Chapter 39 Chapter 38 "Dragon Beach" Dance on the Hongshui River

In the summer of 2005, the author impromptuly composed a Tibetan acrostic poem at the Longtan Gala. The prefixes of the eight sentences are connected together as "Longtan Heroes by the Hongshui River". At the beginning of July 2005, for me, it was a beautiful summer destined to be worth remembering.It's not hot yet, and the cool wind blows from time to time. I was invited to participate in a magical writer's tour.When the plane took off from Beijing and went straight to southern Xinjiang, looking at the boundless sea of ​​clouds outside the window, I couldn't help asking myself: Hongshuihe, Longtan, what kind of face do you have?Which god made it?And given such a fascinating name?

Yes, this is a heartfelt question that demands an answer. I was born on the banks of the Hai River.Haihe River, as the name suggests, is a river that leads to the sea [Bohai Sea].If the water of the Haihe River is flooded in summer, the water will be turbid due to a lot of sediment brought by the upstream river.At other times, especially in the age of water shortage, people are reluctant to give this little fresh water to the sea for nothing, so they close the gates to the sea, so the color of the stagnant river gradually becomes darker after a long time.River water has always given me the concept of clear and turbid.

And right now, I am going to the depths of the mountains in Guangxi, where there is a red water river.What a nice name!Moreover, there are many hydropower stations on that big river, and one of them is called Longtan. Could it be that it is the home of the dragon, the silver snow beach beside the river of Qiangushi? Everything is unknown right now... Don't worry, planes and cars will take us closer to that distant place.However, in order to have a deeper experience of the Hongshui River and understand Longtan, let me briefly explain the reason for this trip. This activity is called "Da Tang Guangming Xing".It was carefully organized and arranged by Datang Electric Power Company. The three words "Bright Action" are concise and clear, and the theme of the activity is immediately pointed out: look at large-scale power generation projects.There are two locations for the event, one is the thermal power plant in Tuoketuo deep in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia; the other is the Longtan Hydropower Station on the Hongshui River in Tian'e County, Dashan, Guangxi.These two places are far away for us writers living around Beijing.But the farther away, the more I look forward to going, because there are two pearls of China's electric power companies, and they are magic treasures that bring light to the land of Kyushu.For a while, I felt that the name of this gathering was "Da Tang Guangming Journey", which was really wonderful.

Before the trip, I thought of the singing of "Night on the Grassland", which gave me many associations.The world in Lenovo is mostly an endless wasteland.When I arrived at the grassland, I saw Tuoketuo in the night, saw the buildings of the power plant reaching into the sky and the lights that directly connected to the stars in the sky, and then I realized that my original imagination was so pale and primitive.In order to confirm this feeling, I got up early the next morning and went outside the factory. In the vast world, I suddenly realized that this was a new city, and the new city was built on the vast grassland.Huge electric energy is continuously exported to Beijing from here, so people's various ways of modern life are guaranteed.However, when we enjoy the coolness of summer in the air-conditioned room, watch the charming neon lights in the night, watch the global style on TV, chat with friends and send emails on the computer, who knows, at this time in the distant In Tuoketuo, a group of hardworking electricians are working day and night.

Well, this is the end of the description of the grassland. My vision and topic have come to Nanning, Guangxi, Tian'e County, which belongs to Hechi City, to the banks of the Hongshui River, and to Longtan along with the modern travel.It was at dusk, in the setting sun and sunset, when I just glanced at it in the flying car, I could vaguely see this torrential river rushing from the depths of the mountain, and I saw it lying on the river like a dragon. Long Beach, I was surprised and intoxicated!I don't know how many poems are rolling in my heart, and I don't know how many topics are on my lips.

Wait a minute, it's not yet time to write about Longtan.The organizers of the event are well versed in the art of writers.In the vast mountains and fields, if you want to find precious jade, you must explore the stones to find the raw materials, and the work will come naturally.Therefore, the first thing we need to experience is the land around Hongshuihe, starting from her customs, and approaching Hongshuihe and Longtan step by step. Coincidentally, here I met Xiao Zheng, a literary friend who has been friends with me for many years.Xiao Zheng is a cadre in Tian'e County and loves literature.After reading my novels, he often wrote to me, and I also wrote back to communicate with him, so we became old "acquaintances", but I didn't expect that one day I would come here.The time is relatively plentiful and can be controlled by ourselves, which is just what I want, allowing me to savor this piece of blue sky and this land carefully.

Xiao Zheng was very enthusiastic and picked me up to an antique tea house. So, on a breezy night, with a pot of green tea and a bright moon, my friend Xiao Zheng accompanied me into the Hongshui River, Tian'e, Hechi, and Longtan... Magical Hongshui River, you are a song that has been flowing for thousands of years. Located in the northwest of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, Hongshui River is another name for the upper reaches of the Xijiang River.Its upstream is the Nanpan River, which is called the Hongshui River after it joins the Beipan River in Wangmo County, Guizhou Province, and its downstream is called the Qianjiang River after it joins the Liu River.Because it flows through the red rock system area, the river water is reddish brown, so it is named Hongshui River.

My questions on the plane were answered satisfactorily here.According to Xiaozheng, there is also sediment in the Hongshui River when it floods in summer, but it is not mainly because of the red sediment that it is called Hongshui River.On most days throughout the year, the water of the Hongshui River is extremely clear, sometimes greenish, and the waves on the rapids and rapids are snow-white.This is not seen in many large rivers today. This is a pure "green" river.I quickly figured out that the Hongshui River has a total length of 638 kilometers, a drainage area of ​​33,200 square kilometers [excluding the Nanpanjiang and Beipanjiang basins], an average annual runoff of 69.6 billion cubic meters, and an annual precipitation of 1,200 millimeters. .There are many canyons and dangerous shoals in the river section, and the current is turbulent. It was not suitable for large ships to sail in the past.However, it has a large amount of water and abundant water resources, and the development of hydroelectric cascades has been listed as a national key development project.On this big river, 10 cascade power stations have been planned and constructed, such as Tianshengqiao Level 1, Tianshengqiao Level 2, Pingban, Longtan, Yantan, Dahua, Bailongtan, Letan, Qiaogong, Datangxia and downstream The Cheung Chau Water Conservancy Project on the Xijiang River, etc.

What a "river of light"! It flows through plateaus, low mountains and hills, with Triassic sandstone in its upper reaches and Carboniferous and Permian limestones in its middle and lower reaches.Along the way, there are valleys between peaks and deep riverbeds, and the hydropower resources that can be developed rank first in the Pearl River system and sixth in the country.Hongshui River below Xincheng Hongdu is also navigable by small ships.The commerce and trade along the river are developed and the population is dense. Ships can go directly to Laibin, Liuzhou and Guiping.There are many mountains in the basin, the terrain is rugged, and the traffic is mainly by road.

The Hongshui River Basin is also an area inhabited by the Zhuang and Yao nationalities.Due to the wide distribution of karst and the lack of water and drought on the surface, agricultural production is mainly based on drought such as corn, and the high mountain area in the upper reaches is rich in wood.The basin is rich in mineral resources, mainly non-ferrous metals and ferrous metals, including gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc, tungsten, chromium, molybdenum, titanium, uranium, mercury, asbestos, fluorite, manganese, coal Wait.Nandan Dachang's tin mine and Laibinfenghuang's manganese mine are well-known throughout the country. Heshan Coal Mine is the largest coal mine in Guangxi.

The singer Guo Lanying sang "a big river with wide waves" is perfect for the Hongshui River.The Hongshui River is rich in water throughout the year, with a large water energy reserve, a natural drop of 762 meters, and an average slope of 0.676 kilometers per kilometer.Among them, the section from Tianshengqiao to Nagong is 14.5 kilometers long, with a concentrated drop of 181 meters.The average drop is about 13 meters per kilometer, and the maximum drop is 50 meters per kilometer, which is really amazing.The annual average runoff at the outlet of the Qianjiang River is 4,100 cubic meters per second, and the annual average runoff is 136 billion cubic meters, accounting for 39% of the annual runoff in the Pearl River Basin, which is twice that of the Yellow River. Abundant water volume and natural drop make the Hongshui River provide unique conditions for the benefit of mankind.The entire river section can develop 11.08 million kilowatts of hydropower resources, with an annual power generation of more than 60 billion kilowatt hours, which is a rich mine of hydropower resources in my country.The cascade "leading power station" of the Hongshui River is the Longtan Power Station 16 kilometers upstream of Tian'e County, with an installed capacity of 6.3 million kilowatts and an annual power generation of 20 billion kilowatt-hours. It can also increase the annual power generation of the six downstream power stations by 6.2 billion kilowatt-hours . At the beginning of 2005, when the historically rare salt tide occurred in the Pearl River Delta, the National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters ordered the upper reaches of the Pearl River Basin to urgently release 700 million cubic meters of clean water to pressurize the salt water, and the Hongshui River played the main role. This is the Hongshui River, a big river flowing like mother's milk that nourishes the vast land.A big river has wide waves, and the wind blows the fragrance of rice and flowers on both sides... The night shrouded the Hongshui River, and the lights of the Longtan Hydropower Station in the distance looked like a brilliant galaxy, accompanied by the bright moon above.The fragrant new tea makes people more clear-headed, and the topic changes from endless to Hongshuihe. "Did you mean the name of this Hongshui River?" Xiao Zheng asked. "Yes, is there any legend?" I asked curiously. "Of course." Xiao Zheng laughed. So I heard a magical and moving legend. The legend is related to the folk story "Zodiac Shooting the Sun" of the Buyi nationality. It is said that after Pangu opened the world, the sun in the sky sprinkled warm sunlight on the world, so that everything on the earth could grow and the people of the people could multiply.But at some point, twelve suns appeared in the sky at the same time, scorching the earth wantonly day and night, melting the vegetation and soil, and scorching the rocks, so that the rocks in the karst mountainous area along the Hongshui River are now black. . 】An inch of land is as expensive as silver, and the Buyi children living here lead a miserable life.The tribal leader convened everyone to discuss and decided to send a strong man to shoot down the redundant sun in the sky and restore harmony to the world.Therefore, everyone collectively recommended Huang Dao, who is powerful and powerful, to take on this important task, and Huang Dao also happily went. Zodiac climbed up to the top of the Masang tree, which was as high as the sky, with a bow and arrow on his back, and shot the sun with his bow. First, he shot down one sun, which landed on Youlan [the name of the local village], and then shot down the second and third ones, all the way down. There are 10 suns [The nine suns shot down in the back have all landed in the territory of this Dating successively, and each sun has set and turned into eleven forts, so the Dating has a magical ninety-nine forts. When there were only two suns left in the sky, Zodiac was exhausted, but he still tried his best to point his bow and arrow at them.The remaining two suns were terrified, begging the zodiac to let them live. Huang Dao snarled angrily: "There can only be one sun in the sky to benefit the common people, and one more is a disaster. You can only keep one, and the other one will come to the world to benefit the people of Li people." So the two suns went through a life-and-death decision. , one of them jumped into the ravine at the bottom of the mountain and was smashed to pieces. The splashed blood immediately turned into a river that was rushing day and night, that is, the Hongshui River. The river water nourishes the land on both sides of the river, and the Buyi children live a happy life because they rely on the Hongshui River to cultivate. They also call the Hongshui River the Sun River. The sun shines on all beings. The Buyi people along the banks of the Hongshui River bathe in the warm sunshine and irrigate the Hongshui River made of the blood of the Sun God. They continue to multiply, develop and grow, and live a happy and healthy life, so they call themselves the Sun Tribe. people. "Sun River, this legend is so beautiful." I was fascinated by it. "You came to the Sun Tribe today, you should sing a song." Xiao Zheng knew that I was good at singing. "It's too late, it will startle other people." I looked around at the houses and hills. "It's okay, listen..." Xiao Zheng said. "What?" I asked. "Singing, drumming." Sure enough, there were bursts of singing and drumming from the not-too-distant mountain col.These touching voices are particularly long and seductive in the night.Follow the sound and watch carefully, there is still a little fire.Looks like there's a bonfire going on there. "Is that a party?" "That's the Huotang Club in Yaozhai." "they themselves?" "It's already a tourist project." "Oh……" Hongshui River, a river with alternating red and green, is a river that attracts people to come and watch. The Hongshui River crosses the central part of Guangxi from west to east, flying all the way to the Pearl River and returning to the South China Sea.Day after day, year after year, millions of years, the flow is endless.Whenever the flood passes, the Hongshui River will quickly recover as a clean river.Every year from autumn to the next spring, the Hongshui River completely betrays her true colors and her name, and turns into an out-and-out green river. If the water of the world-famous Guilin Lijiang River is clear and clear, then the water of the Hongshui River is emerald green and deep.As I said earlier, the Hongshui River is not only clear, but green.Green is another theme of Hongshuihe.The red water river, which is so green and clear, makes people find a word that they have understood since childhood - the footnote of "green water and green mountains".There must be many people in the world who have only seen clear water but not green water. The Red Water River will give you a brand new feeling.The green of the Hongshui River is a dignified green, a deep green, and a wonderful green.It can be said that the Hongshui River is a magical and beautiful river in China and on the earth. Xiao Zheng told me that the Hongshui River is the most passionate river.The Hongshui River is a mountain river, and its passion is endowed by God.Before the hydropower station was built, one of the characteristics of the Hongshui River was that there were many beaches, many reefs, numerous eddies, large changes in the slope of the river bed, chaotic flow patterns, and narrow and curved navigation channels.From Canexiang to Sanjiangkou, there are a total of 273 dangerous beaches, with an average of one dangerous beach every 2.25 kilometers. Among them, the most densely distributed dangerous beaches are the section from Tian'e to Wuai, with an average of one dangerous beach every 1.17 kilometers. The passion of the Hongshui River also comes from the changes in the riverbed.The river bed of Hongshui River is 150-200 meters wide, the water surface is 25-50 meters wide in dry season, the narrowest point is only 15 meters, and the maximum fluctuation of flood and dry water level is 45 meters.The Hongshui River is sometimes the same as "a big river with wide waves", but it is quite different in many cases.Even if the flood rises sharply, the red stream of the Hongshui River mostly runs wildly on the deep riverbed, and generally does not flood into a vast ocean. The passion of the Hongshui River comes from the mystery of the river.You can't swim in the Hongshui River at will. Even people with excellent water skills should not be arrogant and underestimate the enemy.In addition to the countless dangerous shoals in the river, there are also countless spikes and bottomless whirlpools, all of which give people a kind of deep and mysterious color. Hongshui River is both a mysterious river and a beautiful river.The beauty of the Hongshui River is first of all inseparable from the strange scenery on both sides of the river.The Hongshui River flows through 21 counties and cities in the karst mountainous area of ​​Guangxi. There are beautiful peak clusters on both sides of the river, and there are many mountains and mountains everywhere, with endless changes in height and height.On the banks of the Hongshui River in Dahua County, there is a very characteristic Dashi mountainous area called "Qibai Lane", which is the most typical area in the world where karst peaks, clusters and deep depressions develop.In the 251-kilometer-long stone mountain, there are more than 5,000 peaks and hills with an altitude of 800-1,000 meters, more than 1,300 depressions and lanes, and 324 primitive and simple Yao villages. The best way to understand the true meaning of Qianshanwannong is to take a trip to Qibailong.Shannong is a depression surrounded by several mountains. Dashishan has only thousands of mountains and lanes, but not thousands of mountains and rivers.Whenever it rains heavily, the rainwater will flow away from the bottom of the lane.After days of heavy rain, it will be poured back from the bottom.There may be underground rivers all over the peaks.Most of the peaks on both sides of the Hongshui River are anthropomorphic, lifelike.In the upper reaches of the reservoir area of ​​Bailongtan Hydropower Station, one can see a sitting side profile bust of Mao Zedong, a great man of the 20th century in his prime.The mountain peaks accompanying the Hongshui River are beautiful and picturesque everywhere.The Hongshui River Bashili Gallery in the Dahua section has beautiful mountains and rivers on both sides, red flowers, green bamboos, and sweet fruits. The Yaozhai of Zhuang Village can be seen faintly, and the beautiful scenery is endless and beautiful. A distinctive feature of the Hongshui River is the steep bank rocks.Most sections of the Hongshui River have no riverbanks, but vertical shore rocks of various shapes.Shore rocks have a curtain shape, a honeycomb shape, and a thousand-layer cake shape.A rock is a scene.Every rock is a painting.The largest shore rock is the "Zhuang Jinyan" in the Bailongtan reservoir area. A large shore rock with a height and width of about 100 meters is like a big Zhuang brocade hanging flat.The uncanny workmanship of nature is awe-inspiring. If someone asks, where is the best place to take a reflection?There is no doubt that it is of course the Hongshui River.From autumn to spring, the Hongshui River never dries up, nor does it stop flowing.The secluded green water of the river reflects the intoxicating beauty of the river.Mountain peaks that are neither high nor low stand upside down in the river, shore rocks of various shapes stand upside down in the river, dripping green bamboos, gorgeous flowers and plants stand upside down in the river, quiet and motionless, the scenery in the water is incomparably better than that on the shore How many times more beautiful is the scenery.Every March, the kapok is red, and the fire-like red kapok and the emerald green river complement each other, which is too beautiful to behold.The beautiful scenery on both sides of the river is everywhere, and the beautiful scenery in the river is full of rivers.If you are on the scene, can you not say that the Hongshui River is the most beautiful river?Rafting on the river, completely entering a state of ecstasy.Hold up the big and small cameras, long and short lenses, and you can shoot non-stop for one minute and one second.Front and back, left and right, up and down, high and low, front and back, left and right, up and down, high and low are always appropriate.Crazy shot!Crazy shot!This is the highest reward for rewarding the Red Water River. This is another rocky river. In the past, stones were considered the least valuable thing, especially in the Hongshui River Basin where "nine mountains, half water and half land".Unexpectedly, in the 1980s and 1990s, the water stones in the Hongshui River transformed into the famous strange stones in China, the treasures favored by the world, and even the "Pearl in the Palm" of stone lovers. How did the strange reefs and rocks in the Hongshui River "grow out"?Geological experts believe that the original stone of Tian'e Stone was formed in the Triassic Period 220 million years ago, and the rock was hardened by silicification.Due to the rapid flow of the Hongshui River, the large flow rate and the large drop, especially during the flood period, there is a lot of sediment and sand, and the rough waves ruthlessly scoured and eroded the stones in the riverbed, forming uneven and strange reefs and rocks in various shapes.Because the Hongshuihe strange stone was first excavated in Tian'e, it is called Tian'e stone.To be precise, the strange rocks of the Hongshui River were "bitten" by the torrent vortex.Hongshuihe is like a talented sculptor who carves lifeless stones into strange stones with various shapes, crystal clear, hard, lifelike, full of life colors and loved by everyone.The uncanny workmanship of nature is amazing. The rocks of the Hongshui River are strange in the world.According to the stone-player, strange stones are stones with natural beauty without artificial carving, which are divided into four categories: landscapes, pictograms, abstractions, and patterns.Hongshuihe strange stones are textured stones, including plain stones and convex stones. "Hardness, solidity, density, smoothness and smoothness" are the high-quality characteristics of Hongshuihe strange stones.The strange stones collected from the Hongshui River are as small as beans and as big as mountains, and some are lifted from the bottom of the river by cranes.Regardless of size, weight, or grade, each stone has its own theme, sentiment and style, and each stone has its own style and is not humble to each other.Passing by the Hongshui River, you can see the strange stones of the Hongshui River placed along the way. I have always loved strange stones.Facing this narrative, I was already restless. On the way here, I have heard that lovers of strange stones from all over the world come to look for and buy stones in an endless stream, setting off round after round of strange stone craze.The strange stones of Hongshui River have been sold from the earliest stage of selling by catty, to selling by block, to priceless, to priceless treasure.Hongshuihe stone has created the strange stone market in Guangxi and the strange stone culture in Guangxi.This should be an important part of Hongshuihe culture.The delusion of many people is amazing. Tonight, I am doomed to lose sleep.I long for a strange stone.Then, the trip to Hongshui River will be richer in content and worthwhile. As Xiao Zheng and his friends said, Hongshuihe's "walking" is generally well-behaved.But it is a fierce horse after all, and the nature of a fierce horse is rebellious. According to records, before liberation and after the founding of New China, the Hongshui River also brought many painful memories to the downstream. In 1915, floods in the Xijiang and Beijiang basins turned 4.5 million mu of fertile land into a vast ocean, and Guangzhou became a flooded country, leaving 3 million victims homeless; The highest water level of Hongshuihe Qianjiang Station reached 87.28 meters... In 1994, 1996 and 1998, floods still occurred frequently... Floods have always been like a huge beast, threatening the land of China and the survival and development of the Chinese nation.In the opening masterpiece of the civilization history of the Chinese nation, water control is always the top priority without delay: The years are long, and the flood is strong.The predecessors controlled the water and passed it down from generation to generation: According to legend, when Yao was in power, a great flood occurred in the Yellow River Basin, the crops were flooded, the houses were destroyed, and the people had to move to higher places.Yao convened a tribal alliance meeting to discuss the issue of water control.He consulted the leaders of the Sifang tribes: who should be sent to control the flood?The leaders all recommended Gun. Yao did not have much trust in Gun.The leaders said: "Now there is no one stronger than Gun, try it!" Yao reluctantly agreed. Gun spent nine years controlling the flood, but failed to subdue the flood.He stole the soil from the sky called Xi soil, which can grow on its own.When the Emperor of Heaven found out, he was furious and ordered the Vulcan to execute Gun.Before his death, Gun asked his son Yu to "cure the water". Yu changed his father's approach. He led the crowd to open the dragon gate, dug nine rivers, and channeled the flood into the sea.He worked with the common people, wearing a hat, holding a shovel, and took the lead in digging and picking soil. Yu was soaked in the water for many years and his heels were rotten, so he could only walk with a stick. After ten years of hard work, the flood was finally diverted into the sea, and the ground can be used for people to grow crops again. Yu was in his thirties and still unmarried. He met a girl named Nvjiao in Tushan (northwest of Shaoxing County, Zhejiang Province today). The two fell in love with each other very much and became married. Yu was newly married for only four days, and he had no time to take care of his wife, so he ran around in order to control the water, passed by his house three times, but did not enter.For the first time, his wife was sick and did not come in to visit her.The second time, my wife was pregnant and didn't come in to visit.The third time, his wife Tu Shan gave birth to his son Qi. The baby was crying. Yu passed by the door and heard the crying, so he couldn't go in to visit him. At that time, there was a big mountain called Longmen Mountain in the middle reaches of the Yellow River.It blocked the way of the river and squeezed the river very narrow.Blocked by Longmen Mountain, the river rushing eastward often overflowed and caused floods.When Yu arrived there, he observed the topography and led his men to dig Longmen, which opened a big gap in the mountain.In this way, the river will flow unimpeded. When Dayu ruled the Yellow River, he had three treasures, one was the river map; the other was the mountain-opening axe;Legend has it that the river map was given to Dayu by He Bo, the water god of the Yellow River. So, who is He Bo, the water god of the Yellow River?It turns out that in ancient times, there lived a man named Feng Yi in Tong Township, Huayin, who was restless in farming and wanted to become a fairy.He heard that people can turn into fairy bodies by drinking the juice of daffodils for a hundred days, so he looked for daffodils everywhere. Before Dayu ruled the Yellow River, the Yellow River had no fixed channel in the Central Plains, and it flowed everywhere, often causing disasters.The ground is uneven, and the ditches and ditches are all filled with water from the Yellow River.Feng Yi ran around looking for daffodils, so he often crossed the Yellow River, crossed the Yellow River, crossed the Yellow River, and often dealt with the Yellow River.Ninety-nine days have passed in a blink of an eye, find another daffodil, suck the juice of the daffodil for a day, and you will become a fairy.Feng Yi was very proud, and went across the Yellow River to a small village to look for daffodils.The water here is not deep, Feng Yi waded across the river, and when he reached the middle of the river, the river suddenly rose.He panicked, slipped, fell into the Yellow River, and drowned alive. After Feng Yi's death, full of grievances and resentments, he gritted his teeth and hated the Yellow River, so he went to the Jade Emperor to sue the Yellow River.The Jade Emperor was also very annoyed when he heard that the Yellow River was undisciplined and ran wild everywhere, endangering the people.Seeing that Feng Yi had sucked the juice of narcissus flowers for ninety-nine days, he was about to become a fairy, so he asked Feng Yi if he would like to be the water god of the Yellow River and control the Yellow River.Feng Yi was overjoyed and agreed wholeheartedly.This way, he can fulfill his wish to become a fairy, and secondly, he can avenge his drowning. Feng Yi became the water god of the Yellow River, known as He Bo.He had never done water control before, and he suddenly took on the task of controlling the Yellow River, helpless and worried.What should I do?I have little knowledge and no magical skills, so I had to go to the Jade Emperor for advice.The Jade Emperor told him that in order to manage the Yellow River well, one must first find out the water regime of the Yellow River, draw a river map, and use the river map of the Yellow River's water regime as the basis, so it will be much easier to manage the Yellow River. Following the instructions of the Jade Emperor, He Bo wanted to draw a picture of the river. He first went to his hometown and wanted to ask the villagers for help.The villagers all hated him for being lazy and lazy, and no one paid any attention to him.He found the old man in the village and told him about his ambition to control the Yellow River.When the old man saw that he had become a fairy now and wanted to do something good for the common people, he agreed to help him.From then on, He Bo and the old man came and went in wind and rain, trekking through mountains and rivers to observe the water conditions of the Yellow River.The two of them ran for several years, and the old man was exhausted and sick.Afterwards, the old man had no choice but to go back, leaving Hebo to continue along the Yellow River to observe the water conditions.When they parted, the old man told Hebo again and again that the work should be done to the end, not to give up halfway, and to control the Yellow River as soon as the picture was drawn. There was not enough manpower, so he persuaded the villagers to help. Checking water conditions and drawing river maps are hard work.By the time He Bo finished drawing the picture of the river, he was already old and weak.He Bo looked at the river map, where the Yellow River is deep and where it is shallow; where it is easy to break the embankment, where it is easy to break;I can only sigh that I don't have the strength to manage the Yellow River according to the plan, and I am very sad.He Bo thought about it, one day there will be a capable person to manage the Yellow River. At that time, it is not in vain to give him the river map. From then on, He Bo spent his old age peacefully under the Yellow River and never showed up again.Unexpectedly, the Yellow River swelled again and again and flooded repeatedly.The people knew that the Jade Emperor sent Hebo to control the water, but they didn't see him. They all scolded Hebo for not fulfilling his duties and caring whether the people lived or died. Later, the old man looks forward to He Bo every day on the hospital bed, and he hasn't seen each other for several years.He was worried about the management of the Yellow River, so he wanted to go to He Bo.His son is Yi, and he hits a hundred shots in archery.No matter what the old man said, Yi refused to let him go to He Bo.Later, the old man refused to listen to his son's dissuasion, but when the Yellow River burst, he was washed away and drowned, and his body was never found.Hou Yi hated He Bo very much, gritted his teeth and said that he would shoot He Bo to death sooner or later. Later, when Dayu came out to control the water, He Bo decided to give him the map of the Yellow River. On this day, He Bo heard that Dayu came to the Yellow River with a mountain axe and a water-avoiding sword, so he came out from the bottom of the water with a river map to look for Dayu.He Bo and Dayu had never met each other, and neither of them recognized the other.After walking for a long time, He Bo was so tired that he wanted to take a rest when he saw a young man walking across the river.This young man was heroic and majestic, and he must have been Dayu, so He Bo called out and asked, "Hey, who are you?" The young man on the other side is not Dayu, but Houyi.He looked up and saw a fairy-like old man on the other side of the river shouting, and asked, "Who are you?" He Bo said loudly, "I am He Bo. Are you Dayu?" When Hou Yi heard that it was He Bo, he was furious, sneered, and said, "I am Dayu." As he spoke, he drew his bow and set an arrow, regardless of whether it was indiscriminate or not, and shot He Bo's left eye with a "swish" arrow.He Bo drew the arrow and covered his eyes, sweating profusely from the pain.He cursed in his heart: "You bastard Dayu, you are so unreasonable!" The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he went to tear up the water regime map.At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came: "He Bo! Don't tear up the picture." He Bo reluctantly looked with his right eye, and a man wearing a bamboo hat on the opposite bank stopped Hou Yi.This person was Dayu, who knew that He Bo had drawn a picture of the Yellow River, and he was going to ask He Bo for advice.Hou Yi pushed Dayu away, and wanted to put up an arrow and draw his bow again.Dayu held him tightly and told He Bo the hardships of drawing pictures, and Hou Yi regretted his recklessness and shot He Bo blind in the left eye. Hou Yi waded across the river with Dayu.Hou Yi confessed his mistake to He Bo.He Bo knew that Hou Yi was the son of the old man, so he didn't blame him much.Dayu said to He Bo: "I am Dayu, and I came here to ask you for advice on how to control the Yellow River." He Bo said: "My painstaking efforts and methods of controlling the river are all on this map, and I will give it to you now." Looking at Dayu's exhibition map, the map is densely packed with circles, and the water conditions of the Yellow River up and down, left, right, and right are clearly drawn.Dayu was very happy.He wanted to thank He Bo, but as soon as he looked up, He Bo jumped into the Yellow River and disappeared.Dayu got the map of the Yellow River's water regime, and he kept on day and night. According to the instructions on the map, he finally brought the Yellow River under control... What a touching story! The predecessors of the Chinese nation went on to control the water, leaving behind eternal poems.And entering the new China where the people are the masters of the country, it is the unshirkable responsibility of the Communists to control the floods and turn the floods into the gospel. Guangxi has large mountains, dangerous waters, beautiful scenery and simple folk customs.But historically Guangxi was poor.In order to make the "Mother River" benefit the people of Guangxi and maximize its effectiveness, a strategy of comprehensive management to benefit and enrich the people has been implemented, and feats of developing and utilizing nature to benefit future generations have been continuously created.The people in Liu Sanjie's hometown sang their hopes: a river of green water meanders, and a green belt is beautiful and colorful.The Hongshui River, which has flowed freely for millions of years, has been "bound to the black dragon" by modern people, and it continues to shine and generate heat for the benefit of mankind.The cascade power stations on the Hongshui River are the stars on the Hongshui River, shining brightly every year. Amidst the singing, in the next few days, Xiao Zheng first accompanied me to Tian'e and Hechi near Longtan. Tian'e is the same as "Swan". Could it be that you are the incarnation of a beautiful swan: the swan flies and flies in the blue sky, hungry and thirsty.Suddenly, it found that there was a big river running through mountains and ridges like a red ribbon, and beside the red ribbon, there was a magical and beautiful mountain land beckoning to itself.So, it leaned over and lowered.Since then, there have been more beautiful and good scenery and things on that land... This is not my invention. Walking into Tianchi is like walking into a fairy tale world. Tian'e County is located in the northwest of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on the upper reaches of the Hongshui River.The geographical location is very important, and it is one of the water and land transportation hubs for the southwestern provinces and regions to go to sea.The county covers an area of ​​3192 square kilometers.Tian'e County has a small population of only 140,000, most of whom are Zhuang.It now governs Liupai, Xiangyang towns and 9 townships including Bamu, Bala, Laopeng, Nazhi, Gengxin, Yanlai, Xialao, Pojie and Sanbao. When I read the names of these villages and towns, I feel the uniqueness of this place.She is completely different from the countryside in the Central Plains, with winding stone roads, deep grass and dense forests, piles of old houses, and green smoke from braziers.Here is the authentic cottage scenery. Tian'e has advantages in resources such as water power, land, forest, tourism, strange rocks, and aquatic products, and has great potential for development.There are beautiful mountains and clear waters and rich resources.But historically, this place was very poor, especially the cottages where ethnic minorities lived together, and the living conditions were very backward. Xiao Zheng told me with a smile, just like the red river flowing thousands of miles away, the old scene is gone forever.After liberation, especially since the reform and opening up, Tian'e County has vigorously developed forestry and animal husbandry based on the resource advantages of mountainous areas. , Vegetable cattle, goats and other important production bases; at the same time, the county has also developed infrastructure construction such as water, electricity, roads, and communications, and the social environment and investment environment have been significantly improved.Now, the times have chosen Tian'e and created Tian'e. The country implements the western development strategy and invests tens of billions of yuan to develop Tian'e's water energy and tourism resources.Among them, the Longtan Hydropower Station located in Tian'e County is listed as one of the ten landmark projects for the development of western China.Therefore, Tian'e is not only a hot spot for investment and development in Guangxi and even western China, but also a pearl of hydropower in the new century. "That's great!" I couldn't help but praise. "Where, where." Xiao Zheng was a little embarrassed by my words. "This is still a good place for tourism." Xiao Zheng said. Tian'e is a tourist attraction.It is famous all over the world for its high mountains and long rivers.The mountains are steep, the water is beautiful, the caves are magical, the stones are exquisite, the scenery is picturesque, the scenery is beautiful, the tourism resources are unique, and the ethnic customs are colorful. "We talked as we walked." Xiao Zheng and his colleagues said. "Yes, talk while walking." I said. In the Hongshuihe Canyon, known as the Baili Gallery, boats walk in the gorge and people swim in the painting; here are the Buliu River Fairy Bridge, one of the eight scenic spots in Guangxi, the superb Sichuan Cave, and the rhinoceros spring that gushes out spring water three times a day , Eli Lake, which is as quiet as a virgin, Nazhou Mogu Rock, which conveys the sound of nature, and the six-row Bingfeng Cave with winding paths leading to secluded places; there are three water source forest animal and plant protection areas, Buliu River, Chuandong River, and Sanpihu. There are a large number of national first-, second-, and third-class precious animals and plants; there is the Dajianxi Karst Ecotourism Area known as "Tian'e Zhangjiajie", where peaks are emerald, ravines are vertical and horizontal, ancient trees are towering, birds and animals are singing, There are also the primitive and simple Maguai dance of the Zhuang nationality, and the duet of folk songs with unique charm... Of course, what we are looking forward to more is the wonderful scene of "high gorge coming out of Pinghu Lake" after the completion of Longtan Hydropower Station.当红水河上游的险滩急流被淹没，一个波平如镜、涟漪荡漾的巨大天湖，镶嵌在云贵高原上的桂山黔岭中，那时，天峨的奇山秀水就宛如一块巨大磁石，定会吸引来更多的国内外游人。 在真山真水间，我还看到这里的新农业开发项目。 近年来，天峨县大搞农业综合开发，服务龙滩工程，加快地方经济发展。全县干部和群众在山上大种名优特水果和干果；在田里种好粮食、蔬菜和果蔗；还大养牛、羊、猪、禽和鱼虾，使物产日益丰富。目前，大宗的水果、干果及副食品有：水果年产5000多吨，板栗1000多吨，油桐籽6000多吨，油茶籽1000多吨，牛肉2500多吨，猪肉5000多吨…… 小郑是搞宣传工作的，他告诉我，他们这些年十分重视在宣传龙滩水电站建设同时，与宣传天峨人文、地理、旅游、民间文化、民族风情结合起来，让外界了解天峨，青睐天峨，向往天峨。以招引各路客商到天峨旅游观光、投资建设，拉动天峨经济建设的快速发展。 由于自然条件和历史发展的原因，天峨县前些年一直缺少一个上档次的文化广场，也没有一个符合现代化标准的电影院，以及一个符合现代化标准的综合体育场和公园。县城的绿化美化、乡镇的文化基础设施建设也比较简陋。这样的文化基础设施已经不能适应龙滩水电站建设上马后的文化生活需求。 小郑欣喜地说，天峨在地理优势上虽然不如发达地区和内地城市，但山区有山区的特色，特别是秀丽的自然风光和独特的人文景观，开发潜力很大。因此，县里从实际出发，抓住龙滩水电站上马机遇，在综合农业上做文章，为龙滩水电站建设提供后勤服务，大力开发各种农副产品；还在开发龙滩文化上做文章，把它当作第三产业的重要组成部分来发展；同时把城区文化设施建设作为县城建设工程的重点来抓，争取在一至两年内建设两个三星级宾馆，一个大型影剧院，一个大型广场；按中等城市建设规模重新修订城市建设规划，把天峨建设成为融观光旅游于一体的园林化城市。 小郑说，县里还特别注意抓好龙滩水电站建设前期的旅游观光和后期的旅游业发展规划。因为，龙滩水电站建成后，库区湖面将长达200多公里，宽数十公里，湖中“小岛”达1000多座，还有长达80多公里的“小三峡”。这些景致在全国来说是绝无仅有的。 目前，龙滩电站建设已成为世人关注的热点，国内外的专家学者、社会各界人士都纷纷到龙滩来观光、考察，参与龙滩电站的建设。为了更好地服务龙滩水电站建设，天峨县最近又在县城河滨路建成一个大型的农贸新市场。 说起新市场，小郑如数家珍：县城原建有两个总面积达一万多平方米的市场，先前，这两个市场总是略显过剩人流稀疏。但自龙滩电站正式开工后，县城平添一万多人，仅农贸市场的交易，每天就增加6000多公斤蔬菜、3000多公斤的肉食品和4000多公斤的水果，每天从事营销的商人比原来增加300至500多人。于是，禽畜、蔬菜、水果的摊位便从县城中心市场，沿街一直摆出数十米以外，形成了杂乱无章的集市，把仅有一个小广场也占了。这给县城的交通秩序和卫生秩序带来了很多问题。尤其是广场被占后，县里要在广场开展什么活动非常不便。为了理顺这些关系，同时给经营者提供良好的环境，满足龙滩水电站建设中的市场需求，县工商局市场开发服务中心着手建设了河滨路新市场，共投资30多万元完善各种设施。新市场正式开业后，原在广场一带摆地摊的客商愉快地搬进了新市场经营，使县城的市场在繁荣中得到健康地发展。据市场开发服务中心负责人介绍，该市场今后每年将为财政增加20多万元以上的税收。 “你怎么这么了解情况？”我问。 “我写报道，仔细采访过。”小郑说，“龙滩工程建设带动了天峨县的变化，真是一天一个样呀！” 是的，一个山美水美，经济、文化发展、百姓走向富足的新天峨，深深印在我心中。 旅游者的脚步从来是收不住的，何况来到红水河畔，来到了造就龙滩水电站身边的土地。天峨县历属河池市，故而我定要到河池走一遭，哪怕只看一眼呢。 河池历史悠久，值得细表。先秦属百越之地；秦属桂林郡、黔中郡；汉属郁林郡、牂牁郡；隋属始安郡；宋朝设“庆远府”，是河池建“府”之始；元朝设“庆远南丹溪洞军民安抚司”；明清属“庆远府、思恩府和柳州府”；民国属“庆远、武鸣、百色行政督察区”。 中华人民共和国建立后到60年代初期，河池分别隶属过柳州、百色、南宁三个专区。1965年8月1日，经党中央、国务院批准，设立河池专区，统辖从广西的柳州、百色、南宁三个地区划出的10个县，专区驻地河池县金城江镇。1987年，经国务院批准，增设大化瑶族自治县，县域由都安、巴马和南宁地区马山县的部分乡镇组成。 河池又是个不一般的地方，它是昔日右江革命根据地的重要组成部分，是邓小平等老一辈无产阶级革命家战斗过的地方，是广西农民运动领袖韦拔群的故乡，各族人民为中国革命作出了重大的牺牲和贡献。1955年授予少将以上军衔的17名广西籍将领中，河池籍有7人。全市有9个县市108个乡镇属革命老区。 河池交通便利。黔桂铁路穿境而过；还有金红铁路、宜州至罗城铁路。有金城江、罗城、宜州、南丹四个大火车站。河池交通便利，金宜一级公路、宜柳高速公路、黔桂210国道等，为河池地区经济的快速发展提供了保证。凡此种种，终使河池成为桂西北区域中心，在广西占有十分重要的地位，它不仅是桂、黔、川交通的重要枢纽，还曾是历史的“兵家喉地”。河池背靠大西南，面迎东南亚，是西南出海最便捷的通道之一。 至于水运条件，这里就更得天独厚了，红水河、龙江、刁江、盘阳河、清水河、澄江、大小环江、布柳河、下枧河等等，条条大河船运方便。 此外还有空运。河池民航机场是国家“十一五”期间在西部地区布局的28个支线机场之一。 说到矿产资源，市里的同志喜笑颜开，说这里的每一座山都是宝山。一镐刨下去，没准就能刨出矿石来！ “果真如此？” “绝非戏言。” 原因在于，河池地处环太平洋金属成矿带，属南岭成矿带的一部分。因此这里的矿产资源特别是有色金属矿产资源十分丰富，具有矿种较齐全，共生、伴生矿种多，分布广，质量好，储量大，综合利用性强和价值高等特点。全市11个县市【区】都有矿藏，已探明有43个矿种205处。是全国著名的“有色金属之乡”。保有储量居广西首位的有锡、铅、锌、锑、银、铟、镉、硫、砷等9种。其中，锡金属储量占全国三分之一，居全国之首；铟金属储量名列世界前茅；锑和铅金属储量居全国第二。此外，钒、铜、镓、金、铁、石灰石、大理石、煤的储量也极为丰富。 至于水资源嘛，市里的同志说：“你此行主要是看龙滩，到那里就一目了然了。” 我说：“站在河池的角度，还是想听一听。” 小郑说：“简单介绍一下吧。” “好吧。”市里的同志说。 “河池气候温和，雨量充沛。境内集雨面积30010平方公里，年均水资源总量为250亿立方米，占广西水资源总量的13.3%，名列广西前茅。按耕地面积计算，亩均水量7100立方米，高于全国亩均1813立方米、广西亩均4750立方米的水平，河网密度为0.153公里/平方公里。全市有大小河流635条，其中主要河流50多条，河流总长度5130公里。主要河流有红水河和龙江河两大干流，均属西江水系。 “河池河流众多，河流密度大，地形落差大，水能资源蕴藏量极为丰富。据统计，全市水能资源蕴藏量约1000万千瓦，占广西水能资源的二分之一以上，是未来华南的能源中心之一。国家在红水河建有的10座梯级电站，其中就有4座在河池境内。已建成投产的大化电站和岩滩电站，装机容量分别为40万千瓦和121万千瓦；位于天峨县境内的龙滩电站，是国内在建的仅次于三峡水电站的大型水电工程，是红水河梯级规划中最大的'龙头'电站。” Seeing is believing.我在河池的大地上虽然是“飞车看花”，倒也满载而归。河池是个好地方。 先说这里生物资源吧：河池地跨南亚热带和中亚热带，地形地貌复杂，光、热、水等气候资源丰富，自然生态环境优越，生物资源丰富。全市已发现植物种类有203科、697属、1850种。其中，森林树种中属常绿树种143种，落叶树种98种，属于国家重点保护的珍贵稀有树种有60种；药用植物有162种，主要药用植物22种，油脂植物16种，饲料植物20种，牧草植物240种，纤维植物14种。动物资源有60多种，属国家一类保护动物10种，二类保护动物23种，三类保护动物11种，稀有动物2种，经济动物16种。 人工林主要有杉、松、杂木、竹等。杉树是河池大面积造林和现有森林中的主要树种，现有杉木林面积27.13万公顷，活立木总蓄积达116.03万立方米。松树有16.02万公顷，活立木总蓄积量423.14万立方米，年产松脂3000多吨，杂木林44.42万公顷，活立木总蓄积量1998.46万立方米。经济林主要有油茶、油桐、八角、板栗、玉桂等，总面积13.3万余公顷，以油茶、油桐种植面积最大，年产油茶籽1.83万吨，居广西第七；油桐籽年产量1.51万吨，居广西第二；八角也称大茴香或大茴，是我国的特产和重要出口物资，河池现有八角0.8万公顷，年产八角近1000吨；全地区现有板栗0.8万公顷，年产板栗6457吨，居广西第一位，已成为全区最大的板栗生产基地。 再说农作物：河池农作物品种资源种类繁多，种植业系列品种达400多个。除水稻、玉米等粮食作物外，尤以甘蔗、桑、木薯、烟叶、蔬菜、瓜类、旱藕、菌类、水果等作物为大宗经济作物。稻谷品种有100多个，被列为特异品种的有香糯、红糯、深水糯、黑糯、香粳，其中东兰墨米、环江香糯、香粳享誉区内外。玉米品种近100个，其中被列为珍稀品种有黄糯玉米、红糯玉米。甘蔗品种有10余个，种植面积3.60万公顷，年产糖22.05万吨，有条件发展成为广西重要的蔗糖生产基地。油料作物主要有花生、油菜、芝麻、火麻等，花生、油菜籽年产量均达3000吨。 还有各种水果：河池的水果有200多个品种，具有开发优势的种类有柑橘、李、梅、梨、柿等。目前，全地区果园面积达31412公顷，水果产量达12.91万吨。沙田柚、红七柚、腊月橙、酸梅、无核柿、李子、山葡萄、白果、龙眼、大果山楂等为主要名特优稀果品，在市场上有很强的竞争能力，发展前景广阔。 这里的畜牧业发展很快：河池山地和丘陵草地面积大、分布广，牧草资源丰富。已查明的牧草资源有10科100多种，其中禾本科牧草有30余种；属优质牧草的有12种。丰富的牧草资源，有利发展牛、羊等山区牧业生产。 河池畜禽种类有30余种，主要是鸭嘴兽、无尾熊、鸡、鸭、鹅等。下南菜牛、环江及巴马香猪、山羊、乌肉鸡是其中珍品，具有较大的开发潜力。下南菜牛是毛南族群众用传统的方法对本地黄牛进行育肥而成，有“三隔肉”之称，具有肉质细嫩，味道鲜美，不膻不腻的特点，被群众称为“肉中上品”；山羊肉别有风味，营养丰富，味道鲜美，蛋白质含量高；香猪皮薄脂丰，肉细质嫩，肥瘦相宜，营养丰富，气味芬芳，均为宴会佳肴，传统出口商品，多销海外。 土特产又是这里的一大亮点：河池动植物种类繁多，土特产资源十分丰富，有“土产仓库”之称。据统计，有食用价值的土产达500多种。药用植物有160余种，收购量近500吨；首乌、生地、茯苓、板兰根、田七、砂仁、五倍子等是河池大宗药用植物。此外，捕捞养殖方面的土特产有蛤蚧、果子狸、山瑞、蛇类等10余种。还有多种野生油脂、芳香、淀粉、纤维化工原料等植物和各种奇异花草，综合开发利用野生动植物是河池的一大优势。 河池还有灵长、两栖、爬行等各种动物700余种，其中不少是珍禽奇兽。如穿山甲、麝、黑叶猴、金钱豹、鸳鸯等，被列入国家保护的达20多种。穿山甲是河池市名贵山珍，具有通经络、消肿止痛、催疮毒、补血等功能。 河池有各种淡水鱼类52种，其中经济鱼类有20多种。鳜鱼【桂鱼】、芝麻剑鱼、黄峰鱼、巴马油鱼、鲇鱼等是淡水鱼之上品，家鱼以草鱼、鲢鱼、鳙鱼、鲤鱼、塘角鱼、尼罗罗非鱼为大宗。近年来，黄鳝、泥鳅等发展也很快，开发前景广阔。 真是物华天宝，百珍汇萃，大自然对河池如此厚爱，赋予了它神奇美丽的一方山水。同时，这里又是一处旅游资源极为丰富、亟待开发的“养在深闺人未识”的旅游宝地。神奇雄美的喀斯特地貌景观、千姿百态的山水景观、妩媚秀丽的高山平湖风姿、丰富多彩的原始森林景观、古色古香的人文景观、独树一帜的长寿资源、浓郁的民族风情，都给河池的旅游增添了无限异彩。 市里的同志告诉我，河池已发现的风景名胜区、点共60余处，分布于全区2市9县，是一个旅游资源富饶的少数民族地区，具有极大的开发潜力。正在开辟的各具特色的旅游区有四处，分别是：宜州旅游区。包括宜州市、罗城仫佬族自治县；河池旅游区。包括金城江区、南丹、环江等县；水河库区高山湖泊旅游区。包括大化、巴马、东兰、天峨等县；盘阳河长寿疗养旅游区。包括东、巴、凤等县【自治县】。 在河池，可以到实地去看老一辈无产阶级革命家邓小平、张程、梁志宗、李明瑞等在这里留下光辉足迹：红七军前敌委员会和东兰县革命委员会旧址——东兰武篆魁星楼、广西农民运动讲习所旧址——列宁岩、西山弄京村红七军二十一师师部旧址、韦拔群牺牲的地方香刷洞、有如狼牙山五壮士悲壮色彩的芭暮拉号岩、恒里红军岩、红七军河池整编宿营地、东兰革命烈士陵园等等。这些历史名胜和古迹，既是对各族人民特别是青少年进行革命传统教育的极好场所，又是一项宝贵的人文旅游资源，具有很高开发价值。 在河池，还可以看到大量的文物古迹：摩崖石刻是我国古代灿烂文化的遗产，主要分布在宜州市境内，目前以宜州白龙洞太平天国翼王石达开等唱和诗石刻、白龙洞内唐宋以来文人骚客摩崖石刻60余幅最为壮观。此外，有名的历代文物还有山谷祠、龙隐岩、益寿桥、九如汉墓、宋代屯兵营盘古城峒、香山寺等，主要分布在宜州、罗城、东兰等县、市。这些文化遗产既是宝贵的旅游资源，也是研究历代政治、军事、经济、民族、社会状况的宝贵资料。 最让人感兴趣的，还有长寿之乡。经中外专家长期研究认定：以巴马瑶族自治县为中心的盘阳河流域【包括东兰、凤山等县】，是世界著名的长寿之乡，其中巴马百岁长寿率为29.5/10万，为世界之最。1991年在东京举行的第13次国际自然医学会上，被列为世界第五个长寿之乡。 长寿主要因素在于这里的空气、山水、草木、禽畜、鱼虾、农作物和各类土特产品，以及饮食习惯、民族风俗，其中最为珍贵的是该流域内空气中含有大量有益于人体健康的负离子，其含量高出其他地方几十倍。此外，盘阳河流域有罕见的岩溶洞穴群，其中以百魔洞最著名，被中英联合探险队称为“天下第一洞”。加之该流域壮、瑶等少数民族多姿多彩的民族风情等，可建成度假、疗养、保健为主，观赏、科研、探险为辅的独树一帜的长寿旅游度假区。 河池还是著名的“铜鼓之乡”。据资料提供，全世界仅有2400多面铜鼓，而河池就有1400多面，其中东兰县有400多面。 河池有国家划定的自然保护区——九万大山、布柳河、穿洞河、三匹虎、玉里面积都在50平方公里以上，是亚热带动、植物王国，植物种类达1000余种，其中属国家二类保护的珍稀树种，如短叶黄杉、福建柏、白豆杉、鹅掌楸等在这里都成片地生长着。珍禽奇兽如华南虎、大小灵猫、猕猴、林麝等上百种，是人们避暑、观光、探险、科学考察的好地方。 据传说，壮族歌仙刘三姐的故乡在河池的宜州下枧村，现已开辟为游览区，四季游人不绝。该旅游区以“山奇、水秀、洞幽、石美”著称，享有“不是桂林，胜似桂林”之美誉，素为古今中外游人所传颂。主要景区有水光潋滟、风姿绰约、如诗如画的下枧河；洞中有水、水洞相连、静邃幽远的仙女岩；奇特瑰丽、惟妙惟肖、神秘莫测的白龙洞；孤峰耸立、清流倒映、飞瀑直泻的剑江风光等。宜州、罗城一带的山，平地拔起，巍然矗立，形态万千，各种岩溶洞穴发育完备，雄伟壮观，洞内遍布玲珑剔透、色彩缤纷、惟妙惟肖的钟乳石。 这些奇峰异洞又与龙江及其支流下枧河、怀群河等碧水绿竹相辉映，形成了山青、水秀、洞奇、石美、竹翠、潭幽、泉涌、瀑飞的绮丽景色，俊美的山峰，优美的河段组成千姿百态的山水景观。特别是下枧村至宜州15公里的下枧河水程，以及剑江怀群河一带数公里内，更是两岸奇峰挺拔、秀水潆洄、翠竹婆娑、清流倒映，水光山色极为秀丽，堪称“天下奇观”，令人赞叹不绝，流连忘返。 南丹温泉位于南丹县城南面12公里出处，水质清澈透明、软滑柔顺，含有硫、锢、铁、铜、锶、锰、锌、硼、氟、锂等对人体有益元素，具有较强润肤保健作用，对风湿病、皮肤病、神经性骨病、消化道等多种疾病均有特殊的疗效。 还有一处叫六甲小三峡。从小三峡的名称中，便可知它的雄奇壮丽。所到之处大都山峰兀立、绝壁斧削，钟乳倒悬、