Yan Kong Agricultural Tourism Demonstration Zone

　　Yan Kong agricultural tourism is characterized by farmsteads scattered across fields and forests, as well as large-scale sightseeing agriculture. It also boasts a wealth of natural scenery, ethnic and folk culture, hot springs, and other tourism resources.

　　Yan Kong Town administers one street and 36 villages, making it the second most populous town in the county. The area is shaped like a “snail” in the process of crawling, stretching 23.62 kilometers from east to west, with a width of 14.68 kilometers from north to south in the east and only 4.25 kilometers in the west. The terrain consists of low hills, foothill plateaus, and river valley plains, featuring open farmland and numerous rocky hills. It lies within the Dalou Mountain Range, at an elevation of around 1,200 meters. Baiyun Mountain, the source of the Dalou Mountains, is said to be the dwelling place of immortals and historically hosted temples such as the Jade Emperor Pavilion. From the town of Yan Kong, a climb of 630 meters (with 420 meters already paved with cement road) leads to the mountain top, making it a prime spot for watching the sunrise. Every year on the 17th to 19th days of the second, sixth, and ninth lunar months, visitors flock here from places like Jinsha, Zunyi, and Renhuai. To the south of Yan Kong Street lies the natural Longquan Pool, which is used not only for drinking water but also irrigates over a thousand acres of farmland. The town has over 30 kilometers of canals running from west to east and south, diverting water from Qinghe Reservoir to irrigate more than ten thousand acres of fields. Crops are grown twice a year, with the main produce being rice, rapeseed, wheat, and flue-cured tobacco.

　　Yan Kong Mineral Water is located at the old bridge on the southern slope of Gaojiapo, 2 kilometers south of Yan Kong Town in Jinbai Village. In 1984, after investigation and testing led by the Hydrology Department of the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, it was recognized as high-quality natural mineral water suitable for beverages. Physical properties: colorless, tasteless, crystal clear, with a water temperature of 28°C and a flow rate of 22.93 liters per second (equivalent to 1,981.5 tons per day). Chemical characteristics: pH value of 7.43, classified as neutral water; hardness of 14.43 German degrees, considered slightly hard water. Free carbon dioxide (CO2) is 13.32 mg/L, oxygen consumption is 0.334 mg/L, indicating a high self-purification capacity. The water type is calcium-magnesium bicarbonate water (H2

　　CO2－Mg

　　Ca). The mineralization level is 0.449 g/L, classifying it as low-sodium light mineral water. Silica (Si

　　O2) content is 16.57 mg/L, and radon content is 6.12 Mach/L, both meeting beverage mineral water standards. It also contains trace elements such as boron, trivalent ?, copper, zinc, manganese, iodine, scandium, beryllium, potassium, iron, molybdenum, germanium, and more than 30 others.

　　YUQINGOU is located at the junction of Jinsha, Zunyi, and Renhuai, a tributary of the Chishui River, covering an area of over 40 square kilometers. The valley is densely forested with rare tree ferns, cascading waterfalls, traditional Miao ethnic villages, and legendary sites like Wuwang Cave.