Million years ago, mountain building brought up miraculous mountains and waters of Shiyan.30 ° north latitude boasts of the world wonder here, enjoying same popularity with Maya ancient buildings, Egypt pyramids, and Bermuda Is.Here is the Home of dinosaur and wild man, the cradle of humans, the base of Dongfeng Automobile Company, and the source of the Midline Project of South-north Water Transferring.Now, follow me to enjoy the charm of Shiyan, please!Miraculous and Charming ShiyanCharming LandscapeWudang Mountains is the holy land of China Taoism; here are seventy-two peaks and twenty-four streams, and Taoist palaces and temples. Here, one pillar with twelve beams, Nine-turning Yellow River Wall, and other wonders, seemed as formed naturally instead of being made by humans, renowned as the Imperial Palace on the Cliff.Through six hundred years’ development, the Imperial palaces and temples in Wudang Mountains have been list as the World Cultural Heritage. On March Third Temple Fair, September Ninth Blessing Ceremony, Striking Bell to Welcome Spring, outstanding Taoists and pious followers all come to Shiyan to discuss Taoism and pray for peace in Wudang Mountains.Charming and attractive mountains and watersIn Taiji Gorge, god-made Taiji Diagram interpreted Taoism perfectly.In Qinglong Mountain, state-level geopark preserved eggs of Dinosaurs of millions years ago.In Canlang Mountain, state-level forest park is an original oxygen bar.Eighteen-li Gorge, cliffs, stones, waters interpreted the miracle of the Nature.Hanjiang River, one-thousand miles long. Here are the first biggest man-made freshwater lake, Danjiangkou Reservoir, and Taiji Lake connecting water and mountain, good to preserve health.Back to 600 years ago, Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty ordered to build the Imperial Palace in the North and Wudang Palaces in the South, so that Wudang Mountains were closely connected with the royal power; after 600 years, South-north Water Transferring, so that 300,000 acres fertile lands were drowned in water and 300,000 people left for other places. Hanjiang River, full of friendship and contribution of Hubei people, will go north to moist the North China, especially, Beijing and Tianjin.On banks of Hanjiang River, here are peaks and ridges, trees and grasses, springs and streams, fish and fine stones.To enjoy the charm of waters, here are Eight-hundred-mile Duhe River, Five-dragon River, Nine-Dragon Waterfall, and Yellow Dragon Reservoir, we can live by the water, play in the water and taste the fish.Great PeopleThe origin of life, or the mountains and waters here has made here full of life.One million years ago, Yunxian Man lived by Hanjiang River; wisps of smoke rose up firstly from the chimneys on the earth.Liaowadianzi Ruins dig up the history of over five thousand years ago became the general history of China under the earth.Yin Jipu, the ancestor of poems, recorded the charm of Hanjiang River region in the Book of Songs.Since the Qin Dynasty, over thirty emperors and generals were exiled here. Royal hermit culture formed another feature.The first old man who fought against Wild Man in the world is still here with former scars and hairs. During several decades, lots of explorers have been to Shennongjia Mountains, the ridge of Central China, leading to the popularity of Wild Man Cave and Valley.Nvwa, the ancestor of human, smelt and mend the shy in Zhushan County. Her lost colour stones, calaits, first-rate quality, are loved by the World.The Cowherd and the Girl Weaver met on the Magpies Bridge of Tianhe River, Shiyan, whose love story is deep in minds of the people all over the world.Intangible cultural heritages, phoenix lantern dance, Shan’erhuang, take a new charm; here are the living fossil of China folk culture, Wujiagou Folk Story, and the first village of China Han People folk song,Lvjiahe Folk Song, best known.Hanjiang River culture is rich and profound with many kinds of regional cultures, such as, Shaanxi, Henan, Sichuan, Hubei, Beijing, and ancient culture, Wudang culture, Yunyang culture, migrate culture harmoniously coexist. Hence Shiyan is the tropical forest of culture ecology.Dongfeng Automobile Company HeadquarterQinba Ridges has provided Shiyan with great mountains and rich waters so that here have brought up many outstanding people, Wudang Mountains have been respected and worshiped by the former royal families and current common people. Shiyan City, the former Yunyang Yamen, ruled 65 counties and 205 years.Shiyan is outstanding in the state strategy, for example, the imperial palace, ecological diversity, humanities and century project.The dream of strong country has made Shiyan change from a small country town into the central city of neighbouring regions of Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Chongqing. Now, Shiyan, the city on the wheels is creating the miracle of urban construction.Shiyan is set up and become prosperous by automobiles. Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles Company, researches and develops, produces and sell one million cars a year, the first of China and the third of the world, hence the world-famous Home of China Trucks.Shiyan City, the centre of Qinba medicare, commerce, education,culture, is full of modern life, fashion and elegance.In Shiyan, the city is in the mountains, house in the forests, and people in the parks so that Shiyan has become City of Garden, City of Ecological Forest, and the paradise of preserving health.Shiyan, the joining zone of the South and the North, is rich in local cuisines, Danjiangkou fish, Yunxi goat, Yunxian silkie and sour hot soup, Fangxian yellow rice wine and black agarics, Zhuxi steaming bowl and konjak, and Zhushan long-preserved meat and toufu, you can enjoy the bite of Shiyan.Wudang Mountains, Danjiangkou Reservoir, and Vehicle City, the three top brands have provided Shiyan with more and more strength. Wudang International Travel Festival, World Traditional Wushu Championship, Wudang Taiji Boxing International Competition, Fanxian Culture Festival of the Book of Songs, and Yunxi Tianhe Culture Festival of China Lovers’ Day provide delicious culture cuisines. Jin Yong, Cheng Long, Li Liangjie, Yu Dan and other celebrities’ promotion and many TV and films, such as, Miraculous China, Wudang Taoism, Taiji in the World, have made Wudang Mountains, Shiyan City known to more and more people.Modern culture has made Shiyan more charming and colourful.Shiyan, connecting Chongqing, Xi’an, Zhengzhou, Wuhan golden travel circles, is continuing to build the capital of international commercial vehicle, the home of international tourists, the model zone of state ecological civilization, the regional communication hub, the regionalcentre of modern service, and the base of green farm products.Now Shiyan is doubling effort in building a new setup of mountains and waters travel with Wudang Mountains as the flagship, Taichi Lake as the engine, and three zones, three lines and three circles as the core.Here are 46 Class-A scenic spots with complete supporting facilities, over one hundred star-level hotels, big supermarket and shopping centres and lots of rural restaurants, so that the tourists will feel at home in Shiyan. The communication of Shiyan is convenient with one airport, two ports, three railways and four expressways.To Shiyan you will enjoy the landscape, the culture, the history, the modern life and also the bright future here.Welcome to Shiyan!Shiyan is waiting for you all the time!Be there, or be square!—————Translated by Zhu Dongjiang (King) of Foreign Languages Department, Y unyang Teachers’ College。
