8:00 to Lijiang. Juha asked me if I was Chinese, the same fare with him. I took him to the ticket office to see list, pointing to the sign said that the Chinese people to spend 108 yuan to buy tickets.
We first went to Old Road Bay hotel, after a local well-known as Chairman Mao. Hotel is a converted former second hostel. The lady said there was no room to wait until after 10 o'clock to know. A group of guests are check-out. Their team leader for service ladies screaming. Juha ask me why, I told him: because there is no water. He shook his head, we have Ben Lijiang Hotel.
Here is also the Japanese tour group to leave, the waitress also said that only room to go to 10 o'clock. We keep the luggage, went to the city. The so-called Lijiang Dayan Old Town is the center of the town streets. It gave me the first impression is a big brand advertising, "to protect the ancient city." Street to walk, reflects the heritage protection of people's awareness of Lijiang.
Elegant town is my dream Liulichang. Roadside families, housing ancient, Bangshui according to potential, natural co-ordination. Mostly street shops in order to have East and West, outside the coffee shop inside the West for many, there are cultural relics shops, arts and crafts homes, shops and restaurants and other daily necessities. Purple-red door, and gray tiles on the cantilevered roof, looked old-fashioned abundant.
10:00 back to catch up. Their luggage into the room, and then they will come out to eat. Near T-junction there is a small Fan Pu, a girl with a few middle-aged women are busy. We sat down, no menus, no greeting. They will be watching their own dishes necessary fuel. Raw materials are placed in large glass counter inside. I am referring to the different vegetables, and told the girls to add some flesh. To try to have fresh and delicious, the price is cheap.
Juha crossing the road at the store to buy a bottle of sunscreen, but also off the road the other direction into the bookstore and bought a Naxi houses books, paid eight dollars. He was very happy. In Europe he had bought the book, but the price is very expensive.
Taxi parked in the ancient city of focus in front of an empty field, a variety, there are cars, vans, trucks and motorcycles. We came to a little girl opened the first face, and asked how much money she went to Pak Sha Tsuen. She in turn asked how much I want. Then I asked, and we arrived here, how to know. Come when I'd asked Lijiang hotel waitress, they are not too sure which one said that about 80 yuan. I had to say to the girl. She wanted 100. Juha next to collapse when the Big Dipper pointing motor, let me ask the price. Gun a little girl quickly said: "The white sand winds, the kind of vehicle not do. Bar on my car!" I do not look like the motorcycle drivers, they get on her car.
To go when the asphalt road, the girl said, we walk back the other way, you can see more scenery. Cars along the road straight ahead about 10 minutes, see Li a roadside boulder, carved, "Pak Sha Village." Turn left shortly after the famous Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on the corner. Looking at snow-capped peak can not help but surprised. I thought this is the plateau landscape, and now Quecheng from the equator is now close to southern Xinjiang, in this lush oasis on the full. Of course, here is the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The snow lying peaks of crystal, such as Jiao Yu-Long Bai, especially in yesterday's spring to Kunming, makes me feel like a paradise on earth here.
Look at my little girl longing look, smiled and said: do not climb. Nearby but could not see any. And the distance almost. I replied: I have heard from the foot of the mountain has come to the mountains in temperate cold, plant communities are also in accordance with the different altitude and climate, are located in the foothills of the mountainside and the Peak, economic trees, medicinal plants and ornamental flowers are. In particular, it is now Yufeng Temple, "10000 Camellia" flowering season, a tree Hongxia, as big as Haiwan, compact, such as cup, forming a huge wall displaying, the bright sun light. More surprising is that flowers are braving wind and snow blowing in the Yulong Snow Mountain in full bloom. There is a poem: "a tree 10000 Qi swallow fire, snow Ying-half days."
Little girl laughing, the sound. "Be true. But you say better to listen to."
To the white sand, little girl the car parked on the street, said: "You teach you bar. Going to come back all right." Little village, yellow mud and large stones piled in the house, the idea is a natural harmony. As the thick English guide book said, that first attracted us is that there are brands of herbal medicine clinic at home. Several young foreigners are surrounded by a Taoist outfit, he lost no time in greeting us in English, attitudes, modesty, respect for Yan Han. His beard and do not send me comfortable. He has deep experience in hospitality. Juha did not seem to see them, without consulting anybody walked past. He was interested in residential areas, four for Jiuzai. .
The residence is different from Lijiang Baisha. Although only a ten-mile away. Here the house is wood and stone, adobe mainly construct simple. Also reflects the rural life of quiet and simple. Yulong Snow Mountain in the background, as if from the earth of a hermit. I intuitively along a straight lane, the house getting better and better and entered into the courtyard to know is based on a mural Wen-ming, Maharatnakuta palace. Juha did not go.
Early the next day at the edge of a mid-range hotels Lijiang hotels and foreign restaurants for breakfast. Miss a lot of services, and only two of our customers. They cook up a two-bowl to us, received a ten-dollar. Then, we went to a taxi concentrated to give a young man looking to buy books of yesterday, there Muleng Fang. He knows where we can see, but to 200 yuan. Lijiang Hotels with ethnic characteristics of the lobby there is a tour guide map. I also know that what he said white water, black water location, with close to a tourist spot. So I counter-offer to 180 yuan. He said: "Yesterday, pull you to White Sands is my girlfriend, you have to the 80. This place is far more than doubled compared with white sand it." But he agreed to 180. The way he told us that he and his girlfriend are the Naxi. Lijiang could pass next year, the aircraft, and the fingers to the airport under construction.
My car was parked in the white water, black water between. One looked, several wooden houses scattered on the hillside. We are out of the car, already feeling the cold weather. Slopes are cattle, horses grazing, there are more goats, white in the mix of black and brown. With several more bark, the face of the wind with Snow Grains. Mu Lengfang here is very standard, perfect, log color, thickness uniformity, structure and tidy, without any modification. Roof covered with stone. The black tone than the more primitive northern Guangxi, naturally.
Lijiang Prefecture is recorded in the Yuan Dynasty, the ancient Naxi Ren then lived in all wood Muleng Fang Village. In the forest, this building has the use of local materials, the benefits from economic conditions. A simple natural beauty, but also conducive to seismic.
Juha said that it was his to look at. Because Europe has a lot of the forest. He thin look and photographed.
Guy turn us into a new house. The room not occupied, there are poles, fireplace and the bedroom, kitchen. Although only wood, but the house is not limited to rectangular, the corner is not rigid, varied.
We are on the bus, move forward, went to a Mu Lengfang gathering places. Here the house more, but looked slightly smaller, not as particular about the former. The driver told us it was Tibetans live. Juha has been attracted. I want to see the other side of nature reserves, there is a considerable floor overlooking the whole picture. Yesterday, the girl is here to drive, are quarrel with her boyfriend. The boy has a look of concern. Today, the original morning, she pulled seven guests come here, worried about her boyfriend's car too crowded. Little girl but a look does not matter, gave an order to allow her boyfriend away. Seems to be their family legacy of matrilineal descent clan society.
Back to the little girl Fanpu noon, the time a little too late. The little girl and cooks, waiters were sitting around the dinner together. I used to want to see their meals. A woman turned and said: "We eat very general, live a frugal life. A dish, guests cook it." Food is still delicious.
To continue to look at the ancient city of the afternoon. My throat irritation have been speechless. Juha bought me a bottle of mineral water, and advised me to buy medicine. In a pharmacy to buy a bottle of Guilin Watermelon Frost.
Dayan town of traditional houses are mostly of the "three Square, a screen wall," the civil structure of tile-roofed house. Wu Ji reactor built with stones, the middle in order to adobe or brick, the upper solid sealed with wooden planks. In order to protect wood from rain, often protruding eaves and exposed beams gable ends nailed apron, locally known as "wind firewall." Wind & Fire on the wall in the corner, many home-improvement a leaf-shaped pieces of wood, carved auspicious patterns, or directly carved fish-shaped, fine-sounding name "hang fish", sometimes called "hanging fish." To Qi "is more than auspicious." Fish is the water thing, but also the concept of metaphor contains a bored fire.
Main building mostly houses, plus or minus three, with things as Zaojian and warehouse rooms, as well as a wall screen wall, surrounded by a clean courtyard. Known as "three Square Zhaobi." Principal room high wing low, looking prioritize, coordinate the layout.
Middle of the main room main building, equipped with six multi-Geshan doors, lattice doors and windows are mostly Diaolou flowers, birds and animals designs, exquisitely carved, beautiful and elegant. Walking the streets, they often saw someone carving, on the streets selling the shop. Due to a very beautiful, did not dare to ask the price.
Naxi Ren favorite trees flowering plants. Band next to the waterside, the window wall, the courtyard outside the house, everywhere, different varieties, bright and brilliant. They were said to You Ximei, Guangxi, chrysanthemum, orchids, virtuous character, elegant flowers. I saw one of the walls covered with rich head cactus, please Juha for me take pictures. In the Yuquan park is covered with exquisite flowers. Spring has been to, La-Mei Chang Misty has become a lush green trees. Small garden, plants are flooded, shrubs, trees have. Dizzying, nostalgia afternoon a memorable one.
Old Town has a small size, flat square Fang Zheng, known as "Square Street" is a business services focus on trade in place. Naxi women dressed in national costumes, unloaded behind the basket carried on, selling their goods.
A great city. Built the city period, the toast surname wood and still retain Chan family shrine and wood home wood bridge. Map wooden sign of the courtyard, but not easy to find. Thanks to a local cadre to help people help in the end, to take us there, has been changed to the library. Into the yard a few very quiet, old style still remain. No ancient city wall, that is fenced off because of the "trees," exactly is a "storm" is used. Implies a very fierce. Zhou Tamagawa around the city, its shape resembles a large Yan, Dayan Town, hence the name. Tired, find a cafe break, Juha course, the Yunnan coffee. I will have a yogurt. Is also a local flavor, add a spoonful of honey, taste is very fit, extremely delicious, very nourishing to my voice.
The ancient city of people Panshui door. Water diversion ditch built a long time ago. Almost everyone has a water-edge. It has a tradition of ancient and unique method of retaining water. I saw three large pools, water flows through the first pond used for drinking water, and the second pond washing pots and the like, and the third pond washing materials. The strict distinction, conscientiously abide by the long-term case.
In the evening, people open the gate, water flows through the Square Street, the hustle and bustle during the day, after a thing of the past erosion in clean, colorful patches on the ground, exposed stone. Set to meet early the next day.
The next day we did not go to Square Street, first to the Arab-Israeli cuisine Fanpu. Camp has been closing early. In the bus station near a restaurant to eat a specialty harrow rake, sweet butter brittle. As Beijing's deep-fried meat pie.
A young lady riding a motorcycle collapse Doo asked us where to go. I said: Black Dragon Pool. She said that five dollars. So Juha sat collapse Doo, I sat behind her. Dodo places like the Ben maneuvering. Miss from time to time with the passers-by greet. I felt nervous, cried: "Never mind. Holding me."
Jin Park, see a large pavilion stand three stone edge. Is the main landscape. Black Longtan lake is wide, the park also great. The bridge has several Kibusa is the "Dongba Culture Institute." As early as more than a thousand years ago, the Naxi people, has created an age-old local hieroglyphs, very image, as if drawing, there is Shoutou, clouds, stones and Watermark, etc.. Such a word more than the "Dongba" using. "Dongba" is the Naxi language, "Shan chant" or "wise men" means. Such a culture of written down is called "Dongba culture", including the Dongba script, Dongba classics, Dongba music, picture, and the Dongba Dongba dance spectra.
Tan North Wufeng Lou yes I strongly recommend to Juha. Wood, is extremely beautiful, exotic, like the five artful Phoenix.
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