''Baligou Valley'' (), also known as North Water World, is located in

Xinxiang Xinxiang ( ; postal: Sinsiang) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to its southwest, Kaifeng to its southeast, Hebi and Anyang to its north, Jiaozuo to its west, and t ...

City in the

Taihang Mountain The Taihang Mountains () are a Chinese mountain range running down the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau in Shanxi, Henan and Hebei provinces. The range extends over from north to south and has an average elevation of . The principal peak ...

scenic area in Henan Province, People's Republic of China. In 2006 Baligou Valley was named a National AAAA- class tourist attraction. The site offers eco-tourism, leisure, vacation, entertainment, tourism, and

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in the original natural scenery.

Geography

Baligou Valley is located in the Taihang Mountains spanning the two provinces of Henan and Shanxi, lying some from Xinxiang City and from

Huixian Huixian () is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinxiang Xinxiang ( ; postal: Sinsiang) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzh ...

City. It has a total scenic area of .

Scenery

Baligou Valley includes Peach Bay, Mountain Temple, Sheep State, Hongshi River and One-Line Sky, known together as the Five Baligou Valley Scenic Spots. It has wide waterfalls with a drop of which flow throughout the year. Baligou Valley has ancient and original natural scenery with a forest coverage rate of up to 90%, more than 1,700 plant species. The annual average temperature is 14 degrees whilst the

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content of the atmosphere 5000 per cubic centimeter making it a natural

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References

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