Shennongjia is named after Shennong, one of the ancestors of China. He used this tree as a ladder to collect herbs, save people from illness and death, and teach people to cultivate crops.
Shennongjia forest area was still a sea of Wang Yang in ancient times. After Yanshan and Himalayan movements, it gradually upgraded to multi-level land, forming strata with distinctive local characteristics such as Shennongjia Group and Machaoyuan Group.
The mountains in Shennongjia area are very high and gradually decrease from southwest to northeast. The average elevation of Shennongjia1700m. Most of the peaks are above 1, 500 meters, of which 6 are above 3000 meters above sea level. Shennongjia, the highest peak, is the highest peak in Central China, with an altitude of 31.05m. Therefore, Shennongjia is known as the "Roof of Central China".
It's summer at the foot of the mountain, spring at the top of the mountain, autumn at the foot of the mountain and ice at the top of the mountain.
I can't get enough of red, orange, yellow and green. It's the most difficult to distinguish between spring, summer, autumn and winter.
This is a true portrayal of the climate in Shennongjia forest area. Here, vigorous firs, simple and fragrant cypresses, graceful and luxurious spinulosa, graceful Davidia involucrata and exclusive hemlock are flourishing, covering the sky; Golden monkey, white bear, Sumen antelope, giant salamander, stork, white crane, golden eagle and other birds and animals haunt the grass and forest. Everything is so harmonious and peaceful, comfortable and serene.
In the ancient mysterious mountain forest of Shennongjia, there is an ancient mysterious culture. The charming Shennongjia culture is like a bottle of old wine. Wan Li is fragrant, refreshing and fascinating.
Shennongjia culture has a distinctive feature different from other cultures: this is the ancient mountain forest feature. It not only retains obvious traces of primitive ancient culture, but also has a strong mountain landscape. Its regional cultural characteristics are regarded as a rare mountain cultural circle in Asia-the alpine original ecological cultural community belt.
Shennongjia has a long human history. As early as more than 200,000 years ago, ancient humans lived here. Shennongjia is said to be the place where the ancestor of China and Emperor Yan of Shennong built a framework to collect medicinal materials and treat people's diseases. Here, he "built a ladder to climb", "built a house to shelter from the wind and rain" and finally "built an altar to climb".
Emperor Yan of Shennong was one of the pioneers of Chinese civilization. Later generations listed his great achievements as follows: training cattle to plow fields, focusing on five strings, accumulating hemp leather and pottery and stone wood tools, clearing up land for farming, setting up shelves to collect herbs, prospering the city in Yang, and irrigating the well in the ground.
Since Qin and Han dynasties, Shennongjia area has been under the jurisdiction of neighboring counties, and Suiyang county was established only from the Three Kingdoms to the early Sui Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to Fufang County, Yunyang County, Hubei Province and Xingshan County, Yichang District. Because of the deep valleys, dense forests and inconvenient transportation, it has always been a battleground for military strategists.
Tang Zhongzong was demoted as the Queen of Luling, and Shennongjia Mountain was named "Imperial Realm". During the reign of Shunzhi, Kangxi and Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty, Liu Tichun's army and Anbaili's army were stationed here 1 1 year.
Shennongjia cultural remains are like stars, with simple folk customs. Liyang Ancient Temple Jinglian Temple and Jiuzhong Foying Temple inherit the mantle of Buddhism; The ancient salt road in Sichuan and Hubei vaguely reproduces the prosperity of the Southern Silk Road; Folk customs mostly maintain their inherent simplicity and strong local flavor; Unique embroidery is a vibrant artistic flower in Shennongjia.
The singing form, musical color and language art of Shennongjia folk songs are very old and rich. Many treasures of folk songs have been handed down for a long time and become an important part of Shennongjia people's cultural life, shining with the brilliant brilliance of ancient Chu culture.
Grass-cutting songs are full of sounds and feelings, lively and melodious; Wedding songs are well-known and interesting; The tone of funeral songs is simple, rough and desolate; Folk minor is lyrical, warm and sincere.
The Dark Biography found in Shennongjia area is called "the first creation epic of Han nationality", which is a 3,000-line manuscript, describing important historical events from prehistoric times to Ming Dynasty in the form of seven-character folk songs.
It is divided into four parts: the origin of heaven and earth, Pangu's opening of heaven, the flood soaking the sky and rebuilding mankind, and the appearance of three emperors and five emperors.
This epic began to spread from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It vividly describes the formation process of the world and the origin of human beings, and integrates many historical and mythical events such as chaos, prodigal son, Pangu, Nvwa 、 Fuxi, Shennong Emperor, Xuanyuan Emperor, etc. It is very precious because it is different from the relevant contents recorded in the existing history books in China. As a "living fossil" of ancient culture, it is of great value to the study of ancient myths, history, archaeology, literature and art, religion and folk customs in China.
Shennongjia folk customs are simple and peculiar. On the gates of some farmhouses, there is often a fierce face of wood carving, called "swallowing mouth". In the southern mountainous areas, enthusiastic hosts often entertain guests with wine, which is called "drinking cold wine"; There is a set of wine regulations for hospitality in the northern mountainous areas.
The legend of "savage" in Shennongjia is full of mysterious cultural color, which is recorded in historical books, such as Qu Yuan's The Classic of Mountains and Seas, South Classic, Shan Gui, Compendium of Materia Medica in Ming Dynasty, and the records of Fangxian and Xingshan counties around Shennongjia in Qing Dynasty.
Compendium of Materia Medica records: "Nankang is called" the mountain capital ",which looks like a human being, long and thick, with red eyes and yellow hair, and there are nests in the trees in the mountains ..." It describes "barbarians".
There is also a folk legend that when Qin Shihuang ordered the construction of the Great Wall in Wan Li, several hardworking civilian workers fled to the deep forests of Shennongjia and eventually became "savages".
Shennongjia's natural conditions and humanistic background together constitute a colorful picture scroll of Shennongjia, with picturesque peaks, vast and desolate forests, intact primitive ecosystems, rich biodiversity and pleasant climate. The cultural ecology of Shennongjia, like the well-preserved natural ecology, contains great value and has long-lasting charm.