Shennongjia
ShennongjiaissituatedinFangxianCounty,inwesternHubeiProvince,coveringanareaof3,250squarekilometers.Over1000metersabovesealevelonanaverage,ithassixpeaksmeasuring3,000metersabovesealevel,knownas"TheRoofOfCentralChina".Wherevirginforest,oneoffamousChina‘sGreenTreasureHouses,islocated.Herediscoveredaremorethan2000speciesofwildplants,outofwhichover30belongtoworld‘srarityorChina‘sspecialty,and500speciesofwildanimals,comprisingover20rareandprecioustypeslistedunderthestateprotection.
No.1PeakinCentralChina
It‘sthemainpeakofShennongjia,3053metersabovesealevel,toweringfacetofacewiththenearbyMinfenPeak,of3105metersabovesealevel.Loftyandmajestic,itglistenswiththesuninonemoment,butanothermomentgetslostincloudsandmist.Fromthetopdown,thePeakiscovered,inthreecircumscribingtiers,withforestsoffirs,bambooandcypresses.Stretchingfarandwide,thefirs,withatrunkastallas40meters,andofacircumferenceaslongasfourmen‘sarmsextendedandlinked,standstraightanduprightwithdensebranchesandfoliagethesunlightcanhardlypenetrate.Thegroundinsidetheforest,isdottedwithazaleasofvariouscolors-pink,darkviolet,crystaletc.Theprimevalforestlooksfantastic.ClimbingtothetopoftheloftyPeak,oneenjoysaverypleasantviewofthesurroundingluxuriantlygreenmountainsandridges.