#Headline Creation Challenge #Jiaoshan
Jiaoshan Mountain is located in the south of Wangping Township He Village, Ruyang County, and the peak of Jiaoshan Mountain is 1289 meters above sea level. During the Song Dynasty, Jiao Zan rebuilt the Jiao Cottage to resist invasion and protect his homeland, hence the name Jiao Mountain.
On May 12, 2013, the elderly mountaineering team from Ruyang got off the bus from Hecun, climbed the mountain along the Monkey Cliff Gou and walked 4 kilometers of mountain road, and entered Huanglongmiao Village on the mountainside of Jiaoshan Mountain. Standing in Huanglongmiao Village, we looked at the tall and majestic top of Jiao Mountain from afar, but we didn't know that from that ditch, the inverted mountain beam led to the top of Jiao Mountain. In order to investigate the Great Wall of Chu, although I climbed Jiaoshan Mountain five times, in the primeval forest crisscrossed by ravines, either drilling grass vines or climbing mountain rocks, I really can't remember the path. Because the five climbs to Jiao Mountain have their fellow villagers leading the way, each time they enter the mountain and walk in the ravines and climb the peaks, they are all fellow villagers holding machetes and cutting through thorns and cutting out the road. Because Huanglongmiao Village is located deep in the mountains and inaccessible, more than a dozen families have all moved to live in Hecun, and the village is empty, and it is difficult to find someone to ask for directions. We shouted in unison: "Anyone? Anyone? "All I hear is an echo. Just as we were worried, from the dense forest in the mountains, there was a "Yes, who." ". With the voice came out a medicine picker. The medicine collector, in his thirties, wearing faded labor cloth overalls, walked up to us and asked, "What are you doing?" "We came to climb Jiao Mountain to see the Great Wall of Chu." "The green branches are deep and there is no road. In addition, the mountain slopes are steep and the cliffs are cliffs, and it is very difficult for young people to go up the mountain, and you old comrades cannot go up at all. Now it's almost noon, let's go, go to the house to cook and eat. "Saying that, the medicine collector hospitable pulled us into the house. Captain Chen said: "We are not going to your house, we have everything we bring with us, so it is important to hurry." We will give you 20 yuan to compensate you for the delay in taking medicine. Is it okay if you show us the way? "The people in the village have moved to the new village, and today I miss home to come back to see, and the medicine collection is piggyback." You are all guests all the way to the village, and you have no money, so I will lead the way for you. ”
We talked along the way, and during the conversation we learned that the medicine collector was called Ye Faqing. Ye Faqing brandished a sickle to open a road in front of us to build a road, and we followed behind to walk the ready-made road, still breathing and panting and drinking water. Ye Faqing stopped and walked, picked up this person, helped the person, and backpacked for everyone. Ye Faqing's enthusiasm and the kindness of the mountain people really moved us. When we carefully walked on the cliff face with high mountains and rocks on one side and deep ravines on the other, the road was only a foot wide, and everyone moved forward in horror and trembling. When we walked under a large tree and helped the trunk through, we were alarmed by a large green snake wrapped around a branch and waiting to catch the bird. A large snake more than a meter long, like a green arrow, suddenly rushed down from the top of our heads. Piercing between us, we were all frightened by the serpent's sneak attack, and our screaming voices straightened. When it was late, it was fast, Ye Faqing heard the scream and turned around, and with an arrow step, jumped in front of the tree. With his right hand, he grabbed the tail of the great snake in the air. At this time, the big snake had half penetrated into the tree hole, trying to take the opportunity to escape. Ye Faqing took turns pulling his hands outward, and the big snake drilled in hard. None of us dared to come close to help. I saw Ye Faqing's hands loosened, jerked, and the big snake came out a little. Just a few minutes later, Ye Faqing caught the big snake. He took the snake in one hand, took off his labor cloth jacket with the other, loaded the snake into the sleeve of his arm, and tied it tightly with a straw rope. We squatted down to rest with confidence, and praised Ye Fa Qing's snake hunting action with admiration. Ye Faqing said: "With good luck today, this snake can be sold for 140 yuan. Thanks to your blessing, you can't catch snakes in normal times. "At that time, I was also frightened and confused by the snake, and I was stupid to go there with a camera, and I didn't leave a thrilling scene, which I really regretted.
After calming down a little, it was past 12 o'clock, and we were still some distance from the top, but the mountain was getting steeper and steeper, and the slope was almost 80 degrees above 80 degrees. We are struggling like ants, crawling hand and foot. The noon sun was so hot that we were sweating, and when we reached the top, we climbed the mountain almost naked. At 1 o'clock we climbed to the peak, and everyone stretched out their arms, looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, and cheered. "It will be the top of the mountain, and the mountains will be seen at a glance." At a glance, Jiaoshan Mountain stretches for more than 20 kilometers, dense primeval forests and ancient trees, mountains are radiant, and majestic. The south side of the mountain is mostly the cliff cliff of Wanzhang, which is the border of Lushan County, the north side of the mountain is a steep slope and cliff, which is the border of Ruyang County, and is connected to Shuiliandong Mountain and Dressing Lou Mountain in the east, and Shuisi Mountain and Crooked Mouth Mountain in the west. 300 meters southeast of the peak, there is a place called "Suspension Bridge", both sides are knife-cut cliffs, the bottom of the ridge is 10 meters wide, the depth of about 50 meters, only the suspension bridge can connect the peak of Jiaoshan and Jiaoshan cottage. At the junction of Ruyang County and Lushan County is Jiaoshan Cottage, which was built more than 2,000 years ago by the Chu State to expand its territory to the north. During the Song Dynasty, Jin soldiers invaded the Central Plains in the south, and Jiao Zan, a native of Yiyang, rebuilt a cottage to resist Jin soldiers, hence the name Jiao Cottage. The stone wall of Fangcheng left over from the State of Chu still exists, with a width of 5 meters and a height of 7 meters at the bottom, and is connected intermittently for about 2 kilometers. Ye Faqing said: "The people of Huanglongmiao Village cultivated the land behind the Jiaoshan cottage and carved out copper helmets. On the way back, Li Shun, a villager in Hecun, said: "In the seventies, he and his father dug up a three-sided copper arrow and heart protection goggles while collecting medicine in Jiaoshan Mountain. It's a pity that it was lost after going to the city to work. ”
Jiaoshan is famous for its rich natural ecological resources, unique scenery and splendid history and culture. I climbed Jiaoshan six times, and the surprise, excitement, harvest, and feeling six times were completely different. Excitedly, he climbed the Great Wall of Chu and collected rare and valuable medicinal materials such as Ganoderma lucidum, Tianma, and Monkey Head in Jiaoshan Mountain. The heart is scared to encounter wasps, wild boars, poisonous snakes, chyme and other animals that threaten personal safety. There are surprises, excitement, thrills, excitement, sweat, and gains. However, my harvest in Jiaoshan was all due to teacher Guo Yongxiang of Hecun Primary School, Huanglongmiao villagers Zhou Fayuan and Ye Faqing, who enthusiastically guided me to climb the mountain. The people of Jiaoshan are enthusiastic and generous, and they have a big heart and a great shore like Jiaoshan. Jiaoshan is not only a beautiful mountain with many beautiful peaks, valleys, ravines, waterfalls and so on, but also a historical and cultural mountain with deep heritage and cultural convergence, which is a tourist mecca and a fertile land for relaxation in Ruyang. Ruyang County Geographical Names Office Chu Jianming