Reluctant to leave the place - Lugu Lake 4 days by: ALLEN (minrun.wang @ bms.com)
Netizens in Nanjing yesterday, received a SMS that helped me to forget in the Lugu Lake Spring Festival brought out the camera. Hearts burst of happy, Lugu Lake in the Mountains water the person, then all the sudden they all rise in my heart.
Goddess Hill, Lugu Lake, Mosuo people, where the 4-day a happy day, reluctant to part of the parting, is so deeply imprinted in the brain. I traveled to many places, at home and abroad, but no one is a place where I yearn so, let me stay and refuse to leave.
Departure:
2 / 11 New Year's Eve I and my colleagues 5 were hastily back from Zhongdian, Lijiang to celebrate the New Year. In the Jiu Tsat bar next door to eat dinner, alcohol, burning everyone's heart, Ying everyone's face. Decorated the whole Old Town of Lijiang, the crowd, such as Chung, bathed in a festive night. Girls with joy, with a tipsy with all those who know to call, like all people who come here do not know, said: "Happy Chinese New Year!"
A strange one:
To midnight bell, we start with the happy flow of people into the square side of large tankers fireworks display, countdown to 12, the bell, all the people immersed in the joyful cheers. Suddenly there was a boy took my shoulder asked:
"You go to the lake tomorrow it?"
"Well, how do you know that I'm going to the lake?"
"I guess. We have three individuals, one less, if you go, then just pack cars."
It turned out he was born in Beijing, as well as 1 on the Shanghai people are to find someone to accompany to the Lugu Lake.
"Yes, I leave you cell phone number in the morning call me."
Originally planned to who started the day in Lijiang rest (due to altitude sickness in Zhongdian there), two days to go, since so go.
Wonders II:
A lot of people letting off fireworks, police continued to prompt people to pay attention to safety. The square to see the faces of people around the country are written two words, "happy." Suddenly, a fireworks flying my head, suddenly sore scalp hair, hair burning. Quenching hand quickly, but fortunately, did not give rise to "forest fires" burning Tulv me. However, in the beginning of the year on a "first prize," I do not know is fierce Kyrgyzstan.
The taste of the ancient city filled with fireworks, firecrackers gradually eliminate, come to an end of the city returned to calm, alleys, only poly-Bar Street is also reluctant to leave with friends. Drink, Bengdi, chat, Internet access, a daze, supper, let lanterns. Is midnight 2:00, back to youth hostels to bed, paths are so quiet, a man suddenly walked minds give birth to a little terror and anxiety. Just encountered a team of armed police patrolling in the alleys, you will feel the security of many. Finally returned to the hostels of the room, accompanied by drunk to sleep.
2 / 12 who started in the dream was ringtone wake-up, the original appointment last night, a friend urged me to leave the. Is 9 am, days Everbright light, the first day of New Year's sun-colored wood in the ancient enter thoroughly. Hurriedly grooming package, with the attendant hit the Naxi calls, ran out.
To the large tankers to join the journey, the friends encounter many of the same bag, and constantly was asked: "Go Tiger Leaping Gorge do? With the carpool." Many people choose this special day on foot Tiger Leaping Gorge, and I chose to Lugu Lake. Joints, the chartered owner began to increase, and finally 840 per pack of cars Santana 2 days. (Later to feel it is worthwhile, driver technology and condition are good, saving a lot of time.) Waiting for a train, when to see a team in Beijing and Kunming, donkeys are also assembled in preparation for Deng Haba snow-capped mountains, looking and equipment is very wide, prepared a lot of small packages and equipment.
9:30, car was finally out of the city, we have four unknown friend started to know each other up. Reveals that they play come from Kunming, Dali met in Beijing small group, and then Meet in to Lijiang, but also take to me to Lugu Lake. Beijing Fellow is engaged in the securities industry, the clothing look very like a donkey, and in particular can be called "color donkey", brought three cameras, professional use / stupid machine / digital readily available, countless film, and in particular are willing to waste film. In his theory, the film has value, and beauty is priceless.
Trucks would soon sail winding mountain roads, mountains, and not a lot of green, a very steep ridge had a small piece of a small piece of farming, it seems that the Yi people in farming. Car growing up along the highway, ears can clearly feel the pressure more and more beautiful scenery, Yulong Snow Mountain, Haba snow-capped mountains can be clearly seen. Really want to allow drivers to stop, to look at a similar scenery. May be too narrow mountain, and there may be falling rock (in several places along the way can all see that big rock in the middle of the road cross), also discouraged the idea of staying. Landslides during the rainy season is said to be more severe, often block the road. Now see God, suddenly felt warm current nose, nosebleeds, and the original in order to restore the body early in the morning of the reference bubble tea too strong, also drink non-stop along the way, so had nosebleeds. Quickly upward, and pressure points, use mineral water off wet towel attached to his forehead, had a moment enough. Since the Zhongdian plateau reaction, physical condition of their own a little too sensitive. Fortunately, no problem, a little relieved.
Thus turning one another a mountain, at 2 pm to Lugu Lake toll station, tickets 38 yuan / person, is very beautifully printed postcards, worth preserving. Turn a mountain into the lake on the best viewing places, I got out through a small woods, the lake suddenly greeted by green, ringed by mountains, the lake, under sunny indeed like a virgin, pure cachet. The opposite is the goddess of mountains, the foot of Rigby Island, looming on the horizon, proximal to the lake house of the village fell into the water as small as matchboxes. Just as I was immersed in the beauty, the girl from Shanghai said one simple sentence, then a wet blanket, "Lugu Lake is also like a big reservoirs, there is no good looking." Then explained something and I could hear her direct stare. Therefore, realized that the journey companions with common feelings of how important it is, if not found, or the lone good.
View Point kiosk house sitting two costumes Mosuo tribe girl, this is the first time I saw a little curious to repeatedly pored over, a question is only 12 years old 13 years old had just been into the Lai-Lei Ting, also be regarded as adult , so this dress. Them to use vacation time to sell the mountains here, apples, 5 yuan a bag, Apple is not how to buy it, be regarded as donations to schools bar.
Under the car down the mountain quickly to the village fell into the water, I read a lot because of prior introduction, the development is too powerful to know the village fell into the water, is mainly tourists, so strongly recommended to Rigby Island to live. But the driver refused to use a variety of reasons. While the other three simply does not know, there is no recourse but to enter the driver selected a people. Accommodation Double room 30 yuan, and then lay down their meals and visit the owner's room. Fell into the water along the lakeside village of a few dozen families set up a row of tourists of the house, each household as the unit of their respective reception room and board.
Lugu Lake clear lake, has deeply moved me, there will be no opposition to the shelter too strong. After dinner went to the lake is zoned Zhu Caochuan islands, clearly marked. Rowing is a middle-aged women and 1 to Moso Moso youth. 2 hours by boat, one for the steering wheel. They looked at boating, I am also eager to be not really master the skills, not to mention paddle paddle without access to power is not up. Ship will soon sail lake, or song. "Sister you are a boat's head" just to sing one, quickly connected Mosuo women sang the original hit singer-level master, and almost all the popular songs that she can sing. People on the boat suddenly crowded together into the lake will be a song competition. "I saw a block mountains, yeah guy, yeah guy," she sang the "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau," the most flavor, it's sharp voice echoed in the lake in a long time. And a happy song, looking around the lake, and my heart secretly thought that Moso tribe is really a happy nation ah!
"See Choi-wan!" I do not know who told out, looked up the sky looked really have a colorful cloud, beautiful ah! Beijing-color donkey quickly want to make use of all the camera down, I can only gaze with your eyes, hope will always remember that a cloud. Before the World Expo will go to Kunming, heard the words "Caiyunzhinan" four words made no impression, and now considered a real insight into the. Choi Wan under the lake seemed to be more beautiful, like a dress of the Moso girl.
Ship has finally come to the island, Moso women looked at the weather reminds us: "You come back early, and so a while to play a strong wind, and draw back on the more difficult." I thought she would like to cross back sooner, so no response. Can be just on the island shortly after a sudden wind comes up, everything seems to be blown away. I Cuoguai her, then I finally understand that people here are honest honest, there is no city where people's ideas and personal considerations. Is really a paradise ah! When the wind slightly smaller point, hurry down, because of windy, and draw back really demanding, a pair of young Mosuo constantly wiping his brow on the Han Dynasty. Having just misunderstanding, I am a bit embarrassed, also helped draw, forced draw. Finally drawn back to the village fell into the sea, the sky was slightly late, the sun is also hid behind the mountain.
Slowly stroll back along the lakeside residence, to see there are bars, there are IC telephones, there are an increasing number of tourists. Car sound, noisy sound should disturb the tranquility here. After dinner, join the crowd dancing bonfire, tickets 10 yuan, which is crowded with visitors from around really is not what it means to come back early to bed. Back on the road there are two discoveries, one can see bright stars in particular, especially the past; Second, I bought the headlights in particular bright spotlight special strong, direct the night sky. And only 30 yuan less than earned. They lived next door to the new visitors, but also attend to noisy, lie down and soon after fell asleep.
2 / 13, two days of waking up has 8 points more than living in Beijing early in the morning went to take pictures donkey color has come back. Wash wash, eat breakfast, a driver on a hurry to go back. I already have their own decision: I want to leave! I strongly request ( "less than Rigby not to Lugu Lake"), the driver finally agreed to go to Rigby Island.
Cars along the lake to the foot of the mountain goddess fled, about half an hour went to Rigby village. Here, fewer households, houses are not built. Car shedding struggling to open the lake to the Tashi home, Tashi away a car just in Japanese, I quickly stepped forward to say hello, saying that a friend in Shenzhen over the mountain tops, (because last year in October Tashi take them from the Lugu Lake the Gonggar Kamiyama). We welcome into the four rooms have been wife, wife is tea, but also brought out a plate Mihua Tang, and seeds hospitality, very warm.
Tashi moment came in hastily, said too many people these days, hospitality, however, to the same here as to their own homes. Down on the valley's own brew wine, each a cup, and then began to chat up. Tashi is a very handsome Mosuo small group, very talkative, speaking of his own experience, spoke Moso culture. From time to time people come looking for him, from time to time a call came in to find him. Then Shanghai girl said: "Early know if they should come here to live ah!" This sentence is also pleasant to hear more.
We talked talked a long time do not want to leave, from time to time some people to join, the driver is already very impatient, but it was inconvenient attack, and I am more determined to leave behind. Finally to 1 pm and more pictures taken at the Tashi doorstep, after three people with years of reluctantly left. Wife took me to find a good bed, lay down package, you can eat lunch. 2 rooms surrounded by tables full of people, because I just arrived, do not know other people, and regardless of, and holding a bowl of rice on the crammed sit down. Indeed, as the same as in their own homes, no one with you polite, what he ate yourself.
After dinner, went to a small lake in front of Tashi house pavilion to rest a bit under the lake some hot sun, and the latter do it, nobody told you, do not know what they want. So nothing can do, what do not want to bar. Quietly watched the lake to this mountain, the sky all around everything. Then come to recognize a friend, the U.S. boy, the mother of Australia, Italy, girl, girls, Chengdu, Shanghai, hometown, Beijing, girls, boys, Beijing, Kunming young woman with a little boy, Mandarin and English is the common language, soon familiar.
Sun gently sprinkled on the body, Tashi doorstep, or had so much fun, and constantly have new people come to leave the old one. Contact caravan occasionally some friends into the mountains to go, today, I probably can not go the distance, or along the lake to the peninsula bar Rigby. Rigby Peninsula is very small, palm-sized place, with only a few families. 2 Moso women with children in the sun, it is a friendly greeting with them: "Hello!" "Come from?" "Shanghai", "what does it work?" "Doctor", "You help me see, I There are injuries, I have kids hair skin rashes. "So, I brought half of a drug have to pay out. Has been very enthusiastically invited to sit at home, so looked into the house is also very old and dirty, it was home for the elderly say there for hundreds of years.
To go out to the peninsula west of the lake, looking for a place to sit down and block the wind back, the sun warm on my whole body become soft people. Surrounded by a quiet, occasionally you can hear the voice of a gentle breeze, the whole world seems to stay down at this point. Away from the hubbub, away from trouble, away from distracting thoughts, so calm the mind down thin to enjoy this mountain, this water is a quiet nature. At this point in time and space has lost its meaning, I Weibi their eyes as if dissolved in another world.
Sat sat, the sun slowly from the oblique head west hills, blue sky began to get up and colorful. As the sun sets, which glitters Phosphorus lake reflecting a golden light, shine on me straight. The lake under the setting sun appears to mature and tolerant, it seems that waiting for the coming long night. The afterglow of the sunset sky dyed red, and then down the dark dark down. Here I sat for a whole afternoon, but also remembers the most beautiful afternoon.
Dark down, and remove the headlight Ganjin Wang Tashi his house. To eat dinner has been opened, and from Kunming to a few new friends, as well as a Malaysian Chinese, an Austrian, so would no longer eat together to open a table. Because too many people, and later, several have been routed to Rigby Zha Xian relatives lived in the peninsula. After dinner came to the door of the lake, hit Beijing and Kunming girls young woman, casually chatted up on. Because I am from Shanghai, the topic tend to see men from Shanghai, but also the beginning of debate, and then north to how the Southerners how to how to, and then on the job, the doctors how to be, and then I had a nickname "Blue Moon", because I wearing a blue Jackets, and perhaps else.
Bonfire party began today in the house next door to jump Tashi bonfire. With the Mosuo songs, people began to cluster together, Mosuo young men and women dressed in costumes, has started singing and dancing. There is no commercialization of the village fell into the water, no fees, but the final will also be distributed to visitors from more money to the organization of this household. Met at the door the morning to see the old mother in Australia, so greeting: "Hello! Where have you been today?" 2 person start up again in English, chat, because she voluntarily to Kunming to teach English, the topic from the Chinese people beginning to learn English, and then to the views of international events, environmental issues, Lugu Lake heritage preservation, news reports, problems in their lives and so on, O mother threw a piece military coat, and I stood in the doorway talking for a long time and finally no one can convince the Who can not. I also deeply appreciate the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, especially in the western way of thinking in different ways.
For example: When I say Lugu Lake children's education,
"You can teach the children English here during your staying."
"Yes, I can teach them, but do they want to learn?"
The West, many people still believe that Tibet is not part of China,
"Never trust what's told on newspaper, have you seen what's happened when the army entered Tibet? Do you know how many Tibet people were killed then?"
With regard to problems of life,
"I believe that when people's getting old, the energy will lose."
Fireworks display, and a gold color of the meteor flying the night sky accompanied by the cheers of the people fall back into the lake. To continue to jump bonfire, although the venue is small, but no reduction in people's happiness, I also joined, hand in hand singing ah Tiaoa. Bonfire is the young men and women dancing Mosuo a means of communication, everyone holding hands, if the boys like girls, girls, palms gently buckle on a few, the girl did not respond, indicating you do not like; if girls are buckle back boys palm , and then the note also like you, then you can embark on a marriage. Take the general view that marriage is not a free man, the woman can go to spend the night at home, in fact, men and women from 12 to 13-year-old Cheng Lai-Lei Ting, the mutual goodwill, love, dating are both part of marriage.
The night was deep, bonfire and burn slowly, people began to disperse. (Button a few girls did not respond to themselves, come back.) Tashi doorstep of the bars attract people do not want to sleep. I went in shook, a few foreigners are chatting during the day to see it, but also met several new people to know what came out. Lugu Lake in a very dark night, only to see the other side of the village fell into the dimly lit stage. Went to a small pavilion on the edge of Zhu Caochuan lie down, the night sky full of stars. Open the headlight beam direct the air, from the star shine on the star, if ah be nice to understand the knowledge of astronomy, be sure to come here to buy a telescope. On the lake at night the wind blowing a little bit cold, go back to sleep.
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, there will be Yan Yu happen? (Men do not color, women do not love.)
Author: allen119
