Apart from its nationally famous agriculture, Guangling in the northeast of Shanxi province has great potential in tourism as the county has vast green spaces, historic architecture and brilliant red Chinese paper cutting.
Here are snaps of colorful Guangling.
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Wild flowers bloom all over the "hanging grasslands" on top of Dianding Mountain in Guangling county, Shanxi province. Dianding, 48 km from the center of the county and at an altitude of 2,008 meters, has a meadow high up on top covering 66 square kilometers. Various wild plants, such as the lily and morel, flourish all year around. [Photo/sxrb.com] |
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Huliu River Nature Reserve in the southeast of Guangling county is a wetland area covering more than 11,000 hectares. The provincial nature reserve, founded in 2007, aims to protect local endangered species, including the black stork and leopard, and the wetlands of the Huliu River basin.[Photo/sxrb.com] |
