How "south" is Longnan?

In the eyes of too many people, Gansu is a province built on the loess high slope and the desert Gobi, which makes it difficult to connect Gansu with the Yangtze River basin with warm temperament.

But who would have thought that Gansu has a vast and heroic, green mountains and green waters, which is different from the misty fairyland in the northwest, making you feel like you are in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also the only Yangtze River basin area in Gansu-Longnan.

Of course, the Yangtze River does not reach Longnan, but Bailong River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, which runs south through Longnan City, joins the Yangtze River and rushes to the sea. ...

Walking in Longnan, it is difficult to feel the tragedy in other parts of Gansu, where the desert is lonely and the long river falls into the yen. You will wonder if you have crossed the Yangtze River. Longnan has a complex terrain and is one of the best in Gansu Province. There is no desert in Longnan, only mountains, hills, valleys and basins. The elevation of northern Longnan is 1800 meters, and the elevation of Zhongmiao Township in Wenxian County in the south is only 500 meters, which is the lowest in Longnan and Gansu Province.

Cross the north and south with one foot

Open the mountain map of China,

The Qinling Mountains extend from east to west,

The Minshan Mountains in Hengduan Mountains meander from south to north.

Hug here.

The Yangtze River water system and the Yellow River water system are also intertwined in this area.

Qinba mountain area, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Loess Plateau meet,

* * * and "crowding out" Longnan Mountain Area, one of the four geographical regions in Gansu.

When the Qinling Mountains dedicated its "artery" to the different climates in the north and south of China, it left her "vein" in Longnan, making Longnan more green in desolation and moist in dryness, with both majestic mountains and the charm of Jiangnan water town.

Longnan Mountain, located in the east-west fold belt of the West Qinling Mountains, is located in the transition zone of China's topographic ladder, with Gannan Plateau in the west, Loess Plateau in central Gansu in the north, Sichuan Basin in the south, Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi and Hanzhong Basin in the east. The west Qinling Mountains straddle, and Longnan spans the north and south. Mountains, deep valleys, hills and basins are distributed in turn, forming a unique and intricate magnificent landscape.

As far as natural landforms are concerned, Longnan Mountain is another kind of natural landscape in Gansu.

In our impression, Jiazhi is located in Gansu Province, between Qilian Mountain and Helishan Mountain, and between Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Inner Mongolia Plateau. It is a place with drought and little rain, dry climate and wide desert Gobi.

Longnan mountainous area is mountainous, with high mountains and deep valleys, lush vegetation and clear rivers and streams, which subverts people's traditional understanding of Gansu. Here the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and the water network is vertical and horizontal. In relatively arid Gansu Province, there are nearly 50 first-class tributaries, more than 700 second-class tributaries, more than 600 third-class tributaries 1300 fourth-class tributaries1300. Gansu Province is relatively short of water, but Longnan City is not short of water. Because of abundant water resources, the forest area in Longnan is quite large, with an urban area of about 27,900 square kilometers and a forest area of about 1. 1.6 million square kilometers.

Famous mountains and great rivers converge, and the products have the characteristics of "South" flavor.

Turning to the climate zoning map of China, Longnan mountain area transits from southeast to northwest, from subtropical humid climate to warm temperate humid climate and plateau climate in turn. It is the only subtropical climate zone in Gansu Province and is known as "Longshang Jiangnan". The warm climate and rich landforms make the water zonality and vertical zonality in Longnan mountainous area obvious, forming a landscape of "one mountain with four seasons and ten miles of different days".

The Yangtze River water system and the Yellow River water system are also intertwined here, and the collision and aggregation of the two mountains doomed the unique mountains and rivers and unique products here. In addition to winter wheat and rice, we can also plant citrus, tung oil, tea, eucalyptus, palm and other subtropical cash crops, as well as national protected plants such as Metasequoia and Taxus, as well as more than 20 rare animals such as giant pandas and golden monkeys. It has three national nature reserves, 1 provincial nature reserves, three national forest parks and two national wetland parks, and is known as "Xishuangbanna, Gansu".

There are both spirits in the north and tea in the south.

As early as the Western Han Dynasty, Longnan people began to make wine. It was first seen in recorded winemaking places in Longnan, including Fujia Town in Huixian County and Hongchuan Town in Chengxian County. Among the local folk songs circulating in Longnan, there are lyrics of "the best step in the sky and the best time in the sand", which also shows that Longnan has a long history of brewing.

Huixian county is located in the upper reaches of Jialing River. Li Bai said in Shu Dao Nan that "Qin Sai is not in contact with people", and only some monkeys on the cliffs can be seen on the road. Since ancient times, it has been an ecological mountain area, with warm spring flowers and no competition with the world.

If you want to make good wine, you must have the right time and place. Only when the weather is favorable can the crops have a good harvest and there is surplus grain for wine making; Geographical location means that the place where wine is brewed must have good water quality and suitable climate in order to brew good wine. Fu Jia Town, Huixian County has good conditions for brewing good wine. The famous spring in Fujia Town is called "Divine Spring Haiyan". It is said that the spring water is pure and sweet, and the water level is always the same, regardless of severe cold and heat, drought and flood. It has been a good water source for people to make wine since ancient times. This spring water is located in Huixian Jin Hui Winery. It is said that it is also because of this spring that delicious Jin Hui wine is brewed.

The cool water and high-quality sorghum in Huixian make the wine shops here full of wine. In the first year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai went to Qingniling, Hui County, holding a wine bottle and drinking dozens of cups. He looked around and was touched by the scenery. He remembered his career of "traveling around the world with one sword" in 16, and then associated it with the dangerous process of climbing Qingniling. The clear voice shouted: Alas!

Li Bai was drunk in Qingniling, which made the later Shu Road difficult.

In the 4th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1 134), after the famous soldiers fought against Sister Jin in Xianrenguan, all the soldiers used Jinbing helmets to hold Huizhou wine. In the local area, because the helmet and the emblem are homophonic, the reputation of "Golden Emblem Wine" is far-reaching. 195 1 year, Kang Qingfang, Yuan Yongsheng and many other old Jin Hui wine workshops jointly established Jin Hui Wine Company. In Longnan, drinking a pot of wine can express the pride and freedom of the ancient people in the battlefield.

Longnan is the only tea-producing area in Gansu, which belongs to the northern edge of Jiangbei tea-producing area in China. Longnan tea area is located at the junction of Kangxian, Wenxian and Wudu counties, with an altitude of 600-1200m. It is the tea production base in Longnan and the only tea producing area in Gansu Province. In spring and summer, "fog is everywhere in the morning and evening of sunny days, and it is full of mountains and clouds all day", which is not only a suitable area for the growth of tea trees in the north, but also the best place to produce organic tea.

As early as the Song Dynasty and the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was an important area of tea-horse trade, and the tea-horse trade with the "Qin-Shu Road" as the main line spread all over the territory. Influenced by the radiation of the ancient tea-horse road, Longnan has a long history and culture of tea production. Up to now, there are more than 20 tea trees planted in the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty (1782- 1850) in Liziba Village, Bikou Town, Wenxian County, Longnan, and there are also thousands of years of wild ancient tea trees in Yangba Town, Kangxian County, Longnan. In Longnan, if you enjoy a cup of tea alone, you can immerse yourself in the tender feelings like misty rain in the northwest and enjoy flowers and willows.

There is both a "southern accent" and a "northern tune", which is a city of Gansu and Sichuan where multiple cultures meet.

The origin of civilization and the spread of culture are often closely related to physical geography.

Longnan is like a graceful woman who combines the beauty of Gansu, Shaanxi and Sichuan. Longnan has been a strategic place connecting Qinlong and Bashu since ancient times, and is known as "Qinlong locks the key and Bashu throat". Longnan's geographical location adjacent to Shaanxi and Sichuan determines that Longnan culture has the characteristics of both Qinlong culture and Bashu culture.

If the "mountain" in Longnan is a symbol of Qinlong culture, then the "water" in Longnan is a symbol of Bashu culture. Because the mountains in Longnan are connected with Qinling Mountains, they belong to the Loess Plateau. Longnan's water is the only Yangtze River basin in Gansu. Longnan is mountainous and watery, and mountains and rivers are connected everywhere. Therefore, Qin Long culture and Bashu culture meet and penetrate each other here.

Historically, Longnan is not only the node of Longshu Passage, but also the only place where Sichuan Tea can change horses after going north.

Looking at the map of China carefully, Longnan, located between Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Loess Plateau and Qinling Mountains, is the geometric center of China. No matter from the geographical distribution, or from the historical allusions of seeing Shu and going out to Qishan in six places, the remains of the ancient tea-horse road, Qishan road, Chencang road and Yin Ping road on Longshu Road, as well as the Sichuan sound and Sichuan flavor of Longnan, are all confirming the inseparable connection between Longnan and Shu.

In the long historical process, Longnan's special humanistic structure and geographical location, towering mountains and rushing rivers all record the development and humanistic evolution of Longnan. Whether it is Wudu Gaoshan Opera, Xihe Qiaoqi Festival, Baimachi Gezhou in Wenxian County, or the pre-Qin culture in Lixian County, Xixiang Fu in Chengxian County, the history and culture of the ancient tea-horse road in Kangxian County, etc., it is deeply branded with the brand of Longnan and interprets the splendid civilization nurtured and carried by this land and water from different angles.

Economic and trade exchanges and cultural integration make it impossible for Longnan to fully wear the "clothes" of Qin culture and the "hat" of Shu culture. When you come to Longnan, you will find that here, the city is full of olive fragrance, but this is not the Mediterranean; From time to time, Sichuan sounds come from here, and hot pots are fragrant everywhere, but this is not Sichuan; Although it belongs to Gansu, there is no desert Gobi, with high mountains and steep slopes and gurgling water. There are both the boldness in the north and the small jasper in the south of the Yangtze River. There are two heroic songs and melodious tea-picking tunes. ...