Text by Lan Xiaojiang Translation by Zheng Yin Photos by Wang Shugui& Wang Haonan &Yang Siyong&CFP

An Adventure in Xiuwu

Text by Lan Xiaojiang Translation by Zheng Yin Photos by Wang Shugui& Wang Haonan &Yang Siyong&CFP

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Yuntai Mount ain.云台山

The Yuntai Mount ain features twelve major tourist scenes, supported by its magnificent canyon landscapes and changeable water features as well as an abundant forest resource at a coverage rate as high as 93%. The negative oxide ions in the air are a dozen times denser than the clean air standard promoted by the UNESCO.

以太行山岳丰富水景为特色，以峡谷类地质地貌景观和悠久历史文化为内涵，包含十二大景点，森林覆盖率达到93%以上，负氧离子含量超过联合国教科文组织规定的“清新空气”标准数十倍。

The Red Canyon 红石峡

The Red Canyon is famous as a miniature of everything, the spring, the waterfall, the brook, the pool, and the strange, straight cliffs. It is like a mini land of the great nature handcrafted by gods.

集泉、瀑、溪、潭于一谷，素来享有“盆景峡谷”的美誉。两岸峭壁山石秀丽，仿佛鬼斧神工雕凿而成的一个巨大盆景，又似名山大川的浓缩。

The Rock of A Hundred Houses 百家岩

It is said that Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty once stayed here in a summer resort. During the Wei and Jin periods, the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove turned hermits in the bamboo grove at the Rock of A Hundred Houses, leaving behind them many places of historical interest.

汉献帝刘协曾在此避暑纳凉，魏晋时期，史称“竹林七贤”的嵇康、刘伶、向秀、山涛等7位名士曾隐居百家岩竹林20余年，留下多个遗迹。

The Zifang Lake子房湖

The Zifang Lake is also called the Ping Lake. Because General Zhang Liang of Han Dynasty once trained his soldiers on the hill top of the west valley and in his later life retired here.So people named the lake after his nick name Zifang.At the two sides of the lake, mountains stand with the green water in between.

子房湖又叫“平湖”。因汉代张良（字子房）曾站在沟谷西侧的山峰上，日夜操练兵马，帮助刘邦成就大业后又隐退到此而得名。湖水面积1500亩，两岸青山对峙，夹着一带绿水。

Yuntai Waterfall 云台天瀑

The Yuntai Waterfall runs at the deep end of Quanpu Canyon. The higher the mountain, the quicker waterfall. Being called the highest the waterfall in China, the waterfall tumbles from a height of 314 meters. Boating upstream, there're also other worth-seeing sites such as the Multi-source Spring, the Whispering Spring, the Quiet Pool and the Singing Dragon Waterfall.

位于泉瀑峡尽头，峰高瀑急，落差314米，被称为华夏第一高瀑。沿峡谷逆水而上，还有多孔泉、私语泉、幽潭、吟龙瀑等多个景点。

The Colorful Tunnel叠彩洞

Diecai Tunnel, meaning the colorful tunnel, is a masterpiece created by the local folks after the example of the Foolish Old Man in the ancient tale. It took ten years between 1977 and 1987 to build the tunnel, which consists of 19 caves, extends to a length of 4,831 meters, and a height of 912 meters. The altitude rises 5 meters very hundred meters traveled in the tunnel. One portion of the tunnel consists of eight caves that are inter-connected by 180-degree U turns, making a strange but inviting journey.

当地人民发扬“愚公精神”，从1977年至1987年，历时十年，战天斗地的杰作，它由大小19个洞组成，隧洞全长4831米，上下落差912米，车辆在此每走百米，海拔平均上升5米。其中连续8个隧洞内为180°的转弯，首尾相连、曲洞连环，形成一道奇异独特的风景线。

The Cemetery of Shang 商冢

The Cemetery of Shang was built at the end of the Battle of Muye, where Jifa defeated the last emperor of Shang and became the founder of the Zhou Dynasty. It was the first national cemetery in history and the prototype of Temple of the Gods depicted in the historical romance Investiture of the Gods.

武王伐纣牧野之战，为牺牲将士建的一座国家公墓，也是我国最早有记载的将士纪念公墓，它开创了国家公祭之先河。小说《封神演义》中封神台的原形便是此处。

More information about Xiuwu

History: dated back to the end of Shang Dynasty with a history of 3,060 years. Geography: under the administration of Jiaozuo City, the county locates in the northwest of Henan Province, sitting at the southern foot of Taihang Mount and at one of the sources of the Haihe Basin. Climate: has a humid subtropical climate with distinctive seasons. Average yearly temperature is 14.5 degree centigrade. Transport: has a favorable central location between Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, Xinxiang and Jiaozuo, in the 30-minute economic circle of the Central Henan Urban Agglomeration, an hour's drive from Zhengzhou International Airport and connected by an expressway between Zhengzhou and Yuntai Mount.

修武知多D

历史：从商末得名，至今有3060年历史

地理：位于河南省西北部，隶属焦作市，位于太行山南麓，是海河流域的源头之一。……