Three Ditch Ten-Thousand-Mu Bamboo Sea

　　Three Ditch Ten-Thousand-Mu Bamboo Sea is located in Xinlongchang Town, Xingren County, 18 kilometers from the county seat. It lies in the western part of the hundred-li Qinglong Mountain Range that runs through Xingren County, covering an area of tens of thousands of mu and stretching for ten kilometers. The sea of bamboo blankets the slopes and valleys from Donggualin to Three Ditch in Xinlongchang Town, densely packed and lushly green, presenting a spectacular view. It is a scenic area of considerable development value in Xingren County and is hailed as the “Green Gem of Southwest Guizhou.” The area features vast, emerald bamboo groves, predominantly composed of maojin bamboo (a type of moso bamboo).

　　The scenery within the bamboo sea is also incredibly beautiful: the pitless bamboo forests resemble giant potted landscapes; the bamboo groves on the rocks look like myriad green flags. Streams gaily rush through the bamboo thickets, while mountain springs melodiously trickle over layered stones. In the spring when all things come back to life, bamboo shoots and bamboo fungi emerge like playful children from the soil covered with dead leaves, bringing delightful surprises like magic. In the sweltering summer heat, couples eagerly venture deep into the bamboo forest hand in hand, leaving their umbrellas forgotten behind...

　　The most enviable are undoubtedly the families living within the bamboo sea. They make their homes like boats, seemingly content to remain forever anchored in the vast ocean of bamboo, gathering the freshest mountain delicacies and breathing the cleanest air in the world. The cool, sweet water from bamboo roots here is truly memorable; the boundless expanse of bamboo sea is awe-inspiring; and the local bamboo crafts and traditional handmade paper workshops showcase the diligence and wisdom of the people of Three Ditch.