Sometimes I feel,
Man is really a contradiction.
We are always full of yearning for the outside world,
On the one hand, he kept telling himself,
It's never too late to go when you have time and money.
I don't know,
Just between your hesitations,
Some of the beauty is drifting away from us.
China's dying 8 human paradises,
See how many you've been to?
01 Danxia landform of Gansu
Ochre red memories
Crisis Index: ★★★
The beauty of Danxia is a natural beauty that does not need to be carved, its cliffs, far away look like red xia, up close to look colorful, many cliffs, like knives and axes, pointing directly to the blue sky, the scenery is quite beautiful.
With the change of time and weather, the color scenery of the mountain peaks is also constantly changing, the layers are clear, in one day, all year round, whether it is sunny or rainy, morning or evening, it will present different landscapes.
But behind this rouge-colored stream is the barrenness created by the long years of drought, the Danxia landform hidden in the deep mountains in the inland, far from the materialistic pollution of the world, but it is difficult to escape the harm of human beings.
Littering, tourists stampede... This is a more deadly injury than nature, maybe you just want to leave your own footprints, but it has brought Danxia an irreparable scar.
Coordinates: Zhangye City, in the middle of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province
02 Shangri-La Meri Snow Mountain
Where dreams begin
Crisis Index: ★
The existence of Meili Snow Mountain, like a real dream, from the original myths and legends into people's vision, its rapidly changing beauty amazes the world, Mount Everest Kagbo is known as "the most beautiful mountain in the world".
The Merry Snow Mountain is the sacred mountain in the hearts of Tibetans, they believe that every mountain has a mountain god to rule one side, and Cagbo rules the whole natural world, so human beings must show due reverence, once you reach the top, you will lose the protection of the gods and disaster will come.
But it is precisely because of the magic and sacredness of Cagbo that it attracts countless tourists and climbers, but things that are too beautiful are often too fragile, and when more and more footprints step into this sacred place, they also break its original beauty.
Due to the impact of global warming and the increase in tourists, the Mingyong Glacier, one of the four major glaciers in the Meili Snow Mountain, is rapidly melting, and perhaps in the near future, the magical land of Shangri-La will slowly disappear.
Coordinates: Ten kilometers northeast of Deqin County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province
03 Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes
Gorgeous into wounds
More than 1,000 years of accumulation, time has precipitated the past history on this half of the cliffs, it is not only a grotto with thousands of scrolls, nor is it just a cave where thousands of Buddhas spend time, it is also a beautiful "Pearl of Oriental Art".
However, the passage of time in the previous year has not only left behind the immortal history of the ages, but also the sound of the wind and sand of the millennium, but also the exquisite perfection of the Mogao Grottoes day and night.
Dunhuang's climate is dry and windy, with sand, wind erosion, and dust, and for the Mogao Grottoes, they are like killers hidden in the night, slowly killing immortal art.
Long-term strong winds and sand are cruelly eroding its cliff body, and the loosely structured boulders on the roof of the cave are gradually thinned by wind erosion, and perhaps for the foreseeable future, this treasure trove of art will be submerged in the sand sea and return to its original simplicity.
Coordinates: 13.6 km from Sun Hot Spring Hotel, 314 Provincial Highway, Dunhuang City, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province
04 Ruoerge Wetland
A lament of regret
Crisis Index: ★★★★
Distributed here is the Geer Steppe, Flower Lake, Langmu Grand Canyon and a large area of primary forest, is one of the most abundant species in the world's alpine belt, but also an important base area for the Himalayan flora and fauna of Tibet and its biodiversity in China.
Standing on the endless prairie, full of emerald green, blooming flowers, galloping horses, herds of cattle and sheep, as if you have entered the fantasy animal kingdom.
The cold and humid plateau climate here has created a unique peat swamp, and this place of death, which has swallowed the lives of countless Red Army soldiers, is actually the protector of thousands of animals and plants here.
Compared with the Death Zee of that year, today's Ruoerge is more frightening, the wetlands have been greatly reduced, the grasslands have continued to desertify, and the lakes have begun to shrink...
The most terrible saying is that if the desertification is not treated, in less than 20 years, it will become one of the highest plateau deserts and sandstorm sources in the world, with both wind and sand sources, and the sand and dust only need to be lifted more than 1,000 meters, which can envelop most of China in the wind and sand.
Coordinates: Ruoerge County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province
05 Lugu Lake
A tear that falls on the earth's surface
Some people say that it is the last pure land on earth, and it has guarded the tranquility of the Mosuo people for thousands of years with its affectionate lake water. But as travelers flocked, the millennia-old traditions began to become glitzy.
The bustling crowds on the streets, the pop songs from the shops, the bars lined with roadsides, are like the epitome of a bustling city, and even the national couplets and marriage customs have become performances that cater to tourists.
In the dancing bonfire, dancing skirts, and moving songs, more and more Modo children began to walk out of Lugu Lake, just like we wanted to go inside.
Lugu Lake does not lie in its primitiveness and simplicity, in its ancient and mysterious, but when these all begin to leave it, whose tears will it be?
Coordinates: The junction of Yanyuan County, Sichuan and Ninglang County, Yunnan
06 Daocheng Aden
Please keep it mysterious
All those who have been to Daocheng are attracted by its beauty, purity, harmony and magic, and walking in every corner of Daocheng makes people feel as if they are in mythology.
The beauty of Daocheng, whether in the beauty, is also contained in its mystery, mysterious legends, special food, unique marriage customs... Like Mona Lisa's smile, it became an untold secret.
Because of the coveting beauty of The Rice City, people flock to the city, many open hotels, the sound of people is boiling, it is not lively, and the always quiet and mysterious Rice City is disturbed, looking at the people coming and going in panic.
Perhaps human ignorance angered the gods, a major earthquake in 2008 turned beautiful cities and beautiful woodlands into ruins, and the rice city in southern Sichuan may still be beautiful, but who can guarantee its fate?
Coordinates: Daocheng Aden Scenic Area, Daocheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province
07 Tarim River
Lou Lan's last tears
Crisis Index: ★★★★★
Once upon a time, the Tarim River was also full of water and light, and there were many kinds of rituals.
The poplar forests on both sides of the river are thick and shady, every leaf is blooming with sunflower-like dazzling warmth, and every branch is hung with a bright light like gold, and the incomparable golden yellow is full of wildness and shocking.
With the endless pioneering and conquest of people for thousands of years, large tracts of poplar forests have died before they can even complete the 3,000-year cycle of life like a lone monk.
Today, the Tarim River has been shrouded in sorrow, the downstream has been cut off for 320 kilometers, and the famous Lop Nur and Tetemah Lakes have dried up one after another...
The Tarim River, this tear that has traveled through thousands of years, we are now doing our best, can we still stop its fall?
Coordinates: Luntai County, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
08 Aba Plateau
The fallen Shangri-La
On the plateau at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, the sparkling river meanders flow, the snow-capped mountains are towering, the pastoral songs are melodious, and the grassland spirits such as wild yaks, Tibetan antelopes, and wild donkeys are wandering, looming in people's vision.
Thanks to the tibetans' sincere humility to nature for generations, this paradise has withstood the test of time and has been fortunately preserved.
But today's Aba is full of traces of modern civilization, reinforced concrete has replaced the quaint Qiang houses in the forest, and various tourist brochures are popular with people here, and Aba has become closer to the world.
In many places, the grasslands are getting thinner and thinner, and the bare sand is like an unsightly scar, slowly spreading and expanding, and the animals that once frolicked and chased in the forest have become pictures in memory.
Coordinates: Sichuan Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
Admittedly,
The disappearance of these heavens on earth,
There are irresistible natural factors,
But it's more because of the harm that human activities have done to them.
Maybe years later,
The sacred snow mountain is still there,
But it is not surrounded by thick green fields,
The monuments that have traveled through the millennia are still there,
But with scars all over his body,
then
Our children and grandchildren can only really feel their beauty from the photos.
The beauty is not waiting for anyone,
Don't let a momentary miss become your lifelong regret,
But don't let you rise on a whim,
Irreparable harm to these beauties.
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