[2025 Qian'an Attraction] Travel Guide for Shanyekou Scenic Area (Updated Mar)

In Qianxi County, Tangshan, lies a hidden gem—Shanyekou Scenic Area. Here, the wonders of nature blend seamlessly with cultural history, creating a dreamlike world. Shanyekou Scenic Area is named after the Shanyekou Grand Canyon, formed by natural rock formations from landslides millions of years ago. The canyon is deep, with babbling streams and unique rock formations, showcasing the marvels of nature. As you stroll through the canyon, you'll encounter rocks resembling elephants, camels, and fairies, each more fascinating than the last. Beyond the canyon, Shanyekou Scenic Area offers many other attractions. The Peach Blossom Sea, Qingquan Temple, and Longshou Cliff are must-sees. The Peach Blossom Sea is one of the most beautiful spots in the area, with vibrant peach, apricot, and pear blossoms in spring, creating a colorful sea of flowers. Qingquan Temple, a historic temple with elegant architecture, is a popular spot for visitors seeking blessings. Longshou Cliff is the most challenging attraction, with steep cliffs requiring careful climbing. From the top, you'll be rewarded with breathtaking views of the entire Shanyekou Scenic Area. In short, Shanyekou Scenic Area is a must-visit destination. Its natural beauty and cultural history complement each other, offering a rich experience. If you're planning a trip, Shanyekou Scenic Area is a great choice.

Shanye Kou Scenic Area is located in Shanye Kou Village, Dawuli Township, west of Qian'an City. The scenic area is home to a variety of geological relics, including ancient gneiss formed during the Archean Eon over two billion years ago, the Great Wall series of conglomerate outcrops and boulders that have collapsed along the joints over billions of years, and the contact line between the Archean Qianxi Group and the Proterozoic Great Wall series, which represents a gap of about one billion years in the strata. The scenery here is very beautiful, including Mandarin Duck Lake, Jianhu Pavilion, Colorful Valley, Shangxi Pavilion, Sanyou Pavilion, Sleeping Dragon Pine, Dice Stone, Knife Testing Stone, Guanpu Pavilion, and Six-branch God Pine. There is also a performance in the morning and afternoon.

If the Peach Blossom Spring we just experienced was already full of artistic conception, then the time-space tunnel before us now is even more superior. The time-space tunnel at Ye Kou of Qian'an Mountain is also quite famous, and it is a major feature of the Ye Kou scenic area. From a distance, I stood on a big rock looking at the time-space tunnel in front of me, which served as a record before I entered the tunnel. When I actually walked into this time-space tunnel, the scenery before my eyes was dazzling. It was filled with sunflowers🌻, which of course were also just decorations, but that was already enough. Walking under the beautiful sunflowers, every step made me feel the presence of beauty, because sunflowers represent beauty. These clusters of sunflowers formed this beautiful time-space tunnel and continuously attracted tourists to the Ye Kou scenic area🌻. After passing through that section of the time-space tunnel, there is a pink railing staircase where you can check in. Then there is also a heart-shaped floral wreath above that is very pretty, but after checking in, you still have to come down because there is no road ahead. After coming down, I saw a small low bridge and checked in while passing over it. After crossing the bridge, there is a pavilion with something written about a stream, and I need to lift my foot to reach the sign above. This pavilion is quite tall, huh😁

I might have stumbled upon another Shangri-La at the Yekou scenic area. When I was there, I discovered a place covered with dense purple flowers both above and below. This is the entrance to the forest rafting. I was having so much fun checking in outside until I played to my heart's content here before continuing forward. Above, I found another nice rock landscape. There are also many rocks of various shapes here. Besides these rocks, there's also a huge horn on this side. I squatted on the bench and struck a pose as if blowing the horn. Although it won't really sound, it's all about the spirit 😁 Descending from the horn, I was immediately faced with many landscapes of the Yekou scenic area, all gathered together. There's the Welcoming Pine (although to me, it looks just like an ordinary pine tree 😓), but the words 'Welcoming Pine' are written there, so I had to check in. Opposite the Welcoming Pine is the famous Flounder Stone of the Yekou scenic area. There are many oddly shaped stones here, but to say one looks like a fish is quite impressive. And then there's this Wishing Tree, ah, full of golden yellow leaves and those wishing ribbons. Standing under this Wishing Tree, how could I miss such a great opportunity? I definitely had to make a good wish 😁

After continuing to climb, there will always be new discoveries; life is about constant exploration. After a brief rest on a large rock, having eaten a bit and replenished my energy while looking at the sun ahead ☀️, I knew it was time to set off again. The direction after climbing up took me by surprise; there was a person whose attire I couldn't discern, but it was clear that she was a woman. However, she had no head, and I wondered if it was deliberately done by the scenic area. Moreover, on top of this woman's head seemed to be a decoration like a phoenix crown, which made her identity even more intriguing 🧐. Curiosity aside, I then came to a wooden roller with a blue exterior. I had never played with it before, so I didn't know how to use it. I fell as soon as I stood on it and after repeatedly falling, I decided not to stand and just sat down to play, which was quite enjoyable and I didn't have to worry about falling 🙇. Then a couple came by; they seemed to know how to play, running on it. Watching them was really fun, and I got my fill of watching them play, but I couldn't play myself 🙇. Later, they played something similar to a roller coaster, which required one person to operate it from below while the other sat on top, and then the vehicle started moving. It circled in the air several times before coming down, and it was very fast. I couldn't play it alone, but watching them play was quite joyful 😁. I had so many fun moments at Mountain Ye Kou 😁. At this place called Wolong Pine, there was an old man playing the zither. I don't know his name, but sitting on this zither chair was really comfortable 😊. At that moment, I became his audience; otherwise, it would have been very lonely for him to play the zither alone here 🤓. There was also a butterfly 🦋 swing spot. I was afraid to sit there initially, but when I got closer, I realized the swing was fixed and wouldn't fly up, so I wasn't scared anymore 🤓. I confidently sat on it, checked in, and then continued forward. After going up, I found a rock with 'No Climbing' written on it. This rock was clearly made up of countless small stones stuck together. How could I not check in at such a beautiful stone? 😁. Standing on it, I was actually trembling with fear of heights, but seeing the photos I took, it felt very worthwhile 😁.

The Qianyekou of Hebei Qian'an National Geological Park is located in Shanyekou Village, Dawuli Township, Qian'an City. The pebbles everywhere are 3.85 billion years ago. The pebbles and sediments of the ancient seabed were formed by high temperature and high pressure and by crustal movement. It has the reputation of multicolored amber on the sea floor. The rich and complete Taikoo landforms here are praised by geologists as the holographic seabed geological archives, which is worth seeing. I also encountered super delicious chestnut noodles and fried chestnuts. This aunt's chestnut noodles is very famous in the local area, 3 yuan a, fried chestnuts 15 yuan a pound, if you come, you must try it.