China's territory is vast, but also has a variety of topography, the most important is the mountain plateau and hilly areas, accounting for about 67% of the land area, the terrain is high in the west and low in the east, forming a three-step ladder. The rolling hills of the mountains form mountains, which are like the "skeleton" of the terrain, connecting different terrain areas.
China also has many mountain ranges, such as the Himalayas, Taihang Mountains, Kunlun Mountains, etc., one of which is called Qinling Mountain Range, the altitude is not as good as many other mountain ranges, the steepness is not as good as other mountain ranges, but it has been called the dragon vein of China by the ancients, why is this?
Qinling Mountain range has a narrow and broad sense, the narrow sense of the Qinling Is limited to the southern part of Shaanxi Province, between the Wei River and the Han River, the east extends to the bahe river and the Danjiang River valley junction, the west ends on the bank of the Jialing River; and the broad sense of the Qinling Mountains can not be, from Kunlun in the west, through Longnan and southern Shaanxi, all the way to the Dabie Mountains in Eyuwan and Bengbu near Zhangbaling, are his territory, becoming the watershed between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.
In fact, there is a very magical place in Qinling, that is, its north and south sides have great differences in temperature, climate and terrain, and it is exaggerated to say that it is like two different worlds. In the summer, the Qinling Mountains can block the humid sea breezes from the south and prevent them from entering the northern region; in the winter, he can resist the cold tide from the north into the southern region, so the line from the Qinling Mountains to the Huai River is the most important north-south dividing line in China's geography, which is one of the reasons why it is called the Dragon Vein.
Looking at the main peak of the Qinling Mountains, Taibai Mountain, it is the highest peak of the Qinling Mountains and the first peak east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, saying that the main peak is actually a miniature version of the mountain range, up to 61 kilometers long, spanning The three counties of Taibai County, Zhouzhi County and Mei County. The highest main peak here, called Baxiantai, is 3771.2 meters above sea level, leading a group of peaks to form the Taibai Mountain Range, which stands out like a flock of chickens in the Qinling Mountains.
The Taibai Mountainous Terrain is distributed from east to west, and is divided into three landform types from top to bottom: low mountainous area, middle mountainous area and high mountainous area, which have different morphologies and characteristics. Generally speaking, the altitude of low mountain areas is between 800-1300 meters, mainly covered by loess, and there are also some stony mountainous landforms, and the mountains are relatively round; the altitude of Zhongshan District is between 1300-3000 meters, from Liujiaya to Sheep Herding Temple for the northern slope, from Huangbaiyuan to Sanqingchi for the southern slope, basically are different development of stone peaks;
Gaoshan Refers to the peak of Taibai Mountain above 3,000 meters above sea level, where due to the low temperature, the Quaternary glacial landform has been properly preserved, with a variety of glacial erosion landforms and moraine landforms, which can be called two wonders.
From a close range, as the peak of Taibai Mountain, that is, the highest peak in the entire Qinling Mountains and even Shaanxi Province, the terrain of Baxiantai is actually not particularly dangerous, relatively speaking, it is still a bit gentle, if you do not look closely, you can not see the difference between Baxiantai and the surrounding peaks of similar altitude. Legend has it that after the King of Wu cut down the silk, Jiang Ziya was here to seal the gods and point immortals, and it is rumored that the small temple of the Sendai was placed in the chair that Jiang Ziya sat when he sealed the gods and dots the immortals, and the world could not move to sit.
Climb to the top of sendai and you can see that this magnificent Taibai Mountain Range stretches out all the way out, and all the Qinling Mountains can be seen in a flash. In the northwest and southwest of Baxiantai, there is a large Taibai Lake and the Second Taibai Lake, which are two well-preserved typical ice bucket lakes, which are basically surrounded by cliffs on three sides, but the opening direction is different; and the Three Taibai Lake is an ice erosion lake affected by faults, and there is also a largest Jade Emperor Pond Ice Erosion Lake in Taibai Mountain, which together form the wonders of Baxiantai and attract countless people to come and watch.
Aoshan Mountain, which is separated by a running horse beam from Baxiantai, is the second highest peak of the Taibai Mountains, with an altitude of 3520 meters, and is the birthplace of the Shishi River, a first-class tributary of the Wei River, and the Hongyan River, a second-class tributary of the Han River. From the map, we can see that compared with Baxiantai, the terrain of Aoshan Ishi is more gentle, and there is no sense of urgency about the steep and dangerous.
As a mountain opposite to Baxiantai, the natural scenery of Aoshan has also attracted many people to linger, and its beautiful scene is no less than that of Baxiantai, and even on some levels it has surpassed its relatively steep terrain. The poet Li Bai once climbed to the top of Aoshan Mountain, and with a surging admiration, wrote a poem "Willing to ride the cold wind and go straight out of the floating clouds", which shows the towering height of Aoshan Mountain.
The East Taibai Baxiantai and the West Taibai Ao Mountains are accompanied by the towering terrain of the endless running horse beams, forming a whole group of East-West Taibai Mountains. Under this mountain, many splendid civilizations of ancient China were born, and it should be known that Aoshan Is the birthplace of the tributaries of the Weihe River, and the Weihe River is the largest tributary of the Yellow River, and the Yellow River is the original birthplace of Chinese civilization, which complements each other and forms a long history and culture of China for three thousand years.
Dragon vein dragon vein, the dragon is the symbol of our Chinese nation, that dragon vein is naturally the beginning of the birth of our Chinese nation. Literally, the dragon vein is actually a symbol of the long and continuous tool that originated in our country, and from ancient times to the present, feng shui likes to call the long mountain range the dragon vein.
As the dividing line separating the north and south sides of the country, and the mainstream of the Yellow River, which is the source of the largest Chinese civilization, Taibai Mountain and even Qinling Mountain are naturally the most suitable mountain ranges in China to be called dragon veins, and it has the highest mountain in eastern China, and the towering Taibai Mountains and ancient mythological folklore have added a mysterious color to the Qinling Mountains. The Qinling Mountains, which have a peculiar geographical location, a high altitude and terrain, and many myths and legends, as well as the poetry of the literati and inkers, are not the dragon veins of our great China, so which mountain range can be called the dragon vein?
The power of nature is infinite. Just a mountain range can affect the climatic characteristics of the entire region, affect the types and quantities of animals and plants, and then affect the production and life of the people, and finally affect a country.