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Youyang Nanmu Bay Scenic Area is located in Liangyan Township, Youyang County, which is known as the "gateway to eastern Chongqing and the hub of Hunan and Guizhou". It is 300 kilometers away from the main city of Chongqing, 61 kilometers away from Youyang Peach Blossom Spring National 5A Scenic Area, and 19 kilometers away from Gongtan Ancient Town National 4A Scenic Area.

The scenic spot is located on the bank of the beautiful Apeng River, with a total area of ​​20 square kilometers, of which the core area is 1.3 square kilometers. It is planned and laid out according to the "One Belt and Six Districts". The scenic spot features "Three Life and Three Stones" (ecological scenery, life scenes, production scenery and stone lanes, stone courtyards, and stone houses). It is an agricultural, cultural and tourism integrated scenic spot integrating farming culture, Tujia folk culture, soup culture, and nanmu culture. It has been identified by the Ministry of Forestry as the location of the world's largest thousand-year-old golden nanmu group, and it is also the only scenic spot in the country with the theme of "golden nanmu".

The Jinsinan Village where the scenic spot is located has been awarded the honorary titles of "China's First Millennium Jinsinan Village", "China's Minority Characteristic Village", and "China's Couplet Culture Village". For thousands of years, this area belongs to the "golden zone" of 28° north latitude on the earth, which is a place suitable for the growth of nanmu. There are more than 20 ancient Jinsinan trees over 1,000 years old in the scenic area, of which 8 are concentrated in groups. The largest tree is nearly 3,000 years old and requires at least 8 adults to hug it. It is very rare in the country and is known as the "Millennium Jinsinan King". In addition, the area under the jurisdiction of the scenic spot was once one of the main production areas of Jinsinan, a special wood for the royal family, which was paid as tribute by the Tusi of Youyang.

The scenic area consists of six major areas: Yuanzhai Life Experience Area, Agricultural Production Beauty Area, Countryside Homestay Resort Area, Bayu Folk Customs Resort Area, New Village Homestay Leisure Area, and Jungle Exploration Sports Area. This place is a "longevity zone" suitable for human habitation with beautiful mountains and clear waters. Under the towering ancient trees, people live in "Yuanzhai", a "traditional Chinese village". There are more than 20 centenarians in the ancient village. The ancestors of the local Tujia villagers "set up monuments and swore to protect the sacred trees" for generations, lived in harmony with nature, preserved the simple "harmony between heaven, earth and man" and the cultural tradition of nature worship, and inherited the increasingly scarce agricultural cultural heritage. It is an ideal place for modern people to escape from the world, relax, live in the village, get close to nature, relax, and experience the Tujia agricultural life culture.