Xinhua Purple Magpie Field(Ziquejie)
 2016-12-21 11:08:11   Zhangjiajie Tourism Information Website  

Purple Magpie Field, located in Xinhua County,Hunan Province,belongs to the mountain chain of the middle part of Xuefeng Mountain.There the highest altitude is 1585.2m. Purple Magpie Field is unique in its terrace scenery which can’t be replicated around the world.

The terrace field has been assarted since Chin Dynasty, the first feudal kingdom of China. It now covers an area of over 5300 km2 between the altitude of 500m to 1200m. There are over 500 layers of terrace and its gradient is mainly about 30°.It is amazing that such grand terrace even doesn’t exist a hilly pool and all depend on natural irrigation system.

Visiting Purple Magpie Field, you can enjoying magical and grand view of terrace of which ticket price is ￥68. At the same time, drifting is also available here. The total cost of visiting terrace field and doing drift is ￥256.

By Patricia