Taibai Qingfengxia Forest Park

Qingfengxia Forest Park of Mount Taibai is 12 kilometers east of Taibai County, at the foot of Yaling (Wulipo), 75 kilometers from Baoji, 140 kilometers from Xi'an, and 160 kilometers from Hanzhong. The Jiangmei Highway connecting Guanzhong and Hanzhong passes through the entrance of the park, and the transportation is very convenient. The altitude of the park is between 1340 and 3400 meters, and the air is fresh. The park has "Nine Pools, Eighteen Waterfalls, and Seventy-two Scenes", which are divided into four major Attraction: Linfangshu Scenic Attraction(famous attractions include Millennium Ancient Fir and Sleeping Buddha Mountain), Wupuya Scenic Attraction(famous attractions include Qingfeng Waterfall, Xiantao Mountain, Camel Peak, etc.), Shennv Peak Attraction(famous attractions include Shennv Peak, General Exploring the Road, Stone Turtle Egg, Eagle Spreading Wings, etc.), and Aoshan Attraction. The top is Aoshan, the main peak of Qinling Mountains, and Forty-mile Horse Ridge, where you can see the Quaternary glacial landforms, waterfalls, stone seas, and stone rivers, which are spectacular and unique. The humanities and legends have a long history, including the "Forty-li Horse-racing Bridge" of Emperor Liu Xiu of the Han Dynasty, the "Sacrificial Cliff" where the sister of Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty sacrificed herself for love, and the beautiful legends of the Goddess Peak, Sleeping Buddha Mountain, and Niangniang Temple, which are dotted among the natural landscapes and complement each other. The park is rich in animal and plant resources, with a wide variety of species and ancient origins. The vertical belt spectrum of forest vegetation is very obvious. There are more than 2,800 species of wild plants and more than 1,700 species of wild animals. Rare wild animals include: giant pandas, golden monkeys, takins, and fine-scaled salmon, etc.