Cailun Bamboo Sea got its name from the celebrity born here--Cai Lun, the inventor of paper producing. The bamboo sea here once the original material source of ancient paper production. In the deep bamboo forest still reserves hundreds ancient family workshops of paper. Certainly, Cailun Bamboo Sea is also famous for the statue of Xu Xiake, a geographer in ancient China, and the record made in Shuijing Zhu (Commentary of Waterways Classic) by Li Daooyuan.
In addition to the cultural magnificence of the bamboo sea, it is also well known for the beautiful natural scenery there including the high mountains and the waters beside the mountain. Cailun Bamboo Sea is famous for the natural spring on the river sandbank called Top Spring Under Sky, which can spay 25.62 meter out. Because of the rich water resource, the air there contains more negative anion than other places.
The beauty of Cailun Bambo Sea lies in the various changes and special shapes of the bamboo forest. The wonder of this place also lies in the highest natural spring, the only Baojin Mine in the world and the fossil of ancient fish. Looking at these special products of nature, the tourists will always be surprised by the natural power. And also, we do not know how many secrets there are waiting for our exploration.
Routes to Cailun Bamboo Sea:
Hengyang City-Beijing-ZhuHai Expressway-Gong Ping Town-Huang Shi Town-Cailun Bamboo Sea
Hengyang City-107 State Road-Lei Yang-Zhao Shi-Simen Town-Huang Shi Town-Cailun Bamboo Sea
Hengyang City-107 State Road-Lei Yang- Gong Ping Town-Huang Shi Town-Cailun Bamboo Sea
Translated by Huang Mei.