Overlooking the earth from space, it is deep and ethereal blue. Where did life on this blue planet originate? Huainan insects were discovered in 1962, and were named "Huainan biota" in 1979. Huainan insects, the main component of Huainan insects, have attracted global attention in human origin and geological structure. 1984 The Moscow International Geological Congress named Huainan insects as "the originator of life on earth", and Bagong Mountain was recognized as "the origin of life on earth". This discovery advances Darwin's view that life originated less than 600 million years and more than 200 million years in the Origin of Species.
Huainan, where the blue of life first flashed.
Hundreds of millions of years ago, when the rest of the earth was still dead, it was already the colorful appearance of life crawling around. The scale of these paleontological fossils is rare in the world. They are distributed in Shangyao Mountain at the eastern end, and the age distribution of Huainan paleontological fossils is relatively complete. Almost all of them have the remains of life in different geological ages. If you go to Gulong in Yaoshan, you will find that there are skeletal fossils of swollen deer, saber-toothed tigers, birds and reptiles hundreds of millions of years ago. Then to Jiuliqiao, there are the earliest Cambrian brachiopods, annelids, trilobites and other more primitive animal fossils, which echo the similar fossils in Bagong Mountain, a deep mountain in the west. This last batch of ancient life fossils is incomparable in the world. National authoritative archaeologists and paleontologists named it "Huainan Insect" fossil, which was recognized by Moscow International Geological Congress.
With the geologists and paleontologists from the United States, Britain, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and other countries coming to the foot of Gubagong Mountain for field investigation and scientific research, a new round of "Huainan Biota" research climax has been formed.
Huainan biota, or Huainan paleontological fossils, was discovered by Professor Zheng of Hefei University of Technology on 1962 and named by experts on 1979. Huainan biota occurs in Neoproterozoic Liulaopi Formation and Jiuliqiao Formation in Bagongshan, and consists of macroalgae, worms and unclassified biocarbon membrane fossils. The discovery of this biochemical group in the strata formed 740 million years ago means that the record of metazoa has advanced for nearly 200 million years, which provides a direct scientific basis for scientists to study the important frontier issues of life science such as the origin and evolution of metazoa. Professor Glaessner, a famous Australian paleontologist, pointed out: "This discovery and its research and achievements show that the late Precambrian paleontology and biogeography have made remarkable new progress on some important and difficult issues."
The emergence of metazoa, that is, multicellular animals, is the third major event in the evolution of life. According to Professor Yan Jiaping, director of the Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering of Anhui University of Science and Technology, the first breakthrough in the evolution of life is the emergence of life. These are round or filamentous bacteria and cyanobacteria, which have existed for 3.5 billion years and their fossils have been found in rocks in Australia and South Africa. The second major event in the evolution of life is the appearance of eukaryotic cells. China Science discovered the existence of eukaryotic fossils in the strata formed 2.4 billion to 2.5 billion years ago. Fossils of multicellular organisms were found in rocks formed 540 million years ago in Ediacara, Australia, and the rock structure where "Huainan Insect" was located was formed 740 million years ago. Therefore, the international paleontology community has sufficient evidence to confirm that "Huainan insect" is the earliest multicellular biological fossil discovered so far.
Mr. Qian Shourong, a professor in the Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering of Anhui University of Science and Technology, expounded the logical relationship between "Huainan worm" and human beings. Qian Shourong said that human beings are organisms with a three-layer cell structure. Viscera is the inner layer, muscles and blood vessels are the middle layer, and skin and hair are the outer layers; "Huainan worm" is also a three-layer cell structure organism, but it is very simple. From the cytological point of view, "Huainan worm" has something in common with human development. After the appearance of Huainan worm, animals gradually evolved from invertebrate morphology to vertebrate morphology. It grows in the sea first, and then climbs ashore. About 60 million years ago, it gradually evolved from an egg-laying animal to a mammal, and finally evolved into a modern human along the route of Lamarckian-Australopithecus-Homo erectus-Early Homo sapiens-Late Homo sapiens. At the international geological congress held in Moscow, based on the affirmation of the important historical position of Huainan insects in the process of life, scientists named Bagong Mountain as the cradle of blue planet life and Huainan insects as the originator of blue planet life. The "Huainan fossil group" with "Huainan worm" as the main component is a precious historical legacy left by God. In Bagongshan area, in addition to the "paleontological fossil group", there are animals and reptiles fossils from 500 million years ago, typical geological sections with international and domestic regional stratigraphic correlation significance, karst landforms with stone characteristics and unique river erosion landforms. In order to effectively protect the important and unique geological relics formed during the evolution of the earth, the international common practice is to establish a national geological park. Bagongshan Scenic Area was approved as "National Geopark" on 200 1, and became one of the 44 famous mountains and rivers in China, which provided good conditions for the protection, research and further excavation of geological relics.
Bagong Mountain, the mountain where life originated. It is not only named after the myth that Liu An, the king of Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty, learned Taoism and became immortal, but also famous for its unique geological relics and rich geological connotations in the long historical process of earth evolution. In order to protect this precious and non-renewable heritage endowed by nature, the Huainan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, as well as Professor Zheng He from Hefei University of Technology and many old experts from the Department of Resources and Environment of Anhui University of Science and Technology went to Beijing, forgot to eat or sleep, and fought more than 700 battles. The declaration of "Main Geological Relics Protection Project of Bagongshan in Huainan" was approved by the state, and the Bagongshan National Geopark was unveiled and opened, with more than 6,000 rocks and paintings.
Displaying geological relics and landscapes to tourists in the form of popular science and popular language enriches the contents of Bagongshan Geopark. In a long scroll that records the geological history of the ancient Bagong Mountain, people can clearly see layers of oblique sedimentary rocks, just like a book with oblique lines, which records the trajectory of the earth's love for mulberry fields. To build "Bagongshan National Geopark" into a first-class geological park-Huainan Municipal Government made this decision in order to launch the brand of "Bagongshan" and establish the concept of Bagongshan National Geopark. According to the requirements of the Ministry of Land and Resources and the Provincial Department of Land and Resources, the Bureau of Land and Resources has cooperated closely with the bagongshan district Municipal Government to supplement new contents. The application materials for "Bagongshan National Geopark" have been improved ... and are under protection and development in protection. "Huainan Insect" Geological Relics Protection Scheme was promulgated in June 5438 +2007 10, and the Municipal Bureau of Land and Resources designated the main scenic spots and their surrounding areas as prohibited mining areas, prohibiting all mining activities; The construction of Bagongshan National Geopark has been accelerated, and the environment has been preliminarily treated. Around the geological relic of "Huainan Insect Fossils", a visiting and protecting corridor with light steel Hanwa structure was built and a drainage ditch was set up. With the implementation of scientific protection measures, this national treasure fossil remains is increasingly showing its due scientific and tourism value. ...
In recent years, Huainan City and bagongshan district City have made full use of the popularity of Bagongshan National Geopark, National 4A Scenic Area, National Forest Park and the ancient battlefield of Feishui War, and made great efforts to build Bagongshan into a "mountain of life, ecology, culture and civilization". They invested heavily in the protective construction of Bagong Mountain, which not only attracted experts and scholars in geology, paleontology and other fields to investigate and study, but also attracted a large number of tourists to visit the scenic spot, which greatly encouraged them. It is believed that Bagong Mountain, a famous historical mountain, will surely play a greater role in Huainan's economic, cultural and social development.
Blue is the beautiful coat of this planet, and the blue light of life first flashed in Huainan. Huainan has a rich history and splendid culture. Shun, who once worked here, was named "Shungeng Mountain"; Yu ruled the Huaihe River here, and the pavilion was built at the mouth of the "First Gorge of Huaihe River" as a memorial. At the beginning of Han Dynasty, Huainan State was established. The name "Huainan" came into being. Liu An, the king of Huainan in the Han Dynasty, recruited wise men in Bagong Mountain, wrote a book and compiled a masterpiece, Huainanzi, which completely described the 24 solar terms for the first time and became a calendar reference for China's agricultural civilization. In addition, it also recorded many enduring idioms, allusions, myths and legends, such as the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon, the mother snail mending the sky, and Houyi shooting the sun.
National Geopark, National Forest Park and Bagong Mountain Scenic Area, a national 4A-level tourist area, are full of ups and downs, clouds and smoke, one step at a time. Nantang, leaving behind the swords and shadows of Song Taizu and Zhao Kuangyin, covered the sky with banners and covered Ma Benteng. Wang Qinggu outlined the love gallery of "I would like to be a pair of lovebirds, grow together, and have two branches in one tree". In heaven ". "The Battle of Feishui" gave birth to the famous idiom story of "Nothing happens, and all plants are soldiers". Bagongshan Tourist Area has become one of the famous scenic spots in China with its magical and beautiful natural landscape and colorful historical and cultural landscape.
Thousands of years of history, thousands of years of accumulation, all show that Huainan is a thick civilized soil.