Northwest is not a dream, my childhood for some indelible memories.
From the northern Fujian, Gansu Province, along the Eagle Xiamen line north out of Jiangxi, Zhejiang, into, over the Qiantang River, off to the west to Shanghai, Jiangsu, Nanjing interchange, across the Yangtze River in Anhui north boundary, the more the Huaihe River, up to Xuzhou and then to the West, a folding, reverse the Yellow River and on across Henan, Shaanxi province, two out Tongguan, swept Huashan and before, Su-Wei River westbound, arrived in Tianshui, enter the Hexi Corridor, from south to north, across the eight provinces and one city, cannot and a half over China, and after three days and two nights of long-distance Mercedes-Benz 3000 kilometers, the train finally arrived in the capital of Gansu Province - Northwest city, "Golden City" Lanzhou.
This is the summer of 1987, 11-year-old the first time I set foot on this strange land. Since then, the vast northwest to become my third home.
Lanzhou city is located in the geometric center of the national territory, backed by forceful pulse of the Qilian Mountains, rolling in the Yellow River water through cities, the transport hub of the ancient Silk Road, to ancient history, magnificent landscapes, majestic is famous for the momentum. In my eyes, she is a warm and hospitable, fruit fragrance city. July is the season of fruit maturity, known as the "Fruit City" called out the most delicious fruits in Lanzhou to entertain guests from afar. Here's watermelon king, Bailan melon special incense, locally produced special sweet honeydew Yellow River, has been sweet to the heart first. In addition to fruits, the Lanzhou snacks are also well-known here for generations live in the Hui fellow Muslims, mainly cattle and sheep eat them, "Lanzhou Ramen" fame meant to the people here never forget to eat a bowl of beef noodles are pure pure. As night fell, clutching the hands of long list of tasty kebabs stroll in the Yellow River is simply a great enjoyment of life. The Yellow River ranked number one with a "first world of the Yellow River Bridge" laudatory Lanzhou Yellow River Iron Bridge, across the river in the darkness, Baita Mountain Northwest guy exudes atmosphere, Qilian veins meandering stretches away to the northwest with the dragon in the first mountain, co Ushiyama together constitute the famous "Gansu Corridor", the Silk Road through the ages, Camel Huayu, leaving many sites, so that future generations Xungu base for exploring.
In Lanzhou linger for two days, to continue on the road to go in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in southern Gansu.
Linxia, to the brink of a tributary of the Yellow River daxia name. Called the "Han serrata", Qin Shi Huang unified China, Han serrata home county, is Longxi County. Former Liang Zhang Jun Purchase River states, 16 countries Xiqin its capital in this is China's Yellow River named only one state, the ancients said: he states is "Tianjin Tou," accumulated stone clearance is "The Yellow River source . " The beginning of the 13th century, Genghis Khan sent troops to Central Asia, the captured army arrived in various parts of China, one of River State in order to concentrate, Kublai Khan, the Anxi King Ananda of 150,000 over a number of Islamic faith, Ananda up to the coup failed, there is more than subordinates refuge river states; Xi Yuren a large number of movements, to remain, Islamic State of widely disseminated in the river, known as "China's wheat, plus" the. Linxia-Song column in peaks, valleys, vertical and horizontal, the "plateau commercial port", "He Huang-hsiung Town" in the world. Well-known attractions include the Yellow River Three Gorges, Liujiaxia Hydropower Station, Gansu "three caves" in Yongjing Binglingsi caves, as well as the Ming Dynasty military fortifications River State 24 off the first with big - Jishishan plot Ishiseki. The annual Lotus Mountain, "Flowers" The General Assembly of the Northwest maritime folk songs, attracting visitors from around the world from afar. Neighboring districts of Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, there are Yellow Sect of Tibetan lamas, one of the six major monasteries - Labrang Monastery, temples and great momentum, covers an area of 820,000 square meters, more than the Imperial Palace in Beijing full of thousands of square meters, tourists to this, if there is no guide is absolutely not get out of.
From Lanzhou to the general need to take the bus Linxia Gansu-Sichuan Highway by crossing the "seven beams of" big mountain too broad river, and political Linxia arrived, the journey is about three hours. As the Bureau of Meteorology Linxiazhou then something happens to our car to the Dongxiang, so take a detour.
Out of Lanzhou city, fled in the direction towards Yongjing County, the way is a tall and straight poplar, Yi Keke stands as a big powerful generals, each of the root branches have been offering to gather together, to sky blue at the growth of the most . I do not know how long away, a majestic dam, turned out "Gaoxiapinghu" - Liujiaxia Hydropower Station in front of us, the mighty Yellow River, such as nine days in general waterfall flood I leap from the diarrhea, the most spectacular. Our jeep stopped in front of the dam from the dam looking ahead, Liujiaxia actually surprisingly scenic beauty of the two sides, in the arid loess slope, in vain appearance of such a pool of blue water and impressive. Further for about 5 km along the Yellow River, came Qijia ferry, a barge carrying round us and the jeep across the reservoir, the reservoir is the southwestern end of the mysterious Binglingsi, dating back while on tour, as well as the beautiful Yellow River Three Gorges, Unfortunately, we hurry, no time for a visit.
To the Dongxiang, before we know how much water can be a great happiness. Although Togo is surrounded by water, north-west of the Yellow River, Northeast Tao He, southwest flowing daxia, however, Dongxiang people are looking for thousands of years and not drink the water, suffering from a drought and hunger torture. Dongxiang County, built on the towering mountains, the county and six by six large ridge composed of the major groove, local folk say here, "Mountain high without top-Goushen no grounding, which killed sparrows, roll dead snake." Our jeep in the rugged Hill Road, which are coiled up, leaving behind the yellow sand billowing from time to time to see 12 goats on the bare hillside jumping, chewing a crevice remaining weeds. Climate is very dry and hot, and many kids bare buttocks in a small mud lake dried up the play, Dongxiang women squat mud lake edge, with only 1:00 remaining yellow mud washed the clothes, clothes, still yellow than the loess. The roadside crops and trees dead than alive, and the neighboring districts of Yongjing bonus green grass is just as have a Liujiaxia, but the Dongxiang people but can not enjoy the water moisture. Dongxiang Dongxiang County, is about 67% of people, Dongxiang the origin of these divergent views, largely due to sending troops to Central Asia, Genghis Khan, conquered Central Asia in the vicinity of Muslims "Saer Ta", the war Saer Ta disintegration of a large number of people Saer Ta Mongolian Army who are assigned or "issue" dongqian came Dongxiang area to Hui Semu as the main part of the integration of the Mongolian, Han and Tibetan, Dongxiang, etc., and gradually formed. Bureau of Meteorology in Dongxiang County, and we enjoyed a simple but delicious lunch meal, the host of a specially slaughtered sheep to entertain us. That day, the afternoon journey, I have been nibbling brought a clutch from Togo lamb.
Driving through Togo into Linxia, coming and going along the way are wearing a small white cap of the Muslims, the village mosque on top of the "crescent" anomalies visible in the evening, the sky above the echoing voices of imams call Vesper. We finally ended a long journey here, I will spend the summer school three times and spent an unforgettable period of my childhood years. Here is the paleontology of the Garden of Eden, unearthed a large number of dinosaurs, Platybelodon, three-toed horse fossils; here to create glittering Majiayao culture of the Neolithic Age, Mid-Levels culture, Qijia culture, known as "colored town"; here circulating Dayu flood control, "self-guided river plot stone, to the gantry, entry in the sea," a story; the Yellow River upper reaches of drinking water, eating high loess slope of the wheat, I have learned to grow. I southerners bone where the Yellow River flowing blood.
To leave the Northwest more than a decade of years, and always remember the past, carefree life, a dream that one day can come back to this piece of land had lived to see, however, the fetters of the work and life always want to travel to distant lands in footsteps. Days of repeated day after day, simple and complex, when the far northwest, when the dream is always near, I think of dahlias on the small cages in the courtyard of the Grasshopper, big river, stood Yang Xia singing "Flowers" Shepherd; think the road Tibetans living in tents while chatting up Aunt to catch a cab on the road that blatantly Hui old man; remembered remembered and small partners "mop up" inside the Pakistani Meteorological Department pear, apricot tree, hide and seek ... the boundless wheat fields without some nostalgia in mind ... , looking forward to one day return to Great Northwest, "realize their dreams."
2001.5.17 00:50
Author: zkhhp
