The myth of mud forest

Text/Li Zheye

At the beginning of ancient times, there were no peaks and the vast plains were flat.

The gods took the soil, shaped it into a ridge, turned it into a green mountain and held it in the air.

One hundred secrets and one sparse fairy court forget, and the mud forest stays here alone.

Heaven and earth are so lofty, but the world is different.

Zhu Ya Dam is located in Gan 'an County, Jilin Province. Also known as Dabusu Mud Forest, it is located on the east bank of Dabusu Lake, with loess karst terrain and an area of 7 square kilometers. China's only underground erosion geological landscape, late Pleistocene paleontology fossil group, topography, landforms, rivers and other miniature landscapes. Because of flowing water, wind, gravity and other factors, the yellow land has actually formed a "soil forest" spectacle similar to the stone forest, which is perpendicular to the surface and straight into the sky, like rows of spikes. Geological experts call it "fake karst" and "karst-like" landforms.