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Next, let's enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and discover the glory of the ancient culture of the Three Gorges.
The first part: the Yangtze River and the Three Gorges (introducing the general situation of the Yangtze River)
The Three Gorges is a part of the Yangtze River. To understand the Three Gorges, we must first understand the Yangtze River.
Everyone is familiar with Song of the Yangtze River, right? "You are coming from the snow-capped mountains, and the spring tide is your style; You rushed to the East China Sea, and the stormy waves were your generosity. You feed children of all ethnic groups with sweet milk; You roll up mountains and seas with strong arms. We praise the Yangtze River, you are an endless source; We are connected to the Yangtze River, and you have the feelings of a mother. " This song has become a classic melody of China music. It vividly depicts the magnificent twists and turns of the Yangtze River and expresses the majestic atmosphere of the Yangtze River water rushing all the way from the snow-capped mountains.
The Yangtze River is full of rivers, mountains and valleys. It is vast and magnificent, forming a world-famous Grand Canyon from Chongqing to Hubei, and creating a magnificent hundred-mile landscape corridor of the Three Gorges.
The Three Gorges is the general name of Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge and Xiling Gorge. Naturally speaking, the Three Gorges is the symbolic reach of the beautiful Yangtze River, and culturally speaking, the Three Gorges is a colorful movement of the Yangtze River civilization. The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is like a magical natural picture, a cultural and artistic corridor. It is a national-level tourist attraction integrating sightseeing, scientific research, art appreciation, cultural research, folk customs and architectural inspection. Magnificent landscape, heavy history and culture and numerous places of interest make the Three Gorges a famous golden tourist route in China and a world-famous tourist attraction. Because of the Three Gorges, the Yangtze River has become more magnificent and the scenery has become extraordinarily beautiful. The scenery of the Three Gorges is the essence of the scenery of the Yangtze River and a treasure in the landscape of China. Throughout the ages, the Three Gorges has left a poet and a poet's eternal swan song, and the Three Gorges tourism has always been the constant theme of the Yangtze River. The Three Gorges exists because of the Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River is proud of it.
American Roosevelt once said that every American must visit the Colorado Grand Canyon, because it is thrilling to carve slowly in time. Compared with the roughness of the pure sandy gully in the Colorado Grand Canyon, the Three Gorges perfectly combines mountains, water and human landscapes, and is the only one among the five grand canyons in the world that can visit the Grand Canyon by boat. There are many rivers and grand canyons in the world, but either there are rivers without canyons or there are canyons without rivers. China has only the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, with both famous rivers and magnificent canyons. If the Yangtze River is a symphony, then entering the Three Gorges will begin its most colorful movement.
Part II: Making the Three Gorges (introducing the geographical evolution of the Three Gorges)
The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is a masterpiece of nature.
There are many beautiful legends about the formation of the Three Gorges.
The most typical and widespread saying is "Dayu talks", which means that the mainstream of the Yangtze River does not flow through the Three Gorges at first, but through the Gunanjiang River. At that time, due to the flood in the world, Dayu decided to Wushan, making the river flow eastward, and finally making the Yangtze River flow eastward to five lakes (Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, Taihu Lake, Hongze Lake and Chaohu Lake in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River). Since then, the water in the Three Gorges has been unblocked, and the mainstream of the Yangtze River has changed from the current river course (that is, the Beijiang River). Historical records show that Dayu guided the Yangtze River to govern the Three Gorges. Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhuge Liang in the Han Dynasty, Guo Pu in the Jin Dynasty, Li Daoyuan in the Northern Wei Dynasty and other celebrities have all discussed it. (For another legend, see Appendix 1)
These beautiful myths and legends about the formation of the Three Gorges only reflect the strong desire of the ancient people in the long-term struggle against floods. From the geological development, it is obvious that the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is not an artificial excavation or an ingenious work, but the result of land-sea changes and river development caused by strong orogeny.
The great changes in the landforms of the Three Gorges can be described as vicissitudes of life. In ancient times, the Three Gorges area was a part of Wang Yang. 10.8 billion years ago, the Indosinian orogeny united South China and North China into a whole. China's topography is high in the east and low in the west, and the southwest is still a part of the ancient Mediterranean. The ancient Yangtze River flows from east to west to the ancient Mediterranean. 70 million years ago, the Yanshan movement caused the Wushan Mountains to rise from north to south, cutting off the ancient Yangtze River. As a result, the ancient Yangtze River east of Wushan flows eastward, while the ancient Yangtze River west of Wushan still flows westward. 40 million years ago, in the early Cenozoic era, the Himalayan orogeny was extraordinary, which made the western part of China rise rapidly, forming the roof of the highest peak in the world and the topography of the whole Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and China, forcing the vast water in the west to flow eastward, scouring and cutting the Wushan Mountains that blocked the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River rushes from left to right, and finally the turbulent waves split Wushan and took the road to rush, forming a magnificent and unique Three Gorges Grand Canyon. From now on, the Yangtze River will always be a "river of no return" and "I think the long river will roll forward forever"! (See Annex II for the formation stage of the Three Gorges)
The Three Gorges was born. Its geographical wonders, majestic, steep and peculiar natural beauty are amazing masterpieces carved by the creator on the earth. The Three Gorges is the most thrilling, magnificent and wonderful chapter among all kinds of miracles left by nature movement on the earth's surface, and it is a miracle created by nature. On both sides of the Three Gorges, you can enjoy the rare canyon landforms, cave landscapes, famous mountains and rivers, virgin forests, historical and cultural relics more than 4,000 years ago and ancient human activities 2 million years ago. Mountains are the skeleton and body of the Three Gorges. Water is the soul and blood of the Three Gorges. The Three Gorges, the largest national geological park in China, is known as the "geological museum", which is rich in stratigraphic and paleontological data and extremely rare geological and geomorphological phenomena in the world.
The third part: Historical Three Gorges (introducing the civilization development history of the Three Gorges)
The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is not only a grand canyon in geographical sense, but also one of the earliest areas where ancient humans lived in China and even Asia, and one of the earliest cradles of ancient human civilization in China and even the world.
Pei Wenzhong, a famous paleoanthropologist, once predicted: "We now call Beijingers our ancestors, but where are the ancestors of Beijingers? I think we should explore the Three Gorges area of the Yangtze River. " Now, archaeologists have found out the general outline of human activities in the Three Gorges in a large number of sites. Fossils of ancient humans more than 2 million years ago were found at Longgupo Paleolithic Site in Wushan, which proved that "Wushan Man" was the earliest human being discovered in the world so far. Daxi culture, a Neolithic site, shows the intelligence of the Three Gorges people. The Cuban ruins and cemeteries in the Three Gorges area reflect that the Three Gorges is the political, economic and cultural center of the Ba people and the main area to solve the mystery of Cuban history. The civilization of the Yangtze River is comparable to that of the Yellow River.
The Three Gorges is also one of the important birthplaces of ancient culture in China, and another cradle and important passage of Chinese civilization. In the course of history, the Yangtze River connects Wuyue culture in the lower reaches, Jingchu culture in the middle reaches and Bashu culture in the upper reaches. The Three Gorges is like a huge knot, connecting Jianghan Plain and Chengdu Plain, connecting Bashu civilization and Jingchu civilization, and creating a complete Yangtze River civilization. The ruins of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the plank road in the Qin Dynasty, the balcony of the State of Chu, the ghost town of Fengdu in Shi Baozhai, Zhongxian County, the ancient battlefields of Fengjie Bai Di, Yunyang Zhangfei Temple and Yiling (Yichang, Hubei Province), the ancient buildings and cultural relics such as Qu Yuan's hometown, Zhaojun's hometown, Bazhen Map, Yong 'an Palace, Fuling Baiheliang Temple, etc., have been integrated with the magnificent natural landscape, and a cultural history of thousands of years has been launched. It can be said that the Three Gorges of Baili is the umbilical cord that feeds China's 5,000-year-old civilization. Without this passage, the cultural history of the Chinese nation would be incomplete.
The fourth part: the magnificent Three Gorges (introducing the natural scenery of the Three Gorges)
The Three Gorges is the most unforgettable sight in China. The Song of the Yangtze River included in primary school textbooks has made many people know the heroism of the Yangtze River for the first time. Li Bai's famous sentence in middle school textbook "Farewell to the colorful clouds of Bai Di, a thousand miles to Jiangling, apes on both sides of the strait can't stop crying, and the canoe has passed" and Liu's "Three Gorges of the Yangtze River" let us further appreciate the grandeur and magnificence of the Three Gorges; Mr. Yu vividly described the unique scenery and artistic conception of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in the article "A Journey to the Three Gorges of Culture", which deepened our impression of the Three Gorges again and again.
The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River starts from Baidicheng, Fengjie, Chongqing, and ends at Nanjinguan, Yichang, Hubei, with a total length of 193km. We usually refer to the scenery of the Three Gorges, which is 600 kilometers from Chongqing to Yichang. The whole Three Gorges is located in the mountains, with high mountains and deep valleys on both sides, cliffs and beautiful peaks. The Three Gorges "landscape gorge forest spring cave, all-encompassing; Magnificent and beautiful, there is nothing strange. " It occupies all the natural scenery in the world with its spectacular scenery and vast weather. Known as the "Natural Museum", it is a world-famous tourist hotline, ranking first among the top ten scenic spots in China.
Qutang Gorge is the shortest gorge in the Three Gorges and is famous for its magnificent scenery. Qutang Gorge is magnificent, and the mountains on both sides are like axes, among which Kuimen Mountain is particularly majestic, which is the representative landscape of Qutang Gorge and the most obvious landscape of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. The ancient poem is called Kuimen: "More water prospers the country, and Qutang strives for a door". People often say that "Emei is beautiful in the world, Qingcheng is quiet in the world, Jianmen is in danger, and Kuimen is in the world".
Wuxia Gorge is the longest gorge in the Three Gorges, which is famous for its deep beauty. Twelve peaks in Wushan are the most famous in Wuxia. The peaks are unique, like a string of emeralds embedded in the river, among which goddess peak is the most striking. Because the moisture in Wuxia is not dissipated by transpiration, it is easy to form clouds, which can be seen at any time, winding around the mountainside or floating on the river. Therefore, when ancient poets and poets traveled to the Three Gorges, they felt the deepest feelings than the clouds and rain in the Three Gorges.
There is no better metaphor for love than Yuan Zhen, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. He is "from thinking? 6? 1 Five poems four, which say, "Once the sea was difficult for water, it will always be amber. Lazy looking back at flowers, half the sky is cultivated, and half the sky is a gentleman. "It is said that this poem was written by Yuan Zhen in memory of his dead wife. In the poem, the cloud of Wushan is used to describe his infinite nostalgia for his beloved wife-people who have experienced the sea and seen the cloud of Wushan no longer look at the water clouds in other places beautifully. The poet's love and true feelings can be described as touching. Beautiful landscapes and beautiful poems show that Wushan is the best in the world. (See Annex 3 for the legend of Wushan Yu Yun)
The Three Gorges of Martial Arts is the jewel in the crown, and it is a desperate situation in the world. The Three Gorges is magnificent and beautiful. Longmen Gorge cliffs soar into the sky, the Eighth Five-Year Gorge is shrouded in clouds, and Cuidi Gorge is green and green.
Xiling Gorge has been famous for its many beaches and rushing waters since ancient times. After the completion of the two dams, it is also famous for its beautiful mountains and rivers. After the Yangtze River left Nanjinguan from the east, the river surface suddenly widened, from 400 meters to about 2000 meters, and the flow rate changed from sharp to slow. Yichang was called "Yiling" in ancient times, and it was named after "water is here to Yiling, and mountains are here to Yiling".
Nature has integrated all the magnificent forces of the Three Gorges and attached all the magnificent colors to the Three Gorges. The gorge is long, the valley is deep and the river is dangerous, which constitutes the magnificent natural landscape of the Three Gorges and completes the most perfect and bizarre poem. The magnificent natural scenery of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River has attracted generations of Chinese and foreign tourists.
The fifth part: Three Gorges Poetry (introducing the cultural origin of the Three Gorges)
The Three Gorges is the temple of poetry, and there is no other place in China where so many magnificent poems are gathered like the Three Gorges. Hundreds of miles in the Three Gorges Gallery, immortal poems left by ancient writers can be seen everywhere; On both sides of the Yangtze River, there are brilliant chapters of poets everywhere, who have touched guests from generation to generation. There are 30 poems about the Yangtze River, 12 poems about the Three Gorges, and more than 4,000 poems about the Three Gorges. Many famous politicians and writers in the history of China, such as Qu Yuan, Song Yu, Zhuge Liang, Li Daoyuan, Li Yu, Zhang Jiuling, Chen Ziang, Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Meng Haoran, Meng Jiao, Liu Yuxi, Yuan Zhen, Li He, Huang Tingjian, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Kou Zhun and Su Shi.
The magnificent mountains and rivers of the Three Gorges gestate, edify and inspire people's emotions. As soon as the poet set foot on the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, his talent and poetry surged, and the Three Gorges became a desirable poetic place name in the history of China literature. A considerable number of the heaviest, most profound, most joyful and elegant poems in the history of China's poetry are related to the Three Gorges. A large number of chapters in Qu Yuan's Nine Chapters and Nine Songs eulogize the Three Gorges customs. Song Yu's Goddess Fu and Gao Tang Fu made Wushan synonymous with the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. Li Bai went to the Three Gorges, and a song "Send Baidicheng Early" became the eternal swan song; Bai Juyi was an official in the Three Gorges and wrote more than 200 poems. Poet Du Fu lived in Yunyang and Fengjie Baidicheng for two years, wrote 437 poems, and wrote famous articles such as "Leaves fall like waterfalls, I see the long river rolling in", accounting for half of Du Fu's handed down works. Liu Yuxi was the secretariat of Kuizhou (now Fengjie), excavated the local folk song Zhi Zhu Ci, created a new generation of style, and wrote a classical love song "Yangliuqing will be flat, and I can hear the songs on the Langjiang River. Sunrise in the east and rain in the west, sunny on the road ",makes the artistic form of Zhi Zhu's ci go to the literary world, and makes the folk songs in the Three Gorges area shine brilliantly in the cultural history. Li Shangyin's "When a question comes back, it rains at night in the autumn pool" is filled with emotion. Most of the great poets in the past dynasties have had excellent works in the Three Gorges. This 193 km canyon is not only a landscape scroll, but also a poetry and calligraphy gallery. It can be said that the Three Gorges is a magnificent poem, and every canyon and every river is flat and harmonious. From the majestic Qutang Gorge, to the graceful Wuxia Gorge, and then to the flowing Xiling Gorge, the Three Gorges is a well-defined and hearty yellow bell.
The Three Gorges is the greatest challenge to the talents of China poets. A scholar who doesn't write poems in the Three Gorges is not a real poet unless he can write good poems. The Three Gorges has made these eternal songs, and the famous poems have deepened the charm of the Three Gorges. The beautiful scenery of the Three Gorges Lingshan has given the literati aura and inspiration; The footprints and poems left by cultural celebrities have made the Three Gorges famous. Landscape and culture complement each other, and the Three Gorges landscape is immortal because of its rich cultural connotation. Nature's uncanny workmanship has created the picturesque external beauty of the Three Gorges, while its internal beauty has been carefully cast by outstanding literati in past dynasties.
Among the world-famous grand canyons, the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in China is the only one that perfectly condenses beautiful nature and rich and profound culture. More than 40 stories in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms took place in the Three Gorges, leaving many relics of the Three Kingdoms in the Three Gorges. Bachu culture with a long history has left three mysteries in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River-hanging coffins, ancient plank roads and ancient caves (the golden cave in Qutangxia where Ba people mysteriously disappeared); The touching culture of the Three Gorges porter and the dock culture is represented by China's overseas Chuanjiang boatman's Song of the Volga Boatman. The well-known "ghost town" in Fengdu is a treasure house of folk culture and art integrating Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Novels such as The Journey to the West, Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio and Yue Legend have created a "ghost world" with great influence in China-Fengdu "ghost city"; Shi Baozhai is a national key cultural relics protection unit, which has been over 400 years. The village building is built on the mountain, with eaves and wings spread, isolated peaks and broken walls, and strange shapes. It is listed as one of the eight strange buildings in the world and a bright "pearl on the river" on the Three Gorges line of the Yangtze River. There are more than 70 stone carvings in the East-West Stele Forest of Baidicheng in Fengjie, which are inlaid with splendid cultural world, with paintings in the distance and poems nearby. The picture is vivid, poetry and painting are integrated, which is the second best. In the Zhangfei Temple in Yunyang, there are more than 300 stone tablets, cliff carvings and 265,438+07 woodcuts, dating back to the Han and Tang Dynasties and later to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The tourism culture of the Three Gorges is profound and impressive.
The sixth part: the tenacious Three Gorges (introducing the humanistic spirit of the Three Gorges people)
The combination of the natural landscape and the humanistic landscape of the Three Gorges has produced the unique humanistic and historical spirit of the Three Gorges culture-the Three Gorges Spirit. The spirit of the Three Gorges is the spirit created by the people of the Three Gorges in the long history, which includes the loyalty, courage and fortitude represented by the Pakistanis, the pioneering spirit represented by the Chu people, and the self-sacrifice spirit of sacrificing one's life for justice and for the country. Up and down for thousands of years, the people of the Three Gorges in Wan Li are often at the critical moment of the Chinese nation, like the mountains in the Xiajiang River, bearing the humanistic and historical image and character of a nation's hope. When King Wu conquered the world and invited the Three Gorges Ba people to compete in the Central Plains, he was brave and fearless, and his fighting image of dancing before and after became a swan song throughout the ages. Later, at the end of the Song Dynasty, the fishing town resisted the enemy, and the Ba people worked hard and were not allowed to get their hands on the spirits of rivers and mountains. During the eight-year Anti-Japanese War, they endured hunger and indiscriminate bombing, and became an insurmountable barrier, guarding the rear area of China and struggling to safeguard the dignity of a nation.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the significance of the Three Gorges lies in its symbol of spiritual strength. At that time, * * * people had passed Wuhan. In order to rob China's factory equipment and Beijing's national treasure, Lu Zuofu selflessly dispatched all the ships of Chongqing Minsheng Shipping Company to deliver them overnight. At that time, ordinary people used winches to tug boats, and manpower was used to pull more sub-boats. This is a contest between will and strength, and the people of China have irresistible power. At that time, American newspapers and periodicals published photos of China's all-stalkers robbing wartime materials, which shocked the whole world and knew that such a nation would use its body against steel at the most dangerous time. Finally, all the materials were shipped out before the attack, and the ship suffered heavy losses. But boats and boats go hand in hand, and the scene of Qi-Xin cooperation will remain in the spiritual history of this nation forever. The Three Gorges made great sacrifices and indelible contributions to winning the national defense war, and saved China in a spiritual sense.
The Three Gorges Tracker is the most typical epitome of the Three Gorges people. In the past, on both sides of the Three Gorges, groups of trackers with long fibers on their backs struggled along the Three Gorges rapids. The dangers faced by the boatmen in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River are far greater than those faced by the Volga boatmen pulling fibers on the flat banks. The boatmen must walk barefoot on the sharp rocks by the river, endure the scorching sun in summer and the biting cold water in winter, and strive to pull the boat. The trackers of the Volga River are helpless, dignified and sad on the vast Volga River, while the trackers of the Three Gorges show their struggle for survival in the Yangtze River Gorge, which has the unique cultural significance of enterprising life and active life in China. Accompanied by the Three Gorges tracker is the powerful, simple and rough Song of the Boatman, which is a moving song against nature, fate and will. For thousands of years, the boatmen of the Three Gorges have never flinched in the face of difficulties and obstacles. Brave exploration and pioneering spirit is the most heroic and romantic movement in the Three Gorges. The spirit of "breaking the beach" between the Three Gorges people and the rapids and rapids is always the essence of the Three Gorges culture and a valuable heritage worthy of continuous excavation and utilization.
In addition, the pioneering and selfless immigrant spirit embodied by the Three Gorges immigrants is also a continuation of the Three Gorges spirit. The Three Gorges Project on the Yangtze River under construction is a water conservancy project with the largest number of immigrants in the history of water conservancy in the world. In the future, the Three Gorges Reservoir will cover 632 square kilometers of land, covering 6 counties and cities in Chongqing/KLOC-0, 4 counties in Hubei and 20 counties (cities, districts). The total relocated population will reach 1 13 and180,000, which is called "one million immigrants". "The key to the success or failure of the Three Gorges Project lies in immigration". By 2004, millions of people had emigrated from the Three Gorges reservoir area. Groups of Three Gorges immigrants, for the early completion of the Three Gorges Project, resolutely abandoned their homes, left the hot land of life, left the familiar mountain villages and moved to strange places. Take a foreign country as your hometown and start a business in a different place. Accept the challenge of fate and create a new life. Three Gorges immigrants have made special contributions to the Three Gorges Project.
Several famous tourist attractions in the reservoir area will be more beautiful as the water level rises and the river surface widens. Baidicheng in Fengjie will form a natural island with a "Penglai" view. Yuyin Mountain, which belongs to Shi Baozhai of Zhongxian County, has become an isolated peak in the water. The tower of 12 floor is surrounded by rivers, just like a floating palace. Known as "the earliest ancient hydrological station in the world", Fuling Baiheliang will be built into an underwater museum, and Baiheliang will be covered with FRP. In the future, people can see the white crane beam stone carving through the aviation glass cover. Dachang traditional houses will also be moved to the opposite hillside with the newly-built Dachang market town.
The formation of the Three Gorges reservoir area itself is also the largest natural landscape, and the addition of many scenic spots makes the Three Gorges tourism more colorful. After the reservoir is completed, there will be 1 1 large lakes such as Fuling Lake, Shibao Lake, Wanzhou Lake, Bai Di Lake and Wushan Lake, and 14 large islands such as Bai Di Island, Shibao Island, Huanghua Island and Yangguang Island. At the same time, there are more deep valleys and a lot of tourism resources in the hinterland of the Three Gorges, and they will not be "kept in an inner room because the water level returns to the hinterland on both sides, and no one knows her". The 43 most beautiful places in the world will be displayed in front of tourists, such as the Three Gorges of Wujiang River, the little-known ancient town of Du Yanning Chang, the ground fissure in Xiaozhai Tiankeng in Fengjie, the Hongchiba in Wuxi, the alpine grassland, Xiabing Cave and Furong Cave in Wulong, which has the reputation of a cave science museum. After the reservoir is filled with water, there are 37 canyons, 37 drifting reaches and 0/5 caves, which further enriches the contents of the Three Gorges tourism. Now those strange mountains and strange waters with inconvenient transportation can all go sightseeing by yacht. The new Three Gorges will naturally show its tourism image with the scenery of the Three Gorges, the infinite scenery of the dam, the beautiful scenery of Pinghu, the new Qiandao Lake in the reservoir area and countless beautiful scenery in the hinterland.
Chongqing is the best starting point for tourism in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. Starting from Chongqing, we can enjoy a tour of the magical and beautiful Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and travel along the river, and set my cloudy sail straight and bridge the deep, deep sea. Out of the Three Gorges, the rest of the road will be flat and wide, and all the way will be triumphant.
Attachment 1: another legend of the formation of the Three Gorges
Another legend is related to the idiom "Cuckoo calls blood". A long time ago, in Shu State, located in Sichuan, there lived a king named Wang Di. Wang Di is a good emperor that everyone loves. He led the people to work hard for many years and built Shu into a land of abundance. In Jingzhou, Hubei Province, chinemys reevesii in a well became an elf and a human form. However, as soon as he came to the earth from the well, he died inexplicably. Strangely, where the body is, the river will flow westward. As a result, the body of turtle essence floated along the Yangtze River from the water mirror with the flowing water in the west, crossed the Three Gorges and finally reached the Minjiang River. At this moment, he suddenly came to life and went to visit the emperor, calling himself "Master Roshi". As luck would have it, Master Roshi met Wang Di when he was sad and asked him why he was so disappointed. Wang Di saw Master Roshi and told him the reason. It turned out that a large group of dragons, snakes and ghosts who were driven away by the Shu people burning mountains and clearing up wasteland did not want to leave, so they used witchcraft to transport all the stones in the original area of western Sichuan to the valleys around Kuixia and Wuxia, and piled them into mountains to stop the flood. As a result, the water level is getting higher and higher, the houses and terraces of ordinary people are flooded, and Wang Di is at a loss. Hearing this, Master Roshi recommended himself to Wang Di for water conservancy. Wang Di was overjoyed, worshipped him as the prime minister and sent him to Wushan to eliminate ghosts and save lives. Master Roshi received an imperial edict, and with many capable military forces and craftsmen, he struggled with dragons, snakes and ghosts for several days to subdue them. Then Master Roshi chiseled the rocky mountains around Wushan into curved canyons such as Kuixia, Wuxia and Shaanxi Xiling, and finally led the terrible flood accumulated in Shu to the East China Sea along the 700-mile-long river. Looking at Emperor Wang, seeing that Master Roshi had made such a great contribution and his talent was higher than his own, he gave the throne to Master Roshi and lived in seclusion in Xishan. Little did they know that after Master Roshi became king, the situation changed slowly. He was proud of taking credit, became arbitrary, did not listen to the opinions of his subjects, and had little sympathy for the lives of ordinary people. When the news reached Xishan, Lao Wang of Wang Di was very anxious and often couldn't sleep well. He decided to go to the palace to persuade Cong Gui Ling. The news was soon known to the people, and everyone followed the king to the palace to petition. Gal, turtle spirit cong emperor thought Lao Wang was trying to take back the throne from him and bring people to overthrow him. He ordered the city gate to be closed, and Wang Di could not enter the city. He wept bitterly at the city gate for a while, so he had to go back to Xishan helplessly. Finally, he thought that only by becoming a bird can he fly into the city gate and personally tell Cong Di the truth of loving the people and securing the world. So, he became a cuckoo who could fly and call. Because earnestly persuaded Master Roshi and the future emperors to love the people, their mouths were red with blood. This is the origin of the story of "cuckoo weeping blood".
Appendix II: Three Stages of Three Gorges Formation
There are three stages in the formation of the Three Gorges: 1, and the exit from the ancient Mediterranean. As early as the Triassic period 200 million years ago, the Yangtze River Basin was a piece of Wang Yang Sea, which was connected with the ancient Mediterranean Sea. At the end of Triassic, strong orogeny occurred, which led to the crustal uplift in the Three Gorges area and the large-scale westward withdrawal of the ancient Mediterranean from the Three Gorges area. The famous Huangling anticline (western Hubei) is exposed above sea level. In its west, there are several large waters, such as sister Gui Hu, Bashu Lake, Xichang Lake and Dianchi Lake. Except for Sister Gui Hu, they are connected by a water system, which flows from the Nanjian Strait (southwest Yunnan) to the Mediterranean Sea from east to west. This is the prototype of the ancient "Yangtze River" in the west. In its east, there are Dangyang Lake, Huxiang Lake, Poyang Lake and many other lakes, which are also connected by big rivers. This is the embryonic form of the ancient oriental "Yangtze River". 2. Two waters flow backwards. About 70 million years ago, there was another Yanshan movement (the crust in many parts of China became a continuous mountain range because of strong compression, and Yanshan near Beijing is a typical representative). Sichuan basin and Three Gorges area began to uplift, sister returned to the lake and disappeared, and Dongting and Yunmeng basin began to decline. Wushan and Huanglingshan anticlines in the Three Gorges area were formed in Yanshan Movement. After the uplift of these anticlines, the rivers developed along the east and west slopes form a reverse flow, but the Yangtze River has not yet formed?