Lost in Shanxi
(Concern about the cost of the Mix lines and see my "Golden Week walk Shanxi Raiders")
5 / 3 (Datong Yungang Grottoes)
Looking out the window towering mountains tough lines, Way back when the construction of Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Zhan Tianyou momentum, the train whistling through the Yanshan Mountains to the North China Plain, left behind, Datong up. Out of the station, the first impression, this is a typical northern industrial city, very few high-rise buildings, few, more serious pollution, building of the wall colors are tinted dark. And a teacher named Wang on a good price, 50 yuan taxi back and forth Yungang Grottoes, we set off. Is extremely abundant sunshine in the afternoon in May, has four more, Yungang and visitors, such as weaving, after all, is the world's cultural heritage, our ancestors left behind a treasure, attracting many thousands of miles like us to catch a way to watch. Grotto built on mountains, stretching almost one kilometer before the construction of the Northern Wei Emperor Xiaowen Qiandouluoyang. Most of the statues are now weathered very serious, there are several caves of the Buddhist statues are unrecognizable face of the. In the vicinity of the mine pollution, humidity, etc., basically maintained the original style of the real is running out. These statues are mostly taken to sitting, or smile, or meditation, are thought to have chosen the lonely fate as their own millennium, Qi pain.
Back to the Datong a stroll after visiting the famous Grand Street, could be Golden Week's sake bar, on the street is still quite popular Wong, and the way to a local large supermarket to add a little food and water prices in Datong you sure you want cheaper than in Shanghai a lot. Then a taxi to the Ctrip netizens strongly recommended red food Yonghe City, really good, the environment and services are first-class menu, send, but still there are more than two dishes, the restaurant in Shanghai, the same grade (what Merrill Lynch Court ) is completely unthinkable. The two of us a point of three dishes, a bottle of beer and a glass of freshly squeezed fruit juice only 42 yuan, when I pay a little embarrassed. Think about high cost of living in Shanghai and the high housing prices, and perhaps should really consider whether or not the immigrant Datong has ?
5 / 4 (should be County Wooden Pagoda - Xuan Kongsi - Nine Dragon Wall)
Early in the morning went to the railway station, no day-trippers shuttle, at some bargain price of 170 yuan after the package has to be a taxi to the pagoda and Hengshan County, Xuan Kongsi. However, in the way the driver has been named Cao regret this price, especially in face of another driver is running, when the price of 300 yuan a serious psychological imbalance together, forced to agree for me to take tolls and parking fees (a total of 40 yuan).
County gives the impression that to be really like Jia Zhangke films county in Shanxi Province, the main color to yellowish brown. Liao Ying County Wooden Pagoda is the building, allegedly the world's oldest wooden structure of pure pyramid building was octagonal appearance. Boarded the tower, which some of the painted sculpture Liao Dynasty, due to disrepair, and some materials have been severely deformed, cracks. Stand under the tower, watching the beautiful geometric shape, suddenly there is a trace of concern, which stands 900 years of ancient pagoda able to survive its 1000-year-old birthday? Despite this concern and filed visitors enter the premises is so out of sight compared. Finally forget a blue sky Guta stalwart figure, to return.
Into the Hengshan area, easily will know that the much hanging on the cliff Xuan Kongsi. The ancients also really have imagination and creativity, out of thin air in a bare stone walls built on such a delicate structure of a temple, but also the temple of three religions. Standing in the main hall upstairs, looking at those beautiful cornices, leap over the thought of a small Shimei Linghu Chong and Yi Lin, I wonder if Mr. Jin Yong is not been here, but also reflects the strength and beauty from the building had been inspired by it ?
Back to Datong, the train car is still early in a hurry to go a bit nine-dragon screen on the side wall, which means not much went out after less than 10 minutes.
5 / 5 (Wang's Grand Courtyard - Pingyao)
5:00 am more than 1591 times the train dropped us in the Jiexiu - a county-level city in central Shanxi Province would like to go forward. Time too early, we have the square outside the railway station have come full circle, did not see a few people, the weather was still a little coolness, and we returned to the railway station waiting room waited for over an hour and resolve the breakfast. About 7 am, and we again go out, or did not find 11 road car to Wang's Grand Courtyard, the time might be premature. So 20 yuan package of a car to Wang's Grand Courtyard.
Wang's Grand Courtyard is a castle-style architecture, built on mountains, imposing, there is "out between the National Palace Museum" in the title. As a whole were divided into high-Jia Ya and Wang's Grand Courtyard Fort Red Gate two parts, is the family herd courtyard, and Zhouzhuang, Tongli've seen before, like the southern residential areas is quite different, mostly cave-style structure, but its sleek design and greatly has changed my impression of the building located in a cave on the Loess Plateau. Cave Dongnuanxialiang, but I do go to stay a while and still feel uncomfortable, there is a gloomy feeling. But it left me stone impressed with the minor areas that there are so many stress, it appears the ancients right place to live the decor is very valued. Linger by about more than two hours, leaving Wang's Grand Courtyard, found a 11 Road Station and returned to the jiexiu station.
Jiexiu to Pingyao car is out of the right side of the station roadside sit, 4 yuan / person. The voyage took an hour, the driver said to Pingyao. Boarded the roadside a toot vehicle (tricycle), Po has a bend, suddenly saw the ancient city wall, is indeed very shocking. To the Ming and Qing Street, first went to looked at the days of Corey Yuen's room, feeling too small, and the partial expensive, referred to 200 yuan is the Golden Week would not be willing to drop, but the inn a lot of foreigners, it is estimated could be days, Corey Yuen in the their travel on the Bible and referred to the English service bar. Also read the last few days living in the opposite Changtai Corey Yuen Wing Inn, 150 standard rooms, room quite large, but is usually estimated at 50 yuan per night.
The cloud in the hotel next to the Kam-shing meal came across a couple from Beijing to give us some experience in teaching, the deepest impression is that pays for sure to bargain before. Sure enough, in our subsequent trip, including buying handicrafts, sitting toot cars, buy snacks and even the roadside to buy the water so the toilet can be bargained. Over the entire Pingyao is like a thick layer covering the business climate, and numerous local civilians will emerge from time to time to give you volunteered to lead the way to explain, but all should be charged too easy should be taken in the passage of time could not help but is turned off . Listening tour guide said, Pingyao is a very rich before the 1911 Revolution, when China's banking sector can be said that the center of the top few number of votes their headquarters in Pingyao. After the 1911 Revolution because of the transfer of financial centers, Pingyao has been no major development of our success today can basically save the ancient city of Pingyao style. Until recent years, tourism development, Pingyao people's hearts began to be restless, and very much like the early 90s of the last century the market economy at the beginning Shanghai state.
Pingyao 85 yuan for a two-day ticket is valid, but the next day in his ID card. Pass identical sites covered a lot of money shops, pawnshops, Biaoju has several. What impressed me deeply is the Pingyao County Yamen, inside the ancient Chinese sentence description is simply a replica of Chinese Torture Chamber Story, absolutely terrifying. However, summing up inside the ancient history of punishment is indeed a civilization from barbarism to a gradual process, should there be a day, everyone from his law toward self-discipline, self-restraint, the occurrence of crime, the penalty may also cease to exist.
5 / 6 (Pingyao - Taiyuan)
Pingyao's city walls on the walks, tours and we face from time to time and before, voices, this is already our last trip to Shanxi, attractions, and trance there is a lost era in the history of non-realism, what I am is now living in more than 200 years ago, such as ticket numbers unprecedented Biaoju developed Pingyao, or the tourism market in 2004, driven by over-exploitation of the small county in Shanxi. Time and space, leap over the feel silly, God this moment again lucky me. ?
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