Extraordinary journey - Lijiang, Zhongdian, Tiger jump, Lugu Lake on the 8th Tour
D1 (3.20.)
All along, he felt this was longing for the motherland's southwest Napian charming magical land, together with the recommendation of friends and network communication, Colorful Yunnan trip has become a dream in my mind. Waiting for a long time to prepare a multi-day, March 20, 2003, I took my luggage gone through security checks, hall, waiting for planes to sit quietly, waiting for the upcoming trip ... ...
In recent days to rain finally ended, beautiful spring speckled apron, a few aircraft giant firmly parked on the runway, waiting for the blue sky to fly. 13:50, Airbus 320 into the sky, carrying me and my good vision of Yunnan fly to the air. A smooth flight, I suddenly felt faint trace of nervous excitement is the first single a long journey, or on flight safety concerns, I also say do not know, and my heart last night to ponder the dream, can not help but give birth to a vulgar on this earth to recall with nostalgia, why?
Got off the plane, a taxi (12 billion) to long-distance Qichenanzhan, bought 21 o'clock to Lijiang sleeper ticket (123 yen), the go to Kunming, the most famous places to eat noodle Jinbi on the road. Jinbi Road, much like the Hunan Road, Nanjing, but the momentum of the larger walk Jie Liangbian all department stores, shops, restaurants, I was not in the most famous bridge fragrant garden to eat, choose a web-recommended "old Dian Wei", 10 yuan a taste can still be. Chat back and forth on the road and taxi drivers and found that they were proud of Kunming, apart from climate is good, I had almost nothing else to be proud of, I'd think that because of her pleasant climate, Kunming, naturally people are feeling lazy, here It is a very comfortable city.
21:00 hop on the night lying in Lijiang bus, the first time such a car ride feel fresh and fun. Accompanied by the night bus heading for Kunming, Lijiang, Lijiang driver who is very familiar with the roads, open very stable, perhaps reflects the feeling of living in Lijiang were laid-back bar, rather than long-distance truck south desperate hurry, Crazy Man street soliciting.
Che Xingzhi midnight, along the road have been able to see the endlessly rising peaks of the mountains, set off in the darkness under the mountains looked very ghost, once again opened his eyes, the sky gradually formed the white, the clock has been pointing to 7 am, should go to Lijiang by .
D2 (3.21.)
From the terminal out of Lijiang, sounded a bit ancient city of direction, walk straight, about 10 minutes to go. Bought a map straight to the ancient city of the International Youth Hostel, reception of the young girl is very enthusiastic, and advised me to do a membership card, but I racked their brains trying to further cut the price point, after some bickering, no one has succeeded, I am 25 yuan a night stay. Room with only two beds, a bedside cabinet, bathroom in the yard every day 18:00 to 12:00 the following day supply of hot water. I'm finishing luggage, suddenly a big Dalmatians into my room, but also brazenly kissed me in the ankle and backpacks, asked the waiter to go out that this is the hotel raised a janitor, and a total of five. Turn full circle in the courtyard and found that apart from me and my two attendants are all foreigners outside the other, I really should be the name of this hotel - International Youth Hostel. Washing is completed, with the camera bags began wandering the ancient city, by the way look for online Tingyou name "Jane Eyre Cafe."
Walking in the ancient city of quartzite on the road, the feeling is stepping on eight hundred years the history of Dongba culture. Lijiang Old Town and south of Zhouzhuang, Tongli is not the same, is also a well-preserved ancient buildings, Zhouzhuang, Tongli on behalf of the Jiangnan culture, when you compact the flavor, but it lost its status as a region, generous, inclusive, After all, those are just the ancient mansion, while the Old Town of Lijiang is the culture of their own writing its own history. There is also a feature of the ancient city has not been used against alien invasion of the walls, reportedly because the Ming dynasty, given the then leader of the Naxi people, "wood" name, but with the walls and then become a "storm" is the word, when people do not think that Geely, there is no construction of walls, all this also seems to indicate a few hundred years later, the city with her typical way of traveling all over the world copolymerization here relax and enjoy the relaxed and appreciate life.
Old Town is currently being road, dust, mud a lot, especially in some remote lane road is very bad, I was a full turn for more than two hours, finally found a "Jane Eyre Cafe", along the wooden ladder upstairs, found this little coffee shop, put a few computers for people online Yichuang sit down, the distance Yulong Snow Mountain visible, rolling mountains sandwiched between sky and earth, as in and I say hello, also seems to ignore me The existence of refuge in the clouds for a while, and my mind thought: Well, wait and see, tomorrow I will take you step on the foot.
Are thinking of snow-capped mountains, when suddenly it began to rain, rain, under the mapping of sunlight fell on quartzite clear the road, "is the sun the rain," I can not help but cried out, next to the waiter said it in Lijiang is very common in the afternoon strolling the ancient city on many occasions when I suddenly felt the rain the sun to suddenly go.
After lunch (16 million), Xinhua street from north to south along the city walk, ready to climb the highest point of the ancient city - forever floor. Up the middle of the road sideways, "the construction site, no-go" a notice, I am still straight forward, the middle of the road dug a deep ditch, the construction workers kept the handling things, I gasped in front of the building rushed to the Peak forever, saying that the "eternal floor" is actually a small pavilion and a panoramic view overlooking the ancient city of the plains, but also tickets for 15 yuan, is too dark, turn on the walk down, walking two steps forward, actually found on the floor next to the Naxi in the vancomycin people are also a platform for people to take photographs, each two dollars, under the leadership of the Naxi girl climbed down the balcony stairs, stand here and throughout the city at a glance, the roof of a block layer upon layer, patchwork arrangement, quite a kinds of "you would be utterly Ling, List of city small" in bold. The family also offers accommodation, if not the road is not good, I would really want to live here a few days, while sitting on the balcony drinking tea while overlooking the ancient city of the vicissitudes of life, will be able to relax and cleanse souls.
Come downstairs from the eternal, along Square Street, Dashiqiao stroll aimlessly, seeing fine, unique shops and left into the east look west to see, did not ask the price. Two or three minutes later, followed by travel agents, more and more tourists coming up, the streets become somewhat crowded, and I stroll tired, then went back to youth hostels rest. Sitting in the hotel courtyard, and two attendants chatting, one Mosuo family and the other is Dai's, probably because more tourists from different places, and two attendants are very talkative and very interesting for me to Naxi and the city has been a deeper understanding. Did not expect also met Taiwanese singer Chang Chen-yue and his party of four, in addition to suffering YY Chang Chen-yue, or a face, a few other also has its own characteristics. I asked the waiter is not often star to live here, she nodded and Haipo proud to say that there is a Snow Mountain Music Festival and at a photo of Cui Jian manner.
First day of the dinner in the Square Street of "Jiu Tsat Restaurant", business is hot, the price quite expensive, taste good. I order a fried ham and fried bean jelly aloe, are unique, where the hotels are full of the weight of cooking, a person simply could eat. After dinner back to the hotel bath, came to the ancient city of Bar Street, a clear stream on both sides of densely packed full of bars, the scale is not large, the house five or six square table, and outside the stream side came alive again in four or five strips tables, blocks with one called "Sakura Cafe" and best known, people are up to. The whole street crowded, drinking sound, talk to the sound of laughter, as well as street singers singing, where the singer is very interesting, they arrived in front of you will ask one question: "If you want to listen to my own written song? "Well there are personality! I think it is the ancient city gave them such freedom, but the ancient city of tolerance letting visitors accepted their request, to sing sing, and listened to a few numbers, but also good, really like it would be Shi Er. I picked one called "Little Paris" of the bar, since this name is because the bar owner is a French man and his wife, Naxi, the bar stood very rhythm of Hip-Hop music, I sit near the window , the point of a bottle of Dali Beer (6 million), and only 10 degrees and a half, taste is very refreshing. 12 o'clock or so, bars are gradually dispersed, and I Dangling return to the hotel, engaged reverse gear will be sleeping.
D3 (3.22.)
9:00 am wake up already, and the sun through the curtains sprinkled on the bed, put on his clothes came to the yard breathe fresh air. Today, youth hostels seem to a lot of people, so that after breakfast back to the house itself more a tenant, an advertising planner in Wuhan.
Breakfast in the ancient city of the north entrance to the "ground cloud Naxi style Cafe", a point of grass jelly, beans and chicken Lijiang Baba, together with the boss sent ham stewed lotus roots, billing 6 yuan, taste good, because of quantity, almost left half. A friend called to say Tiger Leaping Gorge to Zhongdian and the car had been in contact good (chartered three days 650 yuan), and invited me to their homes in what the Inn "Lee's Grand Courtyard." Conditions there is certainly much better standard between 60 per day, two beds, large bathrooms, as well as 80 liters of water heater and the whole bathroom. After this arrival process, with the friends came to not far from the "Lijiang donkey's nest", the boss from the name because the store In addition to providing meals, snacks, the backpackers, or the exchange of information, published emotion, where the majority of the boss called for the "Wang and" on-line name is "The Fat Man a must", which store a very good reputation in the Mix. Beijingers Wang and yes, a year come to Lijiang, a place to play that good to stay behind, and Wang and talk to the tree ears were up, Beijingers speak volumes Qikuai tongue all too easy to say that is over, people laughing, And I also did not respond Shaleng forward.
Just ready to eat dinner, come in a person wearing a tunic, and then ever more familiar feel, was originally cast to play to Chairman Mao's special type of course and ultimately burst Kuangpai, thinking and Chairman of intimate contact can be happy once. Wang and nothing in the shop can be asked, he would tell you in great detail lines and costs, while Wang and his crossing is the only time no one thought, that is on foot Square Street, strange? Do not forget his screen name is "The Fat Man a must."
Wang and shop there are many self-help travel information and Mix message, photo, in the BBS, I saw a girl I was impressed with the message that she, like me, a man ran Beizhao Bao Lijiang, She said she was looking for a friend to play with the purpose not because timid fear. But people are afraid to see the beautiful scenery when you moved next to no one to share ... ...
D4 (3.23.)
Nest in the donkey eating breakfast (5 by 10 million), and friends went to large tankers chartered drivers, etc., we have six-member delegation, in addition to things I have a Hong Kong and four girls come together. Our first day of the first line is the first went to the Yangtze River Bay, Shek Kwu, and then directly to Zhongdian. Drove out of the city of Lijiang, the eyeful Huang Cancan looked all the rape, a one arranged in neat rows to the first Bay, we walk off the Yangtze River, standing at the Jinsha River for quite a while while waiting to see, because even before the rainy season, river blue, It is clear the river and the river beach, according to the driver master said, until the rainy season, when the river will be flooded all of the sand, but the color of the water has not been so blue. Out of Lijiang County, Zhongdian-bound view of the winding mountain roads look like something other then changing into a flowing river sandwiched between the two peaks is very spectacular, a narrow winding road car only to allow two parallel, we sat in car they feel very nervous, and good technology, good drivers, so that we can rest assured that enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Into the territory of Zhongdian, the water gradually without the emergence of endless mountains, cars circle along the winding road to the climbing, the steep mountains on both sides is very dangerous. Drivers to master well, to take us from that side of the highway to bypass Pahai ticket (tickets 10 yuan), by the end of March have not yet green grass, let alone what the scenery, enjoy a moment from a distance alpine meadow of the momentum, so that people feel a ease of mind, I feel relaxed. Then again, the success of the driver to bypass the ticket master, the drive to Songzanlinsi back door, may be renovated, the temple looked very worn, the entire hall were no people, few lamas, but the walls, roof decoration and flash tower Top can still see Tibetan architecture style.
To Zhongdian county town to eat dinner, to Tianshengqiao proceed halfway vehicle refueling, the sky actually Piaoqi the snow, when we come out from Lijiang hot wearing T-shirt, come here if they were returned to the winter. Where snow and snow is not the same as in Nanjing, not falling from the sky, but like Hua Lala, like rain on the ground floor to the ground, snowflakes, like foam, like a one, landing is not oriented. Though not far from the city Tianshengqiao, but it is remote, we looked into the hot springs, the water pretty hot, peer-to a few girls Xiangui (standard room 100 yuan, including sauna), and then take a look at next to a few Tibetan Face fierce, we decided to return to town to live. Of that earlier time came a few Tibetans actually want us to Mai Menpiao, one 10 yuan, was severely reprove us about it, then go home dejected. Night in the county had a relatively clean way to find hotels (20 yuan a bed), wash slept.
D4 (3.24.)
Zhongdian is a plateau on a county, the county was the Central Committee will be renamed "Shangri-La County", from Shangri-La will have her geographically specific meaning.
This morning we have six people go to an all Lake (ticket 20), belong to all the attractions are Lake in Zhongdian, the farthest one, into the door to see two mountains near the lake, the lake was blue, caught in the large meadow the middle of the grass is still brown, and do not see any life, but added, after 9 o'clock the sky is still quite a sight of sun and the moon TONGHUI us by surprise. Zhongdian, the sky is blue, sky blue Lijiang more than pure, deeper reasons for the high latitudes may feel you can reach out feeling the day, blue sky without a cloud, like a canvas hung on the top of the head.
The next car reached the Bita Hercynian line entrance, Bita tour taking tourists to Hainan line is the place to go, while the western route is mostly self-help travelers choose, because from the west line entering Bita need to walk around on foot or horseback 7 kilometers of mountain scenery of the western front line than the South richer, more structured. Bought tickets for 30 yuan, 60 yuan riding back and forth, we are mighty and his party set off. Along the Xi Zhai's Hill Road, climbing, downhill and road on both sides of all alpine vegetation, is a welcome smooth alpine coniferous forest, alpine scrub was nightside yes, there are many sections of very steep mountain, sitting on horseback is very bumpy , hardly managed to turn the two mountains, traversed a long section of wooden plank road, eyes will suddenly be a pure blue is Bita Lake, we can not wait to turn dismount, went straight to the past, stepping on the thick alpine meadow , fast to rush towards the lake, the lake stood a moment breathless, could not help but shout, a cry: "Bita, you damn America!" as a kind of pure, clear atmosphere can not use language to describe the feeling, blue blue lake shines like a mirror with the same blue sky, surrounded by mountains and surrounded by green vegetation covering the slopes, forming a moving painting, no clouds, no birds, only the quiet lake, blue sky, mountain ranges, we were intimidated, anyone in such a beautiful picture of the former could only hold their breath, watching with rapt attention, not the least bit distracting thoughts, to feel once the realm of Heaven, and a bar!
Returned to the hotel at night, re-remember the beauty of the day, the brain suddenly flashed "Where is the real Shangri-La?" Is a beautiful Zhongdian do? If not, where is the real Shangri-La? I think in fact, she does not have a specific place, she is a symbolic word, "Shangri-La" means paradise, everyone has their own paradise, she might be in the city, may be wilderness, perhaps everyone was any good place.
D5 (3.25.)
The Whitewater Hotel last night was the best baishuitai (standard room 120 yuan), very comfortable. Baishuitai is the birthplace of Dongba culture, legends can get in this Buddha bless (tickets 30 yuan). First entered the gate, only the first-order-order wooden ladder and a gurgling stream of flowing water, the more going up, the greater the sound of running water, until the walk to the Peak, only to see it step by step Luo stack up yellow-white rock. In fact, baishuitai is a long time scouring the rock surface water to form calcium carbonate material, rock patchwork arrangement, very layered, flowing continuously from top to bottom scouring the rock face, the scene is very spectacular. Because it is not the rainy season, there is no rain, we were able to enter the depths of baishuitai, intimate contact with the yellow of the calcification. March of the baishuitai looked very quiet, there is no trace of temper, let us watch our trip to Zhongdian's most remarkable about this is that in addition to our in addition to no other tourists, were integrated with the King oblivious.
The next is the most physical consumption of Tiger Leaping Gorge on foot, due to lack of time, we have chosen the most beautiful scenery in the tiger jump Hetaoyuan this paragraph. Car road meandering through the winding mountain roads, on both sides of cliffs and canyons in sharp contrast to one side is terraced into the film, on the other side is a straight cliffs, terraces arranged very neatly, like a puzzle. Approximately two hours drive into the Tiger Leaping Gorge (tickets 30 yuan), on both sides of the Jinsha River water sandwiched cliff in front of us to come to Chang teacher's house, took off his coat, leaving backpack, with only a straight photographic equipment Ben Hill, from which side of the road tiger jumped down to the gorge about more than 40 minutes at the end of the road is easy to recognize, it is difficult to go, need your hands and feet, individual lots a bit dangerous, if not careful will be unexpected, about 45 minutes after the We came to Gap the end of the turbulent Jinsha River in front of roaring water, crossed, and we stood on the tiger jumped Stone took many pictures, and then down to the direction of a tiger jumping through a simple and dangerous to the summer of solid silver Mu Banqiao the site, standing abruptly and in the rocks on the river, overlooking the upper reaches of the waves coming, everyone was deeply shocked. Old Xia built a "Kikunami hut," so that people who are tired of the foot a break point, I am pleased to pick up a pen on a wooden railing on the title poem:
Canyon style the United States,
Diving shock people.
Tigers shock mountains,
Fire poured endless love.
Determined line world,
I love left to whom?
Enjoy the majestic beauty of finished, we began to return journey, on the return road a bit beyond our expectations, the mountains are very laborious, Zhongdian tours on the third day we have decreased physical, hands and feet, and slowly climb up, a full use of the more than an hour before they saw as a faint target, Chang teacher's house, we re-inspire the spirit of one go up the hill. Ate teacher's house in Chang Chang teacher's house will be for home dish especially recommend: Gongbaojiding ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Tomato scrambled eggs ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Fried eggplant ★ ★ ★ ★
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The final time is spent in the Lugu Lake, where the scenery is very beautiful, there is a beautiful book that can be moved people to tears, I do not know will not come back there, but the beauty of the lake gave me a tremendous unforgettable memories.
Early morning sky full of stars light, and the local Moso tribe paddled Zhu Caochuan waves on the lake, good luck, I saw four consecutive meteors fall from the sky, that is kind of a place?
It was a meteor shower every day to see a place ... ...
Author: yuli_cmb
