黄龙奇观
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在四川西部，有一美妙的去处。它背倚峨山宇峰雪宝顶，树木苍翠，花香袭人，鸟声婉转，流水潺潺。这就是松潘县的黄龙。
OneofSichuan'sfinestscenicspotsisHuanglong (YellowDragon) , whichliesinSongpanCountyjustbeneathXuebao, themainpealsoftheMinshanMountains. Itslushgreenforests, filledwithfragrantflowers, bubblingstreams, andsongbirds, arerichinhistoricalinterestaswellasnaturalbeauty.
相传在中国古代气洪水肆虐，人民苦不堪言。大禹决心治水，但船不能行气有黄龙来为他负舟，于是导水成功。黄龙疲惫，未及回归大海，死于眠山之下，因而其地就称为黄龙。
Legendhasitthatsane 4, 000 yearsago, whengreatfloodsthreatenedthepeopleofcentralChina, YutheGreatresolvedtotamethemightyrivers. Hejourneyedinlandinaboat, butwassoonstoppedbythetorrentialcurrent. Fortunately, ayellowdragonappearedandboretheboatupstreamasfarasitcouldgo. Yusucceededincontrollingthefloodandwentontofoundthe 500-yearXiaDynasty, buttheexhausteddragoncouldnotreturntothesea, anddiedatthefootofXuebaoPeak.
黄龙风景，自海拔近3600米处，沿山谷而下，逶迤3.5公里，地上覆盖着一层淡黄色碳酸钙沉积，形成大大小小的众多水池，状如梯田。池水澄清，呈淡蓝、淡绿各色。远看宛如黄龙俯卧，粼光闪闪。两旁森林，全是高大云杉。林间地上，多奇花异草，或蓝或白，或红或紫，灿烂如缤纷。
ViewingHuanglongfromadistance, onemightimaginethatthenobleserpentforwhichtheareawasnamedisstilllyingonthehillside. Actually, this "yellowdragon'isageologicalformationuniquetothiskarstregion; itsyellowcolorisduetoalayerofcalciumcarbonate, andthetiny, clearpoolsthatlineitsbacktooklikescales. Thedragonissurroundedtry, sprucetreesandassortedrarefloweringplantsinblue, white, red, andpurple.
山谷顶端，残留着一座道教建筑，名“黄龙古寺”。据松潘县志记载，该建于明代(公元1368一1644年)。寺前有一溶洞，深邃莫测。寺后有一石碑，除碑檐外，几乎全被碳酸钙沉积淹没，碑文已不可辨认。看来，这400来年的沉积速度是相当可观的。每年农历六月为黄龙寺庙会期，方圆几百里及至青海、甘肃的藏、羌、回、汉各族人民也前来赶会。届时，帐篷连营，人马喧腾，歌舞相杂，十分热闹。
OnthehilltopstandstheYellowDragonMonastery, aTaoistretreathiltintheMingDynasty (1368-- 1644). Akarstcaveliesbeforeit, andastonetabletwaserectedbehind. Allbutthetopofthetablethasbeenerodedbycalciumcarbonate, andtheinscriptionshavebecomeunreadable. Everyyearinthesixthlunarmonth, thelocalpeople, alongwithTibetan, Qiang, Hui, andHanvisitorsfromneighboringprovincesofQinghaiandGansutraveltothemonasteryonhorsebackforatemplefair. Theysetuptentsandcelebratewishsongsanddancesfarintothenight.
据科学工作者考察，这里的山体系石灰岩地质，黄龙景观实为岩溶地貌。在中国，岩溶地貌形成的绮丽景色着实不少，有名的如桂林山水、云南石林，然而它们的风貌都与黄龙迥异。
ManyofChinasfamouslandscapes, suchasthoseofGuilininGuangxiProvinceandtheStoneForestinYunnanProvince, arealsobuiltonkarstformations. Buteachhasitsowncharacter.
在黄龙附近的林区，还栖息着大熊猫、扭角羚、虹雄等珍贵动物。如今，国家拟将黄龙划人它北面的九寨沟自然保护区，统一管理，以保护自然生态，开展科学研究和供人们游览。
Giantpandas, takins, andpheasantsroamtheforestsofHuanglong, alongwithmanyotherspeciesofanimalsandbirds. HuanglongandnearbyJiuzhaigouwillsoonbemadeanaturepreservetoprotectthearea'secologyandtoallowscientiststoobservetheserareanimalsintheirownhabitats.
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