When the "karst landforms" in textbooks become strange peaks and rocks that can be touched in the hand and seen in front of the eyes, and when the classroom moves to the dense green mountains and forests deep in the Qinling Mountains, even the wind is wrapped in curiosity and joy - on May 30th, the little explorers of the fifth grade of Xinyi School in Shanyang County have been performing a whole day of research and adventure on Tianzhu Mountain!
As soon as the school bus stopped at the school gate in the early morning, it was crowded with children carrying small backpacks. The little explorers chattered and compared to the camera, a geological exploration that can be left at will, officially starting from the moment they stepped out of the school gate!
Arriving at Tianzhu Mountain Scenic Area, at the opening ceremony, the principal shouted "departure" and the cheers directly overturned the clouds on the mountain top! The children followed the flag of the "Tianzhu Study" team and walked proudly into the mountains~
Sitting on the cable car, the first surprise hit my eyes - Love Rock lay quietly in the green mountains, with its naturally outlined heart-shaped silhouette, as if telling the love of billions of years.
Walking along the hiking trail towards the mountaintop, everyone was stunned! The legendary Tianzhu Moxiao stands in front of us: a giant stone pillar rises from the mountainside, with bamboo like rock walls piercing into the clouds. Thousands of years ago, it was one of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Fengyang". Children can't help but shout, "It's a hundred times taller than our school's teaching building
I even had fun in the karst stone forest! The strange rocks of various sizes are arranged in a staggered manner, some resembling turtles, some resembling blades, and there is also the Black Trough Valley where the remains of ice and mortar are hidden. The teacher stopped to tell the story of the Quaternary glaciers, and the children touched the cold rock walls, their eyes lit up one by one: it turns out that the place we stepped on was a glacier two or three million years ago! The nouns that I couldn't understand in the textbook had such a rough and magical texture to the touch~
After climbing the mountain all morning, my stomach has been growling. The restaurant in the scenic area was filled with the fragrance of food, and children sat around a table, sharing the snacks they brought. Even the most picky eaters ate a full bowl of rice, wiping their mouths and saying, "Climbing mountains is too exhausting, I can have another bowl
After eating and drinking, the most anticipated segment of the entire audience has finally arrived! Wearing a bulletproof vest and helmet, the child who was taking a photo of the strange stone just now instantly switched to jungle warrior mode. As soon as the red and blue teams were separated, they crawled into the cover with a cat's waist.
The small shooter hiding behind the wall quietly aimed, and a team of people rushed forward to cooperate. There was also a small child who acted as an "ambush hand" and was hit as soon as he emerged. He raised his hands and shouted "I'm out", jumping back to the rest area and cheering his teammates on. Sweating profusely, he didn't care and pulled the coach until the end, saying, "Can we play another round
As the sun set towards the other end of the mountain, the children carried clearance documents, stuffed beautiful pine pagodas they had picked up in their pockets, and filled their notebooks with today's new geological knowledge. They reluctantly walked towards the direction of the school bus.
Today's study tour in Tianzhu Mountain is not just a casual trip: we have touched the traces left by glaciers that have lasted for billions of years, become little warriors in the jungle, and turned the words in textbooks into roads under our feet and warmth in our hands, hiding them in our own memories.
Study abroad is about letting children go out and find their own answers in the world. There are many stories about Tianzhu Mountain, let's explore again next time ✨