Note: If you are busy, you do not see this travels, because it is a very long diary may be a little bit wordy; if you have a lot of money, this Journey will not be much help for you; if you like with the group , they do not see this travels, because I am a pure self-help travel.
March 12, 2004 Friday
8:00 to leave the dormitory.
No. 66 bus ride to the train station.
Feel some excitement. Departure time ago, I have this excitement. I aspire to a new experience, as well as the freedom that journey.
I want to come a lot of people like to travel and tourism are not the same. My aim is to leave the familiar living environment, to experience a new environment, new life. Adventure and experience, while enjoying all the masters of their own freedom. So I like to walk alone, not find companions, but are not looking for companions. It was denied and I do not want to interfere with freedom. In the tourist destination, I want to dominate, control, money, time and selection of tourist attractions, do not want to subject to a number of provisions of the constraints, but also do not want to subject to a number of so-called "fame" of the trip.
But suddenly I discovered that this freedom is not absolute (Of course, in this world there is no absolute freedom.) Because no matter where I go, no matter how much I could push aside, there are two things I was not throwing in any way open. These two things are always with me, that is - affection and love.
To the train station platform to see two trains that moment, I immediately realized that this made a big mistake. I did not get on the train, we can see inside the closely-packed crowd, and the spring when I go home can be a ratio of the train. Originally thought that now this time, the car will not be many people. Although it is passing cars, although only standing tickets to sell, but I think on the bus, the car must have a lot of space, easily not be difficult to find a seat. But I was wrong, this tour of Guangzhou East - Taiyuan by train, through Hubei, Henan, Shanxi, there are too many people working south.
(Fill in mind: This departure before the judge, is based on my 51 years have been riding road car to go to Beijing experience. But forget that the situation is not different trips, as can not be as simple analogy, reasoning. However, later I know that lessons learned my lesson. 2004-3-26)
Thus, in the last car of that moment, I decided to fill berths. No. 7 car can be pushed replacement ticket office, one asked, no hard sleeper, and only a soft sleeper. Of course, I Zuobu Qi soft sleeper. They have to stop there to move forward, squeeze呀crowded, pushed No. 6 car.
Hard to find a place to sit crammed with others. No. 6 car in the middle of a three-person sitting at a table edge, I got a small palm-size land. Reluctance to sit down. Fortunately, I have something not many hold in the legs.
Along the way, out of the window in large tracts of rape, and very pretty. This piece of gold has been extended to the territory of Henan Province.
I was sitting in the row position, someone under Zhumadian. So I can finally sit a position of a person has.
Do not drink, afraid of going to the toilet, it is difficult to be pushed at the toilet. And this train seem to have no water. (At least not every car has a water section). At noon to eat the cool tone side (fortunately did not buy to use the surface water will open.)
At noon, there are carts selling lunches. Three box. Rice or noodles, are the same price, also poured a spoonful of chowder in the above dishes. This is what I have been riding the train so many times, selling lunch, the cheapest one. In the past are 20 yuan, 10 yuan. Until fast can only sell before price reduction to 5 yuan a pack. Lunch is very popular. When she pushed back, a truck of rice, noodles have been empty.
Now approaching the Luohe. Hope Luohe more among people. There are, however, there on the next. Alas!
However, I also considered fortunate. I found a seat on the Yi Shangju old, although only a small palm-sized places. To see so many cars there are still standing or sitting in the aisle in his bag on the people, feel that they have enough happy.
There are 15 hours, I hope time passes quickly. If the evening 11, 2:00 beat it. I was ready to go make up sleeper, just do not know if I can make up to.
It is 8:30 pm.
Finished Part diary, I began to read a book with a "communication skills", the boy sitting next to me saw that I can borrow this book. Begins with his school bag and took a successful book to me. "Positioning: Determine the coordinates of life." The book in general, but in order not to brush his good intentions, I still watched and made notes. There are still some useful text.
And then stay up at 5 pm. Car a bit loose. In Luohe down the many people. I also ate cold noodles package.
Cha votes over the middle, feeling they were not serious, and without careful investigation, but non-stop is called "no vote-buying replacement ticket ah." Do not buy a lot of people are conscious of the complement of the vote. I am the way, the sentence "There are sleeping it?" The answer: "There." He asked me to stay will go to No. 7 train fill. In order to save a few bucks, I decided late supplemented.
In fact, feeling okay, not particularly tired. But think that he is to travel, not suffer for. Perhaps I changed the squeamish. Do not want to sit one evening. Actually, I want to sit, then the body should also be no problem, the key is now mind sitting down to a hard seat with resentment and hard to explain why.
(Fill in mind: Maybe when the phone was stolen, the guard told me that "Let you be careful not to sleep, you would not listen.'s Hardship, she bought sleeper Well. Berth is not very expensive" has been in my subconscious affect me .)
Think about the past, I sat more than 30 hours, from Nanjing to Chengdu and had experienced, and no particular unpleasant feeling.
Previously from Wuchang Station to Shanghai, even places that are not settled. I do not know how to quite come time, and did not feel afraid. Why stay up all night now afraid, afraid of hard seat to sit out?
Why is this hard I do not want to eat out? (Previously always thought that out of tourism, sitting hard seat for granted, because he had no money. To save money, I feel students are hard seat of the ride.)
Himself found a reason, sleep is very important.
The previous train, the total could run into one or two particular be able to chat, but also people on the chat, chat so that as time passes swiftly.
The tour of the car were mostly from Guangdong to work back. It seems no peers there were no common language. Moreover, many people start riding from the Guangdong Province, has boil the night, and very tired.
Ultimately to Luoyang in the months before the meeting in the shop, 57 per issue. As a result, students half-price tickets 40 yuan plus make up 57 per bedroom, plus booking 5 yuan, a total of 102 yuan. Is my one-way fare, which is not cheap, but still save a lot.
This finally clear, and the train on the replacement ticket, not make up the difference. But, as a taxi, just like starting at the. So I fill half of the journey on the train berth, the price is greater than the full price in half.
However, this still can save a little money, not to mention the present there is no need to sleep during the day.
Moreover, from a trip to the sleeper cars have experienced a hard seat. Be regarded as two different experiences of life can be regarded as a few more life experience.
There is a feeling, that is, what are the identity of opposites. (Oh, like on a philosophy course). What are all at a price. God is fair. In economics terms, that is to have the "opportunity cost", there is no free lunch. To save money to spend more time, one or more to exhaustion. To comfort is necessary to spend more money. In short, everything has a cost, is fair, perhaps this is a kind of checks and balances. The key is to learn to use their own less what they need Quhuan their most care about things, to find an optimal or best choice.
As another example, I want to be free. It would have to endure the road of loneliness and fatigue. If I find a companion, although some companionship, but it loses its freedom, lost more experience.
All these are costs, at a price.
To the sleeper cars, 12 cars in the shop 14.
A glass of milk foam, drank the first glass of water today.
Shangwancesuo, washed finished, write down the text above.
Next, the rest.
Tomorrow will be my journey officially start. Believe it is a wonderful day, I look forward to.
Has now spent 200 yuan. (Including the cost before departure.)
March 13, 2004 Saturday alarm clock set to 5:40. Can wake up to see the table, has a 6:40. Alarm clock sound I did not hear. May be submerged in the sound of the rumbling wheels. Perhaps it is because I have cultivated since the school around 7:00 to get up the habit, there is inertia in. Then quickly get out of bed (7:13 train to jiexiu).
To get up washed. Had just finished washing, people not to leave the wash, the car stopped. A look at stop signs to the Lingshi had. Fortunately, there is no Lingshi buy tickets, or panic, and a bit too late.
Washing, as usual, washed a glass of milk to drink. Finish to the car to find the conductor for a ticket. (She actually did not take the initiative to come to me for tickets, originally thought she would come to me in advance for tickets, they woke me up.) Exchange of votes, I have to pack things well.
Then while watching the scenery outside the window while the train arrival and so on.
The scenery out the window (I think you can not use "Landscape" word), it is desolate. A typical north in March. Days are gray. The vehicle is being announcer said: "The car dealers mountains, the signal is not good, can not relay the Central People's Broadcasting Station broadcasts."
Out of the window there are some bare trees, some low houses. The chimney on the house that I never saw a strange shape.
7:13 to Jiexiu the.
Off and went straight out the station (no one close look at my student ticket or a unanimous vote, so nobody could check my student ID. My bet be under it.)
Outbound directly by Internet to find the recommended "Railroad Hotel." Soon see in my left-hand side of the "Railway Hotel" (I am still not tell Old and), a very luxurious look. Sure enough, the opposite is the supply and hotels. All and expect exactly the same.
Railway Hotel, standing in front of the rotation, I have some hesitation, is entered into or not. I personally still have not been so into the luxury (or at least appear to) the hotel for dinner. The hotel and restaurant next to the small compared to really stand out. I also worry that it will very expensive.
Was wondering as the one wearing the green uniform, but not a man out of uniform, and in the hands carrying a bag of used mineral water bottles. Appears to be close waste products. I asked him there are no breakfast. He said there was ah, 7:30 start selling. I asked what all. He said the rice porridge, pickles, fried dough sticks or something. I am referring to the restaurant to his position.
I entered, direct the left, is the restaurant. Empty. Take a look at watches, Oh, just 7:30. Then a waiter came out. (They kinda-time). I asked that she could eat it? What to eat? She also said that a lot, rice porridge, pickles, baked buns ... .... I asked the price, she looked at me strangely and said: "are on the copies, and 2 yuan a." Haha, really cheap, I have asked for a copy to sit down.
Quickly onto a side dish, with red shredded radish, cabbage, potatoes wire ... ... I opened the appetite.
Then another waiter a bowl of rice porridge, millet and rice porridge, yellow, and the water Tingduo.
We went up a plate, which is a fried dough sticks, three fast triangle pancakes. Are now done, and warm.
Really delicious, but also cost-effective. I eat replacement in 1:00 is not left.
Then come take a look at the other Chike, are to live here, are used voucher.
A hearty meal out. Exactly 8:00, Quzuo 11 road, and my heart feels especially good. This hearty breakfast Burton brings me to a good start.
All the prior expected, there is not much novelty.
In the supply and marketing, under the building until 11 road public transport, 3 yuan, end of Wang's Grand Courtyard sit. 40 minutes to. Get off at the cave to see a typical, very old, but is quite distinctive.
Bought a student ticket, 23 yuan. (The face is a block postcards, half-price ticket's face even worse paper, nor with a postcard. It seems the price discount, ticket discount quality. This is a kind of "exchange price" Bar)
In the shop next to the deposit ticket packages, bargain referred to 1 yuan.
Jin Wang's Grand Courtyard, (8:45 - 12: 00). Tickets after chart, find what you want.
Wang's Grand Courtyard in the village of Lingshi County, static liters. Is the largest ancient architectural complex of houses.
* Note the sporadic little things. (Here omitted - author)
Impressions:
1. Rub along the way a lot of tour guides. Is a guide mistakenly thought I was learning the building industry.
2. Did not see a dilapidated hospital, which opened in several workers were busy copying some of lintels, window lattice sculpture. Well, Why do so many imitations it? Maybe a few months later it will complement a new look in this old yard somewhere. Let front of some tourists it's deep feelings, do not know that this is simply a product of the modern craftsman.
How can we distinguish between ordinary tourist heritage of these imitation, refurbishment of the building, with those who experienced vicissitudes of cultural relics do the Millennium? So more and more of this kind of "visit to Cuba," the tour, are interested in a dull. Maybe now only stay the same way the museum can also see the antiquities.
3. Deep sigh, "courtyard deep" before. Once she is married into the ancient door, thus locking the spring Gui Shen Yuan has. Sorry ah.
4. Find a unattended channel, you can enter the compound from the Gate, tickets can be avoided. Locals are taking this path. Well, why did I not find it earlier?
5. The layout of the compound are similar. But very stresses "of hierarchy are equal." Including the construction of the house. For example because the second child more officers, it also allows the door opened more and more and more impressive building.
6. Pre-check the information is too detailed. According to some articles, including my own paintings, Wang's Grand Courtyard maps are accurate. This is good, not good. I left a lot of freshness.
12 points from Wang's Grand Courtyard out. Shop by the roadside to eat a bowl of cold noodles You-copy grandma. Taste in general. Then cover the post office postmark, locate post offices, before we know lunch break.
Shun Bianmai of 2 bananas, 9 pt. Because eating is pasta, no vegetables, and I need to add point of vitamin. Alas, Southerners still not used to the north pasta. The so-called "soil brought up one side people."
Out from the post office, just hit 11 road transport.
Back to Jiexiu Station. Sit Pingyao car, ready to get off when passing through Shuang Lin Temple. All and expected the same, even the fares and pre-check the information is also exactly the same as 4 yuan.
Sitting next to me was a man of about Ershiqiba. The suit. I have received in order to prevent the conductor from outside of the high prices, she asked how much money he went to Pingyao. He is also to 4 yuan.
He saw how I asked, then said: "You're not Jiexiu people ah?" I said: "It's not." He said: "to travel?" I nodded. He is a man quite enthusiastic. Would give me Shuang Lin Temple, Pingyao city attractions and ticket situation. He said these fact, I already know a clear picture. However, in order not to brush his good intentions, I heard him say.
But he said a little down and I "Great minds think alike" is a meal to go outside to eat, eating too expensive city. Preferably near the school to eat, cheap. (This statement will be right, but I was traveling and not eat cheap, otherwise I will be dedicating a lot of time to go outside to find a restaurant near the school to eat, but not worth the candle. This is the dual nature of things. I want to play Well, ate less expensive. I want to eat cheap meals, they spend a lot of time affect my travel arrangements.)
Then gave me his phone number, saying that if I encounter any Pingyao things, you can call him. He told me he was Jiexiu city discipline inspection commission, and called × ×. Is estimated afraid I do not believe him, I saw him return the documents.
He really is an enthusiastic soul.
He introduced me to the way back to see the Antai Group --- Jiexiu City (county-level cities), the largest private enterprise, it is powerful. The boss is Jiexiu locals.
To Shuanglin Temple intersection, he told me to stop vehicles.
Get off, I would say according to the information passed on an avenue, to the Shuang Lin Temple door. To buy student tickets, 10 yuan. (More than half-more than 1 yuan, which offers the operator really very fine.)
* Shuang Lin Temple is really when the treasure house of painted sculpture. The most unusual is that the original Ming and Qing dynasties are the goods, rather than the later generations to repair or counterfeit. Realistic, vicissitudes of life are particularly strong sense. Particularly high artistic level, and even stranger to me, art can be felt.
And he is closely related to the lives of local people, not just a tourist attraction. The local people worship the gods are believed inside. Often came to worship pilgrimage, make a wish. Even after years would also like to wish to become, the return of a lot of banners.
Perhaps it is the people's faith before it can be preserved.
* Begin my lap the walls of the Si Wai's interest, but also ready to take pictures. Can then listen to tour guide said that the wall is modeled on future generations of Pingyao wall repair. Is really being insipid. But, fortunately, to hear her talk, otherwise I have to be foolish in front of the "modern products"'s deep feelings for times past, a waste of my film had.
* Buddha Hall of the existing statue of Ming Dynasty more than 400 painted sculptures, 26 Hand Goddess of Mercy highest Center. Buddha heavens hung under the eaves, walls covered with 4 weeks.
* Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Jizo Temple, center. Plastic around the ten sub-Yan Jun, 6 Cao judge.
* Land Dian Land Lord (Taoist), colorful decoration. (Reflecting the preference for sons)
* Heavenly King Hall (Yuan)
Outer plastic Four Diamond, inner plastic four kings, the eight Bodhisattvas.
* Wu Temple (Garan Temple)
Wu Guan Yu Temple Seated center of the plastic for the early Qing Dynasty, momentum-wai-yin, an air of realism. Hanging walls covered with plastic (forward 15 degrees, clay) for Guan Yu deeds during his lifetime, the content of "Peach," "anger chopped Huaxiong", "cut-Cai Yang", "Shuiyanqijun" and so on.
* Rohan 18 Rohan towards Kannon Temple (Song)
North 9 statement on the Road 9 South.
* Qian Fodian comfortable Guanyin.
Skanda like. Large s type, broken left hand, head-right eye Zhaozuo.
* Main Hall Daxiong meaning "brave," "Fearless" is a gamma release it the honorific Mou. Hall, there are secular music can draw the Buddha, three Shenfo, Buddha map (Ming). 3 Shenfo (the wisdom of Buddha, the truth the Buddha, the Buddha itself). Left-right Monju Fugen, are disciples of release gamma Mou it.
* III Buddha: Maitreya (alternate Buddha), Sakyamuni (now Buddha),? (Future Buddha)
* Ching-yi Temple sleep aunt, drug-law. Is said to be true story. Sleeping aunt donations Xiumiao, reconciliation Miaohou medical treatment due to insufficient funds, medicine for her mother for free medical treatment, but ultimately ineffective medical treatment and die. Medicine is also committed suicide with her grandmother. Therefore, a-ching, a meaning. But the package of bone, like (such as inside the package is dead bones) have been destroyed by Yan Xishan, but he was gone was disturbing, but also sent remodeling. But obviously poor workmanship more than those of the Antiquities, regardless of the proportion of people's demeanor is.
* Goddess Temple (Ming)
Locals seeking children in this.
* The whole temple main color for the green, white, red. This temple is not a local administrative officials of the repair, but the private fund-raising by the amendment.
(Fill in mind: the power of faith can be seen. Maybe people just want to have faith, some of sustenance. Both believe in God or believed in Buddhism, or other. But the power of faith is very large.
Admire the ancient people's imagination. They can imagine a lot of God, Buddha, the Buddha's image. 2004-3-27)
Out of Shuang Lin Temple, not yet. Until 3:30. Sat motorized vehicles (2.5 million) to Pingyao train station to see the train times.
And then press the line under the map of line, went to the Old City of Simon.
(Added note: I now want to come, and some regret, when the ride should be directed to the town of Temple of the three. Did not go to the town of Temple is a great pity.)
Outside the city to eat a bowl of salad bowl bald then (in Shanxi, "then" pass "child"). 3 yuan. Like Liang Pi, I did not eat one, left a lot.
Mai Menpiao ready to be a question, if tomorrow, also used the tickets, get County Yamen to bring ID card, residence certificate, to sign, otherwise, can only be effective the same day. And is now 4:30, and today have little spots to play. Ticket's suggested that I buy a ticket tomorrow.
And outside the city have Student concessionary tickets sold at the city block.
So, do not buy a ticket. An advanced city, ready to find place to live say. Road Shunbian Mai 2 pear (1 million).
I first went to Gains in hotels, the boss is not receiving my little girl was 17 years old. Good about the room, single room. Can be sent to the station with free, free Internet access, is actually very attractive. Bargain, from 150 Kandao 50. (They offer a number of students.), But the provisional registration, I think it is better to look at something else, and then decide.
(Fill in mind: to position a little bit biased, or else both gains and hotel is indeed a good choice. And when repeat that bargain, in particular, should be the boss and talk directly about, it should also be lower. Later, I received the little right girl a little bit sorry, because I was not living Gains. be regarded as missed appointments, I am sorry.
However, taking into account the subsequent power outage, I did not live in both gains and is still wise. 2004-3-27)
So Zaiqu Ming and Qing Street.
(This few days in Pingyao was found regardless of room and board, merchants are concessions for students.)
Via Yamen Street, Xian Ya see the door.
To the Ming and Qing Street, find the day Corey Yuen, one asked, but still sold out.
Kam-shing, will visit the cloud to see the Jiuyang daimyo of the "female boss", turned out very soft and interaction with others is first-class, talking too a level.
(If she is not talking so, I am sure would not live here)
I saw her collar on a Xiulou. Outside the bathroom in the room, another door, toilet and room can be divided into may be combined. To tell the truth, the room in general, than the gains and to be badly. But the thought of living the Ming and Qing Street, visiting the attractions convenient. Plus meals here have heard very good to eat, in fact, is mainly "female boss" attitude good. She opened a rough price, let me counter-offer. (This move is very powerful.) I have counter-offer 30 yuan (including the bathroom.) She took me to see the manager. (Li). Only know that she is in fact not the proprietress, is a manager's relatives. Pingyao II, she taught foreign languages, and to come and help host foreign guests. But also the way to help the general reception guests, greeted about the overall situation. Surnamed Wu.
Manager said if you do not pack toilet, can be 30 yuan. I do not want shared with others, found it inconvenient.
Finally, she promised to send me to the train station the morning Jiao Ren, we take 40 yuan traded. (I personally think it is partial expensive). But they also believe that cheap to me. Is mainly of his three-room bathroom is shared in this, I pack, and those two would look very bad to someone else.
Stay there, bath, go out to eat, "Evans tofu", 8 yuan, really delicious.
Hennen tofu, cut into thin section, and the mushrooms, parsley, ham, a boiled, a little soup, but not exclusively, soup. Delicious. It seems there is indeed a well-deserved reputation for food. But a price is not cheap.
At meal time, then Manager Li over, and I will chat. Evans told me that the origins of tofu, saying that some of the previous poor scholar together to eat, eat later found no soup, cook that give us the right to be a soup. Cook to the kitchen a look, there is no dishes. Only some bits and pieces, that the rest of tofu, a little ham silk, 1:00 mushrooms, parsley, are Suimo of. Will simply put all these things together and made into soup. Scholars of a taste, taste good, cook and asked What is this soup ah? Because the materials a lot of really bad names from. Cook said he was invented, no name, you think these writers themselves better. Later, Evans called tofu.
Finished, they teach you out of the Ming and Qing Street.
Everywhere Guanyun beef, long yams, lacquer ware, cloth shoes.
To long l source to buy half a catty refreshments "Zhu waist waist,", very good to eat. Taste of the rice wine there is indeed a very good taste. Glutinous rice to do, and in the South not the same as rice wine. Aging 20 yuan a bottle for two years. Aging for one year, 10 yuan a bottle.
All handmade wines.
Thinking bad band, but also no buy. Zhu waist waist is shaped like a kidney kinds of snacks. James outside the sugar, but also its own production, quite good to eat. Slightly sweet is not greasy, long aftertaste. Yellow rice wine is the next good thing.
Guangzhaoguangzhuo suddenly power went out. Although the long preparations for it. (In the previous search information see other introduced species), but still feel depressed enough. After all, we went away, have encountered power failure the first time.
Fortunately, there is speeding on the street, but after the motorcycle, tricycle headlights, there are one or two stores to buy their own level, there is electricity. Otherwise, if walking in the street suddenly a dark, it's horrible.
A merchant told me that, in fact, no power shortages in Shanxi Province. Both the supply of electricity in Shanxi to Beijing. Pingyao has always said that this year's power outage, do not know when it will come.
Were lucky, about half an hour after the call.
I hasten back to cloud Kam-shing.
Wu teachers to see me come back, they then called me to front, saying that there are four guests to live in two rooms upstairs that. I want to give out as a common bathroom. Asked me how much asking price. I do not want, because sharing the bathroom is too inconvenient, and I do not want some money for the province, but not comfortable. Or declined.
However, there is a saying that she is really very well. "Nobody will be no money, no German will be no money." Yes, they do business.
Back to the room only to find the TV remote control panels can not be used, it is not sound effects, voices heard outside the clear-cut.
Ate a pear, will be watched television (CCTV host the final of), are seeing the Meng-yang (that deaf children of the family, a bit shy of the big boys) Shiyou power went out. My flashlight came in handy.
A slight pick up a bit, then go to bed. However, too noisy outside.
Heard the sound of a man, shouting, "there will package the bathroom and what what." Hear my heart very uncomfortable.
To hear another point of the room called the waiter "candle." I do not bother to call the. Bed large double, and the middle put a small coffee table.
The environment in the Chao Chao kinds of vague or I fell asleep. 11-point calls, I woke up. Will be packed things a bit, and then sleep.
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Today, spent 136 yuan.
March 14, 2004 Sunday
Get up at 7:00. (Alarm clock set 6:40)
Wash. Eat a pear and left last night, Zhu waist waist, drank a glass of soy milk, is my breakfast.
Temporary out of the door, I discovered that the toilet water by not come out. Depressed. (More that 40 yuan worth).
Downstairs to see the Manager Li, told him. He actually said: "It's not tired of ruining the bar?" (Though a joke, I still hear very uncomfortable.) He upstairs to see, what to say common, minor defects like, are all words to justify. I thought to myself, "Why I've never encountered such a thing." But I also did not say. Also tell him that remote control thing. Sure enough, he had to find out. My heart even more angry. I thought how can you not tell me earlier. But I also did not utter a sound.
Dao Shi He gave me that, I let him put a few repeat customers were offended. They originally lived those two waist may be because the toilet can not be used, it did not stopped.
I thought to myself: too lazy to give you on that. Tonight I sure do not live here, the.
Goes out, first went to the city entrance ticket.
Take the opportunity to go to West Guo Wenjiaxiang look for that home, "Hill-hui residential hotel." In a break break to find an inconspicuous alley door. Curved openings of the top there is a stone plaque, a letter to the "Mountain-hui," the word that some writing is very blurred. Owner at the door sweep. I say that this can take a look at house? He said that the fees of any kind. I said there was room? He replied that was full. Hey.
Out of the west gate, less than 8 points. Until 7:45. The open space in front of many people in training. There playing badminton, and practice tai chi sword.
I forgot along the road outside the city before the walk for a while.
From the outside wall, do not have some flavor. Maybe this is the changing concept of wells sit idle for days sitting bar. Meandering walls, separated by two old city, while the city people are more under the morning exercises is to make me feel "old town new look."
Walking along the road for a while, took two photographs. 8:00 a.
Mai Menpiao, student tickets, 45.
Into the city, first on the wall.
* Walls.
At this point, the walls are empty, I am a person walking in the ancient city wall. Looked inside and outside the wall of Pingyao, bathed in the rising morning sun, feeling really great.
Under the city wall from the east gate to Rishengchang (China votes Road Museum)
Via post office, built a postmark.
Rishengchang a lot of people.
Remember the old ticket number out of the word "password."
"Beware of fake tickets to take to take, not to forget the fine depending on the book chapter" every word on behalf of 1 month. A total of 12 characters.
"Kan smiled world situation is thin, the Way of Heaven fairest.
Mei Xin map self-interest plot to harm others.
There are always good and evil report, at the end must be clear.
Stranger more than a look, as appropriate, and then OK "
Each word on behalf of 30 days.
This is only posterity according to ticket numbers spell some of the information left by a set of passwords. These are said to be replaced on a regular basis.
* Gilly what exchange rate the severity of a daughter weighing paper fashion.
* Japan Korea Zhongtian Wanbao essence blessed with Yao Cai l Pro Octagon spokes converge alone strange.
* Tai ticket dispensers, two dispensers (Associate), three dispensers (assistant manager)
Huiyuan when
(After 176 years)
* Guest of honor is not always full of empty wine cup
* When gold when the silver device incorrectly when the copper-Jun-year redemption redemption redemption date on expired without redemption
* Providers to save the world, Jia is PRA.
* When the process when the material in this
1) Current income: look for, consultation, pricing, billing.
2), at that time: When the object into. The current period (period - ransom - interest; expired - died when - the auction). When the material out of
3) received if the post: No, on the account, classification, roll bags, shelves
* Pawnshop staff
1) The manager
2) in absence (administrator): pipe accounting, control of money, pipe bag, pipe decorative; things missing (sales): The first cabinet, two cabinets, three cabinets, four cabinets.
3) missing: Exchange, Volume package, writing tickets, Qing votes
4) Students (apprentices)
* Underground vault (I go away a bit, very interesting)
* Pawnshops Taiwan high cabinet pad brick, showing superior pawnshop.
* Bids tamper with, and then Naqu other family, other companies will not pay high prices.
* There are many pawnshops terminology, jargon. The teller to bargain.
Auspicious days (Wei Sheng L)
Treasurer: MAO-year-old feathers. Display furniture, porcelain, paintings and embroidery.
Xian Ya
* Ancient magistrate took these steps:
1. Fat notices, two received a new official, 3. Ji Cheng Huang, 4. Rituals door, 5. Xie infinite royal, 6. Thanks to a new official, 7. 验印letter
* Instruments of torture: Li-gamma, station cage
* There is only preserved in the Qing Dynasty in China prison. Points of light in prison and heavy prison, prison temple.
Move Up to the day at noon Corey Yuen, 40.
Boss Cheng Shu-yin, a good attitude. Rooms furnished with taste than the cloud Jincheng, service attitude, of better quality.
Room doors have four-character Kyrgyz language, the room lamp lantern wrap. Room decorations still hung from a classical painting. The ancient wooden hangers. Red candles. I live in a room where there is imitation of Tang Yin's "Fu-Immortals map." Carved wooden bed. Room with carpet.
Impressed also a decorative painting, the top red pen wrote a home, written in small print that says the black "people are drifting boat, home is the warmth of the shore."
Lunch at a snack bar to eat fried Orecchiette, 2 yuan. Is a kind of pasta. A superficial change, but some of the shape of the shape of the face pull Orecchiette mind.
Qiao Jia Da Yuan decided to cancel the trip, do not want to stroll a hurry too tired. Anyway, tickets have been bought together, they slowly stroll bar. Went to Wang's Grand Courtyard also represents residential mansions class attractions. This also can save a point of ticket money.
Tung Hing Public Biaoju
* Wang Zhengqing the first generation, second generation Wang Shumao
* Silver Dart, the letter dart, dart tickets, food dart, personal dart, dart materials.
* To see the wheelbarrow push dart
* Soon as Havu Biaoche safe to go back six months, arena
* Jargon "How beautiful a water" (there are a lot of property)
"Fish found barbed" (guarded)
Baichuan pass (Shanxi moneybags Furniture Museum)
* Impaired Rivers and the East nine at the end of Nagareizumi Libra Lai is the country treasure-pass three tests CHARMLAND quasi-official level - the main building the forecourt Couplets
* Appeal has the lingering fragrance Xie Zheng Yan Gui grass tree house without another word status of Tang Jin-Han article - North campus-wide hallway couplets together Qing (China banking house (ticket number) Museum)
* Ticket No.
* A large underground vault in northern China first Biaoju
* Gunslinger surface Wang Wang Zhengqing. Hing Public Biaoju with iron legs and left two too Fen Biaoju wear two Fist Lu Changlong Biaoju
* Preserved in vinegar, crates, food containers City God Temple Taoist buildings, temples for the Ming and Qing dynasties of existing regulation. By the City God Temple, Zao Jun Temple, Cai Shenmiao composition.
* Taoist gods, known as East Dragon Quartet, West White Tiger, South Suzaku, North basaltic
* The God of Wealth Bi Gan, is the God of Wealth Zhaogong Ming, Wu Qing Xu Guan Yu concept of the God of Wealth (Pingyao County Museum)
* Yarn Court drama: the theme of traditional drama, with mud and grass stalks made of paper materials, dramatic figure. A Pavilion a drama, like the stage.
* Glass: aluminum and sodium silicate compounds, high temperature fired into the enamel material.
* Dragon Tiger Temple: Dragon, White Tiger.
Chamber of Commerce Museum
* Pingyao Business Council site.
* Born in 1902, the first Chamber of Commerce in China - Shanghai Commercial Club. 1912 All-China General Chamber of Commerce was established.
Wei Sheng Chang
* Guangxu treasure gourd stay off 100-bed couch Yuanyang
Taigu night to eat beef + cake + pear + water. Taigu really delicious cake, 3 per bag, 4, there are sesame, solid-free stuffing, looks a bit like a sesame seed.
Finished, to the family telephoned and then on the half-hour network, 1 yuan.
Back to accommodation. We are faced with blackouts.
Lit candles, bath, ready to go to bed, electricity and came again. They watch television. Wen answering a reporter's question. CCTV contest awards show host, but also saw an unknown drama.
Tired.
Lying in bed, watching the walls that decorate paintings, the phrase "people are drifting boat, home is the warmth of the shore," a time好想home,好想have their own home.
Today, it took 128.
Impressions:
1. Most attractions are a bit scattered collection of folk furniture, add some calligraphy and painting, description, pictures, has become a museum. Opening.
2. Architectural styles are mostly identical.
3. Most underground vault. Go on one, quite interesting.
4. Couplet vote disgusted. Consecutive stroll down tired.
5. Pingyao Ancient City specifically worn, special dirty. Xitang feel inferior, not as Phoenix. Perhaps there is no reason why the water.
6. Bought the beef, long yam (11 million), Taigu cake.
7. In East Street, Mask found a Mai Hua (Peking Opera facial makeup and socio-fire mask) shop and bought two, 10 per hour. The owner is a retired secondary school art teachers.
8. Evans clouds Kam-shing's really very delicious tofu. Other pasta are similar, but made of different shapes, different from the name of mind. It seems to me all of a kind.
9. Yun Jin Cheng accommodation does not gnaw the. Corey Yuen better days. Days Corey Yuen's room layout is really great taste.
March 15, 2004 Monday morning, get up at 6:40.
Take three to the train station, 2 yuan.
1332 to Taiyuan, 8. Delayed nearly 30 minutes. 10 am to Taiyuan.
Bought the map. Take 804 to Jinci already 11:30.
(Taiyuan public transport Yes, the station opened at once, the driver will be the passenger on the train, get off the microphone when holding that "living well" or similar words.)
Eat a bowl of noodle, 3 yuan, a small bowl, distasteful.
Jinci invited a tour guide (by her wrapped around a long time, indeed Xian Fan), 10 yuan.
(Fill in mind: She speaks quite good, but she was talking about I basically know. But a guide is useful, because she gave me pictures, it would take spots. Photos are not washed out, but believe that the outcome should be Yes. More importantly, finally have my photos of this person. rather than I can only shoot a scene and can not shoot yourself)
The old spring water has been difficult to dry, it is artificial to the water.
Marsh fly under the water is already drying up (due to coal mining) and is the artificial water.
Too many false, too many descendants repair copy, half-truths, so that ordinary people like me do not understand.
So sick of some of the cultural relics.
804 sit back, in the street under the Yingze began searching for the food of my walk in Taiyuan.
Taiyuan first afternoon of plane food (which is also online recommended) to eat sausage, you and Liang Pi almost not very tasty. Also called for a bowl of seaweed soup, came, saw, black, and put too much soy sauce, a drink, good salt.
Later came a street food (take the children Lane), to more than 3 points there without food on the characteristics and snacks, since both work in. Had in a restaurant to eat a bowl of ravioli stew stewed chicken ravioli, 3 yuan, taste in general.
And then later bought a bag Taigu Liuwei vegetarian cake, and also bought bags of milk to drink.
In the "recognize one's best" and bought a Yougao, 5 pt. Is a deep-fried glutinous rice dumpling, which has Dousha Xian.
At this time, windy, and very big ash and dust. Faces have been made dirty.
Accidentally discovered the Internet strongly recommended "Seiwa Yuan" signs. Be came closer in the demolition, by which migrant workers lived.
Reached 51 square, I have tired Bu Hangle.
To save money, along the way, did not fight, and tired.
And along the way through the bell tower of the Taiyuan Commercial Street, Street, and walking street Willow Lane. People Tingduo, but no characteristics.
In the 51 square sit a bit, ate a taigu cake.
5:00 walk to the station, take package, stop.
To see the history of the national model worker Gaimei the studio, with service box, free of charge for visitors scissors, envelopes, stamps, shoe brush and other items.
Taiyuan Railway Station was in quite good repair. Services, facilities, clean and bright. The green wooden unified, transparent glass, a telephone, the supermarket, snack bar, auditorium and so on. Is to facilitate travelers.
7:13 drive, 2234.
On the third day to spend a total of 83.5 yuan.
As a whole have spent 548 yuan.
Impressions:
1. Prior information could be too full, boring.
(Fill in mind: But perhaps, if not the first check so much information, but also boring, because most cultural attractions, must have background knowledge, otherwise look at the past would nothing interesting. It's really hard to say in general, information is certain that the search, the key is the degree of certainty. This is the skill and finesse. can not search too much detail, can not fail to check. 2004-3-27)
2. Tired, the body not as good as it once was. Some Juanniao mind the feeling.
3. Fill in mind:
Shanxi Tour guides must be requested, otherwise the meaning of these attractions are no ordinary people can not see what their places. So, feeling guides in Shanxi bowl of rice to eat people up, of course, there is not a regular tour guides.
Of course, you can not go to guide, to rub other people's guides. In fact, there is a way to see attractions introduction, in fact, has a text description of each attraction. Just ordinary people too lazy to look. I will always be a close look at those presentations, can learn a lot of knowledge, but often will find that speaking tour guides, those signs on both. Of course, listening to tour guides talk about, after all, more images, visitors will be allowed easier. However, less of a free, their choice scan their favorite spots of freedom.
See related information in advance is also very important. County Yamen example, the information, I have to search the Internet, there are a lot of that is part of the word tour. County Yamen tour guide, I listen to his presentation, I found my more than than they know. At least to tourists than they said they listen to that part of the contents to know more than.
Of course, let me say, they might say not so good. 2004-3-27
Author: luzzi
