What is the reason why the century-old temple in Shaanxi was automatically detoured when floods hit? Experts couldn't solve it but three children cracked it?

Since ancient times, the construction of houses has been a very particular issue, such as feng shui, orientation, and especially geographical location. When people build their houses, they usually choose to build them on high ground, away from the river, preferably with a hill behind them, to avoid being submerged during floods. However, there is an ancient Chenghuang Temple in Shaanxi Province. It was built on a sandbank and is prone to flooding. However, it has never been submerged whenever floods hit.

The temple in Shaanxi actually allowed the flood to detour

There is a City God Temple on the sandbank of the Chang'an River five kilometers away from Ningshan County, Shaanxi Province. It was built in the 50th year of Qianlong and has a long history. , 200 years ago, is the only well-preserved temple with unique design in Shaanxi Province. This county is a place prone to floods and is often hit by floods. It receives an average of 900 milliliters of rainfall every year, which is a lot. However, when floods occur, all the surrounding houses are washed away by the water, and it is the only one that is safe and sound. What's even more amazing is that the flood will take a detour, avoid it, and automatically divide into two streams to flow down.

Various legends are spread among the people

This miraculous phenomenon has triggered all kinds of wonderful speculations among the locals even by experts. Over time, it has become a widely circulated story. Some stories say that Because the City God’s Temple appeared. In local legend, it is believed that there is a pair of golden ducks under the City God's Temple for protection, and this pair of golden ducks already existed during the Ming Dynasty. At that time, a monk wanted to steal the pair of golden ducks, but But when they were discovered, the pair of golden ducks hid under the water and never came out again. After the local people learned about it, they always believed that this place was a treasure of Feng Shui. The ancient people believed in Feng Shui very much, so when Qianlong was in power, the City God Temple was built here.

So every time the flood season comes, the City God’s Temple will be protected by the golden duck. The golden duck will arch the City God’s Temple so that it is higher than the ground level, so that the flood cannot destroy it. The City God's Temple. Therefore, it has not been submerged for hundreds of years. It is also because of this story that this City God's Temple was named "Golden Duck Floating Boat City God's Temple".

Mysterious phenomenon, decrypted by middle school students

Of course, these are all claims of strange forces and chaos, but what is the real cause? Even experts in the last century have not found out the results. , many geographers and architects have visited the Chenghuang Temple and studied it for many years, but they have not found out the reason. Although many conjectures have been put forward, they have not been denied because there is no scientific basis. Therefore, the cause of this phenomenon has never been scientifically explained. Everyone is extremely confused and does not know the cause.

But what many experts did not expect was that this puzzle was finally solved by three middle school students. In 2006, three middle school students from a local middle school were very interested in this circulating legend, so they went to conduct on-site investigation near the Chenghuang Temple. After careful research and information review, I discovered the mystery.

There is a special-shaped boulder near the City God's Temple, which is equivalent to the base of the City God's Temple. It is made of boulders and is in the shape of a boat. When viewed from the side, it looks like a rhinoceros. There are a group of rocks surrounding the boulder. These stone groups form the Rhinoceros Back. These stone groups will divert the water from the upper reaches, just separating the City God's Temple, so that the water will flow down from both sides of the City God's Temple. At the same time, because the stone groups are located at the bend of the river, the river will exert a greater centrifugal force on it, thus causing the west The phenomenon that the river is higher in the west and lower in the east, coupled with the obstruction of the rhino's back, causes three-quarters of the river water to flow into the west channel. When a flood breaks out, people usually stand on the west bank, which gives people the illusion that the City God's Temple is elevated, without letting the City God's Temple be washed away.

Summary

The distribution of these rocks is similar to the "fish mouth diversion embankment" of Dujiangyan, a masterpiece of ancient water conservancy projects in my country. It can divert flood water and protect the City God Temple. effect. I really admire the ingenuity of the ancient craftsmen. They took advantage of the topography, observed its patterns, and cleverly designed and built the City God Temple, allowing it to be preserved for hundreds of years.

At the same time, we should also be proud of these three middle school students. They are good at thinking and have shown the world what it means to be "better than others".