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Shennongjia Scenic Area
The Shennongjia district in remote northwestern Hubei has the wildest scenery in the province.With heavily forested mountains of fir, pine and hemlock -including something rare in China, old-growth stands -the area is known as a treasure trove of more than 1300 species of medicinal plants.Indeed, the name for the area roughly translates as ‘ Shennong’s Ladder’ to commemorate a legendary emperor, Shennong, believed to be the founder of herbal medicine and agriculture.According to the legend, he heard about some special plants growing up high on a precipice, so he cut down a great tree and used it to climb to the site and reach the plants, which he added to his medical collection.
As part of a more modern legend, Shennongjia is also famous for the sightings of wild, ape-like creaturesthe cave itself heads backwards into the mountain for more than 3 kilometres.One of the few swallows that doesn‘t migrate seasonally, the golden swallow inhabits the cave all year round.
Standing inside the entrance, you will breathe in the damp air and watch steam rising from the walls, which gleam like gla.Above hang the
birds‘ nests, warm and dry.
Outside the cave you can watch the swallows dancing in the air, and diving in and out of their dark home.
