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JINHUA'S TOURISM RESOURCES
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Jinhua is a newly developed tourism city. It is described as the fairyland
of mountains and rivers and lakes. Now it has formed a tourism pattern of
"one mountain leads the way, followed by five feature tours ", with Jinhua
mountain as the main tourism area, replenished by other tours such as
mountain and river tour, pilgrim tour, purchase tour, folk custom tour,
gourmet tour. This tourism pattern is warmly welcomed by both foreign and
domestic tourists.
The fairy land
Jinhua mountainsJinhua mountains is located to the north of
Jinhua city. It is a key state-level tourism area with nine famous sites
such as Karst Cave, Deer Field, Dapan, Huang Daxian, Jianfeng Mountain,
Daguan mountain, Crane and rock mountain, Back Garden, etc. The total area
is 79 square kilometers with mild air all year round. The environment is
cool and comfortable with clouds and mist floating around the mountains.
This area, with characteristics as the sea of forest, with vast wildness of
grass and spectacular caves and Huang daxian site, is universally
acknowledged as the fairyland for holidays. Jinhua's mountainous area has
more than 300 sites with spectacular caves, strange shaped stones, deep and
secluded valleys, beautiful rivers and lakes. The mountains and rivers melt
together harmoniously while caves are peacefully shaded with forests.
There's a legend which goes that When Huang Daxian practiced Buddhism here
he had left many fairy articles and whereabouts in the mountain. There are
more than 100 sites related to Huang Daxian . The mountain is true to its
name a famous mountain, a efficacious mountain, a fairy mountain and a
fortune mountain.
The mountains and rivers tour
Jinhua is located in the basin area of the middle part of Zhejiang province.
It is beautiful beyond description with mountains, rivers, lakes, caves,
forests bringing brilliance to each other.
Except the karst cave sites represented by five caves and ten scenic spots
such as Jinhua mountain's Twin-Dragon Cave, Ice Kettle Cave, Pilgrim Cave,
Peach Land Cave, Ferry Waterfall Cave and six caves in Lanxi such as Snow
Surging Cave, Jade Dew Cave, the rosy cloud landform scenery is represented
by high and straight, and handsome Square Rock mountains and Nine Peak
mountain; the volcanic rock landform is represented by Xianhua mountain and
Eight-sides mountain; the scenery of rivers and lakes is represented by Wu
River and Lan river. The important State-level famous resorts like Jinhua
mountain forest park and Panan Hatai mountain forest park are all green.
Pilgrim tour
Since it was established as the second capital of the Southern Song Dynasty,
Jinhua had always been the culture center on the southern bank of Yangtzi
River. The city is flourishing with splendid culture and religious culture.
It was said that the No. 36 Heavenly Fortune Cave of Jinhua mountain is the
place where Chisongzi Huang Daxian went to heaven after practiced and
enlightened in the cave. It is said that this Huang Daxie, who was an
oversea Chinese, could grant whatever is requested and could head-off
disasters. He has followers not only in China but also in Hong Kong, Macao,
Southeast Asia and North America. The Square Rock Temple has a history of a
thousand years. The Thousand Year Buddha Temple, Yiwu Double Forest Temple,
Xianhua Shaolin Palace, Dongyang Guanyin Town and other temples all have a
long history.
Purchase tour
With the advantageous geographical and traffic conditions, Jinhua has always
attached the importance to the commercial industry. It is one of the rich
and prosperous areas in history. Since the reform and opening-up, more than
20 special large and middle-sized trading centers have emerged such as Yiwu
China Petty Commodities Town, Yongkang China Science and Technology Hardware
Town, Jinhua Industry and Commerce Town, Pujiang Painting and Calligraphy
Market, Pan'an Specialties Town. Jinhua has been the center of selling and
purchasing materials, trading with both foreign and domestic customers. It
is famed as the " Paradise of Purchase ".
Folk custom tour
Jinhua is an ancient cultural and historical city with strong and charming
folk customs. It is most enjoyable to watch the Jinhua bullfights. The Wu
Opera is one of the oldest operas in Chinese history. It is characterized
with loud and sonorous singing, ardent and bold manners, and surprisingly
special martial arts. There are more than 700 pieces of such operas such as
"Gold Seal" and "Broken Bridge". The Zhuge Eight Diagrams Village had been
the gathering place for the offspring of Zhuge, who was the prime minister
of Three Kingdom period in Chinese history . The village structure is
arranged according to Jiugong Eight Diagram. It is a perfect embodiment
which combined geology, ecology, landscape, architecture together with
Chinese tradition. Pujiang's First Family on the southern bank of Yangtzi
River is famous both at home and abroad for its family culture which had
fifteen generations living and eating together. Wuyi Guo Cave is the focus
of world attention for its ancient culture and beautiful sights.
Gourmet tour
Jinhua is one of the origins of overseas cuisine. It is famed for ham dishes
and various flavor snacks. There are more than 100 delicious Jinhua ham
dishes and other special food such as Jinhua crisp cake, Jinhua stew, Jinhua
rice meat dumplings with bamboo leaves, Jinhua soup dumpling, Pan'an's
made-on-spot noodles, Pan'an dumpling and cake tube, Golden honeyed dates,
red bayberry alcohol. The main places to go are: Jinhua night food fair,
hundred-year-old restaurant Qinghe Garden, Guomao Guest House, Shibo Gourmet
House, Lanxi Ancient Business Town, Pan'an Food Street, etc.
The telephone of the news office of Jinhua Municipality government:+86-579-2301515
Fax: +86-579-2301515
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