Lijiang line (2) a dream
Lijiang, the word, the first time to hear what is already remember. Sense of the word brings, but it clearly made. Always on the map in Yunnan plateau uplift that a yellow Chong-ling, the one San-ching Shui-lai place. Sky floating white clouds, the ground full of peach blossoms, the bees buzzing around it between the flower tree. There is the daughter of the country side of Lugu Lake, Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Jinsha River, everyone dreams, Shangri-La. There are tea-horse ancient road on horseback, ringtones, Camellia; Dali Museum of Cangshan, Erhai Lake, as well as a six-pulse Sword Dali Duan Shi Yi Yangzhi. The legend and the name of the novel, Magic fell on the map, has become a month to go to see, touch to the place. That kind of close, but so far. Dream seems to emerge as the childhood home, will not dare to touch.
Two years ago, a very good friends during the Spring Festival, when went to Lijiang, people are coming back like the faithful pilgrims returning from the same head to toe is new. Tell me just how chillingly majestic snow-capped mountains, the ancient city is how delicate Wen Ruan, as well as can be encountered where foreigners from around the world, as well as legendary as the Naxi Ancient Music and the equally legendary Lost Horizon, the same Mr.. I did know, Lijiang although Taoyuan, nor isolated, but is a world away from the vicinity. Those who love freedom, love truth, who love the sun, no matter how far, would go there.
This year came back to visit family and good long think where else can not go, must go in Lijiang. Like going to meet a girl who has long admired, like not stop looking forward to some excitement, this dream is to round the time.
Back at home a few days, they begin to search the information online, look for playmate. Soon link the two is in Shenzhen. Are freelance people, like me, want to go to Lijiang has been a long time, want to go there to relax, what to find something. Then we met, pleasantly surprised to find that a donkey is Laolv Shitu, prepared a detailed route plans, maps. Added 2 months early morning has been linked long-distance running, in order to take the Tiger Leaping Gorge as a preparation. It seems I can get a clever, get ready to become. Our plan is to fly to Kunming, the day's train ride early to Dali, visit one day, night, traveled by car to Lijiang. Then is the Lugu Lake, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Zhongdian Shangri-La 1 a sultry place in the waiting. Speaking will begin their journey, all of them are very excited. Then there shopping fill a vacancy. Went to the Causeway Bay Plaza, Huaqiang North, the "Firefox" stores. Where the manager is a part in "survival challenge," a young man walking the road march. Were black, the muscles strong, very shortly, in the practice rock climbing. "Firefox" thing is complete, and they are all exclusive brands of high-quality tourism, of course, prices are high level. Where they bought an imported bottle of Switzerland, very light, but is said to never rust, no smell. Unfortunately it was not warm. Later, nor how to use. Along the way to buy distilled water also do. Also bought a small sleeping bag, whistle (with compass and thermometer). Where the bag prices can be, but have already been bought.
Shenzhen to Kunming, 650 yuan ticket, 2 hours after the safe arrival. Kunming, in 2000 meters above sea level, although fresh from the sea to, nor did they feel a little discomfort. A very good day sunshine, we have three people from the train station on foot along the road north Chuncheng has come to Rio Road (Kunming, Nan Zhao, when the country began construction of Song to the "Lower East Side Extension," about the origins of street names), and then along the the Rio Road east, go Youth Road, Kunming, to the most prosperous place. Found in Spring City Spring came even earlier than that in Shenzhen, street roadside flowers unknown, has opened a cluster of a cluster. Trees are also green, is a yellowing of the light green of spring. Kunming is a very clean city, which seem to have some reasons other than expected. At the crossroads, pedestrian traffic are directed to comply with traffic lights. Even in the rush-hour, intersection crowded with a dense mass of people, and no one more public first, it is much better than Shenzhen. Young people on the road full of shops, and beautiful eye-catching decoration, a brand-name companies are overripe see signs with the walking in the streets of Shenzhen, no difference. China's development in recent years is really visible, tangible, the mainland is no longer a synonym for the backward. Where was thought that when I come back here from time to Lijiang, Kunming has been in my eyes as to kind of like a home.
End lap turn, in accordance with peer partners, the information to "jixin Dianwei City" to eat. Inside know that this is a very luxurious place. Downstairs hall, a stage, on both sides of a circle bordered seat upstairs. When we went on stage singing and dancing is performed with Bai. While eating noodle and snacks while watching the stage singing and dancing minorities is indeed a reward mouth music head.
Train is a 11:30 pm start, 7:00 into the real evening-morning. We bought a soft sleeper, just sleeping in the car, not only saving time and saving the money stays. Car to Dali, the days dark or Meng Meng. We get off, it is already a big eight individuals helped. The car is also prepared to recognize a group of one-day tour in Dali, the lead is a very handsome small group of Hangzhou, Hangzhou, his girlfriend who was also, of course, the Henjiang. The two of them passers-by a more senior of the donkey. 2 to come along Qinghai-Tibet Railway went to Tibet, and went to Dunhuang, and many other places. Imposing stocky boy, the girl refreshing mild. According to Jiang Hu said, that is, a pair of good companion of the gods.
8 people traveling, not a corporation is a corporation. Tours guides will swarm in every possible way to lobby. Later, we also arbitrarily pick one. Tour guide came, and was wearing a Bai "romantic" dress girl, but a round face, unlike the general Bai girl is thin face of the melon seeds. A question, it really was half-white half-Chinese and mother is Bai. We discuss the way forward, You finished Erhai in Dali ancient city on the way to go to see Three Pagodas. Erhai moon, Three Pagodas and the Butterfly Spring in Dali's famous three-King. A time when sun and moon, unseen, while the Butterfly Spring have not heard that even the spring water, and not to mention butterflies.
With regard to the history of Dali, I am mostly derived from the "Tian Long Ba Bu." Yiyang Zhi, ups and downs Temple, mountains and countryside with the insanity of the Camellia and woman, everything is so mysterious. According to official history records, Dali began in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Nan Zhao Zhao Wang Shapiro Pavilion uniform 6, where the establishment of the Nan Zhao State. Dali's old town is witness to this glorious history. Until the yuan ancestor "Phascolosoma cross the river" will be incorporated into the Dali Yuan empire far, there has been an independent kingdom outside world, there is no paradise for soldiers raze the scourge of war. As for the "Shimonoseki wind, the closed flowers, Cangshan snow, Erhai months," is already Dali's behalf, said the. On the closed flower, is in fact not refer to camellias, but to wood lotus. Xu Xia-ke record: "The yellow-white flowers, as big as a lotus, also 12, on a monthly basis and by a leap in the provincial capital, said the same; but open when the fragrance is very long, natives that the ten-mile Xiang, provinces unheard people. "I asked the tour guide, also said to have not seen such an exquisite.
Erhai Lake boat tour is the three big cruise ships. Cabin where the first layer is a teahouse and halls, in a program run-length is here that products Bai's "three-course tea" to see Bai song and dance. Second and third floors also have private rooms can be tea, chat, play cards and even karaoke OK. Cruise 8:30 anchor, along the lake north and west through the middle stops two islands. Just getting on the boats, the sun did not come out, the lake winds, but also very cold. Far from shore on both sides of the rolling is Cangshan, the mountain is very slow, large tracts of brown rock, very little vegetation, and perhaps did not return to the green bar. The West Bank side of the peaks is slightly higher, and the mountains you can vaguely see some snow, but none of the imposing snow-capped mountains hazy. Cangshan thought must be gray fog, high-rise, but the original is like a mountain, like the South modestly Gong Zhaoyao. Cangshan Shijiu Feng, it's hard a few out. After a boat trip out, the sun came out, a strong exposure to the sun down, while the feel in heat up. In the end is a subtropical plateau the sun, much worse than that of Shenzhen. Cangshan Erhai Lake, what a pleasant name, but maybe not season it, Erhai Lake water, is suffused with yellow and green, the lake is narrow, but rather in which the park lake.
The first one on the island, very small, the above three small temple. Bottom of the Bai's own temple, but was available for the Goddess of Mercy. The middle one is a Taoist temple, the top is a Buddhist Temple. Pass a narrow stone steps to the top of the Peak, the visitors packed up and down. Mountain lake on the beach, there are a lot of chatting up the locals selling charcoal stove to do barbecue, there are fish shrimp, as well as string pork, beef string. Looked far from the boat, foot of the mountain of smoke-filled, but also thought it was the Buddhist incense it. In the first Goddess of Mercy Temple, a lot of stalls selling What kind of fruit in that impotence can be physical. Careful observation, you can see every booth, there are a number of "care", posing as tourists look, where they pick and choose. See who approached, and mysteriously to say to you how how this fruit is good, then he very readily to pick on the 1,2-jin, took out a ticket to pay. But After several moments, he went back in front of that spread, and they began to pick and choose!
The second island to be much larger, the above there is a sculpture commemorating the mother before the Bai group, and then further on, there is one is said to be highest in the world view of a large plaster plastic audio. Goddess of Mercy Sister a white, hand-held water jar for ablutions, in the blue sky looking at you smile gently. Behind the concept of audio and video, there is an embossed square, surrounded by the ancient bas-reliefs recorded the legend of the Bai, Guanyin is also turned into a great warrior with disabilities on how to save the Bai people. Relief where the Goddess of Mercy, is no longer the beautiful Sister Shi Shi curl, but a build up, long hair fluttering of Canal Shuo old man. He was holding a spear, and led the Bai people fight with the devil. In this island, you can see a lot of camellias in full bloom.
Ship halfway through the eyes of visitors began to sleepy times, "Three Tea" performance had begun. "Three Tea" was first son Dali Bai people received a ritual, after the development has now become the highest courtesy Bai reception guests. 3 tea are bitter, sweet tea, tea aftertaste. After the tea room, visitors sat down, a team of a team of Bai woman dressed in white started on the tea, and Bai's song and dance at the same time began. Really bitter taste bitter, bitter medicine, like Lao Langzhong open, unlike the traditional Chinese medicine is bitter after the light will emerge out of homes on the root hint of fragrance. Sweet tea on the particular sweet, because it added a lot of brown sugar. The last one the most special tea aftertaste, adding honey, pepper and test yellow Milk Cake, the entrance just as the memories of the taste, flavors and taste they can not tell a kind of smell. Bai's song and dance to men and women dance for more vigorous, enthusiastic dance, people like to see still in the fields healthy and happy presence. Finally, there is a program of "pinch the bride." A team of actors posing as the bride to marry the excitement of the wedding scene, and then pinch the bride to invite tourists to go inside. Practices are said to pinch the more ruthless, that you are the bride's blessing more. I asked the tour guide still do now? She said little, and occasionally there. But there are also pinch the bride was crying for. Perhaps the source of the ancient custom, is to make the bride leaving her family the day, multi-stream more tears bar.
When cruise ships dock is 12:30. Then we sat back a Pakistani Dali. The way the fields are the countryside scenery. Has opened up large tracts of rape, and golden light lying in the sun in the backdrop of the surrounding green wheat fields, exceptionally good-looking. Roadside banks of streams a variety of wild flowers have also opened a very lush. Looked at the way the blue sky, white clouds of clouds, "Dali in March good scenery" This kind of singing, they sounded in their hearts can not help coming. Due to time constraints, we did not get off, but when passing by hastily write off of two three towers. The three different sizes scattered in the wheat fields to Sule Pagoda, the same as all the classic plain. Along the way, of course see a lot of mine production of marble. Marble, where it is the real home.
Car to Dali, is a half-hour. Inside the neat streets of the ancient city, selling a variety of arts and crafts shops and then a 1. Most are selling Bai tie-dyed. Tie-dye is the most unique Dali Bai craft, using the raw materials you want can not think of,. We used a cold summer heat Banlangen the leaves. The plant itself has anti-inflammatory effect on the skin, so wearing a tie-dyed clothing, both style, and environment-friendly, but also health care. Take a look at what the ancients, how at least better than you? I bought a big tie-dyed cloth, because Banlangen is blue, all tie-dyed cloth is blue. But through the process so that some parts of cloth dyed in the dyeing is not on the vacant place, to form a pattern. My background is a white piece of cloth, dyed is a slender waist melon seeds face Bai woman, dressed in white, under a tree looking at the moon. Soft, flowing shapes the picture is also more elegant and fresh. Hanging in the bedroom, white walls, the room will have a look at the simple and fresh Shan Murano.
Eat at a shop in the ancient city of Milk Cake, Erhai Lake fish, such as local burning Erkuai something on the table. Milk Cake is a strange inside Yunnan 18 "fan made of milk sold," is indeed the first time heard the first time to eat, the taste is sweet, there is still a little milk paste taste burnt.
Dali trip to wash away the mystery of the imagination. Butterfly Spring's dried up, the turbid Erhai, Dali also made from the legendary paradise outside the more remote. Perhaps the legend, this is proof of the bar should not have to go. When the high-Express (the fast lane highway vehicle) in the afternoon the wind, sailing on the newly paved asphalt road, the light one by one climbed mountains, then winds down a ravine one, the mountain suddenly green, suddenly yellow, suddenly water Yingying's rice paddies, suddenly large tracts of fertile black. Koshiro's Ewha opened on the roadside increasingly fan of. A beautiful landscape is becoming increasingly. We are speeding towards Lijiang. Maybe go to Dali, Lijiang is precisely in order to better understand bar.
Cloud-jun April 22, 2002
Author: wmnbmh
