Bagongshan National Geopark

Bagongshan National Geopark

Anhui Huainan Bagongshan National Geopark is located in Huainan City, Anhui Province. The park is about 20 kilometers away from the center of Huainan City, 120 kilometers from Fengtai County to Fuyang in the north, 120 kilometers from Hefei in the south, and adjacent to Shouxian County in the west, covering an area of 120 square kilometers. The National Geopark is characterized by the lower and Middle Cambrian sections formed about 540-510 million years ago and abundant paleontological fossils. It was approved as a National Geopark in 2001.

Development history

Bagongshan National Geopark is the holy land of life on earth. In 1978, Paleozoic Cambrian fossils such as xuwan, Annelida and trilobites were discovered in Bagongshan area, Huainan, Anhui Province. Their life forms were determined to be 840 million years ago. Foreign authoritative archaeologists and paleontologists named them "Huainan insect" fossils. In 2000, the archaeological team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered another hominid tooth fossil in Bagongshan, which is more than 3 million years ago, and is the earliest hominid fossil. Bagong mountain was approved as a National Geopark in 2001.

Bagong mountain has a long history, which was called Beishan, Feiling and Zijin Mountain in ancient times. As early as the end of the primitive society and the slave society, there lived a Huaiyi tribe in the Huaihe River Basin. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, a vassal state was established, named zhoulai, with its capital at the foot of Bagong mountain. The name "Bagongshan" comes from the myth that Liu An, the king of Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty, learned to become an immortal.

In the Western Han Dynasty, Bagongshan belonged to Huainan state. Liu An, the son of King li of the Han Dynasty and the uncle of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was granted the title of King Huainan. Liu An respected literature and talent, and recruited more than 3000 talented people in the world. Among them, the eight most appreciated by Liu An were Zuo Wu, Li Shang, Su Fei, Tian you, Mao quilt, Lei quilt, Wu quilt and Jin Chang. Liu An and his disciples often wrote books in Bagong mountain, studied astronomical phenomena, compiled calendar, smelted Dan and refined sand. It is said that one day, Liu An and Bagong made the elixir of immortality and became immortals after taking it. There is a record in Taiping Huanyu Ji: "in the past, the king of Huainan and the eight princes climbed the mountain and buried their gold here, and the sun rose to heaven by day. The rest of the medicine is in the utensil, and the chickens and dogs lick it. After its place, there are traces of people and horses, which are still there, so the mountain is named after the eight princes. " This is also the source of the allusion "one person gets the way, the dog and the rooster ascends to heaven".

Bagong mountain is one of the important birthplaces of Chu and Han culture in ancient China. Because of its important position of "the throat of Zhongzhou and the barrier of Jiangnan", it has frequent wars, rich remains and many legends in history. In addition to the allusion of "one man gets the way, chickens and dogs go up to heaven", the later story of "fear in the wind, grass and trees all fight" makes Bagong mountain even more famous.

Although some remains have disappeared over a long period of time, there are still many famous cultural relics and historic sites here, such as Huainan insect fossils, the ancient battlefield of the battle of Feishui, the famous private garden of Jianghuai - Sunjia garden, as well as many ancient temples, nunneries, pagodas and Taoist temples. The profound cultural origin makes every plant, mountain, stone, water and pool of this famous mountain have historical charm.

Main attractions

The park is mainly a low mountain and hilly area. The Mountains extend in the north-south direction. The Huaihe River flows around the mountains in the northwest of the park, forming a unique landscape in which water flows around the mountains and the mountains depend on each other. Bai'e mountain is the main peak in this area, with a height of 240 meters. Other peaks are between 100 and 200 meters above sea level. Due to the special geographical and geological conditions, the karst landforms such as stone forest, strange peaks and different rocks are all over the region. The river erosion along the bank, steep cliffs, such as standing wall Qianren, precipitous and beautiful.

The lower and Middle Cambrian strata in the area are well developed, with abundant fossils and well-developed outcrops without deformation and metamorphism. The information of paleogeography, paleosedimentary environment, paleogeochemistry, paleontology, paleomagnetism and paleostructure is the key to reveal many geological mysteries in this area and even in its surrounding areas. It also provides an important geological basis for the study of the geological evolution of the North China platform and the stratigraphic correlation of the Cambrian System in South and North China. The discovery of the Huainan biota, which preceded the discovery of idikala and Wendell, advanced the origin of Metazoa by 200 million years

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In a word, the geological section in the Geopark can provide important geological evidence for a major geological historical event in a large region or even in the process of global evolution; typical sections, fossils and places of origin with international or domestic regional stratigraphic (tectonic) correlation significance; geological landscapes and phenomena with international or domestic typical geological significance.

Love forgetting Valley

Located in the hinterland of Bagong mountain and adjacent to sun Jiayuan, a famous scenic spot, the valley is 2.3km long, with a northeast southwest trend, a zigzag circle and a gap of more than 160m. It is said that after the construction of Qinglang hall, sun pan studied painting, cherished the scenery and forgot the worries of the world. Seeing that the valley was quiet and pleasant, he engraved the word "forgetting love" on a huge stone in the valley. Because of his long history, the original trace is unknown. There are winding paths and streams in the valley. The sound of the water is murmuring like a song. On both sides of the canyon, there are towering ancient trees, among the trees and stones, beside the valley, and groups of stone pillars. There are exotic flowers and plants in the forest, birds singing and butterflies flying. It is really a resort for tourism, leisure and summer.

Qianlong jade bamboo shoots

The valley of "qinglangxuan Pavilion", known as Sunjia garden, was built by sunpan in Shouzhou. It is located at the foot of bai'e mountain and covers an area of 66000 square meters. It is one of the scenic spots in Bagong district. Sun pan was born in the imperial examination. In the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, he was a historiographer in the city. He did not want to make a false statement of historical records. He resigned and returned to Li. He chose the beautiful Baie mountain in Bagong mountain to build the "qinglangxuan hall", planting flowers and trees, practicing calligraphy, cultivating self-cultivation and life.

Bai'e mountain is the highest mountain in Huainan, 241 meters above sea level. The mountain is steep and steep, the valley is quiet and deep, and the green spring in the mountain is murmuring for a long time. There are many strange rocks and rocks in various shapes, with different tastes. On the mountain, the pines are dripping green, the forest waves are rolling, and the colorful mountain flowers are swaying, just like a picture screen. When Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went down to Jiangnan, he passed by to see the beautiful scenery of the mountains. He saw that strange rocks and rocks were like bamboo shoots. He wrote the word "jade shoots" on the rock wall of the first generation. After rubbing and carving, the handwriting is still clearly visible despite more than 100 years of wind and rain.

The splendid scenery of "qinglangxuan Pavilion" once attracted many tourists, but later it was damaged by various reasons such as banditry. However, with the deepening of the national open policy and the development of tourism, "qinglangxuan Pavilion" will greet the guests all over the world with a new attitude.

Shimentan

Shimentan is located in Nantang village, Wangzhen Town, Bagong mountain area. It is one of the natural landscapes of Bagong mountain. According to the ancient records of Fengtai, "yuntiao mountain and Yinxi mountain stand side by side as Shimen, and the two mountains intersect to form Zhonghuo gate. The gate is 20 feet high, facing north and South in the west, and the distance between the two cliffs is 10 feet. There is a pool in the middle, 10 feet in diameter, and three feet in depth. The pool does not dry up all the year round and flows over the dashishan. Facing the stone gate, the cliff soars into the sky. Facing the cliff, carved with "shimentan" three words, vigorous and straight. Local legend is that Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of Song Dynasty, left his hand when he was trapped in Nantang. Scholars of literature and history say that it was written by Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The reason is that there is a record of Xiyun spring in shuijingzhu: "the water of Xiyun spring is clean, pure in heart and bone, sweet in taste, above pearl and Qinyue.". Xiyun spring is the source of shimentan, and Li Daoyuan must pass through shimentan.

When you enter the stone gate, you will be in the front line of heaven. Suddenly, I came to a basin surrounded by mountains, the inscriptions in shimentan and the Xiyun spring Pavilion, which were exposed in clusters of peach trees. It is said that this is the camp where Zhao Kuangyin was trapped in Shouzhou and the ancient battlefield where soldiers were stationed in the Later Zhou Dynasty to fight and sink sand. "I've known a few battles and wept against Gong e", and the battle of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the Later Zhou Dynasty left a sad song for Empress Li.

Shimentan is a corridor of ancient culture in Bagongshan. There are ancient tombs and sites nearby. It is a place where ancient literati set foot. At present, the tourism resources of shimentan are mainly developed in Bagong mountain area and Shanwang town. The promenade, bamboo building and Nantang road have been built in Nantang lake, and a number of three industries have been developed. A series of preferential policies have been formulated for the development of shimentan. A few days ago, a group of people of insight have invested in shimentan.

Le Jian Tao

Lejiantao, commonly known as laojiantao, is located 2 kilometers west of Nantang. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing water on one side, the mountain is high and the forest is dense, and the green color is intoxicating. After 1978, archaeologists discovered the accumulation of paleontological fossils in the area. The plant fossils include algae, single leaf and compound leaf, which can be picked up easily. After opening, the stems of plants are clear, with different postures, and the patterns are like dripping ink paintings.

Bixia Yuanjun Temple

On the top of siding mountain, the main peak of Bagong mountain, there used to be Bixia Yuanjun temple. The temple is on the top of the mountain, so it is also called siding granny temple. This is one of the historical sites of Bagong mountain. The temple was first named after the goddess Bixia Yuanxiang, so it was named; Shoufeng people are more, also known as the goddess siding granny, so it is known that siding granny temple is very popular, and it is rare to call Bixia Yuanjun temple. In Ming Dynasty, Li Yonglu and Jiajing's Shouzhou annals were called "Dongyue Temple", while in Qing Dynasty, Li Shiyuan and Jiaqing's Fengtai County annals were called "Yuanjun Temple".

The Yuanjun Temple (siding granny Temple) was first built on the same date. According to Fengtai County annals, Wu Fangchun, a resident of Jiaqing County, had lost his capital for maintenance. "Fengtai County annals" records: in August of the 19th year of Jiaqing, Bixia Yuanjun palace in Beishan was built. The newly built stele says: "only king Bixia, the imperial concubine of Daizong in Dongyue, has a royal palace, which is worshipped in this mountain; the spirit palace has a year, and Liang Dong is decayed. Wu Jin, Li Jun, has been in the palace for five years. Wu Fangchun, a county dweller, used his private money to predict the auspicious day and prosper the management through labor. It's a stone inscription. "

The person of Duke Wu can not be studied in detail. In addition to the yuan group of temples for elephant, also for Guanyin and eighteen arhat elephant. During the period of the Republic of China, it was destroyed by fire and people during the cultural revolution. Today's Temple House

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