Ice Valley
Scenic Area is located in the north of the town named Xianrendong,
over 40 km away from North Zhuanghe City. Its unique scenery
is no less spectacular than famous Stone Forest and as delicate
as Guilin Scenery with hills and waters. The scenery here
is not simply grave or simply quietly elegance. In fact,
it is blessed with these two characters at the same time.
The scenes vary in different seasons of a year: wild flowers
in full blossom in spring; meandering brooks in summer;
golden maple leaves in autumn; snow-capped lands and hills
in winter.
Ice
Valley is composed of three parts: Dragon Hill, Small River
Valley and Yingna River Valley. The central scenic area
is 47 sq. kilometers. A protection belt extends 64 sq. kilometers.
The planned area totals over 100 sq. kilometers. There are
about thirty scenic spots and some 100 places of wonders
here. It is listed as a provincial level sightseeing area.
The hills in this area belong to Qianshan Mountains and
have quartz stone textures. It features intact karst topography,
rare in the areas to the north of the Yellow River. Multiple
geological surveys concluded that it was formed in the glacial
periods of the Quaternary Period. Traces of glaciers of
many sorts are found here.
The vegetation
is
wide and rich. The percentage of forest cover is more than
90%. In the over 1740-hectare primitive forests, you could
not only find frigid mountainous area plants, but also view
tens of subtropical plants such as precious medicinal campor
trees, Haizhou evergreen fir, blue fruit and beautyberry.
It is Liaoning provincial natural reserve area. On July
25 1992, it was designated by Chinese Ministry of Forestry
as National Forest Park.
How
to arrive: Take
the train to Zhuanghe at the Dalian Railway Station.