Coal ash in the history of religious trip
- Pairs 51 Travels in Shanxi Province
51 arrived. Not to play, I am sorry even ready to make the two legs and a heart, but also stand the best of this spring. Taking into account the pockets of shy and almost tumbled in separate ways transport, decided to go away from Beijing, one of the nearest province of Shanxi.
Prior to the Internet fierce chops meal, find a lot of Mix's Travels, preliminary planning a trip. One way or another BF, together with two colleagues found online Mix, the evening of May 1, Oumen four hastily hit the road.
Datong: Yungang shock
The first stop was Oumen Datong. Here the old name for Pingcheng, who was the Northern Wei capital. Sky of the lagoon is also conceal the history of elegance.
Qingchenwudian I got off the train bell, Oumen arrived at Datong in the drizzle. Because of the rain, Pax does not seem to imagine the soot Pumian, but a gray city.
There Speranskia tuberculata light rain early morning chill. After a find, Oumen near the train station opposite the bus station to find a bus driver for the establishment of the restaurant, such as to the warm paradise. There is a small hot red bean porridge and egg soup to drink, bowls Xiadu no longer Health Nilv sigh.
Rest for a short way down the two buses to the Yungang Grottoes, even less than 8:00, and 8:30 began to visit the grotto. Had also looked for a shop to continue Hezhou.
With a full stomach millet and rice, red bean porridge, even started the visit to the shrine even Yungang Grottoes trip.
Datong Yungang Grottoes is located in the outskirts of a desolate mountain in the contiguous. Look around here, boundless, coupled with the unique gloomy rainy atmosphere, even good at Lenovo's mind immediately emerge out of the ancient battlefield of the banner fluttering Hu Ma Fen Ti images. Here is the Hu-Han was once the forefront of the confrontation, but also once a major center of national integration. Blood and tears of those soldiers heroes of conquest have been lost in time, but I this a vast wilderness.
The Yungang Grottoes, as a witness in history, silently, stubbornly standing in the wilderness on this piece. Because of history to imagine the full fermentation, for Yungang, even a visit with a mood to go. Not high-language, they dare not touch. Duality and Yungang in their respective time silent with.
First saw the Yungang, even the first impression was shock. In a relatively low-lying relatively flat, open space, the continuity of stretches for about two years to the Qiongqiong written for the Yungang Grottoes, behind the heavens, eyes all beings, not imposing itself between words.
Yungang Grottoes by the composition of more than 20 major caves, dug for the Northern Wei Dynasty era, the time may extend for hundreds of years. Dubbed the Yungang, probably because dug before, here is indeed a hill. Because there is no information on hand to talk about the specific content is likely false. Even at that time can only repeat what mood, Zhu Tell me forgive me.
Yungang Cave in various figures. Many cave weathering is very serious, has not seen the original topography. In particular, to a cave on the 5th. According to later research, these are also caves dug earlier, technology is not perfect.
Yungang focus on the essence of five caves from the Tan Yao Zhu began to cave in the middle (to the famous open-air Buddha only, even forgetting the first few caves). Tan Yao was a famous monk during the Northern Wei Dynasty, is the creative staff of five caves. In addition, his ideas also profoundly affected the future of various caves dug.
Cave on the 7th or on the 8th, there are a number of exquisite ancient repair seated Buddha, the cave's walls and ceiling are also spared polish of sensationalism clouds Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, fly, support, etc. a variety of sculpture, people really dazzle amazing. Even a bit suffocating. However, this cave is far less shocking to me is another statue of Buddha. (Sorry, forgot all about the specific numbers.)
Yungang's more than 20 large Buddha statue in, impress me most deep of the one, is a legislative statue. This Buddha like without modification of future generations, still preserving the appearance. He was looking straight ahead, eyes clear, and facial expressions like silence, like compassion, it seems gentle, it seems immersed, can not use language to describe, there is no end strength of the infection. In short, the Buddha, after reading this, even felt that the Buddha should have such expression. (This seems the eyes of Buddha made of special materials, in particular the light, is the Yungang Buddha in the eye of all the brightest one.)
As for the famous outdoor Buddha statue (symbol of Yungang Buddha, many of the book can be seen), even steal that artistic appeal as in the previous Buddha, as head dull eyes, facial expressions are more single. May, however, because it is easier to door to sign an open-air shooting position.
In a word, Yungang a must-read. For the main idea of you who do not understand the deep Buddhist beings I run, do not have to go into a deep Yungang Buddhist connotation. Even do not understand Buddhism, do not know history, do not understand art, but look directly at the Big Buddha, the mind being touched. Ou Xiang, eternal future generations, the people interlinked. Even touch, not Buddha, but the people. Human beings seek eternal, seeking transcendence, to escape from a heart oldest unchanged. You and I Jieyou my heart. Look at Buddha, you I saw myself.
By the way, even more thing really need to say. Most states are not allowed to Yungang Cave Zhu camera, but there are separate ways according to one visitor has been non-stop. I think many of them have received higher education, can not fail to know how to flash will affect the heritage preservation of the truth. Why do they still? In order to prove this is a trip, or similar order to take back often to see the Buddha? The former, I think they are the realm with those who worked tirelessly on the Great Wall bricks on the visitors carved his name in common; for the latter, it is better to buy the album directly back to look up more than that my own is much clearer. Did not say, and say go on the Chinese people but also Daxing sigh of civic virtue.
Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi Province is even the deepest impression on the five-day trip in a station. So, write to elaborate.
Hengshan: May snow
Reading Yungang, Oumen playing a fast car ran Beiyue Hengshan. While the former monk has long been among the five mountains in the line shouted Hengshan purely Langdexuming, but Oumen still considered carefully the spirit should be based on actual visits to determine whether phony. Moreover, there is the famous Xuan Kongsi.
Road vehicles in the mud for a long time the Bank of China, and finally to the Hengshan. First came to the mountain on the back of Xuan Kongsi, a cross-sectional cliff hanging pocket for small temple on a distant temple were indeed the image. Only because of restrictions on the number of Jin Miao, Jin Miao style of the Chinese people should line up on the cliffs crowded rolling for a long time, but also with rain Oumen Rehan cold rain soaked in the packed after the last burst into the temple.
This temple is only one person can pass the basic, placing in the brigade were up and down Long Lane turn full circle, the feeling is not really worth the 45 yuan fare. Because the temple is small, no magnificent weather, statues are not worth watching. Zaozhidaojiu do not waste Zhefan hard, Lex foot also.
Then Deng Hengshan. There are two mountain road, a climb up the mountainside from the reservoir and then across the Xuan Kongsi the past, the other one is a winding mountain road. As the rain, the former block-up, Ou Men had to fight a car door all the way from the Xuan Kongsi winding drive into the mountainside in the parking lot. Tickets are 22 yuan into the mountains.
As the days overcast, misty cloud Hengshan Zhu Feng, Xian Fu around Italy. The natural scenery, such as Dai Qing Cang, far appears to splash-ink landscape, shading has caused. If the year is in such weather, Xu Xia-ke mountain climbing, even is not surprising that he is so praised Hengshan. But I do not know how the sunny scenery.
Oumen carrying all the belongings, Qichuanruniu, climb the mountains, I suddenly Piaoqi snow. Remember a few days ago in Beijing, wearing short skirts sandals walking the streets can not help but some trance. If Guan Hanqing also witnessed this scene, I do not know will not be snow in June to describe the situation Dou E Yuan.
To a one-way, to the Mid-levels, the see a big arch blocking the avenue, next to a toll booth, a letter to the fare 35 yuan. Even going to the eyes of flame, this is not ask for money from the roadblockers style Well. Know the tourists climb up here, less than the peak Afterward, had to pull out money from.
In order not to bow down to the road gangsters, Ou Men prefer to leave to the summit instead of Hengshan regret Xingxing Ran away.
Unexpectedly, the robbery Hengshan unfinished, Oumen arrival parking lot, sinister wind comes up, few people want to roll down the mountain. At the same time, heaven hail, played Xiaosan crackling. Not only can people li unstable, then the Mid-levels of about three large flagpoles are shaking, almost to be uprooted.
The situation worse is that the driver is too dedicated to send Oumen are unwilling to give up every second of time to make money, but also soliciting and go down. Several phone calls to press still do not come, Oumen had sheltered in a van after the Department huddled, one by one face hair blue, purple lips while shiver while fiercely determined to deduction of wages paid to drivers.
Is only one car, the Oumen met the biological mother rushed into the car to the general, well-being in the warm car to death, has long withheld wages do forget to one side.
Overnight Hengshan county hunyuan recently. Because the driver pull Oumen Mancheng turn to find hotels, and there gave him a ten-dollar. Oumen really good.
Having said that, this little town a no-star hotel, but clean and a little newer, they dared charge standard rooms open to the 280, but also do not discount Yaogan stiff. Can only be hissed out of a ferocious: damn black! This is also the trip to Shanxi, even the most right word.
Wutai Mountain: Daytime sleep at night to see the temple
The next morning, people wishing to pack a car to five. The night before yesterday to find that driver. This kid had no time to the concept that a good 7:30, the 8:00 did not come.
Oumen get up early in the morning, after waiting for half a day Ah. Ah is not overdue, not Ken La. Asking price 260, a sub-speak for it, then see the two on the Hengshan the boy came to take his car, simply carried to the price of 350 to Oumen anger is almost vomit blood. BF even started gearing up, the driver changed yesterday's simple and honest expression, Deng Qi abducted two big eyes rushing up their sleeves to Xiong Xiong, even Xianshibumiao had lycra, some people are bold enough to walk away Quzuo ordinary bus.
Hunyuan no bus straight to Wutai Mountain. (The famous attractions there is no bus trip to Shanxi, the biggest inconvenience. Often be chartered. So, fellow co-chartered more people to save money.) Oumen had to first bus ride to the plain wooden pagoda known to be counties, then go to five.
Oumen good at summing up experiences and lessons, no longer look like a silly Xuan Kongsi, a few people look far across the iron fence of the pagoda on the eye and walked away. This is quite a magnificent tower of gas, like Dao Shi, but also the ancient flavor, that is, starting from the second floor clearly distorted and tells the people very worried for its life. It was a joke, it should be faster as the Leaning Tower of the county.
Read distorted pagoda, Oumen Kanesada a car to Wutai, Da-Yuan agreed fixed price of 200. Along the way is full, or Yin, or ugly, or the layers of high or low mountains. Longer follow a process, the horizon began to appear blue snow-capped mountains, changing different colors in the sun. Winding mountain road is quite dangerous, there is no technology to make the ice and snow.
From the five near. Sven does not want the appearance of wearing glasses was speaking a dialect of Shanxi drivers began asking price 220. Oumen For anger, fear of being thrown in this inaccessible to eat cold on the Hill, had promised to down. He pulled into the five Oumen the toll, and leaves.
Mount Wutai Shan Fei Jin 90. Even attempted to use peer-female student card to buy half-price ticket to escape charges, attempted. Because sister sell tickets carefully to see pictures of each student cards, but also asked the name. By the way, Shanxi, on this trip did not rub off into a half-price ticket.
There is a small group of armed police guard. Oumen saw one of them did not ticket or a reason or another, wearing a military coat a small group of armed police swoop on the call Lara surrounded riders in the past, such as grasping fugitives, people bad mood. Later Oumen go 50 meters into the wicket, suddenly there are three armed police stopped behind shout slogans, Oumen scared Tuiruan, obediently stopped. Ben came to see their votes one by one before release. Oumen later found in front of 10 meters with a buddy and then forget to check-in, which leads to this false alarm.
After several moments fascinating stats, Oumen began to joke, just ignore the People's Armed Police should be the way forward Ben and allow them to catch behind to catch up with to allow them to see tickets. Can only dare to say that the Oumen be innocent person, to see the soldier is Tuiruan Colombia.
Ticket Center Taihuai Koudao the town of Wutai Mountain about 10 to li (feeling not allowed). Oumen went for a ride to a bandwagon, if they take quite a long time to go. Then see the two buddies, Pa in the back of a cargo trucks roaring past, cool very tight.
By Taihuai town and began looking for hotels. The town's pillar industries are restaurants, hotels, and Buddhism stores. Buddha on the streets are inundated with music, Buddha incense, food flavor and stores of soliciting sound, groups of monks and nuns to leisurely walk through the Chinese and foreign passengers.
Where the majority of town residents in their own hotel opened family hotel. Oumen started looking at several street, at home to set up a rigid several small bed, a shop on the dare asking price 100 yuan, while Oumen is a fool. Later, seven turn 8 turn, actually far away from the street to find a 20 1 beds, but without the bathroom. This price can be considered during the 51 town one of the best discounted prices, and said, Who's the audience do not believe. Oumen way Ai Zai, this time from that account for some great cheap, triumphantly for several days.
Ate luggage dropped after Oumen began to see the temple. There is a town called Dai Luoding of the hill, there are two temple. The name of Blair, from the very close, there are predecessors recommended Oumen decided to go and climb. On this hill and temple itself, even have nothing to say. Ou Xiang said is to see the believers. To this mountain, there are 1000 to grade level, many people head to knock up a one, mostly middle-aged women, there are one or two young girl. Even got to see an old monk, wearing a patch composed mainly of colored gown may be the legendary Baina Yi, also a one knock. Can not stand can not stand. Even those who see such a devotion, not help give birth to a number of compassion, there must be a great injustice that they depend on, if they visit his old Zhao Xue.
Dai Luoding can be far from a few stations to see the surrounding scenery, but also to see the town Taihuai monastery complex. Oumen then went to the famous monastery complex Taihuai significant pass, and Pusa Ding Temple. The former's oldest, which is the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple, the Qing emperor Baiguo several of the. The former Meisha impression, and the latter's architecture in particular, like the Forbidden City, the Qing Dynasty style. In addition, Pusa Ding, Ming Dynasty monk even saw a big copper pots to eat porridge, do not be afraid there is 45 meters in diameter can be cooked under a full grown buffalo, even in this life have never seen such a big pot.
Wutai temple include four Shiyu Zuo, of which Chinese Buddhist temple known as the Green Temple, Tibetan Buddhist temple known as the Yellow Temple. In addition, even found a characteristic, because Mount Wutai is the Manjusri temple, so almost all the temples for the Monju like.
Wutai particularly cold night. Even two quilt cover is also cold. Awake at night to freeze several times.
Experience of the morning to eat breakfast to be said. Oumen go to a shop, early on not to write a single price, even BF will be in accordance with traditional customs to a bowl of ravioli, a few roots behaved and even asked for a bowl of milk. Came, saw, wonton is no meat, and soy bean milk is a dollar, and fritters fritters shorter than the normal half a little more fat, and only a share, a surface has not made them feel. In order to maintain a good mood the morning, the spirit of Oumen to do as the Romans are pleased to eat breakfast this Dayton. Shuiliao checkout an offer far more than expected, to come to the price you'll see that a bowl of wonton by 11 without filling the composition of the Wutai Mountain wonton ravioli actually worth more than doubled in Beijing five times - the value of five-! !
There is no way, Who Oumen than not to ask these silly prices. Oumen depressed land paid for. The table depressed, Oumen mercilessly scolded a few "damn black."
Chiba breakfast, Oumen to see local people said the most spiritual temple - Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, also known as Wu Ye Temple. This is a small temple facade, but many pilgrims, had a packed crowd. This is Wu Ye was a Dragon King, he's basilica that was filled with elderly persons sent separate ways plaque above most of the big book "responsive" words. Even sitting on a stone bench, silently thought about what the religious mentality of the Chinese people.
10:00 to clock Oumen sit to Taiyuan, Iveco, 43 yuan per person, more than 2:00 to arrive. Taiyuan look of Jinci, where the famous old hard spring, Song maid, Cooper Han's predecessors have been doing above, the Oujiu say no more. However, to mention that the surging thousands of years old spring because of difficulties over recent years, coal mining in Shanxi Province, have dried up.
Pingyao: dirty old town
Oumen in Taiyuan night sleeping in the morning got up early take the 5:30 train to Pingyao. Time of arrival 7:00 to bell.
Oumen first half a lap to go the ancient city walls. However, research is very new, there is not much sense of vicissitudes. Only retained a very full offensive and defensive wars of the ancient tools, such as stone throwing down a tool for Han's, people think of Lord of the Rings where the scale of vast siege Morishiro war.
Also, Pingyao wall hangs a lot of brands, a letter to "Protection of National Security", see idol eating flies.
From the wall to the point of view, the whole ancient city of Pingyao some haphazard, the apparent lack of good planning and management. Its mixture of several well-known attractions among the many shops, find them very tired. Ming and Qing Dynasties Ancient Street is selling spots on both sides of the common fakes are going separate ways, and the Wangfujing fresh gains and a messy fight.
Let me great insight is that long, when Pingyao pawnshop, for the three gods. First, of course, stores are available for the God of Wealth Hello. The second is the Vulcan statue. Taking into account the pawn shop to keep a large number of valuable rungra silk, which is also understandable. The third statue may quite personality oh. Most people is not easy to come up. Guess what's ZvBox? Haha, guess you are not in the know, is exhausting! Cool, right? The directed at this, Pingyao city is worth a visit.
It is worth mentioning is that all shops in the yard are prominently arrayed a big rock ingot, Oumen Premier Zhu and his wife, too, like sitting in ingot according to the. Later, a gas station in the suburbs have seen a golden door of the large ingot, it seems the traditional oh.
Pingyao city as a whole, even the most favorite county Yamen. The Yamen was a few hundreds out into the compound, despite the repair before, but can also clearly see that then County Grand Master's work and living environment. Mingjinggaoxuan the courtroom and Shuihuo Gun license to kill Viagra Needless to say, and more cool, the compound of the most inside of a building, below the county Grand Master of the kitchen and dining, for a one HUXIN above. Heard that one alone, but Pingyao. Also, visit the County Grand Master's bedroom, the tour guide said the County Grand Master in office can not bring their families, and visitors immediately on humanitarian grounds based on the modern Chinese dynasties County Grand Master expressed a deep understanding and sympathy.
Afterwards, he looked at the County Yamen inside behind bars. Cells is mainly a seat pit. There are water dungeon, unfortunately has been destroyed.
County Yamen a letter to heaven human law of the land of the plaque Rangou impressive. In the ancient Chinese Confucian society, people deal with things starting point, they are actually the delicate balance between these three. In compliance with state laws must also consider the macro abstract heaven, and micro-concrete human. "No heaven", "No Wang Fa" and "unreasonable" are the Chinese people have some sort of malpractice criticism. At any point between the three does not worry that would be considered inappropriate. This is perhaps the lack of rule of law in contemporary China as a source of worth thinking about.
Shuang Lin Temple in the vicinity of the famous Song Dynasty, Pingyao color clay sculpture, multi-King Buddha statue and so on, face their own characteristics, but unfortunately all was covered with thick layer of ash. This temple seems to bad management, incense is not wang. Pity.
Ride electric vehicles to go Shuang Lin Temple. The roadside are all coal train. Nao Nao face with fingernails, semi-nail smudge. Do not understand the people of Shanxi in such a hostile environment is how to survive.
Chartered the afternoon went to Wang's Grand Courtyard. This is a great garden, from dozens of re-constituted independent courtyard, was built for the royal children and grandchildren ages, the terrain is high, there is a separate wall, like a small kingdom. The European castle look down alone into the system in common. The yard is very similar structures, with meticulous detail carving. For example, the entrance of the lion is very lively and could not see form as elsewhere.
Careful study of the descendants of royal occupation, one can imagine the characteristics of ancient Chinese host family. They are mostly hard-working self-made from an ordinary peasant thrift, there are some savings, the descendants or in business, or reading the move Crown, relying on mutual support and a big family gradually developed. Wang rose to the rank of the four items were the highest, while Qiao Jia Da Yuan was the founder of a prominent banking house dispensers. From Wang's Grand Courtyard existing visibility out of the many couplets in earnest teachings to future generations, such as forgetting the ancient Qing Deng reading, thrifty household management and so on.
Shanxi residence is very unique. For example, the courtyard from the side door, rather than from the front door; If it is necessary on the front door, you did not set Zhaobi Beijing courtyard, while the second door is located; narrow courtyard is small, the majority of the construction for the two-story homes.
Also, even suspect that a certain number of people living in ancient caves in Shanxi Province. Wang's Grand Courtyard surrounding villages, many people live in caves. Even then note that many parts of the province of Shanxi, there are buildings still set to cave door to door shape. This is a commemoration of the past, living habits?
Last day of the walk more than 300 kilometers from the Linfen in Shanxi and Shaanxi Road to the junction of the Hukou Waterfall. The waterfall known as the world's first yellow Falls, and China's second waterfall. But even seen a bigger waterfall, sailed the seven seas make life difficult for the water, this waterfall will not be able emotion I had.
Interestingly, however, is that Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River suddenly fell actions, the two provinces of the Yellow River is the dividing line, one side is Shaanxi, Shanxi, one side, people on both sides of their stand on the side of Cascade.
There are many pitching waterfall edge for a typical white towels, Yang Du dressed old man in northern Shaanxi farmer dressed bride holding a general photo of a small donkey, and others. The price and people according to two dollars, five-donkey.
Linfen from Hukou to the road, an insight into the numerous coal mines. Special restrictions on the way there are many coal trucks pulling out of the roadblock. Listen to the driver pull Oumen said, there is a village, and everyone has a small coal mines, all paid. Also high on the road to see a banner, saying that Linfen is to open a research would be more efficient mining methods.
Shanxi trip, even a good insight of a history, but also a good insight of an ash. In general, the value of the price.
Author: eusuee
