The Grand Canyon of Western Zhejiang
By admin on 2015-01-07

The Grand Canyon of Western Zhejiang (zhè xī dà xiá gǔ 浙西大峡谷) is located at the joint border of Zhejiang (zhè jiāng shěng 浙江省) and Anhui Province (ān huī shěng 安徽省). It extends from Mount Huang (huáng shān 黄山) and the water from the canyon is source for Qiantang River (qián táng jiāng 钱塘江). The canyon is high with rapid running water, in the shape of a long belt spanning the length of 80 kilometers. It is regarded as “the first Grand Canyon for tourism in the east China”. It is the canyon with the best reserved vegetation, the most beautiful scenery and the smallest resident population.

The canyon can be divided into three scenery sections altogether. The first one is the Longjing Canyon (lóng jǐng xiá 龙井峡), the length of which is about 18 kilometers. There are wonderful peaks and beautiful waterfalls in the canyon. The second scenery section is called Shangxi Canyon (shàng xī xiá 上溪峡), which is 26 kilometers long, with high peaks, grotesque rocks and rapid running water. The third one is the Zhemen Canyon (zhè mén xiá 浙门峡), spanning nearly 30 kilometer. Within this section, there are many big and stone caves. At present, there is only the Longjing Canyon opened to the public. The main scenic spots are the Cormorant Pool (lú cí tán 鸬鹚潭), Diaoshui Rock (diào shuǐ yán 吊水岩), Zhelin Waterfall (zhè lín pù 柘林瀑), Jianmen Pass (jiàn mén guān 剑门关), Laodui Brook (lǎo duì xī 老碓溪), White Horse Cliff (bái mǎ yá 白马崖) and Spotted Deer Park (méi lù yuàn 梅鹿苑).