The regional situation of Gulang Gorge

Gulang County is located at the eastern end of the Hexi Corridor and is the hub of the ancient Silk Road. It is located at the northern foot of Wushaoling and Maomao Mountains, with Jingtai to the east and Tianzhu to the south, bordering Liangzhou to the northwest and Liangzhou to the north. It is adjacent to the Tengger Desert and Inner Mongolia. It is 88 kilometers long from east to west and 68 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of ??5,287 square kilometers and a population of 380,400. The establishment of Gulang County began in the Western Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established the county in the second year of Yuanshou (121 BC). In the 10th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1377), Qianhu Jiangheng in Liangzhou defended Herong, so the name of the old water was changed to Gulang, and Gulang City was built. Gulang County has a typical temperate continental arid climate, with low rainfall, high evaporation, long sunshine hours, large temperature differences between day and night, and abundant light and heat resources. The average annual temperature is 5.75 degrees, the average annual precipitation is 360.7 mm, the average annual evaporation is 2292 mm, which is 6.36 times the precipitation, and the average annual frost-free period is 142 days. Gulang County is located at the eastern end of the Hexi Corridor, bordering the Qilian Mountains to the south and the Tengger Desert to the north. From south to north, it consists of the Eryin Mountain Area, the Shallow Mountain Arid Area, the Yellow River Diversion Irrigation Area, the Well Irrigation Area and the Desert Area. It has a vast territory. , the landform is complex and the natural geographical features are a microcosm of the province. As an important town on the Silk Road, it has been famous for its important geographical location since ancient times for its post roads leading to Sanfu and gorge gates controlling Wuliang. The county is dotted with many unique natural and cultural landscapes. There are mainly ecological agricultural sightseeing areas based on the Yellow River Diversion Irrigation Area, which is the most famous in China, and the Desert Jinpen Road Beach Forest Farm; represented by Changling Mountain in Xiaowudang in the northwest, religious areas such as Dajing Caishen Pavilion and Shanmen Sanyi Hall. Cultural tourist area, a forest summer resort area dominated by southern natural scenery such as Changling Mountain, Shimen Gorge, Xianglin Temple, Siwa Ice Gorge, etc.; Silk Road ancient cultural heritage area represented by the only intersection of the Han and Ming Great Walls in China, and also There are modern information network highways and other tourism resources represented by Huangyangchuan Qianxiangwancai Network Urban and Rural First Base.

Gulang Gorge is about 30 kilometers long and less than 0.5 kilometers wide. It extends from north to south. It is a winding alpine canyon. It is an integral part of the Qilian Mountains. It is located at the eastern end of the Hexi Corridor in the ancient Wuwei area of ??Gansu Province. Within Lang County. Gulang Gorge is connected to Wushaoling in the south and Sishui and Huangyang in the north. It is like a wasp's waist with thousands of cliffs on both sides, forming a dangerous pass that controls Lanzhou, Wuwei, Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway, Gansu ) The Xinjiang Highway and the Gurang River cross it, and the situation is very dangerous. Gulang Gorge is known as Qinguan and Yansai in history. It has a very important strategic position and is known as the Golden Pass and Silver Lock in Western China.

In 1953, a standard measuring instrument from the Jianwu period of the Eastern Han Dynasty was excavated in Chenjiahe Taizi, Heisongyi, Gulangxia. It is a bronze vessel, cylindrical, with a volume of 19.6. The liter is slightly the same as the Jialiang during Wang Mang's new dynasty. The inscription contains the numbers for the first month of the eleventh year of Jianwu (35th year) of Pinghu, Da Sinong. Da Sinong Ping Xie is now in the collection of the Chinese History Museum. There are still many wonderful and touching legends about Gulang Gorge. When you enter Gulang Gorge and arrive at Shibalibao, you can see a steep and strange peak in the distance. A huge boulder protrudes from the east end of the peak, like a mountain eagle pecking, hanging in the air, as if it is about to fly, because the gravel often rolls when it is pecked. Some people suspect that it is the mountain of tears. According to legend, 12 widows of the Yang family in the Song Dynasty went to the west, and 11 of them died heroically in the Gulang Gorge. Only Yang Mantang broke through the siege and went to the court to report. After hearing the news, Yu Taijun came to commemorate the deceased. The sound of crying shook the mountains and moved the cliff of Yingzui Mountain. The mountain god couldn't stop crying, and the teardrops turned into gravel and rolled down the cliff. Later, people called this cliff the Tears Cliff. Opposite the Drop of Tears Cliff, there is a loess mountain ridge shaped like a giant cabinet, which is called Iron Cabinet Mountain. According to local legend, the mountain eagle wanted to fly to the east of the gorge, lift the giant lock of Iron Cabinet Mountain, and take out the gold and silver treasures hidden in the cabinet, but it never achieved its goal. The milky-white boulder lying at the foot of Tiezui Mountain today is the legendary buttress.

At the northern end of Gulang Gorge, not far from the county seat, there was the Xianglin Temple. It was rebuilt in 1918 and was a major scenic spot in Gulang. It no longer exists today. Zhang Meiru's "Zhongkou Zhan of Gulang Gorge" in the Qing Dynasty describes the scenery of Gulang Gorge: Thirty miles south of the city, the rugged road is full of sheep intestines and short cliffs, the flowers are blooming and the rocks are green. As the cold smoke rises, the galloping horses are busy.