The distance from Yueyang City to Pingjiang County is about 100 km. After a long journey of more than two hours, we arrived at Shiniuzhai Scenic Spot in Daping Township, Pingjiang County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, which is located at the junction of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces. The staff sent by the local Zhonghui Travel Agency told us that the origin of the name Shiniuzhai is because it is a stone peak in the southwest, and the mountain is shaped like a cow, so it is called Shiniuzhai. Standing at the foot of the mountain and looking up, the terrain is steep, the group stands on the wall, and the narrow diameter hangs in the sky, which is amazing. Shiniuzhai is about 500 meters above sea level, and the whole mountain is like a monument that rises from the ground. Especially, a thin-line overpass engraved with "Shi Niu Zhai" hangs between the peaks behind the gate of the Millennium ancient city, which is particularly eye-catching. It seems that there are still a few people walking around, looking like little ants, tall and terrible. The tour guide said that this overpass is called Ren Hao Bridge. Our first tourist project in Shiniuzhai is to climb from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and then feel the different feeling of taking the overpass together.
After lunch, mountaineering officially began. Perhaps I am new here, and my colleagues are full of curiosity. As we all know, mountaineering is a very hard job, because the thought of climbing to the top of the mountain, crossing the overpass and experiencing the spectacular scenery of other mountains is dwarfed. It means that we must go through the gate of shi niu cun, climb the mountain path and climb to the top of the mountain. Along the way, standing on the stone steps, everyone was talking and laughing, relaxed and happy, and nothing unusual happened. However, the higher you climb, the steeper the mountain. The road is dangerous, narrow and tortuous. Sometimes it crawls like a bear, sometimes it drills a hole like a cat's waist, and the sun is exposed. This is very difficult. Although warm words such as "Watch your step", "I'll pull you" and "Come on" kept coming from halfway, climbing the mountain is a job that requires physical strength, and gradually some colleagues showed signs of fatigue and slowed down. I found that my colleagues, both men and women, were sweating and soaked to the skin. Although I used to be a soldier, I was as strong as an ox, and I rarely got seriously ill over half a year old, but I was really overwhelmed by this steep mountain, panting and dizzy from lack of oxygen. Sometimes I want to stop myself, breathe the fresh air of the natural oxygen bar, stabilize my heart and continue to climb. When I climbed to the top of the mountain and looked down, I felt a sense of conquest when I stepped on the mountain. I was very excited.
Look, we can see the Hero Bridge at the foot of the mountain. Someone pointed to an overpass connecting the north and south mountains. At first glance, the Hero Bridge was originally built with a thick iron rope and wooden boards in the middle. It is about 200 meters long and 5 meters wide. It is said that this bridge is not a hero bridge, so it is named Hero Bridge. Standing on the bridge, looking around, under the bridge is an abyss, full of stones, witnessing scary scenes, people walking on the bridge feel like "walking in the clouds", which is really scary! When crossing the bridge, some casually swagger to the center of the bridge; Some climbed the railing and took every step carefully. A female colleague simply closed her eyes and was led to the other side by her son. Halfway through, the bridge suddenly shook one after another, and the thought of the deep valley under the bridge was daunting. I was so nervous that the air froze and time stopped. Seeing the bridge shaking, I was too scared to go forward, and soon I was all over the bridge board, which made my colleagues laugh. At this moment, I heard someone say, Director Zeng, stand up and don't be afraid. Walking there is a good man. I think, yes, now that we are in the middle of the bridge, we are in a dilemma. We can only move forward, not backward. So we might as well stand up and walk the hero bridge with all our strength. So, I got up like a carp and walked to the other side without looking left or right. In a short time, I finally reached the other side, haha, I became a hero in this thrilling bridge crossing!
In fact, this Hero Bridge is not the most beautiful place in shi niu cun. What is really worth seeing is the plank road on the cliff of Shiniuzhai! I checked the website of Shiniuzhai before coming, and learned from its introduction that there is a cliff plank road about 3 kilometers long on the steep mountain, which is called the longest plank road in the world. This is one of the wonders of Shiniuzhai tourism. The plank road was designed and constructed by a plank road construction team in Jiangxi, and the whole line was embedded in the cliff, just like an air corridor. In the text, there are also fascinating pictures. Now think about those pictures, it's refreshing. I asked the staff and heard that the plank road in Shiniuzhai is the most beautiful. Where is it? The staff said, didn't you see it? It's right under your feet. This is what we need to do right away. A tourist project. When they all come over, I will take you along the plank road under your feet, which will definitely give you a good feeling of lingering. It turns out that after crossing the Hero Bridge, you set foot on the starting point of the plank road, and along this starting point, you can have a panoramic view of the mystery of the plank road.
When all my colleagues crossed the Hero Bridge, we followed the staff along the man-made plank road. The plank road mentioned by the staff, as introduced on the website of Shiniuzhai, is presented on the cliff. From the corner, I saw rectangular cement piers protruding from the cliff and leaning side by side on the cement pavement. In some places, the hanging feet of Fenghuang Diaojiao Building in Xiangxi are supported below, with different heights and the same width, all of which are one meter wide, and the side is a unified black grid guardrail, which has become a plank road carved in the mountain. If you don't see it with your own eyes, I really don't know where it is magical. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I sigh beauty! They all took root on the cliff and drifted away with the wind like Hada in the distance.
Along the way, we listened to the introduction of the staff. Before this plank road was built, it was all the original "steamed bread and cow back" mountains, and it was known as the "Hundred Miles Danxia" scenic park. Later, a 22-person plank road construction team came from Jiangxi. They are extremely experienced and have dug long plank roads in Zhangjiajie, Langshan, Wuyishan, Sanqingshan and Jinggangshan. The plank road built on Shifoshan in Shiniuzhai is the longest sightseeing plank road in China, with a total length of 3 kilometers. It is said that all the projects have been completed and achieved good results with zero accidents. Cctv filmed "a day of plank workers"
The further you go, the more obvious the beauty of the plank road becomes. The magical Shiniuzhai plank road is like a ribbon winding halfway up the mountain. We walked in the middle of the cliff, just like floating on this ribbon, just like a fairy coming down to earth, wonderful. There are still some remains of Danxia in the place where the beautiful plank road passes, and with the light red top and dark brown stone color, all kinds of beautiful patterns have been formed, which give me constant reverie and make me deeply moved and linger. ...
Cliff plank road, a beautiful shi niu cun!