At the time of the summer solstice, the sun turns around here, and the Mojiang Tropic of Cancer marks the garden

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At the time of the summer solstice, the sun turns around here, and the Mojiang Tropic of Cancer marks the garden

An imaginary line is formed by connecting the points where the sun shines directly on the northernmost point, which is the Tropic of Cancer. The Tropic of Cancer circles the earth and passes through 19 countries and regions. Most of the areas are oceans, deserts, and Gobi. There are the largest Sahara Desert in the world, the deepest Mariana Trench, the highest Mount Everest, and the Bermuda Triangle with the most abnormal energy. , and Mojiang in Yunnan is the largest oasis on the Tropic of Cancer and the only Tropic of Cancer in the world that passes through the center of the county.

my country is the country that builds the most signs of the Tropic of Cancer in the world. Mojiang Tropic of Cancer Sign Park is currently the largest and most functional Tropic of Cancer Sign Park in the world.

The Sign Garden takes the Tropic of Cancer passing through the city as the central axis, uses natural hills and gentle slopes, from low to high, from east to west, takes the "Tropic of Cancer" as the main body, and integrates astronomy, geography, Hani ethnic customs And the mysterious Tropic of Cancer phenomenon, constitute a three-dimensional landscape.

From the foot of the east mountain to the top of the mountain to the west gate, there are the Gate of Return, Road to the Sun, Kuafu Chasing the Sun, Stone Ring, Transcendence, Sun and Moon Intersection, Sundial Square, Peeping Sun Tower, Main Hall, Gemini Square, Planetarium 15 groups of scenic spots, including Stonehenge Square, Hani Fire Making Platform, West Gate Landscape Steps, and Moon Square.

door of return

The east gate is an arched gate, which symbolizes the orbit of the earth, and the four colors of red, yellow, white and green represent the four seasons. The platforms extending from both sides of the arch represent a pair of wings, which symbolizes the influence of the magical dividing line of the Tropic of Cancer in Mojiang.

Climbing up the steps along the Sun Road, there are Hani Totem, Five Elements Pillars, and Kuafu Chasing the Sun on display.

Harney Totem

Five Elements Column

The Hani people combined the five elements with the calendar in ancient times and invented the "October Solar Calendar" to calculate time.

Kuafu chasing the sun

Stone Circle (Stone Circle)

It is composed of 69 bluestone slabs arranged in a special order of orientation. It is a relatively mysterious and unique tool for measuring time in ancient times. When the sun and moon rise and fall, the projection of light in the stone ring is used to judge the twenty-four solar terms. It is a yin and yang calendar.

go beyond

The tower is 23.5 meters high, which is the latitude value of the Tropic of Cancer, with a total of 81 steps, just like life has to go through setbacks and tribulations to reach the peak of one's life. It is said by the Hani people that if you pass through the spiral tower from east to west, you will be one year younger. This is the space-time tunnel.

sun and moon

The two marble balls in the pool represent the sun and the moon respectively. Every year at the end of summer and early autumn, because the sun, the moon, the earth's revolution and autobiography run on the same line, at this time, it will appear in the Mojiang River that the sun has not yet set. , the moon has risen, and under the sunlight and moonlight, the two marble balls will produce projections in two different directions and interweave together, thus forming a landscape of "sun and moon".

Sundial Plaza / Whispering Wall

The sun is the sun, and the sundial is the shadow of the sun. The sundial is a tool used to measure time by the projection of the sun in ancient times. As a major invention in the field of astronomical timekeeping, the sundial has been used for thousands of years. There are many shapes of the sundial. This is an equatorial sundial.

The echo phenomenon is one of the mysterious phenomena of the Tropic of Cancer. Only the low half-circle of steps around the circle will significantly amplify and echo the sound from the center of the circle.

Peeping Yang Tower

During the summer solstice, the sun shines vertically on the Mojiang Tropic of Cancer marker garden, forming an astronomical phenomenon of "the sun is at the zenith, and the pole has no shadow".

Guyang Pagoda is 23.26 meters high, which is consistent with the latitude of the Tropic of Cancer. On the day of the summer solstice every year, the sunlight can shine vertically on the small copper piece through the sun peeping hole of the sun peeping tower. At that moment, the phenomenon of "standing upright without a shadow" was everywhere on the Tropic of Cancer.

Gemini Plaza

It consists of twin stars, wishing pool, yin and yang well, and twin beds. It showed people the magical twin phenomenon on the Tropic of Cancer. The natural incidence rate of twins in the population is 1/1000, and Mojiang reaches 6/1000. There are more than 1,200 pairs of twins in the county, and more than 600 pairs live on the Tropic of Cancer. Not only humans, but even the animals and plants in Mojiang often have twins. Drink water from twin wells, sleep in twin beds, and make a wish carefully.

Two statues, a couple on each side of the Tropic of Cancer, the wife is pregnant. The husband and wife hold the tribute in both hands to pray for blessings.

twin wells

twin bed

planetarium

It is currently the largest and most complete science center on the theme of regression culture on the Tropic of Cancer. There is an astronomical telescope with a main diameter of 40 cm on the top floor. It is the largest single planetarium on the Tropic of Cancer in the Eastern Hemisphere, and is known as "the first mirror in southern Yunnan". The planetarium has five floors, namely the Earth Hall, the Moon Hall, the Constellation Hall, and the scientific research base.

Stonehenge Square

It consists of twelve huge stone pillars (also equivalent to guibiao). The twelve stone pillars represent the twelve branches of the Hani people, and the length of the pillars corresponds to the number of people in each branch. There is a small ball on the southernmost pillar. The sun shines on the small ball. Using the projection of the small ball on the ground, the position of the twenty-four solar terms is marked on the ground. The projection point of the small ball is the farthest on the winter solstice, and The projection of the small hour ball is located at the foot of this statue, representing the sun directly on the Tropic of Cancer again.

The criss-cross grids on the top of the stargazing pavilion divide the starry sky at night into small areas, making it easy to identify each constellation.

Harney's fire platform

The Hani people are a people who respect the sun and fire. The firepit plays a very important role in the Hani family, and it is the "core" of a family. In the shape of the most common triangular stove in the Hani firepit, three dragons are inlaid in it, which is sacred and solemn. Every grand festival will hold a ceremony of making fire and offering sacrifices.

The names of the Chinese zodiac signs are similar to the 12 constellations near the zodiac, and young people nowadays are very interested in constellations.

West Gate Landscape Stairs

A total of 19 steps. On each step, there is a brief introduction of the countries and regions that the Tropic of Cancer passes through.

Moon Plaza

The moon square at the west gate of the park and the east gate form a combination of hardness and softness, and harmony between yin and yang. On the floor is a picture of the phases of the moon, showing us the shape of the moon during the month.