Ayi River is located in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing. Miao people refer to kind, beautiful, and intelligent women as "Jiao Ayi", hence the name Ayi River.
The scenic area integrates mountains, water, forests, springs, and canyons, combining grandeur, wonder, danger, beauty, and tranquility. It is divided into three sightseeing areas (canyon sightseeing area, walking sightseeing area, bamboo raft sightseeing area), two leisure vacation areas (reception center ethnic style leisure vacation area, Niujiaozhai ethnic style leisure vacation area), two experience areas (drifting experience area, outdoor experience area), one passionate drifting area, one characteristic product service area, and one cave exploration area. There are 8 major tourism projects open to the outside world: listening to music in the canyon, singing on bamboo rafts, playing in the blue pool and flying boats on the waves, Qingding Miao Village, Tianti, Qinglong Cave and Qinglong Valley. Hiking through, one can admire exotic flowers, grasses, ancient vines, and old trees; Sailing on the river, enjoying rapids, dangerous rapids, and stunning waves; Staying overnight in a mountain village, you can enjoy the delicious Miao cuisine and experience ethnic customs. It is the first choice for leisure sightseeing, folk experience, outdoor rock climbing, and water sports.
Ayihe Scenic Area has successively won honors such as "Top 10 Emerging Brands of National Ethnic Cultural Tourism", "Top 10 Self driving Golden Routes of China's Beauty", "China Tourism Brand Overall Evaluation List · Annual Most Charming Scenic Area Brand", "Contribution Award for Chongqing Tourism Development · Top 10 Scenic Spots", "Ba Yu New Twelve Scenic Spots", "Safe Demonstration Scenic Area", "Top 10 Ecotourism Demonstration Scenic Spots in China", "Top 10 Cultural Ecological Scenic Spots in China", "Study and Education Campsite", etc. It has also been awarded honors such as "Cool Resort", "Consumer Trusted Brand Scenic Area", "Integrity Scenic Area", "My Favorite Chongqing Scenic Area", "Most Beautiful Chongqing · Annual Most Popular Scenic Area" by Chongqing Tourism Bureau. On January 7, 2020, it was designated as a "National AAAAA Tourist Attraction" by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China.