Maiji Mountain Scenic Spot

Maiji Mountain Scenic Spot

Maiji Mountain scenic spot is located in the urban built-up area of Tianshui City, Gansu Province. It is located at the east end of the North Branch of the West Qinling Mountains, the intersection of the Qinling Mountains, Helan Mountains and Minshan mountains, and the center of China's territory. The watershed of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River passes through the scenic spot.

With a planning area of 215 square kilometers, Maiji Mountain scenic spot is composed of more than 180 scenic spots, including Maiji Mountain, Xianren cliff, Shimen, Quxi and Jieting hot spring. The scenic spot is rich in animal and plant species, unique in geological landform and climate, and well preserved in grotto culture. It was approved by the State Council as one of the first batch of national scenic spots in 1982. It is China's national natural and cultural center Huashuang heritage, national key cultural relics protection units, national forest parks, National Geoparks, national civilized scenic spots, to create advanced units, national 5A tourist areas.

In February 2020, in order to pay tribute to the medical workers who are struggling in the front line of anti epidemic, the scenic spot will be open to all medical workers in the country free of charge until the end of 2020.

Historical evolution

In 1982, Maiji Mountain scenic spot was listed as a national key scenic spot by the State Council;

In 1999, it was listed in the National Natural Heritage and national natural and cultural heritage preparatory list by the Ministry of construction;

In 2000, it was rated as 4A scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration;

In December 2000, it was listed as "AAAA" scenic spot by National Tourism Administration;

In December 2003, Maijishan Scenic Spot was rated as a provincial Geopark;

In 2006, it was listed in the first batch of China's natural and cultural heritage preliminary list by the former Ministry of construction;

In August 2009, Maiji Mountain scenic spot was rated as a national geopark;

In January 2011, it was officially approved by the National Tourism Administration and ranked among the national 5A scenic spots.

In December 2015, the Ministry of housing and urban rural development of Gansu Maijishan Scenic Spot was included in the endangered list and given a yellow card warning; the Ministry of housing and urban rural development ordered it to rectify within a time limit and focus on supervision.

geographical environment

Maiji Mountain scenic spot is located in the urban built-up area of Tianshui City, Gansu Province. It is located at the east end of the North Branch of the West Qinling Mountains, the intersection of the Qinling Mountains, Helan Mountains and Minshan mountains, and the center of China's territory. The watershed of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River passes through the scenic spot.

Maijishan Scenic Spot is generally about 1400 m to 1800 m above sea level, and the highest peak can reach more than 2200 m. It is the dividing line between the upper surface of sedimentary strata in the South and north of China, and the watershed between the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Its rock structure is composed of red glutenite and light metamorphic rocks. The average annual rainfall is 600-700mm, the highest temperature is 33 ℃ and the lowest is - 15 ℃. Generally, the low temperature zone in winter is - 8 ℃, the frost free period is 230 days, the sunshine year is about 2307 hours, and the relative humidity of the air is about 85%. As the scenic spot is located at the junction of the north and the south, it is not too cold in winter and not too hot in summer, so it is known as the northwest Jiangnan.

natural resources

There are 276 species, 1082 genera and 2761 species of plants in Maiji Mountain scenic spot, among which seed plants account for 91.77% of the plants in Qinling mountain. Due to the less influence of the glacier in the fourth quarter, there are more than 50 species of endangered ancient relic plants in the scenic area. Among them, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Ginkgo biloba, Taxus chinensis and Pinus bungeana growing in the form of community are not only precious species, but also of high ornamental value. Only Quxi scenic area has 1638 species of animals, among which 683 species are endemic to China, and 264 species are only found in Qinling Mountains.

Main attractions

Maiji Mountain scenic spot is one of the first batch of national scenic spots announced by the State Council. It is located in the middle of Xiaolong mountain in the eastern section of West Qinling Mountains, across the Yangtze River and yellow river basins, with a planning area of 215 square kilometers. It is composed of five scenic spots, namely Maiji Mountain Grottoes, Xianren cliff, Shimen, Quxi, Jieting hot spring and more than 180 scenic spots

Maiji Mountain: located in the eastern part of the West Qinling Mountains, in the high mountains of Xiaolong mountain forest area, it is named Maiji Mountain because of its steep cliffs and towering peaks. The mountain is 142m high, with Sui Dynasty relic brick pagodas on the top, and the ancient relic plant Pinus bungeana all over the pagoda. On the cliff, there are 209 caves with 7866 clay carvings and more than 1300 square meters of murals carved for more than 1600 years. Therefore, Maijishan Grottoes is one of the four largest Grottoes in China, and is known as the Oriental Sculpture Exhibition Hall. Cliff statues, flying plank road, green pines and bamboos, red cliff Danya set off each other, and there are magical landscapes such as wheat plot and misty rain.

Botanical Garden: Maijishan botanical garden gathers more than 1800 kinds of 146 families of seed plants from both north and south of China. The waterfalls and springs in the garden are murmuring, rare birds and animals can be seen everywhere, and exotic flowers and plants compete with each other. With waterside pavilions, pavilions, halls and other leisure facilities, it makes people feel like a paradise in the garden.

Xiangji mountain: located in the south of Maiji Mountain, it is a pyramid shaped green peak, which is the watershed between Jialing River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, and Wei River, a tributary of the Yellow River. There are fissures and caves on the hillside, more than 100 meters deep, with clear and colorful rock stripes. The top of the cave drips water all the year round. In winter, it forms icicles, ice hanging and ice waterfall. It is crystal clear and looks like a "Crystal Palace". The top of the mountain is covered with snow, so it is known as "Xiangji snow".

Luohan Cliff: the outer shape is like an oil cage, so it gets this name. The hillside cliff is exposed. The cliff surface is more than 100 meters long and 150 meters high. In the cave, there are three statues of the third Buddha of the Song Dynasty and eighteen Arhats, so it is also called "arhat cliff". The three clay sculptures are lifelike in shape and smooth in clothing; they are hidden in the dense forest and Danya, and form the land of Buddhism with Maiji Mountain.

Tianchiping: located 8 kilometers east of Maiji, it is named after a natural pool in the Northwest Mountain depression of its main peak. The main peak is 2197m above sea level, ranking first among the surrounding mountains. It is the northernmost watershed between Jialing River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, and Wei River, a tributary of the Yellow River. The mountain is majestic, deep forest, sunset and milky way shadow, rain is half into the clouds, looming, graceful.

Sanfan Cliff: after Maiji Mountain, it has its name because the cliff is upright, like an inverted three fold fan. The cliff is divided into left, middle and right, overlapping front and back, with a height of more than 100 meters. The upper part of the cliff is covered by Pinus bungeana, and the bedrock in the middle and lower parts is exposed, which is reddish brown. It is as majestic and beautiful as molten iron. The cliff surface erodes caves, which is like a bird's nest, and is named "Diao Chao Valley". In the Eastern Han Dynasty, when kaihuo dominated Longyou, a summer palace was built here. Here, the flowing springs and red cliffs are set against each other, and the pines and cypresses are used to repair the yellow and green trees. It has become a place to cherish the past and explore the range rover

Jiaolong Temple: located at the junction of Maiji Mountain Scenic Area and Xianren cliff scenic area, the temple was built no later than Maiji Mountain Grottoes. In recent years, mainly in the form of private financing, there are many buildings, such as "Shimu Palace". The temple is built close to the mountain, resplendent and magnificent, plus the unique geomagnetic force, which has a great attraction to tourists and the surrounding people.

Xianren Cliff: 15 kilometers away from Maiji Mountain Grottoes, it is composed of three cliffs, five peaks and six temples. Three cliffs, according to their location, are called Dongya, Xifeng and Nanya. The five peaks are Yuhuang peak, Baogai peak, Xianzhu peak, Dongya peak and Xiya peak. Six temples are Mulian temple, Shilian temple, Tielian temple, Hualian temple, shuilian temple and Lingying temple. Since the Northern Wei Dynasty, Taoism and Buddhism have built temples in xianrenya. It was called "Huayan Temple" in Song Dynasty, and was given the name of Lingying Temple by Zhu Di in Ming Dynasty. Later, it became the Royal Zhu family temple. After the death of the Ming Dynasty, it is said that Zhu Zhihong, a descendant of Han Xian king of the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Shiyong, a calligrapher and swordsman, lived in seclusion here. Xianrenya now has 27 Ming and Qing temples, 197 statues of the Northern Wei, song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, 83 square meters of murals, and 5 precious bronze Buddha statues in Yongle period. The exquisite Ming and Qing clay sculptures preserved in xianrenya Grottoes enrich the quantity and content of Maijishan Grottoes in that period, thus forming a complete historical series of grotto art, and providing detailed material materials for the study of the evolution of clay sculptures.

Xianren Lake: it is located in the canyon between rendeng peak (South Cliff) and Yinghu cliff in Xianren cliff scenic area, with a water depth of 13 meters and a water surface of more than 20000 square meters. The lakeside dengdeng peak looks like a peak of Maiji Mountain, and more than 20 temples are arranged in different rows under the concave cliff of Xiya. The lake is bright and the mountain shadow is sparkling, which is a quiet and peaceful landscape.

Xianren cliff eighteen Luohan peak: Xianren cliff scenic area is a typical Danya peak forest landform, with more than 30 small peaks showing their beauty, typical eighteen Luohan peak with thousands of postures, nvhao mountain and Xianggong mountain showing the origin of primitive reproductive culture, as well as the natural Buddha head in the Pure Land Temple. Steep cliffs, surrounded by streams, lush trees, show its beauty. Its peak, or castle shaped, or wheat pile type; its cliff, or steep, or deep concave. When the fog is thick, the peaks appear above the sea of clouds, just like the "fairyland on earth". There are many peaks in xianrenya, where a large area of ancient relic plant Pinus bungeana grows. Pinus bungeana grows as a community in Maiji Mountain and xianrenya scenic area, which is a great ecological wonder.

Shilian Valley: Huangjia gorge runs through Xianren cliff and Jieting hot spring. Upstream Shilian Valley: the gorge is more than 10 Li long. The metamorphic bedrock is eroded and eroded by flowing water, and its shape is stable

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