After through many places and trying numerous drifting, Mangshan Zhujiangyuan Drifting bring me a new feeling.
Mangshan is a national forest park near the border of Hunan-Guangdong, which is a world famous animal and plant gene bank and also the best natural oxygen bar in southern China.
Tens of thousands of streams gathered into the flows to form a drop of 136 meters and 5 km long natural valley after millions of years of erosion, which is the riverway of Zhujiangyuan Drifting.
The Mangshan Zhujiangyuan Drifting is indeed the most thrilling drifting in the country. Starting from an artificial lake, the rubber boats fall into the icy water from the 10 meters high of floating gate when start the drifting, and suddenly spring from the water, like dolphins jumping into the water and churning out, immediately attracting people screaming.
Next, the torrents and rapids come one by one in the 10km riverway.
Tiger Beach is one of the most dangerous rapids of Mangshan Drifting, water drop more than two meters, fast flowing and waterfalls. Rubber boats fall down with two meter high water and speed out of the water after one or two seconds. The seaman told me that there are a total of more than 10 rapids. However, the water is fast flowing, but not deep. As long as you wear good protective clothing, you can safely and comfortably enjoy the excitement and happiness of drifting.
Rubber boats fall down the river, a road bumping, or go or stop, or fast or slow, or inverted or smooth. In case of rapids, rubber boats will be with the rapids, the hulls will be round in the water, bumping against the smooth rock from time to time, splashing high water spray, splashing on us and splashing string beads, thrilling and poetic.
The farther the drifting, the water is clearer and cooler. On the quiet place, some people simply drag the rubber boats ahead and some simply lying on the boats.
Through the rocks, bypassing the rapids and winding along the river, the picturesque sceneries are along the way. The stretches of river valleys, deep mountains and vast forests, the beautiful sceneries are printed into my mind.
On the shore, the mountains are folds and rolling; in the river, blue waves and rugged rock formations; on the sky, white clouds, bright and colorful. The breeze blows among the mountains; the mood is suddenly flying up and all the troubles instantly gone with the wind.
To the end point, bring a handful of water into the stomach, so cool and with a hint of sweetness. The Mangshan Zhujiangyuan Drifting is worthy of the name "mineral water drifting ".
It dawned on me that the Mangshan Drifting is a condensed life in fact: it has turbulent rapids that make people stand up and cleave the waves, has a nameless vortex that keeps people from being confused, but also has a relaxing light flow that allows people to enjoy the sunshine and beauty.
Unforgettable Mangshan, unforgettable Mangshan Drifting.