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Wasn't it once the place where ferocious animals such as tigers and leopards always haunted?
In 1897 when Yan Yonglu from Xinhua County in Central Hunan first prospected Xikuangshan (Tin Mountain), it was covered with vast expanses of primitive trees and bushes.
112 years later, with its extensive reputation, large numbers of prospectors came here fast and furious, and a flow of capital was pouring in. But the luxuriance of vegetation never returned.
In 1897 when Yan Yonglu from Xinhua County in Central Hunan first prospected Xikuangshan (Tin Mountain), it was covered with vast expanses of primitive trees and bushes.
112 years later, with its extensive reputation, large numbers of prospectors came here fast and furious, and a flow of capital was pouring in. But the luxuriance of vegetation never returned.
Standing on the Mountain, what one can only see is the color gray, gray sky, gray mountains, and gray roofs covered by asbestos tiles of unsystematically planned buildings.
Sewage filled with the penetrating odor flows away from the sewer outlet of a privately-owned metallurgical plant next to Lengshuijiang-Xikuangshan Highway.
As a mining area with exhausted deposits, tourism would probably be the best way out for it.
It was once suggested to build the first Mine Park in Shizhuyuan. There are altogether 28 such parks in China, but none of them is in Hunan Province.
Shizhuyuan enjoys incomparable advantages over any other place to build a mine park owing to its abundant mental deposits and its natural surroundings. With the altitude ranging from 186 to 500 meters, annual average temperature from 15.4℃ to 18.3℃, annual average precipitation from 1250 to 1700mm and short period of frost, it is an optimal place for the growth of vegetation. Even though the vegetation and soil were affected by mental contamination, it would not be easily detected on the surface.
Sewage filled with the penetrating odor flows away from the sewer outlet of a privately-owned metallurgical plant next to Lengshuijiang-Xikuangshan Highway.
As a mining area with exhausted deposits, tourism would probably be the best way out for it.
It was once suggested to build the first Mine Park in Shizhuyuan. There are altogether 28 such parks in China, but none of them is in Hunan Province.
Shizhuyuan enjoys incomparable advantages over any other place to build a mine park owing to its abundant mental deposits and its natural surroundings. With the altitude ranging from 186 to 500 meters, annual average temperature from 15.4℃ to 18.3℃, annual average precipitation from 1250 to 1700mm and short period of frost, it is an optimal place for the growth of vegetation. Even though the vegetation and soil were affected by mental contamination, it would not be easily detected on the surface.
The Chessboard Stone Orefield, featuring shales in its topography, is similar to Fanjing Mountain in Guizhou Province.
If a mine park is built in Shizhuyuan, it would greatly help prohibit individuals from illegally exploiting mines completely, and thus better preserving the mineral resources there.
If a mine park is built in Shizhuyuan, it would greatly help prohibit individuals from illegally exploiting mines completely, and thus better preserving the mineral resources there.
Today, China is the supplier of 80% to 90% of the total amount of tungsten consumed in the world, and the production of tungsten in Hunan Province ranks the first across the whole nation.
The largest production center of tungsten in Hunan Province is Shizhuyuan in Suxian District of Chenzhou City, which is surrounded by verdant hills and clear waters. A mine park is being planned to open to the public there. In some other places such as Xikuangshan (Mountain of Tin Minerals), reputed as the capital of stibium, rich cultures have been cultivated in the course of history.
In this issue and the next one, Hunan Geography will feature reports on non-ferrous metals in Hunan.
The largest production center of tungsten in Hunan Province is Shizhuyuan in Suxian District of Chenzhou City, which is surrounded by verdant hills and clear waters. A mine park is being planned to open to the public there. In some other places such as Xikuangshan (Mountain of Tin Minerals), reputed as the capital of stibium, rich cultures have been cultivated in the course of history.
In this issue and the next one, Hunan Geography will feature reports on non-ferrous metals in Hunan.
- Photos taken by Zhou Zhigang
- Tanslated by Liu Pingbo
- Chinese script edited by Zang Jie
- Designed by Liu Min, Miao Lin
- Made by Liu Dong
English Edited by Qiu Xian & Pang Yuehui
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