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
