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Luoping - a Scinic Area
 The bright pearl in east Yunnan--Luoping, It's in east
of Yunnan, combine Yunnan with Guizhou and guanxi Province, east
longitude 103?7′-104?3′, north latitude 24?1′-25?5′. Luoping and
Xingyi along the banks of the Nangpangjiang River and the
Qingshuijiang River in eastsouth of Luoping county, besides of shizong
county in eastsouth of Luoping, besides of Luliang county、Fuyan county
、Qujing city in the northwest.133 KM at a distance from Qujing in
north, 86 KM at a distance from Xingyi city and Shangjiangkou. Luoping
have a special geograpthical position, it is called "the East Door of
Yunnan" and "the Key of Yunnan and Guizhou province".
Lying at the source of the torrential Pearl River, at the southern
foot of the Majestic Wumeng Mountain and at the convergence of Yunnan,
Guangxi and Guizhou, Luoping is a mysterious land of picturesque
scenery. It's enthralling beauty is such that Xu Xiake, the great
traveler in the Ming Dynasty, couldn't tear himself away from it after
spending dozens of days here. Everything here--the mountains, the
rivers, the ethnic customs - all makes a scene of special flavor.
It doesn't matter whether you know Luoping's geographical importance;
it also doesn't matter whether you know that as early as the Old Stone
Age there had been human activities in Luoping. There is only one
thing you mustn't miss--the indescribable beauty of this land. The
minute you set foot on this land, you will begin a trip into a
dreamlike world and be immersed in a gallery of unspoiled beauty. It
is small wonder that Xu Xiake described Luoping as one of the few most
picturesque places he had ever been to in his book.
The breath-taking sights in the county are so many that it will daunt
any writer to describe them all. One of the most celebrated sight is
the magnificent Jiulong Cascades. Standing on the belvedere, one will
take in ten cascades at one sight. Each of them
 displays a beauty of
its own. The Duoyi River is praised for its crystal water and
flower-carpeted banks. The Three Gorges on the Lubuge Reservoir are
surrounded by heaven-kissing mountains and steep precipices. The
200,000 mu of rape flowers glitters like gold and fills the air with
fragrance. Visitors who have been to the county describe their
impression of Luoping to the effect that the beauty of Luoping
integrates the gracefulness of the natural scenery in Guilin, the
exotic flavor of Xishuangbanna, the tranquillity of Jiuzhaigou in
Sichuan and the grandeur of the Huangguoshu Waterfalls in Guizhou.
Experts in tourism from Beijing said with admiration, " Luoping has
the best scenery in east Yunnan." After his inspection in Luoping,
Professor Hans Fischer, dean of Geography Department of Vienna
University, Austria, couldn't control his emotion and wrote, " ...very
romantic cone-shaped karst, marvelous calcific cascades, a land of
extraordinary natural beauty..." Seeing is believing. The moment you
enter this fascinating land, you'll quickly be carried away by this
natural fairyland. |
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