The humanistic atmosphere of Gaolan Mountain

Many of the poems and essays about Gaolan Mountain are related to ecology. Jin Yuming said: "Lanzhou, as a military transportation hub in the northwest of my country, was a place with very lush forests in history. Sima Guang said in "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" that in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Lu Yan faced each other, and the mulberry fields and the shades of the world were all over the world. The wealthy people could not leave Longyou."

During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the Lanzhou area was densely forested and had beautiful mountains and clear waters. The vegetation in Lanzhou during the Ming Dynasty was also very good. From the Ming Dynasty to the mid-Qing Dynasty, Gaolan Mountain was once a land of dense forests. In the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370), the remaining stele in Lanxian County was renovated and recorded: "More than 83,000 pine and cypress wood from this mountain were used."

"Piao Yao once traveled to Huhan." This is "Ode to Gaolan Mountain" written by Zhou Guanghao, a poet of the Ming Dynasty. This poem records the vegetation of Gaolan Mountain.

By the early Qing Dynasty, Lanzhou’s vegetation had not been seriously damaged. Today, Gaolan Mountain, Shuimogou and other places are still densely forested. Qin Weiyue, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, wrote in his poem "Shuimogou": "The vast gate is rushing across a ditch, and is greeted by green mountains on both sides. At the bend of Pinggang Bay, Chaiheng can be seen in the shadow of green poplars."

Dahuoxian in Gaolan Mountain is said to be the place where Liu Bowen cut the dragon vein. The legend of Liu Bowen slaying the dragon vein is actually a reflection of the tense situation in the northwest in the early Ming Dynasty.

Folks believe that the feng shui of Lanzhou has deteriorated since Liu Bowen cut off the Dragon Veins. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Lanzhou has rarely produced high-ranking officials. The highest official position is only a minister of the Ministry of War, and there are no top academic masters. Therefore, people built Santai Pavilion (Kui Xing Pavilion) and others on the top of Gaolan Mountain to gather the cultural heritage of Lanzhou.

“After the Ming Dynasty, China’s economic center moved southward, and the oasis Silk Road completely declined. Economic decline will inevitably lead to cultural decline!” Jin Yuming said.