The first two to Pingyao benbencat Mix and stir has been going (the results of these two guys deserted), the second is an old friend traveling with rats for years without a poly, has been thinking along to Pingyao been fed a down day for three and the third is an old friend of Lee hometown of Pingyao, at present moving abroad, many times regarding my mention of Pingyao and give me a special mission, to Pingyao surely to be done. Then led to a tour of Pingyao.

From Shanghai to Beijing, just off the plane, nine out 18 Bay hung in the west sky is very charming. Liu Suifeng wine with friends at night when the song later, I went to Pingyao strongly opposed, saying that where the old soil off the slag, gray. See, I still decided to go, cold wind, he relied on the 183 cm tall bamboo poles holding the fingers straight when the knock on my forehead: the chest of one another before, one under the other eye brow, which is not a landscape that must go to cinder-ri looking for scenery! Do not listen to the next day, still happily together with two colleagues in rats: 54 young sun literary son, Happy Happy Golden nine children without incident, as well as online Mix banla child buried in the West claiming to be a teacher and Eastern teachers, respectively, in Beijing West Railway Station at 9 Point and Shijiazhuang Station 0:00 rendezvous Pingyao tour began over the weekend.

6:00 am many things to our car pool early teachers, do not eye Yi Qiao: Hey, two good money, short of love to laugh, all the way happy, high burly, middle-aged and firm, and a text of an arms all the way there is security, good good. Pingyao before we get off a stop Qixian, ready to eat breakfast here and then go to Qiao Jia Da Yuan. The time of sunrise and the cool Qi deserted town, breakfast is a fried dough sticks mixed with a local flavor bean curd, water rats in the rapidly digested after a big fried fritters Q: Should I come back one. Finally obstinately Si Cheng had two large fried fritters, but also pat Xiaodu Zi said:呵呵Chengsi I had.

Qixian on a major road before and after, there is an antique alley, we went back and forth twice-, lanes on both sides of different colors, different forms of red lanterns and the murder of a lot of my film. Then decided to go car rental 20 yuan Qiao Jia Da Yuan. Qiao's Grand Courtyard of directing a film for a certain card is known, the compound itself was built in Jiaqing Tao-kuang, to the late Qing and early Republican periods caused by the financial capitalists Joe Yong's house, the residence of a Jinzhong features well-preserved. We arrived here at 9:00 and tickets for 30 yuan a person. Qiao Jia Da Yuan is divided into six compound, 20 small homes, the size of a house 313, covers an area of 8700 square meters, the alleged plan of the compound from a double happiness for the characters. For the Chinese architecture, I have always had reservations on the construction from the West to the West get to know the occurrence of historical events and changes, and China's construction five thousand years of historical events to show very few changes, the only books as evidence. Moreover, the Palace Yehao Let's temple Ye Hao, be light, dark, reaching not see five fingers, very uncomfortable, and therefore the structure for the compound did not get to the bottom with the scrutiny, but the compound window grilles carving with a big glowing red lanterns caught my interest, especially glowing red lanterns in the hidden bitterness issued by a certain old house in the heart of describing, red lanterns formed a contrast with the old house and solemn indeed occurred in some people feel a lot of story here, but climb overlooking the courtyard, feeling quite some anxiety dark and chilling. Sun son, nine children and I put on a large star gesture, mouse Zuoyoukaigong for the U.S. people to leave the beautiful old house is another legend. West teacher gave each of us bought a gourd, you said that everyone is hanging a gourd that is what.

At noon, we Qiao's Grand Courtyard outside a restaurant, ask a price point of 65 yuan, after eight bowl, eight album, rat 55555 ~ ~ ~ ~ to: the morning to hang on until now has not digest. Postprandial 60 per chartered to Pingyao.

Along the way, son of the sun dreaming of Pingyao ancient, pure and honest, history and culture of the distant, high spirits. An hour later the car first entered the city of Pingyao, Pingyao City, people are beating the drums, a warm welcome by the beginning Let's striker is also out of some sense of the World Cup and later see the perseverance of the people to follow: Buy my maps, live I am home, cheap deal, come come. . . Persists in arguing endlessly, and finally get rid of before and after the pursuit and interception, break loose to reach our destination: Germany ranks floor, clean and quiet, 60 yuan a room, three-kang to sleep on the kang's nice to feel!

Complete freedom of action to clean up, and I boarded the ancient city wall view of what the teacher sunset afterglow, rats mobilize people to go big stroll Miss Pingyao street alley. Pingyao Ancient City was built in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Hongwu three years (in 1370) for masonry walls, was square, perimeter of 6.2 km, height of about 10 meters, with an average thickness of 5 meters, surrounded by a moat deep wide, 3-4 m. A total of six gates, the two things, and one each in North and South, also known as "Turtle Town", the external walls of every 5 meters there is an enemy station, ring a small watch tower 72, Embrasure 3000, symbolizes a disciple of Confucius and students the number of the northern city of elegant architecture, the overall style is quite ancient, but not elegant. The walls to resist foreign aggression and to protect the city built by residents, the city ranks there are many wealthy, they have been out of the wall to find the outside world, and then came home, she came back, falling leaves return to their roots, marshes, historical change everything. Rented three bicycles and spent an hour in the city wall of Pingyao City Shangrao week, feeling a bit nervous that some Wei Gao, and some energetic full, do not have some fun and see the sunset from the Embrasure, a number of vivid and feel grateful, it is time to see the sunset and sunrise feel.

The evening decided to go to a product of Pingyao in Shanxi fish and beef stick, this would like to arty discretion a local rice wine, to point: a toast to invite the moon, the Chinese trio of shadow into the customs, ultimately proved we were just a stage that only, that rice wine pour vinegar in Shanxi Cu Tanzi is also a great style. Back to accommodation, the nine children with the sun son, East teachers early to rest, I, rat, West teachers under the tea candle in the main room of life, I say a topic for quite some mixed feelings, usually busy, little time to consider the future of life, listening to West, a teacher's remarks better than reading ten books (see here for the teacher must be proud of the West straight teeth, do not laugh fork of the waist yo), and finally the West teachers not beat an early closing, the rats remained energetic until the yawn incessantly.

7:00 I Heidengxiahuo in order to work out the door, ready to complete the two major undertaking, one clearly shows that the photographer professional ethics and professional (masters usually from 6:00 in the morning, sunset and the return, in order to capture the first morning strand dawn light, the last ray of the setting sun setting sun, exhausted, to get up did not seem more culture and ethics, make it look good also, of course); second is a friend of Li Moumou entrusted to shoot his grandfather first luxury: their grandfather is Pingyao votes in large numbers, liberated, liberation forces from its Zhaizi 300 years when all the property hastily buried in walls and underground somewhere, the latter carrying families fled to a rural settle (Li Moumou for that matter is still kept repeating non-stop, why settle in rural areas, and finally engage in less than a Nongzhuan Fei's account, depriving the Li Moumou university graduates had to pack up went abroad), not on the 10th, his grandfather died a violent death (how good the death of interpretation) before leaving, when will go out of Huang Chuan-Yu Li Moumou uncle map. His uncle died in Beijing in 96 years when Lee hit his parents outside, but only one person leaving Li Moumou, turn the yellow map Chuan Yu Li Moumou. Li Moumou emigration, there were several Pingyao back to visit his mansion, vowed to buy back Zhaizi. Prior to Pingyao, and always did not tell the rats they have this file sub-matter, I'm afraid they bring excavators, crushing cars, searchlights, West teachers carry to a drilling platform, and then hired a team of Shanxi farmers digging three feet of luxury residential , no I have already.

Pingyao hazy morning fog, the center tower in the fog and disappeared the obvious, not many pedestrians on the street, no cars, there is still sleeping in the dream Kanaka. In the hazy mist on the streets following a granddaughter of the old lady, holding the age of four walking in the fog of the 30 minutes, shooting into the morning, Pingyao City, scene of the most intimate and moving. To see Grandpa Lee family's mansion bargaining spent five dollars (this is my first investment in this mansion) at 8:00 Mojin this year is said to be the largest votes in the local number (Bank), touch the Qiangduo , pushing and that door, but also stamp the stamp the floor, hoping to find something like gold bars and eventually to no avail, but unfortunately this compound began to shoot. The black drum winter compound used a three-floor hospital hallway, there is a traditional style of Jinzhong residential and commercial shops absorbed Jinzhong shape, facade construction is very long, carved house in the eaves of the degree of blending without saying that could be to those glory days. It is now the owner said that before that there are buildings more than 30 Zhaizi, cut into more than a decade after the Cultural Revolution at home, and now say that they are only three. Climbed the roof to see the ancient city streets, the sun just come out, I hastened to show some early morning sun began to busy people, vehicles and a group of children. For such buildings house I will not be interested, but as Lee's successor must be at home next year to buy their own industries, it is understandable, not to mention that the underground is also in possession of countless treasures. Such a big secret known to the world leaks, Lee must be stamped their feet curse: This is Xiao Nizi so to sell me. Hi! I simply want to make their home as soon as possible to recover the ground, light Zong-yao Lord Bale.

Back to the accommodation, we RBI finished on a steamed bun in the streets to drink a bowl of Haggis soup, and then went to rent on the three rickshaws Pingyao, seven kilometers away from the Shuang Lin Temple. Pingyao County, outside the field the morning scenery is very charming and picturesque smoke with a rich Chinese landscape painting style, the distant mist over the fields, layer upon layer, the pile of rice straw after the harvest and the farm in the mist if the Implicit, if obvious, I like this morning. We have been intoxicated by the beauty of this hand come up with the camera put on the Po with disabilities shoot non-stop, which serves as some found wandering feeling.

Shuang Lin Temple built on the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Ming and Qing dynasties, when the existing restoration, temple faces south, for the castle-like building, covers an area of 6200 square meters, around three Jinyuan La, hall 10, Heavenly King Hall, Buddha Temple, Goddess Temple, Lohan Temple, Tibetan Temple and other places, there are color Soc 2052 sit a few meters high, small only a dozen centimeters. Here incense deserted, something teachers, rat, and I afraid of death, which in turn worships money and another person, holding incense Rao games a week, seeking the blessing that Buddha bless. Rat is sewn on the worship of God, knock on another call-in, seeking grandfather and grandmother's warning, look at this with a glamorous Zeiyan of delinquent youth, and so devout worship the three fell to the ground again and again, I also can not reckoned with: this child has saved.

At noon return to the market outside the city of Pingyao, the bread to eat a meal typical of Shanxi-style Chinese food, whose name I do not remember, but it is indeed very interesting, especially Cruncher in the street, pulling the bellows to eat fried noodles, looked at the West look at yourself in the East, six fools eat guagua. What the teacher actually eaten 16 ocean, but also secretly increase the egg, and we only ate a few pieces of the four oceans, the teacher must have followed the past two days that we are hungry, and serve as role models and I'm sorry to eat, today you can finally Large eat a meal.

Afternoon, rented a three bicycles, two men played a stroll Pingyao city, stroll Caishen Miao, Confucian Temple, county Yamen. County Yamen in front of old cards gathered large class chat, it really relaxed. The Confucian Temple is now in a school, we have two playgrounds in the Confucian Temple Rao field under the sunshine for two weeks, to commemorate the past, when a mood in the school, said that if the rats back to sunny days. Cai Shenmiao incense Shou-wang gas soaring, relative to the Confucian Temple, the Confucius Temple clean and lonely, compared to the hearts of his life among the crowd was not asked for such a practical and plain think could be and what is wrong with that? East teachers, under the Confucian Temple sunset afterglow before looking at the sky, thoughtful look into the camera I have another landscape, sun son one of its predecessors, as former pious worship, personal uncertainty, but where are the nine children to a sports star, Ming I photograph children, after a certain fame to nine children out of photo albums, Oh, when she was back now, what kind of uncertain baby: Mother, I have photo. Confucian Temple, there are 14 buildings, the biggest one is No. 14, the top beam for the two dragons, the middle, Wind & Fire maps, delicate painted, color bright. Confucian Temple structure is typical of Chinese wood-frame construction: Wai Yan out of the roof surface, which can protect the building after the basic structure of the Millennium wind and rain without damage, the main bracket brackets is no need for a nail child. Confucian Temple well-neglect, combined with Shandong Confucius Temple assume personal command, the Confucian Temple in dire straits, when just around the corner.

Amoy in the streets was a two-color glass kerosene lamps in mind is, of joy, just returned it received a telephone call, excitement has quite sad: usually frequent telephone contact with a friend suddenly lost the message, the original was hospitalized due to a car accident nearly two months, there is no people know that until you can phone 11 to inform them crutches: I have a car accident, and bumped his head, ribs broken also, a small still life. Not that he was sad that soon be discharged, but also comforted me: rarely have time to lie where a good rest a few days, so do not want to wake up several days later was also remembered thinking, and therefore said to myself: Better wake up, Do not call us the future can not find. After listening to just get out of tears. If so, he never left, are we to where to find him? Back to the table and do not want the happy atmosphere of cool, but wish a friend a speedy recovery quietly together.

22:00 more than the train back to Beijing, so after dinner, everyone in the red lanterns, the products with tea and knock the seeds to talk about travel and adventure in the life and death, the relationship between character and destiny.
Sun son said: If we blindly for their own enjoyment of the expense of his life, it is an irresponsible thing for their loved ones, friends, no way to explain that life is not your one person;
Let's talk about his Western teachers, however, tourism experienced fear and pleasure, he said that in fact the instant matter of life and death, very often we do not know ourselves in a dangerous situation, look back and think really there is not Haner Lisu ;
Sun son thought of his mother, the mother after aging changes in direction from the past can be a mentor becomes a need for child care for the elderly everywhere, sunny child who felt like a heavy responsibility and burden;
Character of the decision said that the fate of the child sun;
Nine children is a pessimist, and she always said: life and death there is life, or the law-abiding good point.
West teacher said God, life may indeed have been decided, you can be transported on its own to change.
West, a teacher said: in life, or indifferent to point better, life is still simple point is good, adaptable. Pour out a summary of its multi-year Chuangdangjianghu perspectives.
I was more optimistic, although often in tears, tears may flow end did not give up the search after happiness. I personally think that people who lived through the edge of life and death even understand the meaning of life, while growing up in countless suffering people, more aware of the important responsibilities. There must be accompanied by pain and the pursuit of happiness. Five thousand years of Chinese history and civilization of the Chinese people bear with the situation created a heavy and serious. Perhaps the way to treat the same thing we can take a lot of different attitude, attitude is everything: I love this little old man with Bora Milutinovic. The enjoyment of football. Enjoy life.

Let's Talk on the train to each other's work, without taking into account, not taboo to talk about each other's problems. We come in different areas under the system, nine children, rats, sun child from the media, I am with the West and teachers from the field of natural gas and the environment can be a lot of things are so interoperability. From their words with eagerness, you can see the cause of their own tenacity and love for the future anxiety and lingering negative social phenomena dissatisfaction to the future decisions of individuals and ideas freely. We again spoke of destiny and choice.

For me personally, I am more willing when the ill-fated efforts to change their life, usually want to change would have no chance, when the ill-fated of the most reason to do a complete change. Haha, no wonder the West as the spiritual leader, the teacher told me to, ah, pleasant if not, the point Q the spirit, life will become dull. My father used to say: design a good direction in life, but also learn to work with the link up, from change to pass, will mean a continuation of penetration. Choices and decisions in life almost every day things that can not be avoided, because of choice, variety and life will be, with the option of life was full of surprises, adventure, and have brought about a variety of different choices in life due to a variety of fate and the outcome different. I have always pursued: large homes have big check!

Morning and returned to Beijing each other farewell and look forward to next year's incursion would be a tourist destination in the end.

On this trip with my previous journey is slightly different, although not as expected down to lead a leisurely three days of saturation may be an atmosphere of Pingyao ancient city of red lanterns, distant history, created this trip for a long time and never thought of the issues discussed: such as life and death, destiny and character, decisions and choices and so on. Here, I recorded far from complete, just a few fragments, some clips, but I like it very much cherish the journey, friends, church and reminded me a lot of reason, thank you!

Was written in November 2001 and the Beijing Capital International Airport Gloria 21-22

Author: nancy_lu