The Brahmaputra Grand Canyon is the most mysterious area of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China, because of its unique geological structure and rich animal and plant resources, it is called by world scientists: the keyhole that opens the door of the earth's history. With a total length of 504.6 kilometers, the maximum depth is 6009 meters (Guinness World Records), and the average depth is 2268 meters, making it the largest and deepest canyon in the world. The waterfall drops in it are all 30--50 meters, and the plants found in it account for 2/3 of the known plants in the country, mammals up to 1/2, insects up to 4/5, and large fungi account for 3/5 of the known species in the country. With the advancement of China's scientific expeditions, more and more rare animals and plants have been found here.
Brahmaputra Grand Canyon
The Brahmaputra Grand Canyon is the last secret place on Earth and the only remaining virgin land in the world. I remember a president of the United States once said that not having been to the Grand Canyon of colora means that he has not been to the United States. Once the world's largest, the Colorado Canyon is 1880 meters deep and 400 kilometers long, and it currently has to rank second in the world. We Chinese we can proudly say now that we have not been to the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon, we cannot say that we have seen the most magnificent mountains and rivers in the world. The magic of the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon is also that it provides a good passage for the water vapor of the Indian Ocean to cross the Himalayas. Because of this, the vegetation of the Grand Canyon is very good and it is a natural paradise for all kinds of wildlife.
The fruit pond of the Brahmaputra River takes a big turn
Known by scientists as the "little saber-toothed tiger", the clouded leopard has been found many times in the Grand Canyon in recent years, and the clouded leopard is the oldest and most mysterious member of the big cat family. According to some scientists, the clouded leopard is a descendant of a saber-toothed tiger that has long since become extinct on Earth. The coat color distribution of the clouded leopard is strange, very similar to a large dark cloud, so it is considered to be called a clouded leopard. Clouded leopards have a large proportion of canine teeth, the largest of the cats, and can hunt medium and large prey, which is particularly close to saber-toothed tigers from this point of view. The clouded leopard has huge claws, a golden body, and is covered with cloud-like markings. In recent scientific expeditions, the figure of the clouded leopard has been photographed by the camera many times, and at present, the clouded leopard has only been found in Yunnan and the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon, and is one of the rarest species in the world.
Clouded leopard
The jackals we often talk about are the jackals in the jackals, which are also recorded by the expedition team members in the Grand Canyon. The jackal is close to the dog in appearance, smaller than the wolf, but bold, good at siege, and is also a master of extraction. The jackal is agile and loves to hunt with tricks. Direct culling of small animals, and scheming is used against large animals such as buffalo. One jackal attacks in front of the buffalo to attract the attention of the buffalo, and the other jackal will climb onto the cow's back, gently scratch the area around the cow's ass with its claws, and when the cow is itchy and unbearable, it will attack its weak parts such as anus, pull out its intestines, and the cow will eventually bleed and die of pain. People often say that foxes are cunning, and I see that this animal is not only cunning but also very sinister.
Black-backed jackal
Asian jackals generally have red coat color, so they are also called red-haired dogs in the folk. The Asian jackal is good at using its sharp and barbed front paws to first blind the eyes of large prey, and then eat in groups, which can be seen from the above two attack methods, so even large beasts of prey will abandon food and stay away from them when they encounter jackals. In India, there was a battle between a group of jackals and Bengal tigers for food, and after the tiger bit and bit many jackals, they were bitten to death by the jackals due to exhaustion.
Asian Jackal
In the inaccessible metuo jungle, the expedition team members were pleasantly surprised to find the existence of the golden cat. The golden cat in the Grand Canyon weighs about thirty pounds, almost close to the clouded leopard. These Asian golden cats are fast-moving, jungle mavericks, and they prefer to prey on small herbivores. The images taken by the expedition team show that these golden cats have bright coats and strong physiques, and they know at a glance that they are rich in food here.
Asian Golden Cat
In addition, another ancient and rare species of cloud cat has been found in the Grand Canyon, the cloud cat has a coat color that resembles a clouded leopard and a snow leopard, but is much smaller, only slightly larger than the domestic cat. Cloud cats mainly prey on small animals such as birds and squirrels, cloud cats have only been found in Yunnan, China, and the discovery of so many predators proves that the ecological chain here is very complete. According to scientific research, the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon is the only area in China where four cats are distributed, namely tiger, jackal, snow leopard and clouded leopard. After research statistics, in the Grand Canyon found that there are no less than 14 species of ungulate herbivores such as impala, Himalayan iguana, rock sheep and so on. This also shows that this area is one of the most abundant ungulate populations in China, so it proves that the ecological chain here is quite complete.
Cloud cat
As a stone lover, I pay more attention to the jade produced in the Grand Canyon area. In 2007, a strange stone lover found several green stones in the Brahmaputra River, and later sold 4,000 yuan each. After the news came out, stone friends from all over the country came to look for stones. But because of the high altitude here, quarrying is not easy. This kind of stone is the beautiful stone that was later known as Tibetan jade, and its water impact is extremely high, the texture is delicate, and the skin color is warm. Fine Tibetan jade is relatively rare, and the value of Tibetan jade has since doubled dozens. It is rumored that Tibetan jade still has medicinal value, but because there are few jade mines, I estimate that the value of Tibetan jade will become higher and higher in the future. Tibetan jade, also known as dark green jade, belongs to the serpentine stone jade, and its color is mostly dark green.
Tibetan jade: Kunlun divine turtle, weighing 11.8 tons
The Brahmaputra Grand Canyon is not only home to a variety of amazing animals, but also to almost all the natural vegetation types of the terrestrial ecosystem of the Warm Zone, so it is known as: the museum of plants. The valley floor is overgrown with exotic flowers and grasses, and temperate evergreen broad-leaved forests grow on the slopes, and higher up the valleys grow cold coniferous forests. The plains of the canyon are covered with golden canola flowers, purple-white pea flowers, and endless barley fields. It makes visitors dizzy and relaxed. The Grand Canyon water vapor channel brings abundant moisture and heat, which is very suitable for plant growth. The natural environment here is beautiful and pure, so people call it "Tibet Jiangnan".
Aerial photography of the scenery along the Brahmaputra
In November 2020, China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism awarded the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon as a national 5A level tourist attraction. The discovery of the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon has been called one of the most important geographical discoveries of mankind in the 20th century by world scientists. From the end of October 1998 to the present, scientists from many disciplines across the country have entered here for scientific research and have mastered extremely important measured data. In particular, a living fossil of the insect family , the order pteroptera , has also been found here.
One of the insects of the order Pterodactylidae
The beauty of the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon can be summed up in ten words: high, strong, deep, quiet, run, long, dangerous, low, odd, and beautiful. The Grand Canyon is steep and inconvenient, so it is sparsely populated. Many places are no-man's land, and perhaps because of this, the most ancient natural beauty has been preserved. At present, the places that tourists can visit are only a very small part of the Grand Canyon, most of which are not suitable for sightseeing because of the presence of beasts, and many no-man's land have unknown risks, and it is not recommended to go privately.
Sacred Mountain Nanga Bawa Peak
The riverbed of the Brahmaputra reaches an average elevation of more than 3,000 meters, making it the highest river in the world. The lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River form a large horseshoe-shaped bend around the highest peak of the eastern himalayas, which has been washed away for more than 100,000 years to form the current Brahmaputra Grand Canyon. The main body of the Grand Canyon is in Metuo County, Tibet, because of the dangerous terrain, it has become a hiding paradise for many rare and ancient species, because of the lack of human interference, it can reproduce freely, forming its own unique biological chain system.
Great view under the sacred mountain
There are so many delicate rivers and mountains, causing countless heroes to bend their waists. As a member of the Chinese, I am proud of the beauty of the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon and a little worried about its future. I don't want to destroy the original ecology of nature because of excessive human interference, and I hope that everyone can love and care for this natural museum of the motherland. I am Keiko, carry forward the traditional culture of our country, if you like my article please pay attention to attention, welcome to leave a message to share your insights.