Shaanxi province's self-driving ring road connects Qinba Mountain area, Guanzhong Plain and Loess Plateau in series, showing the most representative scenic spots in Shaanxi in all directions. It can be said that traveling all over Shaanxi is equivalent to traveling all over the northwest.
Throughout Xi 'an, there are many scenic spots in the city with lights. The famous Wild Goose Pagoda, Datang Furong Garden, Qujiangchi Site, Daming Palace, Huaqing Palace, Terracotta Warriors and Horses, and Drum Tower are all very similar. Weihe River, the largest tributary of the Yellow River, joins Jinghe River in the north of Xi. The confluence of the two rivers has also formed a distinct landscape. Jinghe River is yellow with a lot of sediment. The Weihe River is slightly clear, and the colors of the two rivers are different.
After distinguishing, we marched to the northwest and left Xi 'an via Zheng Guoqu. This is a great project built by the ancient working people, belonging to the earliest large-scale water conservancy project built in Guanzhong. The water diversion mirror in the west and Luoshui in the east stretches for more than 300 miles, irrigating the Guanzhong Plain for thousands of years. Today, the scenic spots in Zheng Guoqu are beautiful, with a canyon of 5.7 kilometers long and beautiful scenery.
To the west of Zheng Guoqu, a nine-foot-high mountain rises. Zhaoling here is the mausoleum of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin and Empress Wende, and it is a representative imperial mausoleum. Zhaoling Museum is rich in cultural relics, among which Bofei's books are world-famous, and the surrounding yuanjiacun can also satisfy the pure audience's food.
Leave yuanjiacun, go west, and arrive in Ganxian. The Ganling here is the burial tomb of Wu Zetian and Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, and it is also the only tomb in the Tang Dynasty that has not been excavated. The wordless tablet in front of the tomb is also world-famous. The tall beasts and waiters like conference semifinals on both sides of Sima Road reflect the exchanges and social diversity between China and foreign countries in the Tang Dynasty.
Continue to the west and reach Famen Temple in Famen Town. This is a legendary temple, known as the ancestor of the audience tower temple. Over the past two thousand years, it has established a pivotal position in China's Buddhist circles because of its unique geographical location and persistence in Buddhist cultural relics. Famen Temple built a tower because of the relic, and a temple because of the tower. More than 2,000 national treasures and gold-plated handicrafts of the Tang Dynasty have been unearthed here, and they are still shining.
From Famen Temple to the south, it passes through Fufeng County, not far from Taibai Mountain, the highest peak in Qinling Mountains, with an altitude of 3,800 meters. And Dabaishan, to the west, still has only one bird path, all the way to the peak of Emei. From Tangyu at the foot of the mountain to LaSendai at the top of the mountain, the vegetation along the way is dense, which blocks the dazzling sunshine, and the altitude rises and the vegetation decreases. The remains of glaciers, rocky seas and lakes in the mountains tell us the wonders of nature.
Leaving Taibai Mountain and heading north, we first pass through Qishan County, the core birthplace of Zhou Culture. There are many figures, history, relics and legends of Shang and Zhou Dynasties in Zhougong Temple at the southern foot of Fenghuang Mountain, which constitutes a vivid history book. The atmosphere created by Duke Zhou in Zhouyi and Zhou Li echoed in the temple, and Zhou Wenhua was obvious here.
After Fengxiang, we arrived at Baoji, the hometown of Chinese bronzes, which was called Chencang in ancient times and has always been a battleground for military strategists. The first ancient stone drum in China was unearthed on the Stone Drum Hill on the south side of Weihe River. It promotes the Shigu culture and is a part of Qin culture. China Shigu Garden also displays various bronzes.
Leave Baoji, head southwest and enter Qinling Mountains. First, go through the Great Three Pass and the source of Jialing River, several kilometers apart. Located at the northern foot of Qinling Mountains, Dasanguan Pass is the pass of the Three Kingdoms of Zhou Dynasty, so it is called Sansanguan Pass, which is one of the four famous passes in China. Numerous streams, springs under rocks and seepage between rocks converge into the source of Jialing River, where there are dense vegetation, towering peaks and numerous ponds and waterfalls.
Go along the main road, head for Hanzhong, pass Fengxian, and you will pass Bai Zi. Bai Zi's unique tiankeng and the grass pond on the top of the mountain are called the first Temple of Heaven in Asia. Known as "Huangshan returns without looking at the mountains, Jiuzhai returns without looking at the water, and Bai Zi returns without looking at the grass", Sean is famous for living in seclusion here.
If you leave Bai Zi, you will also enter Hanzhong Basin. After Hanzhong, go east along the Han River and reach Yinghu Lake in Ankang City. This is the largest freshwater lake in the northwest, and it is known as Qiandao Lake in Shaanxi. Although it is much smaller than Qiandao Lake in Chun 'an, the scenery is by no means bad.
After leaving Yinghu Lake, we also left Ankang and journey to the south. Re-entering the Qinling Mountains, the west side of Zhen 'an County is Tayun Mountain. The majestic mountains and rivers belong to the Qinling Mountains, and the scenery is beautiful in Tayun. The Jinding Kannonji in Tayun Mountain is known as the most dangerous Taoist temple in the world, and its craftsmanship and architectural difficulty are ingenious. It hangs on the cliffs of Wan Ren on three sides, just like a fairyland in the clouds, with four stone pillars inserted in the crevices. When you climb this golden dome, you will have a feeling of swimming in the heavenly palace, and you will see all the beautiful scenery below.
After leaving Tayun Mountain, we continued to walk eastward. The next stop is Tianzhu Mountain in Shangluo City, which is one of the representative scenic spots on the Qinling Mountains. Shangluo is the most beautiful place in Qinling Mountains. You can take a cableway halfway up the mountain and stroll in the dense vegetation. The sky is high and the clouds are light, which makes people relaxed and happy. There is also a health town at the foot of Tianzhu Mountain, which is a good place for leisure and holiday.
Leave Tianzhu Mountain, continue eastward along the valley, and reach the approximate Grand Canyon in Shangnan County. Plants from north and south meet here, with high forest coverage and water features running through the whole mountain. Whenever summer comes, Approximate Canyon is the biggest drifting scenic spot in the northwest.
Leaving the approximate canyon, we turned around and headed west. On the way to Shangluo, we first passed the ancient town of Dihua, where 10,000 mu of lotus ponds grew freely and swam in the river by boat, which was full of poetry. Jia Pingwa's former residence is still preserved in the town, so you can live here. Go on, pass Shangluo, turn around and go north. Huashan Mountain, one of the five mountains in the distance, comes into our eyes.
The mountain of knives and axes passes through here. Huashan Mountain is extremely dangerous, and the mountain road crossing Huashan Mountain is full of twists and turns. Pay attention to the time schedule when playing here. After going up the mountain by cableway, there is still a long way to go, which is relatively tiring climbing. The surging sea of clouds and the plank road in the sky are like conquering the whole world. After Huashan Mountain, we will enter the Guanzhong Plain.
Go north along the Yellow River, cross Hancheng and reach Hukou Waterfall in Hukou Town. The west bank of the Yellow River is Hukou Waterfall in Shaanxi, and the east bank of the Yellow River is Hukou Waterfall in Shanxi, which is only 3 kilometers apart. The roar of the Yellow River across the sky is quite shocking. In addition to Hukou Waterfall, the most famous waterfall in the world, there are live performances of the red folk custom of the Yellow River chorus, the characteristic caves in Gudukou Town and the delicacies in northern Shaanxi.
Continue northward along the Yellow River and enter the hinterland of the Loess Plateau. The surrounding terrain is a thousand valleys, and at this time we came to Gankun Bay. Looking from the Gankun Pavilion, you can see a 320-degree bend, and the winding river turns out a pattern similar to Tai Chi on the earth, which is also the origin of the name Gankun Bay.
Leave Gankun Bay and go west to Yan 'an. Every place in Baota shan and Yang Jialing is worth visiting carefully. Depart from Yan 'an, head south and return to Xi 'an. After crossing Nanniwan first, you can realize the difference between Nanniwan and other places in northern Shaanxi as soon as you come here. The mountains here are densely covered with vegetation. It is said that after several years of returning farmland to forests by the government, great achievements have been made in northern Shaanxi, but you can still see the bare loess slope, but you can't see the loess slope in Nanniwan, and you can also see paddy fields. There seems to be a wetland park now.
Continue southbound and arrive at Huangdi Mausoleum, which is a famous tourist attraction with beautiful scenery and pleasant scenery. A Xuanyuan Temple. There are 14 cypress trees in the yard, and there is a very thick one on the right. The branches are coiled in the air like dragons, and some roots are exposed on the ground. Leaves are thick all the year round, like a huge green umbrella, which is said to have been planted by Xuanyuan family for more than 5 thousand years.
After leaving the Mausoleum of Huangdi and passing Tongchuan, we returned to Xi 'an. So far, we have enjoyed most of the scenery in Shaanxi Province. In addition to rich cultural and historical heritage, mountains and rivers also have wonderful places.