Yunlong Tianchi

Yunlong Tianchi

Yunlong Tianchi, also known as shuchanghai, was called gaohaizi in ancient times. From Yunlong County along the winding road westbound for more than 20 kilometers, you can see a pool of clear water lying in the arms of the mountains in the dense forest. This is the famous mountain lake of WUBAOSHAN Tianchi in western Yunnan. Things change and things change. Tianchi is like a beautiful woman who has lived in the mountains for a long time. With her unique power, Tianchi constantly shows its natural beauty and style to the outside world. WUBAOSHAN is surrounded by dense forests and a wide variety of wild animals and plants, especially the original Pinus yunnanensis forest, which has preserved a good ecological environment. The pool side environment is quiet, the surrounding mountains are emerald, lakes and mountains are integrated, and the scenery is different in four seasons, which makes people feel like they are in a changing picture.

geographical position

Located in Tianchi mountain, more than 20 kilometers west of Yunlong County, Tianchi Lake is a fault lake with an altitude of 2551 meters, a water surface of about 1.5 square kilometers, the deepest of 16.8 meters and an average water depth of 8.5 meters. It is 175 km from Xiaguan and 574 km from Kunming.

Introduction to scenic spots

There is a moving legend about the origin of Tianchi in the villages inhabited by Bai, Han, Susu, Yi and other nationalities within tens of miles around Tiandi. A long time ago, Tianchi was called Shuchang. It was a green grass dam full of grass, wild flowers and grazing. One year, the Third Prince of the Dragon King of Erhai Lake in Dali decided to leave Erhai Lake and find another place to live because he could not stand the abuse of his stepmother and the friction between his brothers. So he invited Dali's horse Gang to carry 12 loads of things from his father to wander along the direction of the sunset in the mountains and valleys. Finally, he was fascinated by the green grass dam hidden deep in the mountains. At the moment, they were relieved of their burden and settled down. They asked the horse drivers to spend the night at Ma'anshan. Each one gave them a green brick and asked them to make pillows. They repeatedly told them not to open their eyes no matter what happened at night, so that they could be at peace. In the middle of the night after that, there was a sudden gust of wind, lightning and thunder, and torrential rain. When it was clear after the rain, the drivers first found that all the blue bricks on the pillow last night had turned into gold bricks. Look down the mountain again, ah! The charming green grass dam is gone. Instead, it is a green and secluded lake. The full water of the lake flows down to the Yakou of Dongshan mountain, and tears flow into the dry and smoking fields at the foot of the mountain

Features of scenic spots

Tianchi is a high-lying city with a wide range of springs and mountains. The scenery of the four seasons is constantly changing. Every plant, every lake and every mountain makes visitors forget to return. In spring, wild ducks paddle in the lake, deer sing on the bank, trees revive, grass spit green, mountains and waters are full of vitality, which makes people sprout all kinds of reverie; in summer, hundreds of birds sing in the water, rhododendrons all over the mountain are like fire, cool wind blows, pine waves burst, flowers are fragrant, the lake is full of waves, which makes people feel clear; in autumn, the mountains and forests are dyed, the lake is full of waves, and the night is full of autumn moon In winter, the red sun shines high, the wind is cold and the water is warm, the peaks are quiet, the pines and bamboos are green in the mountains, and the plum blossoms are fragrant in the snow, which makes people feel noble and pure

natural resources

WUBAOSHAN on the West Bank of Tiandi Lake stands at an altitude of 3225.9 meters. Renli mountain, Dali Cangshan East, West can refer to the Biluo snow mountain. What you can see is the difference between the near and the far, and what you can see is the difference in the feeling of beauty. Tianchi is not only famous for its unique natural scenery, but also for the numerous animals and plants around the mountain. In the 1980s, Tianchi area was identified as a provincial second-class nature reserve. In 2012, it was promoted to a National Nature Reserve, with a total area of 101553 Mu and a forest coverage rate of 80%. The main protected objects are the original forest of Yunnan pine, alpine lakes and various wild animals such as monkeys. There are more than 100 species of trees and herbs in Tiandi nature reserve. There are also different species and genera of the same kind of plants, among which Rhododendron alone has dozens of species, such as Rhododendron enchantment, Rhododendron dewdrop, Rhododendron cuspidatum, Rhododendron pratensis, Rhododendron yunnanensis, Rhododendron axillary, Rhododendron dabaihua, etc. There are many wild animals in Tiandi nature reserve. Tiger, leopard and red breasted horned pheasant belong to the first level of national protection, while rhesus monkey, musk deer, red panda, swan, snow pheasant, civet and three tailed Brown Papilio belong to the second level of national protection. There are 118 species of birds belonging to 34 orders and 16 families. In 2003, Yunlong County and Yunnan Normal University conducted a joint investigation on the monkey population in Longma mountain for the first time. It was confirmed that Yunnan snub nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus yunnanensis), a national first-class protected animal, lived here.

Transportation

You can take a shuttle bus from Xiaguan to Yunlong County, or from Baoshan, Liuku and other places.

Address: 150 meters west of the intersection of Tianchi road and z001, Yunlong County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 99.290552

Latitude: 25.867902

Tel: 0872-5525099

Ticket information: market price: 10.0 yuan

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