Shen Nong Xi is a famous tourist attraction in Hubei, offering natural scenery. Ticket: ¥150. Rating: 5.0/5.

Shen Nong Xi

Shen Nong Xi is a famous tourist attraction in Hubei, offering natural scenery. Ticket: ¥150. Ra…

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Shen Nong Xi

Spot Facts

Level 5A
Rating 5.0
Foreign name Shennongxi River

Practical Info

Ticket 150元
Opening hours 08:00-18:00

Shennong Stream Guide

Real coordinates · smooth curved route
Shennong Stream in Badong County, Enshi Prefecture, Hubei, is a gorge-carving tributary that pours into the Yangtze near the mouth of Wuxia Gorge, named for the legend that the mythical Shennong tasted herbs and gathered medicines along its banks. Rising on the southern slopes of Shennongjia, the 60-km stream threads south through the deep mountains of western Hubei. The boat tour rides motor launches and tracker-hauled wooden craft upstream through four gorges — Longchang, Yingwu (Parrot), Shennong and Mianzhu — past sheer cliffs, deep caves and coffins suspended high on the rock faces. The centuries-old tracker chants, inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list, make the trip unique; the cruise takes about 2-3 hours.
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  1. Badong Visitor Pier
    Start · Entrance
    Return from the deepest point, sailing downstream back to the Badong Visitor Center pier. Why this route: The return trip goes downstream with no repeated stops.
  2. Shennong Stream Mouth Overlook
    about 5820 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Take a motorboat upstream from the Badong Visitor Center pier, first to the Shennong Stream gorge mouth viewing platform. Why this route: depart from the pier and view the full stream mouth.
  3. Longchang Gorge
    about 3040 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    The motorboat passes in turn through Longchang Gorge and Parrot Gorge. Why this route: Longchang Gorge is grand and rugged, Parrot Gorge secluded and elegant.
  4. Yingwu (Parrot) Gorge
    about 5990 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
  5. Yanziqian Cave
    about 1250 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    On the way up, see the large Yanzijian karst cave, then continue to Shennong Gorge. Why this route: Yanzijian Cave is visited on the outbound trip.
  6. Shennong Gorge
    about 4040 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
  7. Mianzhu Gorge (Tracker Reach)
    about 300 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    After touring Shennong Gorge, transfer at Yaojiatan pier to a tour bus, head to the Boat Tracker Culture Corridor, and ride a pea-pod wooden boat to experience trackers hauling (official current route). Why this route: official notice: the tracker experience is at the Boat Tracker Culture Corridor (Mianzhu Gorge is one of the traditional four gorges).
  8. Hanging Coffin Cave
    about 11300 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
    Continue upstream to see the cliff-face hanging-coffin caves. Why this route: hanging-coffin burial is an ancient Three Gorges custom, seen along the way up.
  9. Badong Visitor Pier
    about 24160 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Entrance
    Return from the deepest point, sailing downstream back to the Badong Visitor Center pier. Why this route: The return trip goes downstream with no repeated stops.

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