Scenic Spots in Black Valley

Scenic Spots in Black Valley - Brief Introduction

Black Valley is located in Jingxing County, Wansheng District, Chongqing. It is of sub-tropical and temperate climates and with an intact natural ecological system, thus Black Valley is called the "The Gene Bank of Chongqing and Guizhou". Scenic spots in it are amazingly beautiful.

Scenic Spots in Black Valley - Shenlong Pond

Shenlong means a dragon (in China, dragon is holy and powerful). Shenlong Pond is 6 meters deep with an area of 1,000 square meters. There is a winding pavement leading to the edge of the pond. Here is abundant in negative oxygen ion which is helpful for people's health. The crystal waterfall, the lush forest and the secluded pond, all of them form a perfect picture.

Scenic Spots in Black Valley - Shenlong Cave

Walking along the plank road on the face of the cliff near Shenlong Pond, people can see a big cave in the lush forest and water of fountain is shot out of the cave, crystal and clear. That is the Shenlong Cave.

Scenic Spots in Black Valley - Flying Fish Fall

Flying Fish Fall is the most magnificent waterfall in the Black Valley. Its head drop is 100 meters more or less. In summer, when the flash flood comes, the speed of water flow can reach five tons per second. It is just like the milky way suddenly drops on the ground. The sight is very majestic and marvelous.

Scenic Spots in Black Valley - Qian-Yu Great Rift Gorge

Qian is short for Guizhou and Yu is short for Chongqing. The rock wall and bottom of Great Rift Valley are eroded and corroded for a long time. Since the elements of the stones are different, they are eroded and corroded in different degrees. Then some stones are left while other are washed away, thus forming the natural statues of Buddha, head of people and various kinds of animals.

Scenic Spots in Black Valley - Monkey Jump Gorge

Monkey Jump Gorge obtained its name because the First-Grade State Protection animal - Presbytis francoisi always jumps and plays in this valley. Monkey Jump Valley is very narrow with width of only 2 meters. The peaks on both sides are winding, steep and superposed. At some places, the cliff tilts even about 100 degrees, thus blocking the sunshine and making it a cool resort even in the hot summer.

Scenic Spots in Black Valley - Fish Jump Gorge

Fish Jump Gorge got its name because of the Fish Jump Pond in this river course. In the seasons of spring and summer, fish in downstream Carp River swim upstream. They have to pass this pond and jump across the Fish Jump Gorge whose head drop is 60 centimeters. Then the tourists can see the amazing scene of fish jump.

Scenic Spots in Black Valley - Boar Gorge

Packs of boars in Black Valley always swim over this river course, thus obtaining its name - Boar Gorge. The cliffs on both sides are leaning and forests on tops of the peaks are flourishing, blocking the sky and sun. Stepping on the plank road, you can experience the excitement of walking on turbulent water flows.

Scenic Spots in Black Valley - Shihuang Umbrella

Shihuang Umbrella gained its name for that it seems like an open umbrella. This "umbrella" is composed of two big stones. The upper stone is 6 meters high, 5 meters wide. And the lower one is about 5 meters high. The umbrella top is covered with lush green vegetations which can shelter the sunshine and rain. 20 or 30 people can stand under the stone umbrella. It is said that when it rains cats and dogs in Black Valley, monkeys always take this umbrella as a shelter.