傑·文化-中國北疆風光13:烏爾和魔鬼城上集Kit.Culture: Scenery of Northern Xinjiang, China 13: Wuerhe Devil City Part 1

烏爾禾魔鬼城是濃縮雅丹地貌特徵的典型地質奇觀，造型奇特、色彩美觀，是地球上雅丹地貌的突出例證。

烏爾禾魔鬼城又稱烏爾禾風城，位於中國新疆維吾爾族自治區克拉瑪依市東北部烏爾禾區境內，距克拉瑪依市區106公裡，217國道可達。魔鬼城呈西北、東西走向，長寬約在5公裡以上，方圓約10平方公裡，地面平均海拔約350米。2008年被評定為國家AAAA級景區。

景區主要景觀有擎天一柱、孔雀迎賓、獅身人面、駿馬奔騰、千年蛇王、駱駝迴首、觀景台、影視基地、彩石灘、瀝青礦、油砂山、胡楊林等。由於這里景緻獨特，許多電影比如奧斯卡大獎影片《卧虎藏龍》曾把魔鬼城當作外景拍攝場地。所以吸引了越來越多的游客來新疆地區旅游觀光。

魔鬼城屬典型的雅丹地貌，是受風力和流水作用的影響形成的。魔鬼城在1億2千萬年前的白堊紀，曾是一片淡水湖泊，是恐龍家族的樂園。這里曾先後發現了“克拉馬依龍”、“烏爾禾劍龍”、“準格爾翼龍”的化石。後來經過兩次大的地殼變動，湖泊開始上升，湖水逐漸退去，湖泊於是變成了以砂岩、泥板岩為主要結構的陸地瀚海，並持續快速向上抬升，地質學上稱其為“戈壁臺地”。

戈壁臺地在長期的乾燥剝蝕與風吹雨蝕後，形成深淺不一的條條溝壑，裸露的岩層和較軟的砂岩，在風雕雨琢中變得千姿百態、奇形怪狀。西伯利亞的強烈氣流一年四季直吹魔鬼城，流水的切割和風力的雕鑿使白堊紀地層形成各種奇異的形態，似城堡、艦船、樓閣，似人物、動物、蘑菇…呼嘯的狂風在城中穿梭迴旋，發出種種怪誕之聲，如同鬼怪凄厲，令人毛骨悚然，“魔鬼城”因此而得名。

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Uerhe Devil City is a typical geological wonder that condenses the characteristics of Yadan landform. It is a prominent example of goblal Yadan landform with its peculiar shape and beautiful color.

Wuerhe Devil City, also known as Wuerhe Wind City, is located in Wuerhe District, northeast of Karamay City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. It is 106 kilometers away from Karamay City and can be reached by National Highway 217. Devil City is northwest and east-west, with a length and width of more than 5 kilometers, a radius of about 10 square kilometers, and an average altitude of about 350 meters. In 2008, it was rated as a national AAAA-level scenic spot.

The main landscapes of the scenic spot include Optimus Pillar, Peacock Welcome, Sphinx, Galloping Horse, Millennium Snake King, Camel Looking Back, Observation Deck, Film and Television Base, Colored Stone Beach, Asphalt Mine, Oil Sand Mountain, Populus euphratica Forest, etc. Due to the unique scenery here, many movies such as the Academy Award-winning film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" have used Devil City as a location for location shooting. Therefore, more and more tourists are attracted to Xinjiang for sightseeing.

Devil City is a typical Yardang landform, which is formed by the influence of wind and flowing water. Devil City was once a freshwater lake in the Cretaceous Period 120 million years ago, and it was a paradise for the dinosaur family. Fossils of "Karamayosaurus", "Uerhe Stegosaurus" and "Junger Pterosaur" have been discovered here successively. Later, after two major crustal changes, the lake began to rise, and the lake water gradually receded. The lake then became a land vast sea with sandstone and mudstone as the main structure, and continued to rise rapidly. Geologically, it is called "Gobi platform".

After long-term drying and erosion of the Gobi platform and wind and rain erosion, gullies of different depths have been formed. The exposed rock formations and soft sandstone have become various and strange shapes in the wind and rain. The strong air flow in Siberia blows directly to the Devil City all year round. The cutting of the flowing water and the carving of the wind make the Cretaceous strata form various strange shapes, like castles, ships, pavilions, people, animals, mushrooms... The whistling wind shuttles through the city It whirls around and makes all kinds of eerie sounds, like ghosts and ghosts, which are creepy and creepy, hence the name "Devil City".

Source: Traveling Xinjiang https://www.travelxj.cn/TravelXJ/zh-cn/Recommend/Scenery/58.html