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Located
in the southern part of Libo County, Xiangqikong is the best
site within the forest at 107°37' east longitude and 25°07'
north latitude, close to Nandan County in Guangxi. It is 30
km from Libo County, 47 km away from Mawei. This beauty spot
lies in a long, narrow, quiet valley about 12 km long and
less than 2 km wide. It takes three days to fully enjoy this
beautiful valley.
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As
a national scenic spot, Xiaoqikong is a combination of pikes,
caves, forests, lakes and waterfalls, enjoying a good reputation
as "Super Potted Landscape". This natural and unique
scenic spot, having sixteen scattered points of interest,
is regarded as a world treasure. The famous sixteen are the
Xiangshui River, the Wild Boar Forest, the Mandarin Duck Lake,
the Valley of Terror, the Water Forest, the Yongji Spring,
A-Dragon-Teasing-Nine-Pearls, the Flying-Cloud Cave and the
68-step Dieshui Waterfall.
The whole area is enclosed within Maolan karst forest, and
here visitors find not the lonely landscape usually seen in
other karst areas. What come into view instead are lush green
woods, crystal-clear waters and lofty pikes. The unique hydrologic
effect of the karst forest has turned out strange landscapes
of water maze, water forest and a lot of separated waterfalls.
Here you can walk on a path of stones and enjoy the exotic
forest in the water.
Tourists like very much the Mandarin Duck Lake, whose flat
surface projects the luster of sapphire. The lakeshore is
lush with trees, and Chinese wisteria eagerly stretches their
branches as if to embrace the water. Twin trees growing at
the center of the lake spread their branches toward each other
giving the appearance of two Mandarin ducks, hence the lake's
name.
In other places, people may catch sight of trees growing
on rocks with their roots twinning together in cracks. With
forests on the ground and caves under it, people look upon
it as a beautiful example of the karst landforms. Apart from
these, a variety of rare plants, animals, the rich local national
customs and lifestyles of the Yao and Buyi nationalities are
sure to take one into a world of fairytales. Many tourists
at home and abroad are won over by the beauty and mystery
of Xiaoqikong. It is a marvelous scenic combination of clear
streams and lakes, green hills, trees and fantastic caves.
It is a beautiful and natural park for visitors to enjoy.
The scenic spot has been opened up to the public since 1989,
and now Libo Travel Service is available with many capable
and knowledgeable guides. They offer and organize a Returning-to-Nature
Trip for tourists to enjoy fully the natural scenery as well
as the rich customs of the local ethnic peoples. It is really
a refreshing experience for the urban people.
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