On November 13, 2016, a group of 10 people from Walker Wuji met to climb Da Guniu Zhai Mountain (also known as Da Guniu). At that time, none of us were outside assistants, and hiking was mainly based on experience and asking for directions. Departing from Kunming in the afternoon of the first day, driving two cars, staying in Dongchuan District (formerly known as the copper capital of China) under Dagu Niu Mountain that night, and departing early the next morning to climb the mountain.
This time to climb the big Guniu Mountain, the group is a little light, the mountain at an altitude of 4017 meters is treated as an ordinary mountain, the homework in advance is not very enough, the climbing process can be described as thrilling, and very dangerous. According to the words of the group owner, it was a character explosion, and the lucky one returned safely after reaching the top, and it was still a little scary to think about it in hindsight.
Da Guniu Village, also known as Guniu Mountain, ancient known as Fu Zai Mountain, also known as Xianyun Lane Mountain, is located in the junction of Dongchuan District of Kunming City and Huize County of Qujing City, belongs to the highest peak of the Wumeng Mountain Range, 4017 meters above sea level, and the Xiaojiang Gorge below the main peak is only more than 1100 meters above sea level, and the relative height difference is nearly 3000 meters. Due to the large relative height difference and complex mountain-shaped landform, the unpredictable three-dimensional climate of "one mountain is divided into four seasons and ten miles of different days" has been formed, and the celestial wonders of the four seasons have also been formed.
Da Guniu Mountain, during the Tang Dynasty, the king of Nanzhao gave the title "Five Mountains and Four Blasphemy" in Yunnan and was named "Eastern Yue". According to the "Dongchuan Fuzhi", "Heavy hills and mountains, more than 30 miles high, dangerous peaks stand, often covered with clouds, every sunny day, green and dripping, four or five hundred miles in central Yunnan."
Being able to get the title of Emperor Shilong of Nanzhao Kingdom is not an ordinary mountain, and for us who are going for the first time, our mental preparation is insufficient. Early in the morning of the 13th, after eating breakfast, our group drove all the way up according to the navigation and came to Lizigou Village at an altitude of 2,590 meters.
As soon as the car drove out, you could see the towering Big Bull Mountain, and the people in the car said: "Look at the Big Yak." One of them replied, "This is a big bull, it looks like climbing a long worm mountain", a sentence that diluted my worries that I had not climbed a mountain above 4,000 meters.
The car drove to Li Zigou, which is famous for growing "flowering potatoes", saw a middle-aged man riding a motorcycle, and stopped to ask for the way to climb the mountain. The middle-aged man said very responsibly that if he wanted to climb the big bull, it was best to go to the other side of the mountain and climb from the Zixia Palace. It is difficult to climb from this side, there are almost no roads, it is difficult to find, and no one has walked for a long time.
We often climb the mountain, sometimes also ask for directions, when asking the hometown road in the mountain, we often encounter the fellow villagers to see that you are a city person will exaggerate the difficulty, and the number of kilometers said by the fellow is generally not accurate, will reduce the mileage, and the time required will be much less. Therefore, based on past experience, we did not listen to the admonition of others and made the first mistake. We told the men that as long as there is a road, we can find it, it is no problem, we are going to find this kind of path uphill.
The man saw that we ignored what he said, and he may usually see climbers climbing from here to climb the big bull, so he added. If you want to go up the hill from here, you should drive your car to the upper Qiping, and from there go up, a little higher and less walking. We obviously took these words lightly, and parked the car in Lizigou, and the group began to climb the mountain from here, at about 10 o'clock in the morning.
The big Guniu Zhai Mountain and the small Guniu Zhai Mountain are each other's horns, and from a distance, it looks like a bull with its head held high, it stands tall, it raises its head to the sky, and it volleys into the sky. The small yak is connected to the big yak by a mountain beam at an altitude of 3,900 meters, facing each other from a distance. The majestic and large Guniu Mountain is known for its tall, majestic and majestic majesty, and its visual impact cannot be described in words. Everywhere there are thousands of walls, heavy rocks stacked, strange stones piercing the sky.
Afterwards, we learned that the climbers from here are generally big and small yaks, usually in 2 days. We started from Lizigou, passed through the village, and followed the road behind the village to the mountains. Pass by potato fields that have not yet been dug. In Yunnan Province, artichokes in Dongchuan District were originally very famous, and in the past, Dongchuan people often said that Dongchuan had three treasures: "artichokes, noodles, Zhang Fengyi", and now there are new three treasures: "noodles, artichokes, red earth". The artichokes in Dongchuan District are also the best flowering artichokes in Lizigou.
All artichokes will bloom, but the so-called flowering artichoke here does not mean the flowers that bloom when planting, but the flowering of artichokes in the way of eating. The artichokes are washed, peeled, steamed over fire, and when cooked, they are very white and fried, and they are very noodles and very delicious. Now Lizigou's flowering artichokes are more famous, all acquired and operated by one company, and you have to buy authentic flowering artichokes from this company.
People living in the city, there is a phenomenon is not very strange, there are fresh potatoes to eat all year round, always to associate with the current technology developed, can grow potatoes all year round. This is really "the city does not know the change of seasons, and the way of digging potatoes has changed". In fact, it is not planted all year round, and it is still spring to grow potatoes, but harvesting potatoes is not necessarily autumn. It used to be put away once from the ground and stored for eating. Now it's just a matter of burying potatoes in the soil, digging when you need to, so that the potatoes that come out are fresh.
In the morning of autumn and winter, the clouds are flying and foggy, and the large and small bull peaks are looming, like a yak playing in the sea of clouds, and when the sun rises and sets, the clouds are steaming. In the morning, there is a noticeable coolness in the air, and there is a white frost in the back sun. Climb 2 kilometers from Lizigou to Qianqiping, there is a TV broadcast tower.
From the mountain beam connecting the big yak and the small yak, there is a long concrete step road. The mountain walkers did not like to walk the hard state road, climbed a long flight of steps, came to a place close to the root of the mountain, and the people in the group saw a path in the pine forest on the left, and suddenly said to take that path uphill. Because all the people had never come, according to previous experience, there was a road to go up the mountain, and without much thought, I walked to that road. This is the second mistake we made, the wrong line like Wang Ming and Zhang Guotao.
Walking up this cross-cut path, we pinned our hopes on reaching the underside of the main peak, with a path up to the top. That hope was shattered by reality. This road is connected to the Zixia Palace, and it runs close to the rock wall, parallel to the road from Lizigou to Wang Jiaqi, which is far below.
After walking to the bottom of the main peak, I found that this road could not go up the mountain, but it was impossible to return, so there was no time to climb to the top. We had to bite the bullet and move forward. The road in this kind of peak, there will not be too many forks, can only keep going, fortunately, after walking the cliff, climbing a large slope, through a long arrow and bamboo forest, we came to the Zixia Palace to climb the road of the big bull, after walking this difficult five-kilometer road, our altitude did not rise, still stuck at 2600 meters. In other words, we were originally going to climb from Lizigou to the top, but we sent the ghost to the Zixia Palace on the other side of the mountain to reach the top.
The horns of Da Guniu Mountain are like forests, with blade ridges and ridges, deep canyons, steep cliffs, and majestic momentum. The main peak is composed of three peaks that are connected to each other in turn, and the three peaks are imposing and rush straight to Xiaohan, one of which is the highest peak.
We walked under the cliff of the main peak, looked up, the cliff was straight into the clouds, not to mention people, even monkeys were difficult to climb. After circling the cliff of the main peak, I went up and down in a full circle before arriving at the starting point of the mountain, and the time was around 1 o'clock in the afternoon. We had to sit down for lunch to replenish our strength.
Most of the peaks are hard limestone and brownish. Viewed from afar, the mountain peaks stand tall, steep and majestic, strange rocks and dangerous peaks, and unique scenery.
Zixia Palace is located on a steep crater cliff on the mountainside of Guniuzhai, the highest peak in Dongchuan, at an altitude of 3,230 meters. From June to December, Zixia Palace is often shrouded in auspicious clouds, purple qi rises eastward, like a fairyland, and when the sun rises in the morning, the Buddha light appears, shining with golden light.
Zixia Palace is the highest Taoist temple in the country, which integrates scenery tourism and religious tourism, and is an excellent destination for modern tourism. Zixia Palace covers an area of about 20 acres, with 99 steps and 12 meters wide stairs leading to the main hall, which is magnificent and spectacular, with 36 pillars, an area of 400 square meters, and an inner space of 16 meters. The temple is dedicated to Taishang Laojun, Zhenwu Ancestor, and Guanyin Bodhisattva; On both sides are dedicated to Fu, Lu, Shou, Medicine King, Manjushri, Puxian, Earth Mother, and Nine Heavenly Daughters; The partial hall is dedicated to the god of wealth and Wenchang Bodhisattva; This is a very standardized and unique Taoist temple.
Zixia Palace Scenic Area has now built a pedestrian plank road, observation deck, Zixia Palace, 48 turns, etc., of which 48 turns of the highway are thrilling, exciting, and landscape, regardless of the angle of turns, altitude elevation or momentum, they are all better than Qinglong 24 turns and Yiliang 68 turns.
After lunch, I took this photo, and then climbed up the repaired trail, which was the most impressive section of the road, which rose from 2600 meters to 3100 meters above sea level. The climb slope is about 40-60 degrees. In order to ease the slope, the road is built in a Z-shape, the mileage is about 3 kilometers, the key is to keep going uphill. After walking for a while, it was really because the altitude was too high and the oxygen content of the air was insufficient, and everyone felt very tired.
After walking for two kilometers, I was out of breath, so I put my feet to adjust my breathing, took a few breaths and then recovered a little and continued walking, at first I walked more than twenty or thirty steps, and then more than ten steps, and I had to stop and breathe, according to my teammates, this is altitude sickness, mainly lack of oxygen, causing a decline in physical fitness.
When I was halfway up, I seemed to hear my heartbeat, and sweat couldn't stop dripping. At this time, I really wanted to give up, and then I thought about it, don't let the sweat of the previous time flow in vain, and it will become a regret for my life, so I continued to climb up with difficulty.
Brother Qiang, who went with him, also felt unwell and proposed to retreat, and the swallow withdrew with him. I was urged to retreat, but my desire to conquer 4 kilometers was too strong, so I persisted. Brother Qiang and Yanzi's retreat was too wise, which was equivalent to saving everyone.
On the way, I met people who climbed to the top several times, and each time I asked how far it was from here to the top. When they heard that we were going down from the Lizigou side after climbing to the top, they all advised us to return the same way, saying that there was no one to walk there for a long time, the path was difficult to distinguish and too difficult to walk, and generally the walk there was divided into 2 days. We overestimated ourselves too much at this time, thinking that it was not difficult to go down the mountain, and besides, the car stopped at Lizigou again, or insisted on going down from there. This is also a very bad option.
After a lot of hard work, with the encouragement and company of my good teacher, I counted the number of stop-and-go steps, and finally reached the mountain pass and completed the most arduous journey.
On the back of Da Guniu Mountain, there are 10,000 acres of grass mountains stretching, and the mountain flowers are full of flowers in spring and summer, which are gorgeous and colorful; In autumn, the clouds are light and the sky is high, and the grass is golden and soft as a blanket, which is pleasant, and the clouds and mist are misty, like the scenery of the prairie.
From Yakou to the top, there are still 1.5 kilometers, this section of the road is much smoother, is to walk a section of climbing, so that the road body can be adjusted, will not look too tired. Victory is at hand, and the last 1 kilometer cannot stop the advance.
If it is spring and summer, all kinds of mountain flowers are spread among green grass, mountain flowers, streams, cattle and sheep. At this time, it is autumn, the green grass turns into yellow grass, the vast golden yellow, down the hillside infinitely, really want to lie on it and roll, comfortable sleep, at this time you will forget the hustle and bustle of the city and the troubles of the world.
At this time, the retreating Brother Qiang and Yanzi called and informed us that they had arrived at the parking lot of Zixia Palace, hitched a ride on a teacher's car, and were on their way down the mountain, so that we could rest assured.
The mountains are full of clouds and mist, the mountain road ladder rock nine turns and eighteen turns, the group of friends tirelessly and arduously trudged on the winding sheep farm path, with their own will, tempered their will, thirsty to drink some water, hungry to eat, tired to rest, hard steps, forge ahead.
In order to hurry, I had no intention of enjoying the scenery, so I bent over, lifted my legs forward, gasped, and reached the top at about 4:30. At the summit, there is a stone stele about 40 centimeters wide and 70 centimeters high, which reads "Da Guniuzhai Mountain, Yunnan Letu Outdoors, erected on June 20, 2015, 4017.3 meters above sea level". After climbing to the top, you must take a photo with the stone monument to commemorate it. People stand on the top of the mountain, look at the alpine meadows, appreciate the wonder, beauty and danger of the mountain, and when they reach the top of the mountain, there is really a tendency to "look at the mountains and small mountains at the top".
Everyone noticed that no, the normal standing monument will write the words of the highest peak of XX place, but this monument does not. Just write how high the mountain is, so how many years it stands safely. Historically, Higashikawa and Huizawa merged separately. In the end, Dongchuan became a district of Kunming City, and Huize became a county of Qujing City. This mountain is the key of that place. Relating to where the highest peak of Qujing is, all Qujing text introduction to the highest altitude must be rewritten. The first time I went up next to the pillar, there was no boundary pillar, and the second time there was one, and the position just enclosed this monument (see group photo).
The battle for the top of the mountain, not an inch of land, the most tragic is Yiliang Laoye Mountain, has always believed that Laoye Mountain is the highest peak in Yiliang, but after the establishment of the Airport Economic Zone, the very historical old monument was not known there, and a new monument was erected below. This monument was smashed and erected, standing and smashed. All because there is the highest peak in XX land, the altitude monument of Da Guniu Mountain is very ingenious.
In the afternoon, when the mist is thick and the sun is calm, the "Love Buddha Light" will appear on the summit of Guniu Mountain, which is said to be met only by kind people, and the light will follow people for a long time; Where the light of the Buddha shines, the mountains and stones turn into gold, dazzling, like entering the Immortal Palace. We encounter the Buddha light, which has nothing to do with kindness or not, the main thing is the natural landscape formed by the sunset line, no matter where people move, they will be in the center of the Buddha light.
Climbing the peak overlooking the mountain, the flowing clouds under the feet and the subtropical town at the bottom of the mountain, make people feel the three-dimensional time and space change of "one mountain has four seasons and ten miles of different days".
Overlooking the mountain, the pride of "seeing the mountains and small mountains" and "picking the stars in your hands" suddenly appeared in your chest.
On the cliffside of the western slope, the clouds cover when the fog clears, and the Dongchuan River in the distance, faintly appearing from time to time, like a mirage that appears in the ethereal and empty beauty, like a fairy world, beautiful!
The 4,000-meter peak overlooks the scenery at the foot of the mountain, and this scenery also makes everyone's hearts beat. Although everyone was excited and scared, everyone hoped that there would be another Yunkai. Because the time and temperature are too low, everyone can't wait too long, and can only reluctantly move forward to the next goal.
The climate change at high altitudes is really elusive, a burst of clouds, a gust of fog, sometimes wind, sometimes rain, all say ten miles of different days, but today let the team understand the change of ten meters of different days!
We came down all the way from the south, walking in the fog, and we were the only ones on the whole mountain, and we walked looking for a way down. After walking about 1 km or so, there was a gap and traces of a path, but it was all fog below, and nothing could be seen at all.
Just at this time, a fellow came up, looking hurried. Asked what he was doing coming up so late, he said to find livestock. Then I asked him if this road could reach Qianqiping, and he said that if he could, it was a path taken by sheep herders. Asked again how long it would take, he replied that it would take more than 2 hours. If I wanted to ask more about the situation, I saw the person disappearing into the thick fog in a blink of an eye.
At this time, we didn't have any more options, so we walked towards this girl, only hoping that we could walk to the village in more than 2 hours as the fellow said. Here, we actually walked for more than 5 hours, and we are very glad that we walked the right way.
Alpine valleys, how difficult the road is finally experienced. Along the way, the road is difficult to identify, and it is often searched in the clues. When the fog cleared, we looked at a small platform or mountain below, hoping that when we got there, there was a flat road below, but each time it was a disappointment, and there was still a boundless abyss below.
It was getting darker, and there was a pond on the opposite side of the mountain, and I could still see it clearly. Gradually it becomes a reflective lens.
The road under your feet is still so difficult to identify and difficult to walk, 2 hours pass immediately, it is impossible to reach the village. The trail below is still unfathomable. The worst thing was that near dark, our position and above us were covered in fog, but deep below, near the foot of the mountain, there was a layer of light, which was dark and bleak and yellow, and everyone would think in their hearts when they saw it, and there was hell below. No one dared to say it, and they walked even more carefully, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out.
After walking for about half an hour, it got dark. Except for the pond on the opposite side, which was a little shiny, all around was locked by nightfall.
Luckily, we had 4 headlamps, so we used them all. Walking at night, I can't see far away, I can't see below, but I'm not afraid. Just looking at the road nearby, under the distant mountain, you can see the faint light in Dongchuan City, just like sitting on an airplane at night and seeing the underground lights.
We don't know how long we've been walking, let alone where the road under our feet is going to take us. People are walking carefully, thinking in their hearts that they may have to sleep on the mountain today, but fortunately they usually have the habit of putting a lighter in their bags, and there are still things that have not been eaten at noon, but if they can't do it, they will raise the fire and wait until dawn before leaving.
This section of the road is really dangerous! There is a place that is completely climbing over the cliff. The people who accompanied them, protecting the people in the middle, escorted them one by one, and their hands and feet must be grasped firmly with each step before they could move. You can't take pictures at night, and when we went back later, we put up a photo of the daytime passing, and you can see how thrilling it is.
In the process of walking, Xiao Ha, who was exploring the road in front, and my daughter-in-law, each slipped and fell. At that time, the heart shouted, it's over, it's over, it's over. At this time, I very much regret coming to this mountain and taking this risk. In this kind of steep place, wrestling is very dangerous, and if you don't do it, you will fall into the abyss. Fortunately, the place where they wrestled was relatively flat, and they got up immediately, and there was no big problem. Amitabha, Lord Buddha blessed.
Walking to about 10 o'clock at night, I suddenly saw a flash of light in the village of Qianqiping, flashing and flashing. All of us were happy at once, it must be Brother Qiang and Swallow, and we also flashed headlights. Then the phone rang, and after connecting, Brother Qiang told us that after they arrived in Dongchuan, they took a car to Lizigou and drove up Qianqiping. No matter how late it was, they were there waiting for us. We are all hopeful at once, and this time we are saved. Brother Qiang also told us that he saw our lights as if they were in the sky.
After contacting Brother Qiang, everyone got up in spirits, continued to cheer, and had more strength under their feet. After walking for about half an hour, the person in front of him exclaimed in surprise and arrived on the highway. The so-called highway is the concrete step road that we did not finish in the morning. When we arrived here, the knots in my heart were all solved, and yes, we walked the right way, and we could reach Qianqiping Village by going down the steps.
Although on the right road, there was no danger, no estimates, and the concrete steps were enough for us to walk for 1 hour. At this time, the feet did not listen to the command, only mechanical walking, everyone limped one by one, like a group of wounded soldiers, half a step and half a step down the endless stairs, the knee hurt, could not bend, until about 11:30 at night to meet with Brother Qiang, the heart was really happy. After all odds, we managed to reach the top and walk a loop, which is still worth celebrating.
Everything went smoothly next, and I arrived at Dongchuan District at 12:30 that day, and I had a bite to eat and rest.
Beautiful Big Guniu Mountain, it's not easy to say I love you. Afterwards, friends and friends gave speeches.
All the good things in the world are not discovered by you at the beginning, but through unremitting efforts. The same is true of our lives, as long as we are not intimidated by the difficulties and dangers on the road of life and strive to move forward, our lives will have better results.
Da Guniuzhai Mountain, 4017 meters above sea level, no wonder of the Yellow Mountain, more majestic than Mount Tai, no Emei show, more dangerous than Mount Hua, following the big ring line, steep cliffs, rugged mountain roads, the danger of climbing the cliffs, the difficulty of crossing the cliffs, several times almost want to give up, nine hours to the top, five hours to return, sweating like rain under the scorching sun, groping forward in the dark. On the long journey, despair, collapse, excitement, helplessness, mixed tastes.
Dongchuan Da Gu Niu Mountain, 14 hours of hiking on the cliff face, a lifetime worth cherishing!