There is no Niu Bei in the world, and those peaks that have not been developed into scenic spots are too late to go.

Niubei Mountain, located at the junction of Yingjing County and Luding County in Sichuan Province, was originally a mine producing iron and manganese ore, but later the mine was closed and the mountain became a barren hill.

Although the mine is abandoned, the road built for pulling the mine is still there. The photographer climbed to the top of the mountain along the dirt road that was in disrepair. A magnificent picture unfolded before their eyes. When they were dumbfounded, they frantically pressed the camera shutter, and a series of amazing photos began to circulate in the crowd.

After several years of silence, this once-fired mine became an instant hit, and it was known as "the first viewing platform in China".

Niubei Mountain didn't have a name at first. Locals call it "Big Mine" or "Bison Mountain". Photographer Lu Linglong saw that the mountain looked like the back of a cow, so he named it Niubei Mountain.

The main peak of Niu Bei in the shape of ox back ▼

The reason why Niubei can become a top viewing platform is inseparable from its superior geographical location. As can be seen from the map, those famous mountains in western Sichuan, such as Wawu, Emei, Gongga Mountain and Siguniang Mountain, just form a semicircle, and Niu Bei is roughly at the center of the circle.

The top of Niubei Mountain at an altitude of 3660 meters is a platform. Standing on it, you can see everything in a glance. As long as you turn around, you can see the famous Sichuan Mountain at a glance, and it is not surprising that people are amazed and crazy with the sea of clouds that often rises from the valley.

Standing on the top of Niu Bei Mountain and looking west ▼

In the end, cowshell became so hot that an investment company in Sichuan decided to develop it into a scenic spot. In August, 20 18, the company signed a contract with the local government and invested 5 billion yuan to build Niu Bei in an all-round way.

In fact, the news that Niubei Mountain was closed began to flow out as early as three years ago. In order to prevent tourists from driving up the mountain privately, the local government also dug the previous mine road with an excavator. For the safety of tourists, it is too dangerous to drive up the mountain. )

The cut mine road ▼

However, in those years, the control was not strict, and tourists kept flocking. Local villagers saw business opportunities. They built a simple shack at the top of the mountain to provide simple accommodation for the donkey friends who spent the night at the top of the mountain. Some tourists are too tired to climb to the top on foot, so they can easily get on SUVs and motorcycles that can go straight to the top of the mountain.

People use sandbags to cushion the cut-off places, and those daring and skilled local drivers are still walking between the cliffs with extremely dangerous road conditions.

Open circuit mat with sandbags ▼

Struggling in the mud ▼

The icy road, below is the abyss ▼

It only takes a few minutes to drive up the hill, but driving is totally risking your life. Hiking to the top requires not only great physical strength, but also six or seven hours.

More people still choose the latter, because the difficulty of climbing will double the excitement of watching the scenery after climbing to the top, not to mention the unparalleled beauty in the climbing process.

A dead tree on the sea of clouds ▼

Just like a lonely peak on Haixian Mountain ▼

The small figure is in sharp contrast with the huge mountains ▼

After the summit, choose a shack to live in and wait for the sunset quietly. After dark, the temperature at the top of the mountain plummeted, and strangers sat around the fire and chatted together. You can also run out from time to time to see Orion in the cold wind ▼

Wait until midnight, when the moon sets and the Milky Way is revealed, then run out and look at the bright starry sky with trepidation ▼

Curled up in bed until four or five o'clock, it's time to watch the sunrise in the sea of clouds ▼

Basically didn't sleep all night. When the sun jumped out of the clouds, a group of horses appeared in the east of the mountain ▼

On the turbulent sea of clouds, in the golden glow, round and sturdy horses fell from the sky ▼

This is a hard journey, but it is because of this hardship that everything you see in front of you is precious.

This is also the significance of Niubei Mountain as a "wild mountain": anyone who is not afraid of hard work and is willing to pay physical strength and time can climb to the top to see the most magnificent scenery in the world.

Nowadays, the control on Niu Bei Mountain is very strict, vehicles and pedestrians can no longer go up the mountain, and the shacks on the top of the mountain have been demolished.

It is conceivable that there will be a flat asphalt road leading to the top of the mountain in the future. Visitors who want to climb the mountain no longer have to go to Lengzhai Town at the foot of the mountain after many twists and turns. They just need to spend several hundred dollars to buy a ticket in Chengdu and another few hundred dollars to buy a ticket, and then they can sit in sightseeing bus and go straight to the top of the mountain. After the summit, I stayed in an expensive viewing hotel, and from time to time I came to the viewing platform to see the snow-capped mountains and clouds through the railings, and finally got on the bus and returned to Chengdu. This is really a relaxing "perfect" trip.

The question is, without wild Niu Bei, how many people will yearn for it?

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