Yaoshui Gorge

Yaoshui Gorge

Yaoshui gorge has a north-south trend. Due to the influence of geological fold changes, the peaks are abrupt, the mountain is steep, and the canyon is deep. It's cool and humid with four distinct seasons. The unique geographical topography and climate have bred typical and rich biological populations. There are more than ten kinds of trees, such as fir, spruce, larch, Pinus tabulaeformis, birch, Tilia amurensis, etc.

brief introduction

It is an obvious sign of the transition from the Qinghai Tibet Plateau to the Loess Plateau. Here, we can not only enjoy the plateau scenery of blue sky and white clouds, snow mountain and grassland, but also taste the heavy cultural landscape of loess. Yaoshui gorge is the most representative scenic spot in Taizishan nature reserve.

There are 38 species of mammals in shrubs and wild animals. These mountains, rivers, grasses, forests, birds and animals depend on each other and coexist harmoniously, forming the biological chain of natural ecology. In spring, the gorge is full of flowers, trees, snow and clouds. In summer, misty rain, undulating forest; torrent flying beads, bees, butterfly dance. In autumn, the red leaves are like rosy clouds, the mountain fruits hang down, the eagles straighten the deer and the migratory birds gather.

Human history

There is a beautiful legend about the name of Yaoshui gorge. It is said that during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the trees were high and dense, and the miasma and fog shrouded here. The plague was prevalent in the Xiakou area, and the common people had no medicine to cure them. The poverty and disease were very serious. When the news reached the capital, the imperial court sent Sun Simiao, a famous doctor, to check the plague. He found that there was not enough sunshine, miasma was poisonous, rotten leaves blocked the flow, drinking water was not clean, and both human and animal were harmed. They collected herbs on the spot and distributed them to the people. After the plague was cured, he spread many kinds of medicine beside the water source of the gorge to let the rain soak the medicine. After people and animals drink it, they can cure the disease without any disease. Since then, all kinds of herbs have multiplied from generation to generation, and the streams containing the medicinal juice have been flowing continuously, hence the name of Yaoshui gorge. At the same time, it is said that a local pregnant woman with dystocia is dying, and her family has no hope. After hearing this, Sun Simiao rushed to the rescue immediately. As soon as he felt his pulse, both mother and son had pulse patterns, but he lost too much blood and was dying. He immediately decided to give birth by breaking the abdomen so that both mother and son could be saved. He said to the family waiting outside: "the fetus is huge and has a split stomach. This child should remember the pain of his mother. It's called split baby. "As soon as the story spread, people called liewa's village chawa. Later, people did not know why, and wrote it into liewa according to the sound. It is now lie Wa village, Basong township. In memory of this miracle doctor, people signed memorial tablets to offer sacrifices. Later, they built the Yaowang temple in Yaoshui gorge, which has been burning for generations.

There are more than 300 kinds of common wild medicinal materials in yaoshuixia, such as Codonopsis pilosula, notopterygium Incisum, Saposhnikovia divaricata, winter flower, kiwifruit, acanthopanax senticosus, bupleurum, Astragalus membranaceus, dipper, etc. Edible fungi such as fungus, willow flower, Nostoc flagelliforme, mushroom and Pteridium aquilinum etc.

Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the increase of local population, the natural ecology of Yaoshui gorge has become the main source of wood and firewood along Kangle and Lintao rivers. The distribution of trees has gradually moved from shallow mountain to naoshan. Especially from the 1950s to the 1970s, birch, Tilia and other trees and shrubs at the mouth of Yaoshui gorge have been cut down completely, and the cart for pulling firewood and rafters has continued for nearly 20 years Year. Later, the provincial government decided to set up Taizishan forestry farm for vertical management, and the wind of deforestation was stopped. After more than 20 years of Closing Hillsides for afforestation, together with the improvement of civil building materials and cooking energy, the ecology here has been significantly restored.

present situation

Today, when you walk into Yaoshui gorge, you can see the towering pavilions of the summer resort, green waves and water reflecting the summer snow; the lush and moving mother mountain, the strange flowers in front of Yaowang temple; the cars beside the prince pavilion are like water, and people forget to go back to the lotus Lake; the mountain delicacy wafts from the tent, so don't ask who is the "flower". In July 1983, Hu Yaobang, then general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, accompanied by Xiao Hua, Yang Jingren and other comrades, inspected the forest farm of yaoshuixia, and put forward the call of "planting grass and trees, managing poverty and becoming rich". In the past ten years, Taizishan Nature Reserve Administration has been protecting and cultivating forests, making protective use of its unique tourism resources, raising funds in many ways, building mountain gates, paving oil roads, repairing hotels, surrounding lakes, developing scenic spots, tapping humanities, strengthening advantages, improving services, integrating play, living, eating and traveling, so that visitors can enjoy the aura of mountains and waters here.

Longitude: 103.43199920654

Latitude: 35.25239944458

Chinese PinYin : Yao Shui Xia