Xuefeng Mountain

Xuefeng Mountain

Xuefeng mountain, located in the Midwest of Hunan Province, is the largest mountain in Hunan Province. It was called Meishan in ancient times (the widest part is in Anhua County). It is located thousands of miles away from Shaoyang in the south, Changde in the north, Yuanling in Huaihua in the west, Yiyang City in the East and Ningxiang County in Changsha in the West. Xuefeng mountain is the main peak area. It was only in the period of the Republic of China that the name of Xuefeng Mountain replaced Meishan.

The main mountain of Xuefeng mountain is Xuefeng mountain in a narrow sense, which is different from the conventional Xuefeng mountain (generalized Xuefeng mountain system): 1. Xuefeng mountain is also a large mountain range and a secondary mountain range, which refers to the huge highland from Wushui in Suining county to Yiyang County. It is a long mountain crossing the eastern part of Huaihua City and the western part of Shaoyang City Loudi Xinhua County Yiyang Anhua County Yiyang County (2) the generalized Xuefeng mountains also include the side branches and afterveins of Xuefeng mountain, mainly including Danan mountain, Jinlong mountain and Tianlong mountain.

Xuefeng mountain is a northeast southwest trend, connecting with the 80 Li Da Nan Mountain between Hunan and Guangxi in the south, starting from the North Bank of Wushui and Zhexi reservoir in Suining County of Shaoyang City in the southwest, and reaching Yiyang County in the north

In the west, it lies to the east of Yuanjiang River in Hunan Province (including the north of Zishui river basin). In the west, it is the hilly Wuxue mountain range (the West Wing of Xuefeng Mountain). In the East, it stretches a huge branch to Jinlong mountain Tianlong mountain in Xinshao county. There are also a number of fold fault block mountains. Zishui divides it into North and South sections. The southern part of the mountain is steep, and the northern part is gradually reduced to hills after being cut by Zishui. It is 350 km long and 80-120 km wide. The main peak is Su Baoding, 1934 meters above sea level, between Hongjiang City and Dongkou County; the second peak is Baima Mountain, 1781 meters above sea level. The vegetation is mainly subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest and various Chinese fir, with obvious vertical differentiation.

A number of scenic spots: the main peak of Su Baoding. Zhexi reservoir belt, ancient tea horse road. Meishan dragon palace. It is a Buddhist scenic spot. The south section is high and narrow, the north section is 200 Li wide, and the scenic area is mainly in the north section.

It is wrong to say that "Xuefeng mountain is the watershed between Zijiang River and Yuanshui River". In fact, it is different in the north.

Origin of place names

According to Yang Guosheng, an expert in Hunan folklore and history, the place name of "Xuefeng Mountain" in Hunan has been established and recorded in history for only a hundred years. Before that, it was called "Meishan" in Song Dynasty. Before "Meishan" it was called "Chushan". Before "Chushan" it was called "Kuaijishan". Before "Kuaijishan" it was called "Kunlun Mountain" together with Wuling Mountain. The concept of modern "Kunlun Mountain" is different from that of ancient "Kunlun Mountain"

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Meishan in narrow sense: it is the local name of Xinhua County belt in Anhua County of central Hunan, which has a long history. Anhua County was called Meicheng in ancient times. The so-called Meishan Navy generally refers to this area.

Generalized Meishan: the widest part of this mountain is in Anhua County, which was called Meicheng in ancient times. Therefore, Meishan is the official name of Xuefeng mountain in Hunan Province in ancient times (and Xuefeng mountain only refers to the main peak area of this mountain, which is generally called Xuefeng mountain. This large mountain range started in the period of the Republic of China and has only a hundred years of History). It is recorded in the biography of Meishan man in the history of Song Dynasty: "the Dongman in Meishan is thousands of miles away. It is connected with Tan (Tanzhou, now Changsha), Shao (Shaozhou, now Shaoyang), Chen (Chenzhou, now Yuanling) and Ding (Dingzhou, now Changde) in the East, South, West and North This Meishan mountain is located thousands of miles away (roughly estimated as the Great Wall), which is later called Xuefeng mountain area. The main line from Suining county to Yiyang County (now in the south of Yiyang City) is 350 km, with a land area of nearly 50000 square kilometers; the branch line is 80 km South to Danan mountain.

Location context

Look at the topographic map to see the extent of the facts.

Xuefeng mountain in Hunan Province (narrow sense Xuefeng mountain range) is different from the conventional Xuefeng mountain range (broad sense Xuefeng mountain system): 1. Xuefeng mountain is also a large mountain range and a secondary mountain range, which refers to the huge highland that starts from the north of Wushui in Suining County, divides Zhexi reservoir into North and South sections, and extends northeast to Yiyang County and Ningxiang County. It spans the eastern part of Huaihua City and the western part of Shaoyang City in Hunan Province - Loudi Xinhua County- The Changxing mountains (mainly between Huaihua and Shaoyang) in Anhua Yiyang County of Yiyang and Ningxiang County of Changsha are named because of the long-term snow cover of the main peak. ② the Xuefeng mountains in the broad sense also include the side branches and veins of the Xuefeng mountains, mainly including Danan mountain, Meishan mountain, Jinlong mountain Tianlong mountain, etc.

Comparison: the name of Luoxiao mountain range is independent, including several sub mountain ranges with different names, which will not be confused.

The south of Xuefeng mountain is connected with the 80 Li Da Nan Mountain between Guangxi and Hunan. It starts from the North Bank of Wushui in Suining County in the Southwest (the south bank is the 80 Li Da Nan Mountain), and winds to the Northeast in an arc, ending in Yiyang County (the official geographic introduction of Shaoyang City)

）It is 350 km in length and 80-120 km in width. In the west, it lies to the east of Yuanjiang River in Hunan Province (including the north of Zishui river basin). In the west, it is the hilly Wuxue mountain range. In the East, there are two huge branches, one to Jinlong mountain Tianlong mountain in Xinshao County, and the other to Anhua County Lianyuan city.

There are also a number of fold fault block mountains. Zishui divides it into North and South sections. The southern part of the mountain is steep, and the northern part is gradually reduced to hills after being cut by Zishui. It's 350 kilometers long. The main peak is Su Baoding, 1934 meters above sea level, between Hongjiang City and Dongkou County; the second peak is Baima Mountain, 1781 meters above sea level. (wrong saying: "Xuefeng mountain is the watershed between Zijiang River and Yuanshui River". In fact, it is only in the north.)

South Section

Suining county is located in the eastern edge of Yunnan Guizhou Plateau, the northern foot of Nanling Mountain and the southern branch of Xuefeng mountain. There are 348 peaks with an altitude of more than 1000 meters. Niupotou in Huangsang Miao township is 1913 meters above sea level, which is the highest point in the county.

Xuefeng mountain stretches to the South and slopes from northeast to southwest, extending 102 kilometers from Jiulong Mountain in the west to kucaijie in the East. The main mountains are Jiulong Mountain, Hongshan mountain, Shengsheng mountain, Wangjian mountain and kucaijie, with more than 100 peaks. There are more than 30 peaks above 1000 meters.

The main peak, Su Baoding, is 1934 meters above sea level. The northeast section is reduced to 500-1000 meters, and the middle section is near Yanxi, with an altitude of only 300-400 meters. In the south, it starts from the border between Hunan and Guangxi. Its tail is tilted over 300 kilometers, spanning 80-120 kilometers. It has more than 1000 kilometers of peaks and ridges. The elevation of the middle part of the ridge is 1200-1700 meters, and the elevation of the main peak, luoweng Bamian Mountain, is 1934 meters.

In Longhui County, the Xuefeng mountains run through the territory in a NNE trend. There are 73 peaks above 1500 meters above sea level, mainly distributed in the northwest, with the highest peak of Baima Mountain at 1780 meters

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North Section

Zhexi reservoir is divided into North and South sections. It is very wide, reaching Yiyang County in the North (now changed to Yiyang City), the west end of Changsha City, and Dashan mountain in the west of Ningxiang County, which is the southern main area of the east of Xuefeng.

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In the south, Tianlongshan banzishan Longshan belongs to the east side of Xuefeng mountain, covering an area of 181 square kilometers.

The Xuefeng mountain range, which is the remnant of Xuefeng mountain and extends to the southwest border, is entered by paodong, Dongkou County in the west of Wugang City. It is composed of 28 Zhongshan mountains, including Tianzun mountain at 1357 meters above sea level, duopo mountain at 1320 meters, Huangmao mountain at 1321 meters, qibushi mountain at 1173 meters, Mazi mountain at 1029 meters, Wangchong village at 1301 meters, wangzhaizi village at 1258 meters, Huangyan mountain at 1144 meters and Tianming mountain at 1173 meters, covering an area of 72.74 square meters Square kilometers, accounting for 4.71% of the city's total area.

Xinhua County consists of Xuefeng mountain in the west, Xuefeng mountain in the south, limestone in the middle and North, and Ziyun mountain in the East. The Xuefeng mountains enter the country from the windmill Lane in the west, meandering for more than 140 kilometers, heading north, North and East, passing through the gutai mountain and leaving the country at Daxiongshan, covering an area of 1656.7 square kilometers. This vein belongs to the scope of the third uplift belt of the Neocathaysian system. It is mainly composed of Xuefengshan compound anticline, with obvious tectonic landform and Yanshanian magmatic intrusion. The strata are mainly composed of metamorphic rocks and granites before Devonian. The mountains are rich, spectacular and precipitous, with an average height of more than 1000 meters. The most representative are Daxiongshan and gutai mountain. Daxiongshan is located in the north of Xinhua County, with overlapping peaks and thick mountains, and its strike is northeast. Standing on badoumi mountain, overlooking Xinhua County, you can have a panoramic view of the mountains. The fourth level denudation surface is clearly visible and distributed in a ladder shape, extending in the Zijiang River Valley in an inclined plane from north to south. The west side of the Kowloon pool is 1622 meters high, the highest in the region. The mountain top of Daxiongshan fluctuates gently, the hillside slope is steep and the valley is deep. The hillside slope is between 40 ° and 70 ° and part of the bedrock is exposed and eroded strongly. The cutting depth is 400-700m, and most of them are V-shaped valleys. Most of the valleys are arranged in comb shape from north to south. Gutai mountain (1512m) - fengchexiang mountain (1585.2m) is the main vein of Xuefeng mountain. It rises in the west of Xinhua. It is majestic and magnificent. The mountain is north-north-east. It is the "roof" of the Hexi River in Xinhua. It is rich in gold and other metals.

The Xuefeng mountains in the south of Yuanling County incline from northeast to southwest, extending 102 kilometers from Jiulong Mountain in the west to kucaijie in the East. The main mountains are Jiulong Mountain, Hongshan mountain, Shengsheng mountain, Wangjian mountain and kucaijie. There are more than 100 peaks and more than 30 peaks more than 1000 meters.

Wrong statement 1: "Xuefeng mountain is the watershed between Zijiang River and Yuanshui River". In fact, it is only in the south central region, but not in the north

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