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Shennongjia 神农架Shénnóngjià
Primeval forest, golden monkeys and tales of a wild man in the hills
- Type
- Forestry Districtadministered directly by Hubei
- Region
- Hubei
- Seat
- Songbai
- Featured places
- 1
- Listed sites
- 44 rated 4A
About Shennongjia
Shennongjia is a forestry district rather than a city: a high, thinly peopled block of mountain forest in western Hubei, named after the legendary Shennong, who tasted herbs to find medicines. Its forests, a World Heritage site since 2016, shelter golden snub-nosed monkeys and gave rise to stories of the yeren, a wild man of the hills. Muyu is the base for Shennong Peak and the Guanmenshan gorge, and the Dajiuhu wetland lies in the west.
Featured places in Shennongjia
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Shennongjia 神农架生态旅游区
Primeval forest and alpine meadow on the roof of central China, a UNESCO forest reserve
Listed sites in Shennongjia
4 sites in Shennongjia are on the official lists. Those with a page of their own link to it; the rest open as cards on the map.
- Dajiuhu Wetland 大九湖 4A scenic area · on the map
A high mountain basin at about 1,730 m on the western edge of Shennongjia, covering roughly 20 km², with sub-alpine peat bog, wet meadow, streams and small lakes ringed by hills, a rare habitat in central China that is listed as a wetland of international importance. - Hongping Gallery 红坪画廊 4A scenic area · on the map
A mountain valley area around Hongping town in central Shennongjia, at about 1,600 m, known as Hongping Gallery after a series of paintings by the artist Zhang Bu and popular with painters and photographers. - Shennong Tianchi 神农天池 4A scenic area · on the map
A commercially run valley park at Shennongjia's northern entrance, opened in 2014 as Batao Yuan and renamed Shennong Tianchi in 2023. - Tianyan Scenic Area, Shennongjia 天燕景区 4A scenic area · on the map
A forest and mountain-pass scenic area in central Shennongjia, named for Yanzi Ya ('Swallow Pass') in the north and Tianmen Ya ('Heaven's Gate Pass') in the south, the latter the highest point of the G209 highway through the area.
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