October 1: Lijiang, I came.
The morning found it began to drizzle would not have ... Lijiang sunshine yesterday, but it, again during the rainy season has passed, according to experiences should not be a long time it rains (and later learned that the plain Sky Zone is a little common sense here, learn sense. where the weather is simply baffling + vexatious really say as they please, but also together with our bad luck, and later did a few days into trouble). Simple fill pack stomach, went straight to the passenger next to the center, bought a 8:30 a luxury bus ticket bound for Lijiang (60 / person, as if the first group of buses. But there will be a minibus from 7:30.) .
With the experience of mountain walking yesterday, and today we ate beforehand in case motion sickness pills (later sleep晕晕ambiguous, therefore, until the afternoon before Huanguo Lai, really regret it). 20 minutes after starting to arrive in Dali Old Town Station, next to the Cangshan, but no one seems to get off. There is a wall around the ancient city of Dali, the basic can not see inside the ancient city of the door did not see anyone, I get the first impression is relatively small (I was only told after the Lijiang ancient city of Lijiang, one of about three hours old).
After a Dali, the car started to enter the winding mountain road, the road landscape has also started getting better again. Light rain seems to have stopped, looked out the window to the car, the distance is a continuous mountains, in the mountains surrounded by a white floating among the clouds Teng. Height of a round and round like cotton, blocking the mountain face, while the lower flow in the air like a transparent silk yarn. Convergence of mountains and valleys, it is all one piece neatly interwoven gold and green crops, the occasional green dotted with gray roof tiles, as if the hands of the big artists palette. Cars climb all the way, the eardrum often be some small sense, it seems that constantly remind us that to enter the real plateau has.
11 points or so, finally arrived in Lijiang terminal. Straight out of the station played the ancient city (3 kilometers, 6 dollars), drop-off point is the entrance of the ancient city of啦(and Lijiang, where the highest concentration of taxis to chartered to come here). Here the most prominent is the one bigger than the two water tankers, water tankers under a stream flow of the ancient city, forming a criss-cross inside the ancient city of babble flow.
Not attend to take pictures, we went straight into the city. The same to the city center is a wide street, about 200 meters long, flanked by antique two-story building (indeed antique, but not really old buildings, so to my first impression was not good). Here are some of the major stores and travel a reception area, with other ancient sites are not significantly different man. Fortunately, the ancient city is not allowed any vehicle (except for clean vehicles) to enter, so although a lot of people but not seem crowded and noisy.
Walked slowly do not feel the same. Wide flat roads gradually replaced generous brick brick path, on both sides of the compact low-rise buildings also obviously changed a lot, water is nearly at the side, eyes suddenly see the light and went a few steps, and finally reached the old city center - Square Street. This Square Street is surrounded by historic houses surrounded by about 500 square meters of a small plaza, is said to several hundred years ago is the city's business center. Now it is crowded, the streets full of small traders and tourists. Dazzle us, there is no directions, but buys them on intuition. I had a good sense of direction from the view that, to the city where it was found out, in order to, in this dense spider web maze of criss-crossing the huge clear direction of where to find really is not an easy task, we are naturally lost.
Fortunately, pre-booked "to protect the ancient city of residence Inn" room, hastened to telephone contact with people coming to pick us (in the ancient city contain a number of countless to choose from the inn, its pattern varied, most of them look ancient style, while the internal conditions better than 2-3 star hotels worse. usually between 20-150 beds prices and do not like the city to pay 30 yuan stay outside? of the ancient city maintenance!). This little Inn is a typical ancient houses renovated, the boss is here, a three, people are very simple and warm. We live here, the only one with a bathroom Double (150 / day, usually only 110 million). And here, like a lot of residential areas, inns where there is a small garden, people here seem to like gardening. The only inconvenience is the Inn at the edge of the ancient city of the location until about 7 minutes walk to the Square Street. However, advantage is quiet, very quiet indeed, and the edge of the area in the ancient city is the gathering of local Naxi Ren residential areas, walking trails here on my first real insight into the paradise feeling.
To lay down their backpacks, we immediately out of the Inn. It is 12 o'clock or so, according to plan, after we ate lunch in the afternoon heilongtan park tour. Having just taken a few steps, his wife felt a bit mild asthma and dizziness - altitude sickness has finally arrived. However, I did not feel that is the first point, perhaps I am rather slow bar. Here is an elevation of about 2400M, the real test in the back-na. We are not very familiar with the ancient city, on the large stone bridge leading to the Square Street to find a local street to open a small restaurant. Here specializes in colors of local snacks, we have a point of a casserole with rice, a Lijiang Baba (sub-frying and steaming, we want fried) and a noodle began to gorge. I think that Baba taste good, his wife to is a rice casserole full of praise. Finished the meal was found days, clear up, and good, and quickly went to heilongtan.
Black Longtan Park, also 15 minutes away from the city walk. Tickets are 20 yuan, no student tickets. Inside the landscape in general, I think it is not worth the fare. If time is tight, do not matter whether. Since the next day it rained, the clouds are thick on the inside did not see the slightest shadow of snow-capped mountains. Hasty visit all the parks, or return to the ancient city. Or in a walk here, feel good.
More carefully this time stroll. Are the business district near the original Square Street, where the main characteristics of products are: batik clothing, wood carving wood and crystal products. Among them, the most unique wood carvings, where you can find a lot of artists, their shop is the production workshop, while carving a look at their chat, while the election the election souvenirs Kan-Kan prices, relaxed atmosphere great sport. However, note that haggling is a must buy something, and the closer from the Square Street shops, the more bitter hack. Vietnam is not a local open shop, the more bitter hack. In addition, the wood carving wood to be optimistic about re-cut, not like the clothes are similar, where each sculpture museum has more than 50% of the things its own unique, the sights on the start with bar. Otherwise, go back again in abundance staggered position to find a large number of historic houses in a particular store is always more difficult than you imagine multiple (we eat this bitter).
At night to find a unique restaurant or bar, and a loved one or close friends to sit in the ancient city of flowing water while thin taste perfect combination of charm and modern life the kind of unique romantic, is really a great joy to life (here, Restaurant & Bar more incredibly, and have strong character, and the capacity well into the atmosphere of the ancient city, it is indeed breathtakingly. We recommend "Mother to pay" and "97" restaurant, Western food is doing OK, there are many specialty , 97 years of Lijiang is a must try the baked fish. the consumer price index: 70 yuan / two people can eat quite well).
After dinner 7:40 just to listen to when the Naxi ancient music, and quickly rushed to the city of the mouth of Naxi Ancient Music Palace (there are two performances of the team must choose is chaired by Mr. Xuan Ke, um, remember). There are 20 minutes away from the show, where it is already overcrowded, and this also shows that we bought tickets in advance at noon how wise, He He (ticket points 40,30,20 three categories continued to perform about one and a half hours). Naxi ancient music than I imagined it nicely, is the kind of ancient court music, taste, gorgeous but distant. The more interesting than music is the auspices of Xuan Ke. Humorous wit, laughter informal speech of the string music highlights of the entire show. A relaxed atmosphere, gorgeous music, a strong cultural atmosphere, is indeed a sign of Lijiang culture dishes.
Get out of extrauterine, the city remains crowded, streets and stores have countless red lanterns hung, people never popular interest, but not really different kind of non-night city. Suddenly found around the river have a cup WATER LANTERNS gone adrift, like the flow of the Galaxy exceptionally brilliant. Here the original one to the evening, throughout the city can be put drift WATER LANTERNS (15 / Small, 30 / large). We have also put one, and we hugged watched WATER LANTERNS drift away, he hopes they wish and blessing to be able to reach the ancient city of Lijiang, ... ... within the first days are already too many surprises, here is a kind of sleep at night, sometimes I feel extravagant waste, Hehe.
Lived in Lijiang before and after the trip for nearly 4 days, surprised me the most is the people of Lijiang has a strange sense of belonging. Outside of those who live here come here not only to make money, but more like to come here, "settle down." Come here really strange, a lot of people and things you simply can not with the "city" or "destination" to link these words, even in the stone Bridge, there is a specialized caravan culture attic, there is deep in the ancient city an orphanage. But they feel comfortable and in harmony with the city also seems to be a part of the original is here. In addition, it is more than one occasion to listen to past visitors to Lijiang as their "spiritual home", including me.
Finally, I summed up to Lijiang will do five things as a way to the end of the ancient city of it:
1: see Naxi ancient music, it is true that "look." Naxi ancient music of urban people, the beauty of nature is more pronounced;
2: bubble here, bars and cafes, 97 restaurants Naxi taste grilled fish and large stone bridge of the soybean surface;
3: Hugs here, dog. Yes, the ancient city where a collection of a variety of lovely beautiful dog, is a vivid landscape. If 97 years of large-scale Shepherd (good as gold's);
4: careful observation of people here. Including a comfortable old age of the Naxi old, hard busy Naxi women, the image of different crafts people;
5: morning climb up Lion Rock panorama view of town.
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Author: isaac_lee
