蟒河旅游風(fēng)景區(qū)是保護(hù)獼猴和亞熱帶植被為主的國(guó)家級(jí)自然保護(hù)區(qū)。區(qū)內(nèi)冬暖夏涼，氣候溫和，年平均氣溫14攝氏度，森林覆蓋率在80%以上，有“山西動(dòng)植物資源寶庫(kù)”之美譽(yù)。特別是保護(hù)區(qū)內(nèi)的獼猴，屬我國(guó)自然地理分布的最北限。
　　蟒河旅游風(fēng)景區(qū)有“奇、幽、秀、險(xiǎn)”四大特點(diǎn)，素有 “北方小桂林”之美稱。水清如碧玉，山秀如詩(shī)畫，有山皆奇，有水皆秀，鬼斧神工，妙境天成，是一幅仙山圣水的自然畫卷，自然景觀資源十分豐富，其全長(zhǎng)10公里的地面鈣化景觀，被有關(guān)專家稱為中國(guó)東部唯一的鈣化型峽谷景觀，有資格申報(bào)世界文化遺產(chǎn)。

　　It is a state-level natural preservation area for the sake of preservation of macaques and subtropical vegetation.In the area,it is cool in summer and warm in winter .With an average annual temperature of 14℃ and the percentage of coverage of above 80%,the area is named ad the Treasury of Animals and plants in shanxi province,Particulaly,it is the utmost north where we can see macaques in the nature in this country.　　As the area is quiet,unique and diffcult to reach,it is called the Mini-Guilin in the North,It is rich in natural landscape resources.The clear water and high cliff constitute a natural landscape painting whose craftsnanship can only be created by spirits.And moreover,the 10km surface calcified landscape,according to some experts,is the only calcifies valley in the esatern china,and qualified to the application foe the world cultural relics.

　　蟒河旅游風(fēng)景區(qū)位于陽(yáng)城縣城南33公里的桑林鄉(xiāng)與河南省濟(jì)源市交界處，面積58平方公里，主峰海撥1572米。蟒河景區(qū)有“秀、險(xiǎn)、幽、奇”四大特點(diǎn)，享有“北方小桂林”的美譽(yù)。這里一年四季均有迷人勝景，尤以秋天看層林盡染最為賞心悅目。蟒河水從蟒河村東流過(guò),水清如碧玉，奔流似巨蟒；莽山又在蟒河村東流過(guò)， 水清峰錯(cuò)列，鬼斧神工，妙境天成，有千峰擁黛，萬(wàn)壑云飄之象。景區(qū)內(nèi)懸崖飛瀑直瀉，深谷流水淙淙，百鳥啼鳴林間，野花競(jìng)相開放。起源古老的珍奇植物青檀、蘭草、山萸樹、領(lǐng)春木、牛鼻酸、紅豆杉星散其間，獼猴、大鯢、麝、金貓、金雕、金錢豹等或嬉驃林莽，或翱翔藍(lán)天。望莽孤峰撥地而起，狀如巨塔，水簾洞飛珠成簾、集水萬(wàn)狀；試劍峰如干將出鞘，鋒芒逼天，蟒湖上碧波漣漪、白帆點(diǎn)點(diǎn)；鍘刀縫好象天斧劈開，石人峰酷似云游行僧；窟窿山中通一孔令人稱奇。山色之優(yōu)美，古跡之奇異，令人耳目一新。