Preface
The May Day holiday is perfect for the current special forces college students.
Maybe it's because there are a lot of people during the day, or maybe they don't want to bear the scorching sun, so "night crawling" quietly became popular on the Internet.
Some netizens shared the experience of climbing Mount Tai at night to watch the sunrise: "Youth has no price, Mount Tai is at your feet."
With 8,000 steps to conquer step by step, the thrill of climbing this mountain seems to be decompressing, but it is actually very dangerous.
But the place where the accident occurred this time was not Mount Tai, but the dividing line between the north and south of China's geography, known as the Qinling Mountains, the "dragon vein" of Chinese civilization.
Even more regrettable, a 21-year-old man disappeared on 30 April and his body was not found until 9 May......
It can be imagined how harsh the environment in Qinling is, and I dare not think about how his parents spent this period of time?
As things progressed, details about his disappearance were made public.
The "Dragon Vein" of Chinese Civilization
As we all know, China has a vast and diverse terrain, with mountains and peaks, and high mountains can be seen everywhere in this land.
However, among the many mountain ranges, why can the Qinling Mountains call themselves the "Chinese dragon vein"? What makes it unique?
In the late Shang Dynasty, the Ying tribe settled here and established the capital in Qincheng. For hundreds of years, the Ying tribe actively carried out agriculture on the Guanzhong Plain and called themselves the Qin people.
They relied on natural barriers such as the Kunshan Mountains and Hangu Pass in the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains, and gradually emerged. Eventually, after Qin Renfen VI, the first unified feudal dynasty in Chinese history, the Qin Dynasty, was established.
Before the unification of the Qin Dynasty, the Qinling Mountains were revered as Kunlun. It was not until Sima Qian wrote the sentence "Qinling, hindering the world" in the "Historical Records" that Qinling was officially recorded.
Over the centuries, people's perception of the Qinling Mountains has also evolved, and when we look at the map of China, we find that the Qinling Mountains are no longer a mountain range in southern Shaanxi.
Protecting the History of a Mountain Range in Qinling---2019-12-03 10:39·video
It stretches from Kunlun in the west, to the Dabie Mountains in the east, through Longnan and Shaanxi, across the central region of eastern China, and extends for more than 1,600 kilometers along the east-west direction.
With the change of the times, people's understanding of the Qinling Mountains is gradually changing, and now when we open the map of China, the Qinling Mountains are no longer just the Nanshan Mountains of Shaanxi.
It is connected to the Yellow River in the north, the Yangtze River in the south, the Dabie Mountain in the east, the Kunlun Mountain in the west, and the Qinling Mountains, which stretches for more than 1,600 kilometers, have become a "giant dragon" across the land of China.
The southern part of Qinling has a subtropical climate, with rainy and humid weather and high temperatures. The northern part of the country has a temperate climate, which is mainly cold and dry.
Geography textbooks position the "Qinling-Huai River" as the dividing line between the north and south of the mainland. Along the line of the Qinling Mountains, rice is planted in the south, mostly by boat, and wheat and sorghum are planted in the north, and horses are often traveled.
And it has become a zone where the cultures of the north and the south are blended, and the people here have both the boldness of the north and the grace of the south.
The Qinling Mountains are undulating, and the Taibai Mountain is its highest peak, and the 3,771.2-meter-high Taibai Mountain Baxiantai is not only the peak of the Qinling Mountains, but also the highest point in eastern China.
In ancient times, there are records in ancient times, the top of Taibai Mountain is covered with snow all the year round, the clouds and mist are shrouded, it is said that there are immortals living in the middle mountains, and Ba Xiantai is the place where Jiang Ziya is a god.
The average altitude of the Guanzhong Plain is about 500 meters, and the drop between it and the Qinling Mountains is close to 3,300 meters.
From the base of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the climate gradually changes from subtropical broad-leaved forest to temperate mixed-leaved forest, and finally to the top of the mountain is a cold coniferous forest.
As the saying goes, poetry and distant places always have to be occupied, whether it is the yearning for beautiful scenery or the boredom of the busy, noisy city.
Everyone wants to see the outside world, but beautiful things are thorny, and if you are not careful, you may die...
A 21-year-old college student in Jiangxi Province went missing
During the May Day holiday, many events occurred on the mainland that are worthy of the pride of the Chinese people. When the people of the whole country shouted and celebrated, a missing person notice on the Internet rushed into everyone's field of vision!
A college student in Jiangxi Province went missing on May 1 after taking a train to Xi'an on April 30 to climb the Qinling Mountains at night, and after nearly a week of searching, searching, and rescue teams, the bad news finally came on May 9.
is such a young life fixed at an age that begins with two words, seemingly an adult, but in the eyes of his parents, he is still a child.
Maybe many people must have said a few words in their hearts when they saw this, if they didn't go alone? What if you choose to spend the holidays with your parents? If..
But life is not so if, he left the world quietly like this, it is hard to imagine how desperate he was after he was killed alone!
It is a shame that rescue teams have reportedly found the remains. The body was found a few kilometers away from the top of the ice crystals, presumably due to a slip caused by rain, which caused a body to suffer from hypothermia.
This result made many netizens feel sorry, he was only 20 years old, and his life ended so hastily at the beginning.
Wang Moubin's parents worked hard to raise their child, but in one holiday, he passed away. How will his parents accept this harsh reality?
Crews said they had been repairing mountain roads and building bridges over the past few days. They started their ascent of the mountain at 3 a.m. on May 9 and took 16 hours to find the guy. Unfortunately, they only saw his remains.
Rescuers also point out that even those who enjoy outdoor mountaineering must be aware of the risks involved in expeditions and must do what they can. Hypothermia in the mountains is an extremely dangerous thing.
For ordinary people, it is not wise to climb the Qinling Mountains at night. Without expertise, there can be all sorts of accidents in the wild.
People without expertise are prone to danger. Climbing alone at night, with no one to take care of, can be life-threatening in the event of an accident.
Without the support of a professional team, individuals are absolutely not allowed to enter the Qinling Mountains. Because there is a large temperature difference between day and night in the mountains, and there is a lot of wildlife. Remind everyone not to go into the mountains blindly.
According to the data, the ice crystal top is the highest point located in the Qinling Zhuque Taiping National Forest Park, with an altitude of 3,015 meters.
The mountains in the park are part of the folded belt of the North Qinling Mountains, with frequent tectonic changes and strong rock metamorphism, forming a large sea of rocks and many strange peaks.
On the way to the top of the ice crystals, you can see landscapes such as primeval forests, ancient pine cedars, glacial ruins, and a magnificent sea of clouds.
The average temperature of the ice crystal summit is much lower than that of the city due to its high altitude, low temperature, distance from people, biting mountain winds, and sparse human activity.
From mid-to-late November to early April every year, the snow on the summit does not melt, and the snow on the shady slopes can even be preserved until mid-to-late April.
However, what is little known is that in 2023, the local government issued a notice to strengthen the closure and control of key areas in the Qinling Mountains.
As of October 2023, in order to effectively strengthen the ecological and environmental protection of the core protected areas of the Qinling Mountains such as ice crystal tops, and reduce the negative impact of human activities on the ecological environment.
In order to effectively avoid casualties such as missing persons and hypothermia caused by illegal crossing, the Yiyi District of Xi'an City has issued the "Notice on Complying with the Regulations on the Management of Mountaineering Activities in the Qinling Mountains".
However, this similarly distressing case is not unique, as it happened to two women in February this year...
"Traveler Adventure" accidents are frequent
In recent years, mountaineering has risen rapidly in the mainland, and it has been dubbed the "sport of the brave", but many people blindly follow the trend without professional knowledge and experience, resulting in frequent accidents.
The incident can be traced back to March 1, when police in Ningshan County, Shaanxi Province, received a report that two women had gone missing after climbing the Qinling Mountains.
Lost contact for 5 days, the two women who climbed the Qinling Mountains have been found! One person has been killed, and one person has been rescued by whistling--2024-03-05 21:23·Xinmin Evening News
It is understood that the two women arrived in the Qinling service area by car on February 29 and then entered the Qinling Dongliang, but lost contact there.
The police immediately cooperated with several rescue teams to carry out search and rescue efforts, and it was not until the evening of March 4 that the two women were found, but one of them was killed.
Survivors said they had planned to go on an expedition to the Qinling Mountains, but they did not expect to encounter heavy fog on the mountain. The victim accidentally fell off a cliff while exploring the path.
Due to the fog affecting the vision, the survivors tried to rescue their companions, but accidentally got trapped under the cliff. It is conceivable that witnessing the death of her companion in a difficult situation, and falling into a situation of uncertainty about life and death, her inner despair can be imagined.
However, from another point of view, if they were in awe of the risk and did not take chances to venture into the Qinling Mountains, they would naturally not be in danger.
Local villagers said that even the locals would not choose to take the route they chose. If they had returned in time when they got lost, no such accident would have happened.
While taking risks can be psychologically satisfying, safety should always be a primary concern. After this incident, most netizens thought that the two women knew that Qinling was dangerous, but they still took the risk to go there, resulting in the consumption of a lot of rescue resources, which is really puzzling!
epilogue
In any case, while the outdoors is enjoyable, it is important to exercise with caution, to be safe, never to take risks, and only to be sure of it.
The occurrence of these individual tragedies is not only a warning of personal safety, but also a reflection of the blind enthusiasm of modern young people for outdoor adventure.
There is only one life, in outdoor activities, safety awareness and correct decision-making are crucial, cherish life, respect nature, and ensure your own safety is the primary responsibility!