Min Line Star over China
27th March 2004 - 30th March 2004
"Close the door where he is a worm, out of the door he is a dragon", a folk saying to Fujian became my long-established travel destinations this year, in March, finally successfully my line of Star over China Fujian Province .
27th March
"Eight mountains of water a sub-fields, olive Fuzhou Puxian drama, Quanzhou, Xiamen Gulang dumplings, eight-dry western Fujian Wuyi mountain, Ningde too Basking Zhangzhou grapefruit." When I received the phone This short message from the Fujian Mobile, I know, I have had are in southern Fujian.
9:35 am, the aircraft arrived at Xiamen Gaoqi Airport, wet ground, the air mixed with the fragrance of the soil, must have had just rained, and Shanghai in comparison, where the spring is clearly a more urgent and far more expressive. I am surprise that, when the aircraft crossed the clouds, you can see is bright like the sun, while the clouds below, but it is so swirling drizzle. I remember someone once said, when it rains cloudy, the sun is also the sky, beneath the rain clouds, but above the sun. Want to come, when the feelings of gloom, just think of that immense light through the clouds, then, life for you, still beautiful, but I see today is that over the clouds clear.
Out of the airport, go forward about 30 meters, then turn left, taking the road of 100 meters to the bus 27 Road terminal, you can go to the urban areas you want to go to the right place. My friend and I went the day, just to catch up with the Xiamen marathon, many roads are the implementation of traffic control, public transportation, rent can not arrive from the hotel had to impose controls on the nearest place to get off not to buy Xiamen Chang maps, and then dragging luggage stumbled along for 30 minutes, and finally reach the hotel. The day I went, in addition to the marathon, but also combined with convention, it is hard to be very hotel, but unfortunately after me first defected under the Yongding Earthen. Gold Coast Hotel, I booked two nights of deluxe standard room, so I can advance the packet storage here. Take a look at the table without even realizing it had come to lunch time, just next to Shuyou Seafood Restaurant, naturally there is no miss, good consolation itself, it is worth mentioning that, where the service is very attentive, dried decoction crab Indeed, great, durian cake is also good to eat, but the boiled shrimp and other seafood on the attitude should be discouraged, and done gone too far.
After lunch, hurried to Lakeside coach station, get on the Xiamen-Longyan 13:20 car, moving to the western Fujian. Longyan bus arrived about 17 o'clock, this would like to go directly hukeng Federation of hostels accommodation, but the last bus and we could not catch up this time then it began to rain, had decided to change the itinerary, first to stay in Yongding. After about two hours to reach Yongding, for convenience, just around the bus station to find the inter-hotel, out of the station to see that the most prominent hotel rooms it wants to, bargain to 35 yuan / person, conditions in general, but where the seafood Lumian done very delicious and cheap in price and quantity is enough. Hurry the day, exhausted, and only look forward to the next good time, was able to console myself a worthwhile trip.
Cost: tickets from Shanghai to Xiamen, including the airport construction fee 670 yuan, lunch (seafood) 90 yuan, rent, public transportation, bus fares 85 yuan, 5 yuan maps, accommodation, including dinner 50. A total of 900 yuan / person.
28th March
6:30 am to get up, the supreme head of the tickets bought in the bus station next to the stalls to eat breakfast, do not know whether it is because of feelings of pleasure and look forward to, even made me appetites, if not suddenly wake up, afraid that even the lunch I will also be swallowed together. 7:20 am on the train, and an old man returning home from New Zealand, chatting up, learned that he came back this time specifically the development of tourism under the tower, the old man surnamed Zhang, body in good health, very conversationalist, combined with picturesque way, making Yesterday all kinds of disappointments disappear Chaintech floor laughing which have come to the door, and therefore, Zhang old man farewell, the next the bus. Get off with us also an aunt, looked up and down about 40-year-old looks like the local people, so I walked up to ask if she could take us into account, as well as the cost, she said that could cost became too ready to point. So I followed her first went to Chaintech floor next to a small house, there seemed to open her own shop, which people are eating breakfast, but also let us and them together, I Wan Ran declined. First, because I ate breakfast, very full, the second is a strange place of vigilance and wariness turned out I really have a suspicious mind of a gentleman's belly. I put on her backpack, where the only packet on the Dai Lege followed her from the side door into the Chaintech floor.
One into the Tulou immediately have a sense of the kind of deep sense of history and mild climate, Tulou was quiet, I do not know because of the time still early, or because a lot of Hakka Earth Building has been moved out of the reasons for living at this time the huge "Tulou King" where in addition we have no other visitors had. We followed along the wooden stairs, Aunt to 4 F, and visited her daughter's room, though cramped, but clean and tidy, although small, but still exquisite and orderly, far from refined, but they also warm, bedpost on the original unpaid debts of sub-areas covered with paper cranes, a string of paper cranes together with the line of wear seems to have become the mantle Hakka girls boudoir curtains, think about it, the only paper cranes where only a certain little girl hidden in numerous dreams and vision for the future bar, which is every girls childhood, a required course. Looking at girls in the pupil of the eye and the pair of childish face goes on without the things I want to own more than to return to the past, the same as doing fantastic dream, the same has not been any color smear a simple and transparent state of mind.
Under lean on a railing looking, the whole Chaintech floor panoramic view, from inside to outside, four rings, ring ring-phase sets, which embodies the unity of friendship from generation to generation Hakka tradition. It is said that during the Cold War, that everybody round Earthen Western countries have been considered to be China's nuclear reactors. Tulou down by Auntie introduction, we went to the original Chaintech floor Louzhu Gann Qing elderly home, elderly people warm and thoughtful as he invited us to tea as he told us the history and story of Earth Building. According to him, Earthen sub-floor, two kinds of Round House and Square, Yongding county has a round floor, 360, a square floor, more than 4,000 seats, which is the largest Tulou Chaintech floor, a total of four-ring, outer ring of high more than a decade meters, four floors, with two hundred rooms, a layer of the kitchen and dining, the second floor of the warehouse, three, four bedroom, the most inside a ring is ancestral and is living in Earthen held hundreds of people within the marriage mourning and celebration place. Heard that we are studying architecture, old people still talk in high spirits give us the earth storied building construction, it is entirely without steel and concrete using local raw soil as the main material, doped lime, sand, glutinous rice, bamboo , wood strips, after repeated Chung pressure, Ben Zhu made, and so these are all shining with the wisdom of Hakka has kept those of us who live in the reinforced concrete to build a modern city where people marvel.
As early as Hakka Chongwen heard heavy teaching, tea has become a trend, and everyone has a complete set of tea, say hello, chat a few words will pull you to tea, this time be witnessed, and the kind of warm hospitality from the heart , from the words of the elderly, the Hakka honest Dunhou's mettle is evident. Heard that we going to cement pit to see the "four dishes and one soup," and to the day of return to Xiamen, the elderly also eager to send us to look for a Moroccan bazaar, and for us to draw a detailed road map, and repeatedly told the driver. Although I do not understand the Hakka dialect, but I can see that the elderly must be to remind drivers to routes and time, this way, full of gratitude to farewell the old man.
My friend and I have the same driver as a string of candied fruit, sitting on a motorcycle and began maneuvering his journey. This is the second time I ride this friction, so the mind had long been prepared, and will not for such a bumpy mountain and cried out in alarm barking, on the contrary, I like this slightly uneven rugged, because it makes me feel the trip true, I also like the wind blowing across the ears with long hair are feeling, because it allowed me to put all the unhappiness behind, I prefer the shuttle to the mountains, countryside paths, because it can not only eye-candy, more Let me away from the city noise and vanity.
In the pit on the way to the river snail, we also take the opportunity to see the tower flagpole under the forest and under the Yuchang Osaka Laos floor ( "rickety" F), because time is limited, do not stay too much time, but skimming over the surface, but also sufficient to allow me breathtaking, while the towers to the landscape as the overseas Chinese Zhang old man who said, Yongding is indeed beautiful. About 11:30, we see the "four dishes and one soup" into the Earthen, you can see the most authentic life of the Hakka, the preparation of mats, cooking cooking, laundry chickens, which is Hakka day repetitive labors, simple and plain, they feel comfortable, and never demanding what life, and life to them is the Enron. Because of rain, such as Fei, Mi even more dense fog in the mountains, we end up at the observation deck did not see the "four dishes and one soup," the big picture, inevitably some regret, had to set aside another reason to visit the western Fujian. Here, we invite ride took us to the Su-mo's brother comes along to eat lunch along the way, has already become a familiar stranger, the initial preparedness has also long been lost in his sincere eyes and friendly smile, , chat in the year before and learned that he had more than 50 years old, but for him to see ID cards, I really can not believe in him years almost never leave any traces, but his life was full of optimism and vitality of the body shape, went so far as I mistakenly thought it was peers. Inadvertently brought home, he raised a lot of thrush There are many other birds, had to catch a bird he was a master, And he calls imitate the female birds are indeed real to the enemy. He and we say a lot of stories about birds, there is time, a visitor insisted that he bought to support a three-year thrush, thrush Zhang only very beautiful, in his careful training of the next will not only sing sweet songs, but also could talk, he is not willing to sell this, but the visitors all sorts of pleading, he sold at a very low price him, but after half a year, that tourists also come to him to buy a bird, he had come to realize that buying a bird Birds are not the person, only to buy after the sell, from profit-making, Nazhi whom he bought the thrush has long been sold to someone else at high prices, and talk about this matter, the Soviet Union brother very angry, and very regret That merely thrush, and his day and night together for three years, ah. I would like to go to his house to see these beautiful little creatures, the pro-ear to listen to the songs of that crisp, but we had to return the same day in Xiamen, has no time to go back, and had to leave the phone-Soviet big brother, thinking the next to come back He said that the next time I come back, he would Nazhi 5 years, he raised the thrush to me, so I can not control their own thinking, all the cells are used to imagine Nazhi thrush, perhaps, western Fujian in me, was doomed to return.
12:50 We arrived at the bus stop foreign books, we give the Soviet Union Big Brother 10 yuan, for his thoughtful way, put off a half-day, he finally agreed to accept it, and insisted on waiting for a train coming, and we get on the train and then walk If there is no car, sending us on a trip. Think about it, initially because there is no counter-offer of regret, indeed, is redundant in this way all the above, so meager fare, how can equal it. 13:00, we have time riding on a truck bound for Xiamen.
At about 15:30 we returned to Xiamen. To the hotel check in, after a good rest for a moment. Dinner at the train station next to the Mart, eat a lot of Taiwanese snacks.
Cost: rent, public transportation, bus fares 70 yuan, dinner (snacks) 25 yuan, Earthen tickets (snail pit, Chaintech House) 30 yuan, accommodation (Gold Coast Hotel Deluxe Standard Room) 210 yuan, 15 yuan in other . A total of 350 yuan / person.
29th March
Whenever he woke up, 9:00 into the restaurant to eat breakfast buffet, then take the bus to the ferry, went straight to Gulangyu. Bought a map of careful study, in order to avoid the crowd, with most of the tours we have chosen the opposite route, starting the day of the scattered trip.
Walk about 15 minutes, we went to the Haoyue Park, which is a statue to commemorate the national hero Zheng Chenggong Park, its name taken from a poem by Zheng Chenggong, "Si Jun sleep Insomnia, Haoyue thoroughly Su curtain" in the "Haoyue" word. We did not go in, because in a very far away, you can see the giant stone statue of Zheng Chenggong, combined with park outside the lot about Zheng Chenggong's life introduction, personally believe that Lex could better understand the tiger's hung-wai.
Zhangzhou Haoyue park along the side of the road move on to the Yu Garden, this quiet beautiful garden landscape is to commemorate the people of excellence physician, renowned maternity doctor Professor Lin Qiaozhi, built in 1984. Lin Qiaozhi the garden stands a doctor's white marble statue of Comrade Deng Yingchao personally planted in the garden of the two beads Araucaria, a symbol of Dr. Lam Yat virtuous character. Here is very quiet, not many visitors, I have friends here, after a small habitat for a while and went straight to the Shu Zhuang garden. Shu Zhuang garden facing the sea, perched Sunlight Rock, the local name of the gentry Liner Jia was originally a private villa, park owner in his words, "tert-Zang," named after the homonym garden, which uses the natural terrain ingenious layout, the whole garden is divided into Tibet Mountain Park, Sea Park and make up the majority of two, the King scattered order, park on the sea, the sea in the garden to see used to Jiangnan exquisite garden, they started to feel that more Taiwanese style garden.
Shu Zhuang came to known as the Garden will go to China as the sole world-class museums to see Gulangyu piano. Library from the origin of living in Australia Gulangyu piano collector, Mr. Hu Youyi to provide collection of 30 sets of ancient piano, showing the history of the world's piano, which exhibited the nineteenth century in Germany, Austria, produced music for harpsichord, are the private collection of Mr. Hu, free of charge for visitors to visit. For me this had the piano since elementary school for people who can be counted as proficient in music 12, where stood the two hours, I greatly gluttonous about that.
Shu Zhuang out from the garden, along the road around the island Gulang walking on the beach, while a taste of the magnificent blue sky and water, while browsing the island's natural beauty, if life can always stay in this tranquil moment, then for me, Fu Fu want anything else does. Coolness of the sea breeze blowing slightly, where I can get away with open arms and embrace the sun, where I can mind can not concentrate in any of squandering time, where I was finally able to breathe freely, if I had wings, I believe this moment, I have spread its wings and a.
McDonald's lunch on the island temple hastily to appease the five internal organs, then went next to the bookstore to buy books on Gulangyu this old villa's book introduced the western Fujian Tulou or book, but ultimately did not find desirable, but I do not know reason to buy a book on Xinjiang, travel books, think about it, perhaps in Xinjiang will be my new plan travel bar.
PM continues to trail in the shuttle Gulangyu ups and downs in Fujian Road and the rehabilitation of the road together a diverse group, Chinese and Western old villas, cornices Qiaojiao temples, courtyard houses in different styles, as well as nineteenth-century European-style Consulate General of the West and many other celebrities house, there are numerous between the actual building is like an encyclopedia. Banyan tree in that after the vertical density, and perhaps have an old house for every one of their own story, but I have no way of knowing, leaving only after showing initial signs of Hozawa recalled.
Before leaving to go Gulangyu Wang Kee pie shop to buy a lot of pies, very good specialty, especially the mung bean filling, and even feel delicious.
About 18:00, my friends and I returned to the hotel and then went to peony restaurant had a dinner, I feel the taste in general, but there is indeed popular wang.
Cost: bus, ferry costs 5 yuan, 10 yuan for lunch, accommodation (Gold Coast Hotel Deluxe Standard Room) 210 yuan, 20 yuan pie, books and maps 40 yuan, 20 yuan tickets Shu Zhuang Garden, the other 5 yuan. Total of 310 yuan / person.
30th March
Sunlight Rock wanted the morning to watch the sunrise, but because of cloudy weather forecast said that today, they still chose up late, the result one more reason to re-visit Xiamen.
9:00, and once again we are packing to storage in the hotel, ate breakfast, check out, went to the Nanputuo. Wufengshan the next millennium, ancient temples, as the south of Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang Province is named, into Terakado, really understand what incense peak, indeed well-deserved reputation, many believers kneel before holding burning incense buckle head, begging the health and wealth, so I incense is also invited to join them.
My friends and I went after the long attracted Xiamen University, Xiamen is said to be the most romantic of the university, even if you have no feelings cells, where would train a true inner feelings, let alone who has no worldly circumstances we do. A quiet walk in the Xiamen University campus, looking at the silk-cotton which Zhu Zhu, a sudden, my school who actually has engineering literature germination potential of a sudden, Shu Ting's "Oak," blurted out.
"... ... I have you in close proximity to a kapok / as the image of the tree stand with you and / roots firmly in the underground / leaves, relative to touch the clouds where / every gust of wind over / we have an exchange of courtesies / but no one / understand our language /
You have your die-hard copper branches / like a knife, like the sword / Also, as Ji / I have my red Shuo flowers / like a heavy sigh / Also, as the heroic torch / we share the cold wave, wind and thunder, thunderbolt / we share the mist, stream Lan, rainbow / if ever separation / but life-long dependency / This is a great love / constancy in here / Love - / stalwart of the body not only to love you / love your location, with a single step of the land. "
Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee old buildings, mostly built in-law, dry wall, glass roof, is highly distinctive, has been called "wear a suit, wearing a bamboo hat," at a time when lunch was built south of the stadium before the auditorium is only a few students sitting in the stands read, I have also sat there, trying to get to, as if time-warped place, but also returned to their college days, the simple life, every day with overripe in mind the trajectory, once thought boring, but when I do leave school before we know it became a long time I have been obsessed with life.
Has been a lunch time, even though their stomachs are still reluctant to leave my friends and I outside the school at Xiamen University Baicheng the beach to stay for a long time before riding along the open road around the island bus. Car has been opened along the waterfront promenade, the beautiful tropical scenery, people relaxed and happy, the sea, beach, grasses, trees, as well as the tourists were strolling in twos and threes, everything seems so harmonious, the city seems to ease the pace of life, like with the inborn years, unwittingly, has become your memories can no longer touch to the beautiful scenery of the.
In the Xiamen International Exhibition Center next to the South China Sea fishing village with a late lunch, this line of Xiamen last meal, it is also one of the most sumptuous meal, complete meal of seafood, let me hand and use chopsticks, eat enjoying themselves, no denying that the seafood here, authentic and affordable, regardless of service, environment or taste, people very satisfied. Fond After that, we return to the hotel to take her luggage, went to the airport, set foot on the way home. When the plane took off slowly, I know they are gradually away from this beautiful city, those who are already past the beautiful moments in my memory forever deep in static, and when the aircraft landed again, when I will have to again the face of a large bustling Shanghai, a growing city, and my living space is getting smaller and smaller, I missed a long list of keys in his hip pocket, I can only use my key to open the lock on my door. Suddenly, I found myself accustomed to the good life for all into the distance, it is not good habit of always encouraged her to the other side, thus further believe that everything will be OK.
Cost: rent, bus 20 yuan, lunch (seafood) 90 yuan, Nanputuo tickets including a request for 10 yuan Xiang, Xiamen to Shanghai tickets, including the airport construction fee 580 yuan. A total of 700 yuan / person.
The travel costs Total: 2260 yuan / person.
Author: zihan_lee
