Endorsement Miles (2): Lijiang - the sun, books and artists
In February. Sunshine in Chongqing is still a luxury. In the western Yunnan Plateau, one can freely enjoy the sun and heaven and earth into heaven, but not to any person thanksgiving.
So, after a bustling winter, after two years of work who resigned did want to find a place to give ourselves a break, relax, I am naturally think of Lijiang.
Is there a more appropriate place?
Two years ago, I had friends and went to the winter. It was a free and honest, distant and not blocking the city. Is a person you can sit on a street in the sun, watching the shiny silver of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain far away or nearby creek in a daze of colored fish, but it will not be regarded as not a normal town.
This place is not just right for quiet study?
Book is silent companion. Reading for me has always been a kind of enjoyment, even if it is very professional books. As long as your favorite. That is not the task, so do not feel tired, but precisely as a relaxation.
Banko floor west of Lijiang ancient city overlooking the whole city can be a magnificent old buildings. Along the mountain road from the Square Street Vancomycin House Park, Mid-corner there is a young inn, two years ago I read forever to come and go downstairs to drink tea. The boss is a tall, thin young man, the old behind the counter to learn English, so it no chance to chat with him. Inn on the second floor windows of tea table close to the east, from where half a city can be afar. Should be just the morning sun. Looked at the ancient city, reading books - Tut, Tut!
Dressed in the morning sun, watching the street wave of wave of new visitors, walking is always a hurry - just passing through. And I would not be much passing through do? This idea is just a flash in the mind could not help himself Dan Xiao.
Pick a window to the inn place to sit. Did not see the boss, a shy teenage boy come greet customers, recommend Lijiang Snow tea, said to be good for pharyngitis - how can he know that I am suffering from pharyngitis? Strange child. I asked the boss is not here, love to learn English? He said ah, how do you know? I said I had two years ago. He said the owner went out, he is the boss of the students, by the way also cater waiter.
Products with tea, and slowly look over the magazine rack. The morning sun shone on his face, very comfortable. Only read a little bit light, strong, and wear sunglasses just. With the tourism-related magazines. Saw them play in Lijiang hawk who wrote the article; have read talk about the ancient buildings in Shanxi Province, and Liang, Lin Huiyin couples protect the ancient buildings in history. Long knowledge and insight ah.
In fact, I went out with a book all its own. Usually busy with work, no time to buy a lot of books. Every time we go out will be put on a normal time and did not want to read into the book. Trip may also buy a few of their favorite in this book. This does not, this time I'll take a thick one, entitled "The Privatization and public-private sector partnership", that was the privatization of the U.S. Masters ES Savas's classic Oh, I think brought a good long read啦. While reading the paper while taking notes. In such places, reading this book, you strange? I said, in Lijiang, you will not be what people strange. In a sunny place, you can leisurely and carefully dry you usually can not be dry Shier wanted to do, but not pressure - this is the Lijiang!
The boss back. Bring a group of people seems to be a group of tourists. After seeing the guests rooms that still want to look at other places on the left, and the boss sent out. With a nod to the boss, the boss in the next chair. Asked him if he is learning English? The boss said, how do you know that I learn English? I said I see you last came to tea on the English-language books are always watching. Dungan cordial. Lad a bit embarrassed to say that, I am not very good in English, before the university had not properly learn. From the chat know that he graduated from Guangzhou, South China Normal University, studying fine arts (I have come to realize that his identity is commensurate with a long hair), assigned to teach in secondary schools in Shenzhen a couple of years, in a summer, came to Lijiang, the never thought to go back. This opened a small inn, while learning, while operating Shunbian Dai several students. That I come from Chongqing, he said he went to Chongqing, Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, very artistic atmosphere. Said he went to Dazu Rock Carvings, because too fond of it went to the five-day, only to eat, rest it out, management was deeply moved, are no longer required Mai Menpiao. While living in Chongqing, this is the first time I learned there are people so fascinated by the Dazu Rock Carvings.
Asked him if he ever return to Guangdong do? He said that will not go back where you. However, four years spent in Lijiang, then do not want to spend more time on the Inn, would like to make time to build more creative - Lijiang is the artist's paradise ah. So, with the students, but also teach them to bribe the business in another six months be able to let go, then went out things that work. Want to be able to develop a painting a few years. Landscape painter, is to carry out, and took me to read his work. To be honest, I do not understand art, but those paintings for me is still quite a number of contagious.
Have been a bit more in the afternoon. Artists and the students around a table for lunch. My stomach is hungry too. Farewell painter, I said, I will come to tea.
Did not ask the artist's name and did not leave contact information. A tall lanky frame and long hair to stay in my memory.
I hope I can soon get artists to hold an exhibition news.
Author: howman
