Sanhuangshan Peach Blossom Valley

Sanhuangshan Peach Blossom Valley 📍Address: Taohuayu Village, Guangwu Town, Xingyang City Tickets: 25 yuan Time: 8:00-18:00 ❤️Introduction: Sanhuangshan Mountain is the site of activities of human ancestors, with many historical relics and newly built landscapes. North of Zhengzhou, it borders the Yellow River, faces Songyue Mountain to the south, and connects to related scenic spots in the east. It has a unique terrain and rich historical sites. Sanhuangshan Peach Blossom Valley Scenic Area is located 25 km northeast of Xingyang City. Backed by the Yellow River, it overlooks Zhongyue Mountain to the south, connects to the Hanba Erwangcheng to the west, and joins the Yellow River Scenic Area to the east. It is a place with numerous historical sites and a gathering of great figures. Legend has it that in ancient times, Fuxi, Shennong, and Suiren all taught people to grow rice, collect yams, and hunt and fish here, leaving behind many moving stories and legends, hence the name "Sanhuangshan." The scenic area is now the dividing point between the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River, and it is also an excellent location to view the Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns of the Yellow River! (1) Peach Blossom Valley According to the "Records of Xingyang County": "There are many peach groves on both sides of this place. In March of spring, visitors are dazzled by them." Therefore, it was named "Peach Blossom Valley." There is also a statue of the "Peach Blossom Fairy" here, and a touching legend: It is said that when the True Martial Emperor was practicing in the snowy mountains, he cut open his stomach with the戒刀 (jie dao - a type of saber) he carried with him, and washed his internal organs and intestines. While washing, he fainted! When he woke up, he had become an immortal. And the jie dao he left behind, after hundreds of years of cultivation, also transformed into two immortal bodies, one yin and one yang. The jie dao was the yang body, and the scabbard was the yin body. Not long after, the Queen Mother summoned the jie dao to heaven to be a celestial official, but the scabbard was unwilling to go to heaven, so it followed the Yellow River to this place and stayed here, becoming the local: "Peach Blossom Fairy"! Because of the care of the heavens, the peach blossoms in Peach Blossom Valley bloom very brightly every year. (2) Boundary Marker The Sanhuangshan area, as the junction of the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River, has many loess hills, loess piles, and distinct loess beams, loess mounds (mao), loess pillars, loess walls, and loess cave landforms. Now, we have come to: The Boundary Marker between the Upper and Middle Reaches of the Yellow River! The dividing line between the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River was determined by the Yellow River Conservancy Commission around 1950, based on the hydrological and geographical characteristics of the Yellow River, which is where we are now.