October 2, 2003 we went to Chengde, 3 back, in this chat experience.
A convenient, Beijing - Cheng K711 meeting point of several days in advance at the ticket bought, back when the K712 start time 2:40 p.m., 2:00 p.m. at the train station we bought the last three seat tickets; train and bus stations are also CMB to Beijing, people start over.
2 stay well, are attracted to the Villa where the yurts, which narrow beds, the facilities are simple, the bathroom is only 1 meter height of seven around the waist to shower too Kazakhstan, 360 1, extra bed 120, although the Villa free tickets, but its location is very far from the main entrance, waiters and managers are indifferent attitude of love Yes to ignore. Building Standard Room 300, 4 each of 100 human (public bath), rooms are worn out. Villa near the turn of the 34 hotels, being compared to the main entrance of the Villa Hotel in terms of the conditions is the best post-floor standard room 280 one, but the time to go to live no longer room. Our last lived in a grain and oil hotel, took us to the local 'guides' McCain to 250 a standard room, the room that is hostel level of the old and new standards for clean, hot water to 11 o'clock, there is hot air.
3 lines, do not pack 'tour' of the car, the local taxi is very cheap, go to other places in general 5 yuan, 10 yuan to the Eight Outer Temples, we have great Buddhist temples and wooden club mountain bus ran into the door just sending vehicles, 1 yuan, higher than the car empty, you can experience the local life.
4 fun, mostly belonging to the kind of attractions do not shocked, but once a lifetime to look at, small Abdallah good, blue sky, white clouds below beautiful Tibetan temple, climb the stairs to see the various galleries of pictures and objects, viewing lutetium Jinding, facing the wooden club mountain.
To go faster when large temple closed, please say a few words hastily tour guides to see if we do not have to buy incense divining the meaning of saying to a meeting away. Even before they started closing time for park visitors clear, but we also travel out to go to see the team come. Known as the world's third of the high wooden Buddhist goddess Avalokitesvara do not feel anything, possibly because of reading and the Thousand Buddha Caves of Dunhuang Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties period of the Buddha murals, comparing the Qing Dynasty repair of the Department, has been deeply Qing Dynasty in the sculpture on the rigid. Living Buddha, according to tour guide said the opening for the rehabilitation of the concept of audio and video over optical time there were three large Buddhist temple, I wonder if really the situation. Like Buddhism, Buddhist and believe that ultra-secular, but the aversion to Buddhist temples are now widespread commercialization. Also touched on two occasions, once alone in one year is 11 to Hangzhou Lingyin, when the time is now the early evening mist, visitors see few visitors here are called pilgrims. Into the main hall of the Buddha Sakyamuni, when I was startled the first time the audience great Buddha of Health. Basilica of both sides of the pillars engraved couplet, I recall that 'terraced rice paddies', 'blooming' of the language. Get out of hand a note to my Hall of incense prayer a long time, if the thinking of non-thinking. On another occasion, is a random chance to visit the countryside, one of Fujian Fuqing Yishanbangshui a nunnery, where the South is very handsome offer. We are playing a wooden hammer ringing bells when a small Nepalese smile passing normal hit spectators, accompanied by a monk who asked her why, she laughed, but not language, look tranquil. I could not bear, quickly branch off topic, but has been lamenting the heart of what kind of things would be another of its non-Fan Chen swore off, but also what kind of Buddhism, she is in such frank charm. This touched in Chengde be found. Chengde temple This is due to win over the frontier forces of the Royal was built and has long been neither deep nor civil accumulation literati ink, and now also not surprising that commercial.
Summer Resort with the Forbidden City and Summer Palace Beijing is somewhat similar, more characteristics of the northern royal gardens, perhaps because of the fall and early morning, perhaps because the garden built on the slopes, always felt a kind of desolate, everywhere surrounded by distant mountains can be beheld.
As for the services of tourist attractions in Chengde, the staff basically to make money do not understand what is meant by services. Summer Villa attitude of the staff are always rigidly checked, as we stroll the roads leading to the mountain was always behind ear-piercing whistle interrupted, but for the speeding, but after the tour bus or in the package to give way, but no to see a description driveway or sidewalk signs. Are already familiar with the market economy brought about the concept of service to the Chengde really not accustomed to. Mountain climbing wooden club when we found the locals refer to crossing the mountains could be two management staff of the Office to see us after the non-say it is a dead end to see if we insist on not listen but to climb the words no longer, but in fact are is on the mountain. Is probably trying to cheat us to take the claims to 'the country's longest' cable car. Purchase tickets for tourist attractions-time staff will allow tourists to buy insurance if they do not want to buy a can insist.
5 to eat, nothing seems to Chengde snack or a decent hotel features. But compared to some years ago after the 20 o'clock bell will be no place to eat now has a great change. Villa opposite the small fried dumpling fried dumpling shops, millet gruel and pickles, fresh warming, there are cooking, but Wei Chang. Downtown restaurant taste and prices in general, the diners are tourists, mess. Before leaving for lunch in the grain behind the hotel saw a few restaurants feel dirty, and in residential areas seemed to find a newly opened to the chicken pot featuring restaurants, fairly clean, vegetables and homemade cake taste good. The boss is more than 30-year-old woman, dressed decent, unlike the locals.
Author: Starrycn
