Have snow outside the window is and the dripping of rain, it is already March, and the beautiful spring day before yesterday, compared with the trance do not know what the season is almost upon. Early yesterday morning the snow earlier than forecast, so that the radio host of some excitement, what Chang tipped her powder box, what dandruff, what quilt, what a mess ... what snow is snow Well, specks of children is called sleet, snow is called into the film only child. (March 11)
March 8, 2003 Saturday, Qing
Helen travel to Beijing, she was not given a chance before the weekend in Beijing. Cambodia and Vietnam travel after a bunch of friends got to know each of the threats and temptations from Beijing, and eventually arranged for himself with a weekend business trip.
7:30 am, about 916 road Dongzhimen bus station entrance, Helen a kindly taxi driver took her to the mouth of the 916 Express Dongzhimen subway station, harm, she walked over to a station to see that we have already late in a quarter of an hour.
Counted Helen bad luck, Vinner still did not come back in Guangzhou, Adong Hawaii playing go, the rabbit could not go out sick, leaving me and Finder with her. Finder that three people a little less, called on his two friends, Bubble Bobble, and Summer, I call on the go with Xinjiang, Midway, shadow told to nock, flying also like, also went to Beijing. This time a small group turned into a big group.
Long-distance car a half an hour to Huairou county bus station, many drivers and other family on the small side, I heard that we went to Xishan son, a lot of people came up. The Great Wall of zz from sina small station, said a car 25 yuan or so, but those drivers are 50 openings. Seven people to sit a little face even more money. After bargaining, 60 per transaction. Facet to sit behind the six, in the middle piled backpack; Fu Jia 1, is suitable to sit seven persons.
More than an hour to the Xishan sub-village, the driver asked us to someone's, Old Zhao want to go home, they worry that there is no empty room is not booked in advance, hesitation, the driver has pulled us, "Chang-xing a small hospital," tells us that this people kind-hearted enthusiasm, entered the room look quite satisfactory, it is that home.
East wing is the courtyard rooms in winter, there is no kang can not be occupied. Now house the middle Zaojian, Westinghouse apply on housing, housing to the east we live. We intend to eat lunch, then go to Beijing or nine floor junction. Big Sister and I often talk a bit lunch: pancakes, millet gruel, cooking and so on.
Sister often cooking skill, and we stroll in the village, with Helen to look at the famous photo Zhao Mountains. A door, Zhao's older sister came on the warm welcome, we say just watch the pictures, she would not mind, take us into the room. House, now he has two guests to eat lunch, a table Chaiji bones, including one persistently praise delicious.
Seen the photo, sitting in Zhao's courtyard to see the Great Wall, the small courtyard take a row of porch, hanging from a pillar of corn sorghum, as well as red lanterns. Sister Zhao said that now days still cold, in the yard can not be sedentary. Warm days, when guests like坐在院子里look at the scenery. Indeed, this perspective, Beijing's Day the best, not the green mountains, the Great Wall in the warm sun was a touch of gray. Sister Zhao also took over the telescope so that we use.
Time is almost back to sing the small courtyard to eat pancakes to eat well, several Deli also appetite. When we eat, and often family uncle sat Kangbian see us. We came, he was happy than anyone else.
Eaten rice, took our eldest sister always cut the cane departure. Grandpa has just suggested that we often go to nine buildings, from a regular house not far up the hill behind the house.
Sister has been often send us to a junction, look at us up the mountain. Along the mountain road all the way up, thinking that very soon the nine floor to the summit only to find the original nine floor, another top of the hill, Mount Hope to run dead horse!
The mountain road is not very obvious, groping forward, then back to recover over a boy, take the initiative with nine floor, we go away.
Early spring, the weather has been warmer, the tree has not yet green, sunny slope of the snow already lost. Climbed over the first hill, to the ridge laid down the way are all dead leaves covered the muddy trail. North Slope still remnants of snow, today's good weather, some snow is melting, the snow is above the leaves, issued by the broken foot rustle up, here is the mud soaked in snow. Left little while, soles, under soiled with mud. In some places, fallen leaves are frozen under the ice Bel Cishi, Chu Liu about to startle.
Carefully move forward, the road from time to time to see a sheep dung piles of eggs, think of Wuji's friends say that this is not a nock way for people to walk, are prepared to goats. Constantly remind ourselves that the foot care, Midway, and Finder say that I replaced a pair of sneakers does not slip, at least to double the real Tubu Xie. Is now too late to say, or their own care bar, or sitting on eggs, sheep manure can be good-looking.
Stumbled walked this section of track, and then up the hill, and finally walked the Great Wall on the residual, and then north on a mountain ridge is a 9 building. The boy must lead the way south to return to their villages. We are contemplating is not the money to give him lead the way, this young man said nothing, asked if we come back here, is already 45 o'clock, do not went to Beijing to end up, walk around there is a way forward can return to the village. Asked the End farewell and walked out.
Approaching nine floors damaged section of the city into a serious, basically the shape of the walls, only piles of bricks, the top covered with snow. The north wall there is a trail of snow Rengmo.
Upstairs there are nine blocks of brands, a letter to "abalone floor", that is, "Yanqing protection unit." Even unconsciously to the Yanqing County of. 9 floor high terrain, you can clearly see the floor just north of the south, Beijing knot, eagles down ... why the named Yang called nine floor, is said to have a look at the Feng Sui surrounded by nine holes. Half have no numbers clearly see that only those who fall out of the bricks to know how many holes in the end.
Back to just four points have been many forks in the road, and evidently not able today to go too far. Feng Sui ready to find a way to bypass the two down. Estimated to be down early, and basically across from the slopes between shrubs, and deciduous with gravel to increase the difficulty of Chu Liu down and relatively safe. The next section gravel road, my jeans grinding holes, plus the original one hole, and a printed trousers mud, and finally a rock.
Valley, the snow on some of the footprints and estimates are goat hoof print, which under the assured, and certainly go out. Sun West Ramp is very fierce, the mountain valley to be printed on a large shadow. Slopes near the village to see the opposite in Beijing knot, the sun I shine at the bricks, the hint of red, thick fog slowly rising, I do not know tomorrow is not a good weather.
Home, often out of Sister Ying, features a move that we go out on the mountain road to go wrong, she had her home, the size of the child lead the way for us to catch up with us. Haha, was originally apply on ah.
Sister hurriedly busy cooking fire. Zaojian or firewood stove, while a cauldron. I love a big crop of porridge on the boil ahead of schedule, home-style cooking take-away bread, Hanamaki and BEAN BAG, very rich.
Kang paved the mattress, seven quilt is just the afternoon sun before, quilt is new. Finished rice, big sister to our hot water even with the kang is also Heat. Sun, the temperature dropped rapidly, even in the room, everyone was hot breath to see.
We all some tired, washed down in preparation for a rest. Take a look at the table until eight o'clock, it should be shelved in the city, the day has just begun Well. Kang has been burned by hot, Helen grab kang sleep, grill intolerable, but also paved a quilt insulation.
March 9, 2003 Sunday sunny changing to cloudy
Breakfast time, Father sitting Kangbian and our enthusiastic chat, chat about the glory days of the Korean War that year. Until we are all packed, you must go and you still get enough. We live here should be the happiest of Father. Inquire about a good peach blossoms open early in April, around May Hill on the all green, wondering when the next come back.
Sister to bring us to do, often dry food ready to go. Today, just north of the downstairs that way from the mountains, then walk east from the Mutianyu down. Sister features a move asked us know do not know way, know that I know only assured way. She worried that we did yesterday, as detours.
Start with five teams walked along a dirt road in the village two teams, where the way of the mountains. Yamane, under William's home in the winter he generally do not live here.
The way up the mountain than in the summer, when difficulty walking, mainly due to the northern slope there is snow, the sun can be drying to the place where the snow has melted a bit muddy. But in general than in the previous nine road building much easier, with Midway's words is the primary only.
On the road is also constantly taking pictures, to show that Helen looked up the hill easily, Finder willing to do the back pain as a token of contrast. Took about two hours, just north on the floor, although he was walking very tired, but it's kinda a sense of accomplishment, because a big sister, said about two and a half hours to go.
Save some time, we are also a lot easier. Photo啦,啦sun, you can rest. Also see the last ever met that uncle are doing ragpicker health. Asked him to shoot two photo are standing on the left side of taking into account lost people. Oh, the elderly can not insist.
Have more floor just north of the east side of the difficulty is the horn. But there is a path to cross-cutting. Paths have a good place can be the edge of camp. Copied trail again boarded the Great Wall, walked two Feng Sui, stop lunch. Brought bread, quick hot rice, noodles, bacon and other meat. There are morning and do quote pancake BEAN BAG. Midway was also be washed out with coffee. Helen take off your shoes put on and relax your feet, this is our revenue, "journey of the most FB thing." While eating lunch, Midway, and Bubble Bobble also regret it did not take the side of the stove, or you can drink hot soup of. These FB's ass, just so they have to enjoy a lunch. Suddenly remembered a remark quoted plum juice ribs "Never give up the pursuit of fun in life!" Faint!
Fond, Bubble Bobble found that the root wall, the sun is a beautiful thing, so a group of guys dressed in Jackets are lined up to sit leaning against the wall, close their eyes meditatively.
Continues to improve Mutianyu direction, quickly finishing off the walls to see where it should belong to a scenic Mutianyu. Through the ruined ancient city walls, set foot on the Great Wall Mutianyu scenic flat and smooth, when, suddenly springing a guy wearing a leather jacket, and asked how we came in, but also replacement ticket. Negotiated a bit, maybe it is because every one of us walking stick in hand, the final release. We did not go far, leather jacket also stopped five small mountain of tourists on the road, it is estimated around the scenic area is also up to the door. To talk to them only know that there is no real Mutianyu area, and the walls have been linked to Mutianyu scenic removed if the past, the scenic spot of people will still require a replacement ticket. From afar, it seems like every Fengsui standing on both leather jacket, Oh, do not know how many customs, it is estimated that year to attack the Great Wall in northern nomadic have no such trouble.
Several local peasant woman gave us directions, let us come down from their village, the trail can be summoned cars can also come to the bus station. We are talking of effort, a person in charge look like the person standing on the walls reprimanded them, and a few people laughing and joking, not afraid of him. We refer to them along the way, all the way down the mountain. Walked 20 minutes and then look at the ridge on the Great Wall, true high-ah.
Behind to catch up to a little girl, asked us whether or not to car, talking about a good price 30 to send us to Huairou county, her cell phone from his pocket and pulled out, and what were contacted about the estimated relatives bar. Car issue is resolved, we all relaxed together, a little girl laughing at us to go slow, they are several times a day on the mountain, feet, but a pair of ordinary shoes.
Down through a valley of rocks in the summer may be here creeks, visitors have arrived, when a small white plane was already waiting for us.
Tip:
Chang Xing Small Home: Sub-Village, Huairou District, Xishan Xishan child together, five teams of eight; Tel: 61,611,031; Contact: Lu Tianzhu, Chang Chun Hin
916 Road: Dongzhimen long-distance bus station to Huairou county. Idle 5 yuan block, long-distance railway station hall, departure; Express 8 yuan, Dongzhimen subway mouth start.
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