The legend of Changbai mountain

The ancient water god * * * fought with the Vulcan Zhu Rong, and * * * was defeated. In his hurry, he bumped his head against the pillar of the island. The collapse of Tianzhu led to the collapse of heaven, and the water of Tianhe poured into the world from the peak of skyfire, leading to flooding. Nu Wa Niangniang benefits the people. Hard stones with a height of 3650 1 block 12 feet and a square of 24 feet were extracted from the huge crater under the barren cliff of Buxian Mountain. Nu Wa used 36,500 pieces of colored stones to block the gap, leaving only one piece useless, leaving a small gap, calling the water in the sky to flow down slowly, pouring it into the world, forming a river crossing the sky, cutting off turtle feet and supporting the collapsed horizon. That useless stone was abandoned at the foot of Geng Qingfeng, which is today's Changbai Mountain, and that water is Changbai Mountain Tianchi. This stone was later interpreted as the gold mourning jade in A Dream of Red Mansions, which is another story.

Legend has it that there are still ancient beasts living in Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain, and Tianchi Lake is submerged by Tianshui. The Qing Dynasty's "Changbai Mountain Jianggang Zhi" describes: "Since Tianchi, a monster has surfaced, with a golden head as big as a basin, a horn at the top, and how long it is. The hunter thought it was a dragon. " Over the years, Changbai Mountain has become more and more famous, and scientists from all over the world are scrambling to come to Changbai Mountain to carry out research. They found that Tianchi is an alpine lake formed by volcanic eruption, surrounded by 16 peaks, where the vegetation is barren and the natural environment is sinister. Strangely, there are very few organic matter and plankton in alpine lakes, but scientists keep discovering the existence of life in Chengcha River. How did these creatures survive in a cold and sinister environment and evolve to the top of the biological chain? This is really puzzling, and even scientists have no answer.