3. Strange scenery and legends of Zhuang Township in Daming Mountain Scenic Area, Shanglin County, Guangxi

Due to the rich metal mineral deposits, abnormal changes in the geomagnetic field are caused. Vehicles passing through the fault zone often experience inexplicable machine failures, and the clouds drifting through this area will also change into strange shapes and haloes. According to the county annals, the most peculiar time when clouds transformed into shapes was "On the second day of April in the second year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1863), the clouds over the southeastern part of the county gathered into a large word "福" with clear strokes and dispersed by the next night. ”

The highest peak of Daming Mountain in Shanglin County is called Longtou Mountain. Due to the diffraction of sunlight in clouds and water vapor, a rare spiritual light projection phenomenon appeared on the top of Longtou Peak and Xianrentai. , the local Zhuang people call it Zhaoxian Mirror. In addition, there is often a sound that is like wind but not wind, like waves but not waves, and like thunder but not thunder. Therefore, the ancients renamed "Bashi" as "Daming Mountain", and in the Ming Dynasty it was written as "Daming Mountain".

The summer solstice at noon every June is the best time to study the phenomenon of direct sunlight in the Daming Mountain area. At this time, the mountains, trees, and rocks in Daming Mountain all appeared to have a strange "no shadow" phenomenon under the sunlight, and even the shadows of people shrank to the soles of their feet. The human shadow has always been a symbol of the soul in the traditional concept of the Zhuang compatriots. A long and skewed shadow means that the human soul will separate from the body, which is unlucky. And the shadow shrinks to the feet, which means that the person's soul is tightly attached to the person's body, which is a good sign. Therefore, the Zhuang ancestors in the Daming Mountain area hold sacrificial activities in Daming Mountain on the day of the summer solstice to pray for peace in the year.

The underground springs around Daming Mountain often present strange landscapes due to changes in geological structures. According to the records of Shanglin and Wuming counties:

"In February of the eighth year of Guangxu's reign, half of the water in Luobo Lake was turbid and clear to the other half, and it became clear again after three days."

"On the second day of Guangxu's reign, In October of the 16th year (1900), in the large pool named Huanglin on the Baihe River (in today's Silian Village, Liangjiang Township), the clear water in the middle of the pool suddenly turned red, and mist like red clouds billowed from the bottom of the pool. It started to stop in February of the following year.”

“In November 1984, two streams of black water suddenly gush out from the cracks in the rocks at the edge of the spring in Qinla Spring, Fucheng Township. For seven consecutive days and nights, the black water formed a floating ribbon and entangled itself in the clear water, like a snake playing in the water, but did not flow into the river with the clear water. The strange sights and anecdotes caused a sensation far and wide. There were no less than a thousand people watching at the spring every day, including from Many people come from Nanning City. It is said that this water can improve health and cure diseases. Many people go to the spring to bathe or take it in bottles for medicinal purposes. However, the black water becomes clear after more than 10 minutes in the container. This is the so-called black water. The answer to the mystery of the spring flowing into the river. Local villagers recalled that in November 1944, a light red water band appeared for one day, and in November 1976, the spring had a light red water band for seven days. During the period when the spring produced strange-colored water, the water quality was poor. People in Qinlatun near the spring went to the spring to get water for daily use without any unusual reaction."

"In August 1991, there was a severe drought in the county, and Chuanqian Village in Chengxiang Township was closed. A large amount of water suddenly gushes out of a cave in the valley, turning dozens of acres of lowland land into a pond. Nearby villagers kept fish in it until August of the following year, when the cave began to swallow water. The villagers rushed to catch fish. Over the years, the cave has swallowed water in normal years or when there is heavy rain, but when severe drought occurs in the county, it will spit out water and form a pool, probably once every 10 or 8 years. The shortest period of water retention is a few months, and the longest period is about a year. "

On the eve of a major earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December 2004, yellow water suddenly appeared in the clear Lingshui. This phenomenon is common. The old man had never seen it in his life. Just when everyone was puzzled, a tsunami in the Indian Ocean occurred soon. It seemed that the underground water in Daming Mountain was connected to the earthquake zone.

A rare aura projection phenomenon occurs under the diffraction of sunlight by the cloud water vapor on the Daming Peak. One of the eight scenic spots in Shanglin County is called "Immortal Looking in the Mirror". It refers to the "spiritual image" phenomenon on Longtou Peak. The aura image phenomenon of Daming Mountain is that in the early morning or evening, when the sun rises or sets, clouds and fog billow on the top of the mountain. The sunlight is projected onto the horizon through the diffraction of water vapor to form a huge circular light and shadow bordered by a rainbow. Folks of the Zhuang people in Daming Mountain call it the "Fairy Mirror". When a person stands on the top of the mountain, a huge human figure will be projected on the "Fairy Mirror". People call this phenomenon "Looking at the Fairy Mirror."

The "fairy mirror" phenomenon is not often encountered, and only appears under special weather and geomagnetic anomalies. This phenomenon can also be seen in my country's Emei Mountain, where it is called "Buddha's Light" or "Emei Baoguang"; in Germany's Bloggen Mountain, people call it the "Bloggen Monster", which shows the uniqueness of Daming Mountain. The "Fairy Mirror" is very mysterious and rare, so the Zhuang mountain people regard seeing the "Fairy Mirror" on the top of the mountain as their greatest luck.

The ideal place to take a photo of the "Fairy Mirror" is the Immortal Terrace in Daming Mountain.

When the sun has just risen or is about to set, if people stand on the Immortal Terrace with the sun on their backs, there are dense clouds under the Immortal Terrace. The sunlight shines on people, and their shadows are projected on the cloud screen in front. Bending and refraction (called diffraction or diffraction) separates the white light composed of different wavelengths into a halo of outer infrared and inner violet. These diffracted rays only come into view at a certain angle. This appropriate angle of the halo is just right The shadows surrounding people form a colorful "fairy mirror" that can illuminate people's shadows. At this time, when people make various movements, the shadows refracted in the halo will also follow the movements. When people stop, their shadows will also stop. This magical nature The phenomenon attracts many tourists. Because Daming Mountain is rainy and humid, the frequency of the "fairy mirror" phenomenon is greater than that of Mount Emei. This is a unique tourism resource in Guangxi. Daming Mountain in Shanglin County has towering peaks. From a distance, it seems that there is no flat land on the mountain. In fact, there are many flat lands on Daming Mountain. The locals call this kind of flat land in the mountains "Tianping". These Tianpings are small alluvial plains in the mountains covered with wild grass. These rooftops vary in size, ranging from as big as an airport to as small as a basketball court. The largest airport covers an area of ??180 acres. It is said that in the 1970s when war preparations were tense, there were plans to develop it into a war-ready airport. There are eight natural lawns on the top of Daming Mountain. They are on the same straight line and perpendicular to the Tropic of Cancer.

The vegetation on Tianping is also very strange. Tianping is surrounded by tall trees or bushes, but not a single tree grows in the lawn. In the early years, people in the reserve deliberately planted some bamboos and small trees on the edge of the lawn. However, after many years, the bamboos and trees were as small as straw and could not grow big. Many geologists and plant experts have studied this phenomenon in depth, but they cannot solve the mystery.

Tianping is a place full of mysterious stories. There are wide and flat stone slabs in the middle of many rooftops. These stone slabs are covered with weeds. When the weeds are lifted, stone slabs like stele are revealed. The slabs are covered with inexplicable words and lines. These mysterious words No one can understand the lines. The locals call this "writing" the "Book of Heaven."

According to the records of Shanglin and Wuming counties, the ancients once built a temple in Wutianping called Sanbao Hall. It is said that three ancient people practiced on the mountain and became immortals. The temple is to commemorate these three people. Built by immortals. There are still temple ruins in Wutianping.

According to local people’s legend, in ancient times, a man went up the mountain to collect medicine and met two people playing chess on the Tianping. He stood and watched. He was so fascinated that he forgot the time to go back. When he woke up, After going down the mountain, thirty years had passed and everything in his family had changed. Only then did he realize that he had met an immortal. Based on this legend, the management department of Daming Mountain built the world's largest "chess floor" in "Tianping" and held a chess match that could enter the Guinness Book of Records. This game caused a sensation across the country. Tianping of Daming Mountain Therefore it is famous all over the world. The original name of Daming Mountain in Shanglin County was Daming Mountain. Why is it called Daming Mountain? According to the annals of Shanglin and Wuming counties compiled in the fourth year of the Republic of China: "Every autumn, smoke and clouds accumulate, and there are sounds like wind but not wind, like rain but not rain, like thunder but not thunder, like waves but not waves, sometimes for three to five days or ten days Rinaizhi is called Da Ming." It seems that Daming Mountain got its name because of a strange sound that often appears in the mountain. According to local elders, whenever there is a dense haze on an autumn night, as long as people entering the mountain do not come out in time, a scary and strange sound will appear in the sky. This strange sound comes from the air, like a huge ox panting. When people encounter this strange sound, they rush down the mountain. If they don't go down the mountain in time, they often get lost in the panic and can't find it for several days. The way out of the mountains. People say that this kind of strange noise is the mountain god who is angry, so you must wait until the mountain god's anger disappears before entering the mountain. This strange sound often appeared before the liberation. After the liberation, because the mountain forests were over-cut for steel smelting, this strange sound is rarely heard.

For this strange sound in the Daming Mountains, some scholars believe that it is the sound of Lin Tao recorded during geomagnetic anomalies in the mountains. They believe that there are huge magnetite bodies in the Daming Mountains. When the huge ionized airflow passes through the magnets, the magnets will record the sounds of wind, forest waves, and animal sounds at that time. This geomagnetic recorded sound is released under certain geomagnetic anomalies, resulting in a "loud and strange sound".

This kind of "strange sound in the sky" has also occurred in the Rhine River Valley in Europe. Europeans call it the song of the goddess Loreley. In the canyon on the right bank of the middle reaches of the Rhine River in Europe, there is a rock named "Loreley". There is a lifelike statue of a girl built on the rock - the "Statue of Lorelai". This statue of the goddess comes from a legend: In ancient times, there was an infatuated girl named "Loreley" who was abandoned by her faithless lover. She angrily jumped from a rock into the Rhine River and became a beautiful goddess. Whenever the sun rises, she sits on the rock and sings sad love songs. It is said that local people often hear the faint "goddess singing" when the weather is not very good. Moreover, when this "song" appears, the birds will be "deeply moved" and appear very restless, flying around and screaming. After long-term observation and research, Professor Melvin Kreissen of the University of Pittsburgh has revealed the mystery of this phenomenon: it is a mixture of vibrations in the atmosphere and the chirping of birds. It turns out that the charged particles emitted by the rising sun at dawn suddenly enter the earth's atmosphere, causing a strong impact on the molecules and atoms in the atmosphere, causing the atmosphere to produce a high-energy luminescence phenomenon and at the same time produce a low-frequency vibration sound. Come.

When the external environmental conditions such as sunlight, humidity, temperature, and ground electricity are suitable, part of the low-frequency vibration sound may be transmitted to the ears of some people with sensitive hearing and hear this "strange sound in the sky." Affected by this low-frequency vibration sound and non-visible light waves, birds are often confused and disturbed, causing them to fly out of control and make noises, which together with the low-frequency vibration form this strange mixed sound.

Some scholars believe that the "strange sound" of Daming Mountain is like the song of the goddess Lorelei. It is a high-energy luminous phenomenon and simultaneous collision of charged particles with molecules and atoms in the atmosphere. A low-frequency vibrating sound produced. However, this view cannot explain the phenomenon that the strange sounds on Daming Mountain "stop after three to five or ten days". The theory of "geomagnetic anomaly recording" is more convincing. In any case, this strange sound phenomenon in Daming Mountain is undoubtedly very attractive to many tourists who love to explore the mysteries of nature.