While in Xi'an International Airport on many occasions, but really came to Xi'an is also the first time, the plane when I thought in Xi'an, in fact, in Xianyang.
Xi'an, in my impression that what it look like? Should be a very old, the city of Bell & Drum Tower, Big Wild Goose Pagoda Pagodas, gently walls, like a comic book "Three Kingdoms" as depicted. Also, Xi'an should be a plateau and desert, west, Yang Guan no reason people, with a somewhat sad and sentimental. Not only that, Xi'an should also be dry climate and sparse vegetation cover, lack of vitality, and even flying loess. In order to resist the cold, away from home when I have deliberately put on a sweater.
However, in reality quite different. When I made when the aircraft's cabin door, Yi Gu was immediately surrounded by warm and humid air waves, the feeling of spring, thick ground rushing toward us. Imagine where there should be a cold and die, can be immediate, the roadside trees have been covered with verdant leaves, mountain had been thrown into a eyeful of Green Land, which is a half an hour before the formation of a huge contrast in Jinan, which made me look the child thought of the warm and humid south, and tenderness.
Xi'an, the history of taste, like the famous lamb Paomo like, really very strong. This is the 13 dynasties in Chinese history in Kyoto, are also regarded as the Chinese Center for five thousand years of civilization, regardless of years so wash the traces is still everywhere. So, no matter in which corner, as long as you Jingxia Xin, will feel the history of eolian stroked my face, the ancient atmosphere.
Is a kind of ancient civilization, but also a kind of modern civilization, do not know these two things intertwined with what kind of reaction.
Come to Xi'an, the first day, and went to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Small Wild Goose Pagoda. When I boarded the Big Wild Goose Pagoda overlooking the ancient city on top of the time, and I imagine that distant city compared to the scene found that the city, people's actions and deeds the site was busy, as well as street construction, and no hoarse, but some fashion.
Xi'an has written a glorious history and culture. Traces of these civilizations, and some stay in the ancient city wall, the others buried in the Imperial Mausoleum of the graves, further documented in the spread in folk stories. I asked myself, who chose Xi'an do? The past few days to find out tell me, it should be is history. Xi'an is located in central China, dependent on the natural mountains and rivers and to build a barrier, Yong-bing may be entrenched in Central Plains, while the rich land, abundant water and relatively crowd, so that the development of farming and support for the court possible. The rise of civilization, the Yellow River basin, as well as inherit and develop the Central Plains unique geographic location, history, Xi'an is a gift.
As history has its limitations, as all emperors are optional in Xi'an, unified world, a bit of history of traditional gathering place for the intersection. However, the Tang dynasty the introduction of advanced civilization, drawing on foreign economic and cultural, so that the Chinese culture to flourish and become a world power, which is the result of blending two cultures. Now in foreign economic and cultural impact, the Xi'an and many of the old town, as contemporary culture is not subject to the history suggests, start slowly to do so?
Over the past more than the emperor, considered Xi'an specialty bar, so it Nafu product also many imperial tombs, forming a tomb culture. The road from the airport saw a huge imperial tombs - Yang Mausoleum, said dozens of the surrounding region has imperial tombs, huge fief enough people feel this place a heavy, but also thoughts of history's wounds. This depends on many places, but did not intend to go to Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, and my heart could say what the reasons may be reluctant to let history cast a shadow in their hearts.
Famous city wall in Xi'an. Originally do, are all the Old City walls, this is a common thing, then successively stripped off, and you get used to a cheerful picture. Now, in this city, there is always a feeling of siege, there really is not light and spacious feel, not uncomfortable. Walls, what a horrible thing!
A walk in the streets, back and forth see repeatedly weigh the Old City, went so far as there are many feelings. If it does not have the well-preserved ancient city wall, a little Spring here is like the great outdoors, as 32 of the pear, peach sketch out the hint of things in their stride graceful feelings. Here is not the case, one was set with the city walls, spring has come, as in the past, like the home of homes, filled with beauties of springtime in the mood. Green street where those squid, and dignified silhouetted against the ancient walls of the phase of the scene being vitality of mine, it seems there are some sentimental.
Like a bell tower dedicated two old night watchman, for thousands of years dedication to work, look after this city, recorded the daily changes. Chunhua Qiushi,花开花落, nothing could escape their eyes.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda Small Wild Goose Pagoda as a symbol of Xi'an, and if two patron saint of the city outside Sri Lanka to keep the wind and frost have gone through the ancient capital. The two towers of religion, from the Tang Dynasty began construction, after years of renovations, still retains the shadow of pride.
Xi'an quite engaging and, while some others find it a pleasure, park-like streets and alleys, the random walk can be found in a different kind of feeling. Of course, this is not easy to detect who reside in Xi'an, they will grow up in such atmosphere with their own cultural attitudes.
(April 3, 2003)
Author: wangzc
