"Zhuang Sheng Xiao dream of butterflies, Wangdi Chunxin to cuckoo" means that Zhuangzi turned into a dancing butterfly in his sleep, and Wangdi transformed into a cuckoo to send a spring heart to mourn. This allusion of Zhuangzi has been passed down to this day, many people regard butterflies as the embodiment of Zhuangzi, and today's place, there are flocks of butterflies, attracting countless people to enjoy this beautiful scenery, this place is the butterfly spring.
Butterfly Spring is located in Dali Cangshan first peak Yunnong Peak, here at the foot of Cangshan Mountain, Cangshan snow formation rainfall, so that butterfly spring rainfall sufficient, and next to the Erhai Sea, Erhai climate comfortable, these two make butterfly spring climate suitable, grow a large number of grass and trees and many acacia trees emit fragrance, and butterfly spring in the erhai large fracture of the northeast plate, due to the role of groundwater dissolution, butterfly spring has a steady stream of groundwater recharge, these unique geographical conditions form this charming place.
However, butterfly spring is not all year round there are butterflies, only in the middle of April a few days to see the grand scene of this butterfly, April 15th is the butterfly festival, this day's butterfly is the most, although only such a few days there are butterflies, but many people still come to enjoy this beauty, butterfly spring at the entrance of a stone stele with three powerful characters written "Butterfly Spring", which is Guo Moruo once played the butterfly spring after writing the words, is now carved on the stone stele.
Xu Xiake, a famous geographer and traveler of the Ming Dynasty, also visited Butterfly Spring, and he once described in his travelogue that "the big tree on the spring, when it was in early April, it flowers like butterflies, and its whiskers and wings were vivid, no different from raw butterflies." There are also thousands of real butterflies, with hooked feet, hanging upside down from the top of the tree and the spring surface, colorful and colorful. Tourists look at it from this moon group, and after May, it is already over. The Qing Dynasty poet Sha Chen also wrote a poem in "Shangguan Butterfly Spring" to praise butterfly springs: "A thousand butterflies are lost in the butterfly tree, and the tail is like a wisp of green water." Less than butterfly spring who is willing to believe, the shadow banner covers the butterfly solemnly."
In the hearts of the Bai people, the butterfly spring is a place that symbolizes the loyalty of love, and every year on the Butterfly Festival, countless Bai youths come here to "throw a stone to test the depth of the water" and use their songs to find their sweetheart. All of this adds a strong touch to Butterfly Springs, and how attractive this beautiful place really is.
From the Butterfly Spring Stone Monument to the Spring Tan about 100 meters or so, but this road is full of grass and trees, a spring scene, butterfly spring is surrounded by a fence made of marble, the spring is about 50 square meters or so, the spring water is clear to the bottom, and silver pearl-like blisters continue to emerge from the spring, the reflection of the surrounding green trees in the spring water is like a beautiful picture, in the blue sky, the spring water appears more and more blue, like a jewel in the sun shining brightly. There are also a few small goldfish swimming around the spring carefreely, adding a touch of color to the spring.
Here all kinds of flowers add a touch of color to the butterfly spring, a spring breath comes to the face, the most spectacular is this flock of butterflies, the acacia tree by the spring blooms delicately, attracting many butterflies, these butterflies can be as large as a palm, small like a coin, and there are many varieties, such as anchovies, large tile gray butterflies and so on. Butterflies fluttered in the air, like elves, some of them stopped on the grass to rest, some of them played in pairs of two or two, and countless butterflies flew around, as if they had strayed into a strange world.
The best thing to see is the black butterfly covered with gold powder, this butterfly is very large, full of gold powder shining in the sun, black is different in the colorful butterflies, my eyes move with the big black butterfly, it is so beautiful that I can't take my eyes off it. These butterflies are light and lively under the sun, very cute. You can also get up close and personal with the butterfly, and the butterfly will stay in the palm of your hand, but remember to hold the butterfly with your fingers and do not pinch the butterfly's wings with your hands.
There is also a butterfly herbarium museum, the specimens inside are very exquisitely made, as if butterflies will fly out of the specimens at any time, here introduces a lot of varieties of butterflies, you can learn some small knowledge about butterflies. The Lovers Bridge is covered with red ribbons, fluttering in the wind, and the couples who come to play hang lovers' locks on the bridge to wish that their love affair can be as unwavering as the legendary lovers of Butterfly Spring.
Butterfly Spring this beautiful place not only attracts butterflies, but also attracts me, here not only to see butterflies, but also to feel the attachment of countless young men and women to love, here is a place where spring and love coexist.