Xichou National Rocky Desertification Park

Xichou National Rocky Desertification Park

Xichou National Rocky Desertification Park is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

The mountainous area of Xichou County accounts for as much as 99.9%, with karst landforms covering 75.4%. The region has suffered from severe rocky desertification. In recent years, Xichou County has advanced ecological civilization construction, establishing the Xichou National Rocky Desertification Park (Sanguang) scenic area in the rocky mountainous region, leading to significant ecological restoration. During the day, the park is lush and green with rolling hills; at night, the starry sky shines brilliantly. What was once barren rocky land has now been replaced by thousands of acres of kiwifruit orchards, turning into a prosperous base for local villagers.

Centered around the national-level rocky desertification control demonstration site in the Sanguang area of Xingjie Town, Xichou County, the park takes the rocky desertification control demonstration base and the "Xichou Spirit" as its themes, aiming to develop ecotourism in the rocky desert environment. To date, over 300 million yuan has been invested. The once-infamous "Sanguang Village"—where "trees were cut down, soil and water washed away, and young women left"—is now transforming into a new "Sanguang" where "natural scenery is beautiful, the village looks renewed, and farmers shine with pride," achieving a magnificent transformation where "green hills return, soil and water stay, and young women come back."