Lunan Stone Forestin the fairy tale world
Year of the Crane. Perhaps, you have appreciated the beautiful style of Guilin Peak Forest Xiu Nantian, or have you watched the peerless wonder of its cave hall vertical and horizontal and stone peaks in Guizhou Zhijin Cave, but have you tasted the reckless artistic conception of the stone peaks stacked on top of the South Stone Forest in the south of the road, like the sea of forests?
This summer's trip to Yunnan made me get what I wanted, and in the most representative large and small stone forests, I saw with my own eyes the charming style of this gray forest carved by Mother Nature with stubborn stones.
At the entrance of the big stone forest is the sparkling stone forest lake, and the high and low stone clusters stand quietly on the edge of the clear water, like a huge natural bonsai. The small bridge pierces the waves, and the picturesque scenery is set off by the blue sky and white clouds, like a beautiful natural picture.
One peak is relatively independent, and the gray and black boulder is written with several yellow characters of "World Natural Heritage", which strongly shows its unique value of extraordinary natural and cultural heritage.
From the stone forest lake to the south, you can see a stone wall rising from a fragrant grassland from afar, which is called "stone screen". And when I turned to the back of the stone screen, I saw a three-dimensional picture of "Dapeng spreading its wings". This can be regarded as the "gate" of entering the large stone forest area.
Stone screens. A short walk ahead, in front of you is a grassy lawn, surrounded by stone peaks, overlapping, like an ancient castle. The peak waist is engraved with the inscriptions of the predecessors such as "Stone Forest" two large characters and "Heavenly Wonders", "Majestic", "Nantian Pillar", "The First Wonder of the World", etc., as for the inscriptions of various fonts such as "Rising from the Earth", "Alien Tiankai", "Thousand Peaks Show", "Qunyan Yongcui", "Tiannan Kongtong", "Wan Wat Chaotian", etc., which leave people endless reverie with elegant and simple charm.
My companions took photos in front of this landscape named "Stone Forest Scenic Spot", and I also clapped my hands and took a few scenic photos, and then enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the stone forest one by one with the crowded **.
The Lotus Peak, which is located next to the Jianfeng Pond, is a place where the mountains and rivers meet. The boulder at the top of the peak lies horizontally, and the stone chips are upturned, like a lotus flower in full bloom. Climb to the peak, but see the ravines vertical and horizontal, as if you are on the sword mountain and sword thicket. Below it is the Sword Peak Pond, which is hidden in a stone peak. The water of the pond is crystal clear, and the sky and clouds, and the beautiful colors of the peaks are all in the pool. There is a stone peak by the pool, which resembles a sword with a broken hilt, the tip of which is still firmly inserted in the water. Because the water of Jianfeng Pond comes from the underground dark river, it can not be dried up, with a bit of mystery.
As he was walking, someone suddenly exclaimed, "Be careful, it's not fun to be hit by this stone." Only then did I realize that a dangerous boulder above my head was hanging high between the two peaks, as if it would fall down at any time, and I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. The tour guide laughed when he saw this, "This is one of the famous stone scenery in the stone forest. It was a hundred years ago, after a **, the broken stone fell and got stuck here, and people named it 'a thousand shots'. Some people also call it the 'stone of conscience', saying that only those who have a conscience will pass under it. I couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "There are so many unscrupulous people in the world, won't they all show their original form here?"”
Before I recovered from the horror of the "Conscience Stone", the guide's cold words startled me again: "Everyone, pay attention, there is a 'sword mountain and sea of fire' ahead." Stopping and looking, it turned out to be a dense cluster of sharp stones, like sharp knives, and like a raging fire, so people indiscriminately took the name of "knife mountain and sea of fire". Because it is too exaggerated, it is inevitably a bit sensational.
Then, we came to a place called "A Ray of Heaven". The narrow sky and the road under your feet are forced into a thin line by the huge stone walls on both sides, and people walk in the meantime, so that people can't help but remember the description of Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring" that "the beginning is extremely narrow, and only then can people be passed". Could it be that this is the mountain trail that leads to the Peach Blossom Spring?
Walking around the jungle of high and low stones, enjoying the wonders of playing with stones, it is indescribably pleasant. A narrow and steep stone staircase led me to a hexagonal pavilion, known as the "Wangfeng Pavilion", which is said to be the highest point in the stone forest and an excellent place for tourists to enjoy the whole stone forest. Sure enough, looking at the distance by the railing, I saw layers of peaks and forests, reckless and vast, directly into the sky, like a circular castle, gathering thousands of iron riders who were strong and persistent, as if an order was given, it would pour out of the nest, and in an instant set off a ...... of hurricane that swept the sky and the earth
Wangfeng Pavilion. I can't help but think of Stone Forest's previous life: about 2800 million years ago, the stone forest, which was originally a part of the ancient sea of Yunnan-Guizhou, began to emerge from the sea, and after the continuous erosion of seawater, countless dissolution ditches and dissolution pillars were left. With the continuous rise of the earth's crust, the sea water quietly receded, and after hundreds of millions of years of scorching sun, wind and rain dissolution and agitation, the magic of nature finally carved out this fairy tale magnificent landscape.
At this moment, when I walk through these natural scenery made of stones and listen to those interesting fairy tales of the stone forest, I feel an inexplicable emotion in my heart.
Lo and behold, the boulder that is divided into two and has a light in the middle and open air, as if it was whipped by whipping, people call it "whip stone", and make up such a legend: Jin Fenruo, the hero of the Yi Sani nationality, stole the "mountain transfer order" and "mountain whip" of the gods in order to block the river and build a dam for the people. Originally, he planned to drive the stones from the four mountains of Luliang County to the Nanpan River area of Yiliang County, but when he walked to Shilin County, a rooster crowing before dawn made the mana he had mastered come to naught, and all the stones stopped in this place of Shilin. In a fit of rage, he swung his whip and split a boulder in half, leaving behind this superb view in the world.
Wangfeng Tingnan, two strange stones that resemble small birds at the top of a stone peak, one large and one small, mouth to mouth, as if the mother bird feeds the bird, full of strong maternal love, because of the reputation of a "double bird food". Legend has it that after the death of a loving mother and a filial daughter, the gods transformed them into a moving twin birds, in order to demonstrate the traditional virtue that "the sheep has the grace of kneeling and the bird has the affection to feed".
The stone scenery of the "elephant from the stone platform" is particularly expressive. It is a little elephant looking into the distance, as if looking forward to something, in order to confront the strange eagle that does evil, harms all living beings, and stirs up the stone forest to the dark, and has stood on the stone platform for thousands of years. In the end, it won, and the light returned to the stone forest, so that nature left its presence forever.
Also, the "phoenix combing wings" that resembles a phoenix turning back to comb the feathers on its wings;It is said that the wild geese flying south often settle here "Falling Wild Goose Peak";The valley bottom is quiet, the cool breeze is XiXi, and people walk in the "Youlan Deep Valley" as if they have entered a strange world, all of which leave people with interesting imagination space without exception.
Walk out of the big stone forest scenic spot, go forward dozens of meters, is the "lotus pond". This is a small oval lake, a long bridge with twists and turns runs through the lake, and a pavilion stands at the head of the bridge. On the shore, the blue Xiushi Qifeng reflects the turquoise lake, which is particularly eye-catching.
Walking across the lotus pond from the bridge is the boundary of the small stone forest. The terrain here is open, the stone peak stone wall rises from the ground, and often forms a lonely peak towering, which is known for its exquisiteness, freshness and elegance.
You see, in that group of stone scenes, Tang Seng meditating with his fists, Sun Wukong scratching his ears and cheeks, Sha Monk who closely protected **, and Zhu Bajie who was still sleepy, constituted a wonderful picture of "Tang Seng traveling west".
The "auspicious three treasures" that are not far away attract more attention from visitors with their peculiar shapes. It's a huge set of peakstones: a stout elephant crouching on the ground with a long trunk that looks like it's drinking leisurely, and a turtle looking up at the sky is lying on its back, and the turtle has a golden toad lying on its stomach. Because these three animals are mascots in people's minds, they have the reputation of "auspicious three treasures". Influenced by this rumor, tourists who have seen this scene are rushing forward to touch this stone, hoping to bring good luck to themselves.
As for the Sani girl "Ashima", who is carrying a basket on her back and wearing a headscarf, as if she is singing by the Jade Bird Pond, it attracts the attention of every visitor to explore and seek dreams with her ghostly workmanship, whimsical shape and earth-shattering moving legend.
Ashima. After bidding farewell to the small stone forest, we embarked on the journey home. But what lingers in my heart is still the fairy tale of the stone forest that I can't let go. The two birds in the depths of the "forest sea", the phoenix with combing wings, or the lotus flowers in full bloom still flash in my mind from time to time, and they are transformed into a magnificent and strange picture......