Roasted sun, wandering the ancient city, quality coffee,
Fell in love with idle days of Lijiang
Tap Lijiang early in October 1999, I have this piece of mysterious land, more concerned about a Shangri-La, Yulong Snow Mountain has been deeply engraved in my mind coagulation, I am looking forward from the back to Lijiang, once again taste it Atsumi, and finally in the Spring Festival this year. I also embark on trip to Lijiang in Lijiang spent six unforgettable days and nights.
On the first day back to Lijiang, Zhongdian After returning home happy from the Haba Snow Mountain, over Shangri-La, I went to Lijiang.
Lijiang is already arriving in the evening, standing overlooking Lijiang, in the sunset's golden glow shines in the Yulong Snow Mountain seemed exceptionally enchanting, took a deep breath and gently call out "Lijiang we Laila!." Green slate walk along the river road, settled himself at the center of the ancient city of Square Street next to the residential areas where. Residence has a very elegant name Huanzuo "Orchid Pavilion Club to", which is a Naxi family, men make the learning eldest brother in the forestry sector work, the hostess and his older sister is the primary language teachers, and their daughter, a university student in Wuhan International Finance. Housing is typical of Naxi wooden housing structure, and small and elegant, the roof there are as many a rare bird's nest, two swallows in the nest and play.
Put aside his own backpack, sitting in the garden, it is already evening. The owner looked at look familiar friend who laughed and said: "We have not eaten Oh! Can give us anything to eat it?" The owner looked at us in this to help starving young people, and quickly said: "well, you Wait ah! "Twenty minutes later, the owner has the steaming hot pot placed in the middle of the garden stone table, on learning of his brother at home almost all of the fridge to eat things that are out, and there seems to be true The hungry, and not only put the food on the table looted, but also to the owner to eat, and still eat the host of "Are there any potatoes ah? Are there any vegetables ah?" "good, you wait ah. "Xi Big Brother side to repeat those words, he is busy re-washing and cutting vegetables. Chibaohezu to do, after all neat in the yard, drink tea and chat watching television, as if in their own homes in general, relaxing and pleasant.
Late at night, back to the bedroom, tidy the room, as family friendly, lying in bed, smell the clean white linen fragrance exudes the sun, I quickly entered the dream of incense.
Lijiang, like the second day live, as the morning opened his eyes, Mifengzheyan, sunlight can penetrate into the eye. Lazy stretch. Smoothly open the windows, is near the ancient city of beauty, and as neatly as the building blocks of residential areas, looking ahead can see the Yulong Snow Mountain in the snow-covered peaks, the rise is a blue sky with white clouds on the erratic. Exposure is far from Didi Di beauty, the feeling of contentment in the wells up. Came downstairs garden, garden corner and his older sister are busy washing the quilt, while watering habits brother, admiring his beloved orchids. I went down to see them face smile, almost the same time, said: "Hello, up it? Sleep well?." "Very well, ah, a big sun Oh!" "We are here, the sun is the best in the world the sun, enjoy bar" Xi brother spoke with pride. I will carefully laugh. Dogs and cats are Youziyouwei enjoy their meal. Big Brother Big Sister side and chatting, while the specialty with the Lijiang Snow bubble tea and green tea, a glass of hybrid tea, the tea fragrance products. Smoothly take this, "Lost Horizon" Start reading.
Chat can also look at the book, and thus spent in the idle day in Lijiang.
Day three: visiting the ancient city, baking sun, Old Town of Lijiang (also known as Dayan Town), located in the Yulong Snow Mountain, Lijiang, under the middle dam. Due to the surrounding green hills, clear water in the town of Ying Ying, Yan like one big jasper, while the name "Dayan Town." An area of 3.8 square kilometers, 2,400 meters above sea level. Song to the early Yuan Dynasty was founded, has been a regional political and ethnic culture, education center, once a Yunnan-Tibet trade, Sino-Indian trade hub.
Old Town Square Street as the center of the street in order to extend to all sides, alleys, such as networks, exchanges smooth distribution at the appropriate positions left vacant. Street pavement are red breccia (commonly known as streaky stone) paved the rainy season is not mud, dry dust, stone patterns, to the natural elegance of the ancient city well-coordinated. Longtan black as the starting point of the Xihe, middle river, the East River is divided into numerous tributaries flow of the ancient city of wear, and scattered throughout the Jing-Quan in urban areas constitutes a rigorous water system, forming a spring every family and every household weeping willow water village scenery of the plateau. Within the Tamagawa river in the ancient city, the frame-shaped variety of the more than 350 unique bridge.
The soul of the ancient city - water, fan-shaped light which traverses the city away suddenly suddenly dark, light can be involved, to play, the grass stones exposed during; deep into the lake were Chenyuan fish frogs reproduce them. Water or or covert, Ming who Pong to the road before, people with the water line, and a bottoming out; dark room households who had to wear, there are infiltrated into the undercurrent beneath the stone, until a conspicuous place again without emerge come.
City housing in general is a civil structure, even with the brick, and most of the completion of 3 Square, a screen wall, thousands of homes either Jinbang ridge high above the house, and some low-Ya vigil to choose water; some drilling door, Linweibuju Some sit tight in the plains, On the formation of tightly interdependent frontage paved a long string.
So it was that the old town is a flash in the pan, this city should only be the sky, earth to get a few back to stay.
When I wander in the ancient city's narrow streets, in the casual re-understanding of its charm. Visiting the ancient city has become a compulsory course in the Lijiang daily.
When talking about each of Lijiang in Lijiang, the sun is full of pride, Lijiang's friends always say: "We are here, the sun is the best in the world of the sun." Xi Big Brother say this, folks say this coffee shop, wood shop bosses say this, selling the Naxi woman in Lijiang Baba, selling cloth bell Long's sister, both say this. . . . . . In Lijiang not called the sun, but are called baking sun, this unique title may be circulated only in Lijiang. Lijiang enjoy the sun, a moment will be among the exciting moment Ma Ma baking sun, the sun incense distributed in the body, as if the skin has undergone a new replacement, which is in other places can be feelings.
The fourth day: 10000 Drum Tower to listen to birds, wooden Orchid House concept of eternal House in the ancient city of Lijiang highest point of the tower with the new repair, distant sea. Here you can see panoramic views of the ancient city. The early morning, many elderly people come here to slip Naxi birds. In visiting the Lijiang must do one thing, that is, to listen to bird calls early morning to 10000 Drum Tower. So this day, devoted to got up early, went to the 10000 trees set off the Drum Tower to listen to the call of the birds.
"Forbidden City north, south Wood House", from the eternal floor out of the water bridge across the springs Mimi, suddenly see a wooden arch was shocked to stand between the civil and the roof. Vermilion House stepped into the wooden door, his eyes suddenly see the light, an open ground, towering stands a magnificent palace, beautifully carved white marble base, that magnificent momentum, exposure to people reminding us of scenes within the palace. This is the Wood House. Wuliubainian wood before the House, is the Naxi people's "Forbidden City." Mu Mu's chieftain of Lijiang Prefecture is known as Yamen, wood toast the family's gone through the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty 3, peak wood covers an area of 100 acres the government, is the heart of the ancient city of eight hundred years where big research. Naxi Ren talk about "wood master" to, just like their ancestors the Han people have mentioned the same kind. Wood Master, the former is the master of this vast mansion; Wood's toast on behalf of the family a total of 22 inherited legend. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuan, far away in northwest Yunnan Lijiang Naxi A A A toast may size up the situation, in the year 1382 "rate from allegiance," Hill's Exams ceremony. This big Zhu Yuan appreciation, thanks to his chin, "Wood" surname.
Today happens to be the wood House's annual Orchid Show. Exotic different products, let me see dizzying.
The fifth day: up to Lydia, a cafe a daze along the Orchid Pavilion Club to the stone road, not take a minute to be tour guides known as the洋人街a street cafe bars, the street a stream into two, on both sides of the stone road thick side has many cafes, bars, craft shops. Lydia, a cafe up the street sit falls. Boss Chang Jiang from Chengdu, home to live in Yulin district, where the coffee shop business already has nearly two years time. Dada wow cafe is divided into upper and lower layers, style rather Tibetan characteristics, most prominent feature of the shop there are a lot of books can be read free of charge. As part of the boss to buy their own books, the part of travelers left behind. Buffalo's a great painting hanging on the wall, becoming a symbol of up to Lydia, cafes and soul, I did not ask the origins of it and surely there must be hidden inside the story.
Here this morning drinking coffee, I like to sit on the grass mound on the door step, coffee and flowers placed next to the wooden shelves. Afternoon I would sit in a small river, in the willow tree, the Naxi style wooden table cloth, a cup of coffee to eat pizza, coffee, and then goods goods goods goods, books. A very pleasant looking around the shuttle's visitors, with their eyes on the TV, and read out from their eyes happy, fresh feeling; visitors get tired, take a look at the rise of distant snow-capped mountains where he bent his head to see if murmur of flowing water , smelling the fragrance issued willow sprouts. While tasting food and beauty, side and close friends from all over the world to chat about things in life are really beautiful from the heart with emotion, I can not help but ask myself: "This is a paradise on earth it?"
Sixth Day: Songzanlinsi Temple of Tibetan Buddhism, today bid farewell to Old Town of Lijiang, Zhongdian drove to worship ldan Songzanlinsi: Chinese known as the "go Temple", 5 km away from Zhongdian County. Karma Yunnan Dan Songzanlinsi famous monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism, the whole temple covers an area of 500 acres, building a strong, thick city wall. AD 1679 V, the Dalai Lama and the Qing Emperor Kangxi of the famous Chi Jian Kang area "13 forest" is one.
As we enter the temple, we saw the old walls everywhere, Shenxiang vertical and horizontal, as if into a maze, those who left after the collapse of the Duanqiangcanyuan, it may be a block Canbei has experienced many vicissitudes.
The door after it has been a lot of well-off position (about the meaning temple), there is no close look at, but added some to enjoy the blue sky and red of the hall walls, color matching is extremely captivating. Posted on the stone stairs, looking at scenery. A clear blue sky, white clouds were posted up like a general, as if in reach places. The foot of alfalfa and barley land in the lengthwise grain of wood drying rack. In Zhongdian barley is dried in the sun first and then shelling T? down, so the middle shelf on the rack on the ground, grain harvest down and placed above the sun, strictly speaking, should be air-dried, because the sun despite the good, the temperature is not high. Shelf modeling natural and free and easy. There are stone steps next to the health warehouse roof. Grass long with wanton. Did not people think it's beautiful.
Songzanlinsi the main hall. The entrance there are a lot of random hanging Hada door, keep the door of the monks told us that freely give a little money, you can take a few hada. I took a hanging in the chest walked into the hall. At this point seems to be what is magic, so we are invariably closed his mouth, without uttering a word. Basilica no windows, thanks to countless butter lamps lighting. Two Tibetans began moving from the location of the main entrance knock worship, has been thanks to the great hall at the end, and later, they got up and lit two butter lamps, but also a head knock knees with care, reach for a cup of water, respectively, in the face of several smear positions, and finally extremely devout to his knees knock a few heads, and then quietly went out. Silently watched them complete this series of ritualized movements, I waited silently to silence. Sinus heart Dunsheng suspect: "What are they seeking?" Stand in the central hall, watching Dianding hanging yellow mantle, wall Thangka, a mood not help filled with fear and trepidation. Also like to escape out of the hall. There is a repressed sense of mind, not daring to speak loudly, but also not too close from the Buddha. Sitting in front of palace of stone steps, the glaring sun shone on the body, face, and warm. Not from the dark eyes, medium to adapt over, see things a little trance. Suddenly, there is a sense of Huangruogeshi and non-realism, is it because this way, the Tibetans who would think that each time into the health store, that is a rebirth, a baptism of the soul? Sitting on the stone stairs, I seem to have many ideas are confused and feel like nothing. It seems that I have not before I entered Temple. I came to understand that this is the magic of religion. Also understand why religion is always derived from the plateau. Only the blue sky and white clouds and the high altitude plateau under the sun, so that religious devotion is pure. Perhaps, then to stay in Tibet for some time, I would become a devout Buddhist?
6, hurry and before, I have to parting of Lijiang, but I know I will still come back, because I can no longer resist the lure of Lijiang, and can not resist the charm of Lijiang.
Author: joy810
