Suspense One: The Mysterious Changes of Rainbow Falls
Whether or not there is a waterfall in the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon was once a topic of debate for a very long time. In the early 1920s, the British explorer Ward had briefly entered the Grand Canyon, according to his description, he found a very spectacular waterfall in the Grand Canyon. He named the waterfall "Rainbow Falls" because it was surrounded by a rainbow when he found it, and 10 years later, American Bailey reconfirmed the existence of the waterfall. However, it has not been found for almost 70 years since then.
In 1998, a Chinese research expedition found a dry wall in the canyon, which is probably the legendary "Rainbow Falls". 1950 Murmur had an earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale, and "Rainbow Falls" may have been the cause of this earthquake. The "Rainbow Falls" may have disappeared in this earthquake. Is the violent crustal movement "smoothed" the waterfall fall? Or was it a landslide that blocked the water coming from upstream? Or is it simply that the previous account is wrong, "Rainbow Falls" still exists, still hidden in the unknown corners of the Grand Canyon? All of this remains to be seen.
Suspension of disbelief: the surprise outside the sequoia
The other major discovery of the 1998 expedition was the discovery of a large area of endangered rare plants in the Grand Canyon of the sequoia. The wild natural red douglas fir forests are not widely distributed in the world, and have only been found in a few areas in China, such as Yunnan and Sichuan. And like the Grand Canyon area such a large area of well-preserved natural red bean counters have been rare. The scientific research also found a "living fossil" known as the lack of order of insects. This ancient insect originally lived in Africa and other places, and then drifted with the Earth plate to the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon. After hundreds of millions of years of changes in the sea, the lack of order insects in other parts of the world have become extinct one after another, only in the Grand Canyon, this kind of ecological environment is extremely well maintained to continue. The discovery of Diptera is of great significance to the study of the distribution and change of biogeographic patterns.
Suspense 3: "Savages" and Killing Trees
In the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon and the surrounding area, there have been legends of "savages" since ancient times, from the snowy mountains to the valleys of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, which are about 6,000 meters in elevation, to the snowy mountains of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon. meters above sea level, from the snowy mountains to the valley floor of the dense primary forests have been found in the "wild man" traces. According to local descriptions, this mysterious creature is up to 2 meters tall, red or brown-black hair all over the body, sunken eyes, mouth protruding, will walk upright and can produce simple syllables. Some of these legends are personal experiences of the locals, while others have been passed down through the centuries. All these legends paint a layer of mystery for the Grand Canyon.
There are also rumors of a "killer tree". It is said that in the Grand Canyon, there is a strange plant growing in the primitive forest, which has a very long winding ability of very strong branches and vines, can be in the animal close to the rapid tightly entangled, and through the tentacles on the branches and vines of the anesthesia secreted material to make the animal gradually lose consciousness, and eventually the animal's flesh and blood into the "killer tree" for the growth of the nutrients. As of today, there is still a great deal of controversy about whether these two mysterious creatures really exist.
Suspension of disbelief 4: canyon inhabitants of the survival of the myth
The Grand Canyon is the home of the Menba people, about their origin, some people say that from the canyon outside of the Bomi area, the more ancient that their history can be traced back to the age of the human caveman. This also proves that the Menba people have been rooted in this land since ancient times and have an extremely strong ability to survive. The Grand Canyon is located in the plateau, the air is thin, the climate is cold, nearly half of the year the mountains are closed by snow, the transportation is inconvenient, almost isolated from the world, before 2009, Mutuo is still the only county in the country without a highway. There is no advanced farming techniques, the local people for thousands of years has been to fishing and hunting as the main means of livelihood, the technical conditions constrain the development of rich natural resources in the area, can be utilized in the conditions of the relative scarcity of goods, the Grand Canyon and the mist and miasma, poisonous snakes and fierce beasts, avalanches, mudslides occur from time to time. ...... What is the mysterious plateau supporting the What supports this mysterious plateau people in such a harsh environment to stand for thousands of years? These doubts are waiting for future generations to explore and crack.
The mention of Tibet, people generally think of the snowy plateau on the yak, brilliant temples and singing and dancing Tibetan compatriots. In fact, this piece of land known as the roof of the world has an exceptionally rich landscape, it not only has the world's highest mountain peaks, there is also the world's deepest canyon - Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon. the spring of 1992, I accompanied a scientific expedition from the Palladium, after three days of arduous travel, to the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon of the top of the Zagchu. In the evening, I stood on the summit of Zhaqu, white clouds drifted past me, and the snowy peaks on the other side of the mountain were close at hand. Look down, the strange rocks, green trees, the vast Yarlung Zangbo from the west, and then turn, around the Namcha Mawa for horseshoe-shaped big bend, to the south rushing away. The mighty river suddenly turned a right angle, amazing, teach people incredible.
Menba guide said: "That is the Yarlung Tsangpo River in pursuit of younger siblings!" Legend has it that Mount Gondis has three sons and one daughter, the oldest is called Yarlung Tsangpo River, the second is called Lion Spring River, the third is called Elephant Spring River, and the youngest sister is called Peacock River. One day, Gondis called them to him and said, "Now that you have grown up, 'good children aspire to the four directions', it is the time for you to break into the world and broaden your horizons." So each of their four siblings ran away. The oldest, Yarlung Zangbo River, was sick of his younger siblings when he reached here. When the eagle on the day told his younger siblings to the Indian Ocean direction hurriedly whistled away, so it formed the Yafin Zangbu Grand Canyon. Listened to this beautiful legend, and then look at the canyon that seems to be washed out by the Yarlung Zangbo River, so you more can not help but for this nature's ingenious work.
According to the conclusion of the scientific research, the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is the Himalayan orogenic movement and the formation of the river wash. It is long and deep and narrow, full-length 504. 6 kilometers, both sides of the peak and the valley floor of the relative height difference of 6009 meters, the narrowest width of only twenty meters, you can talk across the canyon, but from this side of the walk to the other side of at least three days. Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is 154.6 kilometers longer than the world's longest canyon in the U.S. Corolla Grand Canyon, and more than two thousand meters deeper than Peru's Grand Canyon, which is said to be the world's deepest canyon. Its magical magnificence is unrivaled by any canyon.
The magic of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon lies in the fact that it provides a channel for the water and gas of the Indian Ocean to cross the Himalayas. Beyond the Grand Canyon, barren mountains and snow-capped plateaus, over the pass into the Grand Canyon area, suddenly a different scene. The bottom of the valley is exotic flowers and subtropical rainforests, the mountain slopes grow temperate evergreen broad-leaved forests, and the heights of the canyon are filled with pines and cypresses and other frigid conifers. The two sides of the Grand Canyon can be said to be a vertical nature museum, which has preserved many rare animals and plants for mankind.
And on the terrace side of the Grand Canyon, from time to time, you can see the wooden houses of Tibetan and Menba compatriots. On the plains of the river valley, yellow rapeseed flowers, purple and white pea flowers, set in the green waves of the barley field, like a fine watercolor painting. Due to the Grand Canyon water and heat brought by the channel, creating a beautiful natural environment in southeastern Tibet, it is no wonder that this place is known as "Tibet Jiangnan". The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is the last piece of secret land on earth, the only remaining piece of virgin land in the world.
It's rapids so far no one dares to drift, it's the bottom of the valley so far no one can walk through the whole. Here is the world's purest sky, the most ethereal clouds, the most majestic snow peaks, the most beautiful big bend, the richest treasure trove. It is indeed the most beautiful and desirable place in the world. A U.S. President once said that not having been to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado is the same as not having been to the United States. We can proudly say, do not look at the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, can not say that have seen the most magnificent mountains and rivers in the world!