By chance a beautiful journey, I read on the internet Xiaoge Ctrip posts, faint a few words ahead of the game I feel I have no hesitation joined the start I did not think that will definitely be with them travel, because many of the conventions end up online is just a virtual agreement, and I do not care, not only is a person, this journey is not any reason to change. Starting the day early in the morning, The sky was clear, clear sky, early autumn sunshine dazzling, the city ushered in the most beautiful season, but I still want to leave. . . Even if only a short span of two weeks, you can let me in a strange place and strange friends, forget the past and do not think in the future.
Wujiaba plane landed at Kunming airport, stay at the airport when you received Xiaoge the message, the original uneasy hearts are covered, non-stop way to Lijiang, thinking there were already people waiting and felt very at ease. There is no more ado, I found Xiaoge and William settled the "Panda Inn", when I was looking around in the yard, when, I heard someone call my name. . Looked up and two people waiting for me in that leisurely cup of tea then. . We have thus met met. . Soon, another one from Sanya to set MM arrived, she was Peggy.
Lijiang gave me the first impression is neither stunning nor too disappointed, because before he came here I've been reading in the paper she was a thousand times, when the mind is to her as a transit point for my journey. . Or just an open manner, and I am the destination is Shangri-La, is Merrill. That night, we are in the "Departed hotel" to discuss the next trip, but also to know a pair of will and our colleagues in Qingdao couples, small holes, and Zhang Di. Naxi guide our name and that people grow dark thin, and we call him old and, also known as he and his brother. And his brother gave me the first impression is very general, but later in the journey, we discovered that he is in fact a very careful man, is the kind of little speech, but also considerate of others who know how to care about.
The next morning arrived in Lijiang, our first car into the first corner the Yangtze River, the Jinsha River upstream of the Yangtze River, is here, as Haba Mountains and Jade Dragon Mountains blocked off to traffic diversions, from west to east toward the distant Pacific Ocean. We are here to do a short stay, we drove to the tiger jumped fourteen kilometers high road began to Tiger Leaping Gorge on foot. Was nearly noon, the sun wreak havoc on the plateau the mountain tops, flying stone dust whistled sandwiched around, I am due to Yiyewumian, the mental state is poor, at this moment I just want to retreat, but I do not have the heart to open, I am not willing to This and the companions who have just met parted. Road on foot at the beginning of that period should be said that the entire section of the course's most difficult, almost hands and feet, like reptiles. Fortunately, this is not the road the most dangerous long, we soon crossed a small hill at the foot of the road has not felt so ill treated. I began to pay attention to the surrounding landscape, overlooking the Jinsha River winds like a snake Mang between the two sides of the mountains, our side is the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, towering peaks under the blue sky, spectacular, when you look back to the road, rolling peaks at the end of a boundless and his eyes reach of the most distant sky is still standing mountain. I forgot my hunger, forget Yiyewumian, and I think of high school at the same table on the map pointing Jiangshan, was very firm in pointing the Yangtze River upper reaches of the Jinsha River and Tiger Leaping Gorge that I must go there. . . Now I am at the foot of the land is along the Jinsha River in front of the end is in the Tiger Leaping Gorge, I can not excited? Youth to have had numerous dreams of how many can be easily achieved, and more so in the years of squandered away hastily. We continue to move forward in the mountain home came from a rest, enjoy delicious alpine Sydney, arriving HALFWAY lunch, this time is already 15:00 o'clock.
HALFWAY quite well known locally, which is a Naxi courtyard, providing accommodation and catering services for the backpacker, I like it a courtyard, elegant simplicity, the walls hung many dry red pepper, corn on the ground was covered with orange, there is a wall covered with a backpacker message and photos from the surface, there are no traces of any business, the most liked or the courtyard outside the large terrace, with large enclosed dried tree pole, the central place a large stone table stool, there is no trace of any artificial carving, and even the ordering of the MENU are made of bamboo looks like. Here to directly face the snow-capped mountains and the Grand Canyon, if it is the summer night breeze moon, with your friends on this wine when the right song, life-fu Fu want anything else?
Leave HALFWAY, everyone talked and laughed all the way, because today's journey has been more than half, and the remaining half of the mostly downhill, naturally goes without saying, we need to arrive in time for the sun TINA'S GUEST HOUSE, when and his brother were pointing to non - distance of a row of two-layer end of the courtyard, said that when the burst of delighted hearts may still not sound like those a hill. . Have to turn over the past 2 hours ah. . . Finally, we are from the TINA'S Jiusheng about 200 meters, and now nearly 18 o'clock, because there should be around 7:00 before the sun downhill, we decided to sit down Tiger Leaping Gorge, beautiful sunset, but looking forward to the scene in pink clouds sky and not, as some over the region. TINA'S GUEST HOUSE Tiger Leaping Gorge is a lot of backpackers who spent the night resting place, the Internet is even more famous, I have the impression here is the best shower room large enough to heat enough water, enough for comfortable, the most memorable thing here, the stars shining That night we saw the beautiful Milky Way and see the Big Dipper. . There are many bright stars could not utter the name of that night, the girls facing the valley of a cappella songs, singing is still fresh in the ears.
In the TINA'S is the sleepless night, perhaps lack of acclimatization, perhaps mountain sickness, midnight my stomach committed during the day's excitement vanished, homesick and helplessness in the night was filled with boundless, I was really want to cancel the second day of travel on foot, but I yearned to see that is what the Pentium Huantiao Tiger Leaping Gorge, in contradiction of the entanglement in the struggle, morning has broken.
"The accompanying physician," Xiao Ge gave me 2 Start Time, Peggy pulled out of the Po Chai Pills, no one agrees with me to quit, and only ordered to march by. . . Well, I'm so Mingku oh. TINA'S breakfast is very rich, I drank a small bowl of buttered tea, taste salty, there is no imagination in the difficult entrance. From the TINA'S all downhill to the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the road a bit slippery, very bad away
And after yesterday's hiking, legs and feet somewhat limp, we have no chances, because there may be accidentally slide into an abyss, the way it was slipped, and good news and his brother were experienced near misses. Chang teachers themselves after a road for repair, we are leaving "money from" continue to move forward, I no reason to envy Psychology in the mountains where the mountain Wo Wo-off "seclusion" lives. Far, we have heard the buzzing sound of the water, the tiger jumped on the not too distant eyes, and saw someone in the big rock over there dancing with excitement, the water would have been more and more, we went to the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the ! The momentum turned in the tiger jumped a different response, torrential Jinsha River here, drop due to the terrain and large rocks to block produces a great impact, which is like a joy that only the water of life Tigers Tsai, rushed toward the front of the unknown. Sitting on the rocks on the water's edge, watching great tide of feeling that I had been so small, close your eyes let the Ocean Waves loud and let the thoughts Qing Wu flying. Subsequently, SANDY'S Kikunami degree of rest a moment, we have to go back, which, under all uphill ah, and in order to save time, we have chosen to take the thin strip of sky of the ladder, so-called ladder is vertically mounted a rock about 50 cm width, 18 meters long iron ladder, but fortunately, I was not afraid of heights, otherwise I'll faint at the top. We have successfully climbed the ladder, a long sigh of relief. Back to the TINA'S already more than 2 pm, and we bites, but also eating a hearty lunch, TINA'S western side to do well, bananas were delicious. We packed up and changed a car, starting to baishuitai.
Baishuitai already arrived in the evening, we cruise around in a circle in the village will be in the farmhouse restaurant, waiting for dinner the night without electricity, and we along with 7 people sitting around eating meal candlelight dinner, highland villages on the dark loneliness, Only dog barking break out. The next morning, we are on the baishuitai here and Huanglong are similar, but much smaller scale, the scene was still a lot less. Baishuitai on a "fairy bath," a very shallow water, very clear, people's reflection is clearly visible, and the mirror is no different from the pool pictures of four beautiful, lens Peggy hair fluttering, nod home town in Taiwan, especially impressed by . Small hole whim, so that all the people hang their hats or scarves to the tree, everyone in the group photo under the tree, this is not very creative photos of ah. Also remember that a photo finish, William sat next to the front of the more grace of Peggy Chuo said, wow, I sat next to a Yang Yuhuan. I jokingly said that half of Concubine Yang of the climb up to the light. . Hee hee. (Looking to understand the natural understand that I can not read a good explanation啦..哈哈), from baishuitai down, we start to Zhongdian, half-way to stay in the case of both lakes.
From baishuitai to Zhongdian, the scenery on both sides of the road getting better and better under the blue sky and green red and yellow leaves than flowers but also gorgeous, well you can see snow-capped mountains of the Great Britain. Around noon, we reached an all lake, has shown signs of this plateau lakes, we have the stunning feeling blue sky into a blue lake Ying-Cheng Bi, Shuitianyise, lake weeds, like a color colorful feathers floating in the tranquil lake central coast row of trees to make dye, the beautiful lake on the plateau Autumn is my dream to see the most beautiful scenery, the colorful autumn I've been looking forward to a long, long time, sitting in the shore when I very much screaming loudly . We continue to Zhongdian, the car carrying the direction of, and accompanied by the singing Rongzhongerjia "Gaoyuanhong" grassland flocks of yaks and sheep and Kham Plateau hugged the sun, beautiful mountains and the snow-capped mountains relative to shine, this all in all constitute the beautiful Shambala. . The scenery along the road are always inadvertently hit my heart go, I have to choke back several times. . Not allow yourself to cry!
Dark when we reached Zhongdian, night lodging, "breast Hippo Store" inn, which is a Tibetan business backpack Inn, the house is very impressive, is said to support the house are two large pillars millennium old trees, the outside is the Shangri-La grassland. That night we went to eat carp hot pot, fish extremely delicious, memorable meals of the atmosphere are particularly good, apart from me, we drink a lot of wine, and later that evening they kept repeating the word "Tibet township alcohol" taste very good, much food for thought. That day we also learned a Tibetan, "I love you - take the next Ga song," said Zhang Di hole front of her husband a Naxi language, "Fall tired of Table Tennis (I love you)", Zhang Di once said, "Er greasy table tennis Too. ". . . . . . , Get up the next morning, the cold pressing, I do not have such a lapse. . . . . . , We went to Zhongdian county delicious meal to eat breakfast, and then in the county twisted my, they start to Diqing of Deqin.
Deqin the road to Zhongdian is not very good, out of benzilan, after getting higher and higher above sea level, the highest point of the plateau Yakou Baima Snow Mountain, elevation 4292 meters, there is almost barren, the surrounding mountains convex face of some vicious, everywhere is a gray and brown rocks, not far from the Armani heap color streamer fly is the only bright spot here. Then, we began to slow down, into the Shangri-La and the center of the Three Parallel Rivers area, beautiful scenery along the way, dressed in golden coat highland cedar, mountain meadow is like a colorful carpet, White Horse (Mountain) mountains in the sky dazzling crystal. . . . . . No amount of language are insufficient to describe everything here, here is the most human Most Excellent place. . . . . . After 6 hours of a difficult journey, we finally reached the Deqin Diqing county. Zhongdian here and compared with the much smaller, there are a lot of yak hot pot restaurants, the street except for a few tourists, even the local Tibetans, people here have a clear geographical features, girls tall Qi long clean-cut, boys robust coarse Kuang jie Ao no training. That night we stayed in the county's hotels, conditions unsatisfactory, not worth mentioning. The next day is not yet dawn, we set out for flying Meili Snow Mountain Temple, viewing platform, and we pray silently in their hearts the hope that Meili Snow Mountain to flick its mysterious veil, let us behind the wheel. When we arrived at the viewing platform, the sky's cloud cover is too thick, we almost lost the opportunity to watch sunshine Jinshan. . . . . , Meili Snow Mountain in Tibetan Buddhism is a legend in the first Kamiyama, also known as Prince's snow-capped mountains, every year a large number of Tibetans from distant Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu and other places to travel long distances now, Mt chanting pay homage to this year is the Year of the Goat is the Meili Snow Mountain's Benming years, so this year than in previous years produce more number of people who worship, we have always seen so many of the Tibetans lived outdoors, rain or shine, would the devout and dedicated people beyond our reach and they may be impoverished, utterly destitute , but they live under the protection of God, as rich, is the kind of detached material wealth, and finally made me believe in no religion are empty, no faith, people are shameful. At dawn, the direction of the distant snow-capped mountains looming in the horizon there is a ray of golden light, and we prayed, looking forward to that moment that our mood is solemn, and the sky clouds dispersed some, mist shrouded mountains under the profile is still not very clear, Hill wound around his waist like a cloud with a white hada, and the brother said it was a gift Meili Snow Mountain is also the rare scene. We stare stared ahead, waiting for it the most exciting moment, and finally, the golden hilltop Kawagebo peak in the middle of thick clouds revealed, although we have not seen the peak of Meili 13 picture, but it was holy light has penetrated our souls. In the cold and windy morning, the golden mountain, colored streamer with white hada, devout Tibetans, exposure to which I have always had a wish to tears impulse, where everything makes me tear themselves away. Meili Snow Mountain we left the viewing platform, to the Ming Yong Village, riding into the mountains from here watch Mingyong.
From the Ming Nagamura out, had been at noon, and we directly back to Zhongdian. Half day's journey of hunger, half joy, stay up until 4:00 to eat lunch, dinner an an apparent full of energy, all the way and sing, the way laughter. Back to Zhongdian, on the morning we went to Songzanlinsi, the Potala Palace has a little known Tibetan Buddhist monastery after the vicissitudes of life with a bleak glory, from the temple's height Wang Waimian see is the vast Shangri-La Prairie and the sky herdsmen barley frame, in the Shangri-La every day, I have had a windfall, where every day can give me so much surprise, I remember the day particularly special pure blue sky, blue as transparent, I pledge myself have never seen anything like the blue. So, at one to the county, I can not wait to send a few postcards, which I own, I'll post his feelings during that time to go home, treasure a lifetime. Good-bye Shangri-La, let me look gorgeous color here, a forest, let me look inside a slightly bleak autumn grassland, let me in my heart something which was a transparent blue. . . . . .
From the Shangri-La back to Lijiang, hole wife wants to separate us, and are extremely cute hole total allows us to laugh along the way, Zhang Di few words along the way can sing so many pleasant songs, at a critical juncture also a striking phrase. . . But they Guiqi has been fixed. The four of us there and his brother were sent along with them the night sleeper cars bound for Kunming.
Lijiang, the day after we rest, we start to Lugu Lake. From Lijiang to Lugu Lake to five hours by car, it's still山路十八弯, from the height of view, picture shows the lake in front of my mind there big exclamation point, where the lake as if frozen in general, water, blue sky Bai Yun also Toyama constitute a combination of the most beautiful blue lime, Toyama meandering like a sleeping beauty. Here in the United States and the lake are all completely different, is a beautiful and warm lakes are gorgeous, but here graceful beauty, if the lake is all I want to scream, then here, I can only stare blankly. We drove the peninsula grid look inside the way to the other side of the lake rainbow appeared, we are delighted to cheers a few people ran towards the lake, excited like a child in general. Afternoon Rigby Peninsula, we are living in Tashi home, the small population of residents in the village, where tourists are few. . Therefore, we feel to the Shangri-la, Tashi sat outside a bar in the lake, watch the sunset at dusk golden dots under the surface of the lake, not far from the shoreline people smoke curl Yang Liu Yiyi feeling to not be overstated. That night, I did not, and together with his companions to take part in the local bonfire party and Kaoquan Yang, to the bar borrowed a book - "walking marriage people" will be an early return to the room, I have lived in the second floor of the lake surface 1 bedroom, outside there is a long corridor, a very quiet that night, and Jing De if only to hear his own heartbeat, to see half of the book I was drowsily fall into a sleep, not long before the outside floor squeak呀creaked, tenants were singing sound of the footsteps of Professor Shi Hua Sheng shallow crushed my dreams, I found myself strangely calm mind here, either quiet or noisy, for me is a pleasure. Lugu Lake is because of the Mosuo people take marriage, men and women do not marry are not married and has retained the traditional matriarchal period, because we stayed there for a short time, there is no deeply felt Mosuo local customs, and only where the beauty into my heart. To get up early in the morning, when I open the door, breeze blowing, Choi Ha sky, I quickly went downstairs wash, wear contact lenses, but waiting for me up, Choi Ha has been no trace of the sky clouds thickened, and I can not help but sigh ever-changing weather here, when William has to get up, and we sat together watching the fence corridor landscape, the lake winds breathe fresh air. Used for breakfast, the four of us sat Zhu Caochuan to large Luohe, and later made a light rain, the lake mist hazy, cold pressing, the time to large Luohe clothes had been wet for a large, but fortunately our master driver opened the heating, so we are safe. From the big Luohe via Ninglang Xian city, we returned to Lijiang.
In Lijiang, we still live in and his brother home, "Walker Hotel," we have already here, as their home, and the oldest brother's house in Tibetan mastiff "HONEY" and we find ourselves well, and it can be free to frolic embrace. . . . . . Our Lijiang morning to evening every day, and wandering around the shops in Lijiang delicate enchanting, between the time exiled arbitrarily small bridge between the water side of the bar, where and shopkeepers bargain, or to listen to shopkeepers and Xiongsheng with Dongba Dongba script and the Chinese language to explain the meanings of wood is a kind of enjoyment, those on "the wisdom of her daughter's three sentences 。。。"," snow-capped mountains, horses and Lhasa" and "Men want a woman to mind from the outside, women want men Wang Waimian wish from the heart, "the classic discourse of all let me immersive side of the lake as relaxed and happy, sobering. I love the picturesque customs million species, but also love good food and wine here, where the Lijiang grilled fish, chicken bean jelly beans, Lijiang rake rake, there is a small alley in Paris, food Museum PIZZA Roumo potato pie. . . . . .
I and my companions from morning till evening for two weeks, we kinship people, as if the world only a few people know them, this home is in the picturesque Shangri-La, in the time soft Lijiang. Along the way, we laugh, we moved to tears, desolation when I smoke, happy when I made wine Huan, no matter what kind of indulgence, are gracefully fall, I hope that the world around instant collapse, to keep our In this isolated ideal of country, and writing legend.
PEGGY I go to Lijiang airport road, the sky Piaoqi the strands of rain drift, always thought he is very strong, in order to become accustomed to this meet by chance as early as after the parting, but sunglasses are still unable to hide my tears wet his face, the night before she and I said that today we went to play with in heaven. . . . . . But the plane, we silently thought to leave Xiaoge afternoon at the moment is still in bed sleeping soundly, thinking we have just bid farewell to spend a night in Lijiang quickly brings us to whether William forgotten, and thinking back to Qingdao, a week early hole if they would think of us. . . . . .
It should be said a very short two weeks, but came back I found myself as much of everything around a lot of suited, where the air hard to breathe, where the sun so muddy, where the road is too flat, where the weather is too hot. . . . . Travel is really a spirit of opium, cut off it must be unforgettable pain. Because miss disaster, I am frequently sent them cell phone text message, over and over again to come back obsessed with recording the music in Lijiang among the favorite Coquettish Meihuo India-Pakistan music, place in them, feeling he can transform himself into a beautiful butterfly , dance. . . . . .
It took two weeks before finish this travel notes, record a little bit every day, so that my mind is again walking again Shangri-La, where the soul is lost is never found again.
Author: aoxi
