Longhu Mountain, Guifeng and other places have preserved landform combinations such as peak cluster, peak forest, solitary peak and remnant hill, which generally belong to Danxia landform from late prime to early old age. Landform landscape is typical and unique, which is a typical representative of Danxia landform in the old times. It is of great scientific significance to study the formation and evolution of Danxia landform.
Photo of Zhu/Luxi River dome butte
Longhu Mountain is located in the middle of Luxi River, a tributary of Xinjiang. The landscape types of Danxia near the valley are characterized by solitary peaks, stone pillars and peak forests, including Shi Cun, Shibi, Liang Shi, Cliff, Zhanggu, Blind Valley, Unilateral Mountain, Zhubei Mountain, Tianshengqiao, Tongdong, Flat Cave, Karst Cave Group, Vertical Cave, Honeycomb Cave, Collapse Cave, Rock Trough, Collapse Rock Block and Shimen. The dome butte scattered along the Luxi River is a masterpiece of Danxia landform in old age.
Danxia landform and tourism development in Longhu Mountain
Turtle Peak is located in Jiang Nanan, central Xinjiang. When Xinjiang flows through here, it bulges northward in several shapes, and the convex bank on the south side is like a Danxia landform bonsai. The main bodies are peak forest, peak cluster, stone pillar, solitary peak, remnant mountain, Liang Shi, stone wall, tunnel, Tiansheng Bridge, wide valley and quasi-plain lake. It is a typical early Danxia landform landscape. Representative landscapes include Turtle Peak Stone Forest, Old Man Peak, Queen Peak, Green Turtle, Bajie Peak, Whispering, Triassic Turtle and so on. Affected by the large fault at the basin margin, the blocks are different and intermittently uplifted, and some landforms such as line valley, stone wall and Fangshan Shizhai are developed, which are Danxia landforms in the young stage and early maturity.
The crust in Longhushan-Guifeng area began to rise at the end of Late Cretaceous, accompanied by the development of fault structures. The long-term interaction of internal and external forces such as water erosion, differential weathering, calcium dissolution and gravity collapse has created a strange, steep, beautiful and changeable Danxia landform landscape, which is characterized by flat-topped, dome-shaped peak forest, solitary peaks and hills. The peak forests and solitary peaks and hills in the salt water rock scenic area are typical representatives of Danxia landform landscape from the late prime of life to the early old age. At present, the area is still in the period of continuous uplift, and the diversity of Danxia landform development stage is caused by differences and periodic uplift, which is an important place to study the late Yanshan-Himalayan tectonic movement.
A classic area of perfect integration of Danshan and clear water.
Longhu Mountain-Guifeng Mountain has a wonderful and spectacular natural landscape. It is a classic area of perfect integration of Danshan and clear water, which has important aesthetic value. Danxia landform in this area is rich and complete, and landform modeling is extremely rare. Under the long-term sculpture of internal and external dynamic geological processes, many unique peak rocks have been formed, which are unattainable, lifelike and lifelike. There are more than 0/70 strange landscapes in the area, with concentrated scenic spots. The world's treasures include Laojun Peak, Elephant Trunk Mountain, Xiannv Rock, Golden Gun Peak, Drunken Monkey Dream Fairy, Couple Turtle and so on. Because of its magical nature, it has both form and spirit and is rare in the world.
In Longhu Mountain Scenic Area, the winding Luxi River passes through the territory, just like a jade belt strung pearls on both sides. The cliffs on both sides of the strait are in various shapes, and the mountains and rivers set each other off. More than 200 coffins and funerary objects of ancient Vietnamese people hung high in cliff caves, which is amazing. "Guifeng Mountain water turtle wins". The lovely stone turtle has covered every corner of Bishui Danshan. There are three stacks of turtles, couple turtles, welcome turtles and so on. , different sizes and shapes. Walking into the turtle peak is like being in the kingdom of turtles. There are also vast natural lakes, as well as springs and waterfalls flowing in thousands of feet, which set off the wonderful peak of Danshan. Danshan and clear water complement each other, showing the beauty of color, art and harmony. It is a classic area of perfect integration of Danshan and clear water.
Danshan Bishui Guo Fusheng/photo
Located at the junction of two plates.
Longhushan-Guifeng is located in the junction of Yangtze plate and Cathaysian plate, and it is a "window" to study the junction of Yangtze plate and Cathaysian plate. During the Caledonian movement, the Yangtze ancient plate and Cathaysian ancient plate collided and butted here, and the surrounding outcrops were precious geological relics left by this historical event. The tectonic fragments of Mesoproterozoic Tiesha Formation in the Yangtze ancient plate are on the north, and the Mesoproterozoic Zhoutan Formation is on the south, which are connected by ductile shear zone. This suture zone controls the Xinjiang fault basin, which is nearly east-west distributed. Jurassic continental volcanic rocks and Cretaceous red clastic rocks constitute a superimposed basin with "lower ash and upper red" The neotectonic movement in the later period further achieved the unique beauty of Danshan clear water.
Habitat of rare animals and plants
Longhushan-Guifeng is a natural product of the perfect combination of geological history, biology and culture, and it is a typical masterpiece of "harmony between man and nature". The superior natural environment has created the biodiversity in this area. In this ancient land of China, rich and diverse biological species have been bred and developed, and many ancient groups can still find their descendants here, which is a prominent example representing the process of biological evolution and the relationship between human beings and the natural environment.
Longhushan-Guifeng, as a highly developed agricultural area, retains several ecological islands and has important ecological protection value. This area is rich in biological species and is the habitat of many rare and endangered animal and plant species listed by IUCN and CITES. In particular, Chinese merganser appears in groups in Xinjiang and clear lake section of Luxi River, and the number has been stable at more than 20 for many years (up to 120 at most), which is a rare wintering population in the world and has great scientific research significance and protection value.
China merganser Wang Jinping/photo
A model of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Yingtan City and Yiyang County, where Longhushan Geopark is located, have a long history, and humans lived here as early as the Neolithic Age. For thousands of years, it has accumulated into a unique and splendid historical and cultural heritage, which is in harmony with the natural beauty of Danxia Mountain and is a model of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Natural roof Guo/photo
Green pastoral Guo/photo
The natural cliff cave is the resting place of the ancient Yue people. Guo/photo
Longhu Mountain is the birthplace of the earliest tombs in Southeast Asia. The cliff tombs of the Guyue nationality, which lasted for more than 2,600 years, are the best in China and the best in the world because of their large number, dangerous location, rich cultural relics and good preservation, and are known as natural archaeological museums. It is an eternal mystery how the ancestors of the ancient Yue people placed heavy coffins in cliff caves nearly 100 meters above the water more than 2,600 years ago.
The natural cliff cave is the resting place of the ancient Yue people. Guo/photo
Longhu Mountain is the birthplace of Taoism. After more than 65,438+0,900 years, it has been the inheritance place of Taoist Shi Tian and the center of Taoist activities in China, and has the oldest Taoist temple-Hans Stone Palace. Nanyan Temple, a grotto in the Tang and Song Dynasties, is one of the cradles of Zen Buddhism spread to the south and has the reputation of "the first Buddhist cave in China". Xiangshan Academy, founded by Lu Jiuyuan, a famous philosopher in the Southern Song Dynasty, is one of the four major academies in the Southern Song Dynasty. The blending of Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism has important research value of religious culture. In the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the first generation of Shi Tian Zhang Daoling was refined into a nine-day elixir in Longhu Mountain, and Taoism was founded. "Dan Cheng saw the dragon and tiger, hence the name of the mountain." Taoism thus entered the historical stage of China, and Zhang Daoling was honored as the founder of Taoism. Shi Tian aristocratic family has been passed down in Longhushan for 63 generations, with a history of 1900 years. It is as famous as the Confucius family in Qufu, Shandong Province, and is highly valued by the imperial court. It is known as the "South Cave and North Cave". Longhu Mountain, the holy land of Taoism, is increasingly respected by Taoist circles all over the world.
The profound Taoist culture is an important part of China traditional culture. Lu Xun said: "China's roots are all in Taoism." Taoism, as a native religion in China, has long acted on the Chinese nation's psychological thinking, customs, science and technology, literature and art, and all aspects of social, political and economic life. As one of the most important religions in the world, Taoism has its followers all over the world, which has had an important influence on the politics, economy, science and technology and culture of Chinese society in the world, especially in Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea and other countries. Taoism embodies the philosophy of natural environment, the concept of three talents' self-cultivation, the religious theme of saving the world, the attitude of returning to nature and the ideal living state of harmony between man and nature, which not only enriches the treasure house of human culture and thought, but also has a far-reaching impact on the development of human history.
The Taoist architecture in Longhushan is integrated with the natural landscape, and man and nature are perfectly combined. Under the protection of Danshan Mountain and Pine Forest, the oldest and grandest Taoist architecture in the history of China is preserved. Dashang Qing Palace has the reputation of "immortal city" and "land appointed by immortals"; Shitianfu is the only ancient palace-style mansion complex preserved in the south of China, and it is the place where Shi Tian lived and worshipped the gods in past dynasties. Zhang Daoling, the first generation of Shi Tian, is known as the ancestral home of Taoism. Palaces and scenic spots complement each other, and traditional culture and natural scenery are integrated, which embodies the spiritual pursuit of human beings' advocating nature, harmony between man and nature and returning to nature, and has high aesthetic value. Longhushan Palace, as the carrier of Taoist culture that has lasted for more than 1900 years, is a treasure house for understanding and exploring Taoist mysteries.
Danxia landform and tourism development in Longhu Mountain
Taoist temple surrounded by green trees in Danshan Mountain/photo
Longhu Mountain-Guifeng Mountain is a humanistic-natural landscape integrating traditional culture, natural scenery and biodiversity in China, and it is the most vivid example of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.