Traveling in Guizhou (5)—Fanjing Mountain

If I could sum up my trip to Mount Fanjing in one sentence, it would be: I spent 210 yuan and it was a lonely experience.

Because I’m not on Douyin, I didn’t know that Fanjingshan had become an internet celebrity, and I had to grab tickets in advance to catch up with the holiday rush. The total cost of the ticket + tour bus + ropeway is 210. If it were not a must-see attraction on the carpool route, I would really hesitate to come here. I originally said that I shouldn’t take the 140 yuan ropeway and go up on my own legs. I didn’t have the money but still had the strength. But it turned out that it didn’t work and it would delay the rest of the trip.

Because the money was spent, the trip was much easier. We entered the gate of the scenic spot at 7:50 and took a 15-minute tour bus + 10 minutes on the ropeway + 40 minutes of mountain climbing. At 9:00 we arrived at the Mushroom Rock on the top of the mountain. Due to traffic restrictions in the scenic area and limited number of tourists, the whole process was very smooth, with no congestion or chaos. There are three scenic spots on the top of the mountain. One is the mushroom stone that you can see at a glance when you climb up. Then one side leads to the old Golden Summit, and the other side leads to the new Golden Summit - Hongyun Golden Summit (Internet celebrity). Because I was worried that there would be too many tourists behind me and I would have to queue up if I went to Hongyun Golden Summit late, so I went straight to Hongyun Golden Summit as soon as I got up. The process of climbing the Golden Summit is like climbing a huge stone while rotating. The path is a narrow road that can only be passed by one person. The steps are slightly steep and steep. Sometimes you need to use both hands and feet. However, the handrails and iron chains on both sides are fully equipped and there are no What difficulty. The main reason for queuing up is because everyone is climbing and taking pictures. This kind of narrow road where one man is in control and no one can cross it means that one person is taking pictures and the whole army is suspended.

As for the scenery, 95% of the time it is covered in heavy fog. Only 5% of the time, when the wind blows, the fog drifts away slightly and you can see a little bit of the scenery not far away. If the bright sunshine on a sunny day is a kind of straightforward magnanimity, the dense fog is a kind of hidden mystery, and the looming looming is a kind of temptation that you want to resist but welcome, then Fanjing Mountain only showed me its mystery. It seemed to show its allure for a second. I waited at the top of the mountain for twenty minutes, expecting to see some clearer pictures, but the fog never dissipated in a large area. The fog only varied from thick to thicker, but never from thick to light. The twenty minutes of going up and down the cable car were also like a foggy ride. All in all, except for the Red Cloud Golden Summit, which I could see clearly from a close distance, I still can’t figure out what Fanjing Mountain looks like. I came and went in the fog all the way, waving my sleeves, but I didn’t leave any impression. Speaking of which, this mountainous fog is really difficult for me. My photography skills are not good enough to take pictures of various levels of clouds and fog. It is really difficult.

Of course, I am still very content with this. First of all, some people were unable to get tickets for Fanjing Mountain. Even if they did, they might not be able to see much. Secondly, the weather was extremely bad a few days before the National Day, with heavy winds and heavy rains. One day, the wind was so strong that even Hongyun The Golden Dome is closed. On the day I came, it was neither windy nor sunny, and the temperature was not low. God was kind enough, so I could see the scenery 5% of the time, which felt quite satisfying. I expected that if the wind was too strong or the rain was too heavy, I might not even go to the Red Cloud Golden Summit and just go down on the ropeway. Therefore, lowering expectations can easily increase happiness.

fanjing mountain

At an inn in Jiangkou Village at the foot of Fanjing Mountain, it was already dark when we arrived the day before, but it was still bright when we left at seven o'clock the next day. When I woke up early, I saw a huge and somewhat fast river right in front of the inn. I was a little lucky that I didn't step into the river when I went out to buy instant noodles last night. I have to lament again that there is so much water in Guizhou. It rains in the sky at any time, and the sound of running water can be heard in my ears at any time. There is a river within a few hundred meters of anywhere.

This is a photo I took when I got off the ropeway and started climbing the mountain. It was hazy to see the flowers in the mist.

It is said that Mount Fanjing is very cold. Even the driver reminded us to wear more clothes. I put on everything I could wear. As a result, there was neither wind nor rain that day (in my eyes, the light rain floating in the sky at any time can be ignored), so I started to take off the three layers of clothes inside and outside. It was really a toss-up.

Seeing this rock means you have reached the top. If you are strong enough, you can come up in half an hour.

The famous mushroom stone, Fanjingshan mushroom stone is the symbol of Guizhou. It seems that the angle I took the photo is not right. In the photos that have a higher exposure rate, you can clearly see that this stone is top-heavy. From my angle, it looks completely bland. Others take photos like this.

I don’t know what Cats and Dogs place this is. Anyway, everything is chaotic, so I just took a few pictures.

This is the famous Hongyun Golden Summit. To climb the Golden Summit, just climb up along this stone. "At dawn and dusk, is surrounded by red clouds, so it is also called "Golden Summit with Red Clouds". The Golden Summit stands on a narrow ridge with a height difference of hundreds of meters. It is protected by weathering and erosion. The hard rock cracked and formed a canyon The golden top was divided into two. ”

Mine also looks a bit bland, in other people’s photos it should look like this

This mountain is still full of magic, with flowers and plants growing out of the cracks in the rocks.

By the way, I thought that the stones in Fanjing Mountain are quite special, and there are also many kinds of vegetation and animals here, so I checked them out. The reason why the stone is special, as I understand it in a layman's terms, is that the movement of the earth's crust has exposed the metamorphic rocks that are buried relatively deeply and are generally not easily exposed (the upper carbonate rocks may be exposed in other places), so it is We saw Mount Fanjing. The rich vegetation is probably due to the formation of high-altitude mountains at low latitudes, where monsoon winds meet, and the flow of air creates a climate zone from low to high. The following is an excerpt from other people’s professional explanations:

220 million years ago, most of southern China where it is located was still an ocean. Biodetritus and other particles in the ocean continued to accumulate to form carbonate rocks. Then the Pacific Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate, and southern China rose into land. A large amount of carbonate rock was also exposed on the surface. The area of ​​the exposed area was as high as 500,000 square kilometers, and the total thickness 10 kilometers, is like an "ocean" composed of carbonate rocks. These carbonate rocks are easily eroded by water, forming the famous karst landform.

The rise of Mount Fanjing, This pattern was broken. Since 65 million years ago, the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate, and northeastern Guizhou rose strongly. Carbonate rocks outside Mount Fanjing In the uplift Gradually eroded by water, The true appearance of the mountain was revealed. Its main body is completely different from carbonate rock. Another type of rock that is not easily eroded by water Metamorphic rock.

Fanjing Mountain

Fanjing Mountain

Zhaisha Dong Village

After visiting Hongyun Golden Summit, we took the cable car and tour bus directly down the mountain. It was only eleven o'clock when we left the gate of the scenic spot. So I went to the nearby Zhaisha Dong Village for a stroll. I thought I could see the houses of the Dong people, but who would have thought that I would be walking into a homestay gathering place. Every one of them is an inn, with different styles, and some are quite beautiful, but they don’t seem to have anything to do with the Dong people.

The village is hidden in the mountains. Looking around, it is surrounded by mountains.

There is another river at the entrance of the village. There are really too many rivers.

The far side of the river turned out to be the woods in front of it

One meal a day

This is the first time I have eaten August melon. It has more seeds and less flesh. The taste is okay, but the texture is hard to describe. The price is not cheap, five yuan each