Enshi Grand Canyon is located in Tunbao Township, Enshi City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province。 Lying at the junction of Hunan, Chongqing and Hubei provinces, it is 49 kilometers away from Enshi urban area, 39 kilometers away from Lichuan urban area. The total length of the canyon is 108 kilometers, covering an area of 300 Square kilometre. On October 1, 2010, Enshi Grand Canyon was opened to the public. In July 2015, Enshi Grand Canyon was awarded the title of "National AAAAA Tourist Attraction" by the National Tourism Administration.
What to see?
Enshi Grand Canyon has opened Qixingzhai Scenic Spot and Yunlong Ground Seam. With an openi ng area of 7.2 kilometers, Qixingzhai is known as the "Natural Museum of Karst" because it has such geological landscapes as sinkholes, ground fissures, cliffs, peak clusters, rock pillars, karst caves, and underground rivers. Yunlong Ground Seam is known as the "Beautiful Scar of the Earth".
Yunlong Seam Scenic Spot
With an altitude of 600-800 meters, Yunlong Seam Scenic Spot covers an area of 11.3 Square kilometres. In the scenic Spot, the main types of landforms and landscapes include cracks, waterfalls, deep pools, karst caves, underground rivers, pictographs, and geological profiles.The Yunlong Ground Seam, with a plane shape of "Z" and a nearly north-south distribution, has a total length of 3.6 kilometers, an average depth of 75 meters, and an average width of 15 meters.
The river valley is very deep, and the river bank walls are very steep and straight, known as the "ten-mile deep cliff". It is the main tourist area of the Yunlong Ground Seam Scenic Area. The two walls of Yunlong Seam joint are steep, nearly parallel, and the width is basically the same from top to bottom. The cross section is in the shape of "U", which is extremely rare and has Scarcity and uniqueness.
Qixingzhai Scenic Spot
With two highlights, Qixingzhai Scenic Spot is the essence of Enshi Grand Canyon. One is the suspended plank path and cliff corridor that soars above the stone walls, and the other is the core scenic spot of the Grand Canyon, a burning incense stick. In addition, you can enjoy the unique Karst Plateau landform when walking in the mountains. The cliffs are sunken in the cluster peaks, and there are also four cliffs protruding above the cluster peaks.
The Cliff Plank Path
Also known as the Buyun Sky Stacks or the Cliff Corridor, it was first built in August 2006 and took one year and eight months to complete. The plank road is located on the eastern side of the mountain, on the mountainside of an upright cliff. It has an altitude of about 1700 meters, a total length of 488 meters, a height difference of 300 meters, and 118 stone steps, which are integrated with the cliff.
Due to the fact that this plank road is built on top of a cliff, some people also call it the Cliff Corridor, or "Cliff Plank Road". This project combines the manufacturing technology of ancient Bashu plank roads with modern reinforced concrete building materials and advanced construction techniques, making it scientific, safe, and magnificent.
Travel Tips
Address: Enshi City Grand Canyon Tourist Center, Enshi Grand Canyon Scenic Area Management Office, Enshi Grand Canyon, Hubei Province
Tel: 0718 8542333400 0718 126
Official website: http://www.esdaxiagu.com/
Opening hours: 3/1-10/31 08:00-15:30; 11/1-2/28 08:00-15:00
Admission: CNY 290, including scenic cable car, escalator, and shuttle bus