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Human geography of Shalang Bai nationality township
There are two dams in Shalang Bai Township: Shalang and Taoyuan. The territory is beautiful and the tourism resources are unique. The population of Bai nationality accounts for about 36. 14% of the total population, so Shalang is called the "hometown of golden flowers" on the edge of Kunming. "Three squares and one wall, four entrances and five patios" is the main feature of Bai folk houses. A Bai street located in Shalang Village is about 300 meters long, and the Bai folk houses with blue tiles and white walls are on both sides of the street. The walls of the courtyard are painted with vivid traditional paintings and calligraphy of China and paintings with Bai characteristics. Salang people have the habit of catching late episodes. Every day of 1 and 6 (that is, every month 1, 6,1,1,2 1 and 26) is a market day, and goods on Baoquan Road gather. Shalang has been a place of hot springs since ancient times, with 7 springs, the water output is nearly 1 m3 per minute, and the water temperature is mostly between 34℃ and 37℃. Guantang, located in Xizhuang Grange, is a famous house in spring. Guantang is a hot spring pool built by Long Yun, the former "Yunnan King". There is a legend among the people that soaking in Guantang can make a fortune. The temperature of spring water here is kept at 37℃ all the year round, and it is rich in minerals such as strontium and metasilicic acid, which has many health-care effects on human body. Tang Qian still retains Long Yun's inscription "Healthy body and clear mind". Shalang is rich in water resources. Runoff area is located in Shahe River in the northwest of Taoyuan, with beautiful scenery, which is a good place for sightseeing and fishing. Melons and fruits along the Shalang River are fragrant and have a variety of customs, showing a scene of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. The natural caves along the Lu Kun Highway are a wonder of Shalang. There are many stalactites in the cave with different shapes, and the springs are tinkling. Guanyin Cave, water curtain cave and Xiyou Cave have been developed. Guanyin cave is famous for its 8-meter-high natural Guanyin stone statue; Water curtain cave is named after the Shalang River passing through the hole. Journey to the West Cave is like a fairyland on earth. When Xu Xiake traveled, he was full of praise and wrote the inscription "Fairy Cave is considerable". This is also the location where CCTV filmed The Journey to the West and The Legend of Narnia. Torch Festival is held every year on June 24th of the lunar calendar, which is a traditional festival of the Bai people in Shalang. Bai people gather together to sing and dance, celebrate a beautiful life and pray for a bumper harvest in the coming year. Bai villagers still retain the traditional custom of jumping the whip of the overlord, and their songs and dances are vigorous and beautiful; Bai people also have the custom of killing pigs in the New Year. Every household should kill pigs and sheep as the Spring Festival approaches. Liver raw, blood enema and cold white meat in pig-killing rice are three Bai dishes that Sharon must taste. The red rock tone adjustment in Shalang Taoyuan is held on August 16th, 17th and 18th of the lunar calendar every year. Song lovers from Kunming, Fumin, Anning, Jinning and Chenggong all came to the party.