Northwest Yunnan --- chasing Roaming (4)
March 20, 2003
Do not see the dawn today, the ancient city, the first time in here, completely awake, and 5 days of fatigue and hardship have been hollow. Today, there is no special arrangement, but a good rest, and then ride to the beam river town take a look.
After wandering up in the ancient city where I feel is so nice, but tired from cultivated the habit of regarding sat on the floor so far there is still such a desire, only now in this city appears to be eyesores to. Old Town is less free, no one will pay attention to your every move, no one would think that obtrusive, here is a complete freedom.
Began to notice of the Dongba culture and art. Here is the point of fusion of a variety of civilizations, while the Dongba civilized or less special, to say the Naxi Ren then Dongba Tibetan civilization has existed between the two families naturally have their reasons. After understanding my view, the Dongba civilization is a civilization in harmony with nature, all natural as the most important, which is unique in today's civilization, which is perhaps the reason it exists so far bar.
Some people began to "cut-throat" of. Here's something really novel for us, Zhenhen not all the same to buy, will be able to go back to open a shop of the Naxi.
In the Square Street and grass jelly beans taste of the chicken cross the bridge noodle, to believe that these two things must be accounted for in subsequent meals in a dominant position.
Eaten after the trance is the ancient one of the most popular things, such a custom has continued to the present, depriving the BOSS has always puzzled me.
Well, this set out. Light pack later, I took my precious camera, with the ancient city out to the edge of Red Sun Square, bars, cars rented mountain bike, get on the map, we go to bundle River!
Beam River north of Lijiang city, is the direction of the Yulong Snow Mountain. From the Lijiang River to the beam direction is slowly uphill, the former section of the road can be, the latter section of the road is a gravel trail. Looked at the roadside rape, in the sun bursting out with a golden light; that far away in the Yulong Snow Mountain in the mist-Graceful. In this plateau fresh air, hard to stare at cars, I want blood, red blood cells loaded with nature's gift.
The distance you see the beam river, a tree stands in the entrance to the village, which I thought no different from the quiet town. Beam Lijiang River with unmatched simplicity, even though commercial development has already begun here, but here the houses and dirt roads are filled with the vicissitudes of life, which is rich in historical charm of the atmosphere of those posts written on the door of the couplet, carved in the Those tiles, there are also manifested in the local Naxi Ren's face.
Is very fortunate, we see a group of kindergarten children in the so-called singing children's songs. Although the songs are sung in our familiar content, but in those children's faces reflected in the purity of more than urban children, their eyes bursting out is more desire. Indeed, there are no more important than the economic development of the. Perhaps, commercialization will deny some people's conscience, and make some long-circulating culture completely disappeared, but who can not stop economic development, we should not live in modern life, and asked them to maintain the simplicity and poverty . All this will change, but change is development.
Cycling continues to move forward along the creek upstream side of the road ahead, those ancient villages in the patches of golden rape fields and red peach, the smoke rises, another who does not believe this is the paradise described by Tao Yuan-ming it? There are hard-working in the field of Naxi old hard work of generations of clay on the ground in this sweat this golden harvest.
Out of the beam Kawamura, recently came to the Longquan Temple. Though this is the temple, but there is no one brick sight, the Longquan in the body of water on the red duckweed floating, aquatic plants are flourishing. Perhaps the local people's minds that day as a top-order for the seats, to the flora of the wall, which nature is the sacred temple of the mind. Here is something to quiet harmony, and five days of hard work here, all of Lawton went to, in this easy-going air, a more integrated into the natural.
Beam River gives a few days before not as seen in the majestic beauty of the mountains, and in this simplicity has a great accuracy in the United States, it seems more like the air flowing in the side, inadvertently see that you will spend on a saw and will be a stone saw will be seen in the children's eyes. By so doing, perhaps even more of this beautiful and deep, maybe I can go when you visit next time to spend some time look at more deeply felt.
Backtrack, back to the road is very easy, all the way down the gentle slope, more of the mood to see the scenery, think their own thoughts, even though this time for almost evening, but the cozy mood is the same as sunlight spill was full of fields are.
Passing Heilongtan have no time to go to read, but fortunately was discovered at that intersection of a noodle shop, and perhaps it is by far the best food in Yunnan rice noodle, and the super-cheap.
Also back to Lijiang, feels like back home, very casual. Today, we have to rest early tomorrow have to start making long-distance to the coachman, as we go to that speculation may have been a variety of media hype of the Lugu Lake, and we go there to find our own hearts Lugu Lake.
March 21, 2003
Got up early today to catch 5,6 hours road. The morning sun is so familiar, and is so warm. Starting today, there are two teammates have been leaving the team back, and we 6 have booked a Changan Star to complete such a journey. Out of the city, see our Master Zhang has been an early driver was waiting, and he will take us to complete a two-day trip to Lugu Lake. Car is smaller, as we all got on great crowd packs the entire bristle compartment, so that although the number is not a full member before departure, but everyone's mood is still quite HIGH, after all, a new journey will allow We recognize that a different Northwest Yunnan.
Out of Lijiang, turned over a hill to sit continuously after the descent, and is a downhill 180-degree turn, than the going Zhongdian, Deqin more exciting way. Fortunately, our driver from the 96-year Master Zhang began to run the line, right here is very familiar with the road, Changan Star run its capability on the road. We have seen some of the plateau have never seen the plants --- banana trees, clumps of banana trees in the wind down the winding mountain road with shaking Yi. Outside the car as temperatures rise, the wind in the body, feel it real, yielding March. According to sensory judgments, where no more than 2000 meters above sea level. Pentium with the Jinsha River here, here is the Grand Canyon of the Jinsha River. Magnificent mountain and river beauty complement each other, imagine if in future we have the opportunity to do a drift, then it is really a life-long memorable.
Dealers to stop at a bridge, and there are armed police guarding the bridge. This is a long history of the bridge seat, and long have been regarded as dangerous bridge, the vehicle must be put aside in this tourist vehicle minutes before. Sloshing of the bridge walk in the minor, from the foot of the board to see is that gap in the blue-green water of the Jinsha River, although no danger, but the heart was always felt to these river speeding.
After a suspension bridge, bought some banana when the real estate and small tomatoes. Lugu Lake have heard of fruits and vegetables is very expensive, so most ready-point addition, where tropical fruits and is also good to eat prior to banana in Hainan is also much better than this. Have seen that time and the Inagi Zhongdian Shangri-La dispute, the last under the "Lost Horizon," a book description, Zhongdian finally got the name of this dream. Wrote in a letter which appeared in the lamasery banana, mango and other tropical fruits, I believe only in Yunnan, this piece of land only, and only in that river gorge in the mountains only. Shangri-La is why this important evidence, we must try, hope that they can dream us back to that city.
Truck continued to hit the road, and since then into a small area of Liangshan's. Lived here for generations --- the black branch of the Yi Yi. And not here to judge this nation's right and wrong, but here is indeed demonstrated in the Lijiang region poverty is the worst, the entire Ninglang Xian Yunnan Province of poverty is also a well-known. Often see a man, said the Internet traffic here was very careful, if there are those who hit the black Yi grazing sheep and cattle, then the consequences is to be claimed was your breath away. Fortunately, we are very familiar with the drivers right here, we not only try to converge here, the beauty of things, it is no longer necessary to be careful be careful that the.
To Ninglang Xian city, and on the road are those who walked the black Yi dressed in national costume, in this county really be regarded as a kind of landscape in the. After dinner the road, the afternoon sun warm, and Zhang master to understand some history of the Naxi people, I feel that here the Naxi driver really great, they definitely know their own ethnic Han Chinese and deeper than most of us, We feel embarrassed ah.
Each car climbed over a mountain, just passing on the Bazi, Zaifan mountain, and then passing on, a total of 3 to turn the mountain. During this time, we fully imagine the mind of the Lugu Lake, imagine where the Mosuo people. The car the last one mountain, the mountain is called the dog holes, very elegant name, but a refined brewing this beautiful place. Heard our car this pass, suddenly suddenly see the light, a complete suddenly came to the front of the lake. Weigh the heart of this will be the arrival of the joy of looking forward to an exciting moment to arrive. Mountain high, more than a dozen kilometers uphill all the distant hills again come under our line of sight. Car hovering top of the hill, it seems that the scenery really looking forward to a bit shy, and beautiful lake.
Suddenly a bright line of sight, car seems to be crossed the pass, unlimited expanse in the eye can see distant hint of heavy water color, that is, the lake of the long-awaited!
Although the clouds are thick, the sun's rays could not reach the lake, that the lake appeared to be in the misty rain, listening to the master Zhang said, if there is sun, this lake will bring unimaginable color, allows us to start now pray that the sun to reproduce.
Lugu Lake on the road through the viewing platform, the car just stopped, a group of children Wai Yi will be over, the mouth like a mantra-like talk over with, they want you to buy their apples. While the innocent children in front of heart, it is difficult fortified, but, after all, still do not quite understand the local situation, or politely declined, Stock your camera, toward that Lugu Lake. Indeed, today's light is poor, can not go to record such a lake, a few hastily shot after the car back.
Truck continued down the road, through the window, watching the lake, want to have a trace of the sun through the clouds, let us return to a bar intoxicated. Peninsula, where the distance grid reflected the golden rays of the sun, as if God's call, and we went straight away to Rigby.
Bumpy for a while, a quiet lake with a row of old houses, surface water, construction of back mountains, here is the inside of the grid. Rigby quiet stroking the wind, under the delicate become very close to everyone, even in all the senses to feel quiet at the moment. Seat for a while in the blossoming wife and children, where very few guests, and only few of us, listening to Lee Hom's songs, watching the mountain lake outside the French window, the air filled with a special kind of played the romantic atmosphere, everyone seems to be space for private contemplation, the experience of the lake brought us gifts. The sky outside the window in the clouds Perhaps there is also easy-going up the romantic atmosphere, and gradually spread out to reveal the true nature of the sky, while the lake has gradually emerged in the sky begin to rebel against the color, micro-bursts of blue lake in the breeze in turned into pieces under the water waves, in the lake breeze go through. A real variable at this time the lake has attracted my eyes and soul.
From the blossoming of the store with the move towards Rigby peninsula around, everything around here have become beautiful, and the share of casual beauty that Zhu Caochuan appear in the side, appears in the reeds, there we footprints in the walk. Walking among the days in the water, stroll among the romantic, but also stroll in the heart of the ripple.
Rigby peninsula, there is a large house, where is widely known for years Ge Zhaxi daimyo family. The house with this near-perfect combination of the peninsula, especially in the face of this that far out of the lake and mountain corridors goddess, this panoramic view of scenery and feel the time is best to leave it at the moment.
Although we have decided to live in a more business-oriented fell into the water, but at the time of the leagues so I really feel the sense of the lake's natural beauty. Here temporarily open a bit and let each person may be selfish to take up share of a wonderful time, we are immersed in the lake in the heart.
Zhang master took us back, back to that lake waterfront village built fell into the water, there are a number of similar Inn, faces a lake and built, with the Lake of the twists and turns, arc extends to the distant. At this point, the sky clouds have been dispersed, and direct sunlight lake, silhouetted against the sky blue in the tile under the blue lake are already very intoxicating and very eye-catching. Zhu Caochuan piece of the waves of the distant flocks of gulls are also sometimes drift in the lake, sometimes fly in this blue sky and white clouds, mountains and clear water in no longer find words to describe all this out, intentions to record Bar!
As night fell, and the lake that night was really charming people can revel. In the water there every day this time, lit bonfires, blown bamboo flute, sang folk songs, dance. Tourists get together in this place, like heaven, will enjoy warm and tossed. Lugu Lake by night was the night burning passion!
Author: wkvision
