What are the tourist attractions in Chuxiong?

1. Lufeng World Dinosaur Valley (Dinosaur National Geological Park)? AAAA

The World Dinosaur Valley Scenic Area is a place with stone formations in the "Lufeng Dinosaur National Geological Park, Yunnan, China" Based on the buried remains of dinosaur fossils and built in accordance with the national 4A tourist area standards, it is a popular science tourism base and dinosaur cultural tourism theme park that integrates science popularization, scientific research, sightseeing and entertainment, and aims to be "domestic first-class and internationally famous". Visitors from all over the world can enter the Dinosaur Kingdom here, travel through the Jurassic World, interpret the rise and fall of life on earth, and enjoy the wonders of the world that have been preserved on the earth for hundreds of millions of years. Lufeng is a small inland basin with a long history, 1,579 meters above sea level. The basin is covered with red rock formations up to two kilometers thick. This rock formation has been confirmed by geological experts to be the deposition of the Jurassic period. The deeper layers in the red beds are called the Lower Lufeng Formation. In 1938, geological paleontologist Bian Meinian and vertebrate fossil collector Wang Cunyi accidentally discovered exposed dinosaur fossils in the Lufeng section of the Yunnan-Burma Highway under construction. In 1939, Yang Zhongjian, the founder of China's paleontological research and the then director of the Beiping Branch of the Central Geological Survey, unearthed China's first complete dinosaur fossil specimen - "Xu's Lufengosaurus" in Dawa Mountain, Lufeng. , put on display in Chongqing, Lufeng is known as the "Hometown of Dinosaurs in China".

2. Yuanmou Earth Forest AAAA

As soon as you step into Yuanmou Earth Forest, the various shapes seem to take people into another novel world. The mixed distribution of various forms of soil pillars makes the soil forest form a colorful and endlessly changing posture, which is breathtaking. Speaking of the wonders of using soil as a forest, the Yuanmou Earth Forest is truly a treasure. Yuanmou Earth Forest is located in Yuanmou County. It is known as the first of the earth forest wonders in the world and has a history of 1.5 million years. Yuanmou Earth Forest is a group of columnar terrain shaped by soil-like accumulations. It is named because it looks like a forest from a distance. Earth forests generally appear in basins or valleys. The most typical ones discovered in Yuanmou, Yunnan, China in recent years, reflect the paleogeographic changes and landform development process. Yunnan soil forests are widely distributed, among which the Wumao soil forests, Banguo soil forests and Langbapu soil forests in Yuanmou County are the best. It is called the "Three Forests of Yunnan" together with the Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest and the Lunan Stone Forest. Earth forests are formed over millions of years under the influence of external forces of nature (mainly water flow). Soil forest is a special form of lost landform, a strange natural geographical phenomenon, which is formed by various comprehensive factors such as topographic structure, material composition, tectonic movement, hydrology and climate, soil mass force and hydrodynamic force.

3. Wuding Lion Mountain AAAA

Wuding Lion Mountain Scenic Area is 88 kilometers away from Kunming. The main peak is 2419.8 meters above sea level. The average annual temperature is 13.2°C. There is no severe cold in winter and no cold in summer. The heat. It is a scenic spot with a mountain, a lake and a lake as its main body, integrating landscapes, cultural relics, cultural geology and ethnic customs. The total area of ??the scenic spot is 166 square kilometers and is divided into 4 areas. Wuding Lion Mountain is known as the "No. 1 Mountain in the Southwest". The mountain is majestic and dangerous, rising from the ground among the winding hills, like a majestic lion. The valleys in the mountains are deep and lush, with some rare birds and animals playing among them. Among the overhanging rocks, a long-standing stone staircase winds up the mountain. There are many scenic spots along the way, including the slender welcoming pines, the steep and thrilling Sun View Pavilion, and the rugged Snake Head Rock. There are the Shuang Bamboo Peaks shaded by mountains and mist, the mysterious and alluring Guanyin Cave, the deep and dangerous "Nine Bends of the Yellow River", the "Meandering Water Drinking Bowl", etc., as well as the Lidou Pavilion and Crescent Pond with elegant artificially carved environments. These scenic spots scattered among the cliffs bring people into a wonderful world. Whenever the weather is fine in the early morning, there are always many tourists coming to the Sun View Pavilion to watch the sunrise over Shishan Mountain. The sunrise on the famous plateau mountains is a charming scene.

4. Yi People Ancient Town AAAA

A major cultural tourism project invested and developed by Yunnan Chuxiong Weiguang Enterprise Huitong Real Estate - Chuxiong Yi People Tourism and Culture Ancient Town is about to unveil its mystery. In recent years, Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La have become famous tourist areas at home and abroad. The Bai, Naxi and Tibetan people together form a landscape of ethnic minorities. Developing the cultural resources of the Yi people in Chuxiong Prefecture and creating a new landscape on the golden line of tourism in western Yunnan has attracted great attention from people of insight. In accordance with the working ideas of the Chuxiong Prefecture Committee and the Prefecture People's Government to vigorously develop Yise tourism, after full deliberation and demonstration, Huitong Real Estate decided to develop the "Chuxiong Yi Tourism Culture Ancient Town" near the Song Dynasty Dejiang Ancient City in the Chuxiong Development Zone.

This project has been listed by the state committee as one of the top ten projects for cultural industry construction in the state. The Yi Ancient Town is the largest cultural tourism project in Chuxiong so far with profound cultural connotations and strong Yi characteristics. Yi Ancient Town is located in the west part of Chuxiong Development Zone. There are two main reasons for choosing the site here: first, the development trend of the development zone is to extend westward, and the current edge may become the center in the future; second, the ancient city of Dejiang built in the Song Dynasty is "two kilometers northwest of Weichu", which is about Around here. The location of the ancient town is very good.