Good news!
The legendary Along Yellow Highway, which is comparable to the US Highway 1
, will be fully opened to traffic today! The opening ceremony of
was held in Hancheng.
【What is Yanhuang Sightseeing Road? 】
Yanhuang Tourist Road is a provincial highway running north-south along the Shaanxi section of the west bank of the Yellow River. It starts from Qiantou Township, Fugu County, Yulin in the north, passes through Yan'an, Hancheng, and ends at the foot of Huashan Mountain in Weinan in the south, with a total length of about 828.5 kilometers. . It connects 9 expressways, 13 ordinary national highways and 80 county and township roads. It also connects more than 50 tourist attractions in Shaanxi on the west bank of the Yellow River, including 16 scenic spots above 3A level. It has planned and built service areas, campsites, observation decks, etc. It is a true tourist highway.
Along Huangguang Road, there are mainly secondary highway and tertiary highway , with first-class highways and urban roads interspersed in the middle. Among them, there are 33.4 kilometers of first-class highways, 238.5 kilometers of second-class highways, 545.8 kilometers of third-class highways, and 10.8 kilometers of urban roads. From the end of Yanhuang Sightseeing Road - the large lotus sculpture at the Huayin Toll Station to the Hukou Waterfall in Yan'an, the entire line is a secondary highway. From Hukou to Yulin , all the way to Qiangtou Township, Fugu County, Qiangtou Township, the starting point of Yanhuang Tourist Road, it is mainly a third-level highway.
[The significance of along the Yellow Highway? 】
Along the Yellow Highway, it passes through 12 counties and 72 towns in Shaanxi, including 8 key counties for national poverty alleviation and development. The leaders of the province are paying close attention to this highway because it directly benefits more than 2 million people. is a veritable road to people's livelihood. , Zhifu Road, and even more ecological sightseeing tour routes.
[Area along the Yellow Highway]
Passing through 4 cities, 12 counties, and 72 towns in Hancheng, Weinan, Yan'an, and Yulin
[Beautiful scenery along the Yellow Highway]
Huashan Huashan:
Huashan, also known as Huashan, one of the Five Mountains 1. It is connected to the Qinling Mountains in the south, overlooks the Yellow River in the north, and is the gateway to and from the Central Plains in the northwest. The mountain is leaning against the sky and the earth, with sharp edges on all sides. There are also very dangerous places such as Thousand-foot Building, Hundred-foot Gorge, Canglong Ridge, Kites Turning, and Sky Plank Road. It is known as "the most dangerous mountain in the world".
Tongguan Ancient City :
The Yellow River, Weihe River and Luo River merge here. Huashan Mountain, Loess Plateau , the most magnificent landforms gather here. It is known as the "Key to the Three Qin Dynasties". With its dangerous geographical advantages, it became an important military barrier in ancient Chang'an and was called the "Eastern Gate".
Fengtu Yicang:
Yicang is a social custom in the old days of storing grain to prepare for shortages. It existed in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Fengtu Yicang is located in Nanzhaizi Village, Chaoyi Town, 17 kilometers east of Dali County, Shaanxi Province. The private granary was built in 1882 on the initiative of Yan Jingming, a bachelor of Dongge University, and took four years to complete. The Empress Dowager Cixi once named this warehouse "the best warehouse in the world" and gave the two characters "tiger" and "dragon" on the top of the warehouse.
Qiachuan Wetland:
Qiachuan Scenic Area is located on the Qachuan Town Yellow River secondary platform 23 kilometers east of Heyang County, Shaanxi Province. The Yellow River Wetland in the scenic area is "ten thousand hectares of reed ponds, thousands of eyes of springs, and hundreds of springs." There are rare birds, ten miles of lotus ponds, and a Yellow River.” The natural scenery is very charming.
Sima Qian Temple :
Sima Qian Temple Tomb The building complex goes up from the bottom of the slope to the top, along the cliff. When you reach the top, you can look at the roaring Yellow River to the east, the majestic Liangshan Mountain to the west, the ancient Wei Great Wall to the south, and the long Zhi River to the north. The spectacular natural forms and beautiful scenery reflect Sima Qian's noble personality and great achievements.
Yellow River Gantry :
Yellow River Gantry is the throat of the Yellow River. It is located at the exit of Yellow River Gorge where it meets the northwest of Hejin City, Shanxi Province and , Hancheng City, Shaanxi . There are mountains on both sides here, and the Yellow River is sandwiched between them. The width of the river is less than 40 meters. The river rushes out of the "gate" and the yellow waves roll down thousands of miles.
Dangjia Village:
Dangjia Village is the best-preserved Ming and Qing architectural village in China so far, and is known as "the living fossil of the ancient traditional residential villages of Eastern humans."
Hancheng Confucian Temple :
Overlooking Hancheng, the history accumulated in this ancient city can still be seen everywhere. Through the Confucian Temple, one of the three largest Confucian temples in the country, the former glory and glory are clearly visible. Walking across the Confucian Temple, ignore the tall buildings and ridges, and just look carefully for the blue cypress that is worshiped by literati and students.
Hancheng City God Temple:
City God Temple is a national key cultural relic protection unit, covering an area of 15,600 square meters and a construction area of 1,576 square meters. Its scale is larger than the Confucian Temple and Dongying Temple combined, and its building specifications are also much higher than the former.
Hukou Waterfall:
Hukou Waterfall is located in the west of Yichuan County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. Hukou Township . At this point of the Yellow River, there are steep stone walls on both sides of the river, and the mouth of the river is as narrow as the mouth of a pot. It is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world.
Qiankun Bay :
Qiankun Bay is located at the border of Hehuili Village, Dashiyao Township, Yonghe County, Shanxi Province and 53 kilometers south of Yanchuan County, Shaanxi Province. Qiankun Bay is a natural Tai Chi map. It is a natural landscape on the Qinjin Gorge on the ancient Yellow River route. It is also the most beautiful and spectacular scenic spot in Yonghe, Shanxi.
Wubao Ancient City:
Wubao Ancient City, also called Wubao Stone City . The ancient city of Wubao is the most complete thousand-year-old county town in the northwest region. It is located on the east border of the Yellow River Plateau and on the west bank of the middle reaches of the Yellow River. It is the strategic hub of transportation between the Qin and Jin Dynasties. It is truly a dangerous place where "one man can guard the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it". , known as the "Bronze Wu Fort" by the ancients.
Baiyun Mountain:
Baiyun Mountain was called Shuanglong Ridge in ancient times. The mountains and rivers here complement each other, the white clouds linger, the pines and cypresses tower into the sky, and there are many temples. It is a famous Taoist mountain.
You read that right, this will be the most beautiful highway along the Yellow River in Shaanxi. It not only has beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers, but also will build warm inns and self-driving tour demonstration parks along the route, so that people traveling can stop and enjoy the beautiful scenery at any time.
From now on, we Shaanxi people no longer need to envy others, we will also have our own most beautiful riverside road, let us wait and see together!
