Erhai Cangshan

Cangshan Mountain, the main peak at the southern end of Yunling Mountains, consists of 19 peaks from north to south, starting from Eryuan Deng Chuan in the north and reaching Tiansheng Bridge in Xiaguan in the south. Cangshan 19 peak is magnificent, which is in sharp contrast with the beautiful scenery of Erhai Lake. On the top of Cangshan Mountain, there are many alpine moraine lakes, surrounded by virgin forests that cover the sky. There are also 18 streams flowing between 19 peaks, nourishing the land on the foothills and dams, and dotted with the scenery of Cangshan Mountain. Cangshan is still the world of flowers. There are not only dozens of rhododendrons here, but also rare hibiscus flowers and hydrangeas-Malik Huaying.

Cangshan forest also has its own landscape. This green mountain with four seasons has formed a young forest grassland belt, a pine forest belt, a fir miscellaneous wood belt and an alpine grassland belt from bottom to top. The alpine landscape is distinct and the seasonal landscape is changeable. Cangshan Abies, named after Cangshan Mountain, stands on the precipice of Cangshan Mountain at an altitude of more than 3000 meters with its charming posture and fearless temperament. It is the southernmost tree species of Abies in China and a unique alpine landscape plant in China, and is known as "a gentleman among trees".

Cangshan has a wide variety of flowers. The eight famous flowers in Yunnan, namely camellia, azalea, magnolia, primrose, lily, gentian, orchid and meconopsis, are all produced in Cangshan Mountain. Among them, there are only 4 1 species of rhododendron, which are layered and clustered from the foot of the mountain at an altitude of 4 100 meters to the snowy area, and the plants are more than 15 meters high and tree-shaped (such as Rhododendron brownii and Rhododendron tassel); The dwarf is only ten centimeters long, and he was born to crawl on the ground, forming a carpet-like landscape (such as rhododendron densiflora). The shapes of flowers are even more varied, with sixteen different colors such as red, white, yellow, purple and rose. In this sea of flowers, some species are unique to Cangshan Mountain, such as hybrid rhododendron and blue fruit rhododendron, and some are named after Dali, such as Dali Rhododendron and Rhododendron adenocalyx. The largest rhododendron species in the world, Rhododendron camptotheca, grows on Cangshan Mountain. Cangshan can be well-deserved called "Natural Rhododendron Garden". Cangshan is also a paradise for wild animals. The climate here is suitable and the vegetation is dense. Up to now, there are still a few rare animals such as deer, muntjac, rock sheep, bison, mountain donkey, wild boar, fox and pheasant. Cangshan Mountain has always been famous for its snow, clouds and springs. Cangshan snow, which is not needed after summer, is the most famous of the four scenic spots in Dali. In the spring of March, the top of Diancang Mountain looks crystal-clear and quiet, and it is worthy of being a crystal world. The clouds in Diancang Mountain have different shapes, sometimes as light as smoke, and sometimes as thick as splashing ink. At the turn of summer and autumn, jade-like white clouds appear from time to time on the green mountainside, stretching for hundreds of miles and charming. The majestic Cangshan Mountain runs through Dali, and the top of the mountain is covered with snow, so it is called "Cangshan Snow". Cangshan has a total of 19 peaks, each of which is over 3500m above sea level, and the highest Malong peak is 4122m above sea level. Due to the high altitude, the peak is extremely cold, with snow all year round, and it is crystal clear and white in the sun, which is very spectacular. Cangshan snow, which is not used after summer, is the most famous "romance".

Cangshan snow, which is not needed after summer, is one of the four scenic spots in Dali and a must in Cangshan landscape. In the cold winter, hundreds of miles are grey and snowy. In the spring of March, there are still piles of silver jade above the snow line. The snow on Malong Peak, the highest peak, does not melt all year round. In midsummer, the mountainside is green and dripping, and the peak is still carrying snow. Cangshan's cloud scenery is changeable, the most famous of which are "Wang Mi Yun" and "Jade Belt Cloud". Wang Fuyun often appears at the peak of the Yupan in winter and spring every year. After this cloud appears, Erhai Lake will be choppy and set off huge waves, so fishing boats can't go out to sea, so Wang Fuyun is also called "Five Duyun". Jade belt cloud is not only charming, but also according to the Bai agricultural proverb: "Cangshan is a jade belt, and hungry dogs eat white rice." There are 19 peaks in Cangshan Mountain, and a stream flows downstream between every two peaks into Erhai Lake. This is the famous eighteen streams. The order of eighteen streams in Cangshan is: Xiayi, Wanhua, Yangxi, Mangyong, Jinxi, Lingquan, Baishi, Shuang Yuan, Yinxian, Meixi, Taoxi, Xi Zhong, Emerald, Longxi, Qingbi, Mocan, Zhene and Yang Nan.

Bixi returns without looking at the water. Qingbi Stream is a model of all water in Dali. The first of the eighteenth stream is a veritable blue stream. Cangshan Creek, with clear water and beautiful pool. Standing in front of Qingbi Stream, which is famous for its many streams, between the majestic Malong Peak and the quiet El Nino Peak, you can see a stream that flows down the gorge like Youlong. Dozens of clear springs on the cliff fly down, just like falling for nine days, and converge into a pool of silver liquid. The water is clear and beautiful, green is superimposed and pure. The water in the pool is as clear as jade, the pebbles are as round as jade, and the streams are rushing up and down. Thousands of jade beads splash from the waterfall, and the sun shines through them, colorful and dreamy. Butterfly spring is located at the foot of Yunnong Peak in Diancang Mountain, Dali. It is like a transparent gem, embedded in the shade, attracting tourists from far and near with its unique wonders.

Take a bus from Shimonoseki and walk more than 30 kilometers north along the Yunnan-Tibet Highway. On the left side of the bus, there is an antique stone archway. The memorial archway is written with three Chinese characters "butterfly spring", which is about 100 meters from the memorial archway to the edge of butterfly spring. The spring pool is two or three feet square and is surrounded by an enlarged cylinder made of translucent marble. The spring water is crystal clear, and a series of silver blisters slowly gush out of the sand, gurgling out of the water and splashing. This spring water has the function of melting snow in Cangshan Mountain, which not only has stable water quantity, but also has excellent water quality.

Xu Xiake, a famous geographer in Ming Dynasty, praised butterfly spring warmly in his travel notes. He wrote: "When a tree grows in spring, it will bloom in early April like a butterfly, and its wings must be obvious, just like a butterfly. There are thousands of real butterflies hanging on the top of the tree and on the surface of the spring. They are colorful and colorful. Tourists are watching this month's group, which has been in May. " Sha Chen, a poet in Qing Dynasty, praised in his poem "Butterfly in Shangguan": "There are thousands of butterflies on a blurred butterfly tree, and the title ends like a tassel. Who will believe until you get to butterfly spring? The shadow of the building solemnly covers the butterfly. "

Every year from April to May in the lunar calendar, all kinds of exotic flowers and herbs on Yunnong Mountain compete to open, and acacia trees in spring exude elegant fragrance, attracting thousands of butterflies to come to the party. These butterflies are as big as palms and as small as bees. They dance in colorful camellias, azaleas and other flowers, or play on the heads of blooming tourists. There are countless colorful butterflies hanging upside down on acacia trees, their feet hooked, forming a long line and hanging to the water. Under the sunshine, they are colorful and spectacular. Especially on April 15 of the lunar calendar, if the weather is fine, it will be an unprecedented event. Butterflies are not only amazing in number, but also various in variety, such as Pteropteris, Papilio, etc., which merge into a butterfly world. Butterfly spring Park has been rebuilt and expanded, including Butterfly Pavilion, Hexagon Pavilion, Crescent Pond, Butterfly Specimen Museum, Wanghailou and Xu Xiake Statue.

Five Golden Flowers is a love movie shot by changchun film studio on 1959. The film tells the story of Bai youth A Peng and vice president Jinhua falling in love at first sight when they meet once a year in March Street, Dali. The following year, A Peng traveled all over Cangshan Erhai Lake in search of the golden flower. After repeated misunderstandings, all shall be well. Five Golden Flowers was released in 46 countries, which set a record for China films to be released abroad at that time. The film won the first place in the Top Ten Awards of China Film in 2000. Ximatan is located at the junction of Cangshan Jade Bureau Peak and Longquan Peak, with an altitude of 3,920 meters, and is known as the "Lake on the Peak". In fact, Ximatan is more than 20 meters away from the summit. Cangshan is a famous lake with high altitude, clear water quality and unique features. It is an alpine lake with excellent scenery at the top of Cangshan Mountain. According to legend, when Kublai Khan conquered Dali in Yuan Shizu, he led troops over Cangshan Mountain and stationed here to wash horses, hence the name Ximatan.

Ximatan, with an area of about 4,500 square meters and a depth of about 65,438 0.5 meters, belongs to the alpine moraine lake in the Little Ice Age of Dali in Quaternary. According to Li Yuanyang's "Diancang Mountain", "The evil dragon is Yunnan, and its mountain is like Fufeng Taiyi, with a rich river on it, surrounded by thousands of steps and five In the snow prestige. "Fenghe refers to Ximatan. It is said that this is the place where Guanyin raises black dragons. Black Dragon lives in the hot springs west of Shimonoseki in spring and summer, and in Xima Beach in autumn and winter, so Xima Beach is called "Longtan". Some people will say that the water in Ximatan is black, which is related to the black dragon living here. Careful observation shows that the bottom and periphery of Ximatan are covered with very thin blue-black slate, which is obviously not natural, but artificial. According to historical records, Ximatan was called "Gaohe" in ancient times and was a water conservancy project facility in Nanzhao period. During the prosperous years of Nanzhao, Sheng Jun, the general of Nanzhao King, built this alpine reservoir here to irrigate farmland with mountain springs. This was a great project at that time, so there is also a record in the Nanzhao Dehua Monument that "the cold plain plateau is only a field of rice and millet". Up to now, there are still ancient engineering relics around the pool and on the nearby mountains.