Lishuzhou Tourist Scenic Area

Lishuzhou Tourist Scenic Area

Lishuzhou Scenic Area is one of the seven major tourist areas in Yanling County and a key part of the "Yan Emperor Mausoleum – Shennong Valley – Dayuan – Lishuzhou – Shuikou – Yan Emperor Mausoleum" major tourist loop. The scenic area features unique climatic conditions and a wealth of natural phenomena. It includes Hunan's "Four Firsts": Hunan’s Highest Peak – Ling Peak; Hunan’s Largest Forest – the southern China’s largest contiguous 100,000-acre primeval forest, home to the rare and precious relict plant groupings of Fujian cypress and the top-level community of the "living fossil" of plants, the southern hemlock; Hunan’s Largest Mortar Stones – numerous uniquely shaped glacial potholes formed by Quaternary glacial movements 2.5 million years ago; Hunan’s Highest Waterfall – the over 300-meter-high Baishui Waterfall, which consists of two-tiered cascades. Other attractions include Tianma Fort, vast alpine meadows, extensive bamboo forests, and Monkey Mountain.