Perhaps it is because the relationship between urban growth, particularly envious childhood friend lived in rural areas. Often heard them described as childhood memories of the time, always can not help yearning for the center of the earth. Those in the pond to swim, climb trees in the mountains mushrooms, sticky cicada catching fireflies, pig sheep's story for me, almost like the magic of Arabian Nights as interesting.
My father's in a good mood when he will be with me talking about a kid in the Ping Shek's home, the back door is a small river, laundry are used to make rice river water. He and his partners in the summer to swim in the river bathing the total, but also boasted he could supine forward to the river while drifting downstream side of the flute. He likes to hand the next wave of forehead hair, exposing the middle of a shallow scars proudly said: "This is my diving, when a kid playing in the river threw, when the flow of a lot of blood, terrible bar!"
Lijiang River in Guilin side on foot, the scenery along the river that I've seen so far the most beautiful rural scenery. The Lijiang River in Guilin City has lost its natural charm, the night lights and even under the irradiation enchanting contrived. Lijiang River scenery of the most exciting part of the most concentrated, is located within the Yang Di Yangshuo to xingping road. The traditional way is to visit Lijiang River from Guilin to Yangshuo by boat down river shore that day, return to Guilin by car. An increasing number of backpackers choose the way on foot runaway river tour, and then swimming to stay in Yangshuo were not scattered a few days.
We are in the car station, take Pakistan to the Yang Di Township junction, sub-car direct access to River crossing. Four girls carrying a backpack on foot from the Yang Di to xingping took six hours, gone through the most beautiful section of Lijiang. That was the end of February, mild climate, visitors less. After some villages along the way, is also rare to farm the fields, perhaps the slack hours. We are taking a very leisurely pace, sometimes walking on the embankment; sometimes a rocky beach on the river bank tread uneven cobblestone forward; and sometimes walking in the Riverside Mid-slope cultivated farmland; sometimes way off, and simply from the Tin and Tin crawl over the railing between. Feels like back to the children during the spring tour, as the shackles of self-imposed exile from the city, wandering around aimlessly, occasionally mischievous look, comfortable.
Favorite paintings in the nine horse mountain near the village by the transition to painting after the river trip. Early spring, the sun was shining, the fields in full bloom rape and cabbage flowers, and we trail along the field, in the picturesque mountains and like to walk between. Endless stretches of yellow flowers white flowers seemed boundless, and Tian Tian between the mixture of pink peach pear bloom is bright, the air sweet overflow with flowers, bees buzzing everywhere. We were walking in the flowers is also no one to bother, when I see one or two missing persons unattended water buffalo in the fields of eating Dakoudakou flowers reminds 'cow chewing Peony' the word can not help 'Poof ci' smile. Walking in the side of the susan gave me a puzzled glance, and then their own entertainment to singing aloud: "walking in the countryside a small road, shepherd boy singing in the waves, they sing WoWo WoWo, as well as a piccolo in the blown ... ... "
To Xingping was already six in the evening, and a quiet old town. Our hostel in the town's post office to settle down. susan from a few blisters on the feet, straight Han Teng and kept complain about something I will not speak of my journeys have so far away, harm she was gone 20 years wearing leather shoes. I have to explain to a guilty conscience: "You dare not say so ah? Otherwise, as you have such a cosseted Amidst the strains in the city how come?" And then we resort to sophistry in: "Moreover, no one wore shoes tourism ah. But Otherwise, you do not see such a beautiful scenery, right? "Xiaoli also help out:" The ah right ah, to see such a beautiful Lijiang River, is worth ah No matter how tired. "
Dinner at the post office opposite the ramp stand to eat, shop owners are a married couple, the male inside the female controls outside. Placed in front of the store with a height of a man affixed panels, covered in a typical Li River landscape photographs, such as Lijiang fishing boat lights, bamboo raft cormorants and so on. The original owner to do photography part-time tour guides, many of the field Photographic Society to xingping collecting folk songs will be looking for him. The boss's cooking is very good, do beer carp skin crisp, meat is tender. Will return the bottles to drink Quanpi Jiu Li River in this property, I find refreshing, and delicious. The boss said he was a Cantonese chef, or even to do partridge meal. Sure enough, after doing such fragrance lovers, and a big pot of rice swept away by our four girls, not sparing even the rice coke. Take the time and wife give us a small cup of tincture that is used to rub tired aching muscles are very effective.
Fond, after a street along the town's only 5 minutes walk to riverside. Some people in the riverside open space at night fireworks display, a brilliant river of flame in the night sky where the dark surface of the Ming destroy, burst sound reverberated in the air, more and more to a significant silence. Back to the post office on the road, a pair of blond lovers hand in hand, stroll in the town's alleys, and slip away from us.
The next morning, the snack bar across the street to eat breakfast, guest houses, the person in here to cook the rice noodles in town the best. Owner is busy cooked rice packed in containers in a large basin, loading six carts to push it away with the cover tape. Curious, I ask: how this little place has food delivery? Owner said there is a foreign tour last night living in the fishing village, this morning to xingping to eat authentic Guilin rice noodle, on the riverside restaurant, there are more than 100 do. Joyce Pie Piezui: Oh, the original is the devils village ah.
Ate breakfast with the owner's wife talk about a good price, rental boat to go fishing village of her. Seat in the flat-bottomed boat on the river along a meandering walk through the beautiful mountains in between the lush riverside Bambusa Multiplex and posture the mountains of varying wave flat as a mirror reflection in the river, the sky dark clouds, people just like Wandering about in landscape painting which, I wonder if Jin Xi He Xi. The river is clear and transparent, you can see the river of pebbles, and swaying green grass. Xiaoli seat at the stern, Tuo Lexie socks, rolled up trouser legs, Teton Village Extends foot into the river to play. Joyce Block in the middle, eyes looking at the distant peaks softly humming a melody any. Susan standing in the bow and the owner engaged in small talk, black hair fluttering in the breeze. Live in such an environment where everyone will become simple and direct, pure water.
Down the stream down, 20 minutes to the famous fishing village. Was originally a humble fishing village, while the small village of Lijiang, after 98 years because of Clinton's visit and became famous. From the fishing village into the newly built pier tickets to the boat ahead of us disembarked Bishop, along the river bank across from the village to go to the so-called scenic. The central area is only a few buildings built in the Ming-Qing period, bluestone houses, several fan-carved wooden doors of wood, which is rich in Chinese cultural history, the village can be seen everywhere, but also not to mention what the size and research value. Dao Shi fishing village woman weaving of wool slippers very good, color variety, color rich local flavor and warm in winter wear distinctive.
At noon back to Xingping, in the car station, take Pakistan to Yangshuo, and we lived in West Street youth hostel on the second floor. Yangshuo West Street is a wonderful place, is said to come here every year travel of foreigners living here, the equivalent of three times the resident population, its high proportion of foreign-related marriage for the whole of China the most. Half a kilometer long, less than 10 meters wide on both sides of the stone streets filled with a variety of features shops, bars and small hotels from around the world, shuttling them all colors of people, the atmosphere is very relaxed and harmonious.
West there are many shops selling tourist souvenirs, exquisite than the average tourist attractions and folk characteristics. There are working fine embroidery and shawls, printed with various patterns and Chinese characters and culture of T-shirt, clothing and musical instruments of various ethnic minorities, with Chinese cheong-sam, and batik cloth. There are several outdoor stores, climbing shoes, Jackets, travel backpacks and mountaineering rock climbing equipment. West Street is also very complete variety of audio and video stores can often find some non-mainstream European films and English oldies.
Dinner after midnight, we went straight to stand away. 5 minutes walk from West Street to Emerald Road, dozens of homes stand next to a one, the most famous local dish is the stuffed Pijiu Yu and snail, is always crowded at dinner time. Yangshuo's rice noodles also eat other parts of Guilin rice noodle quite different. Here are holding a bowl of cooked rice powder, choose their own ingredients to eat Ban Zhao. Spices are peanuts, coriander, onion, mustard, chili powder and a variety of colors could not utter names of the sauces, eating a white powder after the drink boiled bones thick soup.
West there are a lot of flavor and elegant restaurant. Personal favorite is the 'rosewood' (Rose Wood), the boss is a Hong Kong Sam, George Lam Retention kind of mustache, round face is always smile Yingying. Services are more attentive, listening to us that the cold, immediately called the waiter to take two small stove on our feet, Ah Sam Hall next year for plans to repair a light a fire in the fireplace. Had just installed a computer can give customers better access, I taught him the largest travel site and in the self-help travelers in the name of Sina's most wins Tourism Forum. Western wood prices rose slightly expensive, but taste more authentic, the boss also gave us a red wine. West Another well-known restaurant is 'under the moon' (under the moon), which is located at the junction of West Street center, on the second floor balcony of a cup of coffee to read books downstairs and from the pedestrian is a good choice. Heard that the previous owner was French, now it is a Taiwanese girl. Only a poor service attitude, a lot of people say worshiper of foreign things where the attendant was terrible. Yangshuo was a friend told me that it makes sense things that many local girls to know there are travelers from a foreign country and go abroad to marry.
West along a lot of bikes for rent are all climbing gear and the vibration of the car, there are two, and three people riding. We want to go to the moon mountain paths for young people to the hotel owner to introduce a guide to go with. Susan whispered: "I ride the technology is bad, not at the stop, but also take the field path ah?" Boss looked a bit of her stature, worth pondering for a while: "Well, to you to find a body powerful and strong young man it. "The rest of us three girls in the side of the twinkle in:" Yes, we should pull one able-bodied men to ah. "
Our guide called the Greens, was named an outstanding tour of Yangshuo. He is a native of the lianfeng alley in the West opened a family hotel, top floor has an open-air bar, chic style. His family lived for several months in the Danish people to learn Chinese, as well as a West German who has lived more than a year in preparation for retirement it Yangshuo. Greens walk in the West, the constant and familiar greeting of foreign friends, fluent in English so that we feel ashamed of not as good as. Since they are all lively and hearty young man, we soon got to know each of the. Susan heard that bike back and forth four or five hours wanted to back down, resulting Greens put their own small contribution to sheep motorcycle drove her out of the road, three of us walked a bike followed.
Along the way through the villages, fields and rivers, about 1 hour to the Mountains of the Moon. Peak due to the middle of a natural hole, shaped like the moon, hence the name Moon Hill. From the foot of the Peak board about half an hour, you can enjoy the moon from various perspectives, and a half months and the moon and other forms. Here is Yangshuo, one of the many rock climbing sites, cliff cave full of water erosion and protruding stones have been developed more than a dozen routes.
At noon we went to Greens for her aunt's farm to eat rice, on the moon, opposite a small mountain village. Her aunt's three-storey building, decorating novelty, nothing can be used to make the peasants into the socialist propaganda model of well-off life. Aunt's son in the living room put VCD, turned out to be F4 concert in Singapore, he followed Yaotouhuangnao: see meteor Yula accompany this earth, let your Leila on my shoulder ... ... we are singing the accompaniment of F4, eating from the vegetable inside house picked vegetables and fruits, not a good feeling.
PM continued to ride into a big banyan tree park, as Third Sister Liu is known for Hydrangea in this throw. Greens taught us in the scenic village beside the bamboo raft along the river channel into the seat, can avoid tickets. Return of the field during a relatively bumpy paths, Mary said, tread very bottom cycling pain, grabbed Greens motorcycle to open, with pride in our car after the shuttle driving the vehicle in front. They pass through a bridge, the river has a beautiful Taohua Lin. The girls were the biggest Nazhu around in a circle around the peach tree, giggling slapstick and said: next year, we all pay a Taohua Yun Bar!
West Street, and after dinner we stroll the nearby alley, holding a lamb to eat string and burning wings while walking, loitering to watch others riverside fireworks. Yangshuo xingping to more than the excitement of fireworks and the momentum, put up a sensation, and rushed to burn everything looks like. Heard that a few days in the New Year is even more of that night until the early morning from the night, a hue and cry, and everyone who became sleepless Yangshuo.
West of the night was a haven for those who love clubbing, there are dozens of coffee bars, but also tourists from around the world chatting. There is a bar is called 'Voyager', the wall filled with tourists from around the world a message. After 'Red Star Express', the two blonde girls attentively watching the film 'Notting Hill', there is a theme with rock cafe 'The Lizard Lounge'. The weather is good, coffee bars will be put out tables and chairs placed along the street. We like to sit in the open-air bar, drinking and smoking idly chatting, watching the street, past visitors. In the eyes of others, we do not also a kind scenery.
Early one morning, was awakened by the rain dripping eaves. From the youth hostel windows look down, always bustling West silhouette scarce. I saw one wearing a bamboo hat, wrapped in oil-paper vegetable farmers lug a big Tam garlic from the slippery stone walking on the street next to a wooden bistro tables and chairs, an entire wall of foreign magazines. I quickly grabbed the camera to shoot scenes the site down, for me, there is no case more than this to describe the taste of the West.
Now whenever I have a boring work day in and day irritability, when I had to smile to the face of customer-facing annoying, when I was a bad-tempered boss criticized useless, when I was moving back and forth between modern high-rise buildings, I always thought it a the display of the world and soak in a small pub night, imagined there would lead their lives, sunrise and sunset, Lijiang fishing boat accompanied by sleep ... ...
Transport: Guilin - Yang Di, in the bus ride to Yangshuo China and Pakistan, halfway through the Yang Di, the journey is about half an hour, fare 4 yuan / person. Junctions by vehicles crossing the river bank into the village to take them 20 minutes, fare 2 yuan / person.
Xingping charter to the fishing village, back and forth about 2 hours, 80 yuan, can seat 4-6 people, fishing tickets 5 yuan.
Xingping to - Yangshuo, China and Pakistan in the bus seat, more bumpy road, the journey is about 1 hour fare is 2 yuan / person Yangshuo Rent a bike one day 8. Mountains of the Moon tickets 10 yuan / person. Banyan park tickets 20 yuan / person, such as the bamboo raft ride entry 10 yuan per person on foot: Yang Di - xingping, about 20 km, 5-6 hours, when required, should bring an appropriate amount of dry food and water. Best walking time should be in the spring and autumn. As long as the river and the line, usually do not get lost. Want to experience climbing and wading a rocky beach that can walk along the embankments, it is recommended to go half-slope of the field paths, although the journey is distant, but the vision and landscape better. There is no law and order issues, Yangshuo area of customs are simple, and life more abundant. Where they will have three areas need to transition to the opposite in order to continue walking, are located in Yang Di Township, waves Ishimura and paintings Village, cost 2 yuan / person. Some love outdoor sports travelers will choose to walk on foot from Guilin to Yangshuo, take them 3-5 days to bring tents and sleeping bags.
Author: echoqw
