In my mind Shangri-La (2)

September 18, 2001 at about 7:00 am, in my sleep by continuous acoustic wake of the brawl. Thought it was raining, and up and open the window you'll see that far away in the end of the Jinsha River valley water waves, in the quiet early morning, actually echoed throughout the valley, even if the room was so clear it sounds. Hetaoyuan thought last night when the dark days have been just as confused as the surrounding scenery, they simply get up, along the road to enjoy both sides of the mountains. I saw mist-shrouded mountains, it seems like real magic, like walking in a hazy landscape painting.
More than 100 meters away from the three white-faced beside the road, there is a seemingly Inn of the house, approached Yi Qiao, but it was introduced last night, the famous spring Zhang Wizard Inn. My first impression of Tiger Leaping Gorge will be from many years ago, the central station a documentary film, which took place in the Inn tells the inside story of romance. That was a long time ago, a woman from Australia to the Tiger Leaping Gorge Tour Master, but nothing to boast about and a hand with the local inn owner with disabilities, fall in love get married, despite the enormous contrast between the background, in their poverty and the primitive life, but two are so loving each other, then make me baffled. Today I'm already heading hero who stood before the story. Wanted to go see the hostess is in accordance with the Inn can be apart from the edge of a two children in the face outside the door closed, the room without moving, not in a good rash bother, we turn full circle around the inn . Spring house Inn is the local common residential areas, may be external decoration, including the signs, jewelry and so on, is already very westernized, surrounded everywhere filled with English words. In the high-style signs on the western United States, but also written on "Australia House" before. However, according to Zhang wizard, saying the business had a good spring Inn can now Bu Xingliao. The reason is the hostess locals too dirty, if it is to her family's shop to buy things, she did not welcome the locals go to her house, and sometimes drive them with stones. I do not know what he said was true or false, but people from different cultural backgrounds, life a long time, how many would have some gaps.
Back to the three white-faced, the companions also have to get up. Last night WOODY has helped us better to Zhongdian's car, saying that a good 8:30 landslide at the next one waiting for us. However, is supposed to take us out to guide and WOODY Baibaxiongdi Zhang, due to drunk last night, since no bed of. Inn, etc. They called the girl repeatedly put up, eat breakfast departure was already 8:30 a. Fortunately, we all feel good, energy is also abundant, walking speed significantly faster than last night. On the way, we find that does not stop a landslide occurred, but a while there is some small landslides. And therefore do not know exactly where the car waiting for us, only to continue to move forward. Until 10 am, we reached the talc board, wait for us to discover the car, this fact, we have finished the next tiger jumped.
When we guide and WOODY Baibaxiongdi and Zhang, respectively, we are grateful to them from the bottom of my heart is full to accompany us They finished the Tiger Leaping Gorge, is to make our journey They become so smooth, easy and full of fun, yes They enable us to study the local body and the simplicity of the folk customs of the native thick atmosphere. We sincerely hope that they can always keep that passion and simplicity, love and care for the natural beauty of theirs.
To pick our car is an old miniature bread, a driver near the big Duzhen people. When we sat in the car, the entire vehicle whisper whisper in the sound of us engage in uncomfortable, it seems to make this handlebar we send more than 200 kilometers outside of Zhongdian, we have suffered guilt. Dealers soon came to an empty village. The driver said that he was early in the morning to pick us, there is a tire burst, are being repaired here. But when we come back here, there should be two hours before and after, while that have not yet broken even tire repaired. I saw a few people squatting on the ground, with quick-drying glue in the sticky solid tires, loud noise also can not stick up. Reluctantly had to bring that child Sheung broken. Can be committed directly in people's hearts whisper, if in a former shop in the middle of nowhere places, and then bad tires, then we may be winning the lottery had. As we suspense, when, and indeed have a tire burst. We hasten to get off, the driver did not know where to find the one big wood, paving the car, remove the broken tires, my God, he actually did not jack! Then he took two iron bars, facing east tire breaking west pry pry an attempt to tamper with tire, Daogu nearly half an hour, can be loud noise still at a loss for long. Seeing this continues, we would definitely not go into that. My classmates and decisively linked to drivers of other cars, because even if the tires do a good job, and opened more than a dozen kilometers to breaking the two, and then there are more than 200 kilometers, so the tires do not know even how small a break! Do not say go to Zhongdian, even baishuitai were also not. Dao Hai sensible drivers, the cars of their own despair, and began his cellular phone, but fortunately his brother's car at home, promised to immediately rush over. Took about half an hour, then rushed to the car, is a semi-custom and a half cargo of mini-car, looked relatively new. But when we get on the train and found three people to sit back, squeeze the fundamental Jiaoren could not move, curl up with only two legs. If it were not time does not permit, I would rather walk down.
But it is fascinating and moving is that we sat in the car throughout the journey only a glib driver, this guy claimed to been to many places and seen a number of aspects of society. Occasion, he said that he is mixed race, because the father is Han, Naxi mother; a moment to say that a dog jump Gorge Tiger Leaping Gorge; while ridiculed Tiger Leaping Gorge in the vicinity of the villagers were previously beggar; a moment to show off his marriage to our marriage After Enshi. We took him all the way to the right to make a joke nonsense condiments, so as to lower the pain Bale light muscles.
While sitting in the car suffered much, but the car window the scenery is still let us feel more refreshing. Day's journey, the car had been walking in the mountains, between 1600-4000 m above sea level between the continuous climb up the mountainside from the valley, and from the bypass to the foot of the Peak, I wonder how many turned mountains. Along the way, the weather is constantly changing, sometimes the mountain clouds, sometimes heavy rain, and sometimes bright Yang Guan; and changing so fast, people marvel and truly understand the local people's assertion that "mountain has four seasons, different days, ten-mile . " When the sun penetrates the thick roadside forest, according to the hint of mist, the Si-Si Yang Guan like strands of golden ribbon lavished on the earth. The original colorless invisible sun, this time is so specific, so magnificent; the plate along the winding mountain road, we seemed to float among the lines in the unreal.
Way line, some sort of scenery, visit the famous attractions than the later years, no less, and even made us intoxicated. In less than baishuitai the way, when our car turned a col to find that there is a huge mountain at the foot of the natural pasture. From afar, in the surrounding dark mass surrounded by the original spruce forest, I do not know what kind of magic power, went so far as to make such a simple form here, a uniform giant lawn. Dozens of black spots like a yak in the leisurely eating grass, a few small river sparkled in the Yang Guan. We joked that this is a real golf course. Could be if there is a group of potbellied Sheriff's fu JIA Tingzhao play here, then I do not know god will get angry?
When we arrived baishuitai already 14 o'clock, hastily eat a little rice, it went up the hill. Perhaps the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the fastest in the morning rush, this time a quick-fix my incredibly, walking is a one Shui Po was estimated to be grind the blisters. To the gate, only a sparse number of tourists, while the groom and horse Daoshi stood a lot, and the air filled with the stench of horse manure Yi Gu. Along the Plank Road to the top baishuitai not far, when we stand on the platform, looked like the foot of a large terrace-shaped calcium carbonate to precipitate, if not read the information on, a quick could not put her and the Dongba culture link . According to legend, the original Naxi Dongba dimba xrobb the first Patriarch to come back from Tibet to study Buddhist scriptures, channels baishuitai attracted by its beauty he left behind the altar set up missionary work, and therefore Christians Naxi Dongba sacred place, is considered is the birthplace of Dongba culture. This story of the legendary Lu-see in religion is not fresh. Such as Buddhism, Lord Buddha Sakyamuni Buddha under the bodhi tree story, he Sakyamuni childhood legends monks, ascetic practice six years, to no avail; in after giving up ascetic, then at the Bodhi tree, the shop on the auspicious grass, toward the East sat cross-legged, bent on thinking about liberation of the Road; finally one night, over the last troubles Mo Zhang, access to a deep understanding of the Buddha. Thus Buddhism, bodhi tree became a symbol of India's linden tree is currently surviving City Bodhi Gaya Temple naturally became a sacred place of Buddhism.
In the huge baishuitai top, this time has not seen a tourist in the quiet around four Tibetan girl stood all alone. Since then, dark rosy a picture, it seems weather-beaten face, It's hard to believe that they are only 17-18 years of age. They are here to do paid performances for tourists. We gave 20 yuan, the mothers will have bottomed out in a clear small filled lake, hand in hand, along a small circle, singing a high-pitched and with penetration of Tibetan songs, danced the simple steps, turn around in a circle another lap. In the mist-shrouded mountainside, the women that does not a professional performance, than the city, the transition of those packaged electro-acoustic music, more genuine, even more unforgettable.
15:30, we left the baishuitai, there are more than 100 kilometers away from Zhongdian. According to the previous speed, need 3-4 hours, it appears today is to not Bita Lake, and decisions have a direct drive to Zhongdian. Wan Su Zhongdian county originally planned to prolonging the life of the bridge near the hot springs, because hear people say changshengqiao Lijiang how good, view the United States, there are hot springs, several times better than the county seat. But when we arrived, we found that with the imagination of the entirely different. This is just a small valley surrounded by mountains, the terrain is very depressed. In a small side of the river there is not the soil is not a foreign house, surely that is a hot spring hotel. What he saw, so that we dramatically change our minds, to see just how haphazard Zhongdian county.
In the twilight, we gradually near the town of Zhongdian. She is located in a large local and rare upland plain, from afar, the county seat was not big, there are blocks of tall buildings, white inlaid with glass curtain walls are very glaring. Later into the city, as if 10 years ago into a small coastal town, are you mentally handicapped in any case is not going to put it as the "last pure land." City, dirty, chaotic, full of construction sites, garbage, and dig the road was a mess. Dusty streets, pedestrian car tangle. Jie Liangbian mosaic-style buildings are all buildings, in addition to blocks of new luxury hotels, the simply can not see the slightest Tibetan architectural style. The entire city of architecture and planning, with its unique natural environment around the - snow-capped mountains, blue sky, white clouds, lakes, meadows completely out of tune, if using two words to summarize, it is "ugly"!
Since we have a lot of dirty clothes bag, hoping to find one in Zhongdian hotels are quick wash services. In the longevity bridge, we gave Ctrip phone book rooms available when booking Zhongdian Miss calls that they had been fully booked hotel sign. Driving a car had to find somewhere. To Zhongdian hotels, is also no longer vacant, so that the total station Haoshuidaishuo Miss squeeze two, but she forget half a day, or shook his head. Maybe she think of us a dirty look tired, suddenly kindly pick up the phone to help us contact other hotels. Fortunately, she had found a newly opened hotel near the dragon and phoenix Xiang still vacant, so she hastened to set out the two standard rooms, but also unable to manage prices of. Check in the hotel lobby when the lady told us that the room is very tight lately, but today happens to someone canceled the booking room, or else was gone too. We thought, it is low season for tourism, the hotel has is so intense. If the season comes, it will be some what scene it? No wonder a lot of smoke at once Zhongdian hotels at home and new one.
After this speech of agonizing, An den good luggage after nearly 10 points, rushed to a nearby street to find Chiqu. Caught us by accident, cruise a large circle, actually only a handful are still operating, but can not find a small restaurant we think are appropriate. Interestingly, we found that on both sides of the street, any bright and clean virtually all the high-end beauty stores. Helpless around us, we had to return to the hotel restaurant. Most of the lights inside the restaurant had been extinguished, and only several of our guests. In such a cool season, do not understand why the hotel still use central air-conditioning, restaurants, closed four weeks was thus thoroughly practical, turbid air so that everyone in our minds swell, as worse than got mountain sickness and had to go out several times called for fresh air. In our a la carte, the service went so far as we recommend the salmon to the, ah, ah shrimp, crab ah, let's dumbfounding. However, meals and found that the dishes here are quite good, prices are also pretty fair. Now think about it, we should be tolerant of the heart, to look at Zhongdian happened. In fact, the domestic big cities and the environment began to focus on urban-style coordination, is nothing but a few years ago.
After a day trip, living and eating several rounds of agonizing, everyone's mood has dropped the bottom, would no longer engage in any activity. Touch with the car tomorrow to go Deqin, even traumatic events in the world turned upside down 9.11 of follow-up news do not bother to look at, hastily washing the bath, they go to bed to sleep.

September 19, 2001 may be too tired yesterday's sake, sleep deeply at night, it seems right here, 3200 meters there is no hair pulling should be. Morning wake up, the spirit of a lot better yesterday, have encountered unpleasant cast aside. Shortly after 8:00, we have chartered a driver has to turn up the door to hotel. This is a Poussin car, by Internet User recommended. Driver is Deqin people, surnamed Li, Tibetans, looks are not as we imagine the swift and fierce. When we put the rear luggage box, they found inside with two spare tire. Master Lee explained that the road here, poor difficult, a puncture is not unusual that the multi-band one, it more than an insurance policy. To see Lee Master's motives, our hearts are also more at ease, three days after the trip also proved this point. Among these three days, traveling nearly 20 hours, I do not know how many turned to sit Hill, the number of turn a corner, up the hill, down the mountain, overtaking, avoidance, sharp turns, over the status of cave-ins and other complex, had not occurred thrilling action, showing the superb driving skills Master Li. Even more commendable is that dark day, get up early, eating irregularly, have never heard him say the words of a grievance or the blame.
Out of the city, we came to less than 5 km of town Songzanlinsi. The days of blue skies at this time, in the blue sky, the sun just rising on the hill Songzanlinsi, at a glance. With our common Buddhist temples along the coast is different from Songzanlinsi, in addition to the tall majestic hall and the "Kang positions", the four weeks shag large and small, scattered up and down, looking more like a temple mountain. When the inside can see that many lamas of different ages, when, in a sense, something like a school. Buy a ticket in, is bustling with tourists. We are entering into a place called "Sheep Dokan position" big house, a beautiful lady instructors are on the wall for visitors to explain life cycle of the Tibetan Buddhist figure. She said that I do not know how many times has been said already recite the lines, but also from time to time come to a halt, to question the visitors, like a kindergarten teacher with a group of children doing the game. Circumstances in mind, it is not Duodai, and quickly back out. Continue to climb the stairs at the top is Songzanlinsi the center - margaret and Zhacang hall. Small groups of monks in the hall outside the four chatted leisurely days, Sanzhao step; they have less than a year-old little lamas, there are more than 60-year-old lama. We share one of the young lama said hello, he called the beginning of Lasang River, lad's face is always smiling. Took a photo in the post, the young monk asked repeatedly washed well after going to send one to him.
We have spent way cursory Songzanlinsi turn full circle, does not seem to derive unforgettable impression. According to the information briefing, Songzanlinsi Yunnan is the first Tibetan Buddhist Temple, 1679 built, which lasted two years, imitate the layout of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, he is very ambitious. During the Cultural Revolution, far from the center Songzanlinsi domestic politics, too did not escape that catastrophe. Now see the monastery, but in the original part of the reconstruction of the ruins, in the four weeks still left with the original Songzanlinsi the Duanqiangcanbi. However, when the people are for that catastrophe is distressing to see, in order to reform and opening up to cheer when the redevelopment, has been thought that in the tourism industry has become an industry today, Songzanlinsi also can not escape it brings another intangible shock. Temple doors on both sides of the small business everywhere, cries of hawkers and peddlers, diagonally opposite the door is a big and messy parking lot, parked over a wide range of coaches. Buddhism which was supposed to clean the land, it is now owned by inward-looking, think hard place, is the cradle of a thinker, that's what it away from the worldly secular, with fame and fortune no chance, I wonder if tickets are. Front of a busy scene may have been hard to agree that this is the sense of the original Buddhist temple of. When one by one by the church rebuilt on the ruins of the same time, it was inherent in the religious atmosphere was a little bit of disappearing degenerate. Just as we Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, over the years, the temple construction, and more and grand wealth and modification of the surrounding environment is increasingly refined. It could be several millions of tourists a year hand-touch foot, has now turned into a pure money machine.
East Chikurinji is that we call the same day, another Tibetan Buddhist temple, located in benzilan on top of a hillside. Nowhere to be seen, not so much that it is a temple, might as well be said that a big village. Master Li told us that monks are like people, each has its own in the temple of the house, usually the same work, and crafts, a very of ordinary people. Inside the temple can be read by people who truly one of the few remaining engaged in a number of secular, architecture, painting, engraving by and so on. If I hand the information is correct, the Eastern Monastery was founded in 1667, even earlier than the Songzanlinsi sea than a decade. Although it is less than the size and reputation year Songzanlinsi, but it is steep and rugged mountains around the cross-sectional topography, as well as to create the kind of quiet and solemn, and religious environment was very coordinated. When we arrived, we found that there are no Terakado, without Maimen Piao, tourists are few. Everything is so calm nature, you do not literally filled with a pious look. In contrast with the Songzanlinsi, where the majestic temple hall is located in the bottom, but we arrived, I was very lucky to find such a rare scenario. I saw in a while the low Fa Hao Chen lamasery unique sound, many are moving wood Lama, have put down the wood, to the church door by the playground set. We are from the side door and took in, the playground is full is a dark purple, in the backdrop of blue sky and white walls, very dazzling. While a hurry to take the camera, they have been through the hall toward the door in single file Entering. Today is the approach they have focused on the original issue date. Master Lee said that there is no such ceremonies several times a month, you have a coincidence today. Since the entrance through the hall hangs a curtain, can not see inside the scene. While we hesitate to be able to enter, a young lama corner of the curtain opened, greeted us by hand. We have several people went in softly, the light inside the dark, filled with a thick Tibetan incense and the smell of butter. After the huge hall, filled with back to back rows of the lamas, old and small. They recited the scriptures, Ning Yang frustrated, sometimes low, sometimes high-pitched, then rhythm, then melody, than I have heard outside the church choir hymns, no less significant. The monks sit on a high platform, each benign countenance, when you and his eye contact, you mind not help produce a comfortable speechless. Young monks took us through the Church by turning clockwise around the circle, and occasionally talk to us around the murals and statues, I do not know his voice too light, or do we indulge in the scripture chanting, almost did not hear that a bit什么. Wanted to savor this rare scene, but after all we are uninvited guests, here does not belong to us, so quickly back out.
If we say Songzanlinsi and the Eastern Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist organized activities, go to Deqin go along, we have witnessed various forms of folk religion, more deeply felt religion in Tibetan life position. Where in the intersection, entrance to the village, the Peak and various land of the Holy Spirit, can see the big and small Mani Dui and streamer. After Mani Dui said believers would add one of each stone, as the scripture read it again and do a prayer. Streamer with locals call the wind horse flag, is a unique Tibetan religious symbols. Along the way, whether it is pulling the Yakou 4,600 meters, or less than 2,000 meters above sea level edge of the Lancang River, whether in Mingyong on Baima Snow Mountain, or the foot, almost every place you tempting, when you stop taking pictures, the total can be found in There streamer on your side. It is said that because many Tibetans did not know scripture, but to ask people have scripture written on colorful strips of cloth hung Mani dry, the buzzing sound of the wind, as it were, chanting prayers. When we stood in Yakou 4600 meters above sea level, backed by purple-colored volcano, watching the endless layers of Love of the Mountains at the foot of time; when we in the evening, standing on flying Temple viewing platform, overlooking the golden clouds hiding behind the Cavan Gerber Xuefeng, the streamer on the dense side of the cloth in the wind ringing in the brawl, vaguely Eastern Chikurinji we heard the sound of reading aloud by the Church through the chanting voice.
Streamer, perhaps the easiest I've seen religious rituals, but it is very close to the original meaning of primitive religion. Prior to the introduction of Buddhism, Tibetan primitive religion from the worship of nature that all of nature - days, mountain, water, trees, etc., are all life, will, and spirituality, they are the incarnation of gods, and these spirits dominate people's fate. The wilderness on a streamer, in the sun, rain, snow, fog, daytime prayer, night prayer, round the clock, muttered prayers, praying around the gods, bless the universal common people. Is there more imaginative than this mass-mediated to express religious beliefs, communication with the gods do?
The journey from Lijiang to Deqin, as long as the slight attention, you will discover, with the height above sea level, changes in the landscape at the same time, climate, vegetation, resulting regular evolution. The language of communication between man and nature - religion has become ever stronger. Religion, only with people their environment, but not with people's level of education, as well as wealth has nothing to do. To stay in reinforced concrete to build the urban jungle, you may not understand religion on the meaning of living in the mountains and little hills Liren. But when you are on the ground, the face of the strange mountains and rivers of heaven and earth, vegetation situation, my mind and that can not be expressed in language, so sudden urge to want to bow down to your soul will not touch. When we flew Temple, the mysterious face of the Meili Snow Mountain and spent the night after that last a lifetime, do not believe something, it is impossible!
Compared to the road a few days ago, today's Yunnan-Tibet National Highway 214 to go, find it difficult to see the extent of really great might as a witch. True, as someone dubbed "Britain dirty" way, not only a bumpy road, but also a lot of vehicles, from license plates to see, Yunnan, Tibet, also in Sichuan. To be a super-car, have to based on the already struggling, and even carts rendezvous, during which a car had to stop. To make matters worse, today's sunny road dry, car stirring up dust, have risen a long queue, get cover behind the car can barely see the road, overtaking a greater difficulty and danger. Somehow, the car air-conditioning is broken, shut windows, the car hot by opening windows, dust filled. The beginning is also subconsciously kept windows closed window, then simply open windows, so that outside the sun, wind, dust will fall into poured into the car, Lee listened to the master disc over and over again that the "magic of the Jiuzhai" songs mind can not help raising a tragic feeling.
Around noon, we went to the benzilan town, here in the low altitude of more than Zhongdian county, only more than 2000 meters. Master Lee said that any car into the mountains will be a short stay here, because the front of the mountain road is long, with four more than 1000 meters above sea level of between Yakou, and then there are no other village can be a rest stop. We ate the meal in the town, business resumed.
Benzilan out of the car along the winding mountain roads to the hinterland of higher cross-sectional. On the road occasionally be able to see across the canyon hillside, sparse scattered blocks of Tibetan residential areas, green trees, white clouds, white walls, and, at times when the hidden light, how the landscape like a painter's brush. In a few days and then travel, one can often see such a unique landscape. But I've always wondered, why the Tibetan people prefer a home in hillside, rather than the more flat valley? Convenience of life, whether traffic or water, which is a lot easier than the earlier ones. Asked a lot of people are puzzled.
I do not know how many bent over the back corner, everyone was about to jolt the sleepy when a car suddenly eyes suddenly see the light. Turns out that we come to the first one Yakou, now watches have shown no elevation (because of that damn table below shows only 4,000 meters height). Before your eyes are unique to mountain shrub meadow, sparse grass slowly along the hillside expanse. Master Li told us that the past is now not a good season, if the spring, covered with wild flowers here is a flower of the world, but the winter here has been a natural big ski. By then, tourists will be here will want to return and some will stay all day. To hear that, although a little disappointed, but still before his eyes wide open and momentum of the infection. Regardless of altitude sickness do not respond, can not help but run up on the grass could be a short run, actually tired out of breath.
Wrote this, we have to mention our soldiers stationed all the way to see. From Zhongdian to Deqin way, we met hundreds of military vehicles composed of a mighty fleet of cars filled with young soldiers. It is said that large-scale development to the west, troops are laying fiber optic cable in Kunming to Tibet. Every few kilometers along the road, there a military camp, a lot of soldiers who have been digging pipelines. At Yakou, we have at this time around, they stationed a team. 4600 meters above sea level, in this no man's land, and even walking was difficult, the rice is cooked unfamiliar place, a dozen of our soldiers who dug in a few days to a few kilometers deep, the level of hardship may wish to conceivable. Camp hung a red banner which read "daytime race against time, lived outdoors in a first-rate", usually is just a slogan here and now it is a living reality. Master Li told us that yesterday he had a way to piggyback on the wounded in the snow-capped mountains to the headquarters of child soldiers, soldiers who said to him: "We do live, even the laborers are not stand." We really should here Abing buddies King a ceremony!
Master Lee looks to see us not want to go, just we say: "Let's go ahead Yakou scenery more beautiful." Dealers Soon, we went to the last is the highest Yakou. According to his master to say, here at least 4600-4700 m above sea level, height and Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain is similar to the top of the berm. However, the feelings of the two places are completely different. When following the flow Qi Chuan Chuan climbed to top of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Plank Road, when the only think that has capital, go back to show off to friends: "I went to an altitude of 4680 meters of the mountain." However, at this time I stood next to Mani Dui, winds blowing from the body, blown streamer brawl ringing, but also blown vanity gone. Behind is a barren, Zhu red crater, several statues of great sculpture of the cliff side by side, like the flat top of the hill, in the blue sky, the seemed to tell us something. Opposite the foot of the sky-line high Baima Snow Mountain, thick white clouds linger Peak, and always refused to reveal truth about the matter. Stand Yakou, the ecstasy, looking at one sitting was the issue of boiling mud volcano, and the other sitting is cold year-round snow-capped mountains, glaciers, the two head across the mountain god. What is the magic power to create such scenes? Mi Mi's heaven only knows!
Yakou out in front like Sheban down winding mountain road. Turn a few bends, Lee master stopped the car a col in the next, pointing to the mountain streams flow down, this is down Baima Snow Mountain water, people put it as holy water, drank a can-fits-all, but also be able to bless you and your family. We quickly come up with water bottles, drained Nongfushangquan the like, in a small stream can not wait to drink a few mouthfuls of the first, and then hand filled with all the guys can hold water. In the car, Lee introduced the holy water master to continue the knowledge, saying that the local inspection department has done the water test, and found that water, no pollution, pure incredible, can be used as car batteries inside the electrolysis of water (at home, search the web for a long time, but also finding out is what kind of water). However, this water can only be stored 1-2 days, the original take holy water home, to hear that, everyone burst of pity.
As we also Shen invasion in the holy water, the sudden, I do not know who shouted: "Meili Snow Mountain." Zhao Chuangwai a look, saw the distance between the clouds there is a platoon-long snow-capped mountains, we shouted loudly asking Lee to stop the master. Master Lee said with a smile, here too far in front of the concierge station can be seen more clearly. We can no matter so much, I thought, if there, do not see the snow-capped mountains have been from time to bad enough, look at one is the one. The distance is exactly what we dreamed of Meili Snow Mountain! Nowhere to be seen, although the layers of clouds covered most of the peaks, but the majestic peaks of the Crown Prince was faintly visible, sharp peaks top out of the clouds, with blue sky muddy as a whole. At this point, we are holding holy water, look up to Kamiyama, which will not regret this trip had. Hurriedly took a few pictures, then hurry on the bus all the way hope that Lee Kai-Wen 1:00 fellow instructors at this time but all the way to press to open quickly and then hurry up.
At about 16:00 and more, we came to the Welcome Desk Deqin. 214 National Road is in fact a piece of concrete, on the ground a few sit Baita, the edge is still densely colored streamer corner is rare to see one in the Tibetan vacant Liu Jiaoting. At the foot of a bottomless gorge (Shengping Deqin county town of this valley is located upstream), the other side of canyon on the slopes of a large open ground, in the green trees, scattered with white spots in residential areas like Tibet, that is flying Teramura. Flying over the pagodas, high above a row of Meili Snow Mountain is the group.
At this point, the sun has been West Ramp, blue sky and surrounding mountains such as water washed For the general, has not seen the number of clouds, except on a mountain peak is still clouds dim. With the clouds fluttering, Prince Edward Peak, son of peaks and numerous mountain peaks known as General from time to time presented one by one in front, let us glimpse it Zunrong. Whenever a Xuefeng Yunkai unfolding around a while have a little excitement. But the most mysterious of the Goddess Peak is always unwilling to shed the veil of the heads of white, thick clouds like a loyal guard, closely follow his master, the only thing we could see only her white heart-shaped necklace. In fact, before coming to Deqin, we have heard many people say, unless you had extremely good luck, the rainy season is difficult to see Meili Snow Mountain, as the mysterious snow-capped mountains, but have also exposed several times a month (several times Oh, not a few days ah ) only. Today we see the highest peak of Kawagebo - Prince Edward peak, as well as most of the other peaks have been very lucky. But we still did not give up, we sat pavilion, etc. appearance Goddess Peak. Xiao Wang could not wait to keep Faduanxiaoxi, it is necessary excitement to share with friends at home had no idea that her friend a response, music everyone convulsed with laughter, reads: "Oh Yeah, I can not stand!"
I do not know how long, etc., is not shy of the Goddess Peak is always moved by our piety, shrouded peaks of the clouds in no way meant to leave, and other peaks on the clouds is also increasing. Helpless being, we can only hope and pray that tomorrow to see her Zun Rong.
In the drive to the county road, Master Lee has also been infected by the excitement that we kept on nagging: Do you see the sacred Meili Snow Mountain, I am also very happy, sometimes pulling a few days the guests do not see snow-capped mountains, get the all the way listless. Motors less than 10 kilometers, we came to Deqin county. The altitude here is not high, and Zhongdian comparable. County little ordinary, there is no feature at all. With the lessons in Zhongdian, we have resolutely refused to live in the county that must live in the temple to go flying, no matter where there is no toilet on the condition that the difference between how the (later to prove our decision is correct).
We are on the road and Lee had an appointment with the master, one evening he took us to the "Tibetan spices first," said the Tibetan restaurant to dine, there is no direct drive to the flying temple. At this point early days, Lee drove the master would have come full circle in the city could be a few minutes to transfer finished. Then he took us to the city in a small temple. In addition to the wall inside the temple was unique to Tibetan Buddhism, color paintings, the majority of space was a two-story sitting Baita share. Master Li told us that there are three White Tower, the tower bottom is put tools in the middle put the grain, put the top is the gold and silver utensils and ornaments, which are donated by their families after the death of the elderly. Terauchi We have encountered three Roaming Lama, one of which is woman! I do not know why, Master Li had no good impression on them.
Out sihou, we came to hotel. And was originally a modest little restaurants, which are placed in the six small low square table. Sure enough, the walls are hung with a door horizontal tablet, do not know who to write to mention the "Tibetan seasoning first" six pitched. As the reputation too, we would have paid no attention this hotel names. Is taken into account, which do not have a guest, boss boy greeted with enthusiasm. A big pot on the first yak butter tea, two small bowl of barley flour and corn flour, Master Lee taught us to do authentic tsampa DCB. Next up is a small bowl of oily the cheese, as well as with the cheese, and I do not know what the deep-fried pellets mixed together. To tell the truth, these authentic Tibetan food was not to my appetite, eat a little, it had no touch. Meili Snow Mountain bring us excitement, it seems that light beer is not enough. We want a little home-made boss of highland barley wine, did not expect to take up a big bottle is full. Perhaps the sake of Tibetans bold rough, they are different from the concept of the size of urbanites. Point is that a bottle, and if a bottle, and perhaps the will to take up a big pot. A small taste, feeling good, no sorghum wine spicy flavor. We urge somebody to drink with each other rare features a move, a short while the bottle is already bottomed out. If it were not wanted to go to temple to enjoy the night flying under the Meili Snow Mountain, and perhaps tonight drink drunk.
Fond, we continue to drive along National Highway 214 to the flying temple. About half an hour, then came the best view of Meili Snow Mountain - flying Temple observation deck. The road on both sides, one side is the viewing platform, on the other side is a three Tibetan family Inn. Master Lee suggested that we live in the middle of one, saying that the conditions of this less land, but the upstairs viewing the best, no wonder that's called Belvedere. To lay down their luggage, and Lee to take time to master an appointment the next day after they are forced to not receive rushed observation deck. Into the door to see, the name the viewing platform, but in reality is a flat slope. Meili Snow Mountain View previous one, like the concierge station, on the ground is still built a row of long, there are as many as 7-8 only Baita tower is hung a streamer with the closely-packed. Even if the next day climbed to a sparsely-populated, under Prince glacier peak, still full of five-colored streamer. After a Jiangya Koudao Mingyong from the along the way, any footnotes to watch Jiaoren Meili Snow Mountain where there will be Mani Dui and streamer Meili Snow Mountain in Tibetan heart can see the status of what's sacred.
Stood viewing platform is very broad field of vision. At this point the sun has already Xi Chen, orange-red sunset covering the snow-capped mountains, the sky has become colorful. I thought, maybe the reason why Deqin county town named Sheng-ping is not the meaning of human sight, but to this time of the Meili Snow Mountain, Chung sunset behind the mountain god was gathering, peacefulness it. Only that we mortals can not see can not hear nothing. Wait senselessly looking for a while, go back to the room, found in the woods there is a Shitai, came closer on end on top of a small monument, Beishang engraved with the Chinese and 17 Japanese individuals (of which 11 are Japanese )'s name. So this is what the Government did not know that no one in 1991 Sino-Japanese joint mountaineering events set the monument. I do not know why, the monument is not conspicuous, it seems much interested in hiding in the bush, surrounded by piles everywhere I do not know Renfen or horse manure, smell a lot. Hurry to leave, do not let the evil stench of the landscape.
Back to the room, slowly began to organize their luggage was found in the washing hair face and nose are covered with thick dust. Body slightly cleaned off his shoes and that the dead after a heavy rain, Dungan an easy. The wide corridors upstairs put a few long benches and small square table, we sat leisurely, relying on the railings, watching the Meili Snow Mountain, in fact, where line of sight, and no less than observation deck. Unconsciously night fell, the original quiet temple flew, this time is a quiet, our hearts also will be calmed down. Thin looked around, only if we lived next door to a pair of small husband and wife from Guangdong, but the two left Liangbang Inn dark and, as if not a tourist.
More and more black night, the stars are more and more, more and more bright. I do not know because the highland barley wine to drink put in more, or on the road too tired reasons, the companion less than 9:00 on the rest went into the room. At this time I was very conscious, not the slightest sleepy. In my life, no that night like tonight, so calm the mind, such as washing, with no distracting thoughts. Originally on the ancient poems know nothing about myself, I actually thought of a child at this time learned of Li Bai's ditty "overnight Temple": "dangerous high-hundred feet, hand removable stars. Not loud language, fear of shaking Exalted." If Li Bai lived to fly Temple, I do not know what kind of poetry will write it?
A person walking in front of the road, look to the Star, Looking faintly visible Kawagebo Kamiyama, I just felt:
Heaven and Earth with my things with me as a symbiosis of nature and the eternal soul, but for the occasional car on the road to open before the sound woke me, I have not tell where they are.
When you can not use language to talk to your state of mind, when you can not find the bosom friend to share your feelings, the music will be your best option. Usually a little I like to hear classical music, this time hiking the road while doing everything possible to reduce the heavy loads, and actually still wear the old bulky portable CD, and in possession of thousands of Zhang film, the election of the 12 CD. They are: 2 BACH's "MASS IN B MINOR", RICHTER command; 2 HANDEL's "MESSIAH", MARRINER command; 1 BEETHOVEN's "VIOLIN SONATAS (NO.4, 6,8)", PERLMAN and ASHKENAZY; 2 CHOPIN's "NOCTURNES", Fu Cong; 2 MAHLER's "SYMPHONIES (NO1, 8)", BERNSTEIN and SOLTI command; a SWEDISH HYMNS "NOW THE GREEN BLADE RISETH"; a SATIE the "PIANO WORKS" ( Music lovers gift edition); a Tan Dun's "Heaven, Earth"; still baffled brought a TCHAIKOVSKY's "BALLET SUITES" (later discovered TCHAIKOVSKY Ballet music does not belong to Shangri-La, does not belong to Lugu Lake).
While the Los Angeles school years, it has not yet heard a song, whether it is a redundant question. In the Tiger Leaping Gorge, once eager to listen to the eighth MAHLER (in thousands) Symphony, unfortunately did not give me time. Otherwise, when you sit at the end of the boulder on the canyon and watching the Pentium the Jinsha River, while listening to "Faust" epic songs: "AS THE ROCKY PRECIPICE AT MY FEET RESTS HEAVILY IN THE DEEP ABYSS, AS A THOUSAND STREAMS, SPARKLING, FLOW TO THE DREAD CATARACT OF THE FOAMING FLOOD, AS, STRAIGHT UPWARD, BY ITS OWN POWERFUL DRIVE, THE TREE-TRUNK REARS ITSELF INTO THE AIR, SO IT IS ALMIGHTY LOVE THAT SHAPES ALL AND CHERISHES ALL. WHEN AROUND ME WILD TUMULT ROARS, AS IF FOREST AND ROCKY FLOOR WERE IN UPHEAVAL, AND YET THE MASS OF WATERS, LOVING IN IT BLUSTER, HURLS ITSELF INTO THE GORGE, SUMMONED PRESENTLY TO WATER THE VALLEY; THE LIGHTNING, WHICH FLAMES DOWNWARDS TO PURIFY THE ATMOSPHERE WHICH CARRIES IN ITS BOSOM POISON AND FUMES - THESE ARE HARBINGERS OF LOVE, THEY PROCLAIM THAT WHICH EVER SEETHES, CREATING, ROUND US. OH, MIGHT IT KINDLE ALSO MY INMOST BEING, WHERE MY SPIRIT, CONFUSED AND COLD, AGONISES, IMPRISONED BY A DULLED BRAIN, LOCKED FAST IN FETTERS OF PAIN. O GOD, SOOTHE MY THOUGHTS, ENLIGHTEN MY NEEDFUL HEART. "(foot of the cliff re-Man-kwan, the next temporary Juehe deep Chihiro, 1000 Xi Quan Qi pour down, flying foam floating bubble splash optical crystal, and ancient dense Li-Atlas, where strong participation clouds, macro Zai Ai-Li is the case, all things Yu-10000 class shape, surrounded by lunacy roar, Tao sound of such as Chung, spring Mashimo miles, water sparkling noise, filling the bottom, such as Shi 100, electricity and shiny suburb next day, remove Duwu struggle with the demon, the sky clearer Liao Wan-li, love the messenger warning people of the world, the eternal good fortune fertility all sentient beings, even if heat Rufen heart, mind the cold, such as frost, functional slow failure, who are chains of imprisonment, the gods solution I Jiaosi, light in my hungry heart.) That would be kind of feel? I hope there will one day revisit Tiger Leaping Gorge, they can find the answer.
Here and now, music and no doubt will become my best companion, it can interpret the feelings of my soul. When I open the first sheets I do not know how many times listening to the hymns set from Sweden, this in STOCKHOLM pure recording of OSTERHANINGE church chorus, seems to come from Merrill Kamiyama From the sound of Heaven, is so bothered or heart lungs I only heard that: THERE'S A WIDENNESS IN GOD'S MERCY, LIKE THE WIDENESS OF THE SEA; THERE'S A KINDNESS IN HIS JUSTICE, WHICH IS MORE THAN LIBERTY.THERE IS PLENTIFUL REDEMPTION, IN THE BLOOD THAT HAS BEEN SHED, THERE IS JOY BEYOND THE GRAVE AND THE FUTURE'S FILLED WITH SONG. THERE IS GRACE ENOUGH FOR THOUSANDS OF NEW WORLDS AS GREAT AS THIS; THERE IS ROOM FOR FRESH CREATIONS IN THAT UPPER HOME OF BLISS. THERE IS PLENTIFUL ... .....
Replaced HANDEL's MESSIAH, it is clear that his well-known opera, as long as more than two hours this evening after listening to it is impossible to scratch, and simply chose that period to even the British King George II would not dare sit to listen to The HALLELUJAH chorus, only to hear the whole body blood boiling, just want to follow it, and facing the Kawagebo God peak singing loudly: HALLELUJAH ... ..., FOR THE LORD GOD OMNIPOTENT REIGNETH. THE KINGDOM OF THIS WORLD IS BECOME THE KINGDOM OF OUR LORD AND OF HIS CHRIST; AND HE SHALL REIGN FOR EVER AND EVER. KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. HALLELUJAH ... ...! This is the music from the eighteenth century had nothing to do with the times.
He rarely listen to BACH, and the contemporary HANDEL that joy and warmth of the music compared to the overall feel that his music was too decent, and even a bit boring, looking at a lot of his records, sometimes think, 60 years old and then later to listen to you, . May be that the mass is an important rites of Christianity, and this trip is also an important in my life journey, which brought to the film MASS IN B MINOR. This once again at home, two hours from start to finish listening to the great works, but sometimes feel tired. May be this time, Tingzhetingzhao, I just feel Meili Snow Mountain had brought the quiet of your sacred and solemn, are gradually surfacing inside this MASS. When you hear the fourth part of the SANCTUS (someone to translate it into: Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus), a surge of spiritual consolation by being unique and possess feelings of joy, with the high-pitched chorus was naturally expressed to: HOLY, HOLY, HOLY LORD GOD OF HOSTS, HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE FULL OF THE GLORY. We knew it, after listening to more than 120 minutes Missa.
Night grew deeper and deeper, open hanging around the corridors in addition to a dim孤灯have been related to modern civilization can not see any other thing. The evenings, Fengqing bluish-white, is it not listen to a great time to CHOPIN Nocturne do? CHOPIN Nocturne has always been one of my favorite tracks to listen very long to buy the set of playing RUBINSTEIN version, I do not know how many times have heard, the film faster scrapped. Not long ago, and occasionally in a shop found a set of Fou-recorded version of the seventies, when the baby like buying a home. I remember an article on the Fou once said: Chopin's like my destiny, my natural temperament, I played his music, just like I am a natural way in that my own words. It is also recognized as the best bomb Fou is the works of Chopin and Debussy. NOCTURNES, its name originally came from the time of the Catholic Vespers hymn, Chopin's 21 nocturnes Chopin's inner monologue is the night of the retreat. Feng old man said; "In the sunlight shining on the modern music room, must not feel the charm of Nocturne." In fact, in the noisy city, the should not listen to it, and in the desire commotion, we also should not listen to it. At this point I am pleased to bring this beloved disc CD. From the first song to listen to start lowering B minor, as if being in the 10000 sieve Juji, when suddenly from heaven came melodious Pieces, For 1 Bing Xin as in okho put your whole body and mind into the clarity of the border. I do not know this listening to Chopin Nocturne other tourists have the same feelings?
On the road in front of turning a back to another back, after listening to one another in the first Nocturne, unknowingly had 12 points a night. Although I have to wear a down suit, but the cold Ye Feng growing at this time, blowing my bursts of coolness, as it were, said to me: go back, it does not belong to you! CD machines at a time when the battery has run out, though not all listening to Chopin's Nocturne, but they were already satisfied. Back to the room, perhaps too carried away and called companion woke up, and Xiao Li asked me: "dawn it?"
Fully clothed lying on the bed, could not sleep a long time, Maner is vaguely sacred music was fantastic

September 20, 2001 
 dim companions have been found to get out of bed, looked up and almost out of the window is still black. One thought of worrying about the Goddess Peak, Yi Gulu on the climb up, hastily washed my face, holding her partner's foot frame, go visit the observation deck ran. Inside, found a good seat, frame a good camera, quietly waiting. At this time around has been standing wave of people, in the chill of the morning breeze, some holding the body, and some stomped, his face looked across the pious Meili Snow Mountain.
Within a short while, the East spit white, quiet again, gradually Meili Snow Mountain presented to our eyes. Initially, thin clouds still obscured the most of the mountain, slowly, clouds dispersed, one after another white Xuefeng Lu out. Surprisingly, a long cloud has a motionless wrapped around trees on the hillside, like a white ribbon tied around his waist.
The sun came out, soft white peaks Yang Guan put dyed gold, while the foot part of the woods are still secret, the pyramid-shaped peaks like Tsui Hark golden prince the movie "The Legend of Zu" in the holy mountains, floating in the air .
I do not know who Bangbian softly said loudly: "Look, Goddess Peak out," group saw the snow-capped mountains to the left, a peak with the Crown Prince, but the same towering peaks slightly lean out quietly exposed. Ah, the original of the Goddess Peak which is extremely mysterious! Xuefeng Gold is still hanging it under the big necklace, two-story-like clouds like a golden ribbon around her neck. From afar, is so holy, noble, dignified.
At this point, 13 peaks at a glance, and then on the high between the Prince and the goddess, hand in hand is their son, about two sides Shaoai is their general public. Heavens and the human figure is really a good one!
The face of the present fantastic snow-capped mountains, clouds, light I forget the language, forget the time
A wave of people to come and take a wave, maybe a few points, and did not know how many times fellow had cried and told me to eat breakfast. I have been shooting with the camera constantly, just want this to be perpetuated by countless moments.
Big bright, the sun has been drying to the body, tan I felt uncomfortable at this time discovered that the body was wearing down those thick clothing. Back to the concept of Peak House, a bowl of noodles has become a bowl of noodles pimple, hastily ate a few mouthfuls, then went upstairs to see snow-capped mountains. The four of us sat in the corridor, looking over everyone's mood is an emotional one. I became frantic with excitement, in the changing film, the actually forgot to rewind the film has been shot on the turn the camera back cover (in order to take photos, special needs, usually I put the camera set to manual Dao Juan, and later discovered broken home by 5 photographs, including three of the most beautiful panorama). But compared to my classmates, I was still considered lucky. He was holding a digital video camera, run up and down, side recorded in his mouth, shot early in the morning, in the upstairs corridor continually released back into the video down in the past, appreciate his effort of making. Results Jing forgot to strap down back end, was later shot a large section of the wash, gas he shouted: "how so, how could this be?" Over and over again to find the period that he had not seen the video, the difference did not put the camera demolished.
Approaching 9:00, Li master's car arrived. At a time when there was cloud covered mountains, the locals, he told us his face reverently: "You saw the best of the Meili Snow Mountain, the golden peaks, white ribbons, were you have seen." According to They say that only good luck people, only fate to see this beautiful and sacred mountain.
Accordance with the itinerary, we wanted to go to the foot of Meili Snow Mountain is located in the Ming Wing Village, climbed Mingyong, and the mysterious snow-capped mountains to do a close contact, and then return to Zhongdian, the time will be very tight. So hurriedly packing to, on the train along the Yunnan-Tibet Highway 214 continue to move go through.
Yesterday, the car has been found that listening to tapes of that box disappeared, Lee master explained that yesterday in the welcome in Taiwan, met county traffic police captain, whom he borrowed the tape went. We put the traffic police anger curse roundly meal. See our dull appearance, Master Lee would give us Let's talk about almost every visitor will hear the Merrill story. Although I have seen online, but this time Lee was the master storyteller like tone of voice, slowly Road to, just like what has been happening before our eyes.
He spoke of the first story that occurred in early 1991, the Sino-Japanese joint mountaineering events. That day, days of high Qishuang, blue skies from six Chinese and 11 Japanese, composed of a large Sino-Japanese joint climbers after more than one month's preparation, to the main peak Kawagebo peak to launch the final impact, determined to win, to conquer this that no one on board the maiden from the peak. Lane County Government has also written press releases, and waited at the telegraph machine next to the mountains received a successful message sent immediately announced to the outside world. Diametrically opposed to the Government's enthusiasm for local Tibetans to hear this news, came from all directions, in the coming Temple at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, prostrate prayer, to pray for the Holy Spirit, to prevent tarnish the minds of these climbers Kamiyama. Climbers to the summit on sprint when he suddenly burst blizzard, the scraping of the 17 climbers without a trace. Until a few years ago, only to find them from the Mingyong body, but found, had already been decapitated, arms and legs separated, very miserable. After the tragedy, relatives of the Japanese each year come to worship here, but each time could not see snow-capped mountains. They kneel on the ground, tears of snow-capped mountains, said: "Kamiyama ah, you have taken away our son's life, let's take a look at your Zunrong bar" to hear that the tragic The story, we are speechless.
Master Li then said was the practice of the Panchen Lama Temple in the coming story. Said Master Panchen Lama was alive, had been to fly to temple to worship Meili Snow Mountain. Unfortunately, when they arrive is cloudy, thick clouds covered the mountain Yanyanshishi, the Panchen Lama will be in public master of ceremonies to start. Did not expect but can not find holy water, readily took an irrigation master "Jianlibao" drink the practice of thing. Doing doing, snow-capped mountains on the one finally fog lifted, Kawagebo peak revealing the steeple at the scene of many high-ranking officials stunned everybody. Master Lee said that if there is holy water that day will certainly be able to see all the 13 peaks. Later, we flew inside the temple and see the million people to meet the Panchen Lama the grand scene of photographs, but did not see things his way then one.
After listening to Lee talk about the story of the master, we do not know those are true, those are true, but we understand that love and hate of the Tibetans distinct character.
Dealers to the Yunnan-Tibet Highway 18 × × mileage of license, the front is a fork in the road, turn right into Tibet is a line, the left is the line today, to Mingyong. Turn the fork in the road to begin winding down the way, until the foot of the mountains of the Lancang River. Road, become increasingly difficult to walk, landslides had lots more and more terrible, which is adjacent mountains denuded, steep terrain at a glance, a gift to fear. Although I have 7-8 years of driving experience, yesterday, also with the master Lee bragging, but if I drive now, I do not know the arms and legs will tremble. Because I know that if not careful, Lianren Dai car, will be mercilessly plunged into the abyss and never have anything Dangzhe you. I would not want to die, I have never been so sentimentally attached to life-like. Shangri-La in going before a friend told me that last year the provincial government a 10-member delegation to Tibet, there will be two car accident victims, including a young wife, learned the sad news a few days after receiving her husband sent in Tibet her postcards, which read: "I was the nearest place from heaven to write to you," I do not know God or by chance, seems to seek seek among the have a mysterious power. I have this thing did not dare to tell my companion, as the way to, Mike had to remind the driver opened the car slowly. In fact, Zuoshang Che, we had to life in the hands of the driver. Fortunately, this section of track cars much, Lee Kai-master was very careful, try to control the speed, do not overtake all the way without insurance.
Approaching a small hill village, I suddenly saw a caravan down from the mountain walk through, and that is ancient and mysterious caravan! They did not take the winding mountain road, but directly vertically down from the mountain, man holding horse, horse pony negative with two bags, which can be filled with salt. Look at this scenario, people could not help but admire endless Yunnan Dwarf horses. In the modern traffic has entered the remote village of today, "Tea-Horse Road" era of transport - caravan, still is still walking, people baffled.
After a small village, on a curve to the Lancang River on the edge, not far from the Lancang River Bridge. We parked the car in the middle of the bridge, looked down, although the two sides here, Tiger Leaping Gorge is not as steep topography of the riverbed is also a lot of wide, but the turbulence down the river, is still very frightening. Guo Lancang River Bridge, car dealers up soon, that is, out Nagamura. In the village we see a huge walnut tree, two Tibetan grandmothers were walnut trees picking fruit, the original tree, there is a person beat fruit. Master Li seemed quite familiar with them, stop their cars to them to be a lot of walnuts, points to us, this is the first time I saw fresh walnut fruit.
Reach Mingyong foot of the mountain and found that there has developed a very good, quartzite paved road and parking, eccentric style of new buildings and bridges, as well as clean toilets. Similarly, "development" is that it is pretty good tickets for 60 yuan a person, with a value of 30,000 yuan a riding accident insurance. Bought tickets, suggested that we ride up the mountains, one asked price, Goodfellas, each great circle 80. Due to the tight schedule, riding uphill is our only choice, even if this should take 50-60 minutes to the Mingyong.
Dressing up the mountain road of good, for the sake of the road flat, bend Trinidad and Tobago. Due to lack of stimulation, as the last Maoniuping, on horseback, would have seemed more tedious. Question owner: "This horse has been to tourists fall?" They said: "You is not riding horses, but donkeys, donkeys than horses to be formidable, both stable and good endurance, never took place tourists fall down. But Daoshi On one occasion threw a batch of an officer's down. " That is Mingyong newly opened soon (forget the year), a local group of senior officials to "inspect" came, when they triumphantly on horseback suddenly fallen from the hills, when the left at large in a barrel, sent to voice frightened the horse, to riding on the back of an officer threw a harsh down. After hearing the story, we seem to gloat a bit, saying: "Why did they fail to pay deserved."
Finally to the Mingyong the. On horseback, upward look up, surprised to see the sharp peaks of the top, away from us is so in the past. Groom told us: "You really lucky to see the peak," all the way to have heard a lot of this is the case, but still pleasing to the ear, when we reach the glacier when the peak has been obscured by clouds. After dismount could not wait to walk to the glacier, passing a small temple, go up soon groom suddenly caught up with him, told us: "no through road above, is at large, it is necessary here to continue." While on the road to listen to Master Li mentioned earlier, glaciers are roads, repaired after the glaciers keep tourists on the go, but go here, here it seems the size of a small glacier. Despite doubts, it had been stepped up along a road, moved to the valley to go. To the bottom of a pile of rocks, on a good few meters away from the glacier there, here is a deep ditch, people become unable to go in the past. Looking across the glacier, the ice is covered with a thick black rock powder, dirty, and the original imaginary world, a far cry from the blue ice. Under the outflow of ice from the glacier is also mingled with a large number of impurities, no wonder we are seeing in the Ming Nagamura flow down the mountain stream is a dark gray.
Seeing the top of the glacier valley is a large white, it seems seductively beckons to us. But we even people Caichu the road in front of no, and only in the thick bush in the upper reaches of the difficult walk to the glacier. Take up a large section of the steep cliff in front of a large block of our upward path. Relying on this point we have the capability, in any case this is not climb on the cliffs. I thought, if there are now like the Tiger Leaping Gorge, Zhang Li as a guide to us first, be nice to lead the way ah. Sorry go sorry, we had to quit, along the same route back.
Nothing is perfect, the glaciers so that our journey too.
Back to the top, the groom told us that the top right there is a Lotus Temple, and asked what we want to go by. We thought, here today, I mainly want to stand on the ice, feel the touch that feeling when the blue glacier. As for the Lotus Temple has been mentioned can not afford our interest, and ride directly back to the Mingyongcun.
To the village already 13:00, and on the roadside teacher's car found Lee, could not find the master Li people. Into a seemingly quite impressive Tibetan Inn and found that Lee was with the group of people playing mahjong master, the original Tibetan are also playing a thing. Doors and windows of the house from the outside can also see that the Tibetan decorative architectural features, in addition have all foreignized. After the door is a large hall, corridors on three sides, inside the room, if not the industrialization of the middle stood a fireplace, but also thought it was a dance floor it. Speaking of the way to see the Tibetan residential areas, very interesting, the more close to the tourist attractions, the more there is no Tibetan characteristics; if the inn, it was almost like we are building in rural areas along the coast a few years ago the (including our view stayed peak F) ; but their door frames and window frames is almost the same, very characteristic, in addition to bright colors and geometric shapes is very clever, I saw a half-day do not understand is how to put together.
We ate the meal in the village, they set off back to Zhongdian. Back to the intersection with the Yunnan-Tibet highway, we must master to stop Lee car at 18 × × milestones before the four people took group photo. Here is the journey that we go the farthest west, hoping the next time come when there will be our new journey.
15:00 more, when we flew back to Temple, although still large sunny day can be Meili Snow Mountain has been hiding in the thick clouds had happened. We flew directly to the temple, when they arrive Terakado on the lock, is not know how to go in, one at an age-old grandmother opened the door for us. Small temple, which is also very simple furnishings, but we rarely piety. Longer so much has never at any one point of the temple burnt incense wax I had at this time but the old lady asked for a one butter lamp, lit quiet location, very reverently placed on the stage of the Buddha. A small margin, such as butter lamps purify my mind, silently pray to the gods, to protect this side of paradise and the beautiful simplicity of the people. Out Terakado, we have four people by the Mani prayer wheels clockwise around the temple to go a lap down.
Back to the car, continued on our way, flying over the Temple, after a window-dressing the town, and have a concierge station. Looked back from time to time, looking at the sacred Meili Snow Mountain, watching it fly quiet temple, we have a lifetime.
We arrived in Zhongdian county, has been at 9 o'clock. With the lessons of the last Zhongdian, we have booked a room in advance through Ctrip. To Bita Hotel, and before I open, with a total station the first lady said to me: "Yes Ctrip room set?" And that everything has been ready, paid a deposit, even the registration is free a. Think about what happened that day, this is really more convenient.
To eat dinner, not so convenient. Master Lee was originally expected to find a place, but he is also unfamiliar, had to switch to driving a car city is to turn a long time could not find a hotel in mind. Finally it was in a Muslim restaurant to eat dinner.
September 21, 2001 four of us together today is the last day of play, they Sa holiday approaching, plans to go home tomorrow, via Kunming. Line due to the way, we have not yet had a taste of high altitude lakes, scenery, although to Deqin road, passing through Napa lake, but it is a seasonal lake, we only see only a big meadow. So today we decided to go to an all Lake and Bita Lake.
Lake and Bita Lake are all basically the same route, are not far away from Zhongdian County. Compared with the case of both Lake, Bita Lake development early reputation for large, most of the tour would go. According to our experience in a few days ago, any reputation for big, expensive tickets, tourists attractions, often will be disappointment; on the contrary a difficult journey, visitors scarce areas, but it always gives you a tacit surprise. Therefore, we ignore the master has repeatedly suggested that we first went to Lee Bita Lake, adhere to an all first-Lake.
In the days of Shangri-La, we find that early morning and dusk are when the most beautiful scenery. 8 am, when we left the county, is a cloudy day. A few days ago to change a large sunny day at a glance when the natural scenery, along the way fog filled the air, hazy, it is also do not have some feelings. Looked to the windows, white clouds wrapped in the hillside, occasionally a few small clouds floating in the foothills of the roadside bushes, trees and streams are very fresh, and always have a few yaks or horses eating grass in a leisurely manner. Although we are sometimes able to see this southern landscape, but lack the inspiration for Shangri-La's unique space.
About more than an hour's drive after they are both to the lake. Lake is also known as Shuo Du Du Lake (sometimes in the same place you can see two kinds of writing), as others introduced very cheap tickets, one for 15 yuan, tourists much more do not see hawkers touting. After the door is a little grass, grassland, and did not think the end is a big lake on the right is a virgin forest, the left is the head of a boundless pastures, known as the beginning of wave farms; the middle of a lake looks is not high mountain blocked our line of sight, called the Shuo Du Gang; the other side of this mountain lake are all the other ranch - first batch pasture.
At this point, the lake have been dozens of tourists, such as packaged tours. Asked a seemingly guide young lady, she told me that she brought the group is from Beijing, visitors can stay in this half an hour, then left. Thought to myself, if only to see the lake here, in addition to leaving a few footprints, but also leave behind a better impression? Might as well not come. I wanted to walk around around the lake, but the companions were leaving tomorrow, from Zhongdian to Kunming air ticket yet implemented, the proposed embarrassed. Later we agreed to go first wave farm, across the post-climb Shuo Du Kong, condescending look at a ranch on the opposite side of the first batch to leave.
To leave the crowd, along the path we walked to the ranch in early waves. Few tourists go look inside the way only to encounter a young couple. Roadside meadows and hillsides are groups of yak, the first time we were so close by Muniu. When you look closely yak, in addition to share a sense wild things, is really not much beauty. Daoshi lake on the lawn, and inconspicuous flowers (I do not know its name), the shape of trumpet-shaped, white and green and white receptacle wanders the dark blue petals, truly beautiful.
Valley Ranch is located in the early wave is very long and narrow and no end in sight. Shuo is from our side to post the foot, a straight line to 100 meters wide, but the former would like to the opposite side should be an easy task. But we thought wrong, and the distance only to see just a grass pasture, grass was full of stagnant water below, like a swamp, people standing on the top will be soft to Xianxia Qu, general shoes would not know in the past. Because I wear a pair of half-high boots rain shoes, take the lead into the grass, like Caichu a good way to go grass points. Can Niuniunienie take a long time, but they are a like. I am a helpless people continue to move forward, they Sa look back to the pasture walk, around to the front to see if it will dry a little. When I reached the middle pasture, a stream blocking the avenue, but fortunately there is a wooden frame in the upper reaches of the river, but the light around this river has spent a lot of time. Shuo have finally reached the foot of the mountain post, looked back, his companions are still pastures across the East take two steps, the West take two steps, they can not find a way to go. Looking at their figure, and my heart secretly self-hi, it seems that they had not come. Therefore, I would first go into the mountains alone.
Hill is not steep, but also a meadow leading to the Peak, the mountain pastures just over the road should be easier than the much more. The hillside is full of yak, some small, Mao also has black and white black and white. When you pass, it will be much to stare at you, you have a close, it will be very vigilant to escape, it seems very afraid of my uninvited guest. Dou Dou sometimes think it, directed at it make faces, but no matter how much you tread on, as long as your feet do not move, it staring at you, you have a lift knee, he flew off as very spiritual.
Even so sightseeing trip can also tired after a while I have breath, after all, there are 3,800 meters high above sea level. Originally the lake to see Shuo Du Gang, it seems was short, and once in the mountains when, as if endless climb the slopes. Seeing that in front of approaching the peak can be empty when you climb Qi, we found it just the way the hillside just above waiting for you is a another one the same "Peak" and sometimes really want to give it up. But, considering the costs of the tremendous efforts have been in front of, if not to the mountain top to see what was going on, too much injustice in. With less than a Yellow River did not give up the pretty Yi Gu Jin, and finally came to the summit.
Standing on the Peak, overlooking the foot of the mountain, a beautiful picture presented is at hand. Looked south, the whole is both panoramic view of lake and pasture in early waves; looked north and saw the beginning of a wave than the larger and more beautiful ranch ranch - first batch pasture, we saw pasture bordered by a lake on three sides, backing one side, Except for a few black spots like a house, the vast piece of green grass, was a curved stream is divided into two; the lake, I do not know there are many large and small islands floating in the water, or aquatic plants; trees on the slopes of the beginning of color, which have been little bit of color rendering; if to late autumn, a row of trees to make stained reflection in the clear water into the forests, which is a what kind of scenery?
At this moment, has not let me simply follows the old back down the mountain, and when I first saw the beginning of batch Ranch, the heart has decided to turn down the mountain to go. I went back to mountain side, want to get in touch with their peers and ask them by boat to the confluence of the early batch ranch with me. However, as far separated, I can only look at them with long focal length lens and fuzzy to see that they have been in my early waves across the pasture where waiting for me. I am exhausted nurse shouted at them in fresh for a while, went so far as that response was not. Take a look at cell phones, nor the slightest signal, helplessly down a hill and continue to work while they Bianhan rejection clothes, or no response. However, there is nothing at this time has been blocked too, I go forward, and I on her own package, to re-climb the peak, and then climb down the other side of a mountain. Unexpectedly 1:00 emotion, waiting for me is the only time adventures. (Later companion told me, in fact, they are also a digital video camera to see me, see my pranced,像疯子一样in the hills to climb, do not expect the gourd where to buy what the drug was.)
Beginning, when climbing down the road go okay, but a bit steep. However, after walking for a while and found that blocking the Road in front of a virgin forest and saw thick dense cedar, a dense mass of airtight. A person is afraid to go in, on the east edge of Raozhuo Zou, hoping to round out this piece of virgin forest and then climb down. Could be around around, they discovered that they had been virgin forest around the inside, the former line, uphill, downhill all the forest, and only just back away. At that time I do not seem bent on turning back, even if we give to the beginning of batch ranch, but also would like to turn to mountain pastures in the upper reaches of the early waves. Because it was the beginning of the lake do not see the end of the wave farm, take it for granted that the first wave of rangelands and pastures is the first batch phase, as long as had been walking east, certainly to go to the edge of the early waves ranch. (The actual terrain is simply not the case, Shuo Du Gang completely granted in early waves of rangelands and pastures in early separation, has been extended to the front and the mountains-phase)
As the saying goes, step by step by step wrong wrong. Just go in virgin forest, there are still a novelty. There are no roads in the forest surrounded by tall spruce trees are homogeneous, large 2-3 people to be encircled, the trees covered with white Songluo handful are summarized. On the ground covered with thick moss and bath categories, standing on the top is like walking on the quilt, but also from time to time to see a lot of wild fungus, colorful, truly beautiful. Strangely enough, along the way, often with thick cross-section of the tree on the ground, has been a long year, and the trees had been covered with a thick layer of moss to see cross-section does not seem to cut people's. Look at them while walking, but also do not know how long before the front end is simply boundless. Novelty is waning, fear followed welling up around the deathly silence, only to hear my own footsteps gently. Fear of a snake met to tie into the shoes, trousers, still wearing rain hat, put his body Zadeh Yanyanshishi. May be such, the head of the hat because of the effect of echoes, when you stand still, the ears will suddenly heard a strange voice, Meng back, but it does not, can only see the LUO hanging spider silk Man on the branches, into the haunted house, like an ominous tone. Feeling indescribably more horrible. Fortunately, the players brought a Siemens 6688 mobile phone, just recorded an MP3 "Tall in the saddle." Quickly onto the headphones, driving a large volume, blocking those strange voice, and that deafening sound of gongs and drums, and the overwhelming chorus, the hearts of the heroic man; Yigu not help rising ambition.
Suppress the fear of their hearts, people are more sensible. Shuo are based on the terrain of speculation Kong, the original route is straight ahead, whether it is downhill or uphill, never turning, fearing a turning will be running in place. But the cool think about it for so long since gone, still come to the stage in front of the end, it should be to change direction, and decided to turn left, go straight down, should be able to go get the valley. (Later to prove that the shift is correct, otherwise, really want to climb mountains to go).
Heart is very clear, the forest can not be Raozhao Zou. Once a decision down, no matter way more difficult to walk, had been climbing down, even if it is also rolling rolling down. Difficult to walk down for some time, suddenly see the distant woods, there are horses grazing. Days that, at this time saw the horses better than to see their loved ones are also pleased! Because there is illustrated horse ranch not far away. Sure enough, then taken a while, gloomy forests disappeared, replaced by the shrub was short. Although the road is still very difficult to walk, but from time to time come across large tracts of water, land, but I hope is at hand, terror has been away from me, everything is just Pediatrics. After a bush from, eyes bright, a large pasture in front! Is the beginning of the upstream wave farm, the original I've been around to the ranch in the hills behind.
Step on pasture, had a very nasty plants, the time has become so intimate and feet are no longer critical, walked straight to the lake, thus causing upper and trousers wet, full of mud. Pasture through the half, came to a tie-up with wood and chips before the herders house, this time only to find thirsty, I want to drink like a cup of herdsmen. Standing in front of the look inside look inside the dark and not so much a house, might as well be said that the barn. Cried a few times, out of one of the elderly Tibetans, it seems do not understand Chinese, his hands gesturing for a long time, he finally understands what I mean, go took a spoonful of water. I dare not drink, drink a mouthful, Run of Run-throat only. He kept thanks, to continue to mechanically walked to the lake.
Finally arrived at the lake the trail, the original song once taut nerves down, this time it is moved not move his legs, and saw the hill sat a few Tibetans, I have a butt sitting on the ground. Asked if they have not seen my companions, they said there is no one inside had visitors, and perhaps they thought me in the car and so on. Just then, the lake from the mountains out after a motorboat, on a few people standing. Pull oneself together you'll see that it is my companion, they are around the lake come to me! They far I went with the gesture intended to show the house to the dock side.
I speed up the pace, walk toward house. To 100 meters away from the house when the days suddenly it began to rain heavily. Seeing my classmates bareheaded, out house, the rain toward me Ben Lai, I wonder if a sudden rain or the tears blurred my eyes.
Entered into the hut, which apart from us, there are a few locals in the parent's house. I saw people die like a ghost, are curiously watching. A Tibetan kindly handed me a cup of hot water, I really like old Khan Fung Kam Yu Yu, a few mouthfuls of the drink it down. Companions he kept asking me: "Where are you gone, faster Jisi of." I know that I have got into trouble, any excuse to no avail, only the honest and accountable. After listening to my explanation, companion told me that they waited at the ranch while I am a long time, see I had never come back, wanted to come by boat can dock has been closed to the outside, only then to find the driver back. They open boat, and continuously along the lake side with the camera overlooking Bianhan. Driver told them, from all posts to the beginning of batch-seok is a ranch herders walking paths, if I go this route, then it should already to the ranch the (unfortunately I did not find this path, in fact, beginning from the mountains the fundamental did not find any way). They considered various possibilities, it is not, only came to the Jiaoren uphill. They saw me sit down with the Tibetans, but also thought it was that they brought me down from the hills. When I told them met the most horrible thing, the locals said: here, high elevation and large temperature difference between day and night, the snake is no, but added it was seen black bear! MY GOD, if I really hit the bear, do not know the energetically run, or the climb up the tree?
This small adventure, so I understand some things, the mysterious nature is not random offensive. Outside forests and immersive viewing experience is completely different, let me turn a small forest for nearly two hours, and if into the afternoon, go to the evening, the consequences unimaginable. Modern people often dominate everything itself, to take pride in appearance depending on Mother Nature to conquer nature as fast, but got in return was nature's merciless revenge. Madness during the Cultural Revolution, "everything becomes possible" so, where the Yangtze River rafting and mountain Mui tragedy as well.
Such as the small rain a bit, and we went aboard the door, halfway met Master Li. He also so anxious, and the original that we spend a maximum of 1-2 hours, actually spent more than 4 hours not come out. To the door wanted to find a place to get some food, go into hotels with personal shadow was gone too. To find someone to inquire, saying that there may be both inside the lake to eat the outside have been closed, and even Mai Menpiao of the windows are tight shut. Lake are both reluctant to go back, because he wanted to go Bita Lake, on the road or to Bita Lake and then find a place to eat. This brings us to cherish the day hungry belly. Slave have to Bita Lake, all the way simply could not find a place to eat, and later returned to Zhongdian county has always been hungry, has been eating supper.
Everyone Bita does not expect too much, but came to the edge, and always want to see what happens. Bita Peak to reach the parking lot, there is indeed a very lively, full of stops were in disarray and coaches. Ears have heard the familiar cries "To horse do?." Bita Lake is due to the downhill, but also a very wide logs repair Plank Road, we have directly to go even further. Road not long, soon went to the bottom. The bottom there is a narrow grass, extending into the lake. The grass is still done at large in the wood and take up very easily, but the share of natural feeling had disappeared. Plank Road on the bustling tourists, there are several side stalls for the tourists taking pictures, are provided yak, and also provide Tibetan clothing. Looking at a "prosperity" scene, see the Plank Road at the end of a narrow lake is only up to a trip by boat and then, suddenly no interest on the Bita Lake. He took hope that here, "eye candy", but also did not expect to be so disappointed. At this point my stomach more and more hungry, hungry dizziness, weak legs simply did not climbed back to his peak strength, only to come back riding.
As the three companions on the road has been linked with the civil aviation ticket office and was told to go before the end of the ticket have been sold out of Kunming, the night tonight, so they decided to go to Dali and long-distance bus ride, so that tomorrow can enjoy the scenery look Cangshan Erhai Lake, and then sit Night Train to Kunming. Out of Bita Lake, we drove all the way back to Zhongdian county, directly to the bus terminal, bought 20 o'clock companion tickets to Dali, back to the hotel when it is 6:00 more. Lee Master hurry to go to repair, because he is all in the lake when the fuel tank was found in oil spills, and may be back to Zhongdian, on the road last night has been hit by a stone. Fortunately, he has experience in Road, in time, and the temporary stuffed it with soap, along the way, otherwise the engine burn, the loss will become significant. Hurried him goodbye, and even forgot the photo shoot, heart silently wish him good life, peace!
After finishing a good salute his companions, hastened away for dinner. Due to previous lessons, night in the hotel restaurant for their farewell. But the restaurant's service brings us great unhappiness, there is simply not the FIT dining place. As the tourist groups are too many meals, serving incredibly slow for fear of wasted time on the train. However, still strong to make happy, constantly urging more than companion Drink up, after all, this is our four people in Shangri-La's Last Supper, and hope it will not leave with regrets.
Evacuation dinner companion to the station. When they got on, quietly standing near the vehicle, and slowly followed the car, has been looking at the car shadow companion disappeared in the darkness, the mind not help rising burst of melancholy.
Embarrassment is the sadness of life. Although we have together, time is not long, but I could not forget we have four days to get along with people day and night, forget it through thick and thin, a common destiny of the moment, forget that they are all Lake loop after lap looking for my scenario Shangri-La ······ not look like a blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains, lakes, streamer
By Diqing, it may well ask: "Where is Shangri-La?" Some people say that in Zhongdian Shangri-La; Some people say that Shangri-La in Deqin; perhaps say that Shangri-La in Inagi. In fact, Shangri-La in everyone's hearts. When the back luggage, embark on the journey and experience that has never experienced before heaven, earth, human time, anxiety, loneliness, depression, greed, when subsequently disappeared from the heart, that is my mind Shangri-La!
Away companion, a person wandering aimlessly in the streets. Approaching guesthouse at Bangbian there is a little shops selling knives. Shop front of a brand attractive to me, which read: Kazhuo knives, cut iron drunk. Go chat with the clerk, she told me that Kazhuo knives is a typical hand-built using traditional knives, an ordinary-sized knives, it is necessary to manually 20. Its steel a good thing, what Swiss Army knife, samurai sword, he simply will not, then the next. She also face show, has really cut up a few iron cut down. In fact, no sharp front is not important, who will hold knives, nothing to cut iron play all day long. But looked at her face full of pride, could not help but buy one. Paid for later, she repeated assurances that it will be sent to my home after half a month.
Maybe buy the knives, multi-an extraordinary verve, and companions were gradually dispersed after the loss. Thought that my journey is not over yet, if tomorrow or the day to find companions to go Inagi, go Inagi; if it can not find tomorrow, first went to Shangri-La Grand Canyon, the day after tomorrow back to Lijiang, Lugu Lake and then gave. In any case, as long as 10.1 on holiday on the line before the drive home. Made up note, or back to hotel, and then turned around to find travel companions.
However, to find companions in Zhongdian, is not an easy task. Unlike in Lijiang, you are inns, bars may be able to find sympathizers, there's no self-service customers are concentrated. On the street occasionally to see such self-help tourists, but you can not, like Zhang Yimou's film "a no less" in primary school teacher who, in the radio door, see a man asked a: You are Taiwan long? You are the units long? Remember that the Internet seems to have seen people that live in self-help customer Diqing hotels are more, so go there first to see. By Diqing hotel, in the quiet hall, let alone self-service customer can not see, and even ordinary tourists who have not seen, nor did they see the tourists posted a note (in fact, you simply have no place to paste). Back to the street, suddenly saw a house that read: Diqing Hotel FIT Center. Go after the people inside would be delighted polite, can tell you have been disappointing: It is low season for tourism, there is simply not going to fight Daocheng car, even the Shangri-La Gorge can only be chartered to a person. Heard him say this, I suck down air-conditioned, with today's experience, peer repeatedly asked me before the walk, and not one person went to the hills; if not to the last resort, I do not want one person to the Grand Canyon. Followed by the size of the street to find several restaurants, all to no avail. Was seen as Diqing MNB FIT Center, into a question, although the last few days to Inagi is also not, there is a car to go down tomorrow, Shangri-La Gorge, the number of variable. Quickly booked a place, an appointment tomorrow morning 8 o'clock this on the train.

September 22, 2001 get up early, the world is a drizzle, less than 8:00, we went to CITS FIT Center. I saw cars parked in front of mini-van, and my heart slightly Deng look, do not we go to Shangri-La Zheliang car to the Grand Canyon. Had happened that day to Zhongdian, on the road, he saw the scared heart of this car. Quickly asked the staff inside, the car is not an answer, is a 10-seat van, when before they take a breath. One was really bitten, twice shy. After a while, tourists set in place, cars came. Today, a total of nine visitors, in addition to my single month, the others were in pairs, look at this scenario, and quickly find a corner seat.
Shangri-La from the county to the Grand Canyon has more than 100 kilometers, the driver said, will take about more than three hours. Although it is a road in Sichuan's provincial towns and highways, but the poor road conditions, but fortunately very few cars on the road, and sometimes half an hour have touched, a car. Out of the city, we began moving earth and rock in the meadow beside the road, the wide meadow in the quiet of the morning is extremely spacious, and saw sparsely Tibetan residential braved the smoke plume, fire red and green grass and white flowers to poison wolves Chen De colorful throughout the valley, the surrounding mountains is still mist filled the air, hazy and indistinct.
Continue going forward, away from the meadow slowly away and usher in the narrow valley. Roads on both sides thick broadleaf forest, there is a clear flowing stream in the woods. Other tourists are in the car nap, in addition to the friction with the ground sound of wheels, the four weeks are very quiet and peaceful, I opened a small window, her face out the window, fresh air rushing toward hearty, real people, such as mad as drunk. That way when you go to Deqin and travel-stained and the rugged scenery very different, this time people feel the existence of a delicate and pretty peaceful southern charm. Suddenly, the driver stopped the car, but what he was looking for a place to facilitate easy. Precisely Chen Cishi machine, I quickly jumped out of car, greed, to breathe the air around, they discovered that there are a lot of wild fruit trees roadside. In an unknown wild tree, I picked a lot of the size of a jujube fruit, drivers and passengers do not know what is fruit. Do not know the taste of a can with my little one went so far as sour face was changed colors until lunch Shihai teeth feel soft.
Walk through the valley for a very long period of time, unknowingly entered an endless drive mountain. Lu also become harder to go from time to time encounter landslides road, the roadside are often warning signs that read, "to prohibit truck access." However, the forest is very lush mountains, blocking everyone's attention, so do not give people a sense of terror as the Mingyong road. The more cars up, the wider the field of vision, suddenly a very strange sight caught my eye, I saw the gloomy sky opened like a skylight, a bunch of sunshine through the clouds, just shines in a lonely surrounded by mountains mountain, like a stage spotlight on dancers who, like the golden rock peaks surrounding the dark Love of the Mountains form a great contrast. I could not help but exclaimed: "ah, too beautiful!" The car full of tourists awakened. They unanimously to be the driver to stop, and so find a slightly wider the road the driver stopped, the clouds had covered more than half of the peak, change the speed is really astonishing. At this point I see the beauty of nature, the moment the person is only determined to leave.
Car passed a Yakou, before your eyes are a startling sight, boundless love of the mountains which stand around a root Kuhei tree branches. To see a piece of roadside signs that read a lot of text, vaguely see the "small mountain forest fires occurred in 1982, which lasted × × days" (because cars fleeting look unclear). 20 years later, the land has been burnt before the fire was short, the trees grow; to restore the original lush natural forests, but also do not know how many 20 years?
See this everywhere bleak scene, and touched the hearts do not want to mention the share of the heavy and the road the last few days have seen and heard tells us that Shangri-La's ecological environment is deteriorating. Starting from Zhongdian to Deqin then Mingyong along the way to see that the mountain of tree stumps and rotting tree trunks, as well as on the bare hills a Road debris out of the ravine after; Jinsha River and the Lan Cang Jiang Liu shedding almost four seasons turbid of the river (only during the winter months there is a short water), the Yangtze River have almost become a second Yellow River. Originally thought that the local Tibetan life for generations to obtain a natural result of excessive. Then come back checked the information, before we know a few decades ago this area was covered by dense forests, from the 60's "taking grain as the key link" policy, natural forests have been institutional starting the destruction; to 70 age "Third Front" construction, such foolish action to a peak, there is information that: it was transferred from the northeast of thousands of loggers, engage in battle of the General Assembly, the highest yield in a year for export logs up to 38 Wanfang. Until 1998 Yangtze River floods, the Central Government ordered the Jinsha River are not allowed to be cut down a tree. Everyone clapped for this decision-making time, may have occurred across the board in this type of courage under Zhu Rongji, to live in this land of the Tibetan people how to do this? Need to know, forests and wildlife are renewable resources, is a natural gift of human life items. Here have survived hundreds of years, Tibetans have long developed a unique religious culture and way of life to adapt to and protection of nature, or where the forest has already disappeared. And this political campaign-style destruction of innocent Tibetans have to bear, so that they already live in poverty even harder, so that one party to the beautiful land and water are too poor to feed people. Write this, I have thought of J. HILTON novel "Lost Horizon", the Shangri-La when Conway did not understand why there are many religions but can coexist peacefully, the lamasery a practitioner surnamed Zhang answer those remarks: "Shangri-La has a variety of beliefs and practices, but most of us who are holding a Doctrine of the Mean (MODERATELY) attitude." "I should say that our universal belief is 'moderate', he meant it as a moderate in everything, including even the advantages of advantages over its own will be enough. You see the canyon, follow our teachings of thousands of people, we have found this belief to make them happy, and we use this moderation to manage, satisfactory compliance. I think I have to say is that our people section, there are restrictions, positive. " Moderation, is several thousand years, the essence of Chinese philosophy of life has become a way of survival HILTON described by Shangri-La. Perhaps it is people, religion, the kind of harmony between nature, it created a Pure Land on this side, it has become a paradise in mind. I hope that one day our rulers understand that they had had for centuries Shangri-La's own philosophy of existence, should be returned to their natural living space. At present the whole country, flourishes of excitement filled the streets of fame, development and performance of the impulse full of officialdom, that the movement in full swing-style "Go West", I wonder if people are a blessing to the Shangri-La or a curse?
Yakou out of a small snow-capped mountains, winding through the next mountain, we came to today's destination - Shangri-La Grand Canyon. When we arrived, the huge parking lot has not a car, mean that we are today, the first batch of tourists. At this point have been 11:30, and the driver suggested we eat lunch, and then into the gorge. According to hostels arrangement, lunch in a hotel dining Taniguchi, the standard is 10 dishes, soup, be fair, has done a very delicious meal. In order to be able to gorge Duodai a while, I devour, and vegetables not yet finished, it had been all through. People get out of a hotel, the driver told me that after the walk into the canyon where we should go back to iron, because iron Foreign Economic often beasts that haunt the CTS is not responsible for the accident, but repeatedly asked at 2:30 p.m. before the back parking lot. Although the promised his mouth, but my mind was denouncing the Road: He × a miser, which gave the two and a half hours.
Shangri-La Gorge, the locals called the Bi to gorge. According to information on hand, J. HILTON described in the book "Blue Moon Valley" like this Canyon, Canyon side there is a sitting KALAKEL Hill (Tibetan language means "Blue Moon"), the novel's hero is along the Blue Moon Valley reached a place called "Shangri-La" place. Although the ticket room walls a tour map, marked with many of the attractions mentioned in the novel, but I do not have a closer look, just want to use my own heart to understand.
Into the gorge, against the current but on the little river valley, stream out of the water is not very rapid, but clear bottoming out. Originally thought that Shangri-La Gorge is characterized by the United States, not the insurance, but had just stepped into the canyon mouth, we see the valley's steep cliffs on both sides of the sudden close up, less than 10 meters away, like a god an ax to a boulder split in two, almost vertical rock faces up to the 1000 meters. When you stand on the cliff, just like when you entered a cave, the light may not function properly dark pictures. Look inside to see, there was like one days the door, guarding a haven for people intoxicated.
Into the Gorge, at the canyon becomes spacious, and more beautiful the scenery. Winding rivers, scattered rocks, the river water spray thrown up a white sheet; river, lush forest, with shrubs, but also the heavens trees, there have been dead trunks; early autumn after midnight, and some leaves have begun to change color, the dismal gray the woods are to dazzle; Valley 1000 climbed cliffs beside the remains into the sky, only the energetically looked up to see the summit, originally gloomy days at this time are occasionally exposed eye in the sky, the sun glaring into the rock painted gold. At first glance around the canyon, you will think it is so messy. When sitting on rocks on the river, alone, quiet enjoyment, slowly began to feel around a land - clear water, rocks, Zashu, dry twigs, moss, cliff, clouds, blue sky * * * how to order, how to coordinate, none of them are redundant. At this point, I learned that, and tranquility, harmony is the essence of Shangri-La! The tranquility and harmony makes us free from fear, from greed.
Along the way, stop-go, no met a tourist, together with the car along the passenger seems to have been fascinated by beauty, and always see them catching up presence. After a more than an hour before we met came across two local Tibetans, and I asked how far in front of them, they say there is still a long way. Later, a thought, ask their own nonsense sentences, I simply did no say how far away from where. Then taken a while, went to the gates of the driver said, and was originally just an iron railing, a small door, and were not locked. Drivers to take a look at the time, should be returned, but take a look at the beauty in front of, their hearts unwilling, had the same car in which passengers can not persuade them to see if further forward.
After a while, first a pair of young couples. I have not asked, they first spoke up and asked me why not go forward, and I said that drivers do not let us go, they are simply: "Do not listen to him, as long as we do not go back, he always did not dare to open empty back there. " Remark Zhenghewoyi, grabs his bag on the move forward.
To go any further, but the scene has become more delicate, more and more wide canyon next to the mountain is no longer as steep as to when the. If the Grand Canyon and the Tiger Leaping Gorge, Shangri-La compared to, you will find that they are two different styles of the canyon. Tiger Leaping Gorge gives a "dangerous" people experience "what is the power of nature"; while the Shangri-La Gorge gives is a "show", people understand "what is a peaceful nature" . If we say that Tiger Leaping Gorge as an invincible warrior aspect battlefield, it is like living in Shangri-La Gorge boudoir of My Fair Lady.
Forward in less than 1 hour later, found that road further away from the river, went to the deep forests. I can not help but hesitated up to see if time was similar, we decided to tourists with the same car with the backtrack. In the walk back the way more and more tourists into the valley, there are horse-riding, but also walking. At this point days have been sunny, and sight Yehao a lot, but when the share of the fresh feeling to it disappears, the flow of people and teams destroyed the valley there's quiet, I am really fortunate to own the first one into the Canyon. If only now into the canyon, do not know if there any share of poetic-like feel.
All the way back, I will not stay away more than 1 hours, they returned to the parking lot. I thought beyond the appointed time more than one hours, the driver, if not criticize us, pout is inevitable. The driver did not expect to see us, that the response was no, and no grumbling, it seems that I not worry about.
When visitors in the same car, and sitting in front of local restaurant gossip. When I told them how beautiful the Grand Canyon, I was very surprised to find that they look like this was actually a look of disdain, I asked why, they told me: "In fact, you see only a small part of the canyon, and then forward with large areas of grasslands, forests and mountain scenery is very beautiful, but the length of it to go for several days. and truly good-looking valley is not this section, but in the downstream. but because they go too hard, even if we rarely go to. " Heard him say this was as much Yigu impulse, like to spend the night, the next day ask them to take me to look at the downstream. Can be thought of from a capability that point, this impulse to suddenly collapsed.
The way back to Zhongdian, we can see the valley full of red and green pastures, the issue can not help but marvel sound. Drivers at this time appears to be particularly attentive, did not wait for us that would just drive stopped. When we can not wait ran into the pasture and found the body in which, there was no time to stand a distance less attractive. Fire red flowers poison wolves, in fact, not a flower, but a grass. Later, according to local people said that this grass is toxic, yaks and horses will not touch it, and it leaves poisonous wolf flower in different seasons have different colors, spring is green, turn yellow in summer, to fall becomes a fire in front of the red, when the most is an attractive option.
Less than 7:00, we returned to the Zhongdian county town. Or never forget Inagi trip to see the sky still early, I am holding the last ray of hope, went to several places visited last night asked again, the result is still nothing. Death of the missing hearts, to the bus station to buy tickets in Lijiang, the defendant's high-speed bus is only 9 am class, is to Kunming, we should know tomorrow morning will sell tickets in Lijiang.
The way back to the hotel and found that there is a snack bar (do not remember the words of the shop), and only four small tables, even if no features, but added quite clean. It is in this store to eat dinner, they discovered a very delicious dishes to do, the price is also surprisingly cheap, although only one meal, it is boring, but this is my most satisfying Zhongdian county town to eat a meal of the . A few days ago we did not find everywhere, milling, today Daoshi inadvertently encountered.
After dinner, watching the chaos of the streets, like hiding the plague Side back to the hotel. A few minutes in the room watched television, more and more bored, just took a bath, home has always been a night owl life are used to me, and actually less than a 9:00, focusing instead on sleep. I thought, if a person come Zhongdian, killing and I do not live in Zhongdian County.
Author: vianyang