The First Bay of the Red River

The First Bay of the Hongshui River is located in Banwen Village, Datong Township, Donglan County, Hechi City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Hongshui River makes a big turn at a place where it flows through Banwen Village, forming a "U"-shaped canyon, which is the First Bay of the Hongshui River. The river channel is narrow, with towering mountains on both sides that reach the sky, with a height difference of hundreds of meters between the river and the water surface. The canyon is shrouded in clouds and mist, making it a rare landscape for seeking novelty, sightseeing, and exploring the mysteries. A unique landscape feature of the First Bay of Hongshui River is that the rocky shore is extremely steep. Most sections of the Hongshui River have no riverbeds, but instead vertical shore rocks of various shapes and sizes. The shore rocks are shaped like curtains, honeycombs, and thousand-layer pancakes. A rock is a scene. Every rock is a painting. The mountains accompanying the Hongshui River are beautiful and picturesque. Most of the mountains on both sides of the Hongshui River are lifelike and anthropomorphic. If you want to go, you must check the weather. It is best to go on a sunny day so that you can see the