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| Tianhe Ecological and Scenic Area |
| 2005-03-26 09:34:24 |
 Tianhe Ecological Scenic Area is located on the borders of Ningbo, Shaoxing and Taizhou, 29 km from Ninghai City and 9 km from the Tong-San Expressway. Covering an area of over 100 sq km, and with a typical topographic feature of volcanic rock, the Dasongxi Gorge is well known for its "Four Unique landscapes" of peaks, crags, caves and waterfalls. "Green mountains like screens surround the lake of blue water like a mirror", this is what everyone can feel when he sits in the boat floating on the Baixi Reservoir. The Baixi River, the source of the Baixi Reservoir, is the largest river of Ninghai County. The river rises at the northern foot of Huading Mountain of Tiantai Mountain, with its main current as long as 66.5 km and the drainage area of 627 sq km. In the middle reaches at Daguan Mountain, stands the dam of the reservoir, 416 meters long and 127.4 meters high, built in 1966. The reservoir, which cost 540 million yuan, has a capacity of 168.4 million cubic meters and it has multi functions of flood protection, water supply, power generation and irrigation. With a length of 13 km and an area of 3.42 sq km, the reservoir is the largest water conservancy project of Ningbo. For its magnificent green mountains lining along the banks, the reservoir is known as "the Three Gorges of Ningbo" and "the Grand Gorges of East Zhejiang". Suggested Itinerary: Bainian Peak--Wine Jar Crag--Heavenly Lamp Peak--Dasong Flying Bridge--Three Heavenly Terraces--Thousand-Cubit Crag --Place of Happiness at the Songxi River--Stone Array--Three Unique River Sights--the Kaleidoscopic World--the Long Pond--Jinting Waterfalls--Horse-god Crag--Yang Hu Cave--Tianhe Paradise. (Written by Ma Shaoqin) |
