Tupingtang ice mortar. Tell me about it.

At present, there are two main limestone groups in Guizhou, one is Pingtang limestone group, and the other is Guanling limestone group. In recent two years, there has also been a whirlwind of exploring mortar fever in Guizhou outdoor enthusiasts circle.

Mortar refers to the glacial meltwater with ice and debris in the glaciers in the late Quaternary, which strongly impacted and ground the underlying bedrock from top to bottom along the glacier cracks, forming a mortar that seemed to be used for rice milling in ancient China. At present, the largest mortar in the world is Bailongtan mortar discovered in Beijing on 20 10.

The three characteristics of the ice mortar are "small mouth, big belly and flat bottom". Mortar is a direct product of glaciers. Two or three million years ago, when the glacier melt water flowed down the glacier cracks under the conditions of "closed" and "semi-closed" ice sheets, due to the huge pressure in the ice, it strongly impacted, swam and ground in the form of "cylindrical diamond" covering bedrock and glacier boulders, and finally formed a deep pit.

Guanling Ice Mortar is located in Dongzha Formation, Pozhou Village, Duanqiao Town, Guanling County, Anshun City, Guizhou Province. It is 29.5 kilometers downstream of Huangguoshu Waterfall, a national scenic spot. It is adjacent to Menghuotun, a famous mountain in Guizhou in the east, Kongmingtang and Zhuge Liang Swimming Pool in the east, and the site of Guansuo Military Station before the war, the ancient road before the war and Le 'an Hot Spring in the south. Maybe you've heard about Guanling Ice Mortar for a long time, maybe you came in a hurry, but do you know how beautiful Guanling Ice Mortar is?

The best viewing period of Guanling ice mortar is the winter and spring season every year, which is the dry season, and people can walk in the valley without regrets. If it rains in summer and autumn, the valleys and streams will flood, and we can only watch from afar gloomily on the mountain.

Next, let's take a look at the mysterious appearance of mortars!