Lijiang is my travel plans in the original one-stop, but the preparatory process for the travel of her on the increasingly deeper understanding of obsession, especially the reading of Xu Ji's "Tu Dian, Yunnan - Lijiang", the book's picture often appears in my dreams. The original 51 starting the trip, was eager to advance to the Spring Festival, all appear to be so fanatical, as if somewhere there is something beckons me, irresistible.
Just two days before departure, work exhaustion and mutations in the temperature made me infected with a serious cold, day cough, runny nose forever, and although I know very well that the danger of cold on the plateau, but it has nothing can stop me to the pace of Lijiang.

January 23 Tuesday (New Year's Eve)

A three-hour flight, a bumpy night bus in the morning I arrived at the fascinating Old Town of Lijiang has been a long time. Carrying heavy luggage, and I am alone by the Sun Yee On Street into the city. Plateau in the morning at 7 o'clock, the sky is black, air-dry cold, walk along the lane, and occasionally would run into a street lamp, street, one person can not, I come up with a good flashlight and hotels have long prepared for maps, in the dark. Everything seemed so quiet, through the windows along the street as if I could hear the voice of the people sleep, the voice stream water set off by this night's exceptionally loud. Not afraid, only secretly Qiexi. Dear Lijiang, Good Morning! Did not think I was in the night, such a kind individual close to you, fantastic.
Fairly smoothly, which has already been booked to find beds, "Old Town of Lijiang International Youth Hostel", packed properly, regardless of one all night, but also attend to a serious cold, contacted the Friends tour bus on the understanding of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on one of the. Uygur way into the mountain area, the choice is still a big rope to the issue of Maoniuping we listened to the driver's choice, first Maoniuping, if we do not have a big mountain sickness will return and ropeway. This choice is perhaps saved my life. Travel fatigue and a bad cold and after I went on the Maoniuping less than 200 meters gives me a Xiama Wei, I was in a serious reaction to high altitudes, where the altitude was 3,700 meters ah, think of the next Zhongdian, Deqin trip, I am extremely frustrated. By mountain sickness afflicting myself, I looked at the stretch of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain 13-feng, tears, almost kneeling down. At this point that I realized that the nature of force majeure, the tiny human beings powerless. Have not even ride horses, gone I was accompanied by the Friends sent a cable car journey, a safe and to the foot of the mountain. Since I happened to travel while their health but still faithful to give up a big rope. We toured the White Sands diversion or streets, Shu River ancient city as well as the Yufeng Temple.
To eat dinner at the local sound of firecrackers that I exhausted back to the hotel. Although the Chinese New Year is the first time was not at home, but the heart does not feel lonely, because I had long and hotel owners to thank Big Brother through E-mail to contact good night in the hotel, and he and his employees, there are other like me to Travel with friends to eat dinner. In the hotel restaurant is full of character I saw on the network has long been familiar to thank Big Brother. Carried out in a relaxed and happy New Year, during which I met a close friend of Yang Xie brother sister, a character, full of modern consciousness of women. Dinner is not finished, I started a fever. Young was soon met with my sister through the busy or streets, to the Lijiang County Hospital, in her busy after a while I lay on the bed to begin infusion. The sound of firecrackers sounded outside the window from time to time, remind me at the moment is Danian Ye, Yang How can I make stranger sister to accompany me in the hospital before Danian Ye do? Young sister seemed to see my thoughts, and she agreed to come back to help before I lost my needle injection end. Late at night, we returned to the hotel, restaurant hygiene Xie brother is waiting for us with a brazier. Because just losers fluid, then gently roasted on fire, I had the mental. We chat with Yang admire my sister for single trip, for me happened during the day, and she to appease me: not to the Meili Snow Mountain, Everest is not the only one Yulong Snow Mountain has already impressed by you kneel down, you should feel pleased you one step earlier than others to experience these. After listening to her quite philosophical if I am encouraged.

Wednesday, January 24 (New Year's Day)

Cold is not the slightest signs of improvement may not build on the progress infusion End of the reasons for a good rest. But the fun of the trip I was faithful to get together and teach you the Black Dragon Pool, Dongba Museum, Square Street. Close to noon, the sky Piaoqi the Snow Grains, though that has not melted the snow on the floor, but still let me, never seen snow southerners excited. Afternoon, I was at Square Street post office where, through French windows, basking in a soft but not warm sun, to distant relatives and friends who send a postcard. I am very proud of and enjoy their leisure This points, in this backpacker's paradise, each visitor is walking hurriedly, but at the moment I was able to greetings from distant relatives and friends to spend a few hours, so that they share my good feeling. Journey for the faithful to prepare for tomorrow's walk across the Tiger Leaping Gorge, I am not help but to silently bless them, and they regret my stay in the ancient city where recuperate.
Down in the large stone bridge near the gallery where I have been to those hand-painted with the Naxi pictograph, the pattern T shirt attracted, in the chat in the gallery to see my eldest sister Lee mistress is ill and she suggested that future by her Take me to the next door where the old Chinese medicine doctor, I did not take too much notice, thanked after leave. Night, and I travel the faithful gathered at the Lost Horizon, the final concert hall to listen to old, well-known Naxi Ancient Music.

Thursday, January 25 (New Year 2)

Whole body feeling of discomfort after getting up and intense coughing so I had to re-consider the proposal with Down's Gallery Sister Lee.
Morning, the doctor in the crowded crowd, Lee big sister took me to neighboring capacity to jump the queue look ill, soon, I also experienced the kind of experience Danian Ye night, but now I feel lonely. Great New Year's I went to a foreign country of a person living in the hospital, unaccompanied, I began to suspect that prior to departure own expectations of this trip. Diagnosed by a doctor, this time I certainly can not afford to Zhongdian and Deqin had. Human food grain cereals, illness, natural and do not distinguish holidays, bed kinda tense, one after another use, in the same room where I actually met with Square Street is also famous in SAKURA owner of the bar, as well as playing Naxi ancient music of the uncle Good fun experience. A Naxi Aunt kindly gave me a good plug was angle, the casual movement gives me the feeling homesick tears. Nurses inexperienced needle injection technology gives me a lot of blood flow, swelling and bruising of the entire back of the hand forward, always reminded me just out of the hospital, and more emphasis on my depressed mood. Sister Lee brings me back to lay down their business to her home to eat lunch in the humble kitchen of her home, I like her family like to eat lunch. She promised to knock off work early at night, give me points, delicious, and I was again moved by this true love between people, we are only passing in the night, but ah.
Night I was embarrassed to bother Lee big sister again, this time is peak tourist season, business busy. I am in the "Prague" bar depression in eating dinner, back to the hotel. It was early, I am bored browsing the hotel hallway gossip board, suddenly a white note attracted me, writing delicate features, the content is to look for 27, starting on foot across the Tiger Leaping Gorge playmate. Timing just, I can break the day after starting, if a person then I will stay in the ancient city can not stand. I called the note on the phone is a girl's voice, she was "well Zhuo" bar, about I'll meet, I have some hesitation, she seemed aware of my thoughts, tell me "Well Zhuo" bar from my hotels close to Hermes Lane straight Guaige Wan to go. In the bar outside, I am close to the windows look inside to see, in the end is this? Suddenly from the window recently, a group of young people sitting in that table, there is a girl waving to me, I smile opened the door and went inside. Seats are full, my blunt end of a girl sitting on the stool next to Zhang. I looked forward to her jeans, a black brushed coat and hat, red scarf, short hair, tall eyebrows, big eyes, smiled, and dimples are Huya, conceal the self-confident, free and easy, being reckless. Gave each other after I know the girl from Chengdu, called JULIA, who is also single to Lijiang to play, and has lived for some time, and her three other young people in Guangdong are not together. Because she is from Sichuan, we are talking about the beauty of Sichuan, each surprised to find a lot in common, including how not have been to known Siguniangshan, a tacit agreement arises spontaneously. Conversations also felt her intelligence, quick thinking. To put it harmony, a time we almost forgot there is another three men. Speaking on foot across the Tiger Leaping Gorge, I have some doubts about the display of his bruises left hand, pointed to his throat, she was very calm before tomorrow, the activities of the proposal that, if I feel unwell on Zaiqu hospital trip postponed; the other hand 27, took off on time. I was too excited, actually some people do not mind, and a sick play together, and so what, I immediately accepted her proposal, while three others because of travel arrangements are different and can not be with us. The next time I also do not believe so many things in the hotel I bought her to enjoy the arts and crafts, in the SAKURA bar and her friends meet in Chengdu, back to the hotel rent a bike ... ... if we have known a long time friend, my dark mood Shashi light up.

Friday, January 26 (New Year 3)

Early in the morning JULIA very far from the "sanyanjing" came to the Inn Youth Hostel, we are pushing off on a beautiful mountain bike, and our destination is from the Old Town of Lijiang has 20 Lashihai a few kilometers, where the wetland famous flock. Bike tour is one of my travel plans, but this family on the romantic look is actually very tiring, pretty soon some of us can not stand on the bottom, we encounter a major uphill just to Tuizhe Zou, and it would provide an easier children, such a large gradient, variable-speed mountain bike features can not play the number of labor-saving functions. Seven Star Challenge cross-country when the big here stumped a lot of athletes on the slope. Also do not feel that way all the way long chat. Lashihai arrival time, the sky clouds, we can not believe that large pond is to pull city of the sea, rather disappointed, completely without a boat tour of the mood of the. We are riding along the beach for a long time did not find more scenic places, had decided to return to the ancient city. Go back to the big downhill, natural relaxing and enjoyable. Fortunately, we have not bad car transported us to call back some pride. The SAKURA bar hungrily ate our lunch, from the stomach to face was filled with satisfied. Look at the situation from my day, tomorrow should not be crossed on foot problem at all. Only two girls, who seem less showtime, we gossip board in the hotel posted a piece of paper to recruit playmate. Also called the Tiger Leaping Gorge Tina's guest house owner, Zhao brother booked rooms, and we must LONGFOOT had mentioned in Travels through the large windows of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, as well as be able to see the stars, the moon ones. Also allowed a small Miao youth hostel booked early in the morning to help us to go big with a new crossing of parking spaces. We were all ready to order back to the hotel luggage, and an early rest.

Saturday, January 27

May be worried about delays, may be excited, I have no sleep all night, very early wash is completed, bed clothes, etc. All the time. Suddenly someone opened the door, a man's voice: "XXX, get up, and time is running out!" Who are you? Is a small Miao do? There MORNING CALL service? Really thoughtful. I arrived at the hotel lobby holding things, he saw JULIA already there waiting, and frozen red nose. Hello, the coming of a strange man, JULIA introduced to: "This is STEVEN, was contacted last night, you shut down, and failed to inform you that today he is walking with us. Just what he told you to get up, and is not surprised? "I see. STEVEN from Shenzhen, the Grand Canyon from the Nu River retreated to Lijiang, the last night before midnight, young people stay at hotels, or in the restaurant playing ground floor shops to sleep, and found a note that we have posted contact us right away that he was lucky to get through the JULIA phone, so there can be peers, it seems fun of travel is also a friend. In going great with the car, we found a total of nine peers, of whom there are five foreigners. JULIA way quietly told me: "Do you know, I just saw him was shocked when, ah, that his body was used BING PACK and the Ozark armed, too professional, and a good scary-na!" I also noted also the first time to see such a well-equipped HIKER. After Jade Dragon Snow Mountain scenic area, we have found the future you want to snow-capped mountains to play, as long as the morning train ride tour of scenic spots can not buy tickets, and can save 60 per day. At dawn, is a good weather, snow-capped mountains in the sun seemed relieved against exceptionally beautiful. In order to be able to familiarize themselves with each other, JULIA tirelessly to STEVEN Let's talk about on the Yulong Snow Mountain, Haba Snow Mountain and the Jinsha River between the beautiful and ancient legends. STEVEN listened fascinated by, and soon after the digestion and absorption in English and foreigners were talking about this story, this hard-working vigor quite surprised me and JULIA.
The new ferry has not yet arrived to see the river, we have heard the rumbling sound of the water. I well remember the older brother to thank for reminding me: Be sure to buy good tickets and then go on a boat, or ferry people will want you to go back to buy a ticket, then half an hour away, but呀. Bought a ticket, sign a good name, we have nine people and his party went on to the canyon bottom. The real time ferry in less than 5 minutes, but then went from the bottom of our road was really tired. I have not yet fully recovered from a cold walking very difficult, which fell last second, when I arrived, had already Qichuanruniu road, his face was pale, while JULIA and STEVEN are chat in full swing. Steep slopes with this great comparison, the next journey seems too easy, and less than 11 o'clock we had arrived at the network famous "Woody" Inn, and did not stop, our day's destination was " in the Gap "Inn (TINA'S). Great Falls deep trench through the dangerous section, and nearly 12 o'clock when we reached the "in Gap." Because there was little valley where the wind, the sun is not particularly strong, we did not encounter any danger. TINA and Zhao brother's enthusiasm makes us feel warm again touched by both. Eaten lunch, we decided to tour as originally planned tiger jumped Stone Gap, time better than expected. 13:30 or so, the three of us set off, walking before the specially called TINA dinner for us to stew a chicken. JULIA and I soon found a teacher and Zhang Xiaoyun, by Xiaoyun and his partner took us to see a tiger jumping stone. STEVEN right so both of us are familiar with local conditions rather surprised we have homework to do praise the good, ha ha, some small pride. Tiger Stone really want to go dancing is not easy, twists and turns, up and down, walking almost 1 hour before to the bottom, Xiaoyun and his partner to look after us very well, without them really do not know how to do . Jumped onto the riverside boulders, we immediately were loud rumbling river, majestic momentum stunned, there is no virtual reality you can not imagine the kind of magnificent. JULIA was the first to jump on the boulder, and she was this beautiful look deeply attracted. She sat on a boulder, at the foot is rolling with the waves, the wind from the river, her red scarf, caught in contemplation. So beautiful, this is the Man and Heaven as a perfect picture, I immediately raised his camera. JULIA pointing to the river, suddenly shouted: "Look, the Rainbow!!" All the tourists along the direction of her finger looked, it really jumped in the river rock in the vicinity of the tiger, prescribe magnificent rainbow, extremely beautiful, got too difficult. Under the leadership of the Xiaoyun we have to play a lot of places, we have thoroughly enjoyed themselves before dark, the smooth return of the Inn. STEVEN I have not been confirmed if he was so professional equipment shows this point me and JULIA a full laugh for a very long time, you know he did not even wash bag is the BING PACK! !
TINA has a good chicken stew waiting for us when the time came, chicken soup, we are cheering a while, turning heads. Very tasty, and in the Tiger Leaping Gorge, this time we actually also Nenghe Dao so tasty chicken soup, this line no regrets! Night, in that between the Yulong Snow Mountain can see the room, listening to the roar of the mountain wind, and accompanied by twinkling stars, we soon fast asleep.

January 28 Sunday

Today, we go according to plan Haba trails, from the high-road experience the elegance of Tiger Leaping Gorge. In order to be able to catch the evening will be Lijiang, an appointment with us and Zhao brother, he took our luggage Yongsheng drove to the village to meet us. With yesterday's exercise based on the rugged trail Haba failed to daunt us, along the way Everybody says with a smile, while playing look at them while taking pictures, enjoying themselves. At noon, arrived at the world-famous "local Bay" hotel (HALFWAY'S GUEST HOUSE), owner of the famous Ping Defang warm welcome to us. HALFWAY'S Tiger Leaping Gorge where the first foreign-related hotels, so some facilities are better, but also very clean. On the balcony, in the bright sunlight, we can clearly see the Haba Snow Mountain. We also visited the famous "best in the world toilet" and in which the interest of the pictures taken. Really worthy of the name, in the toilet you can see the magnificent Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, green vegetable, crooked loess to the showground.
A rustic band "happy" word glass, triggering HALFWAY'S in a "temporary marriage." So far I am very proud of their own the idea. JULIA Coffee table before sitting in the sun, stood a table with a "happy" word glass, I took the camera around to look for subjects, inspired by the cup, I ask STEVEN cooperate and, to sit beside JULIA Zhang photo, voice hardly ever, he has a vigorous step JULIA sat around, and I had to gasp in admiration of his snow-wise. JULIA has also been this happy, fun atmosphere of the impact, it is with a large party, no way to make correction. 1, 2 ... ... STEVEN did not seem to have thoroughly enjoyed themselves, but also moved the pumpkin, but also invited the side of pumping Han Yan's uncle do "witnesses" and, too exuberant! STEVEN wore a black and red color with brushed shirts and JULIA really coincidence, like the couple installed. I have had enough of the photographer's addiction, we Xiaonao the prospect of another set out.
Almost 13:30, we arrived at the scheduled time for a smooth Yongsheng, very far to see a smiling, standing near the vehicle, Zhao brother waiting for us, and we like to see their loved ones, like running to his. Yongsheng first tiger jumped extremely poor road conditions, dusty, bumpy way. In order to share more multiple fares, we are on the road pulling a three foot of travel friends. Because the cab is filled, they can only sit in a small van with luggage carriage. By viewing the splendor of the Gorge, we skip the last tiger jumped. Reached the bridge the town, everyone get off, when we see the trip down from the carriage, when friends can not help but burst laughing raucously. Seem to have some inhumane, but that scene is too funny, and they were all disgraced, and who are the dust, which is simply a long-haired Meimei Huo Tuotuo of a White-Haired Girl! ! Feel quite unfair to them, we are as long as they share a number of symbolic fare.
Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge on the way back to mind the chicken soup and the "White-Haired Girl," we could not help but to want to laugh. STEVEN before departure and I have set aside beds in youth hostels, but JULIA insisted back to "sanyanjing" Inn to live, as the tavern hostess, and her aunt also left the room. At loggerheads last JULIA promised to take us back to the first youth hostel, and then decide. The day has already arrived in Lijiang, the peak tourist period, and to thank our Big Brother I remember correctly back to the date, the hotel has no beds, and even the ground floor is very difficult to play, has played in the hotel ground floor units of the ground floor STEVEN reluctantly to sleep , I do not want to sleep tired ground floor, so that can only obediently follow JULIA gone, "sanyanjing" Maybe there is hope that empty beds. JULIA with the joy of victory, of self-confidence led us to "sanyanjing" Inn.
And turned to her aunt left the room, but also with an extra bed Triple room. We are pleased to bad, this feeling only experienced the fatigue of travel after the people who can appreciate. JULIA and I were elected their favorite bed, JULIA like to rely on the door, and I like the window in the middle still empty bed. There are no other availability of, and Aunt prepared to STEVEN arranged to her son lived in an empty room, but it seems very dissatisfied STEVEN such an arrangement. After a hesitation, he finally asked: "Do you mind if I do stay with you?" This? JULIA said she did not mind, I do not really mind, because in youth hostels there is mixing between men and women living in the room, but usually only so many foreigners live. Away from home, met fully booked situation very helpless. Get our consent, STEVEN joyfully moved into the luggage room. However, he went so far as no humility to put things on the middle of the bed, MY, GOD! How can this! While he went to wash your face, we threw his stuff in the bed near the door, JULIA sleep in the middle of the bed. I really do not know and aunt and grandfather were three of us.
Night, three wash finished, still some awkward changing of the bed. However, in all drilling quilt, found in an embarrassing question, who closed dome light, because the switch in the opposite wall, who is not willing to get up and turn off the lights, but finally JULIA to make sacrifices themselves switched off the lights . She announced that in the dark before going to sleep tomorrow night, we must first off dome light. No problem, three under the same roof the night before.

Monday, January 29

Wake up everyone that day to discuss arrangements. Zhongdian, Deqin is no way to go, STEVEN arrived in Lijiang, which had not been. In view of the last Tour effects Lashihai bad, I and JULIA agree once more, but it absolutely can not ride a bike, we STEVEN firmly rejected the proposal. Travel and weather good or bad, I really do, and I feel very concerned. The car pulled to the city of the sea, you can see the last scene is totally different from the blue sky, white clouds, the sun pull the city of Hai Bibo waves, customs million species of Hong Liulin, birds everywhere, very beautiful. We rented a Hai Zi Zhu Caochuan to the middle of play. Water is not deep, you can see the thick grass. Egret on the line of blue sky, drawing our screams of joy; see the water park a pair of Ruddy Shelduck, STEVEN shouting: "Look, Yuanyang!!" Our boatman straight ignorant provoke laughter. We had a very good mood, JULIA happy paddling boats, we are happy to sing out loud, STEVEN flowers tied headscarf, wearing sunglasses, standing on the central vessels play Batman, like a child. Kidding I do not know how to wander among the "White Snake", JULIA began to play Snake, STEVEN uncompromising play a Messire, I had to play a Yahuan Xiaoqing.
Our boatman seems to have remembered his appointment and would like to come ashore early, and in exchange he was pulled from the water delivered to us the seaside resort city, to play, so that one person can save 15 yuan tickets. That resort Lashihai lap of the best scenery of a piece of land, but because of mismanagement, lack of tourists, almost quickly become obsolete, but that does not affect our play's mood. We have poor unfinished mural painting on the mention poetry is too busy, of course, there is not ethical to do so.
Evening in the "Mama Fu" restaurant meal a meal. JULIA suddenly in love with the bird inside the restaurant vigorous huge sheepdog. JULIA love animals are notoriously, in that we did not meet before, she had already met almost all of the cats and dogs inside the city.
At night, weary of me went to bed. JULIA In reading, it was her habit before going to sleep. To my surprise, she actually travels also brought a lot of books, but STEVEN also have this habit of reading is really a tacit agreement. In the confused, the STEVEN entered the room I heard footsteps and suddenly he said one: "Snake, I have done a very sorry for your Shier!" JULIA hearing Mangwen: "how啦?!"," I not accidentally thrown your book in the toilet!! "Gee, I almost laughs from the quilt together.

Tuesday January 30

Lying "sanyanjing" clean, warm, comfortable blanket can forget all the fatigue and unpleasant, but it is surrounded by pieces of a love-hate alarm clock thing. JULIA slight travel insomnia, 5,6 o'clock in the morning she could not sleep, and when it is most delicious when we sleep. When she woke up would be a person reading or Baodianhuazhou, but when she had done these things, and she told us to get up would be ruthless, too tragic,! "Xiaoqing, Xiaoqing, got up! STEVEN, STEVEN, got up! ... ..." Until our ears can not stand up.
Today is just wake up. Although I've been to a beam river city, but that only a very brief, I decided to accompany JULIA, STEVEN there JULIA Chengdu, once more with a friend Xiao Wang Shu River. Weather, but bundle River city of the ancient, quiet, simple, distant deeply affected us, mind suddenly become extremely pure, it is the prototype of the ancient city of Lijiang, but lower than it is more pure, more primitive. Crystal-clear stream in front of the Naxi people, attracting us all leaning over carefully watched the water. JULIA're not careful, her sunglasses fell into the water, and lost a pity. The river seem not too deep, but the hand-fishing Buzhao, STEVEN fully shows the progress of the human nature of the use of tools will be armed with large branches and finish it, but ran into another slip away each time, and so is not on the trial of strength. I looked anxious, simply Tuo Lexie son, Qulao feet, toes, one-clip on and finish it, and this fully proves that the human foot is indeed better than hand length.
Xiao Wang and her husband at night to visit the Dongba Naxi Dongba 7 small world, because we are all friends, they were invited to come with us. The back of the old city early, and we sat in a small wooden tray shop where Dongba chat. This occurs when a very pleasant thing, one to the shop where tourists come to shop and we had an argument that he was very self-cultivation of the verbal abuse that we did not. After he left the shop, STEVEN to catch up with him asking him to apologize to us, but how could he cares? Then a quarrel developed into a fight. To discourage other people, the play is not terrible. We are very understanding with, JULIA look after the precious STEVEN camera, I pick him falling behind sunglasses and scarves, so he has no worries. This, STEVEN has been much appreciated. In the back to small Dongba apologize when we were that visitors unreasonably blocked in the shop, he called the police, so join us in his life for the first time into the police station. In the police station, we do explain in turn accepted the Director of the criticism and education and, finally, Xiao Wang and her husband, as well as a small Dongba protect us out. Visit to go ahead, we have a small outside Lijiang Dongba's home to eat dinner, during which except for a few courtesy words, the three of us are silent the past few days they look like mad and trouble, like the children make mistakes.
In today's departure the next few days ago, we discussed the scheduling of activities. JULIA want to go to Stone, I want to go to Laojunshan 99 Longtan, STEVEN want to go to Lugu Lake. JULIA and I are very right not interested in the Lugu Lake, the first one put him rejected. In the youth hostel when I heard about where a lot of bad things. As Stone unreasonable bus, but heard recently by impassable roads, and I can contact to go to Laojunshan car, as well as room and board, so everyone agreed to go to Laojunshan. Laojunshan is still a very primitive, mysterious place, a small Dongba persuaded our best not to go, he said that place is too mysterious, and very dangerous. But we have great enthusiasm, and to be safe we decided to find more people a go. So we are again in youth hostels are rumors posted recruitment board note.
After dinner I went back to Lijiang, car rental and accommodation arrangements for the implementation of things. Found a fairly smooth Peugeot station wagon, the day rent is 500 yuan, the driver said that the only one Laojunshan Hill hotel - XX Villa boss will come with us. And there are two brigades to respond to our Friends of the note, we are about at night in the "Jie Li" bar to meet. Tour Friends of the time an appointment, we have seen from Beijing's feathers and brother Lee, from Guangdong, consultations on the second day of the trip, after we have reached a consensus, and agreed to the starting time.

Wednesday, January 31

Alarm clock sounds, three quickly got up. In the dark, have their silent busy dressing, combing. Clean up properly, STEVEN suddenly asked one: "Just now there is no one peeped at me?" Too funny, and just now are busy finishing their own for fear of others, attention to themselves, where the availability of other places.
We set, the driver told us the bad news to Laojunshan snow closed the road, and today certainly will not go, and he suggested we go to Lugu Lake. Feathers and Lee have been to Lugu Lake in Big Brother, how can I do? Feathers immediately withdrew from the Lee Brother is willing to listen to our arrangements. Taking into account STEVEN want to go to Lugu Lake, in consultation with the Lee Brother's opinion, the four of us decided to go to Lugu Lake.
After 7 hours of bumpy, we have reached the daughter of the country - Lugu Lake. Chushi her face, we have begun regret it, it seems to us that with the Lakeview Lashihai similar, worse than the Qinghai Lake is really far away. According to driver's arranged for us to live in Rigby Peninsula, a Moso tribe people. The evening at a time when the one I mentioned so far are not willing to do again, I JULIA mood bad enough, no intention to keep on playing only look forward to go back to Lijiang. Paths to which the lake we do not know how many times to go back and forth, time can only look forward quickly in the past.
Uninteresting the bonfire party, lamb, everything obey the driver arrangement. At night, the four of us lived in a triple room, I, and JULIA squeeze a bed, there is no face, no teeth even without taking off his clothes, and we both had to go to bed. STEVEN do not know if the two of us a bad mood, though here, so that He was very disappointed, but he was, like in the "sanyanjing" as happy. We Bu Dali him, and he had went to bed. I do not know how, the dogs barking all night, dawn, and the chicken again called, could not sleep all night. JULIA insomnia a serious attack, in her intolerable, she woke up me, and we whispered chat. Morning, getting up, STEVEN and Lee brother complained, not only to endure the barking of dogs, chickens, but also to put the two of us is called the whispers. The most intolerable is that they only hear what we say but could not hear what we say.

Thursday, February 1

Because of fear of the driver fell out of our stay here, we dare not offend him, and decided to patiently wait until the afternoon walking by his arrangements, we had to sit Zhu Caochuan to walk around the lake. No not even eat lunch at noon, we will persuade the driver to take us back, finally set off Haoshuodaishuo mood relaxed by half. Although less than two days, but we feel tired than ever. 4:00 pm for a long time, in a downhill corner, the car's front axle broke, nearly careening off a cliff, everyone out of a cold sweat. Before the middle of nowhere here to shop, then left to rot outside the night, the night temperature is very low, but is also often heard that banditry. Alas, what really hit us all Shier. We stopped in a small truck and decided to anyway back to Lijiang. While we sat inside the cab, but when we arrived in Lijiang, the experience that when the "White-Haired Girl" in the end what it's like in the. No one body from top to bottom is clean. Back to the "sanyanjing" We are very excited to want to shed tears, like to a paradise. Is imperative that a bath, the bathroom is not enough, the final decision, I inn washing, JULIA, and STEVEN into the old town where the public bath wash.
I did wash his head, there is no hot water, though cold and windy this time of Lijiang, I still grit one's teeth with cold water washing of the. 11:00 We Meet the SAKURA bar meals. When I arrived, JULIA, and STEVEN have been waiting there, candlelight, I could see JULIA his face gaunt, tired, weak leaning STEVEN shoulder, STEVEN is also a sleepy, tired look. The original public bath water too hot, they eat from noon till now no thing, and some had collapsed. But I could see subtle changes in the relationship between them.
Casual to eat a little bit, we went back. The way the two of them holding hands walking in the front, I help them carrying what followed. Is already late in the night, surrounded by extremely quiet, only hear the buzzing of the water stream sound, which reminds me of when the first scene into the city, and have a home tomorrow, I will be in the illness, which used to be I am looking forward to things, but now I feel very difficult. During this time many things happened, so I have no time to think carefully. This also means that I want to live day and night a number of days of JULIA, STEVEN, respectively, but the feelings told me how easily let go? We walked silently wordless, and we have already formed a kind of mutual understanding, and sometimes language is superfluous. STEVEN appears to be less of a sense of direction, and back "sanyanjing" to go the way we all do not know how many times, but each time he has always met the wrong turning, always JULIA pulled him, and reminded him wrong again a. Tonight is no exception, I have laughed together behind convulsed.

Friday, February 2

JULIA still is the "alarm" sound in the bed. STEVEN the ancient city of dawn to take pictures and I JULIA visiting the famous Lion Rock eternal floor. Listening to birds, we are walking and talking, breathing the fresh air, more than feel it, tomorrow I'll leave. Banko floor until 7:00 no fees. Station top floor, overlooking the ancient city picture, do not have some feelings, history seemed to have in your feet. Dawn of the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang is like floating over the mirage, too beautiful to behold.
The morning time, we are in a small riverside restaurant get through it. Listening to sound of running water, willow stroked my face, basking in the warm sun, tea chatting with for a leisurely and comfortable. We were almost at the same time discovered the best feeling of regret again and again these few days, looking for fun place everywhere, in fact, so stay in the ancient city where is the best, sorry it was too late, we have no time.
Prior to the Lugu Lake, where we ordered a lot of Lee Sister T-shirts, we are particularly asked her to do three, write a "tiger jumped Trio" Dongba characters T-shirt, also in their respective T-shirts to write the "Messire," "wife", "Xiaoqing", Lady and Messire is white, it plays is black. Do a good job T-shirt, even better results than we imagine, we attend to other people also were wearing down jackets, cotton jacket, immediately put on a T shirt. So COOL in! We wore everywhere, take pictures. I also became a photographer back, JULIA, and STEVEN continued to play HALFWAYD of that scene, they took countless photographs he had taken stone bridge, a small river, bars ago, the stone on the road; and Jie Li together, and the small-hung together; hand, and hugged, and sitting, standing ... ... everywhere left their sweet, sweet photo, has been photographed to my "strike" so far.
Brother Lee with us today, ate lunch and dinner. He is really a Xingqingzhongren person, full of chivalry, in fact, he went to Lugu Lake solely for sake of us, because if he did not go, we definitely will not go to. He believes that everyone around together, that is, friend, friends, we should care of each other, which so we are very moved.
Because I am leaving tomorrow, we decided to go to bars to drink at night, for me farewell. Night we went to Brother Lee's favorite bar "Tibet House", a quiet, very style and taste of the bars. We also began to regret not in the ancient city where more than go shopping, look for one of his favorite bar or restaurant. In the soothing background music, we talk about the events which took place these past few days, talk about with their own feelings, frequently toast. Lee appears to be very cool older brother, and his principles are away from home did not drink, he has made an exception for us drank a few glasses of. In fact, we not it the same, but there are several times in life can be encountered such a fate, such a friendship? How many people lucky enough to experience all this? Drink, for fate, for life, for travel, for friendship, for love ... ... Cheers! !
Middle of the night when we get back to the hotel before Brother Lee, zest of us decided to continue to conduct our final meeting. The SAKURA bar on the second floor, and accompanied by candlelight we continue to chat, clink. Suddenly, JULIA unprepared on a drunk. STEVEN were terrified and I, we are too negligent, and did not take good care of her, is already 1:00 am more imperative is to get back to Inn closed. Rotary we can not even mix with a drag of her downstairs, walking under a tree on the Square Street, STEVEN found his camera disappeared, perhaps the bar fell, and he went back to find, I escorted JULIA in under a tree waiting for him. She is so weak, so sad, I could not help but cry. Are aimed at everyone, I was drinking so much, if just while stocks directly back to Brother Lee Inn not to do all right? If you have just a little more concerned about her not drunk ... ... my deep remorse, tears now JULIA an apology. JULIA relying on for me while I wipe tears as he advised me to not cry. She asked me some strange problems, I have not Huiguo Shen, she went on to say that she has fallen in love STEVEN, but she did not know how to do. This point I have accidents, I have seen, and I know that STEVEN liked her, but we are not just picked out. Then the running back STEVEN panting, and the camera could not find, but it is now too busy to think, and we return to one side and helped JULIA Inn.
She is so powerless, helpless, sad in my heart tears, but now I had numbness in his head that is already very clear, and I must take good care of her. Back to "sanyanjing" the road in this morning seem so long, she was a good girl, not noisy nor trouble, but she do not want us carry her away, and we walk, take a rest, I do not know how long it took it to the Inn . Helping her to lie down, everyone is tired, and also attend to wash, and ready to rest. However, the role of alcohol, JULIA intermittent start talking, she reminded me STEVEN want to get up, do not miss the plane, my eyes moistened again. Then she pulled STEVEN hand, thin to talk to him his feelings for her, it's pure, then really, not artificial, it is part of a secret between the two of them, how can I like to listen to go? I am carrying shoes, wearing socks on gently out of the room, Yanshang Men. 2:00 am out, I could go where? I sat in the corridor on a low stool, waiting for dawn. Lijiang at night wind whistled, for me, Southerners a bit cruel, because to go back, and I packed all the heavy clothes, and wearing only close sweater with memorable experiences of my cold. But the human will can overcome everything, and gradually I forgot the cold, caught in an infinite contemplation, I examined remembering all the things that happened this trip, it's incredible, I can vaguely feel that I am so impulsive to Lijiang indeed that there is a mysterious power in the guidelines to me. I do not know after a long tired I began to drowsy, STEVEN quietly walked out, he whispered to me said, "go back soon sleep in the morning would also like to catch a flight. She was asleep."
All clothes lying in bed, I had no sleep, watching the sleeping JULIA and STEVEN incomparable melancholy in my mind. How can I do? In another two hours, the plane took off. Wake them farewell? 不. They will insist on sending me to the airport, JULIA have drunk like that, and be able to do sober? How do I have the heart to let her run around a trip again. Walked out? We live day and night for so long, so not too harsh it? My heart has been stirring the painful contradiction between the time a second passage of a second.
Finally I turned off my alarm clock, on her own luggage, and walked out.

Saturday, February 3

Silent early morning, leaving the sleeping JULIA and STEVEN, I left quietly, "sanyanjing." Sky is still black. Lijiang, I come to you when you Weixing side when sleeping on your left again, so coincidence. Sanyanjing look at a door, do not, and only later saw in a dream. The ancient stone road in my foot issue, crisp sound, remind me to walk alone. Tired I could not even afford some of their luggage had not only stop-go, each bend will remind me, JULIA when the scene reminded STEVEN; sitting on the large stone bridge railing, thought of tiger jumped Trio, Snake and Messire; in the "Well Zhuo" bar the door, think of Chu Shi JULIA the night ... ... I can not stand, lay down their backpacks, sit "well Zhuo" in steps, to cry. My hands grip the phone, as long as I make a phone call, I can see them, and now, and still come! Gradually the sky light up, the road began to occasionally pedestrians had. I wipe away tears, to call it up and move on. I am a people to come, of course, can also be a person go back, can not be too weak to get stronger.
7:00 more in the waiting room, I received a phone call JULIA heard her haste, just woke up the sound, I can not resist tears. Have been too late to meet again, and they bless me the phone, a safe journey home Meet in May we meet again in Chengdu.
Aircraft through the clouds, I was asleep, and sleep I still feel that they sit next to me, still feel that wordless understanding, but when I opened his eyes to see is a stranger, Lijiang, Lijiang! This is happening in fact? Is it true? Why is there a fantastic feeling?
To reach Fuzhou, sky, cloud, sunshine and Lijiang in stark contrast. Lying in bed at home, could not believe all this morning, I walk in the ancient streets of Lijiang. In the evening, we had a telephone conversation. JULIA and STEVEN ongoing and Aunt's kitchen, JULIA in Shao Yu, STEVEN on one side to help, a warm! Unfortunately, I do not, otherwise we can fun together.
JULIA told me that everything is real. Tomorrow, she and STEVEN have to leave the Lijiang.

Saturday, February 4

I Yonglan to sit on the bed. I am in Fuzhou, JULIA, and STEVEN have to Kunming in. Today, they must separate, and what will happen? The Food of Love that they can continue? After all, only 9 My God! STEVEN I JULIA met separately with 9 days, I believe that the 9 days of friendship, but the 9 days of love will be like?
At noon, as I expected, JULIA phone call from Kunming airport. She had just away STEVEN, this time tears were like crying, this time she asked me is that true? I am sure the answer, she is true. She and I talk about her feelings when it comes to moving place, and I with her tears, after all, we are going through it all together. Fuzhou, so I accompanied her, until she was boarding, I understand her feelings.

Here my trip to Lijiang, has been completely over, but my heart is still a long time difficult to calm, still let me dream of Lijiang cited soul Soul, but now different from before and go, it is true. I started looking forward to in May of about.

Xiaoqing
May 17, 2001
Author: xiaoqing