In Hongya County, Meishan City, Sichuan
There is a place full of charm
This is the "home of pigeon flowers"
"Kingdom of the World's Rhododendron Flowers"
This is Wawu Mountain
It is like a tile house, hence the name
Its summit resembles a plateau
There are wetlands, lakes, springs, streams and hanging waterfalls
There are lush primeval forests and diverse vegetation landscapes
Wildlife is infested
Meteorological wonders such as the sea of clouds and Buddha light are enriched here
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In the eyes of geologists
She's even more different
Flat-roofed table-like form of a faulty mountain
It gives her more geoscience research value
Overlooking Wawu Mountain on a remote sensing film
A dark green alpine platform stands out
Remote sensing image of Wawu Mountain
In September 1908, he was the first to climb to the top of Wawu Mountain
British botanist and explorer Wilson
This is how he was described at first glance
What it's like to see Wawu Mountain:
"A huge Noah's Ark above the clouds"
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Flat-roofed, table-shaped fault-block mountains are not uncommon in the world
The most famous is Venezuela
and the highlands of the eastern kingdoms
The formation of the flat-topped mountain group - Roraima Mountain
In the country, more famous
Flat-roofed, table-shaped fault-block mountain
Table Mountain is located in the eastern part of Wuhai City
But as a flat-roofed table-like fault-block mountain
Wawu Mountain, but rare in the world
Because it's so high in altitude
The summit area is so vast
The cliff cliffs are so continuous and spectacular
And when it's on top of a mountain like a castle in the sky
When it emerges in the clouds
You will have a feeling of a magical world
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On the other hand
Fault-block mountains such as Wawu Mountain
It does not exist in isolation in southwest Sichuan
It is bordered by the Dawa Mountains in the south and the Emei Mountains in the east
At a straight-line distance of 31 to 35 km
It is a three-legged trend
Together, they form the tectonic fault-block mountain group
Mapping by the Environmental Resources Institute of the District Dispatch Team
Together, they make up
On the "steps" of the first and second level topographic ladders of the continent
A unique type of fault-block mountain landscape
Their upper parts are nearly a kilometer
Cliffs and gentle mountain tops
The altitude is about 3,000 meters
On the transition zone between the West Sichuan Plateau and the Sichuan Basin
It becomes a natural terrace overlooking the west and east
Tectonic fault-block mountain groups like this
It is very rare in China and even in the world
And the grandeur of the three mountains,
The scenery is spectacular and the environment is beautiful
It can be said that it is unique in the world
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The top of Waya Mountain shows off above the clouds
You can see the sunrise and the sea of clouds in all seasons
Three suns and other wonders
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When the sky will be dark
A red sun is on the line of the "sea" sky
Rising, gushing out
In a flash, the light is myriad, and the weather is varied
The sight is spectacular
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The unique charm of Wawu Mountain comes from its water
Compared with Mount Emei and Mount Dawa
Wawu Mountain has not only a flat summit
And the largest area
Its bedrock is basalt
Joint development, conducive to water collection
Plus it is in the "Huaxi Rain Screen"
Famous for its rainy terrain
There are many primeval forests, easy to conserve water sources
Therefore, groundwater is abundant
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Since the summit is slightly high in the west and low in the east
Several of the largest streams run eastward
The formation of Wawu Mountain is the most shocking
There are three major waterfalls of Yuen Creek, Duck Creek and Lan Creek
The first drop of these three waterfalls
All around 400 meters
The stream is on the edge of a cliff at an almost right angle
Suddenly turned and fell
By means of a huge height difference
Like a silver arrow fired off the string
Rocks piercing rocks, conflicts and thrills
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Lanxi Waterfall is the world
Waterfall with the highest vertical drop
The waterfall is 3,120 feet (1,040 meters) high
It runs through the top of Wawu Mountain and mountain streams
It's like Chang'e stretching her wide sleeves
Gentle and graceful
Get up close to Lanxi Waterfall
It's like a curtain falling, white practice dancing
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winter
These waterfalls condense into ice waterfalls
A 100-meter icefall promenade located halfway up Mount Wawu
After months of harsh winter
The shape of the ice waterfall is diverse and crystal clear
The scene is spectacular
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In the middle of the summit platform of Wawu Mountain
There is a wetland landscape with an area of about 200 acres
It is like a treasure mirror embedded in the vast forest and sea
The clear spring flows at four o'clock
Fir and rhododendron forests surround it
The poet He Shaoji once wrote poetry with emotion
"The Mandarin ducks of the Dharma realm flew into the sky, and the long bridge lay down and slept;
The plateau is open and uninhabited, and the smoke and rain are too cold to field. ”
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It is the Mandarin Duck Pond
It was originally an alpine lake
It is Yuen Creek, Duck Creek, and Lan Creek
The birthplace of three waterfalls
Now the surface of the lake has been covered with arrows and bamboo and mud moss
It covers an alpine wetland
This is also rare in the world
It is a treasure in the world
It has high ornamental and scientific research ability
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At the foot of Mt. Waya there is the Daiji River
and its tributaries Shenkeng River and Copper Mill River
On the top of the mountain, there are three small streams: Yuxi, Duck Creek and Lanxi
They all run from west to east, and they cascade into waterfalls at the cliffs
Yuanyang Erxi flows into Shuangdong Creek
The water of the Lanxi River flows into the Baisha River in the upper reaches of the Zhougong River
These streams and rivers are very large than the fall, with many waterfalls and plunges
Shuangdong Creek is located in the northeast of Wawu Mountain
The total length is two kilometers
It is an important epitome of the "world of water" of Wawu Mountain
The forest is beautiful and the mountain spring is gurgling
The creekside is full of strange trees and vines
Covered with moss, it seems to step into the "Wuling Wonderland"
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Green mountains and green water nurture beautiful people
The beauty of elegant women, famous Bashu
Lake Masame is located at the foot of Mt. Wawu
It was after the completion of the Wawushan Hydropower Station
The formation is 1080 meters above sea level
A highland lake with a water area of 14 square kilometers
Yanu Lake is vast
It is set against the silent Waguk Mountain
High gorge out of Ping Lake
The lake is flat like a mirror, reflecting the sky and clouds
Like the gentleness and tranquility of an elegant woman
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Inside the Wawu Mountain Geopark
A very well-preserved pristine ecosystem
Forest cover is as high as 96.1%
Biodiversity is extremely rich
There are more than 3,900 species of wild plants
Angiosperm families account for 60% of the world's total angiosperms
It is known as the cradle and differentiation center of the world's angiosperms
and became the IUCN Species Survival Commission
The first monitoring area in China
There are more than 470 species of animals here
It has important conservation value
It has been approved as
Provincial nature reserves, national forest parks
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The flowers of Wawu Mountain are most common with azaleas
It has 90% of the country's dendritic azalea species
When the flowers bloom, the mountains are everywhere
There are red, white, purple, yellow
There is also a flower of two colors
Such as half red and half white
Among them are seventeen species of azaleas named after Mount Wawu
Included in the Royal Dictionary of Plants
The largest sea of azaleas
Stretching for more than ten miles
Rhododendron flower, alias "Yingshan Red"
It is one of the top ten famous flowers in the mainland
Wawu Mountain has 600,000 acres of azaleas
A total of more than 40 varieties
It accounts for more than 60% of the rhododendron species in the country
It is a well-deserved "kingdom of the world's azaleas"
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According to legend, pigeons were released on Noah's ark
Bringing back the olive leaf signs
The flood has receded,
Land has appeared, peace has come
now
This legendary beautiful elf
It seems to have flown over thousands of mountains and rivers to the east
It turns into a dove flower on Mount Wawu
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Dove tree, aka pigeon flower
It is the Cenozoic Tertiary 10 million years ago
Relict plants left behind
During the Quaternary glacial period
Dove trees became extinct in most areas
Only some areas of southern China have survived
It became the "living fossil" of the plant world today
It is known as "China's pigeon tree"
This precious plant
It is extremely common in Wawu Mountain
There are 300,000 acres of woods here
It is the world's largest sea of pigeon flowers
From mid-April to mid-May every year
It is the blossoming period for dove trees
When the flowers are in full bloom
Located in the lower part of the inflorescence, petal-like
Two broad milky white bracts
The size and shape closely resemble the wings of a pigeon
From afar, it looks like many white doves
Temporarily perched on the end of the tree, spread your wings and fly
The numerous dove flowers are like ten thousand doves flying
It adds a touch of legendary romance to Wawu Mountain
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The beauty of Wawu Mountain
The beauty lies in the unique Fangshan landscape
The beauty lies in the breathtaking waterfall
Beauty is mainly represented by cliffs, mountains and wetlands
Geological landforms and many other geological heritage landscapes
These geological monuments have obvious landscape characteristics and are well preserved
Looking forward to you discovering more beauty!
Source: Wawu Mountain View Area