Why does it snow in Wawu Mountain?

Wawu Mountain is the largest table mountain in Asia and the second largest table mountain in the world, and its peak area is second only to Roraima Mountain in South America. Wilson, a famous British botanist, described Wawu Mountain as "a huge Noah's Ark above the clouds". Wawu Mountain has different scenery all year round, and the most famous is the vast snow scene in winter!

Wawushan has a long winter snow period and frequent snowfall. The snow period lasts for half a year, and the snow quality is excellent. The deepest snow can reach 2 meters. At the same time, the snowfall here is the highest in Sichuan, with good snow quality and high viscosity. Known as "the snow and ice in the south, the tile house is a must".

Wawu Mountain receives the first snow in winter every year 165438+ 10, and the snow season is from 65438+February to February of the following year. The whole top of the mountain is covered with snow. Su Shi said in a poem: "After the cold snow in spring in Wawu Mountain, Emei swept away the rainy days", pointing out that the snow period in Wawu Mountain lasted for half a year, spanning the long snow period in winter and spring, giving tourists the opportunity to reach the kingdom of ice and snow and wander around the fairy tale world all winter.

Good ecology also creates beautiful ice and snow scenery. Wawu Mountain has about 15000 mu of beautiful scenery of the southern snowfield in winter, and snow edges, ice ridges, icicles and ice waterfalls can be seen everywhere on the mountain, which satisfies all the beautiful imaginations of southerners on ice and snow. Today, Wawu Mountain, which pays equal attention to protection and development, also shows the beauty of ice and snow that is extremely scarce in the south. The dense fir forest on the top of the mountain is a bright spot in winter. In winter, the dense branches of fir trees are covered with thick snow, covered with rime and snow, forming a unique landscape of Linhai Snowfield.

It is worth mentioning that Wawu Mountain, located in the rain curtain of West China, has also created a unique ice and snow landscape-the ice waterfall.

The so-called ice waterfall is a natural phenomenon that water flows to the surface below zero degrees Celsius and freezes with rocks because of the cold weather. The temperature plummeted, and the valley where the spring was tinkling was dotted with white icicles. In the past, the flowing water merged into a white "jade belt" to dance in the mountains, and even a wide giant ice waterfall hung high above the cliff, which made people lament the ingenuity of nature. There are many ice waterfalls in the north but few in the south. For children in the south, there is little snow, and even less ice falls. In the cold winter, the waterfalls in the past formed ice waterfalls and icicles with different shapes, which were layered and exquisite. The water drops dripping on it change into dazzling luster in the sun and become exquisite natural art ice sculptures, which makes people daydream.