At the junction of the three provinces of Gansu, Xiang and Hubei, Xiushui Huanglongshan "one water and three rivers"

Xiushui County is a county under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, and is a typical mountainous county. The county is surrounded by mountains, including the Mufu Mountains to the north and the Jiuling Mountains to the south, both of which run east-west. In the middle of the northern Mufu Mountains, there is a 37-kilometer Huanglong Mountain, which attracts tourists from all directions with its original ecology and pure natural scenery of mountain xiong, jingqi, mufeng and water beauty, so it has the reputation of "Shangri-La of Jiangxi", which is famous far and wide.

It is a barrier between the three provinces of Gansu, Xiang and Hubei

Known as "Jiangxi Shangri-La"

Huanglong Mountain is located in the northwest of Xiushui County, it is west of the border of Hunan and Hubei, east of the Yu pulse to Jiujiang Lushan, it is in an east-west direction, about 37 kilometers long, there are 14 peaks above 500 meters above sea level, the peaks are staggered, and the mountains are stacked. In the folk tales of the Xiushui area, Lü Dongbin, after ranking xianban, invited the eight immortals to visit the Huanglong Mountain with him, and when he saw that the people of the three provinces of Xiang, Hubei, and Gansu had disputes over the boundaries of the land, he took off into the air to investigate in detail, and the eight immortals each cast spells to transport stones, and set the boundaries for the three provinces at the junction of the peaks: Jiangxi eight accounted for five, Hubei two, Hunan one, and from then on the people of the three provinces were peaceful.

According to Yu Tingting, a member of the Party Branch Organization of the Xiushui County Tourism Bureau, Huanglong Mountain is famous for its natural landscapes of Shanxiong, Jingqi, Mufeng and Shuimei, and is known as the "Shangri-La of Jiangxi". The huanglong mountain is as long as a dragon with its head held high to the east, and the dense trees and strange flowers and grasses on the mountain are like the skin of the dragon, and the coniferous forests that spread over the mountains are like dragon whiskers.

The main peak of Huanglong Mountain is Longwang Peak, with an altitude of 1511 meters, which "overlooks" the surrounding peaks. Climbing on it, you can see the scenery of the three provinces, and the 10,000 acres of green forests are pleasant. It is reported that The Dragon King Peak belongs to the folded and broken block mountain, after experiencing a violent crustal movement millions of years ago, after being eroded by the flowing water and the wind, the Dragon King Peak, which now stands majestically, shows a strange "convex" shape when looking at the distance.

It is located in the middle of the Makufu Mountains

The south bears the heat and the north withstands the cold current

The reporter learned from the Xiushui County government that Huanglong Mountain is part of the middle section of the Mufu Mountain Range. The Mufu Mountains stretch across the northwestern part of Xiushui County, Jiangxi Province, and are mountains on the border between Jiangxi and Hubei provinces, and extend to the northeast of Hunan Province at the southwest end, with a length of about 160 kilometers. In Xiushui County, Jiangxi, from the huanglong mountain in the west to the sun mountain at the northern end, it spans the townships of Huanglong, Bailing, Quanfeng, Dachun, Ganggang, Bujia and other townships, with a total length of about 90 kilometers, and the peaks are higher in altitude.

What is even more amazing is that the climate of Huanglong Mountain is unique, and the east-west mountain range "isolates" the air flow on the north and south sides. In the summer, Huanglong Mountain can block the warm current from the south; in the winter, Huanglong Mountain plays a role in resisting the cold current from the north; at the turn of winter and spring, the mountain flowers in the south bloom, and there is ice and snow in the north, the so-called "deep spring snow, rock summer without heat", which is a natural summer resort.

Huanglong Mountain not only has a unique natural landscape but also a rich history and culture, and there are many Traces of Buddhism in the past on the mountain. According to records, during the Jin Dynasty, there was the Changqing Temple of the Buddhist family and the Yuqing Palace of the Taoist family on the top of the Huanglong Mountain, and as for the poetry endowment left by the literati and inkers, it was even more innumerable, and Huang Tingjian, Su Dongpo and other sages of the past dynasties inscribed poems and sentences, leaving many precious poems and stone carvings.

Warm, moist and plenty of water

The water of a mountain flows out of three great rivers

Huanglong Mountain is a natural barrier and natural watershed in the three provinces of Xiang'e and Gansu, and the three rivers of Ganzhixiu River, Xiangzhi Miluo River and Ezhijunshui all originate here. On the occasion of the high weather, stop at the top of Huanglong Mountain, the clouds and fog under your feet, look to the north, you can see the dots of white sails on the Yangtze River; looking to the west, you can enjoy the sparkling waters of Dongting Lake, there was a poem "Dongting Eight Hundred Ancient Legends, Which Look at it like a Mirror Garden"; Looking east, you can see the migratory birds flying in Poyang Lake. Therefore, since ancient times, Huanglong mountain has been said to be "one mountain to view two lakes, one water to send three rivers, one foot to three provinces".

It is understood that Huanglong Mountain is a typical subtropical forest climate, warm and humid all year round, with abundant rainfall, and an average annual rainfall of 1750 mm. Because of its humid climate and fresh air, it is known as a natural "oxygen bar". Due to the abundant rainfall and the well-preserved surface vegetation, the mountain streams are dense and the water quality is clear. These streams sometimes meander, sometimes flow straight down, or flow slowly along the edge of the mountain, babbling and sounding; or staggering to form waterfalls, ups and downs, flying jade splash beads.

Under the guidance of Leng Jianxiang, a villager in Taoshu Village, Bailing Town, Xiushui County, the reporter came to a waterfall with rolling white waves. The splash of water from the waterfall forms a large spray, like a milky white cloud of light smoke. "This is the source of the Miluo River, which was renamed Mishui because of this." According to Leng Jianxiang, the stone stele "Miluo River Source" that was previously erected here has been washed away due to the mudslide disaster.

The water converges and flows down many streams in the mountains, flows into Pingjiang County, Hunan Province through Baishi Bridge in Xiushui County, flows west through Pingjiang City, turns northwest from Miluo City to Leishi Township, and finally joins Dongting Lake at the mouth of the Miluo River.

Glaciers retreat leading to alternating between cold and warm

Modern flora has a complex composition

Tang Boping is a staff member of the Xiushui County Forestry Bureau. As early as 2007, together with relevant experts from the Jiangxi Academy of Forestry, he conducted an in-depth investigation of the animal and plant resources of Huanglong Mountain, further unlocking the natural code of this pristine mountain.

According to Tang Boping, because the Quaternary glacier did not directly affect Jiangxi, so the pre-Quaternary plants were able to reproduce and continue, but due to the alternation of cold and warm caused by the advance and retreat of the glacier, there was a certain degree of interference with the fauna composition and stability of the pre-Quaternary plants in Huanglong Mountain, so the modern flora composition in the mountains became very complex, and even many components were direct descendants of the Tertiary flora. Such as southern yew, goosefoot catalpa, big blood, grass coral, green money willow, etc., have special value in scientific research.

In addition, among the wild animals of Huanglong Mountain, the South China toothless mole of the insectivorous family and the amphibian fat salamander are also relatively ancient and primitive species in the evolutionary history of vertebrates, which are enough to explain the primitive antiquity of the natural biome of Huanglong Mountain.

The mountain is rich in species resources

Different trees grow on the north and south sides

According to Liu Xiyuan, senior engineer of the Jiangxi Geological Survey Research Institute, Huanglong Mountain, which is located in the marginal area of the province, is not suitable for human habitation because of its steep mountain, large vertical drop and inconvenient transportation, so it is rarely inhabited at an altitude of more than 800 meters. But it is precisely because of this that it can be "exclusively" quiet, basically in a native state.

Huanglong Mountain is beautifully landscaped, with broad-leaved forests, coniferous forests, and alpine meadows distributed from bottom to top, and the vegetation landscapes on the north and south sides are also very different. The southern slopes are a variety of colorful rhododendron forests, stretching for tens of miles, which are spectacular; on the north side of the cliff is a cluster of proud cedar cypresses, like a deliberately trimmed excellent bonsai; the meadows at the top of the mountain lie on the ground, like a prairie high up in the clouds.

It is reported that the species resources of Huanglong Mountain are extremely rich, with about 60 species of trees, of which 8 species of trees belonging to the national protection level include Metasequoia, Horse Laurel, Ginkgo biloba, etc., and there are also ancient tree groups with an area of more than 100 mu. There are dozens of ornamental flowers and trees such as plums, chrysanthemums, peonies, and Yingshan red, and there are seasonal flowers blooming throughout the year. In addition, there are many rare animals, precious medicinal materials and rare wild fruits in the mountains, including wild boars, birds and deer, flower-faced beavers, owls, woodpeckers and other animals more than 70 kinds, just like paradise, wonderland on earth, attracting a large number of tourists to come here to watch.