Yuxi Baicaoyuan, Xinping Village, Lushi County, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, China

Yuxi Baicaoyuan or Hundred Plant Park, is located in Xinping Village, Guandaokou Town, Lushi County, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. The village used to have 10 groups of villagers, including 75 impoverished families, who lived in gullies and ditches scattering in an area of 12 square kilometers. In November 2014, Sanmenxia Baicaoyuan Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd. invested in building Baicaoyuan. By taking advantage of Lushi’s “natural repository of medicines” resources and adopting a “company +farmer household+planting base” approach, the company integrated the use of farmland, trained villagers as skilled workers, developed a plant industry with special features and realized online sales. More than 1,000 mu farmland belonging to the village’s Hegou and Beiping groups, were turned into scenic sports featuring herbal medicine, lavender, crape myrtle, 24-solar-term views and lupinus scenic spots. Meanwhile, 28 villagers’ homes in Hegou Village were renovated in the original style, and turned into health-tea house, antique shop, wine shop, mill, tofu shop, etc., and a folk culture spot was set up showcasing “period stories”. Thus Xinping village was transformed into a national traditional Chinese medicine ecological park with a beautiful environment and modern facilities, combining eco-farming, sightseeing and leisure, health care with Chinese medicine, folk culture experiencing and holiday tourism. At the end of 2018, all the Xinping villagers were officially out of poverty.

Photos

  • 4b611faf250a9943015cdf6b2cbe82c.pngYuxi Baicaoyuan before and after renovation
  • 图片14_副本.pngA happy old man
  • 图片15_副本.pngSea of flowers
  • 图片16_副本.pngHanging pot
  • 图片17_副本.pngLavender hut
  • 图片18_副本.pngFarmer shareholders receiving dividends
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Scenic Spots in Surrounding Areas

  • 9、河南豫西百草园.jpg Henan Province 1.Yin Ruins 2.Longmen Grottoes 3.Shaolin Monastery
  • 殷墟.jpg Yin Ruins, located in Anyang City, Henan Province, was the seat of the ancient capital of the Shang Daynasty in its late period. It became famous after a large number of architectural remains, oracle bone inscriptions and bronzes were excavated at the site, which bear witness to the brilliant civilization of the late Shang period. In July 2006, it was inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO.
  • 龙门石窟.jpg Longmen Grottoes, located in Luoyang city, Henan Province, boast the largest treasure house of ancient stone carving art with the largest number of statues in the world, hailed by UNESCO as “the high point of Chinese stone carving”. There are more than 2,100 caves, 100,000 statues and 3,600 inscribed stone tablets at the 1500-year old grottoes.
  • 少林寺.jpg Shaolin Monastery, located at the foot of Wurufeng Peak of Mount Songshan, Dengfeng, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, is the birthplace of Zen Buddhism of China and the cradle of Chinese Kung Fu. Listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site, it is a world-renowned Buddhist temple. Generations of Shaolin monks have been universally known for continuously studying and developing Shaolin kung fu; hence the quotes “All kung fu under heaven originated from Shaolin” and “Shaolin kung fu is number one under heaven”.

Yuxi Baicaoyuan, Xinping Village, Lushi County, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, China

Yuxi Baicaoyuan or Hundred Plant Park, is located in Xinping Village, Guandaokou Town, Lushi County, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. The village used to have 10 groups of villagers, including 75 impoverished families, who lived in gullies and ditches scattering in an area of 12 square kilometers. In November 2014, Sanmenxia Baicaoyuan Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd. invested in building Baicaoyuan. By taking advantage of Lushi’s “natural repository of medicines” resources and adopting a “company +farmer household+planting base” approach, the company integrated the use of farmland, trained villagers as skilled workers, developed a plant industry with special features and realized online sales. More than 1,000 mu farmland belonging to the village’s Hegou and Beiping groups, were turned into scenic sports featuring herbal medicine, lavender, crape myrtle, 24-solar-term views and lupinus scenic spots. Meanwhile, 28 villagers’ homes in Hegou Village were renovated in the original style, and turned into health-tea house, antique shop, wine shop, mill, tofu shop, etc., and a folk culture spot was set up showcasing “period stories”. Thus Xinping village was transformed into a national traditional Chinese medicine ecological park with a beautiful environment and modern facilities, combining eco-farming, sightseeing and leisure, health care with Chinese medicine, folk culture experiencing and holiday tourism. At the end of 2018, all the Xinping villagers were officially out of poverty.

Photos

4b611faf250a9943015cdf6b2cbe82c.png Yuxi Baicaoyuan before and after renovation
图片14_副本.png A happy old man
图片15_副本.png Sea of flowers
图片16_副本.png Hanging pot
图片17_副本.png Lavender hut
图片18_副本.png Farmer shareholders receiving dividends

Scenic Spots in Surrounding Areas

9、河南豫西百草园.jpg Henan Province 1.Yin Ruins 2.Longmen Grottoes 3.Shaolin Monastery
殷墟.jpg Yin Ruins, located in Anyang City, Henan Province, was the seat of the ancient capital of the Shang Daynasty in its late period. It became famous after a large number of architectural remains, oracle bone inscriptions and bronzes were excavated at the site, which bear witness to the brilliant civilization of the late Shang period. In July 2006, it was inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO.
龙门石窟.jpg Longmen Grottoes, located in Luoyang city, Henan Province, boast the largest treasure house of ancient stone carving art with the largest number of statues in the world, hailed by UNESCO as “the high point of Chinese stone carving”. There are more than 2,100 caves, 100,000 statues and 3,600 inscribed stone tablets at the 1500-year old grottoes.
少林寺.jpg Shaolin Monastery, located at the foot of Wurufeng Peak of Mount Songshan, Dengfeng, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, is the birthplace of Zen Buddhism of China and the cradle of Chinese Kung Fu. Listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site, it is a world-renowned Buddhist temple. Generations of Shaolin monks have been universally known for continuously studying and developing Shaolin kung fu; hence the quotes “All kung fu under heaven originated from Shaolin” and “Shaolin kung fu is number one under heaven”.