Shimen Pass in Cangshan, Dali, is a virgin land for tourism. The Ghost Axe at the Gate of Cangshan, a cliff and cliff, marks the "Gate of Cangshan" - the Shimen Pass in Cangshan, Dali. It is located on the west foot of Longquan Peak and Yuju Peak in Cangshan, on the east bank of the Yangtze River, and is one of the famous tourist attractions in Dali Prefecture. Introduction to the Scenic Area: The Shimen Pass Scenic Area in Yangbi, Dali is located in Yangbi County, on the west slope of Cangshan Mountain. It is an important part of Cangshan World Geopark, national nature reserve, and national scenic spot Cang'er Scenic Area. It was approved by the provincial government in 1993 and announced as a provincial-level scenic spot. In 2017, it was rated as a national AAAA level scenic spot. Tourist attractions. Shimen Pass Scenic Area is 8 kilometers away from Yangbi County, 27 kilometers away from Xiaguan, 45 kilometers away from Dali Old City, 399 kilometers away from Kunming, the provincial capital, and 173 kilometers away from Baoshan. This scenic area is a typical canyon landscape, with a V-shaped valley and Shimen Pass meaning "the sky opens the stone gate". Its famous landscapes include the Fog Lock Stone Gate, the Fuguo Evening Bell, the Clear Void Valley, the Cliff Stream Orchid, the Cloud Guest Forgetting Home, the Blue Pool Splashing Jade, the Ten Thousand Scroll Heavenly Book, the Lingyun Plank Road, the Jade Emperor Yongcui, and the Cangshan Sunset
II. Business hours
The park opens at 08:30 from Monday to Friday, and admission stops at 17:00
The park opens at 08:30 from Saturday to Sunday, and admission stops at 17:30
III. Ticket prices and preferential treatment policies Loop tour
Feilada (rock climbing): 20 yuan/person (40 meters) for beginners, 160 yuan/person (600 meters) for intermediate tourists, 260 yuan/person (1400 meters) for senior tourists,
Hot spring: 118 yuan/person for adults, 78 yuan/person for children, service content: natural sulfur carbonate mixed spring
sightseeing ticket: 10 yuan/person, service content: parking lot to Cherry Blossom Pond (one-way)
free: aged 70 years old (inclusive) The above discounts are available with a senior citizen's card or ID card, for children under 1.2 meters (excluding) in height
: Senior citizens aged 60 (including) -70 (excluding) with a senior citizen's card or ID card, children aged 6 (including) -18 (including) with ID card and household registration book, third party personnel with valid documents, disabled soldiers with preferential treatment cards, active military personnel with valid documents, local residents of Yangbi with ID card, high-level talents with valid proof, full-time primary, secondary, and tertiary students with student ID card or student information website
4. Scenic Area Features
Shimen Pass is a typical The canyon landscape originates from the Jinzhan River on the Yuju Peak of Cangshan, and flows down from the middle of the canyon
Yangbi Shimen PassThe narrow valley is V-shaped, with the highest point of the northern stone wall at an altitude of 2321.8 meters (Jin'an Temple) and the highest point of the southern stone wall at an altitude of 1760 meters. The altitude to the Great Waterfall is about 2000 meters. The valley is about 1200 meters long, of which the stone gate at the pass is about 600 meters long, the top is about 100 meters wide, and the rock wall is 200-500 meters high. The rocks at Shimengguan are composed of gneiss and marble, with Cuiping Mountain on its south side and Qingliang Mountain on its north side. The surrounding vegetation mainly includes secondary Yunnan pine, Yunnan oil fir, Nanzhu, Xiaotiezi, and Laoyapao shrub forests. The canyon is home to subtropical green broad-leaved forests such as wild banana, maple poplar, dry winter melon, camphor, and oak. Shimen Pass is one of the sixteen ancient scenic spots in Yangbi, also known as the "Heavenly Opening Shimen" V. Travel Guide 1. Shimenguan Grand Canyon: Shimenguan Grand Canyon is an important part of Cangshan World Geopark, National Nature Reserve, and National Scenic Area Cang'er Scenic Area. It is a geological park mainly composed of glacier sites and geological landforms with global influence, integrating flora and fauna, landscape aesthetics, and ethnic cultural diversity. 2. Feilada (chargeable): The Feilada route features the thrilling and exciting nature of outdoor rock climbing, achieving the purpose of exercising physical fitness and willpower, while greatly reducing the professional technical requirements for climbers. With sufficient safety guarantees, it allows ordinary people to also gallop on cliffs, reach the summit, and obtain great spiritual enjoyment. Each Magna climbing route is unique. Feilada does not occupy conventional tourism resources and routes. More three-dimensional, spatial and systematic development of natural resources landscape 3. Star glass walkway experience (charging): high altitude plank road, with a total length of 1550 meters, including 82 meters glass walkway, 170 meters above the ground, opened the adventure experience of "seeing first, challenging yourself". Walking on the glass walkway, when the "fog locks the stone door" happens, you will be in the midst of the cloud mountain and fog, and experience the excitement of hanging in the air and watching the clouds on the cliff; Arriving at the glass observation platform, if the sun rises in the east or shines brightly, you will see beautiful scenery such as colorful water curtains, rainbow surrounds, and misty clouds and rosy clouds; After being baptized by the "holy water of Guanyin", watching from afar as the flowing stream descends three thousand feet, listening to the symphony of the falling spring, crossing the rainbow bridge, and enjoying the refreshing scenery of changing steps, natural barriers turning into paths, and "infinite scenery on dangerous peaks". Entering the wild banana forest and crossing the hundred level "Changshou Slope", one will feel a sense of admiration for oneself and a lack of enjoyment. 4. Fuguo Temple: According to classics such as "Dali Ancient Anecdotes Notes" and "Huaicheng Night Language", Emperor Duan Zhengming of Dali ordered the construction of the Fuguo Temple on Diancang Mountain (i.e. Shimen Pass Fuguo Temple) in 1094 AD. The temple was completed in one year, giving way to the Gao family (Gao Shengtai), and was ordained at Wuwei Temple. In March, she entered the Fuguo Temple as the first abbot. The five empresses were all ordained as lay scholars and stayed at Mingyue Temple behind the temple. Fuguo Temple was first built. Song Dynasty; The travelogue of Xu Xiake states that the temple was built by the monk Shi Guang in the early Ming Dynasty's Wanli era and is called Yaoshi Temple; And it is widely circulated among the people that the temple was built by Xu Wei in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. 5. Trendy ATV off-road: ATV all terrain vehicles, commonly known as "all terrain four-wheel off-road motorcycles", are a new form of sports and leisure activity that has emerged this year, full of adventure fun. The scenic area has dedicated leaders to guide you on how to operate and protect the safety of tourists. The vehicle is simple and practical, with good off-road performance and a generally awnless appearance. The fully open design of the vehicle allows you to fully immerse yourself in the natural scenery. ATV has wide tires that can increase the contact area with the ground, generate greater friction, and reduce the pressure of the vehicle on the ground, making it easy to travel on beaches, riverbeds, and forest roads. Stream 6 UTV all terrain vehicle: The difference between UTV and ATV is that UTV has a semi enclosed driver's cab, allowing UTV to showcase its effortless riding in mountains, forests, and beaches. Fitness center and tennis court: Shimen Guan Fitness Center is a leisure and fitness center located in a natural oxygen bar, with complete fitness equipment, beautiful environment, and advanced private education. This is also the only fitness center in Dali Prefecture that relies on a 4A level scenic area, natural hot springs, leisure tennis, and boutique hotels and inns. This is different from the dirtiness and disorder you usually see in fitness venues. It is clean and orderly, equipped with facilities such as shower areas and changing rooms. At the same time as exercising, you can see the sunset of green plants at a glance. The distant mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist, and the air is clear and cool. Everyone can breathe freely and sweat profusely without fear 8. Colorful Water Curtain: In the middle of the high-altitude boardwalk, on a cliff with a height of 176 meters above the ground, a glass viewing platform with a radius of 3.6 meters is built. The platform is paved with double-layer laminated tempered glass of 1.5cm+1.5cm, which is safe and firm. At the same time, along the edge of the platform, a semi-circular water feature is created using fire hoses. At the time of "Foglock Stone Gate", you will be immersed in the mist of Yunshan, feeling the excitement of strolling in the air and observing clouds on cliffs; As the rising sun rises in the east, looking up from the opposite side, the "Colorful Water Curtain" hangs upside down in a secluded valley, leisurely and ethereal, faintly visible; When the sun shines brightly, standing on the platform and looking down at the Shimen River through the glass, two colorful rainbows will surround you, accompanying you and bringing you auspicious joy; When sitting on the ground, wonders such as soaring through clouds and embracing the sun will permanently remain in your lens; Whenever the wind blows, the cascading water curtain dances with the wind, presenting beautiful scenery such as colorful clouds and misty clouds 9. Yoga studio: Shimen Guan Yoga studio is designed and decorated in a high-end style to meet the needs of high-end customers. Simultaneously equipped with appropriately sized changing rooms, bathrooms, shower rooms, and other facilities. Yoga classes are divided into therapeutic yoga, strength yoga, and slimming yoga. As a very ancient method of cultivating energy knowledge, "yoga" is not just a popular or trendy fitness exercise. Yoga can control the mind and emotions, as well as maintain a healthy body by exercising the body and regulating breathing<10. Yunshang Village: Yunshang Village is a true "hometown of walnuts" located in the hinterland of the western slope of Yangbi Cangshan in Dali. It gathers ethnic minorities such as Han, Yi, Bai, Miao, and Lisu. Villagers have grown up under walnut trees for generations, making a living from walnuts and worshipping walnut trees as gods. The grandest annual ceremony of the God Tree is held in September. After the sacred and solemn ceremony, Yi children dressed in festive costumes sing and dance, praying for a bountiful harvest this year and thanking the God Tree for blessing the entire village 11. Bird Watching in the Clouds - White bellied Golden Rooster: In the warm April, it is also the mating season of the White bellied Golden Rooster. As the most beautiful pheasant in the world, the male bird has naturally developed a dazzling ability. It shakes off its feathers and wings, and performs a "Rainbow Robe Dance" for its lover VI. Food Recommendations The basic tastes of the Bai people are sour, spicy, sweet, and slightly numbing. Its cooking techniques are deeply influenced by Han cuisine and * * temple cuisine. There are many famous dishes, such as: clay pot fish, sand filled milk fan, Dali bait block, live boiled fish, willow steamed meat, etc Sand pot fish: Dali sand pot fish is made by using good sand pots produced by Xiangyun, and stewed with colorful ingredients from bow fish, yellow shell fish, or carp caught in Erhai Lake. A large plate lined with vegetable leaves during the banquet, boiling in the pot, shimmering red and green, with brilliant colors and a refreshing fragrance. Eating while hot, the fish meat is tender, delicious, and nutritious Sandwiched Milk Fan: Milk fan is a dairy product produced in Dali, with a unique shape. It is a thin sheet with less water content, with a milky white and yellowish color, roughly resembling a water chestnut shaped bamboo fan, which is difficult to describe Bait chunks: Yunnan roasted bait chunks are a specialty of Dali City, Yunnan Province. Bait blocks are made from high-quality rice and are generally divided into three types: blocks, shreds, and slices. The production methods include burning, boiling, stir frying, braising, steaming, and deep frying, all of which have different flavors and can be enjoyed for a long time