At 12:27 on September 29 in Shanghai West Railway Station to board our K256 plays Ningbo to Baotou's Hard Seat (RMB180. - / person), to the destination Datong about 25 hours. Rigid posture, the hubbub of voices failed to ward off sleepiness. Was removed, the scenery outside the window slowly into rivers and lakes from the south of the rolling loess.
At 13:40 on September 30 we arrived at the first stop on this trip: Shanxi Datong. Before their departure, the station had been scheduled to fly the southern tip of hotels (RMB180. - / 3 earth), in consultation with the total station, recommended a taxi to take us to the Yungang Grottoes (from RMB50 .-). 14:30, go to Yungang. About 20 minutes, a large poster reminds us that have entered the Yungang scenic area. Because with the student cards, we bought a half-price tickets (RMB25. - / person). This grotto built in the Northern Wei Dynasty in the erosion of sand has been vague, but the existing stone walls on the statue still watching Among the common people. What impressed me most is that a Buddha knot begin printing, Fengzi graceful, in particular those with both hands, as if the wind fingers crossed, bringing a flower, Buddha Nianhuaweixiao, everywhere mercy. The only regret is that the Qing government has spent a lot of Buddha statues painted eye-dotting Unfortunately, color is too bright and instead the original caves are not suitable for the solemn, while the move is even more eye-dotting major flaw, and glazed eyes burning mostly lost, leaving only the empty eyes. Twilight gradually fell, the oblique ray of sun in the Buddha who, as if the golden monks, can not help hearts startled, worldly vicissitudes of life, in Buddha, but merely blink of an eye ... ...
That night, we ate Datong Museum of coarse grains for dinner, said to Datong and potherb mustard sauerkraut potatoes frozen rather special, a pity that we only tasted the fries, privately Daoshi that taste really good tortillas. Night of sleep to make up for 25 hours of hard seat of the bumps.
October 1 morning 7:30, we still pack a taxi to the Hengshan Xuan Kongsi yesterday. About 1 hour, Hengshan into the eyes, just open the door, on the Daochou an air-conditioning, cold mountain breeze, the sun almost no heat. After buying half-price tickets (RMB23.5 +1 .- / person), we have all the way to get to Xuan Kongsi. The Xuan Kongsi and the hillside is not in the strategically located and difficult to imagine, but Jigen supported by wooden posts, or whether the people concerned about their weight exceeded the. Into the Terakado, the staircase is extremely narrow-Chek, only one person but on the sideways. Its on-line, there is no shaking the feeling, it is solid. Lean out, suddenly steep cliff, then to fully understand the foot of the mountains of Li Bai's inscription, "spectacular" the meaning of the word. Temple, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism of three religions, no problem, people think that these statues are also human neighbors as general, have become more intimate feeling.
1 hour later, we left Xuan Kongsi, rushed to the Ying County Wooden Pagoda. Into the mountains, few pedestrians, occasionally a farmer drove a donkey cart Youran walk. Populus on both sides of the brush as if Zhanmannongmo to days to do笺, Dian Ran all the way autumn. Slowly some familiar drivers, and chatting to local customs, 1 hour after to Yingxian Wooden Tower. Magnetic form of tickets (half-price tickets RMB9 .- +1 .- / person) some chic. Because counties do not have to be a higher level, so an eye-catching five-storey high pagoda. Tower lighting is very dark, up the stairs, at the foot of the stairs creak. Suddenly eyes bright, as if into the bright world, the tower of the Central impressively three Buddha statues, seems to know how to make the ancients still very deterrent, this sharp contrast between light and dark really to let people pay homage to the impulse. Although not an expert on Buddhism, but the third floor of the four Po Sang Buddha, or left me a deep impression. The four statues dressed in white for the Quartet, the faces seem to fade golden unloaded makeup, people came to realize the Buddha's true colors. White cassock has a delicate texture, as if blowing gently in the wind. Sat Yan Xia, ringing bells rattled as the sun shines in the body, the distance the woman at the call of children go home, everything is so tough, they look back at the Buddha seemed to also enjoy the sun, with facial features at a faint smile.
Right in the county after lunch, we drove at 12:30 went to Wutai Mountain. Gradually steep mountain, when there were flash floods washed away roads lie before me. A turn, suddenly found some distance rugged, carefully looked is that some residential areas. Rammed earth for brick Ai Wu and loess same color, like a twisting of the deep-rooted trees rolling earth, to survive the unyielding. Drowsily punched a nap, woke up ears feel humming, the original has been 3,000 meters above sea level, the roadside snow at your fingertips. Dealers highest point, there are diagonal of dirt road in front of Jimuyuantiao, and the mountains there is a temple, not feel trance, what kind of piety in order for the faithful to this life-sized Koubai distant temple?
The way down the mountain, much faster, at the foot of Hengshan bought into the mountains fee (half-price ticket RMB45 .- / person), we arrived at 3 pm Taihuai town. At this point the package fare from Datong total RMB450 .-, but for the driver of the purchase costs RMB90 .- into the mountains is worth, let him take a friend in the town, and maybe this cost can be saved.
Because in the Wutai Mountain time does not stay long, we reached an agreement to continue to hire buses and drivers travel more distant temple Wutai Mountain, paid RMB150 .- (day trips to local travel agencies RMB85 .- / person). 15:30, we went to Longquan Temple, Zhenhai Temple, Golden Pavilion Temple, at full-price tickets for every four dollars no longer go into details. 2 hours later arrived in Nanshan Temple. Dusk gradually together, rushed into the purchase, the monks do night classes, and hall have been closed, for those of us Xiangfo the heart of the visitors are not heavy, but can be properly appreciate this black tiles brick monastery. Nanshan Temple, built in the early republic Although there is no dignified history, but the precise layout, simple colors in the darkness of night was very solemn. In contrast, the former monastery of the Golden Buddha did several left a deep impression, but added it did not see the statue of the Nanshan Temple, let me linger afternoon a memorable one. Back to the hostel, the already 7 pm, casually mixed eat the stomach, while wandering in the streets, also back to the hotel (RMB150. - / 3 earth) rest.
October 2 morning 8 am, we went to Dai Luoding (RMB3. - / person), 1080 steps, there are many believers step 1 Koushou. In the light of the tourism peak, peak and visitors crowd the temple, sweep a lot of travel was. 1 hour to Pusa Ding (RMB5. - / person), Wu Ye Temple, as well as some called the derived or could not utter the name of the temple. Temple on Mount Wutai thing that strikes you over and over over and over people, just middling. If it is not Buddha, the heart slice, it is indeed unnecessary, crowded in the tourist season. Back to town, ate lunch, 12 noon to catch Iveco (RMB43. - / person), because the car around to go around to pick, 1 left side when we go to Taiyuan. Mountain is much more gentle than the common ground over time, both sides of the brick homes of common people, mostly black tiles, obviously much richer than when you come to. 3.5 hours later, arrived in Taiyuan, 5 pm, Check-Huayuan Hotel Taiyuan (RMB158. - / 3 earth, 500 meters away from the railway station). We have identified a total station October 3 Fanhu of K374 plays the new Air Express (lower berth hard sleeper RMB327 .- / person), and then went to Kanazawa User Recommended Restaurant (300 meters from the hotel), three personal consumption RMB84. - Although there is no specialty, the price fairly affordable. After dinner, stroll in the 51 square had a meeting and saw User say English Corner crowded, no one saw a foreigner. And then went to Taiyuan, the busiest section of Willow Lane, street vendors are small, and every big city there is no abnormality. 11 pm back to hotel rest.
October 3 morning 7 am, after the luggage storage at the hotel, called the lease to build the Southern Bus Terminal (RMB8. -), travel to Pingyao Iveco (RMB19. - / person). 1.5 hours after the car threw us at a crossroads, just a firm footing, there are over electric tricycle Mohr-McClune, negotiated between RMB20 .- Shuang Lin Temple, in the bumpy dirt road 20 minutes later, Shuang Lin Temple walls appeared before my eyes. Is still half price tickets (RMB9. - / person), we followed a tour group entered the monastery. Indeed, such as User recommendation, temple statues exquisite. Like most is a comfortable concept of audio-visual, not an unusual knot gamma sitting here saying the Goddess of Mercy is like preaching Floating Life stolen after half a day to enjoy good times since. Do not like the tall majestic Yungang Buddhist Grottoes, nor like the Wutai Mountain Buddha's face solemn, Shuang Lin Temple in the afternoon of the Buddha as a rest and a peaceful and tranquil.
In the Temple linger over one hours later, we went to the ancient city of Pingyao. Very far to see the fortified walls, in fact, only discovered the outside into the landscape even more momentum. Coat-tail half-price ticket RMB42.5 / person, according to the old man said tricycle 8:30 before the spots can be separated from tickets, anyway, looked at a bunch of attractions listed above, just as tasteless, tasteless but wasteful to discard. A town, we saw huge crowds of people were gathered around to the Ming and Qing Street, we have been advancing Rishengchang, in the numerous guides electric horn sound, and nothing has been pushed out to see to understand. At this point, right Pingyao travel was already suffering depleted. Hastily in the opposite cloud Rishengchang Kam-shing to eat lunch, the original Evans is just a bowl of bean curd tofu soup, Pingyao beef, I do not know is true or false. We left at 1 pm Pingyao, is still the tricycle (RMB2. - / person) to the morning off place, stopped the vehicles back to Taiyuan, Iveco (RMB15. - / person), 14:30, we went back to Hotel tickets and baggage. Part-time at the hotel booked a room (RMB60. - / 2 hours), with a break set foot on 17:20 Fanhu of K374 Train, Taiyuan train station is very clean, condition, or to draw on the successful trip to Shanxi Province full stop.
1:36 p.m. the next day arrived in Shanghai Railway Station.
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