Banguo soil forest

Banguo soil forest

Banguo soil forest is located in the southeast of pingtian Township, 12km away from Yuanmou County, Chuxiong City, Yunnan Province. It is the largest soil forest in Yuanmou. The landscape is mainly distributed on both sides of dashaqing and Zhigou, with orderly density and different shapes. The height of soil column is generally 5-15m, and the highest is.

The distribution of soil columns in Banguo soil forest is sparse and the population is small. Dashahe, the main road, is 3800 meters long, 60? 100 meters wide and 230 meters wide at the widest point. There are more than 20 tributaries on both sides of the Shahe River. Thick gray fine sand is accumulated on the surface of the Shahe River and tributaries, which is a natural playground for sand sports.

Banguo soil forest is mainly columnar and solitary peak shaped, some like pagodas, some like blockhouses, some like Arhats. Due to lack of water and poor vegetation, there is only a small amount of grass in the scenic area. Because of this, Banguo soil forest maintains its original style and features, showing its magnificence. The surface of soil column in Banguo soil forest is mixed with glittering quartz sand and agate flake sand, as if inlaid with gems. Under the sunshine, it is colorful. Xu Xiake traveled to Yuanmou in December of the 11th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1638). He once described the scenery of Banguo earth forest: "when you walk in a dry stream, you climb on a gentle slope. The rocks on the slope are all Jinsha and ye, which are stacked like a cloud mother, while yellow reflects light. Time and color gradually open, creeping its soil, such as the body in Xiangyun Jinli also "Kujian" is Dashahe.

Address: Shahe, 400m southeast of pingtian Township, 18 km west of Yuanmou County, Chuxiong Prefecture

Longitude: 101.755027771

Latitude: 25.746250152588

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