Hello everyone, today I am excited to introduce to you a natural landscape in Shaanxi. This landscape is now very difficult to see. It was only my third visit that I was lucky enough to see it.
There is a Chinese idiom called "Jingwei Mingming", which is used to describe clear boundaries or clear distinction between right and wrong, such as two completely different attitudes towards the same thing.
What is the origin of this idiom? It turns out that the "clear distinction between Jing and Wei" comes from a natural landscape in Shaanxi. The "Jing" here refers to the Jing River, which originates from Liupan Mountain in Ningxia; "Wei" refers to the Wei River, which originates from Gansu and flows into the Yellow River through Shaanxi. The Wei River is the largest tributary of the Yellow River, and the Jing River is the largest tributary of the Wei River.
The intersection of the two rivers is located in Gaoling District, Xi'an City. Due to the different sand content of the two rivers, they present a unique landscape of one clear and one turbid, with clear water and turbid water flowing in the same river and not blending with each other. This phenomenon was observed by the ancients, and there was an idiom "Jingwei Mingming".
The reason why this landscape is rare is that most of the time, if the sand content of the two rivers is not very different, or if it has rained, they will both look turbid and not clear. limit. We went there twice before, and the photos we took were all yellow, so we suspected that this landscape has disappeared today.
Later, after being reminded by the locals, I learned that it can only be seen by chance after a continuous period of sunny days during the dry season. This is the aerial picture we took yesterday. You can see that the Weihe River water is relatively turbid and the Jinghe River is relatively clear, showing a clear and distinct boundary. It can be said that hard work pays off.
But what is interesting is that there are different opinions in different eras about which of the two rivers is clear and which is mixed. During the Spring and Autumn Period, "The Book of Songs" stated "Jinghe and Weihe were turbid", so some people believe that in the Spring and Autumn Period, "Jinghe River was clear and Weihe River was turbid".
In Tang Dynasty poems, Du Fu has poems such as "How can we divide the Qing Jing into the Qing Wei"? In his poems, he mentions "Qing Wei" 7 times and "Zhuo Jing" 4 times. There is also something similar in the Song Dynasty. records. We should not doubt the observation ability of the ancients. What they observed at that time was that the Weihe River was clear and the Jinghe River was turbid, which was completely opposite to that in the Spring and Autumn Period.
In the Qing Dynasty, Qin Chengen, the governor of Shaanxi, inspected Jingwei and came to the conclusion that "Jingwei is clear and Weiwei is turbid". It is completely opposite to the Tang and Song Dynasties.
I think it should be different periods in history. Due to changes in natural conditions and different sediment contents, it is normal for the results to be different. As far as this era is concerned, the Jinghe River should be cleaner overall.
If the ecological environment of the Weihe River is managed in the future. Both rivers may be very clear. By then, the landscape in this idiom may have disappeared.
Many people find this landscape to be bare and strange. With such a good IP, why not use it to create a scenic spot?
The main reason is probably that this landscape is too seasonal. The season when you can truly appreciate this landscape may not exceed four or five months a year. Most of the time the boundaries are not clear.
Also, this landscape is difficult to appreciate. Aerial photography is the best perspective, but it’s always a bit different on the ground. The simplest thing at present is to add a several-story observation tower by the river, which can be climbed up to overlook the scenery.
Many people also suggested adding hot air balloons, Ferris wheels and other sightseeing methods. Hot air ballooning over the Wei River always feels like there are some hidden dangers in safety. The appearance of the Ferris wheel may destroy the artistic conception of the scenery.
Therefore, this landscape is very famous, but it is very difficult to actually use it for tourism. If readers and friends have good suggestions, you can discuss them together.