Kalonggou scenic spot

Kalonggou scenic area is characterized by travertine landscape, which belongs to karst landform with colorful stalactites. There are hundreds of beautiful color pools of different sizes, waterfalls with very large fall, and the beautiful scenery of color forests in the mountains in autumn, which are comparable to and better than Jiuzhaigou. Kalonggou is also a holy land for local Tibetans, with simple customs. In October every year, the "glacier colorful forest Festival" will be held here, also known as the "zhaxidengbo Festival", so the golden autumn October is the best time to come here.

Kalonggou scenic spot

Kalonggou scenic spot is a provincial scenic spot. Located in maizha Township, Heishui County, at the intersection of Minshan mountains and Qionglai mountains, it covers a total area of 403 square kilometers, with an altitude of 2400-4100 meters, 310 kilometers away from Chengdu and 70 kilometers away from Luhua Town, Heishui county. The scenic spot is characterized by cold temperate climate, and the change of four seasons is not obvious. The annual average temperature is 6 ℃, and the average temperature in July is 15 ℃.

geographical environment

"Kalonggou scenic spot" is the general name of Kalong and caojilou. The scenic area is composed of four parts: kalonggou, caojilogou, kalongshilin and high mountain lake. Together with the scenery of caigai village and Tibetan village between the two gullies, it forms a fan-shaped scenic area. Kalonggou is the center of the scenic area. Kalong is called kalolo in Tibetan, kalolo means flower, Luo means ditch, kalolo means flower ditch; caojilot, caojilot means sea, Luo means ditch, caojilot means trench. Nowadays, people call it "kalonggou", which means "huahaigou".

The plants in the scenic spot are mainly Gramineae and sedge plants on the sunny slope. In early summer and autumn, the grass sea is green and colorful, while in late autumn, it is red, yellow and green. In kalonggou, the sponge like green moss carpet and the curtain like hanging branches of green pines are unique, while the "two in one" and "three in one" trees such as arboreal trees, LIANLI trees and parasitic trees can be found in kalonggou.

Hundreds of colorful pools with different sizes, different shapes and exquisite structures in the left branch of kalonggou make people feel like fairyland scenery; the stone forest stretching for tens of miles is magnificent; the spring waterfall with large drop, steep waterfall and group appearance is more attractive than Jiuzhai Huanglong waterfall; in addition, scenic spots such as feicuijinpo and travertine grottoes are also unique.

The main scenic spots are: Tibetan customs, dense forest Canyon, travertine color pool, Xianchi bonsai, virgin forest, alpine stone forest, travertine waterfall, moss color pool slope, Shenshui gold slope, travertine cave, etc. In particular, kalonggou, the main scenic area, has the most distinctive open-air travertine landscape, where there are well-developed, diverse and unique forms of open-air travertine landscape, such as caicaicaichi, waterfall and spring, travertine beach and flow, alpine stone forest, etc. In particular, the travertine slope is more distinctive. The jadeite slope is 300 meters long with a slope of more than 20 degrees. The light yellow travertine slope is covered with emerald green moss, which is extremely spectacular and beautiful. The alpine stone forest is very peculiar. At an altitude of 3600-4100 meters, there is a 4000 meter long and 400 meter wide area full of stone forests of various shapes, some as high as 100 meters, some as high as 10 meters, like a sword piercing the blue sky. In the scenic area, there are many peaks, snow mountains, forests, waterfalls, colorful pools and hot springs. In autumn, the forest is full of red leaves and beautiful scenery.

Main attractions

60 Li colorful forest

From kalonggoukou to zhimulin River dam, there is a colorful forest belt about 60 Li long. The mountains on both sides of the ditch meander, and the small Heishui river flows through it. The hillsides on both sides of the river are covered with broad-leaved forests, secondary forests and shrubs. The main tree species are birch, Qinggang, maple, poplar, seabuckthorn, Begonia, etc.; the main shrubs are alpine willow, three needles, etc. In the golden autumn season, in September and October of the lunar calendar, mountains are red and forests are dyed. There are bright red, purple red, deep red, orange, pink, golden yellow, goose yellow, grass green, dark green, coffee color and brown leaves; there are strings of bright red and golden fruit, which form a colorful world, just like a colorful oil painting In front of my eyes. In fact, it is difficult for the most talented painter to draw such a gorgeous and intoxicating color world.

In the colorful forest, there are ancient villages and mills, herds of cattle, sheep and horses grazing on the lawn, and snow mountains in the distance are white and crystal clear in the sunlight. Snow mountain, red leaf, colorful forest, Tibetan village, small bridge, mill, stream, water dam and lake constitute a wonderful, beautiful, simple and strong flavor of life of mountain scenery, giving people a strong sense of truth, goodness and beauty. The colorful forest of 40 Li is rare in the world for its large scale and rich colors. Every spring and summer, Cailin has become a green world. It is a land of green water and green hills, with birds singing, flowers fragrant and colorful butterflies flying. It has a unique taste.

Travertine pool

-----Travertine pool group is located at the mouth of the branch ditch on the left side of kalonggou, 3200 meters above sea level. It is composed of hundreds of open-air travertine color pools with peculiar shape and exquisite structure. The height difference between the pools is about one meter, forming a continuous step shape, like layers of terraces, flakes of fish scales, long running water, all year round. In winter, beside the running water and the pool, the water splashes on the water plants, forming crystal clear chrysanthemum shaped ice flowers, which is extremely beautiful. They are distributed in dense forest at 3300 meters above sea level. Among them, there are small waterfalls and flowing springs, falling waterfalls, gradually rising layers of white spray. The golden tufa slope, with Rhododendron, Fargesia, shrubs dotted among them, grass green, goose yellow moss growing on the embankment, makes the color pool scenery more beautiful and unique.

Xianchi bonsai is on the forest floor with a circle of 100 meters. Grass green, goose yellow moss wrapped the embankment, twists and turns, separated to form a pool of different sizes. Rhododendron and willow stand in thousands of clear water pools. The trees are covered with light green "old man's beard", which looks like a girl in sand. It is graceful and graceful in the pool water, and looks like a natural bonsai. If you look at this scene, you will feel like stepping into the primitive and magical fairy tale world.

Travertine waterfall

------Along the colorful pool overflowed by the forest stream, you can step on the water. On the third grade travertine cliffs at an altitude of 3400-3600, through the action of running water, it precipitates into a milky yellow travertine waterfall, and the running water rushes and pours. Karon's travertine waterfall is not only large in fall, but also continuous and majestic in groups. The magnificent golden travertine slope is covered with colorful mosses. That is different from Huanglong, Jiuzhaigou waterfall, not Huangguoshu comparable, with a unique peerless scenery.

Water curtain silver waterfall

-----The waterfall is located between 3400-3422 meters above sea level, with a drop of more than 10 meters. The plane is fan-shaped, and the water flow falls vertically. In winter, there is a curtain of ice hanging on one side. The sunlight penetrates through the cracks of the forest and shines on various ice ridges and icicles. On the other side, there are waterfalls and water mist, accompanied by dense forest, red birch and white snow. The landscape is very strange.

Jinpo Shenshui waterfall

-----It is located between 3500 and 3580 meters above sea level, with a relative height difference of more than 80 meters. Standing at the bottom of the waterfall, you can see the white water flowing down from the golden tufa cliffs among the tall and dense cypresses. Under the sunlight, the water is golden, beautiful and magnificent, just like the dancing of hada and the flying of rainbow.

Caichi golden waterfall

-----"Jinpo Shenshui waterfall" formed by the second level cliff ascends to the third level cliff on the right side. Surrounded by dense forest, it presents her beautiful shadow. Because of the thick moss growing on the water surface of about 20 square meters at the top, turquoise green, yellow green, goose yellow, concave and convex undulating, the top of the waterfall is green and yellow, just like a beautiful color blanket. The water flowed down through the colorful blanket. On the golden travertine cliff, the colorful spray burst out on the bottom of the waterfall, presenting a charming scenery!

Moss carpet slope

-------Through a thick arrow bamboo forest, a forest slope with an inclined length of nearly 30 meters, a width of 18 meters and a slope of about 30 degrees is covered with a thick layer of bryophytes. Yellow green and goose yellow appear alternately. Walking on it is as soft and silent as walking on a colorful carpet. Under the sunlight, the carpet is green and yellow, which is beautiful and beautiful Spectacular.

Feicui Jinpo

------At the top right of Jinpo Shenshui waterfall, there is a long milky yellow tufa slope with a width of 70 meters, a length of 150 meters and a slope of about 20 degrees. The side of the slope is covered with emerald green moss, the slope is overflowing with water, and it is golden under the strong sunshine of the mountains. Set off by the primeval forests on both sides, the blue sky and white clouds at the top and the high mountain stone forest, it looks like a magic landscape oil painting, magnificent, sweet and quiet, unique. Here is the most beautiful and unique landscape of kalonggou. Along the golden slope, you can see a thousand layers of clear water rushing down, colorful and changeable. People walking here feel like they are in a painting. Near the top of the slope is a pool of clear water, which is surrounded by green moss covered dikes. The water source comes from the stone forest in the distance. Looking down to the bottom of the pool, a travertine like a human figure "lies" at the bottom of the water. This is the sacred water holy land called "fairy pool" by local Tibetan compatriots. Every time I go to Tibet

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