Had heard that Yunnan is a beautiful place, how many times have entered the Caiyunzhinan dream. After years of hoping, we finally started a trip to Yunnan.
July 11, Kunming, sunny
9:00 or so, we finally got off the train. In fact, Kunming train station gave me the feeling is not very good, comparing old mess again. The city's modern architecture is also relatively small, and those older houses connected together, gives people a feeling of disharmony. Really can not think this is the famous Spring City. You bet, this is just the impression at first glance.
In the Golden Dragon Hotel stay there, we have a break, we went straight to Grand View Garden. Said Grand View Garden was built in Ming and early Qing Emperor Kangxi and the Daguan Lou was built in the years because of his beard in front of Sun's 180 words long couplet is known best in the world. I followed a guide around listening to listen to explain, saying that this pair of couplets to landscape and Dianchi Lake in Yunnan Province for thousands of years of history displayed in the world. Grand View Hospital has a printed inside the door, and Tai Guanlou couplet selling souvenirs, interested persons may wish to buy a careful study.
Board Daguan Lou, we are overlooking is called "Sleeping Beauty" in the Western Hills. Sure enough, she was like a sit-girl, is sleeping perhaps again in thinking something. Until then the Sun beard Lenovo's "500 years Dianchi Benlai fundus ... ... thousands of years past? To my heart ... ..." a long joint, do not have some feeling rise in my heart.
The boat at the Grand View Garden, there is direct access to the Western Hills cruise, you can also pack the boat shaking away, to see you choose what it is. About half an hour distance to the ropeway at the Western Hills. Scenery along the way good, but should not be optimistic about the Dianchi Lake pollution is too serious, or even see only the top layer of water, the green creatures. It was suggested that fill them in Dianchi Lake, is said to forget that this idea really amazing!
Under the boat opposite the door of minority village (because it is only one door can enter the National Village), in front of one point in the Western Hills ropeway entrance. Because we are not ready to ethnic village, but on the other end down the mountain back to the Western Hills from the city, so we just bought a one-way ticket. The ropeway is said to have spent more than 1 million built. To exports, only a few souvenir stalls, no spots, we had no choice but to buy a cableway trip to the mountains. Ropeway is the box in front of that type, and this is open seating style, we are victims of shaky in the above, one dares.
Ropeway is the front door to stop the dragon, so should go into the mountains to get to the Dragon Gate. Another is a cableway ride to the Dragon Gate, and then down the mountain. Mountain attractions along the way, was a Man Duo, like the Phoenix rock, Caputo shengjing, Saint parents, Temple and so on, although not of Buddhist devotees, they still going to pray a prayer, the most interesting is that in what Hall (not remember, and look at the map it seems is a spiritual palace), the door has a sculpture is of a turtle who pestered a snake, very intimate look. Shining signs the seven of us turn finally arrived at Dragon Gate 8 turn, a small place, a small door, and everyone in the gantry under the stone ball touching what is said can be thought into. I of course are no exception, carefully touch a bit, but also a wish to Xu.
Like many temples, which ultimately worship of idols inside. These open out along the mountainside with small temple, it is not easy, I really can not imagine a few hundred years ago the ancients, posted on the hillside to look at what such a big carved into a pit hole, but also carved out of this Many exquisite beauty of the stone sculptures and wall paintings. Moreover, in such a temple on the Western Hills is more than one, if the girls like Western Hills as I lamented the natural beauty, then these small temple make me feel the power of human faith.
Under the sun, is the cemetery, Mr. Nie Er. Nie Er's death after several setbacks, he will be moved to his tomb was born in Kunming, in this inside, you can see Nie Er's life notebook, but you can hear him sing in person works. In Nie Er tomb next to the car lot to the city. Due to the time already late, and after some bargaining, we have packets of a plane straight to the Expo.
Expo Sure enough, as previously seen on television, it is the door style, which is more beautiful flowers and green. A door, "blooming in the new century," is located in the gardens in the former, there are colorful flower clock, sight-seeing, Huaxi, the display, of course, can not forget their pictures taken. Since it is late, most of the exhibition hall were closed the door, only into the greenhouse hall. Inside there are many tropical and boreal plants, seem to have exposure to nature, and secretly impressed by the width of nature's good fortune, and more praise can be collected around the world most of the trees the park is really difficult, not to mention different seasons of planting trees, which only The great human beings can do. Cursory view of the national park boutique styles of gardening and garden-style buildings, like himself living in various countries among the while, traveled around the world!
Wanted to take a look at the cable car on the Golden Temple Unfortunately, cable car is closed, and had to return to hotel rest. Most of the day time, only the representation of several attractions in Kunming tour over again. In addition to feeling of well-deserved reputation, but also lamented the Creator of Kunming, the pro-gaze, a small city, was able to integrate the world of plants, and that the beauty of the Western Hills, Longmen strange, Grand Union's pride long enough to people Liulianwangfan of.
July 12, Dali, cloudy
The next day, we arrived by car through the Chuxiong Dali. Coming off the distance, saw a large village, with a unique architectural style of the Zhaizi Bai scattered and orderly. Most of the Dali impression from Jin Yong's "Tian Long Ba Bu." But Dali once mighty political and cultural center of Yunnan, and later defeat the Dali Kingdom, and reason, until after the time to study again bar! Dali's famous Camellia, variety, unfortunately not the Camellia open in summer season, only spare dazzling tea squid, and it is very regrettable.
We do not have to go first to home, but directly to the pier of Erhai Lake by boat. The wind that day quite large, standing on the bow as the ship a swaying, undulating up and down, the wind in their faces and bodies, it is a comfortable, really like the image of the sea. Cangshan are clouds hanging over, when hidden, at times, the mountain has no snow, I heard that we have to wait there until October. By Kam Sho, Elvin Quicksilver Island, a goddess in the temple on the Ji Zhi Xiang, browse a bit homes. Said the island's people are fishing for a living, his face Jinxian brown typical of the plateau. Back on the road has been gradually darken the sky, Dusk Cangshan clouds after, making a lofty shiny red light half the sky. Wind is also growing, from time to time there are waves playing. Shimonoseki wind, the closed flowers, Cangshan snow, Erhai month, Dali's romantic, only feel the wind of Shimonoseki It is rather a pity.
Back to the old town, Zuozhuanyouzhuan finally quite reputable, Four Seasons Inn to live down. This is a landscaped courtyard lined, wood pavilion, small sprinkle it, especially people warm. Several foreigners in the Daping Pang, a few in the chat, a pair of idle contentment Yau look. Here are all the house of wood, latches and other small things are also of wood. Where the total station, as well as free Internet cafes, but most of them are foreigners, the foreigners here seem more than than the Chinese. Many foreigners come to the marble should be a long time, liked the scenery, enjoy relaxing here. Is even more lively in the洋人街incomparable, bars, restaurants and things, filled with people. There are many shops along the street selling more specialty products, each person's face wore a smile, and perhaps revel in this Xanadu Bar! Under the inn on the net, next to an old lady waiting for a foreign machine, I really can not bear this feeling, they rushed down the network will give her seat.
Sleep at night but no peace, originally did not close the windows of the room, a bag of bread led to the rats, "squeak" is heard from the bed and flew away, awakened us all. Had no choice but unhappy to pack up and bring the culprit is good, maybe really tired, and returned to bed, we soon entered the sleep.
July 13, Lijiang, cloudy
We are very early morning, because you must rush to Lijiang. On the way, we see the three pagodas Chong San, in the Butterfly Spring entrance and the "Five Golden Flowers" photo. Butterfly Spring now it is just in name, and flocks of butterflies since the fifties have never been flown before, is a real pity!
Has finally come to Lijiang Dayan Old Town heard that more like a paradise compared to the ancient city of Dali. Sure enough, when we are marching multicolored quartzite stone paved road into the Square Street, when there are like heroes to Jin Yong's novels in a small town: small bridges, shops inns, steady stream of people in a variety. That a thorough clean three streams, but coming down from the snow-capped mountains of it,
After Heilongtan distributed along the terrain into three main, but also in the ancient city after every home within the hospital, more water, everywhere is the stone Itabashi, stone arch bridge, Mu Banqiao, as well as single-plank bridge, casually standing in a place all can enjoy to the "Old Bridge Chueiyang whisk water," an exquisite little scene.
We are in a typical Naxi courtyard of stay there, although small, but full of flora, clean and tidy, reflects the Naxi women's hard-working and capable, no wonder men are so Naxi leisure. Owner name and, Naxi people are very common name, was really a bit envious of them, and for generations are living in such a beautiful place.
Then we went to Yunshan Ping, it was the Naxi people who love the Holy Land and harbors a number of touching legend. Sat ropeway, it was found days have been dark, from time to time distant thunder came from the opposite down a particularly large number of people who sell things the tribe wanted the rain we will soon, and stop up the mountain, but no way, given up , of course, depends on what happens. Down the rope, and sure enough, the rain intermittent ground floor up, soon became heavy rain. Walking in the lane at the long, surrounded by a dense primeval forest, made me feel back in ancient times. Soon, the rain will have reduced the trend of gradually stopped, and we have also seen Yunshan Ping, and then walk a long way then, I do not think there is such a green lawn where there is! I saw the wide lawn, a number of horses and yaks relaxed Sanzhao step, eating grass, snow-capped mountains on the stands in front of such a clear insight into feeling was a pleasant surprise! The days have begun to gradually clear, a rainbow hung in the sky, snow-capped mountains on top of the snow is not perennial, the following are some of the snow melt water down to form a small waterfall, we are facing the snow-capped mountains, facing the lawn, facing the forest shouting, the whole lot of people have it easy. I want to rush down the visitors who will regret not having seen such a beautiful snow-capped mountains bar. If not for the need to lock rope, I really wanted more than to be here a while, no wonder went Yunshan Ping, who have seen the true face of snow-capped mountains will reluctantly revealed the expression on the face, the best expression in the text laments.
Back to the ancient city, we have a walk in the Square Street in the vicinity, which is the ancient city's main street, roughly equivalent to downtown Bar! There are many still filled with bustling crowds and bargaining in the ear sound. We Zuozhuanyouzhuan, we do not know the direction, there is no store in an alley house, saw many old houses, this house is said to come from the Han Chinese learned it! It could be the Han Chinese have gradually disappeared, are still prevalent in Naxi. We walked along the stream, watching the next to the stone house, this is my heart Lijiang ah! Compared to Dali, Lijiang is indeed more beautiful, more angry, but those shops and businesses to make this beautiful been designated on a wound, as if completely weathered terracotta warriors and horses, became a worthless stone. Yulong Snow Mountain is said but also because in recent years, the greenhouse effect, all the snow will no longer exist in fifty years later.
Originally wanted to take a look at a bonfire, but unfortunately a great listen, but it is long over. We had to return to the inn, because tomorrow we will go even more amazing Tiger Leaping Gorge.
July 14, Lijiang, cloudy
The early morning quiet of Lijiang, Lijiang who does not seem to get up early the habit of very few people on the streets, standing we lived in the attic, only to see a film with ethnic characteristics of the roof, end to end, days is still not large bright, gray to , stone road, were out of the city by car went straight to Tiger Leaping Gorge. The Yangtze River and along the way through the first Bay, the upper reaches of Jinsha River from the shed, suddenly turning on a small island along a nearly 90-degree bend, they formed the "First Bay, the Yangtze River," Tiger Leaping Gorge is a very dangerous The gorge is divided into upper, middle and lower three tiger jump, we go to the next tiger jump, Tiger Leaping Gorge is a lot of people travel on foot, on the road we saw a gang of foreigners racking to mountain bike riding, Chaohu jump Gap ran. It's very tiring, but this is a challenge, to himself, of nature, and perhaps later to re-visit Tiger Leaping Gorge, I would choose such an approach.
The door to the Tiger Leaping Gorge, we have to walk a winding path along the cliff, picked up chunks of rocks, beside a torrent at the Yangtze River. I walk at large in the edge, and some frightened, more a sigh of this spectacular scenery. The mountains are mostly white jade stone, smelting is followed by a beautiful white jade, the way a bridge, then all this is caused by a stone. Quite a long way, and we walked about half an hour, and finally to the legendary tiger over the place, next to also put tigers sculpture, standing on the river raging in front of Ocean Waves thundering, earth-shaking, like full steam ahead, I was shocked by the roar of the waves, water droplets splashed on him from time to time, while the Tigers jumped piece of river rock submerged by the river has long been acknowledged. Shashi is reminiscent of that of Su Shi's first words: "River of No Return, the waves淘尽,千古风流人物... ..." Here, we are impressed by the natural charm and the raging river, even though there are too many emotions, is also worth mentioning the! Turned around, he might see a small stream running down from the mountains, unusual clear, this is down from the mountains upstream, and holding a water only into the mouth, had Wendao Na stock fresh light fragrance, taste better when they feel the sweetness of snow, without refrigerator can cool Toru heart, looking at the quiet streams, Who would have thought to go on stream had become a mighty river it? ! Perhaps the creator of magic, are embodied in Lijiang, the soil on the piece of strange!
Back to the ancient city in the afternoon again bustling city together, bought some souvenirs, ate dinner, then prepared to see the famous Mr. Xuan Ke and the Dayan Naxi Ancient Music concert. Ancient Music Association is a traditional venue with a large courtyard of the ancient hospital SNAP. Main building opened as a stage on the left side more than one meter in diameter drum the most eye-catching red paint, in the middle Gezhao some bizarre deja vu instrument. The stage hung a row of beams on top of old black and white photographs. Mind would have thought those old pictures of playing. Waiting for some time, I heard Luo Xiang, a lot of white hair and white costume of the elderly to be unsteadily to Guatemala by the Naxi people dressed in clothes of the girls by the arm out. Suddenly I came to understand what it means to those black and white photographs, and then dressed in a gray robe of the appearance of Mr. Xuan Ke, known as "downright genius in music," a legendary figure, it was a sweating black hair, dark and thin for the elderly . But the humble old man who is eloquent first-class opening is like a Stephen Chow, like "Taotao river, endless." First, the discussion of the Naxi ancient music, ancient music will be history and characters, ancient music will go to Taiwan to perform the activities of a small episode, ancient music and self-cultivation on the thesis that the value of ancient music, as well as their hands strange musical instruments and The repertoire of origin they want and so on. Performance may become subject to a wide range of speech. The audience of several hundred spectators gradually calm down and listen mesmerized, hanging on to ancient music performed mouth full of flavor. Mandarin tone just off, a burst of skilled authentic English commentary blurted out from his mouth and had people admire! The first song "gossip" is a self-compiled Xuanzong famous dance, all kinds of musical instruments are interlinked and loud but not chaotic, a bit like a temple of Buddhist music, but the Naxi ancient music itself is a Taoist, and Buddhist music teacher 2 integrated , Naxi people into their own characteristics and then gradually formed. The Southern Tang emperor Li Yu lyricist of "Gold and Sand", play the zither Qiming, a few girls Qingqi red lips, the words full of pathos, but unfortunately passing away the mood to spend appropriately interpreted, so that spectators loudly wow the masses. Each song music just down, Lost Horizon, will begin his impassioned speech, and talked about playing with their ancient music-related people, and things related to history, music and other academic fields, and reached a certain depth, right they play good music to allay, during which was also mixed with some jokes and get to buy a dash of humor, satire and Review of the celebrities, I can not help but think of Mr. Li Ao, the same arrogance, the same historical background, but also The same disdain on the secular. Deserves to be called the "downright genius," said! Concert before the end of the market but added some speculation, the general trend to peddle their books, then surging in the head in the ocean to spend 30 yuan has bought a bunch of nauseating tribute to Lost Horizon, I just added a signature only.
Out the door, still wandering in the Square Street, until the middle of the night, come back to the Inn.
After a night's rest, we leave to return Kunming, Lijiang, the impression is still more profound, such as a minor, gently touching, such as a painting, beautiful and vivid, more like a poem, it is read it would be difficult to forget.
Back to Kunming sat one morning car is basically the mountain bend to bend, to stay in a top of the hill, and even it began to rain, lightning across in front, rumbling of thunder sounded in the ears, she looks at the distance a telephone pole was hit, came a piece of the sparks, anxious to increase the horsepower, flew down the mountain. Can be followed down the mountain, the weather is fine one, there is no harbinger of rain, which is strange in Yunnan, one of 18 "east, west, rain sun." Looked across the car, perhaps they could not imagine that a heavy rain in front of bar!
Back to Kunming, and makes a memorable view of the road, giving a lot of feelings, but unfortunately too short to play very short notice, if later time, we must come back, quietly feeling her beautiful.
Author: gylln
