Tianzhushan National Forest Park

Shanyang County is located at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains. It is bordered by Danfeng and Shangnan to the east, Zhen'an and Zhashui to the west, Yunxi of Hubei to the south, and Shangzhou to the north. Since ancient times, it has been an important channel "connecting Qin and Jin in the north and Wu and Chu in the south". It is a major water and drought throat channel connecting the nine provinces of Shaanxi and Hubei.

Tianzhu Mountain is located in the southeast of Shanyang County, 30 kilometers away from the county seat.Falcon RidgeFalcon Mountain is located in the middle of Falcon Mountain, with a total area of ​​42 square kilometers. Its main peak is 2,073.98 meters above sea level. It is the highest mountain in the Falcon Mountain System and a paradise on earth where the Qinling ecology and the long-standing religious culture are intertwined.

Tianzhu Mountain has 7 peaks facing each other and 3 ridges. It is divided into four sections: the gate image area of ​​Sengdaoguan, the comprehensive service area for tourists, the health resort area, and the forest sightseeing area. The walking tour line allows you to immerse yourself in the beauty of the Qinling ecology during the mountaineering process. The cable car can directly reach the core viewing area and tour the north line. After the tour, you can also visit Shao Yong's enlightenment on the south line. If you choose to walk up and down the mountain, the total play time is about 4 to 6 hours. If you go up and down the mountain by cable car, the tour time is about 3 to 4 hours.

Go up the mountain from Dongshan Gate, visit Baicao Valley, Tieqiao Forest, Musk Deer Valley, climb over Eighteen Bends, take a short rest at the Welcoming Pavilion, and after admiring the Thousand-foot Cliff, you can reach the upper station of the cable car and meet up with tourists taking the cable car.

Going up from the upper station of the cable car, you will reach Xuantian Cave. Xuantian Cave is a man-made viewing tunnel. In the past, it was very difficult for people to climb Tianzhu Mountain. Until 2009, the 280-meter-long Xuantian Cave was opened, allowing tourists to save at least 2 hours of mountain walking.

After exiting Xuantian Cave, the Fairy Island Yaotai of Tianzhu Mountain is not far ahead. Here is the Welcoming Immortal Pine Viewing Platform of Tianzhu Mountain. Qinling Mountains were called Nanshan Mountains before the Qin Dynasty, and were renamed Qinling Mountains after the establishment of the Qin State. People often say "May you be as blessed as the long-flowing water of the East China Sea, and as long-lived as the immortal pines of Nanshan Mountains", which actually refers to the pine trees on the Qinling Mountains. The immortal pines of Tianzhu Mountain are scientifically known as "dragon blood trees". They appeared in the Cretaceous dinosaur era and are known as living fossils among plants. They are listed as protected tree species by UNESCO.

After seeing the Welcoming Pine, we can see the iconic landscape of Tianzhu Mountain, "Tianzhu Moxiao". It is a huge naturally formed stone pillar, more than 300 meters high in the middle and more than 400 meters in circumference, shaped like a bamboo joint, with an ancient pine hanging upside down. This suddenly protruding giant granite, eroded by wind and frost, cracked and peeled off, was carved by nature into a giant Buddha finger that supports the sky. "Tianzhu Moxiao" has been known as one of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Fengyang" since the establishment of the county in the Western Jin Dynasty.

Rest at Xindao Pavilion, pass by Tianzhu Lover, Shougui Cave, Niubi Cave, and Nanshe Teng, climb the Tongtian Cloud Ladder, and arrive at Nantianmen. Sing a song in the clouds at the Yunhai booth, walk through the Hongyun Corridor, and climb up Daobeiliang.

Daobei Ridge is one of the iconic landscapes of Tianzhu Mountain. The entire ridge is like a knife cut, surrounded by abysses on three sides. Walking on the man-made plank road and looking to the side is terrifying.

Lingyun Pavilion stands on Daobeiliang, facing the wind, proudly standing in the clouds, gazing at the clouds rising and falling, and the passage of time; below the pavilion, the peaks and valleys are deep, filled with clouds and mist, with twisted branches of green trees and hawks circling... This is also a very beautiful sunrise viewing point and cloud sea viewing point after rain in Tianzhu Mountain. Going up, we see the highest area of ​​Tianzhu Mountain - Tianzhu Shengjing. Here is the highest landmark building in Tianzhu Mountain - Tianzhu Dading, with an altitude of 2073.98 meters, as well as the mountaintop wooden house built for forest protection, the Yunding Observation Tower and Yunding Square built after this upgrade, as well as the Lanyue Pavilion and Black Dragon Cave.

Go west, here is the Tianzhu Mountain Buddhist and Taoist resort "Yungai Temple", located at the highest peak of Tianzhu Mountain. Due to its high altitude, there are often fog and clouds covering the top all year round, so it is named Yungai Temple. Yungai Temple is the main place for external exchanges and gathering of Taoists and Taoist temples in Tianzhu Mountain. It is the office of Tianzhu Mountain Taoist Management Committee and Tianzhu Mountain Taoist Painting and Calligraphy Institute, and it is also one of the main palaces of the four Taoist temples in Tianzhu Mountain.

Continuing westward from Yungai Temple, we will pass the Sleeping Buddha Pavilion, Shouyang Cave, and Xiunv Peak. The Chenglu Pan on Xiunv Peak is a 360-degree panoramic glass viewing platform.

Continue down to Shuangfeng Temple, which is named after the "Xiunv Peak" and "Feishen Peak" on its south side. From Shuangfeng Temple, you can go to Shao Yong's Enlightenment Line. This route takes about an hour to go back and forth, and you can experience the enlightenment journey of Shao Yong, a Neo-Confucianist in the Southern Song Dynasty. The sub-attractions you can see along this route include the Enlightenment Pavilion, the Observation Platform, the Stone Forest, the Wuji Cliff, and the Long Poetry Road.

After finishing the above trip, return to the upper station and take the cable car down the mountain to the Tourist Service Center Square.