Gannan Autumn Journey (6)
Mike Chang (Copyright, 2002)
October 3 in the morning, we are Mercedes-Benz in the Maqu to Langmusi way, the area sparsely populated, and sometimes not seen opposite the one-hour journey to cars, surrounded by large tracts of pristine mountain grassland, in addition to telephone poles not see any other outside man-made marks. Between heaven and earth as if we have a car on the left who have the freedom not say.
We were confused some of the monotonous landscape sleepy, and when the turn the one col, we were a sight that suddenly aghast.
A flat face of an endless stretches of open grasslands, thousands, no, tens of thousands of pieces not difficult to count cattle and sheep, suddenly filled the entire eye, a cluster hundreds of cattle and sheep in a group, white sheep as son of a white cloud, black cattle is the black pawn pieces covered with eyes like the Go disc. To be honest, I'll never never seen so many cattle and sheep (I have not seen in the prairie of Inner Mongolia). Flocks of sheep and cattle can no longer be used to express the sight, too spectacle! Again, I caught Ciqiong or embarrassing situations.
I was wondering where they come from so many cattle and sheep, and cattle in a few Tibetan horses sprang close to us and started some of our nervous, went near to see them smile when simple good to know they are just out of curious about just want to share with us. Plateau will be a long-term strong sunshine drying of the dark cheek of their shiny, hard out of their nomadic life hone strong strapping physique. One of the unique Tibetan Tibetan young man dressed in bright costumes, with his rough temperament complete match, the whole body from top to bottom emitting a wild beauty of the original, so I'll wait for the southern Chinese men secretly Xipinenrou shame. We frequently raise their cameras for a group photo taken with them, perhaps one of the Tibetan people exaggerated the strength and uninhibited action to make one of our group photo taken with his girls ready to anxiety, the girl instinctively want to avoid, but instead make it more tried to grab the live girls, so girls have taken place to escape, the Tibetan people chasing the funny scenes, making us laugh the dire straits the bombardment, which Daorang Tibetans embarrassed, and perhaps he just wanted to scare girls joke Bale. We distributed some gifts and snacks to the Tibetans, and leave their address, agreement will be mailed to them as a souvenir photo. We are each other good-bye, the business resumed. Approaching Langmusi, the sky suddenly Piaoqi the snow, but it is still the sun shines, for the people of Shanghai, the Shanghai has been a long time not seen snow, let alone the sun the snow, and we excited a good one I recall it.
Around noon, we saw the mountain in front of the panoramic Langmusi. From the heights overlooking the Langmusi, the town was Buddhism, the "10000" shape. Langmusi is located at the junction of Gansu and Sichuan, Bailong originated and is passed through the town in order to Bailong as the boundary is north of Gansu, Sichuan in the south go.
Lang Wood Sechi Temple is located in the north Bailongjiang, sihou on the slopes of Amdo's largest Tianzang Tai, near the city after the death of ordinary Tibetans transported to this Tianzang Tai (only higher status of Tibetans and monks may benefit from the treatment of cremation), by respected Tian Zangshi after the decomposition of the body feeding all the goshawk, the Tibetans believe that this can be a relief and condemned to hell. Since I am not Tibetan, in order to respect Tibetan customs, I decided to visit the burial to give up in order to avoid disturbed the soul of the deceased to heaven.
Bailongjiang the end of the south side of a Nagel Temple, located in the town southwest, and then move forward is the birthplace of Bailongjiang River. Bailongjiang originated in Namo Gorge entrance, the whole valley is about 8 km, is said to forested canyons, the original nature. The next day we decided to walk across the Namo Gorge.
In the afternoon we stroll in the small towns, because the town office to the remote and external, without large-scale publicity, and no soliciting big travel agencies organize groups, so few visitors, and tourists mostly foreigners mainly most of them from friends or self-service travel Web site that Langmusi information.
In the evening, we are attracted to find Lesha's Cofe (Lisa coffee shops), a coffee shop located in the White Dragon River, into the 10-meter square with half the height of the fence enclosed courtyard, is one of about 100 square meters of residential Hui after marrying on the left 1 / 3 of space is the kitchen and operations, the right side of the restaurant. The middle is a dark side is the old-fashioned stove, set heat, boil water, oven three functions into one. A few have been around a long table, sat in the tea-drinking a lot of foreigners. Pasted on the wall surrounding the national notes and coins, as well as domestic and foreign tourists in calligraphy and graffiti.
Lesha's Cofe operated by three sisters, Sister Mingjiaolisuo, Lisa hence the name coffee shops. Three sisters were the first Phi scarf, bright with big eyes and tall and straight to the nose there is a exotic Islam, adding to the restaurant's decoration and atmosphere, so we have a live exotic feeling.
In the San Jie on the soil of tea steep for us, we are facing the wall, the whole point of the English menu Lesha's Cofe signs snacks - are baked apple pie and chocolate cake. Evaluation: fresh and delicious, the amount of material fact sufficient, taste sweeter, but I am afraid I may say, it seems difficult to match its reputation. But maybe some people like the taste is also possible.
We are accommodated at night in a Moslem family, the owner surnamed Sun, a local secondary school chemistry teacher, the first one is said to be a local university students. Cleaning house very clean, the central courtyard is a small vegetable garden, surrounded by decorated with flowers and potted plant, just a few kilometers Voices come and go, is really one group feel comfortable and the pastoral life. Sun teacher specially set aside his brother's wedding room let us rest, we are both surprised and flattered, thanks again and again. Hui home heatable adobe sleeping platform also spacious and warm, let us Meimeidishui the good sense.
(To be continued)
Author: mikechang1975
