Yanzhi Gorge

Yanzhi Gorge is located on the east side of Yangcao Village, Huanghua Township, 8 kilometers northeast of Jingyuan County. It is adjacent to Kongtong Mountain in the east, Liupan Mountain in the west, and Laolongtan in the south. The canyon is 45 kilometers long and formed 800 million years ago. of the Ordovician. The name "Rouge" evolved from the ethnic minority "Yanzhi" and "Yanzhi" tribes that thrived here in the Spring and Autumn Period. A long time ago, Rouge Gorge and the surrounding area, with lush vegetation and dazzling crimson everywhere, was not only a good place for people to farm, but also a resort for collecting rouge, so the mountain was named Rouge Mountain. The ethnic minorities living here wear rouge clothes, use rouge powder, and eat rouge flowers. They are inseparable from rouge flowers and plants. They are called "Yanzhi" and "Yanshi" by other surrounding ethnic groups. "Yan" means "Yan" in ancient Chinese. The meaning of "red" agrees with the modern "rouge". Rouge Gorge not only has a poetic name, but also has a rich cultural heritage. Rouge Gorge is dangerous in the east and strange in the west, embroidered in the south and the north. Under the miraculous sculptures of natural art masters, strange peaks and rocks have risen. With a wonderful posture and lifelike appearance, the rock peaks of Yanzhi Gorge are characterized by strange rocks, cliffs and cliffs, and the overall structure is characterized by "secret, mysterious, strange and dangerous".