Shennong Stream
» Badong, Hu Bei

神农溪

Shennong Stream, a tributary of the Yangtze River, rises in the southern part of the Shennongjia Nature Reserve. It joins the Yangtze at Xirangkou in Hubei's Badong County. Its natural beauty and local color have attracted the interest of overseas tourists. The boats will raft to a Longchuanhe Village where the Tujia minority nationality people live. They are hardworking and hospitable people and are good at singing and dancing.

Charming land

Do you want to live along the Shennong Stream? It is a luxurious dream or desire to many urban residents. It is another world, an idyllic and beautiful place. There is no the anxiety and worries of urban life. There are no side-effects from modern industrialization. It is a virgin land with China's ancient and traditional custom, mysterious and charming local culture, the flowery and purified smile, the open-minded and impassioned folk songs, and in the countryside, the comfortable lifestyles.

On the way to Shennong Stream by water, you will be intoxicated by its charming mountains and greens on both sides. There is no any artificial scenery or landscapes. It is the virgin forests and original mountains without any human effects and reconstructions. It totally belongs to the nature and wild animals.

The steep mountains and the silvery and unpolluted waters from the heaven make you forget this earthly world. It is said that the water in Shennong Stream is clearer than the table-water. It could be directly used for human drinking.

Shennong Stream Special Rafting Tour

It's exciting to enjoy the Shennong Stream Special Rafting Tour. It covers 20 kilometers from Mian Zhu (Bamboo) Gorge to Yingwu (Parrot) Gorge and Longchuan Gorge.

During the rafting tour, you might see large and small karst caves, home of many swallows, a world of high cliffs, deep gorges, flying waterfalls, three-colored springs, the ancient trestle path the suspended coffin in the cliff, the groups of ancient tombs and marvelous karst formations. Startled swallows swoop overhead, fish swim about in the depths of the water and monkeys play on shore. The natural landscape is fascinating for overseas tourists sightseeing on simple, peapod-like flat boats.

Mian Zhu (Bamboo) Gorge

Precipitousness is the most noticeable characteristic of Mianzhu Gorge. Rocky cliffs rise steeply on both sides of the narrow river. Stalactites of all shapes sizes hang from the cliffs. The narrowest point of the gorge is only a bit over four meters wide. Here, the rocky walls stand so close across the river that they almost join together in the sky. This spot is called Yixiantian (A Rift in the Sky) where you can enjoy the life like Savage Palm and the Snake out of the cave.

Yingwu (Parrot) Gorge

Yingwu Gorge is famous for its natural beauty. Here, you can find flowers in full blossoms on all sides against the background of green hills; you can hear birds singing in the bushes and woods; you can walk through the dinging streams and take a drink in the clear springs; here, you can watch the "three color spring" shooting out of the cliff to forma 100' odd meter colored belt in the mid-air.

The Swallow Cave is even more curious and marveling. This cave, home of thousands of short beaked golden swallows, is about80 m in height and 30 m in breadth. About 50 m further into the cave, you can see tier upon tier of lava like terraced fields extending before your eyes. This spot is called the Thousand Fallow- Fields.

Longchuan Gorge

Longchang Gorge is noted for its magnificence. Here, the river cuts through the sheering up rocky cliffs and winds its way down the deep gully. Peak Baota (Tower) thrusts abruptly into the sky and traces of ancient battles can still be found.

The boats will come ashore at Longchuanhe Village where the Tujia minority nationality life. They are a hardworking and hospitable people and are good at singing and dancing, and visitors will be able to catch a glimpse of their traditional lifestyle.

Local custom

The local custom is diversified by local wedding and funeral ceremonies. Sitting on the boats for free drift and listening carefully to the local pretty guides' introductions. It is really a dreamland full of smile, sunshine, and comfort. If you find there are some cottages separately surrounded by many trees on both sides of mountains. Please do not surprise. It means there is a beautiful and unmarried girl in this family and also tells you that you will have opportunities to marry this beauty.

The folk songs are also as charming as the local girls. You may want to join in a local wedding ceremony or bridegroom-selection performance, you will be probably lucky to be selected by those performers as her bridegroom in the performance, and then you could learn more from it! Perhaps you will be really willing to be a real bridegroom here!

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Natural Scene

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River & Waterfall

Nature Reserve & Scenic Area

Nature Reserve & Scenic Area

With a crystal clear stream flowing swiftly from north to south through very deep gorges, an exciting sampan tour allows you to enjoy the charming landscape on both lands of the river. Special local flavor definitely impresses you a lot!

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