Wumaotu forest

Wumaotu forest

Wumao soil forest is located in Luoxing village committee, Wumao Township, Yuanmou County, 36 kilometers away from the county seat, also known as hutiaotan soil forest, with a total area of 8 square kilometers. The altitude of the site is between 1050-1200 meters. It is developed in a set of river alternating gravel layer, sand layer with clay layer. It is mainly composed of a main shaqing and 34 secluded valleys, which are divided into 4 areas, with 9 main scenic spots and 127 small scenic spots.

brief introduction

Wumao earth forest is rich in tourism resources. Various strange shapes of earth pillars, deep and quiet valley crevices, high hanging cave gates, primitive and rough sand gully desert, grotesque colorful stones and a wide variety of ancient plant fossils constitute a rich landscape in the scenic area. The single shape is vivid, tall and majestic, and independent. The scenic spots are densely distributed and developed along the gullies. Most of them are Castle shaped, screen shaped, curtain shaped and column shaped. The soil columns vary in height and are scattered. Generally, the height is between 5-15 meters, and the highest is 42.8 meters. It is because of the uncanny craftsmanship and meticulous carving of nature that a myriad of strange sand sculptures and clay sculptures and strange and confusing geological landforms have been created, forming the fascinating art palace of Yuanmou earth forest.

Landscape features

In December 1638, when Xu Xiake, a famous Chinese traveler and geographer, visited Yuanmou, Yunnan Province, he described the scenery of the earth forest: "when you walk in a dry stream, you climb on a gentle slope. The rocks on the slope are all Jinsha and ye, which are stacked like a cloud mother, while yellow reflects light. The time and the sun are gradually unfolding and creeping on it, just like being in the auspicious clouds and golden chestnuts. " Since the sixties of the 20th century, the geological features of wumaotulin have given birth to many great works of domestic and foreign geologists, cultural relics and archaeologists on Quaternary Geology and ancient human beings. It has also given birth to the photo machines in the hands of countless Chinese and foreign tourists and photographers. Looking at the lush earth forest from a distance, the panorama looks like a wild primeval forest, full of vitality. Near it, it looks like a group of art group sculptures with huge projects, and it looks like exquisite murals, with a variety of forms and a unique style. Entering the earth forest, you can find greedy "bear", sleeping "Lion", tall "Camel", open screen "Peacock", clever "cat", naughty "monkey", flying south "wild goose", fierce "tiger leopard", and crowing "rooster" Some groups are like the palace of Versailles in France, the ancient city of Bao in Europe, and the beacon tower of the great wall; others are like the prosperous cities, lively villages, and quiet homes. You can use your inspiration to imagine all kinds of forms in the earth forest. Walking into the earth forest is like walking into the "natural primitive Museum" and the fascinating art hall.

Development of scenic spots

In the early 1980s, wumaotulin in Yuanmou was listed as one of the "first scenic spots" in Yunnan Province, which was promoted to the society and had strong repercussions in the society. Now it has been developed into an AAA tourist attraction, with unique cave hotel and catering facilities. In 2006, the number of tourists reached 500000. Famous directors Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige shot the films "riding alone for thousands of miles" and "Wuji" respectively in tulin scenic area. Famous director Chen Kaige personally wrote "China Yuanmou film and television base" for tulin. With the shooting of many film and television works in Yuanmou, tulin has become a real natural film and television base.

Address: Luoxing village, Wumao Township, Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province

Longitude: 101.76100158691

Latitude: 25.843399047852

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