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Shennong Stream

Shennong Stream

Tour Code : C1957
Type : Natural landscape
City / Province : Yichang
Built in : Natural landscape

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As a tributary of Yangtze River between Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge Shennong Stream, Just like a dragon meandering through the forests at a height of 3000m above sea level, rushing southward between mountains and cliffs. Therefore, it fascinates the tourists with its special virtue of serenity, uniqueness, primitiveness and wilderness.

Shennong Stream

Shengnong Stream is sourced from the peak of Shennongjia, passing through county Badong of province Hubei, winding across deep valley from north to south, reachingfromof Wuxia. Shennong Stream is a typical valley stream, with packed peaks along two banks, steep cliffs, stream colliding in the Knife-sharpened bank wall, snake-shaped water route, quickdangerous-beach, long-beach, bend-beach, shallow-beach over 60 spots. The route isnarrow and quick, the water is clear and shallow. Drifting is both exciting and safe. Shennong Stream passes around threeMianzhu canyon, Yingwu canyon,canyon which have different pictures. Along two banks there is pretty scenery of many spacious rooms withgap only 7-meter. When shipping along the banks, it is similar to the ship winding across narrow lanes and gates and hundreds ofpeaks facing forward and almost unseen the water lane aheadOf steep Mianzhu Canyon, there are manycaves all over thecliff, the huge stalactites hang upside-down, the river bank is narrow but with, over 30 big and small dangerous beaches are along 4-meter shipping route. While drifting by ship, allon the skill of, though heart jumps, the result is exciting and safe.Canyon is the most beautiful of the three, two banks are covered with hanging greens, lush green all four-seasons, infiltrated drop water, flying waterfalls and floating spring, and repeated wonders. There is one section of Canyon, regardless cold winter and horrid summer, blooming all over, thus got the name “Nianhuatan”; there is another place with nine branches of water, so many branches of water grow out of the springs with clear, unclear and hybrid, thus got the name “three color spring”. The last canyon ofStream iscanyon. The canyon has a gap of no more than 20-meters with two bank walls stationed in the water, everlasting and winding across over 5000 meters, magnificent as thegate of Qutang Canyon. Visitors can see scenery made by human being along the route such as cliff coffin and plank road. From the steep cliff toof Canyon above water 150, there are many small caves stationed withinside, clearly seen by eyes.

Shennong Stream is named as unpolluted natural stream with clear and blue water. It is so clear, except three-color spring, unseen any turbid water. Five-colored rocks are all over bottom of, similar to flower. In the quick water, it is similar to snow and fog, and the ship is the same as flying; in the slow water, it is as quiet as a lake, covered with lush greens and floating ship;the shallow beach, the water is not so high as knee, the ship bottom rub with stone in the bottom stream, sounding, and the boat is pullhuman being. Boat of Shennongxi has the shape of, thus got the namethe local as “Pea Pod” which is small and light, and made by hard “Hualimu”, with big Buoyancy force above shallow water, able to ship aboveof not so high as. Pea Pod is shipped bypower, every ship needs six men, men driving ship is the biggest wonder of Shennongxi.has quick water and shallow beach, the boatmen almost do not have any room to stay, all depends on towing by boatmen in the water, the first of the team is named as “” and the last one the team is named as “Jiazhang”, both call loudly and shakes whole valley, meanwhile the other boatmen agree with loud sound too, force with sound out, pull the boat into the beach. When the boatinto, in zigzag shape,in every direction,control direction of ship manually, the ship is flying in the quick water and the hearts ofare the same as a jumping drum.

Shennong Streamthrough two small villages of Tu. It is a Shangri-La village hidden inside Bamboo, banana leaf, , Chinese tallow tree. With quiet stream, colorful stone covering , visitors can take a rest in the stilts or swim, pick up and visit and meanwhile watch the rural Bashan dance, folk song, taste corn wine and local food of Tu.  

All four seasonsfor drifting above Shennongxi which provides enough water. Shennong spring sources from Jigongshan, west ofof Shennongjia which is not impacted by dry season. The springout of theof Jigongshan, take the road and go, is aof three-thousandas the Milky Way falling down nine days which is the first wonder in the world.
All scenery is coveredlushly green.  Flower bloom with, while monks play around too, and the swallow fly across the cliffs too. Along two banks there are 60caves and 30 dangerous beaches. There is one saying “ One mile has three, and every bend has beach”.bear special tourist landscape of clear-bottom water,-pond, flying waterfall, hangingand plank road, aboriginal boat and village life

All scenery is coveredlushly green.  Flower bloom with, while monkeys play around too, and the swallows fly across the cliffs too. Along two banks there are 60caves and 30 dangerous beaches. There is one saying “ One mile has three, and every bend has beach”.bear special tourist landscape of clear-bottom water,-pond, flying waterfall, hangingand plank road, aboriginal boat and village life.
  
  Important scenery site:
  Cave
Regarding Shennong cave, it is said the ancestor of Chinese, Shengnongshi emperor Yandi, tried hundreds of herbs along the Shennong stream, climbed up the mountain by the wooden ladder, found herbs for curing people. He reached Lianzai Rock and found the cave, then moved tofor. Along the stream, he picks up herbs until reach to Shennongjia. In order to memorize Shengnongshi emperor Yandi, then named the cave as “Shennongdong”. There are flowing water,wind, steep stalagmite, and colorful milky flower in the cave.  

       Old Plank road
On cliff of the firstof rubber boat drifting, there are continuous 60-inches deep rectangular hole. This was the relic for plank road. This plank road lies in the same line with the ancient plank road ofand Longchang canyon. There is not a fixed answer on when and whythe plank road.
  Shennong hot spring.
Shennong hot spring sourced from a rock cave with burning water of 34 c four seasons all year. In fairy tales, ancient Shennong Emperor Yandi picked up herbs, he once used the warm water for bath. The hot spring water once cured many.is named as “” and “”. Washingwith hot spring has good result in curing skin disease and arthritis. In modern science, hot spring can cure illness mainly because of the physical result of temperature, pressure and;of mineral water and comprehensive result of. This is the special function of hot spring. Lie in the warm spring, transmit heat into, after bath, take relaxation. Hot spring bath is a must-go experience for you.
  Couple’s tree
There is a fairy tale of Shibanping. There are two ethnics alongof the river. The two ethnics are connected by the chain bridge.can experience stepping acrosschain bridge). But according to the regulations made by the two ethnics: for the young lovers from each ethnics, the women and men are not able to fall in love, get married, if anyone against the policy, who will be drowned to death by water. This regulation last many years, no one dare to challenge it. One day, a young man and woman went to the fair, met and felllove. They often datethe top of the mountain and proposed to each other.
One day, the leaders of the two ethnics found their secret. Gathered alland punished the young couple. They were tied together with one rope and threw away to the river. The beloved couple was drowned to death.
After, on the spot of the young couple was thrown away, there grew out of two trees. People said, they cannot be couple alive and turn into male and female as couple after death. Thus the tree of wife and husband got the name. The female tree grew fruits, while the male tree doesn’t grow fruits. Right now, the couple’s tree is-meter high, similar to a table. Opposite to the top of, there gown out of a “golden people”. “The golden people” faces “the golden table”, symbolize the sincere love between young man and woman.is the origin of name of Shibanping.

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