The Sacred Canyon

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In northern Arizona, on Navajo Indian land, a narrow canyon winds its’ way to Lake Powell on the Colorado River. Called Antelope Canyon in English, the Navajo name means “place where water runs through rock. ”

Millions of years of wind and annual flash floods have carved narrow slots that meander through the solid sandstone. Water, as an artist, used its’ power gracefully to create this magnificent sculpted enclosure.

Entering this magical space, we were surrounded by flowing waves, turbulences, and elegantly curving lines and patterns, all in solid red stone. Sunlight move through the spaces, creating the illusion of flashes of flame.

Gabriel, our Navajo guide, played ancient native melodies on his wooden flute as columns of sunlight shown from above. As the music echoed through the narrow canyon, we felt that this is truly a sacred place.

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美国科罗拉多高原中部，在印第安人的领地上一个通向科罗拉多河的狭窄的峡谷，英文命名为“羚羊谷”。 印第安人称之“流水穿石的地方”。 亿万年的风雨洪流冲击着高原上的红砂岩石，形成了个半封顶的峡谷。“水”这大自然的艺术家，以神工鬼斧的手法塑造了令人惊叹地宏伟环雕。步入这神奇峡谷，忽临惊涛狂澜，又涉溪水潺潺，时堕飓风漩涡，再乘晚霞云端。然而这瞬息万变的景致却凝固在红砂岩石之中。 时光推移，太阳从不同的角度照进峡谷，燃起束束金色的“火花”。正午，阳光似巨大光柱 垂射入谷；我们的印第安人向导吹起牧笛，笛声悠扬回响于谷中。此刻，深感置身于神境之中。

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摄影 : 于牧洋Photography by Muyang Yu

文字 : 贺杰，于牧洋Captions by Jack Harriett, Muyang Yu

音乐 : 辰星之歌 剪接：关博宇Music: Song for the Morning Star Edited by Bo Yu Guan by R. Carlos Nakai

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