Kunlun mountain is a pivotal sacred mountain in Chinese history. The earliest " Yugong " has a record of Kunlun, while in " Shanhaijing" there is "the emptiness of Kunlun in the northwest, The capital of the emperor. Kunlun is empty, eight hundred miles square, high ten thousand ren...The description of "where the gods are", since the "Shan Hai Jing", there have been countless records and rumors about Kunlun Mountain.
Therefore, whether it is martial arts or mythology, or fantasy or science fiction since ancient times, the plot related to Kunlun Mountain is deeply involved, and many rumors from it are also widely circulated among the people. !
Kunlun Mountains Death Valley : What is the legendary gate of hell?
Kunlun Mountain from the west Pamirs east, east to the upper reaches of the Qaidam River valley, more than 2,500 kilometers in length, 130 to 200 kilometers wide, average elevation 5,500 to 6,000 meters, narrow west East wide, with a total area of more than 500,000 square kilometers, the highest peak is the Kunlun Goddess Peak (7167 meters) at the junction of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Tibet Autonomous Region .
Kunlun Mountain also has rare plateau volcanoes. Among them, a volcano with an altitude of 5808 meters is the first high volcano in Asia, and the most recent eruption was on May 27, 1951. day.
Of course, this article does not introduce volcanoes,Instead, I’m here to pick up the legendary , the gate of hell: Kunlun Mountain Death Valley, also known as the Naringele Gorge, starting from Qinghai Burundai in the east and Shashan in the west, with a total length of 105 kilometers and a width of about 33. Km, with an area of about 3,500 square kilometers, with an average elevation of 3,200-4,000 meters.
Although it is located in a plateau desert, the Nalengele River passes through the gorge. Therefore, the water and grass are fertile in spring and summer. It is definitely a good place for grazing, but in fact, no one dares to graze here. , Because the rumors about this place are like rumors!
The earliest officially recorded Death Valley incident occurred in the 1940s, when Ma Bufang tried to enter the new channel of Xinjiang from the hinterland of Qinghai. At that time, there were two roads, one was and took the Nalingele River Valley. , And the other one is the Gobi, of course, the Naringele River Valley with fertile water and grass. Who would choose the Gobi?
The result was as you wished. The troops who first explored the path mysteriously killed and wounded dozens of people. The faces that ran back were as earth-colored. The large troops could only abandon and walk through the vast Gobi. beach.
Another record is that in 1983, a herder strayed into the Nalengala Valley in search of lost horses for . A few days later, the horse came back by itself, but the herder mysteriously disappeared and later discovered His body was on a hill, holding a shotgun, glaring, but there were no injuries on his body.
In October 2017, Zhou Jilai was on his outdoor expedition in the Death Valley of Kunlun Mountain
As for the rumors, there are more rumors. The herdsmen went into the gorge to graze and mysteriously disappeared, and animal bodies can be seen everywhere in the valley. Is this really the case? In October 2017, outdoor enthusiast and independent explorer Zhou Jilai led a team of 5 people.A 12-day survey of the Nalengele River Valley was carried out, with a total travel distance of about 230 kilometers. The rumors of Death Valley were confirmed:
1. There is no shortage of water in the valley, although the season is October. The Kunlun Mountain area is almost in late autumn, but it can still be seen that the area of aquatic plants in spring and summer is large.
2. There are corpses everywhere in the valley, which is a bit exaggerated, but it is true that you can often encounter them. During the 12 days of crossing, you can encounter different dead animal corpses every day. Some have been eaten half, and some have been eaten. The remaining bones, hair and bones, were shocking.
3. Wild animals such as brown bears and wild camels can often be encountered in river valleys. Of course, there are good things. Zhou Jilai and his party encountered white camel in Death Valley. Of course, white camels are auspicious in tradition. Trillion, and the inspection is indeed relatively smooth.
expedition team
4. The positioning system was not disturbed and did not encounter the legendary Death Valley terrorist incident.
Zhou Jilai and his party inspected safety, really does Death Valley not exist?
can’t make such a conclusion. The animal carcasses everywhere in Death Valley indicate that this place is absolutely unusual, and to avoid flooding, Zhou Jilai and his party chose October, which is the dry season on the plateau, and the river water level is relatively shallow, which is suitable for hiking. , If you enter the valley in spring and summer, the encounter may be different!
The vegetation in late autumn has withered
In July 1983, just in the summer, a geological expedition team in Xinjiang encountered an extremely horrifying incident in the valley. The expedition team encountered blizzards and thunderstorms. One of the team members was fainted by a thunderstorm. Although he was almost killed, he provided a lot of useful information for subsequent scientific explanations.
Ma Huadong, director of the 305 Project Office of the People’s Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and a professor-level senior engineer said,The ubiquitous animal carcasses in Death Valley does not mean that this is the real Death Valley, because it is located on the animal migration route, so it is more common for the old, the weak, and sick to die on the migration road.
The geological conditions of the Nalengele River Valley have also increased the probability of some mysterious deaths, because the Panlongfeng magnet deposit is located in the western part of the Narengele River Valley, with warm and humid summer The airflow is easily blocked by the mountains on both sides, and gathers in the river valley, and the altitude here is relatively high, so the cloud layer is closer to the ground, and the underground magnetite deposit increases the probability of discharge, so thunderstorms or rolling mines can easily cause herders or animals Death and injury!
Summer thunderstorms have solved some of the problems, so why do missing incidents occur in spring? It is also a meteorological phenomenon caused by the special geographical location. The high mountains on both sides cause water vapor to concentrate in the canyon. In addition, the temperature difference between day and night is large, so the sky is often gloomy and misty. The herders can't tell the direction at all in the thick fog. If they lose their way in such a place, the consequences can be imagined.
Of course, the vast Kunlun will never be so superficial. A Death Valley thunderstorm wants to solve all the incidents? There is also the legendary Kunlun Mountain Praying Mantis incident. In the next part, I will take a look!
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