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Bingyu Valley () is a relatively new
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from the 1980s, located in the mountains of
Zhuanghe Zhuanghe () is one of the two "northern county-level cities", the other being Wafangdian, under the administration of Dalian, located in the south of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. Its area is and its permanent population is 8 ...
in Dalian, Liaoning Province,
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Overview

Bingyu Valley is a tourist destination with abundant nature that straddles the gorge near the confluence with the Xiaoyu River in the upper reaches of the Yingna River that flows through
Zhuanghe Zhuanghe () is one of the two "northern county-level cities", the other being Wafangdian, under the administration of Dalian, located in the south of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. Its area is and its permanent population is 8 ...
, Dalian, Liaoning Province. It is also called " Southern Liaoning
Guilin Guilin ( Standard Zhuang: ''Gveilinz''; alternatively romanized as Kweilin) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the nort ...
" or " Dongbei
Jiuzhaigou Jiuzhaigou (; ) is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan Province in southwestern China. A long valley running north to south, Jiuzhaigou was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biospher ...
" because of its beautiful valley. With an area of 170 square kilometers, it is now a national-level
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as well as a 4A Tourist Attraction of China. Boating on the Yingnahe Dam Lake, built in 1974, which is the main source of downtown Dalian's water supply, and hiking in the surrounding mountains are the major attractions.


2017 flood damage

The valley was severely damaged by the heavy rain in northeastern China in August 2017, and a visitor to the valley in June 2019 reported that the restoration had not been completed yet.Bingyu Valley in Dalian (2019)
(in Chinese) It will take a few more years to return to the normal conditions.


See also

* Tourist attractions in Zhuanghe *
Guilin Guilin ( Standard Zhuang: ''Gveilinz''; alternatively romanized as Kweilin) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the nort ...
in
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ( ...
, China *
Jiuzhaigou Jiuzhaigou (; ) is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan Province in southwestern China. A long valley running north to south, Jiuzhaigou was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biospher ...
in
Sichuan Province Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
, China


References


External links

{{Commonscat, Bingyu Valley
Wikitravel: Get out in Dalian
Landforms of Liaoning Dalian