Although the road has a direct repair to the Dragon's Back terraced location ---- Longsheng County, Township, Green Village of the entrance to the village of peace, I choose to go from the foot of a mountain to climb this route. Stopped at the intersection of an estuary from the Longsheng bound pairs of cars, the river winds Raoshan trip.
Northern Guangxi are geographically part of Nanling, also known as Five Ridges, which really belong to the typical geological Danxia landform, although 100 kilometers away from Guilin, not to, but the scenery was utterly different. Guilin Karst belongs to (CASTLE) terrain, mountains Xianxiu smart, distribution scattered, such as the bamboo forest legislation, such as columns; while away from the Guilin north, mountains are becoming increasingly vigorous, resources, Longsheng, Sanjiang County, a few were surrounded by rolling hills of the being. Soon the mountain road while walking dangerous Qiao abnormal, often 360-degree Daguai Wan, sitting watching the way the driver drove with both hands grasping the steering wheel, his hands and my heart is not considered small exercise.
Longsheng, of all ethnic groups live together are quite common, Dragon's Back where the foot of the stockade was a yaozhai Huang Luo Village, while the hillside is in safe Walled Zhuang Village. Walled off from one to Huang Luo, flapping on the surrounded a group of Yao Jia lady, who scrambled for my guide. 20 Though the guide charges included in the budget, but the loss was found after mountain climbed them all big, all the way up the mountain bluestone paved, there is no fork in the road. I lead the way of the lady the way I have tried to sell her travel bag crafts, and later selling has also been extended to the body Yao accessories. Yao Jia a new set of 500 female clothing asking price, have exceeded the entire budget for my entire trip had,:-Q. However, costumes are indeed very beautiful workmanship Ye Hao, at least it was all manual. Lady said that a girl married Yaojia stitch sewn onto the dress was a three-year, not counting the silver head body, generally the girls starting from the sensible to begin preparations for the dowry, a lot of jewelry or a grandmother or grandmother's grandmother passed down. Hey, I start celebrating himself as a man.
I have a Ping Zhai Zhai Boasting, but a small scale. Get in stone walkways, all the same color of the Diaojiaolou. Lady, I received directly to the family of a hotel, the new 3-layer Mulou, quite clean, as long as 15 a night. Has just entered the room, the hostess were keen to add charcoal fire, the time is not cold, but my heart is full warmth. About 4 o'clock, man of the house back. A door is a Happy New Year, as if I came to stopping by relatives in general. I froze a bit, quite a while before choke Huileyiju Hello. Suddenly, Zhuang spontaneous hospitality of the family, so my "guests" have a look at the feeling returned.
Dragon's Back was actually the first impression left by this, totally contrary to my surprise.
Twilight is getting stronger, this will become increasingly dark and gloomy sky informed the house .... soon as I stroll out.
Stockade is not small, road all paved with large stones, while the day before had just rained, it does not look muddy. Occasionally encountered people always use their standard Mandarin is not exchanged greetings with me. Col Department has a small stream before, in the river water into a bamboo tube, that is natural in the tap. Creek has also met with five puppy dogs drinking mother, naughty puppies with the persistent pursuit of my trousers, to accompany me around several Road bend. Also met a photographer to paint, are being invited to a little girl carrying a bamboo basket to do models, Kanleyikuai, afraid that they are affecting their input, but also quietly walked away.
Cheonggyecheon, smoke, barking ...... also mist the cage on the opposite hill, people think only forget, to forget the past and the future, leaving only the present reality.
Inspired by the night, and tired, I went back to the "hotel" (for the time being to use the word hotel bar, which really do not like a hotel), to see the real boss, home owner's daughter ---- a woman named Amon Zhuang home . Eaten is not very rich in authentic dinner (soup at a very fragrant bacon and fresh vegetables), and Amon a side chat up in the brazier. Judging from the chatter-style conversation, I know a lot about the story of Dragon's Back, and Ping Village, for me, are so fresh and appealing, so forget the day bumps caused by fatigue.
Night, the lights outside the window very small, streams flowing Hua Lala land.
Pervasive atmosphere of quiet, people's thoughts have also been infected, though there are some feelings that are always clear, hard thinking, the already lifeless sleep .....
The words of the morning was awakened by the window, opened the window a look Qinliang air rushing toward us, and hastened a few deep breaths for fear of wasting the feeling.
Mu with the morning mist, Ammon took me from the paths between terraces climb mountains, reached No. 1 the best scenic spots. Overlooking the Dragon's Back, a few hills on the far and near a circle full of thread-like terraces. Vicinity of several small hills from the feet Daotou are circle, and the distance along the ridge of the mountain is, until the mountainside. Size of the seven hills is the famous "seven stars the moon."
Northern Guangxi mountain Tada little terrace has become very popular as a landscape, but as the Dragon's Back so spectacular, but rare. Records, Dragon's Back terraced open built in the Yuan Dynasty to the Qing dynasty was completed, so far nearly 1,000 years of history. Maximum vertical elevation difference of 500 meters, a total of 18,000 blocks, the smallest one only planted three seedlings. Spring from the shed, sequential watering the fields at every level. All the terrace edge ridge used up all of rock and Wong was constructed, planted on the grass, so that effectively prevent soil erosion. In such a terrace on the farming, but also cut twice a year the grass, in order to avoid the long grass covered the sun.
To see all this, I can only emotion.
Ping Zhai, our ancestors may have to use both hands to open up the horizontal terraces, merely just to survive this most simple ---- the most original purpose of the guidance is not aesthetic, there is no creative planning, can be drawn is that a people praise works. Since the story know the Foolish Old Man, I just know it's educational value, but never believed in its reality, see the Dragon's Back, I believed in, the original dedication, it has been so too.
Emotion is only a moment, but I think that is enough.
Before I left ------
Amon said, you come in winter, only a taste of the Dragon's Back of the spectacular, there is no opportunity to see its beauty. Planted each year in May and August before the harvest began to turn on the water when the Dragon's Back beautiful.
I said, I do not regret that I will come again, and to a certain degree you still lived at home, but ..... do not know what time it was .....
Author: mimimomo
