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“九寨看水,光霧看山。”九寨溝的美名早已世人皆知,光霧山雖然低調卻同樣美得驚艷,特別是680平方公里的紅葉景觀,讓許多人不遠萬里奔赴而來。

光霧山的紅葉林色彩呈梯次變化,就像一幅濃墨重彩的油畫。The red leaf woods in Mount Guangwu change color in a gradient way,like a heavy-colored oil painting.

光霧山陡峭俊美的奇峰怪石引人入勝。The steep and pretty peaks and rocks in Mount Guangwu are fascinating.
光霧山位于四川省巴中市南江縣北部,地處川陜交界處,海拔2507米,頂峰三尖二缺,平緩變化,遠觀似臥佛,因常年光霧繚繞而得名。光霧山景區集群峰怪石、峭壁幽谷、溪河瀑潭、田園山林為一體,有“峰奇、石怪、谷幽、水秀、山綠”五絕,被聯合國教科文組織列為世界地質公園。
豐沛的雨水、溫和的氣候,使光霧山森林茂密,郁郁蔥蔥。有別于春天的姹紫嫣紅、夏日的遠山如黛、冬日的純凈靜謐,秋天的光霧山更顯嫵媚多姿。
當秋風染紅第一片樹葉,一葉引領,萬山呼應。巴山水青岡、三角楓、紅翅槭等40多個品種的樹木,在霜風輕吻和陽光穿透下,漸漸氤氳出一團團金黃、橙紅、深紅,并在綠海中蔓延開來。此時的崇山峻嶺萬紫千紅、五彩斑斕,像披上了一件彩色衣裳,繪就了“色比桃花艷,秋如春意濃”的華麗色板,成就了“天下紅葉第一山”“亞洲最長天然紅地毯”的美譽。
沿著峭壁旁的古棧道行走,美景盡收眼中:七女峰仙姿綽約,太極天坑壁立千仞,燕子巖石林競秀,兩河口流金泄玉……光霧山的精華就凝聚于這條條溝壑、潺潺溪流與高山彩林中。
此外,光霧山也是一座文史寶庫。米倉古道橫貫景區南北,是古代中原到巴蜀的要道;一段“蕭何月下追韓信”的故事,在這里流傳千古;張魯屯兵漢王臺、諸葛亮秣馬厲兵牟陽城等遺跡依稀可見;巴山游擊隊憑借林海天險與敵人斗爭長達5年之久,演繹出許多悲壯的故事。
人都說“蜀道難,難于上青天”。如今的蜀道早已大道出川,通江達海,是另一番景致。若是韓信于金秋十月沿著米倉道東歸,那他一定會被層林盡染、萬山紅遍的景色震撼到吧。

山地地形、高植被覆蓋率,再加上濕潤的水汽,使得光霧山常年多霧。Mount Guangwu is foggy all year round because of its mountainous landform,high vegetation coverage,and moist air.

位于光霧山景區內的巴山游擊隊紀念館。Bashan Guerrillas Memorial Hall located in the Mount Guangwu Scenic Area.

每當秋日來臨,崇山峻嶺像披了一件彩色衣裳。When autumn comes,the lofty mountains appear to wear colorful clothes.

沉浸在美景中的游客拍照留念。Immersed in the fine scenery,tourists take photos as mementos.
Mount Guangwu: Autumn as Thick as Spring
“The waters in Jiuzhai are something to appreciate while the mountain of Guangwu is something to captivate.”The reputation of Jiuzhaigou has been widely known.However,Mount Guangwu is low-profile yet stunningly beautiful.In particular,its 680 square kilometers of red leaf landscape has attracted numerous visitors from afar.
Mount Guangwu is located at the border between Sichuan and Shaanxi in northern Nanjiang County,Bazhong City,Sichuan,with an elevation of 2,507 meters.It got the name Guangwu because of being enveloped in mist all year round.With an area of about 830 square kilometers,the entire scenic area has five highlights,i.e.“peculiar peaks,fantastic rocks,quiet valleys,lucid waters and lush mountains”,and has been listed as a global geo-park by UNESCO.
When the autumn wind dyes the first leaf red,led by the leaf,all mountains may echo.In this season,lofty peaks there may have a riot of color,like wearing colorful clothes,and enjoy the reputations of the “Finest Mountain with Red Leaves in the World” and“Asia’s Longest Natural Red Carpet”.Walking along the ancient plank road by the cliff,you will have a panoramic view of Guangwu.The essence of Mount Guangwu is condensed in these gullies,murmuring streams,high mountains and colorful woods.
Additionally,Mount Guangwu is a treasure house of culture and history.The Micang Ancient Road,spanning the north and south of the scenic area,was a thoroughfare between the Central Plains and Bashu in ancient times;the story of “Xiao He chasing Han Xin in the moonlight” has spread through the ages here;such ruins as the Hanwang Terrace where Zhang Lu stationed troops,and the Muyang City where Zhuge Liang made preparations for battle are discernible;the Bashan Guerrillas fought against enemies for five years by virtue of the natural forest barrier,where a lot of tragic yet stirring events took place.
As the saying goes,“Climbing the Shu Road is harder than going up to the sky.” Nowadays,the roads to Shu have become accessible in all directions,and completely different from the past.If Han Xin returned from the east along the Micang Road in October,he would have been stunned by the deep-dyed serried woods and crimson hills.