Gaoyiling: Hundreds of millions of years of "uncanny craftsmanship"

Gaoyiling: Hundreds of millions of years of "uncanny craftsmanship"

Gaoyiling: Hundreds of millions of years of "uncanny craftsmanship", this is a gift from nature

Between the winding canyons, the ridges extend all the way up, as if they are going straight to the sky. This place was once called "the place forgotten by God". It was not until the past two years that a short video of Gao Yi Ling's aerial photography went viral on the Internet. This mysterious Danxia landform once again entered the world's vision and became a hot topic. Internet celebrity check-in point.

Chenzhou Danxia is one of the largest concentrated distribution areas of Danxia landforms discovered so far in my country, and is praised as "all there is in the world." Gaoyiling is undoubtedly the most prominent representative and symbol of beauty among the Danxia landforms in Chenzhou.

Climb the "Ladder to Heaven" and then to the top, enjoy the infinite scenery on the dangerous peak

When vehicles drive through Chenyong Avenue, you can see large areas of exposed brown-red rocks along both sides of the road, as if you are on the dangerous peak. Watching a trailer of Danxia Wonders makes people look forward to the "feature" of Gao Yi Ling.

Entering the scenic spot, tourists’ eyes are invariably attracted by a mountain directly in front of them. The ridge extends all the way up. This is also the steepest peak in Gaoyiling - Meilitan, and its scenery is just like its name. , extremely beautiful. But to enjoy such beautiful scenery, you must first climb a "ladder to the sky" from the bottom of the mountain.

But the closer you get to the top of the mountain, the steeper the steps become. As you approach the top and look back down, you will see that the mountain at your feet is as steep as if it had been cut with a knife, and you can't help but tremble in your legs. The seemingly only 100-meter-high ladder took nearly 15 minutes to complete. After boarding the Meili Tan and looking around, I had a panoramic view of the long and narrow Red Cliff Canyon, and finally understood the sentence in the introductory column at the foot of the mountain, "Infinite scenery lies in the dangerous peaks."

Bypassing the Meili Tan and heading deeper into the canyon, we came to the iconic attraction of Gaoyiling - Dragon's Back. This is a narrow and long mountain with a bare ridge and steep cliffs on both sides, like a dragon's back. According to legend, every person who comes to Gaoyiling and walks through the Dragon's Backbone will be blessed by the Dragon's Backbone, and their future life will be as smooth as the Dragon's Backbone.

Walking on the narrow Longji Mountain Road, you can see the blue lake in the distance and the steeply sloping Red Cliff Danxia at your feet. Here, you can even appreciate the unique wild beauty of Gaoyiling. Understand why this ridge fascinates countless photographers. The person in charge of Gaoyiling Scenic Spot said that he himself is a senior photography enthusiast, and he has many friends who have traveled thousands of miles to Gaoyiling to shoot, and several videos have been viewed in excess of tens of millions.

Gaoyiling was once a "wild mountain". When it was not developed or transformed, few people visited it. After becoming popular on the Internet, the local government began to upgrade this "wild mountain", building plank roads, building bridges, building landscapes, etc., and also developed amusement projects such as high-altitude bicycles, cliff swings, and flying ziplines. Gaoyiling became A scenic spot where everyone can get up close and enjoy. Gaoyiling Scenic Area was officially opened to the public. In less than a year, it has received 1 million domestic and foreign tourists.

300 years ago, "China's first travel blogger" also came here to check in

In fact, more than 300 years ago, "the originator of travel bloggers" - the famous travel My family, Xu Xiake, has already come here to help everyone. Feitianshan National Geopark, adjacent to Gaoyiling, is the largest Danxia landform area in the country. The Cuijiang River passes through the scenic area. If you take a boat along the river, you can see the red cliffs, red cliffs, clear water, strange rocks, caves, and coffins hanging on the cliffs. When Xu Xiake visited here, he once praised it as "every inch of the land is beautiful and every mountain is strange", and the world even praised it as "the blessed land of Nanling and the pearl of southern Hunan".

The Gaoyiling Danxia landform with Feitian Mountain at its back has once again become known to the public through the Internet. Nature has spent hundreds of millions of years polishing these winding mountains and canyons, and allowing the turquoise lakes and red rocks to complement each other. This original ecological landscape that combines clear water and Danshan Mountains is different from other Danxia landforms in China. All are very different.

Wang Anshi once wrote, "The wonders, weirdness, and extraordinary sights of the world often lie in the dangers and distances, and the places are rarely visited by people, so only those with ambitions cannot reach them." Now, after the upgrade, Gao Yiling Scenic Area is no longer a "dangerous place", but it can also allow the world to appreciate its "extraordinary views" and reap this gift created by nature after hundreds of millions of years of "uncanny workmanship".