Old Baldy is a mountain.

Oh, to be precise, Laotudingzi is not just a mountain, but a group of mountains. It is a national nature reserve led by nine peaks above 1,000 meters above sea level. It is a branch of Longgang of Changbai Mountain. Extension to the southwest. Among them, the highest peak, Laotudingzi, is 1,367.3 meters above sea level and is known as the "No. 1 Peak in Liaoning".

The old bald guy, although his name is not beautiful, it is worthy of his name.

Because Laobaldingzi has a typical vertical distribution of vegetation. Going from bottom to top, below 950 meters above sea level is the deciduous broad-leaved forest belt, 100 meters above sea level is the mixed forest belt of spruce fir, maple and birch, 100 meters above sea level is the coniferous forest belt, and 100 meters above sea level is the mixed forest belt. In the birch forest zone, the next 50 meters is the shrub zone, and above it is the grassland. What's very funny is that there are actually more than a thousand square meters of grass in the middle of the grassland on the top of the mountain. It's so bare that it looks like a bald man, hence the name Old Bald Man.

Old bald man, although his name is not beautiful, the mountains are beautiful.

After driving for more than 2 hours from Shenyang, we entered Huanren County on the border of Benxi, Liaoning. The car travels at high speed, but it is not boring. The scenery outside the car window is really dizzying and dazzling. This kind of scenery is by no means the drizzle in the south of the Yangtze River and the distant mountains as dark as black, but the mountains outside the Great Wall are all red and the forests are dyed. This is the true face of the North Country. Red, yellow, orange, green, white, gray, ocher, colorful colors, layer upon layer, complement each other. Look, the mountain on the left looks like a random graffiti by a talented young painter; look, the mountain on the right looks like a landscape painting by an impressionist master; there is a tunnel in front of you, my God, the mountain in front of you is like a painter. I accidentally knocked over the paint tray and dumped so many colors onto the canvas of this northern autumn.

The beautiful scenery fills my eyes, and I don’t feel tired from the journey.

Get off the expressway from Huajianzi and Mumenzi and go straight to the direction of Mumenzi. This large area is now called Hualai Town. It is a "three-in-one" combination of Hua Jianzi, Mu Yuzi and Erhu Laizi. The former one is called "Hua" and the latter one is "Lai". It is simple and elegant. It sounds homophonic and elegant, so I called it Hua Lai. But because the "masculine" characteristics were too obvious and the name was catchy and easy to remember, the old bald man followed the old tradition and did not change his name.

At the foot of Laotudingzi Mountain, there is Nuanhezi Village; in Nuanhezi Village, there is the herbarium of Laotudingzi National Nature Reserve. The herbarium is divided into sand table hall, animal specimen hall and plant herbarium.

The sand table model of Lao Tudingzi that we saw vividly showed the trend of the "Y" shaped mountain range with the main peak as the center and heading east, southwest and north respectively, with peaks, ridges and ravines, winding and undulating, It is lush and colorful. On the sand table, we saw that Lao Baldingzi spans Huanren and Xinbin counties, covering an area of ??about 15,000 hectares. The colorful lights on the sand table flashed, and we learned about the core area, buffer zone and experimental area of ??the reserve, where we found rare animals and plants, and where we should pay special attention to "bear infestations".

In the taxidermy, we saw black bears, wild boars, roe deer, musk deer, muntjacs, golden eagles, goshawks, vultures, bustards, geese, wild geese, as well as squirrels, chipmunks, weasels and snake.

In the herbarium, there are national first-level protected plants yew and yellow tiller, and national second-level protected plants manchurian ash, ginseng, catalpa, purple linden, Korean pine, gastrodia elata, and double-leaf orchid. wait. Among them, the orchid is the most famous, because the orchid is a relic plant known as a "living fossil" and is a unique species in the Laotudingzi National Nature Reserve. It can really be said to be the "unique scorpion daddy". One serving".

My friend was super enthusiastic and accompanied us on the mountain climbing for two days. Not only can you enjoy the picturesque scenery, but you can also avoid the huge crowds of people when going to tourist attractions during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. This "double festival" was really enjoyable.

In Laobudingzi, the north and south slopes have completely different scenery.

On the north slope, there are deep mountains, dense forests, and gurgling autumn water. In the big forest, the red pine trees are thick and straight, towering into the clouds. The further you go up the mountain, the cooler the temperature becomes. By the time we reached the Tianqiao River, not only had the sweat from the climb disappeared, but we also clearly felt the magical change from cool and pleasant to freezing.

Along the way, the various plants made us really feel the lack of knowledge. It is said that there are as many as 1,788 species of plants in this mountain, but we can identify very few. As we walked, we looked and recognized the red pine, walnut tree, birch, maple, maple, and Mongolian oak. Even those herbaceous plants, we didn’t recognize many of them. We only knew that some of them were delicious. The day before, we had tasted the thigh mushrooms, bitter sprouts and mountain millet seeds produced in this mountain in spring, summer and autumn at the dining table of a friend's house. While eating and chatting, we also heard that acanthopanax was more delicious. These authentic wild vegetables have good texture and taste. They are truly green, wild, pollution-free and natural food, and are most loved by gourmets.

Deep in the dense forest are the campsites and training grounds of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance, and there is a clear overpass river halfway up the mountain. A stream of trickling water gushes out from the cracks in the rocks in the mountains, gathering together to form this jubilant overpass river.

The water of Tianqiao River is truly pure.

I leaned down and took a handful of it upstream to taste it. The river water had the coolness of a well, and there was a slight sweetness in the clearness. The scenery of Tianqiao River is breathtaking. A small stream, with flying beads and splashing jade, a branch of red maple, flaming red, a few moss-covered rocks, quiet and stable, the love of one water and one stone, the movement and stillness are harmonious, one maple and one pine complement each other, red and green, which makes photography Fans are so excited that they never want to leave. The air of Tianqiao River is refreshing. At Tianqiao River, you can stretch your chest and arms as much as possible, and take a few deep breaths, because the average negative oxygen ion content here is more than 7,900 per cubic centimeter, and the instantaneous peak value is as high as 10,000, so you must come here to do the most simple and simple The most practical and effective "lung cleansing".

On the south slope, the winding mountain road winds upward, with blue sky and white clouds and beautiful mountains. A mountain road, Shili Gallery. The car is driving around the fairyland, and people are swimming in the painting. The car was not far away, and we couldn't sit still in the car any longer. We simply parked the car and walked. Don't waste this beautiful scenery and just be a "lecher" for once.

Wow, look, this big maple tree is as bright as fire, and the clouds are flying all over the sky; Hey, what kind of tree is this? It is tall and mighty, covered with golden armor, and the jade Yuyu is majestic in the world. "Hey, how can these leaves dance alone, and dance so joyfully and joyfully? Haha, it's just entering late autumn, and there is a kind of tree with no leaves left. It's all bare." It should be said that a bare tree is really unsightly, but looking at a large area of ??bare trees from a distance is also very good. They constitute the light gray in the colorful mountains. Looking from a distance, there are some clouds and mist. .

As we climbed the mountain, we sighed and admired. We were amazed at the creation and miraculous craftsmanship of nature. We were amazed at the heaven's huge brush like rafters, thick ink and heavy colors, painting these beautiful mountains and picturesque autumn scenery.

So beautiful! It’s so beautiful!

Laotudingzi Mountain brings us not only visual impact, but also visual enjoyment and spiritual comfort. It is also a wonderful color therapy.

While resting on the mountainside, I remembered that in the early morning of that day, when I got up from the hot bed of the farmhouse where I stayed overnight, I stood in the farmyard to wake up from the hangover. The mountain village is quiet and the night is endless. Suddenly, I looked up and saw a clear night with a full moon in the sky. The sky was full of stars, shining brightly. Each star was so bright and so close to me. It suddenly reminded me of the picture a friend sent from Tibet not long ago. It was a starry night in the Potala Palace, and the stars were so bright and so close.

So, I thought, away from the cement forest in the city, away from the hustle and bustle of traffic, away from the explosive smog of PM2.5, I want to have a value-for-money experience trip with green mountains and green waters. I want to come A feast of visual enjoyment for relaxing the mind and body, then, friends, I solemnly recommend the Laobaldingzi National Nature Reserve.