Public announcement!Chongqing will add a new 5A -level tourist attraction

On July 6, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the "Ministry of Culture and Tourism on the Public Announcement of During the Late to the National Tourist Scenic Area as a National 5A Tourism Scenic Area".

"Public Institute" stated that according to the National Standard of the People's Republic of China, the "Division and Evaluation of the Quality Grade of Tourist Scenic Area" and the "Administrative Measures for the Quality Rounding of Tourist Scenic Area", it is recommended by the relevant provincial (district, municipal) culture and tourism administrative departments, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism According to the comprehensive evaluation of the procedure organization, 12 tourist attractions including Baidi City · Qutangxia Scenic Area, Fengjie County, Chongqing have reached the standard requirements of the national 5A -level tourist attraction.

The list is as follows:

1. Yellow River Hugukou Waterfall Tourism Area (Shaanxi Province, Yan'an City, Linfen City, Shanxi Province)

2. Taizhoufu Cultural Tourism Zone, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province

3. Three Hundred Mountain Scenic Area, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province

4. Weishan Lake Tourist Area, Jining City, Shandong Province

5. Jigongshan Scenic Area, Xinyang City, Henan Province

6. Three Gorges Waterfall Scenic Area, Yichang City, Hubei Province

7. Huangyao Ancient Town Scenic Area, Hesheng City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

8. Chongqing Fengjie County Baidi City · Qutangxia Scenic Area

9. Annu Town Scenic Spot in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province

10. Guizhou Province Bijin Cave Scenic Area

11. Guanyangou Scenic Area, Longnan City, Gansu Province

12. Jiangbrak Scenic Area, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

The publicity period is from July 6 to July 12, 2022. If you have any objections to the publicity unit during the publicity period, you can make opinions through emails or fax.

Introduction to scenic area

Baidi Temple. Changhui Photo

Baidi City · Qutang Gorge Scenic Area is located on the Baidi Mountain on the north bank of the Yangtze River in the mouth of the Changtangkou of Qutangxia, Fengjie County, Chongqing. Gongshan, more than 10 kilometers east of Fengjie County. The establishment area of ​​the scenic area is 4.7 square kilometers (east to Baidi Village, Qutang Village, the west to Guanmiao Tong, the south of Fengjie, Wushan County, and the north neighbors). There are many historic monuments, and it is the starting point of the magnificent beauty of nature and humanity, poetry and war.

Caixia Ying Shicheng. Photo by Tang Yan

The original name of the Baidi City was Yangcheng, and in the late Western Han Dynasty, Gongsun described the city of the city, and in 25 AD, the Bai Emperor was named and changed to Bai Di City. In 36 AD, the Baidi Temple was built in Baidi Mountain to worship the grandson. In the 12th year of Jiajing (AD 1533), Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were worshiped in the temple. During the Tang and Song dynasties, Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi and other scholars such as scholars or travelers, or lived, or officials, left a lot of immortal poems, so they also have the reputation of "Poetry City". After the Three Gorges Project water storage, the water level was raised to 175 meters. Baidi City, which is surrounded by water on all sides, has become a "green island" in the "Gaisixing Lake".

Shooting Qutang Gorge. Photo by Tang Yan

Ancient. Chen Timely Photo

Qutang Gorge is close to the city of Baidi, with 8 kilometers in length. It is one of the shortest, narrowest, and most dangerous canyons in the Three Gorges. There are many cultural sites in Qutang Gorge, condensing the history of human development in China for 2 million years. In the Qutang Gorge Scenic Area, the "Gate" of the "Gate of the World", also known as Qutang Pass, is known for its majestic and magnificent. It is the fifth set of 10 yuan background pattern.

The official website of Qutong City Qutang Gorge Scenic Area

A little more news

According to the official website of the Chongqing Culture and Tourism Development Committee, as of December 2021, there were 270 A -level scenic spots in our city, of which: 10 levels of 5A, 131 levels at 4A, 84 3A, 44 levels, 1A level 1 1 indivual.

The list of 5A -level scenic spots is as follows:

■ Chongqing Dazu Carving Scenic Area

■ Chongqing Wushan Little Three Gorges -Little Three Gorges

■ Chongqing Wulongkarst Tourist Area (Born Sanqiao · Fairy Mountain · Furong Cave)

■ Chongqing Puyang Taohuayuan Scenic Area

■ Chongqing Wansheng Black Mountain Valley Scenic Area

■ Chongqing Nanchuan Jinfoshan Scenic Area

■ Chongqing Jiangjin Sidan Mountain Scenic Area

■ Chongqing Yunyang Longquan Scenic Area

■ Chongqing Pengshui Ayi River Scenic Area

■ Chongqing Qianjiang Lishui Scenic Area

Source: Comprehensive Chongqing Daily Client, Fengjie Baidi City Qutang Gorge Scenic Area, Chongqing Cultural and Tourism Development Committee official website

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