There are "the last matriarchal clan in Guangxi", "the world's largest lotus basin", "the largest natural bridge in karst", "the largest virgin forest" and "the largest sinkhole group in the world".
This is Leye, Guangxi, which is known as "Tiankeng Capital of the World", "Tiankeng Museum of the World", "Geopark of the World", "International Karst and Cave Exploration Scientific Research Base" and "Hometown of Longevity in the World".
there are only 13 families in Malitun, Mazhuang, leye county, with a population of over 5. This is the "last daughter country of Guangxi".
The matriarchal society here was handed down from generation to generation. The matriarchal society was formed in the late Paleolithic period and ended in the early Neolithic period (about 15, years ago).
The customs and culture of 15, years ago have been passed down to today, and it is also called "living fossil" of matriarchal clan by experts.
△ The only remaining ancient house in Mulitun
In the mother's house, women plan things and men cook and cook. All the women in my mother are generous, drinking three bowls of wine before meals and singing folk songs while drinking.
? "The main house is not a bright home, and the cold hole spends its time. There is no respect for hospitality. A hero is just a cup of tea. "
When singing folk songs, they are always improvised, but the songs are melodious and very rhyming. It is simply "contemporary Li Bai", a good hand at drinking and writing poems!
Luomei Lotus Cave is divided into a lower water layer and an upper dry cave, with a length of 1, meters, which is the largest and largest lotus basin in the world.
There are 296 lotus pots in the cave, and the number of them is more than 6.
The largest diameter is 9.4m and the average height is 4cm.
In the cave, milk stones hang and shed, the stone curtain is lifelike, the stone waterfall is lifelike, and the shape is peculiar.
The most fascinating thing is that the lotus basin and stalactites are connected by beads, and the landscape is unique, ranking first in China and unparalleled in the world.
Walking in the Lotus Cave is cool, and the outdoor temperature is as high as 3-4 degrees, which is not affected here.
In the scenic spot of Xianren Bridge in Buliuhe River, there is a bridge that is said to be "the largest karst natural bridge".
There are groups of trees all the year round, fish are shuttling and birds are contending. It is called "the kingdom of plants, the paradise of birds" by experts and has the nickname of "the journey to heaven".
the buliuhe gorge is 16.9 kilometers long, and it goes down the river by bamboo raft. a natural stone arch bridge is located here, which is ingenious, symmetrical and smooth at the bottom.
"Karst Tiansheng Bridge" has an arch span of 177.14m, a bridge width of 19.3m, a bridge body length of 28m, a total bridge height of 165m and an arch height of 87m.
Like a giant dragon, it straddles both banks of the river, with stunning scenery and magnificent momentum. The locals call it "Xianren Bridge".
The trees here are intertwined, with large vines hanging in it, and there are also phenomena such as "strangulation of roots" and "flowering of old stems", which are unique in tropical rainforests, and there are many kinds of plants.
In summer, with beautiful scenery and flowers, it is a good place to escape from the world.
in autumn, everything is lush, and the people in autumn are elegant.
Tiankeng, named "Karst Funnel" in geography, is found in China with the largest number of Tiankeng in the world.
Leye sinkholes are the largest sinkholes found in the world at present. In less than 2 square kilometers in Fiona Fang, there are 28 sinkholes, which are a rare tourist wonder in the world.
experts believe that the Leye sinkhole was formed 3-4 million years ago, and the uplift of the earth's crust created the Himalayas and shaped the topography of our country.
The formation of tiankeng is inseparable from three necessary conditions: carbonate rock, underground river and crustal vibration, and Leye not only has these three necessary and sufficient conditions, but also has a sufficient and unnecessary condition:
The geological structure near Leye Tiankeng is a rare "S"-shaped torsion structure, which causes deep tensile fractures in the rock stratum.
Zhu Xuewen, president of geological society of china Cave Research Association, believes that Dashiwei Tiankeng is a "Tiankeng Museum" and a "world karst resort".
In 27, Dashiwei Tiankeng Scenic Area was awarded the title of national 4A-level scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration.
Dashiwei sinkhole is a world-class super-large sinkhole with a length of more than 6 meters, a width of 42 meters and a vertical depth of 613 meters. It is like a huge crater, surrounded by cliffs like knives, which is extremely steep.
standing in a sinkhole, if only one beam of light shines directly, you are lucky, and that is the legendary "angel kiss".
From the skylight hole on the half of Dashiwei sinkhole, look up at the sinkhole, and the cliffs are beside you. You are underground and on the ground.
Go up to the observation deck of "Sea of Clouds and Boat of Heaven", overlook the sinkhole, feel the depth of the earth, and the abyss is at your feet. And in the abyss, there is a hole in the sky.
At the bottom of Dashiwei, there are tropical evergreen virgin forests that humans have never set foot in. Covering an area of about 1, square meters, it is the largest underground virgin forest in the world.
The bottom of the pit is filled with water mist all the year round, with ancient plant origin and many rare species.
the trees are so thick that it takes almost three people to hug each other.
Manglietia glauca, a rare species, is a national second-class protected tree species. Large areas of wild brown bamboo forests are distributed, with obvious bamboo marks and clean yellow and green bamboo joints, most of which are hundreds of years old.
There are mosses and shrubs everywhere here. There are short-bowel ferns older than spiny spiny Chimonobambusa, which is the first discovery in China, covering an area of more than 5 square meters.
There are countless stalagmites, stone pillars, stone waterfalls and stone curtains in the underground caves. Magnificent, magnificent, glittering and translucent, like a huge crystal world, people are dizzying.
The world in the world seems to confirm the theory of "three thousand worlds". In places we don't know, there is one complete "world" after another.
In Leye, a small place, there are so many "the best in the world", and also many folk customs of ethnic minorities are preserved.
When it comes to "the world's longevity town", perhaps the first reaction of many people is Bama.
In fact, leye county and Bama, the hometown of longevity in the world, belong to the same longevity belt. In 216, leye county successfully declared "World Longevity Township" and became one of only 14 "World Longevity Townships" in the world.
There is no severe cold in winter and no intense heat in summer, and the annual average temperature is 16.3℃, so it is called "oxygen-enriched paradise".
Through scientific research, the centenarians in Leye live in fresh air for a long time, and the negative oxygen ions in the air in their territory reach 3,-2, /cm? It is 3-13 times of the standard fresh air.
In terms of diet, centenarians in leye county have good eating habits, mainly organic vegetarian food.
the selenium content of natural grains produced from land without industrial pollution is more than 1 times higher than the national average, and the selenium content in the blood of local centenarians is 3-6 times higher than that of normal people.
In addition, the warm and peaceful sunshine all year round, natural weak alkaline mountain spring water and geomagnetism which is more than twice as high as that in ordinary areas all provide "time and place" for the elderly to prolong their lives.
with the help of "the right time and the right place", leye county adheres to the "green" development road, and the forest coverage rate in leye county has reached 82.69%.
For many years, leye county has persisted in the development of eco-organic agriculture, shutting out slightly polluted industries, and organic agriculture has developed rapidly.
Today, Leye is vigorously developing organic agriculture industries such as organic rice, organic tea, ecological Chinese herbal medicines, organic fruits, organic vegetables and organic farming.
an organic agricultural industrial cluster of "tea gallery, fruit sightseeing industry, aquaculture belt", "organic kiwifruit export demonstration park", "fine orchid exposition park" and "one gallery, two belts and three parks" has been initially formed.
Among them, Leye's kiwifruit stands out. Leye has low latitude and high altitude, and spring comes early, so the harvest season is also one month ahead of the kiwifruit producing area in the Central Plains.
The temperature difference between day and night in Leye is above 1℃, so the kiwi fruit produced here has a sweet and rich fruit flavor with 18% sugar. Kiwi with red hearts has also become a national geographical indication product.
Leye is also the "hometown of orchids in China", where 44 genera and 13 species of Orchidaceae are planted.
in 214, Dendrobium candidum in Leye became a national geographical indication protection product.
Dendrobium candidum belongs to Orchidaceae. The natural reproduction rate of wild Dendrobium candidum is less than 4%, and its development is very slow. However, its stem is used as medicine, which belongs to tonifying yin medicine.
the high medicinal value has always been regarded as a treasure, and it is known as "the golden grass" and "the Dendrobium is all gold", and it is also called "the first of the nine fairy grasses in China".
"Food is the most important thing for people". People who live and work in peace and contentment here will naturally have a "taste bud feast".
Most of Leye's home-cooked foods are mainly Tujia dishes, and most of them are native chickens, ducks and original pork.
White-cut bacon is soaked in edible salt and baked with spices such as star anise and laurel leaves. After making, it becomes fragrant, oily but not greasy.
It looks like a potato block, but it is made of rice ground into pulp. It can be cooked or cold, and it can be melted in the mouth with rice fragrance.
The dustpan banquet of Han nationality in Leye Mountain is an authentic food made by hand with traditional techniques. Meat, vegetarian, staple food, fruit and miscellaneous grains are all available.
"Chai Ba Ba" in Gantian Town, Leye consists of 12 carefully selected ingredients. Every July 14th of the lunar calendar, every household has to cook this dish, which is named after it is shaped like a bundle of firewood.
there's a long flowing table, and there's no end in sight. When celebrating the festival, put a long table on a whole street, call friends and have dinner together, which is hospitable and enthusiastic.
This is not only a lively way of dining, but also a custom, unique to ethnic minorities, which makes people unforgettable.
The folk customs of Leye are simple, and "Dragon Lantern Dance of Zhuang Nationality", "Singing Lantern in Leye", "Bulong Ancient Songs of Zhuang Nationality" and "Baji Paper-making Skills" have been rated as intangible cultural heritage projects at the autonomous region level.
Huomai, Longping, Moli, Renlong and other villages have been awarded the titles of "National Famous Village for Landscape Tourism", "Guangxi Traditional Village", "Bulong Ancient Song and Literature Village in the whole region" and "Folk Opera Singing and Playing Village in the whole region".
It is also inseparable from the "filial piety culture" and "family style culture" in Leye that the national culture, customs and traditions can be preserved so well.
in the modern era when the relationship between people is becoming more and more electronic, the distance between people is getting farther and farther. And many people who are happy to work continue the traditional "big family culture" in China-brothers are not separated from their families, and every family is harmonious.
There is even a family with 9 brothers and nearly 6 people living together. Six generations live under one roof, and the old people enjoy family happiness.
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Leye has good ecological resources, unique geological characteristics, pleasant climate, rich land and special geomagnetism.
There are many beautiful things waiting for you to discover, and there are also many unexplored corners. What you feel here is not only the peace of life, but also the fireworks of life and the warmth between people.