One Hundred Li of Rhododendrons
Baili Dujuan, literally "one hundred li (a Chinese unit of distance, equal to 500 meters) of rhododendrons", is a national forest park and a provincial scenic area. It is known as "a color ribbon of the earth", "a kingdom of rhododendrons", "a land for health preservation", "a cool world" and "a natural garden of the world". It has won over 20 honors, including "China's Outstanding Eco-Tourism Destination Worthiest of Recommendation by Embassies in China" and "National Low-carbon Tourism Experimental Zone". This is where you can not only find a sea of brilliant rhododendrons, but also experience the culture and customs of the Yi people on the Wumeng Grassland. In the core zone, there are more than 40 varieties of rhododendrons in six of the nine subgenera in the world. From March to May every year, the mountains here would be completely covered in rhododendrons of all kinds that contend in beauty and fascination.
百里杜鵑
百里杜鵑是國家級森林公園、省級風景名勝區,素有“地球彩帶,杜鵑王國,養生福地,清涼世界”“世界天然大花園”等美譽。先后獲得“最值得駐華大使館向世界推薦的中國優秀生態旅游目的地”“全國低碳旅游實驗區”等20余項殊榮,它既是覽略百里爛漫杜鵑花海,擁有“花間阡陌,山水歸程”的詩意畫卷、洗凈都市纖塵的“花之天堂,心之曠野”之所,也是體會烏蒙原生態民族文化風情、探幽攬勝的“杜鵑花鄉、彝疆古域”。其中百里杜鵑核心花區的杜鵑花,有世界杜鵑花9個亞屬中的6個亞屬共40多個品種。每年三月至五月,各種杜鵑花爭奇斗艷、鋪山蓋嶺,有“地球彩帶、杜鵑王國”之美譽。
