The Extreme Scenery of the Three Parallel Rivers Area You Have Never Seen (1)

Have you ever heard of it? Hengduan Mountain Range is the most densely populated mountain range in China.

The Hengduan Mountains in a broad sense include northwest Yunnan and west Sichuan, and many familiar scenic spots are included.

The geographical features of Hengduan Mountains determine the beautiful scenery of this area:

Hengduan mountain range was formed by land uplift after the collision between India plate and Eurasia plate. The warm and humid air flow from the Indian Ocean turned east after being blocked by the tall Himalayan mountains, and entered China along the Hengduan Mountains valley eastward and southward.

Therefore, the valley of Hengduan Mountains serves as a channel for the Indian Ocean to transport water vapor to the southwest of China, especially the Nujiang River, which is closest to the border. This is also the reason why clouds can be seen descending along the Nujiang Gorge all year round in the upper reaches of the Nujiang River.

On the one hand, abundant water nourishes the ecology of Hengduan mountain area. On the other hand, the dense alternation of high mountains and canyons has resulted in dangerous terrain and geographical fragmentation in this area, which has led to inconvenient transportation and objectively preserved the natural ecology and folk culture here.

In Hengduan Mountain area, especially Jinsha River, Lancang River and Nujiang River, the scenery of three parallel rivers is very spectacular.

In order to photograph the extreme scenery of the three parallel rivers, this time I spent 17 days driving nearly 2000 kilometers alone and photographed all the main nodes along the way. The shooting route is as follows:

1, the first bay of the Yangtze River

The first bay of the Yangtze River in Shigu Town, Yulong County is the starting point of this shooting. According to the information on the internet, I successfully found a seat overlooking the first bay of the Yangtze River. After waiting in the scorching sun for nearly 6 hours, I photographed the magnificent scenery reflected by the sunset glow. Clear and transparent blue sky, green rivers, white sandbars and green crops are particularly touching against colorful clouds.

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2. Tiger leaping gorge

Driving through Tiger Leaping Gorge alone is a challenge to the psychological quality of old drivers.

On the left is a cliff that may fall at any time, and on the right is an abyss surging with rapids. There is no protective stone pier on the curb-you are not mistaken, there is no protective stone pier!

The road surface is bumpy, not to mention, many roads can only pass one car, and there is a meeting point every three to five.

In my opinion, the biggest risk is falling rocks, because you are completely unpredictable. The risk of falling rocks at the landslide is the greatest, and other road sections are uncertain.

Try to go to this side of the mountain, because the roadbed on the edge of the cliff may collapse at any time.

I concentrated 120% of my energy and concentrated on driving this 30-kilometer dangerous section, so that I didn't dare to stop to take pictures.

Driving out of the canyon in fear, I turned around and photographed the exit of Tiger Leaping Gorge.

It's cloudy inside the canyon and sunny outside. Does this contrast increase the atmosphere of "terror"?

3. Baishuitai

Baishuitai is shaped like a terrace. Its cause is that the calcium bicarbonate in water is irradiated by sunlight, and the water evaporates to form a white deposit of calcium carbonate, which then continuously covers the surface to form a flower field in spring.

Baishuitai is one of the birthplaces of Naxi national culture. According to textual research, Baishuitai was originally worshipped as a god. According to legend, Ding Bahiro, the ancestor of Dongba religion of Naxi nationality, came back from studying Buddhism in Tibet and was attracted by its beautiful scenery through Baishuitai, so he stayed to set up an altar to preach, so it was a holy place for Naxi Dongba believers. As early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, Baishuitai has become a famous tourist attraction in western Yunnan.

This time, I was lucky enough to capture the white water platform set off by faint clouds:

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4. Songzanlin Temple

Songzanlin Temple is one of the famous temples in Kangqu and the center of Yellow Religion in Sichuan and Yunnan. It has a decisive influence in the whole Tibetan area, much like the "Shangri-La Temple" described in the adventure novel "The Lost Horizon" by British writer james hilton, which integrates foreign masterpieces and modern living facilities.

On the afternoon when I arrived, the weather was fine. Fortunately, I photographed Songzanlin Temple under Xiangyun, and the golden clouds merged with the golden dome of the temple:

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5. Nishi Village

Several small villages in Nishixiang are located in the valley below the fork of National Highway 2 14 and National Highway 2 15, surrounded by mountains.

A few years ago, when I photographed these villages in the daylight, I waited all day.

In the morning, I asked the innkeeper to drive me 40 kilometers to the hillside near the village and made an appointment to pick me up at 5: 30 in the afternoon. In the middle time, I just spent it with a parasol, a small wooden stool, a bottle of mineral water and a pack of biscuits. Before going out, according to the characteristics of cloudy and windy, I judged that there was a greater probability of encountering the skylight that day. I waited until about 4: 30 in the afternoon, and finally I waited for the long-awaited skylight.

The light swept through, only a few tens of seconds before and after the shooting window. Of course, for me, these tens of seconds are enough for me to shoot half a film.

Although I can't see the effect at the scene, I already know what I have photographed. That kind of joy contains a feeling of expectation, which can only be realized in the film age.

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6. Dapugong Village

The village outside Nishi traveled about 65,438+07 kilometers along the 265,438+04 National Road towards the direction of Benzilan. Before entering the Sheng Di Tunnel, it happened to meet this small village on the hillside. The map shows that the village name is Dapu Palace.

A beam of skylight happened to shine on the terrace, illuminating a small village with almost no houses.

The village is connected with the outside world by winding mountain roads.

The vertical distribution of ecology is very obvious: there is still snow on the top of the high mountain behind the village, and the pine forest is lush; Below the village is a typical dry-hot valley landform of Jinsha River, with bare mountains and only sparse bushes on the surface:

7. It is all over the village.

National Highway 2 14 goes north to Benzilan. Due to the heavy snow in the north, we can only turn back to National Highway 2 15 and drive south for a while, and then go to Lancang River via Tacheng Town, Weixi County.

Tasha Village is a small village next to Tacheng Town.

In the early morning, the village was shrouded in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. The smoke from the kitchen and the barking of chickens and dogs brought vitality to the village and announced that a new day was about to begin.

The sun shines obliquely, illuminating the village, and the smoke curled up, indicating new hope:

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Finally, the sharing of the first episode ended with aerial photography of the first bay of the Yangtze River.

Aerial photography: sunrise in the first bay of the Yangtze River

Please look forward to "The Extreme Scenery of the Three Parallel Rivers Area you have never seen before (Part II)".