15, the evening we returned from the Lijiang Dali, it is already down the evening sunset. Choi Wan the horizon, as has been the setting sun lit like a glowing red. Pedestrian road rush, car to drive to, a modern city scene, how could not find the eyes of that "literature the name states" the shadow of ancient marble. I remember understanding of Dali in the secondary school, I was being read Jin Yong's novel "Tian Long Ba Bu", and described in the novel, the marble palace, Tian Longsi feel charmed, though aware of these are out of Jin Yong's fiction master, but still dreams of a Dali, a look at their appearance in person one day. Today in Dali, I hope to see some historical relics, even in a modern building blocks of tall, find the trace of the ancient marble of the former scene is also okay! But it did not, I did not find anything I did not see and started a bit disappointed. Just as I was when the decadent, A Peng Brother told me that tomorrow we go to Dali, where there may be something I'm looking for.
Soon we came to the last breakfast restaurant found a guide, a simple dinner. Miss guide took us to the hotel stay, so at the way we chatted up. In her introduction today, the next I have a better understanding of how Dali. Dali was once the capital of Yunnan Province, was later changed to Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Dali as the state capital. Western Yunnan's economic and cultural center, Bai accounted for more than 60% of the state's population, the Han and other nationalities also like to become one of the minority here. Dali has a long history, beautiful scenery, is a famous tourist destination.
After the hotel came to settled, I think it is still early so I went out looking for one of the Internet cafes will be on the net.
Erhai Note: Erhai Lake, the old name for Kunming Pool. Er River, Ye Yu Ze, etc.; because of the shape of the human ear, hence the name Lake Erhai. It is 42 kilometers north to south and east-west width 3-9 km, 117 km long shoreline, with an area over 250 square km; an average depth of 10.5 meters, the deepest 21.5 meters, 2.88 billion cubic meters storage capacity, size and storage volume out of Yunnan Lakes Chapter Second, the country ranks seventh in the freshwater lakes.
Erhai Lake south into the Mi-er River, Messina Cangshan 18 streams, the East Meeting Baltic River, dug-color river, south of the West River is the only mouth-er, after Yangbi around into the Lancang River, Lake Erhai is a tectonic lake, Lake Shore East Multi-cliffs, north south-west on three sides by sand.
16, the morning we went to the pier early in the morning, in a row of dancing girls welcomed the Bai, the board of the cruise ship "No. cuckoo." Large cruise up and down a total of four floors, some can accommodate four or five hundred people, ranging within the public facilities. 9:00 sharp, with the siren sounding of several more, cruise ships sail by sail. May be the first boat ride it, mind somewhat excited. Cruise the smooth ride on the water, and perhaps different from the lakes and the sea, no surging waves at sea, so do not feel the ups and downs hull bumps. Tour guide says the whole journey of about four hours, I heard a tongue, thinking that a plateau lakes have so much? No way! Could be heard that it is a long long time the reason, everyone in the three-tier package for the next KTV rooms, to spend their time. I think that even ran out of travel, stay in the room where Jane value is a waste of the best of this scenery, so they went outside a man look at the scenery.
Boarded the four-story grandstand, where a lot of people have gathered, I came to the front of hull, find a seat to sit down, hand on the railing, overlooking the long, boundless expanse of panoramic view of Lake Erhai.
In Haomiao the Erhai, the Tianshui same color, water, days connected. Flat mirror mist shrouded lake, rolling under the shadow of distant mountains in the mist-hidden, at times when, like a famous ink from Dan-Qing. Probably never seen the sea's sake, so the vast waters for the first time I ever saw, which made me not only to think of the sea. It's like people have said it, view a wide scene of people get obsessed with.
Looked for a long time, maybe it is here, let me forgetting oneself, in short, time really flies. I looked around the table, three tea time show up.
3 Tea
3 tea performances in the second floor of a small hall, each 40 minutes, we are third.
Into the auditorium to find a seat, performing horses started. Dressed in traditional clothing of Jinhua Bai and A Peng had slowly enters the stage, Bai is indeed a singing and dancing, singing and dancing groups of Bai has attracted audience's attention to the Bai wedding show, the "pinch the bride "This unique customs, set off the whole show to a climax, some of the audience last straw, onto the stage to perform. Scene a warm atmosphere, the audience's applause, laughter.
Finally, the beautiful Golden Flower, Bai for the audience presented the famous "three-course tea."
Bai, "three tea" refers to the "bitter", "sweet tea", "aftertaste of tea." Head Road bitter also known as "roasted tea" or "100 fighting tea", the first bitter Gan, qi can be refreshing, light Qishuang people of God; three memorable tea, placed flowers and other spicy condiments, drank a can fragrance mouthful of food for thought.
At the end, and following the audience, including me, of course, and the beautiful gold flower pictures taken. This is called "the heart of this world of beauty," Well!
Note: Bai 3 tea has a long history, originated in the early Tang dynasty, after which continue to develop, to the late Tang Nanzhao countries, the rise of Buddhism in Dali, advocating meditation tea temples, tourists also like to drink tea and thirst quencher, so that the tea ceremony is not a small development. After the Song and Yuan Dynasty to the Ming and Qing occasion, Bai got married, love to drink more than roasted tea, entertaining guests to drink sweet tea, in the marriage during the holiday season special to drink, "three-course tea." With the development of tourism, and now Bai 3 tea has grown to very high content of tea culture, tea Every form between all song and dance accompanied by 3-5 months, so that both ginseng tea drinker, can feast for the eyes, blending with the meaning of life as "a pain", "two sweet" and "three aftertaste" philosophy.
Small Putuo
Drunk three tea cruise on the Erhai Lake came to a well-known scenic spots Small Putuo. With our boat arrived at the same time there is another cruise ship, two ship visitors disembarked with the same time, however, flock to block an area of 100 square meters island. Who suffer people, crowded, non yes eyes can see, its spectacular scene, it is difficult to forward. Pairs of this beautiful island is catastrophic, people feel that it is too unpleasant. I did not disembark and lie looked at this boat bar scene, a lot of heavy hearts.
Note: Small Putuo, also known as Kuan Yin Pavilion, in the eastern Erhai, is a limestone island in Lake Erhai, 12 meters above the sea, islands row if a golden seal, floating on the water surface. The legend is open year Guanyin Tuas Zhenhai of marble left behind by India, Island Line, pavilion also pretty close to our myths and legends of the South China Sea, Putuo Mountain, hence the name.
Small Putuo built in the Ming Dynasty, Qing dynasty, the existing Guanyinge years of repair, two, Xie Shan style. The first layer of plastic is like, the second layer of plastic Kuan-yin. Attic though not grand, but small and exquisite, God fog Shou-Xian wind slowly; island, though not high, natural rocks everywhere, in the crevice in the Yi Keke grow trees, lush foliage, tree floor, form a contrast, like a natural bonsai. Boarding on the island, Cang-er beautiful panoramic view, in the breeze among the waves, the island feels like floating in the Howhi among graduated from boat, truly exceptional.
Since then, the boat went Nanzhao style island stopover, this small island of Putuo difference is larger, there are some contemporary antique buildings, a very strong business climate. I got on the island took a few pictures, then returned to the boat.
Close to noon, ending a nearly four-hour flight, we finally reached the shore. Here has been waiting a long time to find the Apeng brother, we are moving towards a "Butterfly Spring" flew away. Dali one day of the visit passed in a hurry, in the evening I finally came to the ancient city of Dali, as before visited the ancient city of Lijiang, a large study, therefore, consciously or unconsciously to control, compare. With regard to Dali, I always thought it was the ancient capital of Dali Kingdom. Only later did I discover I was wrong, but is due to lack of knowledge, which led to error. Today we see the ancient city of Dali, is fifteen years Hongwu (AD 1382) Ming's army captured Dali, the year construction of the. According to historical records, it is "grand scale", radius of 12 years, two ten feet high walls five feet thick 2 Joe; East and West have a gate, there are towers were called: the sea, Cangshan, Cheng En, An Yuan; There turret corners of the city, also have their own name: Egawa, West Ping, Ming, Chang-qing. The external walls of brick walls, the above moments spy, the next ring groove. Ichii the city is like, the layout was chessboard-like, from south to north, 5 Street, from east to west, Lane 8. Of course, these buildings most of today has all gone yuan deposit, and some still faintly visible, and now preserved along with north and south parts of the city walls.
And the ancient city of Lijiang Dayan Old Town Dali The difference is that there is a tall tower, through the tower into the city, first of all to see is a spacious, clean streets, in the streets on both sides of the Bai people's green tile roof, houses, shops school of ancient style.
Walking in the street to see the tourists come here for sightseeing and shopping is still a lot of, I think the vast majority of tourists here, which do not share my screen name from. I do not know how they feel about this.
In fact, here, I found my heart here with expectations of Dali, the gap is very large, there is no Jin Yong's novel of the Qingyuan Dali ancient mystery, there is no marble palace, Tianlong Si. And that is, whether, in the wind and rain, hundreds of years of vicissitudes, but also cease to exist. Perhaps only in my mind to find this piece of mysterious land.
Author: wangpu
