Today, the editor would like to talk about the roads surrounding the Danjiangkou Reservoir. You have heard that National Highway 318 is one of the most beautiful highway routes in China, but you don’t know that the road around the Danjiangkou Reservoir is also one of the most beautiful kilometers in China. People praise this road as the Norwegian Road to Paradise. And this road is in Shiyan, Hubei.
1. Introduction to the most beautiful road around the Danjiangkou Reservoir
The Danjiangkou Ring-Reservoir Highway is located in Shiyan City, Hubei Province, with a total length of 429.1km, including 76.4km of first-class highways and 352.7km of second-class highways. A ring road has been formed in 17 towns and villages in Danjiangkou City, Xunyang District of Shiyan City, and Xunxi County, and is now basically fully connected.
The Ku Ring Road is a beautiful and breathtaking landscape avenue, winding and winding, with lakes and mountains as its natural features. The mountains and rivers are connected together, and the lakes and mountains form a beautiful picture.
Danjiangkou Ring-Reservoir Highway
Driving on this road, you will see the clear Danjiangkou Reservoir and deep and colorful islands on one side, the National Forest Park on the other, and flowers blooming in three seasons along the way. Beautiful views of greenery all year round. It’s so pleasing to the eye! The highway around Kuaishou is also known as the "Road of Deep Breathing".
The beautiful scenery of Tizigou Bridge
There are service areas, parking areas, observation decks, hiking trails, etc. along the way. Set up temporary parking strips and viewing platforms in areas with broad views and close to the lake. At the same time, bicycle lanes have been set up on demonstration sections such as Liuwu Road and Liangxi Road, and bicycle rental stations have been set up at major nodes for cycling.
Scenery around Ku Expressway
Surrounding the highway are Wudang Mountain, Danjiangkou Dam, Thousand Island Gallery, Taiji Gorge, Longshan Pagoda, Zhoujun Ancient Town, Qinglongshan Dinosaur Egg Melting Group, Niuhe Forest Park, Canglang Mountain, Longtan River and other scenic spots along the way provide you with an unobstructed view of cultural heritage, historical monuments, folk customs, and natural sightseeing.
Scenery around Ku Expressway
2. Detailed route of Ku Ku Expressway
Danjiangkou Ku Ku Expressway consists of 16 sections, which are:
1. The East Ring Road in the Danjiangkou Reservoir Area is mainly centered on Danjiangkou City and extends to both ends. This is the most densely packed scenic spot, and I personally think it is also the most beautiful section.
2. Danjiangkou City East Ring Road to Liangshui River.
3. Liangxi Road, from Liangshui River in Danjiangkou City to Xijiadian. There are bike paths.
4. The section of Yundan Road (from Danjiangkou City to Yun County) from Xijiadian to Cijialing, Yangxipu Town.
The section of National Highway 5.209 from Cijialing to Yun County Chengguan.
6. Yunman Road (Yunxian to Manchuanguan) and two Yunxian sections (Yunxian to Yunxi).
7. Yunyang Road, Yunxi County (Yunxi to Yangwei).
8. The section from Jiangjun River to Wufeng, Hujiaying Town, Yunxian County. This section is a newly built road and is not shown on Baidu Maps.
9. Liuwu Road, Yun County (Liu Pi to Wufeng). There are bike paths.
10. The section from Liupi to Changling in Yun County.
11. Changling connection line of Yunshi Expressway.
12. From Changling, Yun County to Liuliping Youfangping, Danjiangkou City. This section is also a newly built road and is not shown on Baidu Maps.
13. The section from Youfangping to Liu Liping of Liujun Road in Danjiangkou City (from Liu Liping to Junxian Town).
The section of National Highway 14.316 from Liu Liping to Wudangshan Street Liquidambar.
15. Fengtu Road (from Liquidambal Shuya to Tutai Township, now Longshan Town).
16. Tutai (now Longshan Town) to Sanguantang. The section from Longshan Town to Yangxigou Bridge is also a newly built road and is not shown on Baidu Maps.
After searching online for a long time, I still couldn’t find a complete and detailed route map of the Huanku Highway. Finally, I made a simple one for you to refer to when traveling by car, as shown below:
Homemade route map around the Danjiangkou reservoir area
3. Large, medium and small loop lines Introduction
It is worth mentioning that there are several bridges on the Han River. If you are pressed for time and do not want to take the big loop route, you can cross the bridge and take the small loop route. Based on the map, I divided the Huanku Highway into three loops: large, medium and small:
Large Loop: The largest green loop in the map starts from Danjiangkou City, goes west along the Han River, reaches the Jiangjun River, and passes through Cross the Han River and return eastward along the Han River.
Middle Ring Road: starting from Danjiangkou City, along the Han River from north to west, crossing Yunyang Hanjiang Bridge in Yunyang District, to Jiangnan Chadian Town, and then along
Small Ring Road: marked in the picture The small ring road starts from Danjiangkou City, goes west along the Han River, passes through Xijiadian Town, walks a few kilometers, gets off near Xingshuping, goes south to the river, crosses Xijun Bridge, and goes south through Zhou Jun In the ancient town, take Liu Jun Road to Liu Liping Town and then go east.
IV. Introduction to attractions along the way
Danjiangkou City, known as the "Water City of China", is also the second largest citrus producing area in Hubei Province, the main tea producing area and aquatic products on Wudang Road Big market. Now Danjiangkou is once again known to the world. It originated from the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, which sent a pool of clean water to Beijing.
Danjiangkou Dam is the landmark building of the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
Danjiangkou Reservoir is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Han River. It is the largest artificial lake in Asia and is known as the "Asian Tianchi".
Canglanghai tourist town is where Qu Yuan’s famous saying “The water in Canglang is clear, I can feel my tassel, the water in Canglang is turbid, I can feel my feet.” The entrance to the south line of Danjiangkou Huanku Highway is near Canglanghai Town.
The beautiful scenery of Canglanghai
Niuhe Forest Park is located 15 kilometers upstream of the Danjiang Dam. It integrates forest animal and plant landscapes, landform landscapes, hydrological landscapes, cultural landscapes, mountain , water, forest, gorge and island are integrated into one.
Thousand Island Gallery Scenic Area, located in Wugumiao Village of Niuhe Forest Park, is a combination of many lakes and branches formed by the interweaving of mountains and lakes. As the reservoir fills water, the water level rises, forming many irregular islands dotted on the water. The scenic spot is characterized by "alternating mountains and rivers", surrounded by mountains and rivers. It has truly achieved that "there is water in the mountains, mountains can be seen in the water, and mountains and rivers surround the mountains and rivers", and everything is filled with poetry and painting.
The beauty of Qiandao Gallery
The Longtan River tourist area is characterized by ancient and natural mountains, rocks, rocks, ditches, caves, trees, vines, flowers, grass, fruits, bamboos, ancient buildings, etc. The cultural landscape serves as decoration, the natural landscape is beautiful, and the scenic spots have distinctive features.
Taiji Gorge Scenic Area is the only Danxia Geopark in Hubei Province and the largest Danxia landform area north of the Yangtze River. The most unique and beautiful scenery in Taiji Gorge Scenic Area is the natural "Tai Chi Picture" surrounded by Qinglong Mountain and Huanglong Mountain. It can be called a rare spectacle in the world.
The artistic conception of Taiji Gorge
The establishment of Zhoujun Ancient City can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2,000 years ago. Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, "built the Forbidden City in the north and Wudang in the south" and mobilized 300,000 migrant workers to imitate the Forbidden City and build a beautiful Zhoujun City on the bank of the Han River. Zhoujun in history was a beautiful and rich place. The Han River passed around the city and thousands of sails gathered all year round. It is known as "Yunyang made of paper, Zhou Jun made of iron". After the Danjiangkou Reservoir was built, the original Zhoujun Ancient Town was completely submerged under the water, and the current ancient town was rebuilt into an antique.
Wudang Mountain Scenic Area, a 5A-level scenic spot and one of the famous Taoist holy sites in China, faces the Danjiangkou Reservoir and is backed by the Shennongjia Forest Area. Wudang Mountain has a unique situation, with towering peaks reaching into the clouds and surrounded by other peaks. It is both as majestic as Mount Tai and as steep as Mount Hua. It is dotted with cliffs, deep valleys, caves and clear springs.
Wudang Mountain
The Qinglongshan Dinosaur Egg Fossil Group Geopark is the only nature reserve named after paleontological fossils among China's national geological heritage parks. It is known as one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation, the cradle of Han culture, and the hometown of dinosaurs.