Xinjiang Damei-Dabai Shi Tian Mountain Temple Mingsha Mountain Slippery Sand

Xinjiang Damei-Dabai Shi Tian Mountain Temple Mingsha Mountain Slippery Sand

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? It is said that Tibet is the pure land of the soul and Xinjiang is a paradise with beautiful scenery. This vast land, which accounts for one-sixth of the country's area and covers an area of 6.5438+0.66 million square kilometers, is a place specially cared for by the creator. Xinjiang has not only vast deserts, magnificent snow-capped mountains, vast grasslands and green lakes, but also magical Ya Dan landforms, breathtaking Populus euphratica forests, precious old country sites and Buddhist caves, as well as sweet fruits, exotic buildings and Uygur boys and girls who can sing and dance. So, with longing and longing, I came to this mysterious western land again in early August to explore its richness.

? One? The Living Fossil of Love-Dabaishi Scenic Area

It takes only one hour to drive from Hami to Dabaishi Scenic Area, but it is a journey from summer to spring. The tall Tianshan Mountains blocked the hot air above the Gobi Oasis and gave me a cool and breezy canyon grassland. The best footnote of "four seasons a day, ten miles different days" turns out to be here.

? China has no shortage of stones. Seventy percent of Chinese mainland is covered by mountains. Every famous mountain has endless legends, and every strange stone has twists and turns. Today we are going to the Great White Stone Scenic Area, which is more than 70 kilometers north of Hami. There is also a touching love story behind it.

? The magnificent white stone scenic spot is located on the endless prairie. Green grass is like bacteria, wild flowers are blooming, sheep are like white clouds, and pine forests are dotted with yurts. A long plank road leads directly to Dabaishi, and all kinds of nameless flowers and plants along the way exude a refreshing fragrance. Butterflies fly by from time to time, and their wings flap gently, leading us to a huge stone, which lies quietly in the pine forest on the grassland. The stone diameter is 2 meters, and the whole body is white as jade. Some people say this is a "whisper"-a meteorite; Others say it is the result of crustal movement. But another popular story is a love story about a Kazakh couple's love for life and death ...

According to legend, a Kazakh nomadic tribe lived here a long time ago. Bai Heti, the daughter of the tribal chief, fell in love with a young shepherd named Czinar, and they often dated by the pine forest. Lily loves green. Every time I leave, I always ask her to break a green pine branch and bring it back to her and put it in the bedroom.

? One year in late autumn and early winter, a snow and ice turned pine leaves yellow and withered, and the white crane lifted the heartbroken tea and rice. In order to bring a bright smile back to his sweetheart's face, Czinar came to the pine forest, held the trunk tightly, shook it, and prayed to God to make the pine tree green again.

? I don't know how long it took, but blood was grinded out of his palm. Suddenly, green leaves grew on the pine branches. He was so happy that he almost pricked his finger and blood spilled on all the pine branches around him! In an instant, the pine branches changed from yellow to green, reappearing a lush. Bai Heti's face blooms like a flower. She stretched out her arms and twisted her waist, spinning and dancing, and her laughter was as clear as a string of silver bells. However, the handsome boy, nagel, collapsed exhausted. ...

? Bai Heti held Naqir in her arms and kissed him and cried for three days and nights until her voice became hoarse and her tears dried up. Finally, Bai Heti snuggled up to Naqir, motionless as a woodcarving statue. When people found them in the pine forest, they had stopped breathing. People buried them together, and not long after, two white boulders appeared in the place where they were buried together, and these two boulders soon merged into one, and their white was just the same as the name of Baihedi.

? As a result, the story of Da Baishi spread like wildfire. In order to express their yearning and respect for pure love, people created a statue of the couple next to the big white stone according to their own imagination.

Stone represents firmness, whether it is angular when young and frivolous, or sleek and sophisticated after the storm, it will never give up after years of vicissitudes; Stone stands for eternity, whether it is wind, rain, heat or cold, it is always there. For thousands of years ... beautiful white stones are full of all people's good hopes for love, and turning invisible love into a permanent stone is the sustenance of love and the most loyal oath: the stone is always there, and love remains unchanged.

? Looking around, lush grasslands, tall and straight pine trees, large areas of mountain flowers, colorful yurts and unique herdsmen's cabins seem to be in fairy tales at once. In this beautiful back garden, I unconsciously slowed down and breathed the natural breath of snow-capped mountains, grasslands and streams. We set up a tent in the lush flowers, cut sweet cantaloupes and ate together, and the babies played in the flowers. After listening to touching ancient legends and love stories, they lay quietly on the soft grass, staring at the clouds roaming the sky like sheep for a long time, listening to the wonderful notes played by pine trees and smelling the refreshing fragrance of grass and wild flowers. This is really a gift from nature.

? The light music played slowly at this time is the light chewing of cattle when they eat grass and the caressing of branches and leaves blown by the wind. The melodious piano sound in the distance blends with the scenery in front of us, forming a quiet summer resort.

Tianshan No.1 Temple

Tianshan Road has thirty-six twists and turns, with high mountains and dense forests along the road and flocks of cattle and sheep. Driving along the Panshan Highway, you can climb the Tianshan Temple, the only temple in Tianshan Mountain for 5 thousand miles. When you climb to the top of the mountain, you can overlook Panshan Highway, Mingsha Mountain and Balikun Prairie, and have a panoramic view of all the beautiful scenery.

? Tianshan Temple was built in the Han and Tang Dynasties, including Ban Chao statue, Tianshan Guan Gong Temple, stone tablet and viewing pavilion. This place can remember the great achievements of a generation of national heroes and have a bird's eye view of the magnificent landscape of the vast grassland in the East Tianshan Mountains. Tianshan Temple was destroyed by wars many times, rebuilt several times in Qing Qianlong and Guangxu, and Guandi Temple was built in Qianlong fifty-one years. In AD 1882, the Tianshan Temple was rebuilt, and thousands of blue bricks were carried to the top of the mountain by sheep again and again. The difficulty of the project can be imagined. People can't help wondering, since the environment is so difficult and dangerous, why did the ancients build temples and temples in such places, and they were destroyed and built again and again?

In fact, this originated from the new northern road of the Silk Road, which developed in the Han Dynasty and was smooth in the Tang Dynasty. Crossing the westbound East Tianshan Mountains has been a necessary throat area since ancient times. It was from here that Ban Chao, a famous Han Dynasty star, crossed the river and fought in the Xiongnu, making great achievements. Pei Cenzheng, the satrap of Dunhuang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, crossed here to fight back against the Huns and killed King Huyan in one fell swoop. It was here that Jiang Hangben, a famous Tang Dynasty soldier, crossed the Tianshan Mountains, entered the Songshutang at Koumenzi, made siege equipment, and then attacked Gaochang, winning a great victory. In such a dangerous place, the ancients built a temple, a wing and a "meditation room" to commemorate the great victory of the soldiers who participated in the war, and set up a Han tomb stone and a Tang Dynasty monument, which made it reasonable for people to take refuge in the snow. Judging from the stone carvings of Peicen ancient tablet that have been discovered, there is a record of "building a sea shrine to show the world". In addition, in history, it is also the only way for many businessmen and camel tourists to travel between the northern Silk Road. Most of them need to stay and rest in Tianshan Temple, which is probably one of the reasons for building temples here.

Tianshan Temple is the cultural symbol of East Tianshan Mountain. The so-called only the sky is above, and there is no mountain. It is nearly 3000 meters above sea level, bordering the East Tianshan Mountains in the north and south, and the terrain is dangerous. It is the choke point for Hami to enter the Silk Road in Barkunda Grassland. Located above 10,000 people and below one person, it is a battleground for military strategists in past dynasties, and it is also a traffic artery connecting Hami Barkun. After the Song Dynasty, the Tianshan Temple experienced ups and downs and witnessed the great changes at the foot of the East Tianshan Mountain. However, what is even more shocking is the immortal achievements of national heroes who fought bravely and settled in the frontier.

? Standing shoulder to shoulder with Tianshan Temple is a statue of Ban Chao in uniform and full of energy.

Ban Chao was born in a scholarly family. Ban Chao is from Henan, which is very proud. His father Ban Biao, his brother Ban Gu and his sister Ban Zhao are all famous historians who compiled Hanshu. Ban Chao is well-read and ambitious. In the 16th year of Yongping, Ming Di sent Ban Chao to the Western Regions. In the past 30 years, he fought in the western regions, quelled the rebellions of various countries, restored national prestige, and reopened the Silk Road, which had been blocked for 65 years. After the victory, the Han army carved a merit tablet for Ban Chao in recognition of his outstanding contributions. Up to now, there is also a place called "Ban Chao Drinking Horse Spring" in Balikun. From a scholar to an omnipotent general, Ban Chao completed the sublimation of life and the transformation of personality in Tianshan Mountain.

The victory of the western regions also entangled the imperial court, and the front line was long, and the materials could not be replenished in time, which led to near worries. Clever Ban Chao thought of Baiyang River, which has plenty of water and can be reclaimed. Back to the barracks, Ban Chao report to Dou Gu, and then report to the court. Emperor Han Ming was relieved and decided to go his own way and set up the boxer captain in Hami. So Ban Chao stuck to the Western Regions and went to the Western Seas, making more than 50 countries join the Han Dynasty. Ban Chao finally realized his ambition to make contributions in a foreign country when he was young, and Emperor Han and Emperor appointed him Dingyuan Hou. Vast history, heavy mountains, silent Tianshan mountains, the sound of pines. The sudden change of the situation has created many heroes; Travel across the ocean and read all the heroes in the world. Under the sky and above the Tianshan Mountains, looking back at the white marble statue of General Ban Gu's indomitable spirit evokes visitors' infinite nostalgia for the past.

Imagine that for thousands of years, the Chinese nation has a vast territory, but it has been unified by gold and Europe, and many ethnic groups are happy. Without Ban Chao, Lin Zexu, Zuo, Zhang Qian and others, it is hard to imagine the territorial integrity of the country. "Castle Peak is full of loyal bones, so why did they still wear boots when they died?" All these Chinese sons and daughters' national spirit of risking their lives and forgetting their deaths will always inspire thousands of people in China, Qian Qian, and make every visitor come to pay their respects.

Mingshashan slippery sand

? Ten kilometers away from the Great White Stone, on the wicker river, on the grassland with a thousand hectares of blue waves, there is a wonderful Mingsha Mountain with white sand piled up, surrounded by green grass, like a golden island in the blue waves.

? Previously, I only enjoyed the art films of sand dunes, sand seas and deserts on TV, movies and pictures. Sunset, yellow sand all over the sky, endless scenes, over time in my mind caused all kinds of speculation, but today I can measure with my hands and feet at close range. With curiosity and yearning? I started my journey to explore the vast yellow sand in Hami, Xinjiang, and got in close contact with these tiny grains of sand, listening to the sounds of nature alone in silence.

? Mingsha Mountain in Hami is one of the four remaining Mingsha Mountains in China, with the most perfect sound, the most beautiful legends and myths. (Names of the four Mingsha Mountains: Mingsha Mountain in Hami, Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang, Shapotou in Ningxia and Xiangshawan in Inner Mongolia).

There are a few strange things about this golden Mingsha Mountain that people can't understand: Where did Mingsha Mountain, which is located in the blue waves of Nailenggeer grassland, come from? Why did the footprints left by the people who climbed the sand mountain during the day disappear the next day? The water content of sand mountain surrounded by grassland rivers is not small. Why is nothing growing? The sand accumulated here has experienced numerous storms for hundreds of years. Why not increase or decrease?

There are many theories about the formation of Mingsha Mountain, among which there is a beautiful legend about the formation of Mingsha Mountain.

According to legend, Fan Lihua, a female coach in the Tang Dynasty, directed the Western Expedition. When she was marching here, she suddenly met the enemy and launched a fierce battle. A battalion of female soldiers was collectively killed here, and the whole army was wiped out. Perhaps it is the tragic ending of justice that touched heaven, or perhaps it is the heroic spirit of these playboy women who don't want their flawless bodies to be destroyed again by the kiss of the wolf of the enemy chief. When Fan Lihua Shuai returned to the DPRK in triumph and came here, a strong wind suddenly blew, and at that time the sky was filled with yellow dust and flying sand covered the sun, which lasted for seven days and seven nights. After the wind stopped, the grassland was still green and the mountains and rivers were still gurgling, but this sand mountain appeared on the ground where the female soldiers of this battalion died, after hundreds of years. Whenever the dead of night, there will be a thunderous voice from Shashan; People will make similar sounds when they climb sand mountains and step on quicksand. The sound was like drumming, the iron hoof was in a mess, the soldiers were fighting, the anger was bursting, the standard was fierce, and the sword and gun were knocking in my ear.

Hearing this legend and then listening to the roaring sound, Mingsha Mountain, once an ancient battlefield, has become an eternal monument to the soldiers of the ancient expeditionary force in a foreign land in the western regions.

Everyone in the car has put on hats, scarves and sunglasses, and the heat wave that hit me as soon as I got off the bus immediately made me feel the enthusiasm of the desert.

The greatest pleasure of visiting Mingsha Mountain is to climb and slide the sand. When you step into the sand, you will soon sink in. Then you lift your feet and walk hard, step by step. Although it is hard and difficult, the hot sand will give people a good cure.

Sand skiing is the most popular project for tourists. Sitting on the sand slide, legs bent, descending quickly along the steep slope, throwing yourself into the golden sand sea, just like sitting in an elevator that suddenly descends. At this time, the yellow sand is flying all over the sky, patting the body gently, and drums and drums will rumble under the sand slope, like thunder in the sky when a strong earthquake occurs, which is frightening and exciting. Eyes, ears, limbs and brain are extremely satisfied and happy at this moment. In addition to thunder, some people call the sound made in the sliding sand "Jinsha ringing the bell".

Since I have come to Mingsha Mountain, I naturally want to experience the fun of sand skiing. If you want to slide down from a high mountain top, you must go to the top first. There is a long wooden road in the soft sand peak. Standing at the foot of the mountain, I looked up at the top of the mountain in fear, but my desire for sand skiing made me brave. When my feet touch the sand, I instantly experience the pleasure of fine sand sliding on my feet. The sand in Mingsha Mountain is soft and delicate. Rub it gently in your hand. It is mud-free and dust-free, just like sand washed repeatedly with clear water.

The warm breath enters my mind through this tiny touch, climbing slowly step by step and approaching step by step. The process of hiking to the top of the sand slope is unique. The wind in Mingsha Mountain is not strong, but the blown fine sand flutters in the air, clanking, rolling from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain from time to time, forming a sand fog, stretching the sky, curling up, listening to the roar of the wind blowing through my ears, watching the tiny sand particles flying in front of my eyes and opening my mouth. Living "sandman"! Looking around, there are beautiful scenery all around.

? The slope of the sand slide is generally 45, and tourists slide down the sand slide at a speed of 20 meters per second. With the increase of inertia, the speed is getting faster and faster, thrilling and absolutely safe. Sand skiing is similar to skiing and dry land sledding, which requires courage and courage.

? My husband and I took a special sand table together and adjusted our posture. "Three, two, one, go!" "Suddenly, I feel my eyes blurred. I only see a piece of golden yellow, and I can only hear the wind of "hoo, hoo" in my ear. There is "intimate friction" between skateboarding and sand. "When you slide down a steep slope, your body leans back, your speed gradually accelerates, and your pleasure gradually replaces the fear of hesitation. At the moment when I slowly slid down the sand slope, I heard the legendary sound of nature. The singing sand roar sounded under me, suddenly as strong as Ma Benteng, and suddenly as delicate as strings, but fleeting enough to go straight into my heart. A series of sand ditches formed by natural wind slipped by me, and the sharp blade of nature drew a series of sand lines in front of my eyes. Before I could savor this comfort, I immediately arrived at the foot of the sand mountain. Some regretfully want to skate again and experience the feeling of freedom, freedom and excitement.

Summer is the best season for sand skiing. Under the strong sunlight, the sand becomes dry and soft, and it is more exciting to slide. In the bright sunshine in summer, people can wear short shirts and shorts to play at the skating rink. Their skin is in close contact with the delicate and soft sand, and they feel crisp and comfortable.

There is a natural spring beside Mingsha Mountain, which infiltrates silently and accompanies quietly. For thousands of years, it has never been buried by wind and sand. "Tonamiyama is more secluded", beauty is never isolated, it needs a kind of support, and it can also be said to be a kind of companionship. Red flowers are delicate and charming because of green leaves, because they are born from the same root; White clouds are holy because of the blue sky, because they have never been abandoned; The same is true here. If there is no clear water in this pool, the sand hills in the yellow sand will look desolate and cold. Without the golden sand dunes behind, the clear water in front of us is just a pond for storing water. The mountain is full of spirit, and the water is beautiful. I can't say who fulfilled who and who created who. All I know is that these are natural gifts. It is nature that puts them here at the same time, which makes us awe, appreciate and cherish.

? Standing on the green river bank, looking back at the slippery hillside, I saw golden sand covering the earth obliquely like a huge flannel, quiet and peaceful, peaceful and pure.

? People who like sand skiing have a vague sense of desert in their hearts. Jose once said to San Mao: Your desert, now you are in its arms.

Yes, Mingsha Mountain, at this moment, you are already in my heart.