There is a place called Chaoyanggou in Huangguan Town, Ningshan County, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. Because a group of " Monkey King" came to fire, many photographers, outdoor explorers, and ordinary tourists were not afraid The high mountain road is dangerous, and there are many people coming here. Shooting and watching here, everyone is eager to see the true face of the legendary "Monkey King", and of course hope that this can bring good luck to themselves.
Many people who have seen " Journey to the West" know that the monkey king in the play is a natural stone-bred six-eared macaque _span3, real There are a total of 10 subspecies distributed in southern provinces, of which Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places are more distributed, followed by Fujian, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Qinghai There are also distributions in local places such as Tibet and Tibet. Not only that, macaques are also widely distributed in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, and the population is very large. It can be seen that the macaque is actually a very common species in the monkey family. It is neither endangered nor vulnerable, but a low-risk species. It is listed in China’s "National Key Protected Wildlife List" as a national secondary protected animal. .
From this point of view, it is indeed a bit far-fetched to call macaque the Monkey King. No wonder everyone has watched "Journey to the West" for decades, but no one likes giant pandas or macaques. It makes sense. So, if you have to find one in the monkey family to be crowned the "Monkey King", which kind of monkey will be renamed? You know, there are many types of monkeys, such as: macaque, slow loris, spider monkey, colobus , langur, red-faced monkey, baboon, mandrill , Golden monkey, black leaf monkey and so on,Among these monkeys, only the golden monkey can stand out.
golden monkey with Burmese golden monkey (Nujiang golden monkey), Sichuan golden monkey, _span_span3 golden span1, Yunnan span3 golden span_span_span_span 3 Except for the golden snub-nosed monkey and the Vietnamese golden monkey, the other golden snub-nosed monkeys are precious species unique to China, and they are all listed as endangered species on the Red List of Species. The word "endangered" alone shows that the value of golden monkeys is already precious. Among the five golden monkeys, the Sichuan golden monkey is unique. Why do you say that? Because the Sichuan golden monkey is the most beautiful in the golden monkey family.
Sichuan golden monkey is a medium-sized monkey. Compared with other similar species, Sichuan golden monkey is the most beautiful and spiritual beauty among monkeys. The hair on their face, limbs, and back is beautiful golden yellow, and the hair color gradually changes from light yellow to golden, or even rose. In the sun, the eyes are dazzling, looking forward to brilliance. At present, it is only distributed in the four provinces of Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, and Hubei in China in the world. It is a typical forest arboreal animal, inhabiting virgin forests at an altitude of 1,500 to 3300 meters all year round. More coincidentally, the habitat of the Sichuan golden monkey and the habitat of the giant panda basically overlap. Therefore, the golden monkey has become the flagship species for measuring the health and integrity of the forest.
At this point, it is not difficult to see that the golden monkey not only deserves the title of "Monkey King", but it is also very rare, unlike the common macaques. As a national first-level protected animal, the golden snub-nosed monkey has its own unique habitat protection area. The Chaoyanggou, Crown Town, Ningshan County, mentioned above, is one of the protected areas of the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey in Shaanxi.Chaoyanggou is located at , Ningshan County, on the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains. It is only 90 kilometers away from Xi’an on the West Han Expressway, with an average elevation of about 1,200 meters. The forest coverage rate is 92%. There are shades of green trees, towering ancient trees, cool breeze, and gurgling streams. , Belongs to the typical alpine mountain area, known as the nickname of "Nanshan Old Forest".
Walking into Chaoyanggou is like walking into a cool paradise. The green mountains stretch along the road. The blue sky is full of white clouds, and the white clouds are like white veil wrapped around the graceful. On the mountainside, the "giant panda in plants" yew can be seen everywhere. Follow the guide signs of the Golden Monkey Science Base to the end of the deep forest, and you will reach the observation point of Qinling Golden Monkey. When standing here, just looking at the surrounding scenery, your eyes will be shocked, it seems that every grass and tree in the mountains and forests has its own aura. Especially in the clouds, seas and mists, the moment the golden monkey suddenly appeared, there would be a trance of " Monkey King " sending envoys to lead the way.
What’s even more amazing is that the golden monkeys here are gentle, even some timid and shy, without the "monkey king" Monkey King that kind of arrogance and domineering, After hearing my words, the passers-by immediately ridiculed: "After all, I have experienced ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties with the Tang Seng. I have never seen anything in the world. In addition, after returning from the western sky, he was named and defeated the Buddha. , as a smart and strong man, the golden monkey knows what introversion is." As soon as the voice fell, everyone around him laughed.
According to locals, the habitat of the golden monkey in Chaoyanggou has been severely affected by banditry in history. There are still many cottages that resisted bandits in the past, including Huanglongzhai, Taipingzhai, , Qinglongzhai, An The well-preserved Tiger Village and Heihu Village can be regarded as Taiping Village and Qinglong Village.Hearing what the other party said, I started thinking again, "Occupy the mountain as the king, and the grass as the invader" This point is also in line with Monkey King's arrogant style of arguing against the heavens and erecting a "Monkey King".
But in fact, the group of golden monkeys living in Chaoyanggou do lead an uncontested, extremely leisurely and peaceful life. They live and multiply here, be neighbors with others, and become close friends with each other. Not only that, when the mountains are covered by heavy snow in winter, food is in short supply, and the locals will feed them in fixed places. Every time it is time to put food, almost all the golden monkeys will flock to this area to "feast" on time and have a full meal. The scene is magnificent.
Not only that, these cute golden monkeys are not only happy to interact with people, take pictures together, but also enjoy having lunch or dinner with people. This makes Chaoyanggou the only place where people can live in the Qinling Mountains. A place where you can admire the wild golden monkeys at close range.
At present, there are about 80 golden monkeys living in Chaoyanggou. Generally, the life span of golden monkeys is about 30 years, and the reign of the monkey king is about 5 to 10 years, 8 to 8 per year. September is the "Monkey King Seizes the Throne" period. At this time, adult male monkeys will continue to challenge the Monkey King. If the male monkey succeeds in the challenge, it will replace the Old Monkey King's "throne". Therefore, the monkey king usually has a larger body and a brighter and brighter coat color. Whenever he acts, the monkey king will set an example to walk in the forefront of the monkey group; when he is resting, the monkey king will stay alone on the tree, while other monkeys of all sizes dare not approach and disturb easily. Therefore, in addition to the absolute rule of the monkey group, the monkey king will take the lead in directing the monkey group to "fight" when encountering other monkey groups invading the jurisdiction or in danger.
However, this shocking "battle" scene of the golden monkey is extremely difficult to encounter, even the elderly living in Chaoyanggou, few people have seen it with their own eyes. Usually golden monkeys stay in the mountains,Intersections with human life are only occasional but not frequent. This is why many people flock to here, but return in anguish. After all, the golden snub-nosed monkey has the identity of the "Monkey King", how can we see it if we want to?
But there will always be some people who stick to it and never see it once. Come again. There are too many to see. But whether you see it or not, it doesn’t matter. What’s important is our awareness of loving animals and loving nature. The ecological environment of Chaoyanggou is particularly rare. Waves of monkey watchers followed one after another. Man-made garbage and loud noises caused serious inconvenience and disturbance to the life of golden monkeys. What's more, Anything in the bag would be generously handed to the "golden monkey", forgetting that it was a monkey and not a human.
Therefore, someone engraved a sentence on the tree trunk on the way to the golden monkey viewing point: "If you don't come, the monkeys may have a better life, because they are the real practitioners!"
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