Devil's Valley

Devil's Valley

Devil's Valley starts from Shashan in Ruoqiang in the West and ends at buluntai in Qinghai Province in the East. It is 100 km long, 30 km wide and 3000-4000 m above sea level. In the south of the valley, the main ridge of Kunlun mountain rises into the clouds, and in the north, Qilian Mountain blocks the Qaidam Basin. There are often strange lightning and thunder, accompanied by a large number of livestock deaths, known locally as the devil's valley.

Introduction to Valley

At the east end of Altun Mountain Nature Reserve, Kunlun mountain area, at the junction of Ruoqiang county and Qinghai Province, starts from Kumukuli desert in the West and ends at buluntai in the East, with a total length of 100 km, a width of 30 km and an altitude of 3000-4000 M. There is the main vein of Kunlun Mountain in the south, and the Qimantage mountain in the north, blocking the dry and hot air in summer in the Qaidam Basin. The two mountains face each other with abundant rainfall and humid climate. Nalinggele river runs through them, with lakes and grasses all over it, which looks like a green carpet. However, it is this charming Canyon that is regarded as a forbidden area with demons and full of horror. There are many mysterious legends about the "devil" in the local area: "when the dark clouds cover the valley, accompanied by lightning and thunder, you can see the ghost fire of blue Yingying, hear the gunfire of hunters asking for help, and the desperate and miserable crying of herdsmen and gold diggers.". As a result, people are far away from this magical place, and call it "devil's Valley" instead. After investigation by scientific researchers, it is found that devil Valley is a lightning strike area, where there are large areas of strong magnetic basalt, as well as more than 30 large and small iron ore veins and quartz bodies. Because the wet air is blocked by the main vein of Kunlun Mountain and Qimantage mountain, it converges into the valley and forms thunderstorm cloud. Combined with the effect of underground magnetic field, thunderstorm often occurs. The mystery of the devil's Valley has aroused people's great interest, and people are trying to explore it in order to uncover the mystery of the devil's Valley as soon as possible.

In Northwest China, there is a long and narrow valley with a length of 100 km and a width of 30 km, starting from Mangya town in Qinghai Province in the East and reaching the Shashan mountain in Ruoqiang County in Xinjiang in the West. With an average altitude of 3200 meters, the valley is a good natural pasture. However, it is called "devil's Valley" and has been regarded as a forbidden area for thousands of years because many people and herds died here.

"Devil's Valley" weather is fine when it's sunny. Once the weather changes, it will be gloomy and terrifying. There is wind on the flat land, lightning and thunder, especially the rolling thunder. The mountains are shaking and the trees are scorched. Once people and animals meet with each other, they will be struck by lightning and never survive.

Geologists have risked their lives for many times to carry out on-the-spot investigation, and finally revealed the mystery of the valley. The original Valley underground are all strong magnetic basaltic rocks, but also distributed more than 30 iron ore and quartz diorite. The electromagnetic effect of the strong magnetic field formed by these two kinds of rock masses leads to the electric charge in the lightning cloud, which makes the air discharge to form a dull thunder. Once the lightning meets the protruding objects on the ground, it produces the discharge phenomenon, and the people and animals on the pasture are naturally the targets of lightning strike.

In the far away Altun mountain, there is a place where people rarely visit, which is called "devil's Valley". In the early winter of last year, Zhao Ziyun, a nearly 70 year old geological engineer, walked through the "devil's Valley" which is about 90 kilometers long. Through scientific investigation, he obtained the first-hand information about the geography, geomorphology and historical secrets of the "devil's Valley" for the first time - "Desert King" bravely explored the "devil's Valley".

There are dangers everywhere

November 18, 2003, is a rare day for Zhao Ziyun who went to the devil's valley. The weather is fine and sunny. Although the temperature is more than minus 20 degrees Celsius, the high snow peak of Altun mountain is shining silver, waving like a beautiful Kunlun jade, which excites Zhao Ziyun.

Zhao Ziyun drove more than 1000 kilometers a day and night to reach the source of the Ruoqiang River from Urumqi. Although the altitude is above 6000 meters, Zhao Ziyun has no symptoms of panic, shortness of breath, or even tiredness. He said to two temporary camel workers, "I'm not going to go back to the devil's Valley this time. You must think about it now There's still time to look back. "

Camel worker Liu Jiangdong and his son Liu Xinwen were born and raised in Altun mountain. They may be used to walking on the line of life and death all the year round. They said with indifference, "Zhao Gong, you are not afraid at your age. What are we afraid of?" So, three of them, each riding a camel, set out from Subash to "devil's valley.".

In the early winter of Altun mountain, the grass and trees are withered. From 6000 meters above sea level down the river, to 4000 meters above sea level, there are still no trees, only small clumps of shrubs and withered grass. Occasionally, a group of Tibetan wild donkeys, argali sheep and Qingyang stood on the far hills and looked warily at Zhao Ziyun. They seemed to judge whether these people would destroy their peaceful home and life.

Down to 2000 meters above sea level, vegetation gradually luxuriant, seabuckthorn, red willow, Populus euphratica There are more and more kinds of crows and nameless birds flying through the air, leaving all kinds of calls, which Zhao Ziyun hopes to see. He has been working in the field for many years. What he fears most is not leopard, wolf, beast and danger, but loneliness.

The more you go into the mountains, the harder the road is. Everywhere there are brambles, red willows and rocks with sharp teeth, which make people and camels feel frightened at every step they take. What's more, there are dense underground rivers. Sometimes, you can only hear the sound of cheering, but you can't see the water. If you don't step on it, you will fall into the water with a "Gudong" sound, and your whole body will be covered.

On the first day of entering the "devil's Valley", Zhao Ziyun stumbled seven or eight kilometers. He had fallen more than 20 times. He was all wet and shivering with cold. When he was camping at night, Zhao Ziyun took off his clothes to bake. Then he felt pain here and there. The camel worker looked carefully and exclaimed, "Zhao Gong, you are injured and bleeding!" It turned out that he was already scarred.

"That's just the beginning." Zhao Ziyun said to Liu's father and son with a smile: "I'm afraid the most terrible is still behind!"

Sure enough, when crossing the river on the third day, the strong camel suddenly lost its front hooves. It is indisputable that Zhao Ziyun was thrown down from the high hump and fell into the fast flowing river, almost drowning in the cold water! It turned out that the camel's heel was pierced by granite, and the pain was unbearable, so it had to make this "bad move". The camel worker and his son screamed for help. Zhao Ziyun crawled out of the fast ice water. Although he was still in shock, he was very sad to see the blood flowing under the camel's feet. He was busy dressing the wounds of the camels, and then he made up his mind to say to Liu's father and son, "you see, the river is getting deeper and deeper, and there are more and more trees. It's better to walk safely and fast than to ride a camel. Let's just put the camel here and go on foot."

It can be said that camel is the most loyal friend that camel workers rely on to survive. Liu's father and son love camel as much as Zhao Ziyun, and they readily agree to hear Zhao Ziyun say so. So they put the three camels in an open field with water and grass, and began a more difficult hike.

Witness the law of the jungle

Based on years of field work experience in the west, Zhao Ziyun has always suspected that "devil's Valley" is dominated by bears. Sure enough, on the afternoon of the second day, Zhao Ziyun suddenly found many huge footprints arranged radially on the ground, and pools of frozen animal excrement. "It's the bear!" Zhao Ziyun warned Liu's father and son in a low voice, "let's be careful, don't disturb these guys."

Although the bear, known as the "king of the mountain", has entered hibernation at this time, Zhao Ziyun jokingly and half seriously introduces it: "the bear is the most unreasonable guy. He pours at people whenever he sees them. With a slap, he can smash the skull of a wild boar. This guy is so brave that he is not afraid of the sound of guns and the light of fire. If it wasn't for hibernation, I wouldn't dare to come in and die. I'm also a senior engineer. I'm not reconciled to this guy! " However, the purpose of entering "devil's Valley" this time is not only for exploration, but also for scientific investigation. Therefore, Zhao Ziyun decided to follow the trail to find the cave where the bear hibernated.

Following the tracks and feces of the bear, as soon as he climbed up a loess cliff, there was a bad smell coming with the wind, "I found this guy's nest!" Zhao Ziyun found that in the shade of a withered and yellow reed, there was a one meter square hole, which was blocked by pieces of maroon granite, leaving only a watermelon sized air vent, which was surrounded by long ice ridges. "It's a bear's huff." Zhao Ziyun introduced to Liu's father and son: "the bear looks clumsy, but in fact he is very clever. Look! It knows how to carry stones and block its door so that it can sleep safely. It's too unsanitary. If you smell it, it can stink ten miles with the wind! "

Leaving the cave where the bear hibernated, Zhao Ziyun entered the "animal world" full of murderous and dangerous. The next morning, Zhao Ziyun and his party had just had breakfast and were ready to start. Suddenly, they found a snow leopard full of "plum blossoms" on the nearby hillside, chasing an argali. Snow leopard has the habit of predation in the morning and evening and dormancy at noon. I saw that argali ran in front and snow leopard chased after him. Argali jumped down from the cliff and fell to the bottom of the ditch. The snow leopard also jumped down. It was as light as a cat. It jumped up and bit argali's neck tightly for more than ten minutes,

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