Why is Tengchong said to be the hometown of geothermal energy?

Tengchong, located at the foothills of Gaoligong Mountain, is a famous geothermal town. The volcanoes are large-scale and well-preserved with different shapes. There are many strange rocks, including pumice, volcanic eggs, and typical volcanic caves. It is known as " Natural Museum of Geology and Nature”.

Tengchong is located at the intersection of the Eurasian continental plate and the Indian continental plate. Active crustal movements bring frequent earthquakes, and violent earthquakes trigger volcanic eruptions. After the volcanic eruption stopped, the lava cooled and formed a headless mountain - a volcano. There are more than 70 volcanoes in Tengchong. Xu Xiake once recorded the volcanic eruption of Dayingshan in 1609 in his travel notes. From the description in Li Genyuan's "Lieyi Mountain Records" that "Tengchong has many volcanoes, it is recorded that there were many volcanic eruptions during the Chenghua, Zhengde, Jiajing and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty." ”, indicating that hundreds of years ago, there were eruptions in the Tengchong volcanic area.

Tengchong currently has well-preserved dormant volcanoes with the highest altitude of 2.7 kilometers and a relative height difference of 60 to 1,000 meters. The volcanoes are distributed around Tengchong County. Zuosuoying in the south of the city is called the Volcanic Snake because the lava from the volcanic eruption rushes down the river valley, winding and undulating like a black python, which is comparable to the British "District" and the American "Devil's Rock". Tengchong Bazi is surrounded by volcanoes. There are more than 70 volcanoes arranged in a narrow area about 90 kilometers long from north to south and 40 kilometers wide from east to west. Scientists have determined that the age of the Tengchong volcano's recent eruption has been shortened from 50,000 years ago to 3,800 years ago, and it is now in its dormant period. Tengchong volcano is famous for its wide distribution and large scale, forming one of the most charming natural landscapes in my country.

The Tengchong volcano group is one of the youngest volcanic groups in my country. Its scale and completeness rank first in the country. Through the ages, it has attracted many scientific workers to investigate and study it. 97 Cenozoic volcanic cones stand tall in the sky, most of which are truncated cone-shaped volcanoes. The volcanic cones are up to 214 meters high, and the diameter of the crater can be up to 400 meters, and the depth is 60 meters. At present, the most complete crater preservation and high scientific research and ornamental value is the Mazhan volcano group 20 kilometers away from the city, including Dakong Mountain, Xiaokong Mountain, Heikong Mountain, Chengzilou Mountain, Daduan Mountain, Xiaotuan Mountain, Chang There are 22 volcanoes including Poshan, Dayingshan, Ma'anshan and Laoguipo volcano, which are 4 kilometers away from the city. They are like exquisite bonsais and are extremely spectacular.

Tengchong has many geothermal hot springs, including more than 80 steam springs, hot springs, hot springs and boiling springs, including the Sulfur Pond Big Rolling Pot, Huangguaqing Hot Air Ditch and Bathang River Hot Spring. The scenic spot is also known as "natural garden" and "gene bank of species". Famous hot springs include the Sulfur Pond Big Boiling Pot, the Cucumber Qing Hot Air Ditch and the Bathang River High Temperature Boiling Spring.

The Big Rolling Pot is located in the west of the county. When you climb the hillside, you can see the hot air and the faint smell of sulfur. There is a sulfur pond boiling spring in the Potou bush. It is round in shape and surrounded by semicircular stone slabs. It is hot and steamy all year round and is commonly known as the "big boiling pot". The sulfur pond is located in the center of a mountain platform in the southwest of Tengchong County. The circular pool is about 3 meters in diameter. There are steam and water spraying everywhere at the bottom of the pool. The whole pool is filled with white waves, steaming, and a hot mist. Huangguaqing Hot Gas Valley is located south of Sulfur Pond. It is a small valley running from north to south. There is a stream at the bottom of the ditch. Although there are no hot springs, steam is rising everywhere on the ground. The Bathhouse River is located between the Sulfur Pond and the Huangguaqing Hot Gas Channel. The lava from the volcanic eruption flows down the Bathhouse River Valley, winding and undulating, resembling a black python, and is commonly known as the "Volcanic Snake." The water temperature of the high-temperature boiling spring in the river valley reaches 95 degrees. There are Toad Mouth Fountain and Lion Head Hot Spring in the air channel. In addition, there are a lot of hot air and hot springs gushing from the river bed. The waves are slowly rising from the river valley, and the white mist is confusing. It is really beautiful. . In winter and spring, the river flow is small and the water temperature of the river is generally around 40 degrees. You can take a bath everywhere, making it a veritable bathing river.

Tengchong Geothermal Volcano Scenic Area has a wide variety of animals and plants. Some people praise Gaoligong Mountain as "the big garden of the plant kingdom" and "the hundreds of gardens in the Hengduan Mountains." Here are my country's rhododendrons, camellias and magnolia plants. distribution center.

Rhododendron is the first of the four famous alpine flowers, and the "King of Rhododendron" here is even more of a rare treasure. There is a king cuckoo named Big Tree Rhododendron, which is 25 meters high and more than 280 years old.