The Yellow River runs clear in Guide County.

Have you ever seen the Yellow River as clear as a blue silk ribbon? Have you ever seen pear blossoms blooming beneath snow-capped mountains? Have you ever seen a riot of colors blooming among countless giant, ancient stones? I witnessed all of this in Guide County. As the saying goes, "The spring breeze turns the banks of the Yellow River green, and leisure time is spent admiring flowers in the Strange Stone Garden." Guide County, an ancient city nourished by the clear waters of the Yellow River, is painting a spectacular spring scene with pear blossoms as its brush and the Yellow River as its ink. The Yellow River, renowned for its clarity in Guide County, flows through the embrace of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Yellow River here is as clear as jade, with a transparency of up to 4 meters, and the textures of the pebbles on the riverbed are clearly visible, a stark contrast to the turbidity downstream. This wonder is due to the natural "clear water corridor" formed by the Longyangxia and Songba canyons. Stepping into the Yellow River Strange Stone Garden is like entering a geological museum that transcends time. Countless Yellow River stones stand or lie, weathered and polished by the long river of time, each texture etched with the marks of time. The largest stones weigh tens of tons, while the smallest are as delicate as goose eggs. They resemble crouching beasts, spreading cranes, or even cascading galaxies and rushing rivers. The garden further infuses poetic sentiment into the soul of the stones. Inscriptions of Su Shi's "A garden without stones is not elegant" and Lu You's "Stones cannot speak, but they are most charming" are engraved on giant stones, complementing the natural charm of the stones. Within the Strange Stone Garden, hundreds of flowers bloom in April. Each delicate petal complements the silent stones, creating a striking beauty. The wonders of eons of geological movement and the fleeting beauty of spring find eternal harmony here. As a stone engraved with "The more setbacks, the more courageous" says: The magnificence of life lies in its blossoming after trials and tribulations. If you ask where to go in Guide County in spring, the answer may lie in this secret realm of stones and flowers. Here, every stone tells a story of time, every pear blossom sings of new life, and the roar of the Yellow River is the most affectionate harmony of this land.