Aircraft landing to Taiyuan, the Spring Festival have been carried out by half. China Eastern Airlines aircraft, there is no TV watching, no gifts hair, without any of the Chinese New Year atmosphere, aircraft, and even a New Year's congratulations did not discuss that. Small cabin passengers, mostly wearing the look of hurry hurry back home to reunite people who do not know what is going on delays in the New Year's Eve that they have to want to fly this last one plane? Anxious to see if they look, I do not think the bar late in the final moments do not let them and their families can not be like my kind of homes do not return home feeling relaxed tourists crowded into such a great trip flight, after all, not many .
From the window looked out the airport is a vast expanse of whiteness. After only two hours, from the subtropical to the ice and snow where the body to withstand the temperature nearly 30 degrees Celsius.
The atmosphere of the airport, but also, and Guangzhou, in stark contrast to the hustle and bustle crowded ablaze with lights. Snow covered the earth quietly, a small square empty, because there is no luggage storage, was the first that he almost walked out of the airport. Forward a few steps before we saw a couple of cars parked scattered there. Fortunately, seem to have had a taxi operating the sons of the New Year's Eve night.
Well we have talked about price or was he to pull up the other passengers. Way unimpeded, was admitted to the railway station next to the hotel, but also catch more than an hour to see the final Gala program. Asked Miss Hall, in this cold New Year's Eve in Taiyuan, is there any public activities. She, as I expect generally surprised, "there is no bar ... ... ... ... take a look at how Chong Shansi like? Heard plenty of people have estimated that there has been a lot of people will go to early morning, waiting for the first column on the New Year Xiang. "
Then how to get to?
"This is not allowed when the taxi insurance. In fact, to go far past, for ten minutes it."
Then how are they going?
"Yo, is not it say. Hotel behind the past, are small alley ... ..." next to that of the United Kingdom English wouwou later introduced himself, said the security manager, who came, "Are you Buddhist?"
Me? I just want to go anywhere a tourist bar. See what he looked forward to look, "not yes, but very interested in has been."
"If it was, I am responsible for blasting, So I'll take you to the." Scare me one, then know that "criticize" is setting off firecrackers. The provincial capital city, but also to retain this tradition, but also rare.
Then I have with you blasting, and then we go just fine.
New Year's coming, I have not looked at the countdown clock, the kind of counting the loss of practice time I think it is cruel. Suddenly, the night sky sing firecrackers kept blinking all the people I know the joy of hours to, the Snake is also up. That scene is very moving that people in different corners of the joy of passing the same for the first time into the territory in Shanxi my experience a kind of convert.
We walk to Chong Shansi. Is a small and complete the temple, the entrance floor, two big red lanterns shine out fine buildings and mysterious flavor. Were full to squeeze coming and going, in the incense, the kneeling, in the lining up to hit that melodious drum, in order to forward. Deterred from the uniformed police. I do not know as usual there are so busy or lonely, I do not know that people are, with what kind of mood and purpose of seeking, I do not know the Buddha in this moment of a sudden be able to cope with the demand coming. Guanyin Buddha, as always, Enron kind, and safeguarding the Buddha, as always, fiercely angry staring eyes of the evil, and my mind is always thinking about distant relatives and those who provide care for my trip and the selfless help of the netizens have not met, but also in time for this New Year's time to wait for the arrival of a flutter group, sent away my prayer and blessing.
Security manager is a devout Buddhist, vegetarian. Heard that I'm going to Pingyao, he did not understand that why you do not go Wutai Mountain. Pingyao symbolizes the life of a living and lively bar pouring when I want to. Later I went to Pingyao I want to go to Wutai Mountain may be more meaningful to the original? His philosophical point of view, along the way told me a lot of things that Buddhism in fact the door profound knowledge in the study can not be said before maturity can not be said. One said that there is suspected of propaganda; and I also believe that enlightenment.
He said that if I had not insisted on going, and he has a sense of responsibility to protect the guests, even though so close he is not aware of such a good place for the New Year. "And the Buddha's fate." He said.
After dawn before departure went to Chong Shansi trip, I would like to see a time when many people face it. Smoke still wind around the temple over a long time. Incense Masamori, in the New Year's Day, Taiyuan.
Author: illa
