The Nujiang Stone Moon was located at an altitude of more than 3000 meters above sea level in the Nujiang Grand Canyon in Fugong County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province (specifically, the peak of the Moon Mountain in the middle of the Gaoligong Mountain range at an altitude of 3300 meters above sea level). It was a natural hole made of eroded marble. The cave was about 100 meters deep, 40 meters wide (32.7 meters wide), and 60 meters high. It was like a moon surrounded by stones. In the local Lisu language, it was called "Yahaba", which meant "the root of Lisu". It was recognized as the birthplace of the Lisu people all over the world. There were constantly Lisu people coming to seek their roots and ancestors. It was extremely sacred in the hearts of the Lisu people. The stone moon was surrounded by steep cliffs. Clouds and mist rose here, floating in the air, like a palace in the sky. As time passed, it had become the geographical and cultural coordinate for the Lisu people to look back at their hometown when they moved westward and southward. The total length of the Nujiang Stone Moon Mountain trail was 13.4 kilometers. The natural scenery along the way was beautiful. The streams and mountains formed a beautiful contrast. The Gaoligong Mountain and Biluo Snow Mountain in Fugong County formed a magnificent canyon natural landscape. There were strange peaks and cliffs, strange rocks, magnificent and precipitous rapids and dangerous shoals, as well as the magical beauty of flying waterfalls, cliffs, and the sound of the river. There was also the quiet and ethereal scenery of high mountains and small moons, falling water, and quiet springs and forests. This place used to be an important "navigation mark" for the fleet on the "Hump Route" and was also one of the wonders of the Nujiang Grand Canyon.
The Moon Stone (Stone Moon) of Nujiang, Yunnan Province was located 32 kilometers northwest of Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, at the top of the Moon Mountain at an altitude of 3300 meters in the middle of the Gaoligong Mountain range. It was a natural hole formed by the corrosion of marble. It was 32.7 meters wide, 60 meters high, 100 meters deep, and 40 meters wide. It got its name because it looked like the moon. It was one of the wonders of the Nujiang Grand Canyon. The stone moon was surrounded by cliffs. When the clouds rose, it was as if they were in a palace in the sky. This was once an important navigation mark on the Hump route. In the Lisu culture, it was called "Yahaba" and had the reputation of "the root of Lisu". It was considered the birthplace of the Lisu. Even now, Lisu people from all over the country still came to visit their ancestors. To reach the Stone Moon, one could take a bus from Fugong and drive north along the highway. After getting off at Lishadi in District 3, they would climb up the path on the side of Gaoligong Mountain for about a day to reach the small village of Mioluo (an ancient Nu village) under the Stone Moon. Here, they could set up tents to rest and cook. The next morning, they would reach the Stone Moon soon after climbing the cliff. Along the way, there were 13.4 kilometers of mountain trails with beautiful natural scenery. The streams and mountains set off each other. One could also see the natural landscape of the canyon composed of Gaoligong Mountain and Biluo Snow Mountain in Fugong County, including strange peaks and cliffs, strange rocks, rapids and dangerous shoals, waterfalls, thousands of feet of cliffs, the sound of the river, the high mountains and small moons, the water falling out, the quiet spring and lush forests, and so on. The Nu River Canyon was located at the junction of the Euro-Asian Plate and the Indian Plate. The strong geological stress and the rapidly rising crust created this unique geological wonder.
Stone Moon was located 32 kilometers northwest of Fugong County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, at the peak of the middle section of the Gaoligong Mountain range.
There were two myths and legends about the stone moon: One theory was that in ancient times, the Lisu ancestors lived happily by the Nu River. The Nu River God was dissatisfied with their happiness and started a flood to drown the people's homes. Seeing the flood rising, the Lisu hero shot a divine arrow with a bow and arrow, piercing a big hole in the mountain peak. The river water instantly withdrew from the cave, saving everyone's happiness. From then on, the stone moon became the totem of the Lisu people. The Lisu people believed that they had come from the stone moon and that it was the root of their lives and the holy land of their survival. Another theory was that in ancient times, the Nu River was still uninhabited. The Lisu tribe's god, Nuwa, used mud to mold a man and a woman, named them "Qisha" and "Lesha", and sent them to live by the Nu River. However, they only addressed each other as brother and sister and were unwilling to become husband and wife. The daughter of the Dragon King in the Nu River turned into a flat-headed fish. When she saw them playing on the water, she turned into a beautiful woman. She met the siblings and fell in love with her brother Qisha. However, the Dragon King did not agree to his daughter's marriage, which led to a flood.
Stone Moon was located at an altitude of more than 3000 meters in the Nujiang Grand Canyon in Fugong County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It was a hole formed by the corrosion of marble. It hung high in the forest, like a moon surrounded by stones. The local Lisu people called it "Yahaba." The cave was 100 meters deep, 40 meters wide and 60 meters high. It was surrounded by cliffs and clouds, like a fairyland. Looking from afar, through the stone cave, it was like a bright moon hanging high in the mountains and forests. The Stone Moon Mountain trail was 13.4 kilometers long. The natural scenery along the way was beautiful. There were streams and mountains that complemented each other. There were also spectacular and steep scenes such as strange peaks and cliffs, strange rocks, rapids and dangerous shoals. There were also magical and beautiful scenery such as waterfalls, cliffs, and the sound of rivers. There was also the quiet and ethereal beauty of the mountains, the small moon, the water falling out, and the quiet spring forest. The Stone Moon was one of the iconic attractions of Fugong, and it was also the geographical and cultural coordinate for the Lisu people to look back at their hometown. However, due to continuous rainfall since May 2,2024, landslide and rockfall occurred on the highway and some points in the scenic spot, which posed a major safety hazard. The Fugong County Culture and tourism bureau decided to temporarily close the AAA-level tourist attraction. The specific opening time will be notified later.
Fugong Stone Moon Middle School was originally named Fugong County No. 2 Middle School. It was built in 1972 and was located in Lishadi Street, Stone Moon Township, Fugong County. It was a boarding junior high school. In September 2007, due to the need to focus on school running, it merged with Fugong County's Shiyueliang Complete Primary School to form a nine-year school in Shiyueliang Township. In March 2011, it was split into two independent schools, Fugong County's Shiyueliang Complete Primary School and Fugong County's Shiyueliang Middle School. The school's service radius was about 35 kilometers. It was responsible for the junior high school education and teaching tasks in Stone Moon and Magi villages, covering 16 village committee, 136 village groups and 23217 people. The school covers an area of 20447 square meters, with a campus green area of 8818 square meters, a school building area of 13833 square meters, and a sports field of 10030 square meters. The main buildings on campus were teaching buildings, office buildings, student dining halls, student dormitories, comprehensive teaching buildings, student toilets, and teacher dormitories. There were 18 normal classrooms, 13 function rooms, and 80 student dormitories. The school's teaching area, living area, and activity area were reasonably arranged, and the education and teaching facilities were perfect. There were 2 computer classrooms, 100 computers, 1 library, 1 reading room, 35200 books, 6 physics and chemistry laboratories, 1 music classroom, 1 art classroom, teaching instruments and equipment, music, sports and beauty equipment were all equipped according to the first class standard. The school currently has 18 compulsory classes and 831 students. There were 53 teaching staff, including 53 full-time teachers, 53 with bachelor's degree, 15 senior teachers in primary and secondary schools, 18 first-class teachers, 14 second-class teachers, 6 undetermined teachers, 3 supernumerary dormitory managers, 14 cooks and 4 security guards. The school has received many honors and commendations at all levels, such as being named "Yunnan Province Civilized School" in 2008. At present, the school took the party building work as the foundation, logistics support as the driving force, teaching quality as life, moral education as the soul, and characteristic innovation as the blood as the school philosophy. It steadily promoted various work and strived to provide education that satisfied the people.
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The Shiyueliang Complete Primary School in Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, was located at Lishadi Street, Shiyueliang Township, 42 kilometers north of Fugong County. The school had a long history. The establishment of the school in Lisadi began in 1922 (1921). It was initially a Chinese language school. The main courses were Chinese and Mandarin. It was a boarding primary school. In 1931 (20th year of the Republic of China), it was changed into a primary school. By June 1949, when Fugong was peacefully liberated, there was only one class with more than ten students. At that time, due to various reasons, the school was not effective. After the peaceful liberation of Fukung in June 1949, the Chinese government attached great importance to education. In November 1952, the Provincial Fukung Second Primary School was established on the basis of the Lisadi Primary School. It was expanded and the number of classes and students increased. In the following years, the school continued to develop and gradually improved in terms of teachers, teaching arrangements, student management, and many other aspects. For example, in 1955, the teachers were strengthened and the students were integrated. On June 1, 1967, a squadron of the China Young Pioneers was established. It was divided into two teams and had 15 members. Now, Shi Yueliang was actively carrying out all kinds of activities. In terms of national unity, CCCC donated a batch of love books for national unity and progress to eight student representatives from Shiyueliang Complete Primary School and Zijiali Complete Primary School, which promoted national unity. In terms of campus construction, the construction of a "green campus" was closely promoted around the fundamental task of establishing morality and cultivating people. According to the general idea of "campus construction to create overall beauty, green plants to create environmental beauty, and cultural construction to create harmonious beauty", various activities were carried out to improve the level of environmental education, such as holding a painting competition. Students used their imagination to describe the green campus in their hearts; They also organized classes to hold competitions such as blackboard newspapers, green campus painters, and green campus class greenery to raise the students 'awareness of the protection of the green environment. Through various methods, they created a green, beautiful, elegant, healthy and harmonious campus environment. The school also adhered to the educational philosophy of "everything for the healthy development of children", and built labor practice bases, Chinese herbal medicine science bases, passion fruit science bases, and local flower science bases. In the process of construction, teachers and students participated in the construction, and the family and school jointly built, forming a good atmosphere.
In 2021, the seventh national population survey of Nujiang Prefecture showed that as of 0:00 on November 1,2020, the permanent population of Stone Moon Township was 13340.
Stone Moon was located in the Nujiang Grand Canyon, 32 kilometers northwest of Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture. It was located at the peak of the Moon Mountain, 3300 meters above sea level in the middle of the Gaoligong Mountain range. It was a natural hole formed by the corrosion of marble. It was 32.7 meters wide and 60 meters high. It was shaped like the moon, hence its name. The Stone Moon Cave was about a hundred meters deep. It was a hole formed after the rocks had been exposed to the wind, sun, rain, and snow for a long time. In the local Lisu language, the stone moon was " Yahaba ", which meant " the root of Lisu ". It was recognized as the birthplace of the Lisu people all over the world. To this day, Lisu people still came to visit their ancestors. It was extremely sacred in the hearts of the Lisu people. It was also one of the wonders of the Nu River Grand Canyon and was once an important navigation mark on the " Hump Route."
In gemology, moonstone was also known as moonlight gemstone. Its mineral name was " glacial plagiocrite ". It was a type of potash plagiocrite in the plagiocentric family of minerals. It had a double refraction index of 0.006 and a hardness of 6 - 6.5. Its main component was aluminum ortho-ortho-orthoortho-ortho- When these two minerals interacted, they could scatter under light, and the cleavage surface would interfere or deflect light. The combined result could produce a moonlight effect, which could produce a variety of colors, including blue, milky white, cyan, light yellow, orange, and so on. Natural moonstones were generally transparent. High-quality moonstones should have a floating wave-like blue light, which was translucent. A few of them could have a cat's eye effect or starlight effect. Moonstones were generally milky white, translucent, and had light blue halos. They were the alternating arrangement of double crystals of potash and albite, forming a lattice-like structure of microcline. The thickness of the lattice-like double crystal layer was between 50 - 100 nanometres. Two sets of nearly vertical twin crystal lines scattered the incident light. When the dense scattered light gathered together, it would show a hazy halo. The most valuable moonstone should show a blue halos. The value of a white halos was lower. Its halos had a directional nature. The extension of the halo should be consistent with the shape of the polished gem, and should be concentrated in the center of the curved gem, otherwise it will affect the value. Moonstones were mainly produced in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Brazil, Madagascar, the United States, Australia, China Inner Mongolia. The types of moonstones could be distinguished according to the composition of the internal minerals. The common ones were ice moonstones, albite moonstones, and so on. In the game Fantasy Westward Journey, the moonstone had a defensive attribute.