A day early, leave late, back a backpack full of snacks, in the early morning on the 19th Huaihua 5:00 riding on a train bound for. L495 is the Shanghai - Kunming, climbing to Huaihua takes about 32 hours. Particularly tense this year's Spring Festival travel season tickets, buy a ticket is on the down, but the thought of having to sit 32 hours, I'll scalp numb. But good news is that we buy are soft sleeper, but no prices than usual to my heart also quite comforted. Later on, until we came back, it really think that the small box between the warm for us, is simply heaven.
May be too excited, not along the way how Haoshui. Directly to the train ticket, the results of Huaihua only two days earlier booking, desperation out of station, ready to fight to the bus station. One asked price, speak with one voice that the spring price increases, non-10 yuan oceans do not. Days! Originally only the initial costs 4 yuan, up by about 150%, gas leakage of us would rather sit in a rickshaw. To the bus stop, after the previous attack, and my heart has been prepared in the end is the CMB is not a taxi, up by 50%, 31 yuan.
After another two hours of the bumps, and finally came to dreaming of the Phoenix.
To the Phoenix come to solve the housing problem.
The Diaojiaolou have been all along Tuojiang become restaurants, bars and hotels, river on both sides are to hostels majority. Gejia Inn is almost no guests live in the city are not many tourists, can be the boss heard that we want to live in a fifth day of shook their heads, the original two days of the beginning of the hotels along the river are all booked. Came a company called "Riverside Inn" and the door Tiaolian go, although not a tenant, to answer the same host family, only to live in two days of the evening. Good or ill is the first go in, or would like to see the room, went to 3rd floor, a large balcony is on the surface of the river scenery very well. 2 not as good as they looked out of her family's good, so we decided to live in her house, to let the boss of the junior high to help us arrange any case, has also stayed in the riverside then, how has the value of the. We package in the end of the third floor of the three humans, are the logs from the floor to the ceiling, with TV air-conditioned shower, 120 yuan / day. If the normal off-season, no air conditioning 20 yuan / bed can handle that. Later, the boss they are cooked, and before we know home is that the street was first opened hotel, the decoration is also the best. Boss surnamed Tian, a man was very polite, and New Year's Eve invited us to his house to eat dinner, later regarded us as apply on view, we can see the passion of the Phoenix.
Talking about the year of the most important New Year, we have to talk about the Phoenix eat.
20 evening, due to boundaries of the old house, eat dinner, the hotel "Crispy Fish", that soup is really thick and fragrant, sour the show tonight, fish are also quite tender, and that is not linked ichthyosis clean. Proposal, like me, like to eat hot and sour taste of friends can try. A pot, a meat, two bowls of rice, 40. The next day was New Year's Eve, already thinking about how delicious this year, the Burton the most important meal, the results get up early, and the proprietor greeted us at 12:00 to eat dinner at his house (they Nianfan is noon to eat at night to eat dumplings). Food is very rich, but not like we're in such a refined, including the what containers, but eating a lot of flavor, great feeling of the Chinese New Year before, and now Shanghai Chinese New Year is not over the more flavor. Memory of the most profound is the mold dishes Pork, millet Zhengrou, as well as a variety of steaming sausages. Although their Deli, but to do their own home and outside selling is not the same (evening in other stores also named Conroe, the result I let the boss get back together with re-burning condiments, no smell). Look at them one people, young and old, eating, chatting, Xuan Xuan steaming, and a good time.
Finished lunch, rafting on the river, but also visited the circle, there is no place for many years to buy fireworks, firecrackers. Everywhere have a "sniper" attack on us, that is, children threw firecrackers and scare passers-by, near misses, but the lively atmosphere of significant festivals myself! Dinner or in the old house restaurant solution, because yesterday, when to eat, there is one wave of the door, shouting: "the boss, to pot dog!" This voice does not matter, my friend greedy, and I spoke this fish no matter how delicious, has already given his heart and that dog went to the hook. Has been talk over with tomorrow, must eat dog meat is really addicted to meat-hungry guy, no rescue of the. Really eat, and think there is no imagination in the delicious, the meat is not bad, but the taste is not very like it, eating dog meat and lamb that quite like a. Next to me, this is an altogether different, is simply large duo-yee, Lian Hu enjoyable. Pot is estimated that 2 / 3 in his stomach. Before he finished saying that we eat one meal bar!
The next few days to eat the famous chicken and duck pot DCB blood, blood DCB duck is absolutely delicious, unfortunately the day uncomfortable, eat small, only watched him eat, hey! After Zaiqu must bring it back Leighton added. Chicken (then do not know if the bird flu) in the online restaurant to eat the famous old house once, this is like asking sour pepper Jiba. To be honest, insufficient, while there is no tofu, spinach, vegetables accompanied by a class, it is necessary, then adding 5 yuan, the final boss reluctantly to cut the two pieces of tofu over, but the general flavor of bar. Would also have to provide employers with stir-fired dishes came, the boss mouthful promise is certainly delicious wait, the results of eating chicken, that dish did not see. I saw outside the room full of admiring tourists, it is estimated that dish has long forgotten that we had at the Cloud Nine. But now the boss has no time to greet the couple two, and hired two get together in the back of the kitchen. It seems where people are no more, no more than one quality of the guarantee. A few days later this statement has been sufficiently validated.
The last two days, we followed the boss is almost over, and their family opened the restaurant in the alley - Lion Hotel, Dun Dun get to be in charge, and we do not even food points, and carte blanche. There are Phoenix snacks, our side Mala Tang things, there always is a grilled or fried. I think it is best to eat grilled blood sausage, that is, like blood and sticky rice irrigation of the intestines, cut into a piece of string up and baked, 5 angle / string. Results going so well in the evening and then he wants to eat a bunch of one dollar!
To eat so much on what we have said, these energies are used where they are going bar.
Here I must mention is the New Year's Eve fireworks night of the war, where firecrackers are a major feature of this use of waste paper processing, firecrackers were divided into small, medium and large third gear, because the power is huge, we only Try the first two, then even our landlord, has also been afraid of this. As the prior landlord's instructions, the best place in Tuo River discharge, 11:30 We are on time and came to River, the pier is not already crowded with people, both adults and children took everyone "guys" to see that you win a fight tonight posture, and a inquire learned that the two sides from one to twelve pairs of release, and this is authentic, "Rush," ah. Accompanied by sporadic gunfire and a half hours passed quickly, we saw young and old, everybody rushed out, everyone fought a flash, the entire Phoenix and the Tuo River has been enveloped by fireworks and firecrackers, noise was deafening, this is the real years, the Chinese people flies. Because of our "war" had underestimated the situation soon, "whether from exhaustion," has, but we had a chance to daze it, the landlord home glowing pearl that had been stuffed into our hands, put a single word, and thus, in the midst of laughter in the "battle" is over, to our south bank of the final victory in the end.
Back to the hotel, the landlord see we seem to get enough, it is proposed to continue to put the third floor Diaojiaolou, which can Zhenggewoyi it, standing on the riverside terrace, you an me, we put the whole day , watching the night in the Tuo River, we are completely enchanted.
We have not done before to a detailed plan trips, only set the schedule to come and go, because we feel that Phoenix is a leisurely paced place. Tickets are really cheap over there, Shen Cong-wen's former residence to 20 yuan, local grotto is only half as big as a house door, something not many. Have suggested to Mr. Shen's cemetery visit and ponder about it, presented a few pieces of flowers, but also do not have tickets, but also the table of the mind.
Boating, then the public boat is 30 yuan / person. We are sitting is this, but later on regret. They said the first time landlord, without this project, some tourists asked the locals stroll by boat, meaning to the point of what hardly worth the effort because the distance is very short, usually a boat, whether a few people, 10 per hour. Results Travel company took one look, this can also make money, it becomes 30 yuan / person. Can also take private, 5 yuan / person. Do not go to the lower reaches of the "Peach Blossom Island," is also a 5 yuan, but that is just planted a barren tree.
Who started this time went to Qiliang Dong and黄丝桥古城and Allah next to a small Miao Village. Qi Liangdong large hole was some momentum, and the flow murmur. A hole, a surge of heat moisture face descend quickly, glasses immediately one-sided piece of the vast expanse of whiteness. Is Dongnuanxialiang hole, and into a very warm winter is devoted to two hours, but also the hole is only 1 / 3 has been developed areas. Lighting played a good, very beautiful, the most beautiful is the water reflection of the cave, like a bottomless pit, listening to tour guide said Miss elsewhere, invisible. As for those stalactites over the hole, to play a better name, most of them have some far-fetched, to see how to get your own imagination. Qiliang Dong is 30 yuan / person into the hole there will be guides to accompany Miss brief visit that he would go into chadao.
From the Qi Liangdong out directly to the yellow wire on the bridge. Qi Liangdong it is in the opposite direction, suggesting that in a hurry, then best not to go together. CMB to Allah first ride in the car sleeping daze, down I forget to do, where to go? Until the ride are three of the teacher asked us not to yellow wire bridge, we sober up. Got in, he opened the talk, saying that he is a city where people who see nothing in yellow silk bridges, not fun, you want to go Miao Village, less than yellow silk bridge there is a good place. My name is unclear the specific name, and tickets are 30 yuan / person. Buy a ticket when a Hmong girl squeezed into our car, to the Zhaimen out of the car, followed her into going. Is actually a small village along the way did not see anyone cold weather, are at home baking charcoal brazier. The little girl took us to a small courtyard, which has several little girl over there around the charcoal brazier Kaohuo. See us, and have let us sit down together, entered the room took a drum, to our local miaojia dance performances. They are not large, the smallest appears to be 10 years old, 16.7 years of age, but also the largest. Performed a total of several programs, there are a few that we join, in which there is the most fun game guess the bride. To send a boy guess, guessed the prizes, and then imitate their local married the bride's rules onto the lap, "the groom" is in the "way" was wiped of the face black pot ash, very funny. Sing the song, the last person to leave, otherwise the men would stay to do three years of coolies, woman to stay down the Xijiao Shui. Then do the girl guides took us to turn full circle in the village, except in some places have miaojia characteristics, the other is basically a remote rural areas of western Hunan.
Miao girls dancing in our look at the time, there are two 10-year-old child came looking for customers that take us way into the small yellow wire Bridge City, a man ten-dollar, cheaper than the door into the half. The little boys little big point, was very sophisticated, think of spoil their parents in Shanghai, the small ancestors who really can not compare. Out from the Miao Village, follow them to an ancient city on inside. Into the city roads and Allah the same as yellow silk road bridge just leveling and you still do not shop, but also flooded with water. Guailegewan see a gate, very old, the little girl describes the Qing Dynasty built, the north gate, did not previously take the living, and now, no matter, and can go. Entered the town, the little girl just like the introduction of small speakers up completely guides the tone, speed, tone than the tour guide also guides, a set of, probably said too much, we all felt that she seems to have no Thinking through the brain will be able to bounce over the words. Showed us the County Yamen, etc., East and West walked north and south, we are all disappointed and feel. Feel that better place around the Phoenix are, to fight hard Cou out, and do not stroll the city such as Phoenix. Before boarding the money to the two children, to see if they look happy, but also feel quite innocent and lovely, in the end was a child. Moreover, today, they have brought a 5,6-dial, and New Year's money took a lot of ah.
People over there in the vicinity are basically driving the car back is to go over there to play the tourists, many tourists on the bus before the tour fee and locals in order to effect a dispute, as they said before went well only cost 2 yuan / person cleaning fee, the results of asking them to 10 per hour. Finally, they said, would prefer to buy tickets for 20 yuan not give them money or something, any rate was settled finally only by car leave. Sell tickets Aunt said that the last also playing up, listening to feel quite sad. If not, we disturb them, would not have, perhaps, or a peaceful life. However, if not the development of tourism, they are not rich, very contradictory. One who took us to Uncle Miao Village in the road pointing a row of newly built House, said the city too crowded, they have to move out a lot, and then revised in the city monuments and historic buildings. Not as good as I still have some feelings we could really see, when the time people can only look to the legacy of some of the so-called.
Third-year is a mountain river country fair day. We shall inquire early clear look forward to buy some local handicrafts cheaper. Moreover, the city grew up, had never seen such a scene, it is looking forward to. The results are really hard hit, arts and crafts mostly Hmong mother-operation, the basic price is not low, and very little real silver, mostly false. Those Hand Embroidery, the embroidery of the things that can hardly be counter-offer, and she does, and no worries about the sell. Many people, a bit like the Nanjing Road, October 1 parade, of course, roads, but no less wide, and potholed.
A few days later, the nearby attractions that we do not intend to go, on the beautiful scenery, ethnic minorities, there is not the best, but it is the local pace of life is that we have dreamed of going. We, like the locals and live a very lazy life, the East eat, the West go shopping, go to bed whenever he woke up, thinking about when the time since, the corruption to the extreme, compared to nine-to-5 life, It's just an off day gods.
The home is always a little something, come talk about the specialty of the Phoenix.
Jiang Tang: the practice of some spectacle, listen to local people, said Xiong Jiang Tang best, and I have almost all the way down to eat. Basic sub-ginger flavor and more aroma and less cool two kinds of ginger, I think Jiangtangjiangtang, that is, eat more ginger, and more delicious. 5 Yuan / pack, in winter, then a longer shelf life, must of the summer of a day or two. If there is anyone to buy the best kind of special packaging.
Silver: Phoenix is the Miao, Tujia largest Miao brotherly love with silver, good luck beautiful, so shop there a lot of silver. If the formal proposal to buy the big stores to buy, shop quality, weight, true and false can not be guaranteed. New Silver: 3 yuan / kg; Old Silver: 8 yuan / kg. Here the so-called old silver are made the old, basically not really old silver, the real old silver fundamental not sell, or the price is in place. We bought quite a few back, but I and my father goes, he immediately said that I slaughtered a knife. Silver's international premium up 5-6 dollars / oz. I looked online, and now only 4.66 dollars / ounce, which is 1.288 yuan / kg. Lianhu fooled, so to remind you, not love, death, better do not buy them. On the silver dollar is concerned, there sold cheaper than in Shanghai, Shanghai, only 50 yuan one, there should be 80.
Tie-dye, batik: 30 yuan a piece, is the kind of one square meter square, tourist season, not how many, I have spent 50 yuan won two. Have also seen batik works of calligraphy, custom-made, 7-meter-long, "Inst", 1,500. Therefore, relatively large gap between the price of works of art to see a personal preference.
Bacon, fungi: bacon would not have said, eating a lot, do not think it enjoyable, it can be a little back, wax everything, Goua, chicken, ah, sausage, also saw what wax Zhu Lian. The same is true of other food, you like them then come back a little aftertaste through!.
TIPS:
* The three state-designated peak holiday periods of Phoenix, what are prices, not pre-set a good beds, by the riverside is certain not even think about living. If catch up with the highest peak, just like this to the beginning of the year four, basically Old Town are filled, and only hit the ground floor.
* Fares are also rising in tandem, Huaihua not say where that piece of ghosts, Phoenix Chinese New Year rental fee starting from 2 yuan rose to 3 yuan, a number of CMB chaos asking price. I am from Phoenix by Allah to the yellow wire to the bridge when it is 5 yuan plus a rickshaw 2 yuan of 7 million back to China and Pakistan is 10 yuan.
The best peak return journey tickets bought in advance, as we went to Huaihua temporary ticket can only take temporary passenger cars to Jinhua sub-(or no seat, to the dining car plus money to buy a seat), to refund Jinhua either met the basic return do not come that day.
* By the end of November to the Spring Festival is the most short time, the proposal should leave at this time.
* Phoenix people are very enthusiastic, and want to do what the other embarrassed openings, generally host family is easy to talk to.
* If you go to the Spring Festival, it is strongly recommended, and the locals spend the holidays with 30, popular use.
Author: cipherj
