Thursday, July 15, 2010

昆明東川紅土地落霞沟(Red Earth Dongchuan)

Le-xia-guo – southwest of Kunming in Yunnan

It is located in the south-western part of Kunming , 2600 ft. above sea level, a remote area. Because of its lack of infrastructure and inadequate transportation and lodging, most travel agencies would not think of going there. But for those who have seen the pictures of the Red land, no one can resist being attracted to its beautiful scenery. This extra-ordinary reddish brown soil is a result of oxidized iron (and various other oxidized metallic minerals). In these mountains and hills every inch of land is cultivated to the maximum causing unwanted damage to the place through erosion that’s why returning to forestry is being advocated. Because each family owns different sizes and shapes of land and each plant its own preference of crops, this beautiful tableau is produced. During harvest time, the soil is turned over and exposes this unusually red color. In September, white-coloured oil flowers are in bloom on the whole mountain. It is a pity they cover up the beautiful red color. The best time for sightseeing tour is middle of November. Different seasons, different time, different sunlight produce different colors.
(source: http://www.elainer.com/2010/05/lexiaguo-where-is-it/)

落霞沟原本的名字叫“陷塘地”。往陷塘地的路并不好走,如果雨天是泥泞难行。走一段坡,一大片一大片红色的土地令你惊奇,用美丽的弧线勾勒出的红土地,是使人有些魔幻的感觉?落霞沟的名字让人天旋地转!的确,这里让人惊艳!一条山沟里竟然隐藏着这么瑰丽的景色……平淡无奇的大山中间,霞光普照,托起一条斑斓的彩带;中间的房屋田地似织锦高手精心刺绣;左端有钻石点缀,闪闪发亮,那是梯田;右端则延展开去,越来越细,直至飘落在绿色田间……使你知道什么景色叫震撼……朝阳下,落霞沟,色彩斑斓,简直是神来之笔。

落霞溝(La Xia Gou)




元陽梯田(Yuan Yang)





Related articles & websites(more photo):

1. http://www.elainer.com/2010/05/lexiaguo-where-is-it/
2. http://www.travelyunnan.org/Special/dongchuan/Index.html
3. http://photo.poco.cn/lastphoto.htx&id=2161147
4. http://dcbbs.zol.com.cn/69/752_680012.html
5. http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4a5d8bd80100jalo.html
6. http://tupian.hudong.com/4313/6.html

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