古蔺黄荆风景区

   The Huangjing Scenic Resort in Gulin County

   古蔺黄荆风景区位于泸州市古蔺县西北部境内，平均海拔1300多米，现有森林40余万亩，属亚热带常绿针、阔叶混交林带。这里自清初封禁后的200多年时间，人迹罕至，森林茂密，植被丰富，动植物门类多，有鹅掌楸、福建柏、香樟、桢楠、桫椤等珍稀树种；有上百种珍贵药材和大量的经济林木；有野牛、金钱豹、黑熊、野猪、飞狐、九节狸、白雉鸡等珍禽异兽。

   At an average elevation of over 1,300 meters, the Huangjing ScenicResort is located in the northwest of Gulin County, Luzhou City,with a forest coverage over 40,000 mu whichbelongs to the subtropical forest mixed with evergreenneedle-leaved and broad-leaved plants. During the two hundred yearssince it was forbidden to access at the beginning of the QingDynasty, it has become an untraversed forest dense with plants andanimals. There are many rare tree species such as trembling poplar,Fokienia hodginsii, camphorwood, Phoebe zhennan and Alsophilaspinulosa. There are over one hundred kinds of precious medicinalherbs and plenty of trees of economic value. There are many rare birds and beasts such as buffalos, leopards,black bears, wild boars, flying foxes, viverra zibethas and whitepheasants.

   黄荆景区风光秀丽，环境原始古朴。主要景点有：普照山，是景区的门户，峰峦重叠，巍峨壮观；八节洞，在14公里短短的河段上大大小小8个各具特色的瀑布相连跌落，落差达100多米；环岩，悬崖绝壁环绕四周，地势险峻，古木交错，幽雅寂静；笋子山，山峰绵延，原始森林遮天蔽日，珍稀动植物举目可见；白水洞奇景繁多；红龙水库景色秀雅。

   The Huangjing Scenic Resort is beautiful with primitive simplicity.The major scenic spots are Puzhao Mountain, Eight Waterfalls,Encircling Cliffs, Bamboo Shoot Mountain, White Water Cave and RedDragon Reservoir. As the portal of the scenic area, Puzhao Mountainis towering and spectacular where ridges and peaks rise one afteranother. As for Eight Waterfalls, there are eight waterfalls withdifferent features on the 14-kilometer-long river reach, which goone after another and form a drop height more than 100 meters. AtEncircling Cliffs, the escarpments are steep and lofty with manyancient trees in tranquility. Bamboo Shoot Mountain, with ridgesupon ridges, is sheltered from the sun by the origin forest withrare plants and animals here and there. White Water Cave is rich inmarvelous scenes. Red Dragon Reservoir offers beautiful and elegantscenery.

   古蔺县黄荆林区是可与福宝相媲美的原始森林。景区内最著名的景点就是八节洞。林区公路从半岩中穿过，岩上是碑，岩下临河，河下有潭，急流注下，冲激成八节险滩，形成多级瀑布，异常壮观，令人叹为观止。

   The Huangjing virgin forest in Gulin County can rival the Fubaovirgin forest in Hejiang County. The most famous scenic attractionis the Eight Waterfalls. The road goes through the cragged rocks.There is a stone tablet on the rocks and a river under the rocks.The river scours down to a pool below and forms eight dangerousshoals and a multi-level waterfall. The scene is so spectacularthat it will take your breath away.

   水是生命之源，黄荆的水是黄荆原始森林的生命之源，来到这片土地上探险，你也会象这里的其他居住者一样，感受着生命之源所蕴藏的巨大能量。

   Water is the origin of life, thus the Huangjing water is the originof life of Huangjing virgin forest. When you explore on this land,you will also feel the immense energy contained in the origin oflife, just like the dwellers here.

   译于2007年7月16日。

   当你来到黄荆的门户——海拔1700多米的普照山，但见山势雄奇，凌云屹立，停车驻足，漫山野花芬芳，层峦叠嶂云涌。向西展望，云海、日落、晚霞，莽莽群山尽收眼底。向东，可观日出、晨辉。深入原始森林腹地，林海苍郁，山峦起伏，白雾缭绕似玉带缠腰；林中古木参天，树藤相缠，鸟语花香，蝉鸣兽叫，霞光斜射密林，一派生机盎然的景象。珍稀动物野牛、云豹、岩羊、野猪、黑熊、飞狐、白雉鸡、獐、鹿、猴及各种蛇类偶露真容，穿行其间；珍贵中药材黄柏、杜仲、厚朴、天麻、黄连、银花、木瓜随处可见。仿佛走进了令人神往的绿色迷宫和幽幽远古的梦幻境地。

   当您经过红军树来到八节洞，定会被那仙境般美丽的瀑布深深吸引。位于黄荆西北角的八节洞风景区，自上而下3华里河段，分布着大小八个瀑布，总落差达120米。它们有的飞泻而下，坠入深潭，瀑声贯耳；有的淙淙流淌，飞花溅雾，映出彩虹，横卧谷涧；有的似珍珠翻滚，潺潺水声令人闻声止步；清代楚人梁春华经过八节洞时题诗说：“绝塑飞泉流暗壁，奇峰嶂日逗寒烟，雪消洞口云开处，信是人间别有天”。生动地描绘了八节洞秀丽的人间美景。这八个瀑布为什么又叫八节洞呢？相传，蟒童河岸的山洞里有条巨蟒经常危害人畜，苗族寨子的财主发出榜文说谁能杀死蟒妖，就将自己最漂亮的女儿阿金嫁给谁。有位勇敢的苗族少年阿黑决心除掉蟒妖，与财主下定儿女婚约，他历尽艰险，披荆斩棘，翻山越岭，克服重重困难，终于找到了住在笋子山颠的老神仙，仙翁送他一支宝剑，教他除妖之法。阿黑满怀信心下山与蟒蛇恶成了三天三夜，将蛇身砍成八节，并顺河逐级跌落，形成八个瀑布。阿黑战胜蟒妖后，寨里的人都去迎接除妖英雄，财主却变卦了，嫌他穷，不愿把女儿嫁给他，他一气之下跳人深潭变成了一条小黑龙，即八节洞第一瀑黑龙潭瀑布；美丽的小阿金朝思暮想心上人，也投河自尽，变成了一条小金鱼，人们为纪念她，给这条河取名金鱼溪。金鱼溪和蟒童河两河相汇，情意绵绵，绿水长流。从八节洞顺河而下约9公里，是贵州省赤水市的国家级风景区十丈洞瀑布公园，与八节洞瀑布连为一体，成为川南、黔北旅游环线的纽带。

   环岩距黄荆乡中心15公里，是一处集幽、奇、险、秀为一体的人间仙境。环岩即悬崖绝壁环绕四周之意，从山顶到谷底高差达400米，四周高峻陡峭，古木参天，溪水横流，飞瀑如泻。雨过晴天之晨，站在环岩凿岩而过的古道上，可观赏到日出骆驼峰，雾绕狮子山，云翻河谷中，猴群攀古树等景观。最引人注目的佳景是龙马潭瀑布，涨水季节，瀑布从近百米高的断岩峭壁上倾泻而下，轰鸣声几里之外可闻，枯水时，泉水如丝丝银瀑、似轻纱垂帘，真是“飞流直下三千尺，疑似银河落九天”，别有天地非人间之感。相传东海龙王的三太子白龙马助唐僧取经后，出海巡游，途经环岩时，见这里山清水秀，景色如诗如画，于是眷恋环岩美景，跃入深潭再也没有出来，后人为纪念白龙马，将此潭叫做龙马潭。