Lop Nur is the first of the four major uninhabited areas in China, with a harsh natural environment and very little rainfall, making it the driest place in China. In fact, Lop Nur was a collapsed lake in ancient times, and after the vicissitudes of the world and the vicissitudes of the sea, Lop Nur gradually dried up and became an extremely desolate barren land. To the west of Lop Nur is the world-famous Taklamakan Desert, which is the world's famous drought center, perennial drought and no rain, evaporation is much greater than precipitation, with the Tarim River, Peacock River, Ruoerqiang River and other rivers in the 1960s, the drying up of Lop Nur is an inevitable fate.
A dry corpse found in Rob Porie
Lop Nur is not far from China's "hot capital" Turpan, located 350 kilometers south of Turpan, due to terrain restrictions, Lop Nur itself is a dry lake basin, so in the summer, Lop Nur extreme heat and heat, dry and rainless, in the hot sun, the surface temperature can be as high as 70 ° C or more, can easily bake eggs. Therefore, summer is a taboo in Lop Nur and there has always been a saying that "do not enter Lop Nur in June".
In satellite photographs, Lop Nur takes on the shape of a large ear
In ancient times, Lop Nur was the second largest inland lake in China, after Qinghai Lake, with an altitude of 780 meters. In the Han Dynasty, the area of Lop Nur was tens of thousands of square kilometers, and even in the late Qing Dynasty, Lop Nur still had more than 3,000 square kilometers of water, which is larger than the four major freshwater lakes in China today. It was only the great migration from the west in the 1960s and 1970s that people frantically fetched water from several rivers such as the Tarim River, which eventually led to the drying up of several rivers that flowed into Lop Nur and eventually became a dry saline land.
The heart of Lake Lop Nur
At the beginning of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, on the satellite map of the United States, Lop Nur showed a very strange "big ear", so it was also called "the ear of the earth". Lop Nur is mysterious and strange, this was also once the nuclear test base of New China, China's first atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb were tested here, and underground nuclear tests were also carried out here. On June 17, 1980, the famous scientist Peng Jiamu also mysteriously disappeared here, and his whereabouts are still unknown. Lop Nur is not only drought, high temperature, but also often a big storm raging, whenever the wind blows, there will often be dry corpses are blown out, Lop Nur has swallowed how many people's lives, there is still no conclusion, anyway, many people have not come out after entering Lop Nur.
A dry corpse in Lop Nur
Another feature of Lop Nur is its extreme desolation, like its neighbor, the Taklamakan Desert, which is barren and desolate, with thick saline shells covering everything without any sign of life. There were no trees, flowers, or other flora and fauna, and as far as the eye could see, the heavens and the earth were a desolate yellow.
The desolation of Lop Nur is evident
Since the 1980s, Lop Nur has been an uninhabited place, except for scientific expeditions, very few people will break in, if you venture in, it is difficult to come out again. But after the 80s, the adventure boom arose, the more mysterious the no-man's land, the more it will attract the attention of these people, the more dangerous the place, the more people will challenge, of course, can also be said to be risky. For example, the explorer Yu Chunshun mentioned in this article.
Yu Chunshun
Yu Chunshun is one of the earliest hiking explorers in China, he began to hike China in 1988, when hiking adventure in China is still a very novel sport, so Yu Chunshun can quickly become famous, until 1996, in eight years Yu Chunshun walked through 23 provinces and municipalities across the country, hiked more than 40,000 kilometers, visited 33 ethnic minorities, published more than 400,000 words of travelogues, took nearly 10,000 real photos, and made more than 150 speeches along the way "strong heart dedicated to the country of parents". Completed the first solo hike through Yunnan-Tibet, Tibet, Sichuan-Tibet, Qinghai-Tibet and China-Nepal Highway. In the past eight years, Yu Chunshun has worn more than 50 pairs of shoes, and his feet have grown by 2 yards, from a hot-blooded young man to a vicissitudes uncle.
Yu Chunshun entered the figure alone in front of Lop Nur
So by 1996, Yu Chunshun was already very famous, all kinds of titles and honors were worn on his head, and he was given various titles, including explorer, the first person on foot in China, a traveler, a contemporary Xu Xiake, a Chinese Thomas, etc., and even some people called him a "national hero". So when Shanghai TELEVISION approached him to make a documentary about him trekking through Lop Nur on foot, Yu Chunshun agreed without hesitation. In fact, Yu Chunshun at that time was planning to trek through the Taklamakan Desert and also planned to train camels in southern Xinjiang' Gaimati. In hindsight, it is clear that his steps have been a little too big, and it can also be said that he has overestimated himself a little. Afterwards, some people analyzed that Yu Chunshun's family was in difficulty, his childhood was unfortunate, his father went to the countryside to support the peasants for many years, and his mother and sister were both mentally ill, and they died of illness one after another. Yu Chunshun himself was imprisoned for theft when he was a teenager, imprisoned in the Anhui Juntianhu Farm for three years, and stayed in the field for employment after his release in 1970, mixing with a group of old rightists, which had a great impact on Yu Chunshun's character and fate.
Yu Chunshun during the journey
After the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1978 and the rectification of the chaos, Yu Chunshun returned to Shanghai and later replaced his father in the Shanghai Complete Electrical Equipment Factory. For the rest of his life, like most people, Yu Chunshun got married and entered a cookie-cutter life. During this period, Yu Chunshun fell into confusion and distress, feeling that he wasting his time and doing nothing, this life may be like this, and he is a little unwilling. The 10-year career on the Laogai farm made him feel that he should do something and not just go on like this. Therefore, he studied hard and spent four years on his own to complete junior high school, high school, college and undergraduate studies, and obtained the undergraduate diploma of Chinese Department of Shanghai Institute of Education. Although Yu Chunshun has achieved certain achievements in his studies, the marriage and family have lit up a red light, and his wife is very dissatisfied with his immersion in reading and neglecting the family, and the time is full of contradictions. Helplessly, the two discussed having a child to maintain the relationship between husband and wife, but after the birth of the child, it was a stillborn child, and the child eventually became the last straw that crushed the family. In the end, Yu Chunshun's family broke up, and his wife divorced him by agreement, and they parted ways.
Yu Chunshun was watched by the adoring eyes of the crowd
At this point, Yu Chunshun's life path seems to have returned to the starting point, he still has nothing, but he has gotten rid of all worries and become a free body. Therefore, in the midst of bitterness and confusion, Yu Chunshun made a major decision - to hike all over China and walk through the mountains and rivers of the motherland. Initially, Yu Chunshun wanted to reflect his own value, eager to make a career to express his existence and change the fate of being looked down upon. After encountering too many family changes, Yu Chunshun seems to have a great understanding, he abandons all worries and is determined to realize his values. Fortunately, his decision was supported by his father Yu Jinshan, who even wanted to go with him, although his mother strongly opposed it when his condition was stable, but with the support of his father and brother, Yu Chunshun did not hesitate, and on July 1, 1988, from the station in front of shanghai, he took the first step of trekking china, and only two people came to see him off - his father Yu Jinshan and his brother Yu Chunmin.
It should be said that Yu Chunshun chose to use the "hiking China" method to reflect his life value is the right direction. He succeeded, was warmly welcomed everywhere he went, he was given various titles, won the respect and admiration of many people, and of course, won a lot of "love". Yu Chunshun has many girlfriends, including many people with names and surnames, and the three most famous are Shang Changping in Beijing, Fentuo Lianzi in Ningxia and Xu Jinyu in Xinjiang. At that time, people regarded Yu Chunshun as a hero, and everywhere he went, there was a cheering scene, and Yu Chunshun became the first hiker to appear in Shanghai Beach in nearly 200 years. In 1988, the Internet was not yet popular, there was no word "net red", and there was no traffic support, and people knew Yu Chunshun, all relying on media such as radio, newspapers and magazines. Yu Chunshun also regularly publishes travelogues and observations in well-known domestic magazines such as "Zhiyin" and "Reader", so his popularity has quickly opened.
Yu Chunshun and his girlfriend Xu Jinyu
After making a decision with Shanghai Television, Yu Chunshun made a lot of preparatory work for the lone hike Lop Nur, and the Bazhou and Korla governments in Xinjiang, the Bazhou Tourism Bureau and various non-governmental organizations all gave a lot of assistance to Yu Chunshun's crossing, and they all received a lot of donations for eating, drinking, and traveling. Before officially marching into Lop Nur, the Bazhou Tourism Bureau held a grand farewell ceremony for Yu Chunshun in front of the Loulan Hotel, the leader delivered a speech, Yu Chunshun gave a speech, the Mongolian girl presented horse wine, all walks of life rushed to report, and the Documentary Film Crew of Shanghai Television Station followed the filming team throughout the process. In this situation, Yu Chunshun made a bold statement that he must conquer Lop Nur in June and break the myth of "not entering Lop Nur in June".
Shang Changping
However, sadly, Yu Chunshun plunged into Lop Nur and never returned in this life. After cooperating with the film crew, he entered the desert alone on June 11 and has not returned. It was only 107 kilometers, which was originally planned to take three days to complete, but he did not finish it, leaving his soul and body in Lop Nur forever.
lotus seed
In fact, the route that Yu Chunshun crossed alone, he had already walked through in advance, and personally buried food and water along the way, but when he really crossed alone, he was still killed. Man is really too small and helpless in the face of nature. Violating the laws of nature, with enthusiasm and personal brute force, want to challenge nature and are doomed to failure.
Yu Chunshun glanced back as he entered the heart of Lake Lop Nur alone
When rescuers found Yu Chunshun's tent and body on the morning of June 18, Yu Chunshun was miserable, he was naked, his right arm was bent upwards, the body was covered with large and small blisters, his face was bruised, his whole body was highly swollen, and he had begun to decay. Outside the tent, throwing a Tibetan knife of Yu Chunshun, 10 meters away, and two large pits he dug, it is clear that Yu Chunshun was lost, did not turn when he turned, but walked down a straight line, could not find the food and water buried in advance, in the extreme heat of Lop Nur, he sweated like rain, soon collapsed, and finally died of multiple organ failure due to dehydration.
Yu Chunshun died in this blue tent
Afterwards, people analyzed a lot of the reasons for Yu Chunshun's death, but those were all speculations on objective conditions, and blind arrogance, overestimating his own ability, and ignoring the power of nature were the subjective factors of his death, and being tired of fame and too eager to be famous was his ideological dynamics, in that case, he was not allowed to retreat, he was not allowed to hesitate, he could only move forward, he could not retreat, he could only succeed, not fail.
Yu Chunshun's tomb
In fact, the most fundamental reason for Yu Chunshun's death is driven by fame and fortune. Yu Chunshun is an ordinary person, if it were not for the trekking expedition, I am afraid that few people in all of China would know him, he is an ordinary member of thousands of Shanghainese. Because he hiked alone, he had fame, profit, money and many "girlfriends". Therefore, he must succeed, can not have any difference, can not live up to so many people's love for him. In fact, Yu Chunshun is very ordinary, neither rich nor handsome, full of beard, a face of vicissitudes, it seems that he is at least 60 years old, it is not too much to say that he is an old man, but he can win the favor of so many women, by what? Go without saying.
Lei Diansheng observed a moment of silence at the place where Yu Chunshun was killed
In summary, Yu Chunshun's death was sooner or later, even if he did not die in Lop Nur, he would die somewhere else, in short, from the moment he embarked on a lonely hiking journey, his fate was doomed. Despite all the "accomplishments" he has achieved before, it's actually not worth mentioning. Yu Chunshun has walked for eight years and traveled to many places, but he has not walked through the desert Gobi, whether it is the Qinghai-Tibet Line, the Sichuan-Tibet Line, the Xinzang Line or the China-Nepal Highway, that is along the highway, there are road signs, pedestrians. Whether it is crossing the Yellow River 17 times or crossing the Yangtze River 11 times, they are all man-made areas. Lop Nur is a no-man's land, extremely desolate and directionless, and the most serious thing is that Lop Nur is extremely hot in June, and fifty or sixty degrees is a common thing. Ordinary people can stay in that environment for two hours, even if they have a strong physique. After 12 years, Yu Chunshun's successor, Lei Diansheng, finally completed the feat of crossing Lop Nur alone, but he did not cross out until october, and it took three months, to cross out with great painstaking efforts.