
Bingyu Valley () is a relatively new
tourist destination
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Types
Places of natural beau ...
from the 1980s, located in the mountains of
Zhuanghe
Zhuanghe () is one of the two "northern county-level cities", the other being Wafangdian, under the administration of Dalian, located in the south of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. Its area is and its permanent population is 7 ...
in
Dalian, Liaoning Province,
China
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.
Overview
Bingyu Valley is a tourist destination with abundant nature that straddles the gorge near the confluence with the Xiaoyu River in the upper reaches of the Yingna River that flows through
Zhuanghe
Zhuanghe () is one of the two "northern county-level cities", the other being Wafangdian, under the administration of Dalian, located in the south of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. Its area is and its permanent population is 7 ...
,
Dalian, Liaoning Province. It is also called "
Southern Liaoning Guilin
Guilin (Standard Zhuang: ''Gveilinz''), postal map romanization, formerly romanization of Chinese, romanized as Kweilin, is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the we ...
" or "
Dongbei Jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou (; ) is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan Province in southwestern China. A long valley running north to south, Jiuzhaigou was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere ...
" because of its beautiful valley. With an area of 170 square kilometers, it is now a national-level
Geopark
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as well as a
4A Tourist Attraction of China.
Boating on the Yingnahe Dam Lake, built in 1974, which is the main source of downtown Dalian's water supply, and hiking in the surrounding mountains are the major attractions.
2017 flood damage
The valley was severely damaged by the heavy rain in northeastern China in August 2017, and a visitor to the valley in June 2019 reported that the restoration had not been completed yet.
Bingyu Valley in Dalian (2019)
(in Chinese) It will take a few more years to return to the normal conditions.
See also
* Tourist attractions in Zhuanghe
*Guilin
Guilin (Standard Zhuang: ''Gveilinz''), postal map romanization, formerly romanization of Chinese, romanized as Kweilin, is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the we ...
in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
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, China
*Jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou (; ) is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan Province in southwestern China. A long valley running north to south, Jiuzhaigou was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere ...
in Sichuan Province
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, China
References
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