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06. Holy Mountain 圣洁之山

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Daocheng Yading is a magical and mysterious land located in the southwest of China’s Sichuan province. This is a kingdom surrounded by breath-taking views of snow-capped mountains, steep glaciers, crystal clear lakes, vast pastures as well as dense woods. It is called the last pure land on this blue planet. Every September, the scenery here is at its most fascinating. It’s like placing people into a colorful fairy tale world. The focal points is the three mountain peaks in Daocheng Yading. The most beautiful is called Yang Maiyong 央迈勇. It is about 6,000 meters in height, and has the shape of a perfect pyramid. Back in 1931, the American explorer Joseph Rock first introduced it to the world with photos taken for the National Geographic magazine. He wrote, “she is the most beautiful snow peak my eyes have ever seen”. Next to it, stand two other mountains: Xiannairi 仙乃日 and Xianuoduoji 夏诺多吉. The crest of the mountains is covered by snow most of the time. No one has yet ever been able to reach the top. They are called the “Three Holy Mountains” 三神山. It is an irreplaceably sacred place in the heart of the local people. The locals say that if one could walk round the holy mountains three times, then your wishes for this life will be fulfilled. But it is such a great challenge to both one’s physical ability and mind, because of its altitude. What drives them to do that? Perhaps it is simple faith. It is not only the last pure land, but also earth that can purify the soul.

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breath-taking 叹为观止的

vast pasture 大片的草地

an inreplacebly sacred place 不可替代的神圣之地

Perhaps it is simple faith. 也许唯有信仰可以知道答案。

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07. Scarlet Rocks Under Glaciers 冰川下的鲜红岩石

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There is a rare spectacle to be found at the end of the glaciers beneath the main peak of a mountain area in southwestern China. The surface of the rocks here is an eye catching bright red. This is the heart of the Hengduan Mountains, a mountainous region in southwestern China. 145 snowy peaks over 5,000 meters above sea level are clustered here, forming an amazing group of mountains. The highest peak, Gongga Mountain 贡嘎山, is 7,556 meters above sea level. It is the highest point in the mountainous area of Southwest China. It’s giant conical peak is the cradle of glacier formation, from which 74 mature glaciers extend in all directions. The Hailuogou Glacier in the east has a huge icy waterfall measuring 1,100 meters wide, with a drop of more than 1,000 meters. The strong thawing effect 融冰作用 leads to frequent massive icy avalanches. Giant glaciers descend all the way into dense forests. With its tip extending to 2,850 meters above sea level, it is the lowest maritime glacier in Asia. Bright red rocks can be seen almost everywhere in the valley at the end of the glacier. Scientists have found that the red blood color on the stone is not from a mineral, but a rare parasite, a rare lichen complex. Whenever the temperature and humidity are right, they spread across the rock surface, dyeing the rocks bright red. Taken away from the mountains however, they quickly change color and die. Even if they are left in peace, their life span is only four to five years, and then they will regenerate and begin coloring the rock bright red again. Why they came into being have baffled many great minds.

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spectacle 壮观的场面或景象；可笑的食物；眼镜

He polished his spectacles with a handkerchief.
This is one of planet Earth’s greatest spectacles.

eye catching

conical 锥形

All are conical and pointed. Each tooth in an animal’s mouth is almost identical to its neighbors.

cradle 摇篮；发祥地；抚育

Greece was the cradle of western civilization.

thaw 融化

avalanche 雪崩

mineral 矿物质

mineral water

lichen 地衣

Half fungus, half plant - it’s lichen.
A lichen is an organism made up of two separate species, fungi and algae.

baffle 使困惑

Something that baffles you, confuses you, you don’t understand it.

08. The Tectonic Story of Sanpan Stone 三爿石的故事

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In China’s southeast coastal province of Zhejiang, there is a group of giant rocks called the Sanpan Stone, literally meaning, the three pieces of stone. Once upon a time however they were one whole piece of rock. The story of the Sanpan Stone started 135 million years ago. Back then, during a violent tectonic event, powerful forces formed a basin covering nearly 347 square miles. Imagine the basin as a cradle, in which the Sanpan Stone is nestling. In this huge bowl, sedimentary rocks gathered, dominated by conglomerates. There sediments were the origins of the Sanpan Stone. The process of mountain building continued. The sediments in the basin were forced up to form a sedimentary massif, which gradually grew into the Sanpan Stone. For tens of millions of years, wind and water eroded the massif along vertical fractures until most of the rock was weathered away. Eventurely, the three individual rocks with steep cliffs we see today were formed. The highest of them measures 324 meters. However, the steep cliffs pose a great challenge for those wishing to reach the top. About 500 years ago, in China’s Ming Dynasty, a group of carpenters was hired to build a wooden ladder in order to reach the top of the Sanpan Stone. They toiled for three long years, but failed in their task. Before the ladder could reach the summit, its foot had rotted away. The ambition of reaching the top was not achieved until the end of 1980s. Over 3,500 stone steps were carved into the rock face. Now, we can finally climb these steep stairs and reach the top, to experience the power of the tectonic movements from the remote past.

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tectonic event 地壳运动

The Earth’s outermost surface is made up of large tectonic plates.

basin 盆地；洗脸盆

nestle

sedimentary rocks 沉积岩

Sedimentary rocks form when sediment, transported by water or wind, settles and forms solid rock.

conglomerates 企业集团；砾岩

We work with some of the major energy conglomerates.

eroded away 侵蚀

Storms have been eroding these cliffs for years.

massif 山丘；大厦

fracture 破裂；骨折

carpenter 木匠

rot away 腐烂

carve 雕刻；切开