Shunan Bamboo Sea
The Shunan Bamboo Sea Scenic Area is located at the junction of Changning and Jiang'an counties in Yibin City, Sichuan Province, and is the largest concentrated natural bamboo forest scenic area in the world. The Shunan Bamboo Sea is a large area of bamboo scenery, and is known as one of the 'Four Wonders of Southern Sichuan' along with dinosaurs, stone forests, and hanging coffins.
The Shunan Bamboo Sea has a long history of bamboo cultivation, with a bamboo culture that has continued for more than 2,000 years from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the present. The relief of the 'Phoenix Snake Bamboo Composite Totem' on the Eastern Han Dynasty painted stone coffin in the suburbs of Nanxi City, Yibin, proves that the local ancestors worshipped the bamboo totem. The rock paintings of fishing gear, lanterns, bamboo hairpins, and bamboo weapons on the 'Seven Holes Eastern Han Cliff Tomb' in Changning show that during the Qin and Han Dynasties, bamboo was widely used in the production and life of the local people in the Bamboo Sea, and the use of bamboo for housing, food, utensils, and culture reflects the strong local characteristics and lifestyle.
The Shunan Bamboo Sea Scenic Area is shaped like a 'Z', wide in the east and west, and narrow in the north and south. The entire scenic area is about 13 kilometers long from east to west, about 6 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 120 square kilometers, a vegetation coverage rate of 92.4%, and a negative ion concentration of 30,223 per cubic centimeter. More than 70,000 acres of green bamboo cover 27 steep ridges and more than 500 peaks. There are 15 genera and 58 species of bamboo growing here, in addition to the commonly produced Nan bamboo, water bamboo, and Ci bamboo, there are also rare bamboo species such as purple bamboo, Arhat bamboo, human face bamboo, and mandarin duck bamboo.
The Shunan Bamboo Sea Scenic Area is rich in biological resources. Rare animals and plants include clouded leopards, pangolins, otters, macaques, egrets, golden eagles, white-bellied pheasants, big looks, thorny chest frogs (piano frogs), cherry, red beans, nanmu, cypress, gastrodia, sanqi, eucommia, etc. It produces bamboo shoots, bamboo fungus, navel oranges and other characteristic agricultural products. There are 112 species of woody plants and 427 species of bamboo (including: 58 species of township bamboo, 369 species collected from all over the country, which is the world's largest bamboo systematic ecological garden and bamboo gene bank).
The Shunan Bamboo Sea Scenic Area combines bamboo scenery, mountains and rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and ancient temples, and also has a cultural landscape of bamboo culture and bamboo ecological leisure and holiday tourism destinations. It is also a film and television base in the southern Sichuan region. The central scenic area of the Shunan Bamboo Sea is divided from west to east into the Seven Color Lake, Sea in the Sea, Fairy Lake, Flower Stream Thirteen Bridges, Welcoming Wind Bay Area, Wanling and other tourist areas, with a total of 108 attractions, of which 52 are main attractions.
In 1988, the Shu Bamboo South Sea Scenic Area was rated as a national scenic spot in China; in 2001, it was rated as the first batch of national AAAA tourist attractions in China; in December 2003, the Shu Bamboo South Sea was rated as the 'World Green Globe 21 Certified Scenic Area'; On October 23, 2005, the Shu Bamboo South Sea was rated as one of the 'Ten Most Beautiful Forests in China'; In January 2023, the Shu Bamboo South Sea was approved as a national tourist resort in China.
The environment is very good and the service is very thoughtful. We have been to the bamboo sea in southern Anhui twice. Longyin Temple, Haizhonghai, Emerald Corridor, Grand Canyon Cable Car, Jiguanling and other scenic spots have left us with unforgettable memories 😃😃
The scenic area is large, the scenic spots are relatively scattered, and it is more convenient to drive by car. There are many homestays in the scenic area and the accommodation is convenient, but the scenic scenery is relatively simple, the scenery is not very amazing, suitable for leisure and vacation, the surrounding environment is good, the air is good, but the playability is not high.
You can also see dumplings in spring. The dumplings here break my understanding. I used to write articles that only love to write after the rain. I am still wondering that the local bamboo grows not so fast and not so conspicuous. It turned out that I know too little.
We are traveling by car to the bamboo sea in southern Anhui. From Chengdu, we will arrive at the scenic spot in more than four hours. To this side, we must buy tickets online in advance. Each person can be 100. Meituan or Trip.com or other websites can be used. We drive freely in the scenic area. Walking, each attraction has free parking, The trip was three days and two nights. I arrived at the hotel on the first night. In the scenic area, close to Longyin Temple. The price here is more expensive than the outside. Basically, the dishes related to bamboo are more than 40 or 50. The taste is still very good. After a few days, I ate a few days of bamboo banquets. The winter bamboo shoots were particularly tender. The ribs and bacon should feel smoked, the taste is OK, the bamboo rice is given up after eating on the first day, the bamboo shoot soup and the like are not bad, you can try. Speaking of the attractions, the Grand Canyon is divided into east and west sides. We are the west gate into the west gate, so the East Gate Scenic Area where we go first the next day of the trip, the recommended attractions, Longyin Temple (must go to the twin towers, you can see the bamboo sea) Colorful waterfall (walk up and down) Bohai Zhonghai (can hang Weiya, Take a boat tour of the lake) - Xianyu Cave (the road chiselled on the cliffs, there are stone carvings worth visiting) - Grand Canyon cableway (30 yuan per person round trip) - Bamboo Point walk (Tickets, 30 people). After watching the car back to the hotel near the Emerald Corridor, on the third day, visit the Emerald Corridor (a slate paved avenue, not too long, the photos are very good, there is a pavilion in the bamboo) Watching the Yuntai (also called Baishoutai, free, one of the best points to watch Baigui Baishou) Bamboo Sea Museum Forget Yougu (Must see) and finally leave the bamboo sea.
The bamboo sea in southern Anhui is located at the junction of Changning and Jiang'an counties in Yibin, Sichuan Province, with an area of more than 70,000 mu, and is now a national scenic spot. There are 15 first-class attractions in the scenic area and 19 second-level attractions, including Tianhuang Temple, Tianbaozhai, Xianyudong, Qinglong Lake, colorful waterfalls, Wanjiang Scenic Area, ancient battlefield, Guanyun Pavilion, Emerald Corridor, Chahua Mountain, Huaxi 13 Bridge and other landscapes are called Zhuhai Ten.
A superb homestay, the front door is also very open, there is a charging pile in the parking lot, very convenient. The proprietress was very enthusiastic and directly upgraded the room type. She took great care of the customers throughout the whole process. She also sent special products before leaving. The whole homestay is very beautiful and clean. There is a soup pool in the room, and the bed is covered with electric blankets, which is comfortable. It is not convenient to eat in the scenic area, but the aunt's craftsmanship is still good. You can order food at a moderate price. Bamboo and bamboo shoots are specialty products. The chicken soup pot made is very sweet. Next time I bring my parents, I will definitely stay here.
The first time I come to Yibin, I will definitely go to the bamboo sea in southern Anhui to punch in! Accompanied by friends, the whole process is warm and pleasant! The dense bamboo sea, pleasant scenery, fresh air, and the stone carvings of the ingenious work are all lingering, the natural oxygen bar, let people be in it, and enjoy it! It's really a super happy play! 😊
It’s really good. I went in for a day in the morning and didn’t finish the attractions. It’s suitable for living in it for two days. The food in the scenic area is delicious and the price is reasonable. I didn’t expect this scenic spot to be so big. I knew that I would book the house in it. It is estimated that summer is better. fun