Guanyinchan Scenic Area

Guanyinchan Scenic Area

The Guanyinchan Scenic Area is located in Shangyao Town in the western part of Licheng County, 25 kilometers from the county seat, covering an area of 20 square kilometers. Built along the Zhuozhang River, the scenic area features Danxia red rock landforms, integrating mountains, water, springs, and waterfalls, combining the spectacular, elegant, and majestic with seclusion, tranquility, and danger in a multi-element landscape. The air is fresh, with an extremely high content of negative oxygen ions, making it a natural oxygen bar. The scenic area includes an eco-friendly parking lot, a cave-style reception center, as well as attractions such as a suspension bridge, plank walkways, viewing platforms, floating bridges over rolling water dams, river drifting, high-cliff waterfalls, and riverside walking trails. Visitors can also enjoy eco-friendly self-picking activities and leisure wellness experiences while taking in the scenery.

Since 2007, the Licheng County Party Committee and County Government have consistently identified tourism as a sunrise industry, leveraging the advantages of green, red, and ancient cultural resources. Following the basic strategy of overall planning, step-by-step implementation, and focused development, they have consistently invested substantial funds from their limited financial resources to advance the tourism development strategy. The county has cumulatively invested 1.2 billion yuan, constructing over 500 square kilometers of tourism roads, and developing ten major scenic areas (Huangyadong Scenic Area, Guangzhishan Scenic Area, Longfushan Scenic Area, Jinjizhai Scenic Area, Xierhe Scenic Area, Yangqishan Scenic Area, Sifangshan Scenic Area, Guanyinchan Scenic Area, Banshan Scenic Area, and Likou Ancient City Scenic Area), six hiking ecological tourism zones (Dongshan, Hengshan, Yuanshan, Lianshan, Chashan, and Aoshan), and two hundred-kilometer cycling routes (around the Taihang Red Mountains and along the Zhuozhang River). After a decade of dedicated effort, the ten major scenic areas have gradually opened to the public, the framework of all-for-one tourism has taken initial shape, and the role of cultural tourism as a pillar industry driving the local economy has begun to show results. The reputation and visibility of the Taihang Red Mountains have significantly increased nationwide.