Did not seriously pick up desk for a long time, and that day was lost due to popular Kandelia cartridge, opened a drawer looking for one to put on, inadvertently, touched that gray small box. Not opened for two years, and the box on and off the thin layer of dust and gently pick it up, saying to the dust, emerged in that old pattern of brocade, brocade whole placed under a thin layer of foam, so that the box in my hand have a soft feel, open the boxes, which are two of the terracotta warriors and horses generic gray soil.
This is in Shaanxi Lintong many of the places selling tourist souvenirs you can buy something, perhaps it's just a tourist souvenir, perhaps it represents the emperor era glory.
That was a few years ago, I was a person to Xi'an, lodged in the former footprint, looking for a lost state of mind. Wall remains the same, the clock tower remains the same, big Wild Goose Pagoda remains the same, how hearts can not remain a. City tour in Xi'an, transfer a few days off so that all the feelings of Mo looked dull. Before I left two days ago, suddenly decided to take a look at terracotta warriors and horses. Friends do not trust that should be accompanied because it could not refuse a friend's good intentions, but really do not want someone accompany him, and too random to one person, more like its own share of loneliness slowly Yan Zhao. So the next day quietly got up before dawn, a man riding on a bound Lintong coaches.
Guide the way in the endlessly introduction of the scenery. The present is bleak autumn fields, the Loess Plateau unique rugged and bold, in the distant mountains and near-wild manifested occasional flash of the cave, wrong wrong yo. Northern Shaanxi occasional buzz of Shaanxi Opera in the ears. Mood gradually falling into place.
Lintong car not far from the Terracotta Army on the 1st pit stop. Walking over a period of both sides of the hawkers are selling tourist goods that comprise the road, has been entered into the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibition. Entered on the 1st hole, the first leap into the eye is a huge park-shaped glass roof, the sun through that hole, floating down in one place. Here are more than 100 meters long terracotta warriors and horses arranged in orderly pit on the 1st is also the first pit is the largest found in the earliest show. Standing above, watching the magnificent one by one, such as life-sized terracotta figures, which in this dressed in armor, armed with spears, rifles warrior, stern, a great mission to Ling-yin in the body upright, a horse charger , head held high, neck horse Comprehensive visible, an expedition look. The teams of a column of soldiers, figurines, magnificent, watching, thinking, eyes are really emerging out full steam ahead as if the ancient battlefield, as if to see the King of Qin du Commencement commanding his soldiers to war far and wide, unified world. Ears are ringing like "House of Flying Daggers" (Oh, this song is by no means written Chin Shih Huang's only because like the intense rhythm, but a little adhesion thoughts Terracotta Warriors and Horses) and intense music.
Being intoxicated between, "Its beauty is astounding, its magnitude overwhelming! How spectacular!" Someone spoke loudly. A sideways to see a tall brown hair and brown eyes, white kinds of young people standing by. I look around, there are no other people, must have said to me in the right, perhaps, but is self-sigh, but still out of nodded and smiled politely, said: "Yes."
This seems to be a very talkative person, have a Zilai Shu enthusiasm. He said he called McCall, from the United States. Great-grandparents in the mountains of Switzerland, he went to Switzerland, in his great-grandparents were born glide where snow has been conquered by the mountains and the snow; He also said that he had stood before the feelings of the Grand Canyon had uncanny workmanship of nature . But how can not be as at present, their minds were shocked, he said he admired the Chinese culture has been a long time to learn Chinese also have more than three years, but can not find the right words to express his feelings at the moment. Although I am for the Chinese, descendants of the Dragon, but standing here, but also from the exotic with these foreigners, he states have a common feeling.
One out of the pit, outside the strong sunlight so that my eyes can not adapt to a sudden, McCall took off his hat, give me wearing on his head, then it is natural to reach out and pull up my hand and ran fast forward. I was that he was infected with emotional then rising up, ran to the door when we have been passing on the street selling tourist goods, panting stopped each other with a smile. He pulled out a tissue to wipe their sweat to help me can I have some not accustomed to take over the paper towels wipe themselves. Then he pointed to a wide range of terracotta warriors and horses said to me: "buy some to take home, and let your mom and dad also take a look."
Although moved by the magic of Terracotta Warriors and Horses, but they are not interested in these imitation products. McCall was carefully chosen, and finally he bought a squat, kneel, stand for all kinds of terracotta warriors and horses, but also bought a Tong Juma. Finally, he selected a lot of production of fine antique brocade decorative put in these boxes for the Terra Cotta Warriors, he was very careful to install a box for every two good, then it really count with red silk rope departments are good, came alive again in into his hand luggage. He said he wanted to bring back the United States sent to all relatives. Looked at his serious attitude and look of the solemn, I am deeply proud of Chinese culture.
Finally, he picked up a brocade box said to me: "give you." I hold in both hands, they can not say a word to thank. McCall patted me on the shoulder, strapped to his backpack, and then with his left arm Yongzhu I walked along towards the station. This interaction is not accustomed to his way, but without any distractions and to accept, under his enthusiasm. McCall did not go to take a foreigner to prepare for a luxury bus, but insisted accompanied me get in the ordinary CMB.
Along the way, he said he used to go every holiday bian China's great mountains and rivers, he was conquered by the Chinese culture of five thousand years, he is willing to do to her slave, for her contribution to life. I do not quite understand what he calls a "contribution" means, looked at him puzzled. McCall explained that the end of the study in China, he will return to the United States to do Chinese culture communicator.
Mind can not help for the Americans moved in good faith. This way, McCall hand holding a brocade box with the terracotta warriors and horses looked a long time, but also kept a fondle touch. I know that he also immersed in the pit next to mind being on the 1st, could not bear to interrupt him.
Long-distance railway station car stopped, I thought I go back, McCall insisted they send me. I called, and sent me to the residence, in my off time, McCall came up to me in front, staring at I saw trying to get to, and then gently kissed my forehead a bit, saying: "I will Remember this scenic trip. "I nodded and waved to him. Until sitting in the car, McCall also brocade box in his hand out the window waving to me ... ...
Many years later, that enthusiasm of Americans had only left a vague impression. Occasionally remembered, there is no feeling at that time. At this point, I looked at only being left lying on the desk in the brocade box, which fall out of the terracotta warriors and horses, that part of past events emerge, a warm, kind of moving. I would like to, McCall must have been doing in his country wanted to do his own thing.
Author: wxy610
