Little Dangyang

It's 6 kilometers away from Muyu Town, 952 meters above sea level. It's only 10 minutes by car from muyuping. In xiaodangyang, there is an old botanical garden in Shennongjia, where there are many living plants left behind by larvae. The most famous one is a thousand year old hemlock tree, which is about 36 meters high and 2.45 meters in diameter. It needs six people to embrace it. The trunk is hard, and it clanks when it is knocked. According to textual research, this tree has experienced song, Liao, Xixia, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Once, this tree was struck by lightning. In order to save it, people smeared mud on the bottom of the tree where it was struck by lightning, and put a clay statue of Shennong into it. People from far and near came to burn incense. Now the wound of ancient Chinese fir has healed, and the golden statue has been wrapped in the tree trunk, which is very magical.

Little Dangyang

It's 6 kilometers away from Muyu Town, 952 meters above sea level. It's only 10 minutes by car from muyuping. In xiaodangyang, there is an old botanical garden in Shennongjia, where there are many living plants left behind by larvae. The most famous one is a thousand year old hemlock tree, which is about 36 meters high and 2.45 meters in diameter. It needs six people to embrace it. The trunk is hard, and it clanks when it is knocked. According to textual research, this tree has experienced song, Liao, Xixia, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Once, this tree was struck by lightning. In order to save it, people smeared mud on the bottom of the tree where it was struck by lightning, and put a clay statue of Shennong into it. People from far and near came to burn incense. Now the wound of ancient Chinese fir has healed, and the golden statue has been wrapped in the tree trunk, which is very magical.

General situation

Shennongtan scenic spot is located in xiaodangyang village, six kilometers to the south of Muyu Town, Shennongjia. It is a very spiritual place. After years of weathering, the cliff opposite shennongtan presents the shape of galloping horse and flowing cloud. What's more strange is that there is a lifelike natural statue of Shennong on the cliff, which is only after the completion of shennongtan It was discovered that shennongtan scenic spot was designed by the famous Chinese calligrapher and painter Mr. Qian Shaowu. It was officially completed in 1997. It is the first and only scenic spot in Shenlongjia scenic spot, which integrates human landscape and natural landscape. It is divided into three parts: Ancient botanical garden, thousand year old Shanwang, Shennong altar, and a party reflecting Shennong customs. First of all, I came to the ancient botanical garden, where a number of ancient, precious and endangered plant species are collected, including Davidia involucrata, a national first-class protected plant, Lianxiang, Xiangguo, gingko, etc. there are 27 kinds of second-class protected plants. You can see that under many trees there is a stone carved with names and place names. It turns out that these trees have been adopted, Of course, if you want, you can also adopt any tree you like that has not been adopted here, so that you can not only receive the photos of their growth sent by the staff here every year. It is an ancient angiosperm, which appeared on the earth about 100 million years ago. It is a second-class protected plant in China. Its leaves are like Chinese tulip, also known as Chinese tulip tree. Its flowers have opened at the beginning of new leaves. Its shape is similar to the world famous tulip, so its English name is also called "tulip of China".

geographical environment

The unique geographical environment and three-dimensional microclimate of xiaodangyang make Shennongjia a transitional area of plant species between the north and the south of China and a cross area of numerous animals. Shennongjia has more than 3700 kinds of plants (730 kinds of fungi, 190 kinds of lichens, 290 kinds of pteridophytes, 30 kinds of gymnosperms, 2430 kinds of angiosperms, and more than 4000 kinds of bryophytes). Among them, 40 kinds are under the state key protection, and there are more than 1050 kinds of animals (70 kinds of mammals, 300 kinds of birds, 20 kinds of amphibians, 40 kinds of reptiles, 40 kinds of fish, 40 kinds of insects) More than 560 species), 70 of which are under state key protection. It covers almost all the animal and plant species from Mohe in the north, Xishuangbanna in the south, central Japan in the East and Himalayas in the West.

natural resources

Xiaodangyang scenic spot in Shennongjia is the only well preserved oasis in inland China and the only green treasure land in the middle latitudes of the world. It has the only intact subtropical forest ecosystem in the middle latitudes of the world. It is the most characteristic monopolistic world-class tourism resources. The flora is rich and colorful, ancient, unique and rare. The vigorous and straight fir, the simple tulip rock cypress, the elegant Thoreau, the elegant Davidia involucrata, and the exclusive hemlock are luxuriant and leafy, which block out the sky and block out the sun; the golden monkey, white bear, Sumen antelope, giant salamander, white stork, white crane, Golden Eagle and other animals and birds are found in the grass and in the forest. Everything is so harmonious and peaceful, free and serene. There are also beautiful and ancient legends and simple and mysterious folk customs here. Human and nature together constitute the primitive ecological and cultural circle of mountains in the mainland of China. The legend of Shennong's tasting grass and collecting herbs, the mystery of "savage", the myth epic of the Han nationality, the ancient salt road of Sichuan and Hubei, the marriage customs of Tujia, and the charm of mountain and countryside are all fascinating. Here are magnificent mountains, clear springs and wonderful scenery. Shennongding is located in the "No.1 peak in Central China" and the scenic valley is ranked among the "No.1 scenic spot in Shennong"; Hongping Canyon, guanmenhe Canyon, jiadaohe Canyon and yemahe canyon are magnificent; Yinyu River, Yandu River, Xiangxi River and Dajiu Lake are beautiful; Swallow Cave inhabited by Wanyan, hot and cold cave, frozen cave in midsummer, Chaoshui cave with three tides in a day and Qianyu cave with thundering fish It's amazing; flowing springs and waterfalls, sea of clouds and Buddha's light are all grand views.

The climate is pleasant

Xiaodangyang in Shennongjia is the watershed between the Yangtze River and the Han River. There are four water systems in its territory: Xiangxi River, Yandu River, Nanhe River and Duhe river. As the region is located in the mid latitude north subtropical monsoon region, the temperature is cool and rainy, and the seasonal difference is 3-4 days for every 100 m elevation rise. "At the foot of the mountain in midsummer, at the top of the mountain in spring, at the foot of the mountain in autumn, at the top of the mountain in ice, red, orange, yellow and green are not enough, spring, summer, autumn and winter are the most difficult to separate" is a true portrayal of the climate in Shennongjia. Due to the alternating influence of the humid and hot southeast monsoon and the dry and cold continental high pressure, as well as the regulation of heat and precipitation by alpine forests, a pleasant climate without extreme heat in summer and severe cold in winter is formed. Shennongjia is a cool world when it is hot in summer in southern cities.

Historical heritage

Long stage

Shennongjia small Dangyang scenic spot Shennong altar is a place for the Chinese people to remember their ancestors, offer sacrifices to Shennong, and pray for the blessing of the gods. The altar is divided into the temple of heaven and the altar of earth. The temple of heaven is located on the green mountains where the two elephants carry camels. His eyes are slightly closed, as if he is insight into all things in the world. The height of the statue is 21 meters, symbolizing the prosperity of the motherland in the 21st century; the width is 35 meters, and the height is 56 meters, symbolizing the great unity of 56 nationalities; the two horns on the head are designed according to the legend that Shennong is the head of the ox, but in fact the horns are not It is the totem of ancient farming tribes; connecting the temple of heaven and the temple of earth is the lawn and the long steps. The lawn in the middle and the long steps on both sides are completely in the style of ancient Chinese royal architecture. In the middle is the emperor's walk, while the two sides are the ministers' walk, and there are left ministers and right ministers. In ancient China, the odd number is Yang number, the even number is Yin number, and nine is the first number of Yang, which is the same as the "long" of heaven and earth So the long steps on both sides are all multiples of nine. From the bottom to the top, they are nineteen, eighty-nine, seventy-nine, sixty-nine and fifty-nine, which are 243 steps in total. It is divided into five stages containing nine and has the meaning of ninety-five. This shows that Emperor Yan Shennong has long been regarded as the supreme in the hearts of Chinese people.

Ditan

Below the long step is the Ditan, which is also for common people's sacrifice. In front of it are nine tripods and eight long, incense burner and merit box. Every Chinese can sacrifice to Shennong and pray for disaster. Here we can see that the Ditan is round on the outside and square on the inside. This is because in ancient times, when people didn't know much about nature, they thought it was a place with a round sky. In the center of the altar, there are five colored stones, which represent the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. Shennong's ancestors not only tasted all kinds of herbs and built a shelf to collect herbs, but also made Shennongjia famous for the prosperity of future generations There are eight murals in the altar, which show the achievements and wealth of Yan Emperor's life for future generations. If you look at them closely, they are cattle farming, rizhong market, Jima Yige, Jiaowei Wuxian, pottery, stone and wooden tools, primitive farming, well irrigation and primitive medicine. Now let's come to the altar to worship this great ancestor. There are two kinds of sacrificial methods: Official sacrificial and folk sacrificial. The official sacrificial has ten steps: Nine bells and drums, (Lord and companion) sacrificial people in place, burning candles to offer sacrifices, reading holy texts, offering three sacrifices, playing songs, offering flowers and money, firing nine guns, bowing to ancestors, sacrificial singing and dancing The procedure of sacrifice is relatively simple, mainly including burning candles and incense, kowtowing, donating merits, ringing bells and drums, setting off firecrackers, and the end of sacrifice.

Emperor Yan

Yandi Shennong is the great ancestor of the Chinese nation and the ancestor god of China. He is known as Yandi Shennong because he is good at using fire and invented primitive farming. At the same time, he is also the largest inventor of the Chinese nation. Many of his inventions left a brilliant chapter in the history of the development of the Chinese nation, and the Chinese people are still bathed in his grace.

Precious plants

Ginkgo biloba in xiaodangyang scenic spot of Shennongjia is a second-class protected plant in China. It belongs to gymnosperms and large deciduous trees. It is known as a living fossil and was once recognized by Guo Mo, a famous Chinese scholar

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