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武隆“喀斯特” 世界罕見

□ 文/本欄目稿件由記者唐綱編寫

我們何其幸運(yùn)，居然成為這些礦世美景的第一代欣賞者

How Lucky We Are to Be the First Generation Appreciating the Magnificent View

北京時間2007年6月27日下午1點(diǎn)15分，在新西蘭召開的第31屆世界遺產(chǎn)大會上，中國申報的“中國南方喀斯特”世界自然遺產(chǎn)項目通過締約國表決，武隆喀斯特與云南石林、貴州荔波喀斯特一起，成功列入世界遺產(chǎn)名錄。遺產(chǎn)申報的成功，向全世界更進(jìn)一步證明了武隆喀斯特片區(qū)杰出的普遍價值。

重慶武隆以天生橋、地縫、天洞為代表的立體喀斯特，是中國南方喀斯特地貌的有機(jī)組成部分，也是深切型峽谷的重要杰出代表。它不僅是反映地球演化歷史的杰出范例，而且還是生命的記錄、重要的和正在進(jìn)行的地貌演化、重要的地貌形態(tài)或自然地理特征。

我們熟知的喀斯特地貌，如桂林峰叢、陽朔峰林、路南石林、長江三峽，它們矗立在大地上，以優(yōu)美的姿態(tài)、偉岸的身軀引人矚目，即使遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)望上一眼，也讓人難以忘懷。但武隆的喀斯特景觀不是這樣，它們像是逃避人世，遁跡于偏遠(yuǎn)的鄉(xiāng)間，又藏匿于荒涼的地下，謙遜深沉，英華內(nèi)斂。你必須來到它的跟前才能看到，必須進(jìn)入它的腹部才能感覺，只有少數(shù)人有幸與它們相遇。

很少人看到，即使看到了也不能欣賞，這就是武隆自然景觀在古代缺乏知名度的原因。

江山如有待。武隆的喀斯特景觀，在寂寞中守候著自己的絕代芳華，等了千年萬年。它們在等候一門學(xué)科逐漸成熟，等候一個民族的審美心態(tài)更加開放。的確，負(fù)地形是一種更深奧的美，需要知識去解讀。今天的地質(zhì)學(xué)家看見了它們，考察、命名、褒揚(yáng)，把它們從中國百萬平方公里的喀斯特地貌中推舉出來。它們最后登場，卻有如初遇，何其幸運(yùn)，我們居然成為這些曠世美景的第一代欣賞者。

武隆孕育出的三個獨(dú)立喀斯特系統(tǒng)，即芙蓉洞洞穴系統(tǒng)、天生三橋喀斯特系統(tǒng)和后坪沖蝕型天坑喀斯特系統(tǒng)，均是在長江三峽地區(qū)新近紀(jì)以來地殼大幅抬升的機(jī)制下發(fā)育形成的各異喀斯特系統(tǒng)，具有喀斯特特征的世界性意義。

目前，武隆喀斯特旅游區(qū)為國家級AAAAA級景區(qū)、世界自然遺產(chǎn)、國家級旅游度假區(qū)、聯(lián)合國“可持續(xù)發(fā)展范例獎”。

At 1:15 pm on June 27th, 2007, the proposal for "South China Karst Landscape” to be the World Natural Heritage was approved by the contracting states at the 31stWorld Heritage Convention held in New Zealand. Wulong karst Landscape"together with Stone Forest in Yunnan and the Karst Landscape in Libo County, Guizhou Province has been successfully included in the World Heritage List. The success has proved to the world the universal value of the Karst Landscape in Wulong.

Wulong’s three-dimensional karst landscape, presented by natural bridges, canyons and sinkholes, is not only a significant part of South China Karst Landscape, but also an outstanding representative of deep canyons; Not only an excellent model of the Earth’s evolution history, but also a record of life, the important on-going geomorphic changes and the significant topographic or geographic features.

The karst landform we were familiar with, standing on the ground with graceful postures, which will deeply impress the people appreciating them even if they view afar. However, the karst landscape in Wulong is quite different, since it seems to withdraw from society, stay in solitude and hide underground, modest and restricted. You have to come near to see it and enter to feel it, but only a few people have the chance to appreciate it in the fl esh.

Seldom visited by people and could not be appreciated even by those visited it. This is why the landscape in Wulong lacked visibility in the past .

As the saying goes, “The beautiful rivers and mountains has been waiting for you for years”, the karst landscape in Wulong has been waiting for us in silence for thousands of years with its uniqueness. Today, the Chinese geologist found them and promoted them out of all kinds of karst landscape across China after inspection, naming and compliment. Recognized by people at last, the new favorite has refreshed us with its uniqueness. How lucky we are to be the fi rst generation appreciating the magnifi cent view.

The three independent karst systems in Wulong, namely Furong Cave, the Natural Three Bridges and Houping Eroded Sinkhole are formed from the sharply lifted earthcrust in the Three Gorges area of Yangtze River since the Neogene Period, which have international signifi cance in fi eld of the karst features.

Today Wulong Karst Scenic Spot has been an AAAAA National Tourist Attraction, World's natural heritage, National Tourist Resort and once was awarded by the UN “the exemplifi cation of sustainable development”.

The World's Rare Karst Landscape in Wulong County