During the Spring Festival this year, Shanshan did not go out for a long trip as in previous years, and chose an honest "house" to spend the New Year at home. They all stay at home except going out to exercise and buying necessary things in the morning. I didn't visit relatives and friends and get together during the Spring Festival. I think I have more time. As a travel self-media author, you can also travel in the days of "home": your body can't travel, but your mind can be on the road.
In these "home" days, Shanshan has been burying her head in sorting out photos of the scenic spots she has been to this year. The process of sorting out is like revisiting a tourist destination, and there is another gain: when you travel to a place, you will immediately share the customs and habits you see, but in the process of sorting out photos, you will not only have a new understanding of the scenic spots, but also have a comprehensive or updated understanding of a city or a field. In the following days, Shanshan will share the arrangement of this time with you. First of all, share the theme: the witness of the "vicissitudes" of ancient Guangzhou.
Vicissitude is a word full of reverie, in which "vicissitude" refers to the sea and "mulberry field" generally refers to farmland. When the sea becomes farmland, farmland becomes the sea, which represents the great changes in the world. The word "vicissitudes" comes from Ge Hong's Biography of Immortals. Ma Gu in the Eastern Jin Dynasty: Since the reception, I have seen that the East China Sea is a mulberry field, and the water is shallower than in the past, and it will be a little half-time. Will it be returned to the land?
Today's Guangzhou gives people the impression of being an international metropolis: prosperity, fashion, tall buildings, charm, busyness and so on. But can you imagine what ancient Guangzhou was like before the land with "Guangzhou" was formed? The answer is: most parts of Guangzhou are still in a blue ocean. A long time ago, due to crustal movement and land-sea changes, there were many transgressions and regressions near the Pearl River Delta. Even thousands of years ago, most of Guangzhou was still a sea of Wang Yang. In Song Dynasty, the gate of Guangzhou was still called "Little Sea". The city of Guangzhou has gradually moved away from the sea, so that many younger generations don't understand one thing: why the older generation calls crossing the Pearl River "crossing the sea".
Before Guangzhou became land, a vast ocean experienced stormy waves, and then experienced "vicissitudes", gradually forming land, tribes and cottages, and began the construction history of Guangzhou for more than two thousand years. After vicissitudes of life, those ancient coastlines are far away from the sea, and many vegetation grows on the "cliffs and hills" by the sea or in the sea. After many years, they finally got lost in the wilderness. Today, Shanshan shares with you the "cliff mountain" that witnessed the vicissitudes of Guangzhou: "the remains of the ancient coast of Qixinggang".
1963, the "Ancient Coast Relics of Qixinggang" was designated as the first batch of cultural relics protection units in Guangzhou, and it was protected by fences and commemorated by pavilions. Later, it was recognized as a geological relic of the cliff landform and was protected by the highest level of national first-class protection. Before the discovery of the ancient coast site of Qixinggang, geographers generally regarded the "marine erosion site in the lower reaches of the Po River" 50 kilometers away from the Italian coast as the maximum mileage for the sea surface to retreat from the mainland. When the ancient coast site of Qixinggang in Guangzhou was discovered, it broke through the saying that the world's ancient coastline and today's coastline have a maximum width of 50 kilometers. Qixinggang ancient coast site is more than 0/00 kilometers away from the coast/kloc-,which is twice that of Italy. Therefore, geographers at home and abroad believe that the ancient sea relic of Qixinggang can be called a "world-class" and "national treasure" marine erosion relic, and it is the deepest ancient coastline discovered in mainland China so far, and is called "the world's first ancient coastal relic". Even so, it is free to visit, not to mention foreign tourists, even Guangzhou people don't know much about it. It can't be said that this is the "lowest key" scenic spot in Guangzhou.
Shanshan had a hard time finding this place. In the middle of Haizhu, there is a rolling hill with different names: Huagang, Niumian Port, Fenggang, Kenggang, Dagang, Maliugang and Baoyagang, which are collectively called Qixinggang, and the "Ancient Coast Relics of Qixinggang" we are looking for is located in Niuyan Port of Qixinggang. Even those who have done their homework in advance can hardly find this place when they come nearby. Navigation has been walking around the road, but I can't see the scenic spots. I asked many passers-by and shook my head and said I didn't know. Fortunately, I finally found it. There is a turning path next to a bus stop that says "Xinjiao East Road Central Station". Turning along the curve, the "Qixinggang Ancient Coast Relics" is on the northwest side of the intersection of Xinjiao South Road and South China Expressway.
When Shanshan came to Niumian Port, the "Guangzhou Qixinggang Ancient Coast Site Science and Technology Park" had been built here. In addition to the difficult location, at the same time, if there is no indication of the park name, even if you pass by every day, it is difficult to know that this place is "the world's first ancient coastal site" and it is very easy to miss it.
Three girls Shanshan once saw the ancient coast site of Qixinggang in detail in the "Guangzhou Qixinggang Ancient Coast Site Science Park", only to see the cliff stone carving on the coast about two meters high, with a prominent forehead and a dark brown color, and a sea cave about half a meter deep was formed under the cliff. The sea erosion platform in front of the cave is slightly inclined and six or seven meters wide. The cliff is almost covered with moss and plants. At that time, Shanshan's third girl took a deep breath at the scene to see if she could smell the sea. But after such a long time, the salty and humid taste of the sea in the air has long since disappeared. Looking outside the park, it has been surrounded by buildings and viaducts.
If we only evaluate the scenic spot of "Qixinggang Ancient Coast Site" from the perspective of scenery, there is really no beautiful scenery, but this scenic spot has "important and special" value. Guangzhou Qixinggang ancient coastal site is not only the longest known ancient coastal site in the world (up to 100 km), but also the physical evidence of the changes in Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta, which is of great scientific significance for studying the natural environment changes in the Pearl River Delta.
This ancient coastal site, also known as "Fossil Coast", is a thrilling landscape because it was formed after millions of years of waves. As early as five or six thousand years ago, most of Guangzhou was a sea of Wang Yang. Under the perennial erosion of wind and waves, hard sandstone was eroded into such deep and wide platforms and caves, from which Qixinggang ancient coastal site came, forming Cretaceous sandstone gradually eroded into sea caves and platforms. One day in May of A.D. 1937, the geographer Professor Wu Shangshi came to Niumian Mountain and discovered Niuyan Mountain, a marine erosion relic composed of three types of landforms: cliffs, caves and plateaus. Now, there is a statue and introduction of Wu Shangshi in Guangzhou Qixinggang Ancient Coast Site Science Park.
As a city that has experienced "vicissitudes", in fact, when the sea receded, in addition to the remains of the ancient coast of Qixinggang, many sea cliffs were left behind. At present, there are three such places in Guangzhou. Shanshan visited these places during the year, and each place is full of stories. Tomorrow, Shanshan will continue to show you another witness of Guangzhou's "vicissitudes of life"? Location: Chang, please pay attention.
So, do you know what Guangzhou was like in ancient times? Have you ever thought that Guangzhou used to be a sea? Do you know that there is a "lowest key" scenic spot in Guangzhou called "Qixinggang Ancient Coast Ruins"? Do you know the scenic spots protected at the national level? If there is no scenery but it is full of scientific value, are you interested in seeing it? Welcome everyone to leave a message to share! This article is a copyright work. Without written authorization from Shanshan, it is strictly forbidden to carry, reprint or wash the manuscript. If you need to reprint, please contact the author Shanshan, thank you.
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