Sciences Rick Ford: Jinfo plateau evolution and Karst tableland development is unique. The latter part of it is irreplaceable in the South China Karst Heritage Project； and what makes it more valuable is that its resources have not been artificially demolished，and the integrity is effectively protected.

· Former chairman of the International Association of Cave， Andrew Evans: Jinfo nitrate-instilling underground plant has made a rarity of the world.

· Professor Smith， Chairman of the Task Force on Caves and Karst of the World Heritage Protection Alliance: Jinfo Karst geological features are prominent. It's been long since its very formation； with a large scale， and such a wealth of biological resources in the karst area， it is very representative.

· Internationally renowned Karst expert，Professor Paul Williams of Auckland University in New Zealand: Jinfo cave system ref ects the evolution of the Earth and the history of landscape changes，forest systems reflecting the evolution of karst ecosystems. There is no doubt that Jinfo is rich with the world's natural heritage value. Jinfo nitrate-mining ruins，of great cultural value， have provided important evidence to the gunpowder manufacturing， one of the four Chinese inventions.

· Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences， Yuan Taoxian: the highaltitude Jinfo Karst tableland is short of water conditions， so how were they formed the massive underground cave system and large accumulation of cave gravel layer？ The problem got no answers from the three other South China Karst nominations， which makes it a must of Jinfo Mountain in the project.

· Chinese Academy of Sciences academician， taxonomic expert Wang Wencai: Jinfo has rich f ora.

· Institute of Karst Geology， Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences researcher Zhu Xuewen: Jinfo Mountain enjoys obvious advantages in its biological resources， karst topography，geological structure， evolution history that few international and domestic places can keep on the par with.

Nanchuan District， in the south of Chongqing municipality， is located in where Yuqian（Chongqing and Guizhou Province） economic belt and Chongqing-Hunan （Chongqing-Hunan Province） economic belt meet. It is making efforts to create a national tourist resort and a famous tourist city of China.

The tourism resources in Nanchuan District are of great variety， high grade， high density and obvious advantages. Now， Jinfo Mountain & the Dragon Gorge scenic spot，Shanwangping National Karst Ecological Park， Nanchuan Ecological Gand View Garden，Lixiang Lake Wetland Ecological Park， Banxi Riverside Park and many other A-level national scenic resorts have been built here. More detailed information about these scenic spots will be introduced respectively as follows:

The Dragon Gorge Scenic Resort （National 5A-level Scenic Area）

▲ The Dragon Gorge Drift

The Dragon Gorge scenic resort is located in the west of Jinfo Mountain in Nanping town， Nanchuan District. As a national 5A-level scenic spot， its thrilling spring water rafting， beautiful landscape of lakes and mountains， wooden houses and villas beside lakes， and delicious Miao food are so attractive to tourists that the resort becomes a popular destination.

It is about 85 kilometers away from the Dragon Gorge scenic spot to the main urban region of Chongqing and 27 kilometers to Nanchuan city. The area of the Dragon Gorge scenic spot is about 13 square kilometers. With long gorges and numerous waterfalls， the Dragon Gorge takes on the typical shape of Y， like a recumbent dragon in a mountain，hence the name of it. Walk across the entrance of the resort and a 4.2-kilometers footpath along with “Buddha's Hand Print”， “Leopard Ridge” and many other natural valley wonders will jump into your sight. About 100 waterfalls will appear in the canyon every time rain stops. The highest peak of the mountains in the Dragon Gorge-Leopard Ridge-is 1380 meters above the sea level. With a forest coverage rate of over 90%，average annual temperature of 13.7 degrees centigrade， fresh air， abundant rain， flouring plants， waterfalls， steep cliffs and happy birds， the Dragon Gorge is one of the best resorts for urban citizens to take holidays leisurely in hot summer.

The most thrilling activity in the Dragon Gorge scenic spot is canyon raft ride. Several thousand visitors come to play this activity every day in summer. The whole journey with a raft ride track in the middle of canyons is about 3 kilometers. Water in the gorges f ows from underground and springs in mountains and the source is Mudu River. The Dragon Gorge raft ride is praised as the First Raft Ride in the World for high water quality， good ecological environment， low water temperature and constant water flow which bring only excitement without danger.

Water cableway， the newly built water sports equipment，is about 350 meters in length and 60 meters in height. The upstream stop is built at the entrance to the Dragon Cave and the downstream stop beside the waterwheel at the exit of a valley. Its average sliding speed is at 8.158 meters per second so that the visitors can enjoy the excitement as if f oating in the sky and at the same time appreciate the splendid views around the Dragon River. The water cableway is really safe， reliable and thrilling.

Shanwangping National Karst Ecological Park

This park covers an area of 11，000 mu （about 733 hectares） of karst landscape with ecological stone forest， karst caves and immense forests， of which stone forest and karst caves are of typical plateau karst landscapes. Shanwangping ecological stone forest is one of the most distinctive and vastest ones ever explored in China. In addition， there are 5，000 mu（equals 333.33hectares） of metasequoia and 1，000 mu （about 66.67 hectares） of ginkgo growing here and Shanwangping is the best place to view the clouds and sunrise in Chongqing.

Main Attraction 1: Ecological Stone Forest

The large-scale Shanwangping ecological stone forest is formed in the ancient times and therefore has abundant biological resources. Stone forests， arbors， bush woods and green mosses combined with Chinese yew， red magnolia，camellia， boxwood and other rare trees are covered in the primeval forests. Therefore， Shanwangping ecological stone forest is a good example of ecological stone forest and green stone forest. Flouring trees surrounding stones and stones encircling trees form a unique landscape of stone forest. As one of the best conserved stone forests with best vegetation growing in China， Shanwangping ecological stone forest presents a picture of natural bonsai.

Main Attraction 2: Metasequoia Woods

Along the entrance to the park to Shanwangping stone forest scenic spot， 5，000 mu （equals 333.33hectares） of metasequoia stands on each side of the road. Leave the hustle and bustle of the city for the secular metasequoia woods， and you can take a leisure walk on the paths， listen to the happy birds singing， watch the insects sporting and smell the fragrant flowers and grasses. What a pleasant experience as if you return to the true nature！ The rich plants， all-shaped stones and winding tree-lined paths here all contribute to its primeval beauty of Shanwangping. With a high altitude and average temperature of 23 degrees in summer， it is a good place to take summer holidays.

In autumn， ginkgoes and red maples paint the world colorful with the golden hair of a girl that has been soaked by the setting sun. The completely red metasequoia woods wait for you to come near and have a good look， leaving the last ray of sunset in your eyes and your peaceful heart.

▲ Shanwangping 5000-mu artificial metasequoia forest delivers gorgeous sights

▲ The Ecological Stone Forest

Nanchuan Ecological Grand View Garden

As the only one national modern agriculture demonstration zone in Chongqing， the Ecological Grand View Garden is situated in the northwest of Nanchuan， covering Daguan Town， Xinlong Town， Lixiang Town， Muliang Village and Hetu Village. The demonstration zone is in a favorable geographic position where the transportation is convenient with Chongqing-Hunan Highway through the whole territory. It is within one hour distance to Chongqing Jiangbei Airport， Chongqing bonded port and logistics centers.

As the biggest and most beautiful rural garden in the countryside of Chongqing，the Ecological Grand View Garden has cheery avenue， herb garden， rose garden，kiwi garden， blueberry garden， lotus pool，vineyard， exotic fruit garden and botanic garden with rare Jinfo Mountain plants. Throughout the year， different varieties of activities such as picking f owers and fruits，fishing， tasting cuisine and farming are carried out here.

▲ Herb Garden

▲ Lotus in Grand View Garden

▲ The Swiss-Style Town

Lixiang Lake Wetland Ecological Park

Lixiang Lake Wetland Ecological Park is situated in the hinterland of Nanchuan northern ecological agriculture park， 59 kilometers （highway） away from the main region of Chongqing and 28 kilometers away from Nanchuan city. Drive off Chongqing—Hunan highway and notice the downward lane，and you can arrive there directly. Surrounded by 65-kilometer revetment line，Lixiang Lake has many harbors. It is such an ideal and comfortable place that visitors can take holidays， build f tness and nourish their souls， for the water is clear， the mountain beautiful and the environment peaceful.

Lixiang Lake is a drop of water left by God on the earth， clear and transparent. The rippling waves in the lake spark like a layer of shiny silver and are crumpled like a piece of green satin. A Swiss-style town with European flavor is surrounded the lake. The villas are against the clear water， making you diff cult to distinguish the lake from the sky. If you want to experience a western-style wedding， come here with your beloved.

▲ Lixiang Lake

178 kilometers driving around Jinfo Mountain

Nanchuan district has tailored 6 optional self-driving routes for visitors this summer， of which the Jinfo Mountain driving route is 178 kilometers and you can try one-day tour， two-day tour or three-day tour. As a saying goes， “Walk around waters and Jinfo Mountain， good luck will comes to you.” Driving for a trip in Jinfo Mountain， you can enjoy the beautiful natural scenery and the charm of rural cultural customs along the road.

The soil in Nanchuan is rich in selenium according to the exploration. The land contains mora than 0.3mg selenium （ per kilogram soil） covering an area of 780 square kilometers， mainly including Jinfo Mountain and Grand View Garden districts. Se-rich fruits and vegetables grown in these places can improve immunity and have the effects of anti-aging， anticancer， eye and liver protection， prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The local specialty products， such as Jinfo Mountain bamboo shoots， Gaoshan Mountain fruits and vegetables， local chickens and ducks and Xiaohe rice noodles， are all ideal choices for selfdriving tour.

There are more than 500 rural home inns with well-equipped facilities and first-class service. In A Guide to Nanchuan Traveling for Drivers， car-driving visitors can search for more information about food，accommodation and entertainments. Over 30 car service stations along the road can provide you with water， rest room and consultation services. There are 16 camp sites with a large variety of camp choices such as camp in starry nights， camp beside cliffs， and camp in forest and so on. In Nanchuan， you can enjoy the beautiful scenery， the local cultural customs and the delight of camping in the open air. It will be a pleasant and unforgettable experience for visitors to take holidays here.

Chongqing Jinfo Mountain A Rare“Tableland Karst” Wonder in the World

□ Written and Edited by Tang Gang

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More Tourist Attractions besides Karst Landscapes in Nanchuan

▲ The Starry Sky viewed at the Eastern Slope

▲ Shanwangping Camping

▲ The Walkway along the cliff