Taibai snow

"Taibai snow" is known as one of the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong. It has been recorded as early as in the ancient legend recorded in Li Daoyuan's notes to the water classic in the Northern Wei Dynasty: "Taibai Mountain connects Wugong Mountain in the south, and it is the most outstanding among all mountains. It snows in winter and summer, and looks bright." This is the earliest source of the word "Taibai Xuexue". It refers to the fact that in the past cold years, the snow on the top of the mountain did not melt all the year round. Even in the middle of summer, it was still snowy and silvery, and the scenery was particularly spectacular. From spring to autumn, wild flowers are in full bloom in the middle and low mountains. The leaves are as red as fire. The fruits are hanging on the branches. The snow on the top of the mountain is covered with silver light. You can see it from a hundred li away. It is particularly magnificent, leaving behind a good story of "snow covered in Taibai in June".

Taibai snow

"Taibai snow" is known as one of the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong. It has been recorded as early as in the ancient legend recorded in Li Daoyuan's notes to the water classic in the Northern Wei Dynasty: "Taibai Mountain connects Wugong Mountain in the south, and it is the most outstanding among all mountains. It snows in winter and summer, and looks bright." This is the earliest source of the word "Taibai Xuexue". It refers to the fact that in the past cold years, the snow on the top of the mountain did not melt all the year round. Even in the middle of summer, it was still snowy and silvery, and the scenery was particularly spectacular. In the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Jiyi once described Taibai snow in the "eight sceneries in Guanzhong" as follows: "the jade scraps on Baiyu mountain are cold, and the pine wind blows on langgan. Where the clouds are deep, where the eminent monks lie, where the moon is cold. "

historical origin

"Shuijingzhu" contains: "when Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, there was Taibai Mountain Temple, whose God name was Guchun, and he was a member of the legend of the immortals." According to the record of differences, the essence of Venus falls to the west of the main peak of Zhongnan, because its name is Taibai Mountain. Taibai Mountain is lofty and majestic, with luxuriant vegetation. On the top of the mountain, there are four high mountain lakes: Daye lake, Erye lake, Sanye lake and Yuhuang lake. The water is clear and unfathomable. Due to the high mountains, light clouds, thin air and cold climate, the snow does not melt all the year round. Even in the summer, the sky is still vast and silvery. Its scenery is particularly spectacular and beautiful. It is known as "Taibai snow", one of the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong.

Taibai Mountain has dense forest, gurgling streams, various birds and animals, and charming landscape. It is known as a treasure house of green plants and a natural zoo. It is also a rare natural alpine botanical garden and zoo in the world. Taibai Mountain Forest Park also has "Guiguzi cave" in which Wang Chan's ancestors practiced Taoism during the spring and autumn and Warring States periods. It is said that it is "zhongluping" where eight immortals practiced, such as Zhongli and LV Dongbin of the Han Dynasty. Laozi, the ancestor of Taoism, rode through the porch and passed through the "qingniu cave" where Tangyu had a rest. The "Tangzi city" built by Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei toured Tangyu, and the plank road where Sun Simiao, the king of medicine, went to Taibai to collect medicine.

The entrance of the forest park is Tangyu hot spring, which was called "Fengquan soup" in Tang Dynasty. At present, there are three big springs with a daily output of more than 400 tons of water and a temperature of 60 ℃ at the outlet, which has certain curative effect on a variety of diseases. For thousands of years, the Red River Danya, Xieyu Xiongguan, gufenghanjing, taochuan meandering, Doumu Qifeng, Pingan cloud sea, Taibai pearl, and Baxian summit, which are known as the eight sceneries of Taibai Mountain, are attracting more and more tourists at home and abroad.

Taibai snow

Zhu Jiyi, Qing Dynasty

White Jade Mountain Jade night cold

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Taibai Mountain is the main peak of Qinling Mountains, the North-South watershed in China. It lies in Meixian County, Taibai county and Zhouzhi County of Shaanxi Province, 70 kilometers east of Xi'an city. Taibai Mountain is rich in geological and natural resources. "Taibai snow" as one of the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong, as early as in the Northern Wei Dynasty Li Daoyuan's "Shui Jing Zhu" there is a record: "snow in winter and summer, look at the AI ran." What is the appearance of "Taibai snow", which was praised by scholars of all ages?

Climbing the top of Qinling Mountain in rain and fog

When I first heard of Taibai snow, the image in my mind is just a high mountain with snow capped peaks. Besides, I have no more ideas. As for those ancient literati chanting Taibai snow poems, it seems that they are too far away from us to guess.

Baxiantai, the main peak of Taibai Mountain, is the highest point in Shaanxi Province, with an altitude of 3767.2 meters. It is also the highest peak in the eastern half of the Chinese mainland, east of 105 ° E. Generally, every 120 meters above sea level, the temperature will drop by 1 ℃. The altitude of Xi'an city is about 400 meters, and the temperature at the end of April is about 22 ℃. So it is estimated that there should be snow in the place above 3000 meters above sea level in Taibai Mountain. Zhu Kunxian, a teacher in the Department of geology at Northwestern University, said that the height of Taibai Mountain is still growing. This determines that Taibai Mountain has become the only place in the east half of China where we can experience the snow mountain.

There are three routes to mount Taibai: one is from Taibai County, the West foot of Taibai Mountain; the other is from houwanzi, Zhouzhi County, along the south foot of Taibai Mountain; the other is from Tangyu, Meixian County, to the north foot of Taibai Mountain. Few people know the route to the west, and they can see the original natural landscape, but it's very difficult to walk. A staff member of Taibai County Ecological Office said that in this season, when you start from yinggezui to climb Taibai Mountain, half of the way is covered with snow and it's very cold. Because of the changeable climate in the mountain, it may snow or hail at any time, and the local mountain people seldom go up the mountain at this time, It's even harder for you city dwellers to get on. Houwanzi from Zhouzhi County can also reach the main peak of Taibai Mountain. However, houwanzi is located at the southern foot of Taibai Mountain, with abundant sunshine and warm climate, so it is less likely to see snow. Starting from Tangyu in Meixian County and going to the northern foot of Taibai Mountain, it is more likely to see snow, and the road is relatively easy to walk.

The reporter chose to climb Taibai Mountain from Tangyu. Starting from Xi'an, although the morning sun is not strong, we still feel the warmth of late spring in single clothes. However, when we arrived at Tangyu, the sky had a light rain and the temperature dropped to more than ten degrees Celsius. Local people say that in this weather, it should snow in the mountains.

Tangyu is more than 500 meters above sea level. You can take a bus from here to Xiaban temple, which is 2800 meters above sea level. From there, you can take a cableway to 3200 meters above sea level. After that, you have to walk all the way. After passing SHANGBAN temple and baixiantai, you can finally reach "Tianyuan place", which is 3511 meters above sea level. You can feel China's north-south boundary and see shaotaibai, which is 3666 meters above sea level. Due to the limited time, we plan to return after arriving at the "Tianyuan place", because there is still a long way to reach the main peak of Taibai Mountain. On the way, we have to pass through bingdou Lake - dayehai. Experienced climbers say that it takes at least a whole day to go from Xiaban temple to dayehai.

The higher the altitude, the heavier the rain. After about two hours' drive, the reporter arrived at Xiaban temple. At this time, the mountain was foggy and the visibility was less than 20 meters. Chen manliang, manager of xiabansi service station, who lives here all the year round, said that when the weather is sunny, the sunshine on the mountain is strong and very dry. When it rains, it will be very humid and foggy. "When it rains a little, we will have a heavy rain here." Before setting out, Zhu Kunxian, a teacher from the Department of geology of Northwestern University, told reporters that the clouds that can cause rainfall are usually concentrated at an altitude of 2000-3000 meters, so the mountain area at this altitude has abundant rainfall and humid climate.

Nowadays, the average temperature of Xiaban temple is about 10 ℃, and there is no snow condition. If you go up, can you see the white snow? Mr. Chen manliang told reporters that in today's weather, SHANGBAN Temple (about 3300 meters above sea level) must have had heavy snow. However, where we are, the fog is so thick that we can't see the mountains in the distance. As it is getting late, the reporter decided to live in Xiaban temple first, and then go to SHANGBAN Temple early tomorrow morning. The night in the mountains is terrifying. Looking out of the window in complete darkness, I don't know how big and deep the mountain is in front of me. At this time, I have nothing left in my heart except the awe of the mountain.

famous scenery

Taibai snow in June

"Taibai snow in June" is one of the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong. According to shuijingzhu, Taibai Mountain is "the most beautiful and outstanding in all mountains, with snow in winter and summer, and looks bright." Liu Zongyuan's Taibai Mountain ancestral temple records at the beginning: "the southwest of Yongzhou is bounded by Liang, the mountain is too white, the ground is too cold, and the accumulation of ice and snow is not yet there." In the Song Dynasty, Su Shi described the spring drought, dry and hot weather, and withered wheat seedlings in his "praying for rain on Taibai Mountain", but the mountain is still described as "the cliff has been fantastic, ice and snow are in the corner". In the poem "Taibai Mountain" written by Zhu duo in Yuan Dynasty, there is a sentence that "snowflakes dot the green screen, and the autumn wind can't blow up", which strongly states the early snowfall and snow; in the poem "Yi Tong Zhi" of Yuan Dynasty, it is said that "the mountain (Taibai Mountain) is extremely high, and the snow is always on the top of the mountain, but it is still brilliant in midsummer"; in the poem "Sancai tuhui" written by Wang Qi of Ming Dynasty, the description of the snow on Taibai mountain all the year round is: "there is always snow on the top of the mountain, and it is still brilliant in midsummer" "Taibai Mountain Song" also has a poem "Yinya Aiai accumulation of ancient snow, absolutely gully long pine several broken" to describe the time of Taibai mountain snow. It can be seen that Taibai's beautiful scenery of snow in midsummer has a long history, which is not exaggeration and fiction. In the cold and snowy years of the past, the towering peaks were covered with snow all the year round, and silver light could be seen from a hundred Li. Therefore, the wonder of "Taibai snow covered in June" came from this. In recent years, due to the gradual warming of the climate and the reduction of snowfall in winter, there are more summer drought, high temperature and hot weather. Therefore, it is difficult to see the beautiful scene of "Taibai snow in June".

Geological Museum

The geological structure of Taibai Mountain is special, the plants are prosperous and the animals are abundant

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