There is a small town in Guangxi, which is

hidden in 9, mountains in the north of Guangxi,

adjacent to Liuzhou in the east and Libo in the north,

sandwiched between two popular tourist destinations,

but it rarely appears in people's travel bureau lists,

even if it is a legal holiday, there are not many people.

When it comes to Guangxi,

few people will think of it.

But seemingly unknown, it has

mountains and rivers that challenge Guilin,

tiankeng groups that are happy to work,

karst forests in Maolan, Libo,

river bend canyons that are as magnificent as Jinsha River and Nujiang River,

China and the world recognize it as the hometown of longevity, and

it has more than 9 centenarians.

The beautiful scenery and fresh air here

attract many old people to live here.

it is Bama, Hechi, Guangxi.

the world's hometown of longevity, China's sacred land of human beings,

the kingdom of karst, and the hometown of Liu Sanjie, a singer of Zhuang nationality.

It's time for the whole country to know about this small mountain and water town suitable for providing for the aged.

Bama Yao Autonomous County, known as "the hometown of longevity in the world and the holy land of China", belongs to the Chinese people and Hechi City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and is located in the northwest of Guangxi. The county covers a total area of 1971 square kilometers, inhabited by 12 ethnic groups including Yao, Zhuang and Han. Bama is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with few mountains and lots of land. It is known as "eight mountains, one water and one field", and the land is very precious.

The elderly over 1 years old in Bama account for 3.8% of the county's population, ranking first in the country and in the forefront of the world. It is the fifth longevity town after Caucasus in the former Soviet Union, Hunza in Pakistan, Birkaban in Ecuador and Nanjiang in Xinjiang, China. Many centenarian brothers, centenarian sisters and centenarian couples can often be seen in Yao Village of Zhuang Village here. Bama has become a famous "longevity area" at home and abroad.

why do people here live longer? According to the repeated investigation and research of Chinese and foreign experts and scholars for more than 3 years, and the scientific detection, it is considered that it is related to the environment, diet, labor, customs and social factors, and it is inseparable from the words heaven, earth, mountains, water and people.

Days

There is plenty of sunshine and pleasant climate here, with an average annual temperature of 2.4℃ and abundant rainfall in summer, which is conducive to crop growth, warm during the day and cool at night, which is conducive to sleep and rest. In addition, there are as many as 2, negative oxygen ions in the air per cubic centimeter (which can purify the air), which is 1 to dozens times higher than that in urban streets. Under such weather, the human machine naturally maintains a long-term good running state.

The soil in this area

contains many elements such as manganese, zinc, selenium, nickel, chromium, copper, cadmium, etc., and it is high in manganese and zinc, but low in copper and cadmium, so it is a high-quality soil for the growth of longevity food. And the distribution of this kind of soil is directly proportional to the distribution density of the long-lived elderly, and inversely proportional to the distribution of cardiovascular incidence. According to laboratory tests, the manganese content in the hair of the long-lived old people here is 1 times higher than that in the hair of Guangzhou people and Tokyo people.

Mountains

The Panyang River passes through mountainous areas, which are generally 4-6 meters above sea level. The mountains are mixed with large and small valleys and farms, and some are rocky mountains or semi-rocky mountains in the middle temperate zone. Most long-lived elderly people live in such mountainous areas. Because these mountainous areas are generally remote, closed or semi-closed, without noise and pollution, there are few infectious diseases and primary diseases; In addition, people live and work in the mountains all their lives, with a large amount of exercise, increased vital capacity, more fresh air intake, physical exercise and enhanced disease resistance, which naturally contributes to health and longevity. Therefore, this karst peak cluster group is called "longevity landform".

water

The water source here also contains many trace elements beneficial to human body. Many water sources tested are high-grade and high-quality mineral water. The selenium and silicon contained in it are rare in other mineral waters. The clear spring in Bokaitun, Jiazhuan Township, a famous longevity spot, contains 12 kinds of trace elements beneficial to human body. Min 'an mineral water, which is called "fairy water" by The Wall Street Journal, 12 kilometers southeast of Bama City, contains 24 kinds of trace elements needed by human body. There is also mineral water flowing from the mountainside in Cifu Lake, which contains not only strontium and metasilicic acid existing in high-quality mineral springs, but also more than 1 kinds of trace elements beneficial to human body, such as bromine, iodine, zinc, lithium and selenium, which is discovered for the first time in Guangxi.

Many springs bring out various nutrient essences from underground and flow into Panyang River, feeding generations of long-lived old people. Therefore, Panyang River has become a "longevity river".

people

refers to human factors, including eating, customs, mental outlook, etc. Zhuang Yao people in Panyang River often eat corn porridge. There is a lot of corn cellulose here, and the content of protein is higher than that of ordinary rice, and it also has anti-cancer effect. Among them, the famous pearl yellow corn, vitamin B1, vitamin E and carotene are higher than those in other areas. Corn porridge has become a "longevity porridge" which is nutritious, easy to digest and can reduce gastrointestinal diseases.

Their edible oil is mainly hemp oil, which contains the highest unsaturated fat among common vegetable oils, has the functions of moistening intestines and replenishing overflow, can cure constipation of the elderly, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and is called "longevity oil". The diet of the people there has always been light, and the local amaranth, bamboo shoots, beans and potatoes are all anti-aging foods that the long-lived elderly often eat.

Besides, people here work all their lives, go to bed early and get up early, are diligent and contented, and are optimistic and cheerful, kind and generous, respect the old and love the young, and are ready to help others. At the same time, they have traditional festivals and customs to adjust their lives, so naturally they have formed a "carefree" living space.

Baimo Cave

is located on the west side of Poyue Village, Jiazhuan Township, Bama, 3 kilometers away from the county seat and 2 kilometers away from the highway. "Hundred demons" means "spring mouth" in Zhuang language, because the cave is close to the outlet of Panyang River, and there is spring water at the entrance. The Zhuang village near the spring water is called Baiyao Village, so the cave is named Baimo, and "Hundred demons" also reflects the magic of this cave.

The cave faces south, with a height of nearly 1 meters. There are two caves in the north and south, which are divided into four floors. At present, only the second and third floors are visited, and the journey is 4 meters long. Because it is the hole on the hole, the hole under the hole, the hole next to the hole and the hole behind the hole, all of them have been swam, and the journey is nearly 1, meters.

Each cave (including some cave halls) is 8 meters to 1 meters in height and width, and some of them reach 14 meters or even thousands of meters. There are more than a dozen yellow or white stone halls. The whole cave can accommodate ten thousand people to visit at the same time, and the annual temperature is around 2℃. The milk stone in the cave is tall, magnificent, complete and majestic. The tallest stalagmite is 39 meters high and 1 meters in diameter, and there are so many stone pillars with a diameter of 35 meters that it can form a stone pillar forest.

this cave is a cave with mountains, a hole in the mountain, a sky in the cave and a river in the cave. Between the south and north caves, there is a barrel-shaped tongtian cave. The "barrel wall" is a 1-meter cliff, and the "barrel bottom" is a 2-mu orange orchard in Fiona Fang. You can climb the "skylight" along the "barrel edge" and overlook the wonders of the empty valley.

The second and third floors of the South Cave have their own characteristics: the landscape of the second floor is characterized by its spaciousness, uniqueness and exquisiteness; The landscape of the third floor cave is grotesque, crystal clear and magnificent, with stone curtains all over it, just like a palace, and more stone beads all over the ground, the big ones are like balls, and the small ones are like beans. There is spring water in Baimo Cave, and after meeting with the undercurrent of Panyang River coming from Renxiang in the west, it rushes straight down the moon river. There is an underground river called Hexi Corridor that leads to bamboo rafts. If you develop further north, you will enter the Wuren Cave in Xingren Village half a mile away from Baimo Cave, which is more than 2, meters long and has no less beautiful scenery than Baimo Cave.

Bainiaoyan Cave

is located in Lietun, two kilometers northwest of Jiazhuan Township, Bama, one kilometer away from the highway and 2 kilometers away from the county seat. It is the last undercurrent outlet of Panyang River passing through the karst landform area. Because of its tall and dry mouth and mild climate, the cave is inhabited by birds such as swallow, eagle, kingfisher and bat. Every morning and evening, groups of rock swallows fly around the mouth of the cave, which is spectacular, hence the name Bainiaoyan Cave.

after leaving the mouth of the cave, Panyang River connects with a small hydropower station reservoir area not far downstream to form a small lake with a length of about 2 meters and a width of about 8 meters. The hole about 8 meters wide is divided into two parts by the upside-down stalactite, and the inner sides of the two holes are connected. The water surface in the cave is about 1, square meters, and you can enter the cave by boat from the mouth of the cave. The tunnel is about 4 meters wide and 1 meters narrow, and it twists and turns all the way, communicating with the White Bear Cave in the upper reaches.

at the turning point about 3 meters into the cave, there is a "skylight" with a height of 1 meters, and the light beam shines down, making the cave resplendent. There is an exit on the right, and there is a beach outside the exit, so you can park your boat and dock.

on the right side of the beach, there are more than 3 square meters of stone platforms, with pits and ridges on the table. On one side of the platform is a snow-white cave wall, on which there are stone eagles, stone curtains, stone Guanyin and so on. There are many kinds of milk stones on the wall of the cave opposite the platform, and the top rocks are hanging upside down. The rock spring flutters, and bats fly in fright. Under the Toona sinensis forest outside the side hole, wild flowers are dazzling and the vegetation is dense.

Jiazhuan Village

Jiazhuan Village is located 19 kilometers northwest of the county seat of Bama Yao Autonomous County, and the Bama-Fengshan Highway passes through it, which is the residence of Jiazhuan township government. There are many elderly people with longevity here, and other famous longevity palestinian village Pantun, Baima Village, Pingan Tun and Lahengtun are all nearby. The Panyang River flows out from Lietun Bainiaoyan Cave, 2 kilometers outside Jiazhuan Village, with a circuitous river, surrounded by beautiful water, fishing boats returning and geese and ducks cruising.

on both sides of the strait, the peaks are steep, the villages are scattered, and the countryside is suitable. There are also Tiger Mountain, Xiangshan Mountain, The Peacock Mountain, and various caves, which are somewhat similar to Yangshuo scenery. In summer evening, the river near the village becomes a natural bathing place.

Men and women are separated and take naked baths in different river sections. There is also a squid produced in the nearby river, which is tender in body fat, fried and delicious.

Cifu Lake

Cifu Lake is located in the Panyang River below Fufu Village, 8 kilometers east of Bama Yao Autonomous County. It is a long lake formed after Yantan Power Station impounded, with an average water surface width of about 4 meters, which stretches for dozens of miles.

A hyperbolic arch bridge with a length of 396 meters and a height of 39 meters spans the lake, dividing the long lake into two parts: the southeast lake and the northwest lake. There is Weihan Mountain at an altitude of more than 6 meters in the south of the bridge, and there is an upright mountain at an altitude of more than 5 meters in the north of the bridge, with two mountains overlooking the lake. There are hundreds of islands and peninsulas formed by hills on the lake.

The hills on the right bank of the lake are continuous, and the rocks and mountains on the left bank overlap, with the original valley in the middle, and the water is unfathomable. It's best to take a boat to visit the lake. No matter whether it's spring, summer, autumn and winter, whether it's dawn or midnight, regardless of the wind, rain and fog, you can see different scenery: the blue mountains, the clear water, the green bamboo and the beautiful trees, all of which are the beautiful scenery of Shouxiang.

The delicious food includes rolled rice noodles

steaming rice noodles,

roasted sausage and peanuts

black bean and pig's foot soup, hemp soup, mutton flat soup,

smoked bacon, liver in oil, oily fish and black goat ...

Besides, here's Bapintemi

around the river.

This is Bama.

Whether it's canyon exploration or landscape sightseeing,

Whether it's retirement or looking for delicious food,

it's a place worth visiting.

Let's go to Bama for retirement sometime.