New Exploration of Utopia
May 2 (Kaili - matang Ren Ge Village - Kaili - Langde shangzhai - Ray Hill - Xijiang Miao Village)
Cars starting from Kerry, driving around the Hill, sight gradually open as the road up the hill, his eyes were attracted by various levels of green. Matang fast approaching when the car on the left of our seven passengers. And the driver conductor discuss later, they agreed to increase slightly higher fee to carry us into the village of Ren-Ge Walled noon, then back to pick us back to Kerry. When the car entered the legislature in the mountains roadside wooden arch, we not help all cheered up. In fact, the real Dao Cunkou there is still a road, but almost all of the narrow rugged path field. If on foot, then enough bear. Yuemo also driving for 10 minutes, and finally to the entrance of the village. Painted red to see a row of wooden huts, selling the old styled batik products, with innocent eyes of our Ren-Ge home kids, I suddenly realized that those images and text on the network can be a true touch, we really stand In the home of thousands of miles away to leave a small village entrance, to imagine what the inside is an ideal world.
It is home to hundreds of households in Ren-Ge family, we found that young men and women may go outside to make a living, and the village experienced almost all of the elderly and children, mainly in farming and dyeing for a living. Stockade was not large, along the way, smoke curl, just a few kilometers from each other, the place is open ridges and small hills, everything is quiet serenity of the.
After a dark and room, it seems that began giving a little flavor, we are curious and went in, was originally an old man carrying a child in a pot of porridge in the pound, he said that this is their lunch. Zaojian look around a bit dark, I asked him if he stockade where electricity situation, he said that had access to electricity, and can be usually is not lighting it seems that life for him, or constraints. Before leaving the old man's house, the wind heroes generous donation, the bag did not move off the remaining snack gave him.
In another wooden house door, we saw a holding basket of grandma. I found that she turned out to be selling a small stone, and listening to her somewhat awkward narrative, we find out about these oddly shaped stone is done before the transaction money to use, and we nod amazed by it, of course, the authenticity of which we are Wucongkaozheng's.
In another household Ren Ge home, we use the candy in exchange for, and the two children at home Ren leather together a shadow, said the little girl's clothes are her own grandmother sewing, and quite Ren leather style home. While in their room, I took much interest in weaving machines can be even in cases which are also under the guidance of the work is not easy to see where my DV clumsy appearance, do not worry themselves Ye Hao!
Fortunately, before lunch, said light back to meet us, so hurry to time, Dao Cunkou want to pick a few pieces of beautiful batik. Little do they know where her mother who were all masters, how has not reached the price down. Until leaving stockade,阿娘comrades would like to make last-ditch, but eventually ended in failure, I can only recall the window frequently and pray that the road can see it next beautiful Dongdong.
Accordance with the itinerary, the next stop should be "Lang De Miao Village." Through the brigade Friends imagin1964, leader of the matang successfully contacted on the evening of the lodging house of Xijiang Li Jie. In order to catch the evening from the West River Mine Hill sent to the last train, travel has become a little nervous, trials and hardships in this journey has begun. Go to "Langde" must take green bus ride back to Kerry, Kerry returned to the city from the matang to turn the 8-way bus, in the long-distance station, turn a few laps later, finally found a passing through "Langde" long-distance car. In order to hurry, lunch, certainly can not do everything like the elephant to eat. As a result, the train is a taste of the surplus at the moment.
Motors more than an hour left us on the way to "Lang De shangzhai" beside the road. A huge sign to tell us that arrived at the Village need to walk 1.2 km. The sun is high, we began to work towards carrying luggage. Leading to the stockade was a fairly flat road, one side is the mountain, the other side of the river, can be predicted here is often led to patronize the local travel agencies. Have been calls for the river and green are everywhere, the river from looked, miaojia the Diaojiaolou patchwork. Be able to capture with his lens so close to these ancient wooden houses, so we have a few color donkey excited. Occasionally a bus carrying tourists from us to open before, stirring up the dust is the only place where everyone's fun - step is the place where the scene on foot better!
When I was eager to put the river terraces, housing 11 when the lens of income, suddenly found and the "Lang De shangzhai" has been only a foot away. Here indeed is an open spots, and matang so different, into the Village to buy tickets for 15 yuan. Unfortunately, the day of the new MM's foot with a small physical Laoge "Overdraft", asked to remain in Zhaiwai looking luggage, we have only five people went into the Village.
Along the bluestone steps up the stairs, a short while to see a rock shop on the ground, in the middle straight on end a tall wooden pole. Dressed in bright costumes and sounds of the Miaonv 3322 silver, with chat, while others are selling handicrafts. I am also curious spectators, was a miaojia Sister stopped, and asked Tony to wear clothes photographed Otherwise, the middle of my wants. The process of wearing a good interesting - two Miaonv come and help, I just combined with the reach out rotor. In fact, wearing heavy accessories seem not difficult, but the head must be lined with thick towels to put on the hat and silver ornaments on top of the fixed up. Wear neat and consulting Miao sister recipe for pose, I was in front of the camera will show up. MM piglets soon joined in, bustling. Look at the actions of several specially gracefully, is not to make you think of heroes gold pen to teach the Hmong top five? But we just style and no substance, martial arts and the next insanity is completely not.
Miao clothes off, I am of their respective activities, saying that a good three Hmong music and dance performances on the square when the re-collection. I brought the camera, followed by the former leader in the miaojia's Diaojiaolou shuttle, trying to see everything eye to the camera hidden inside. In fact, not many available places to visit, so you can leisurely walk in the stockade. Although the houses here are wooden, but the style and color, and matang to be different. Of course, more traditional national dress of men and women, and Ren leather different from home.
3:00 when the show started on time. 阿娘accounted for a favorable terrain throughout the shooting started, and I was under the leadership of MM in the piglet came to a lady's home purchase Miao silver. Between the two, and finally bought three pairs of bracelets and a Hangings (The ornaments on the road in future, but steal the show Oh!). Back to the Square, singing and dancing is Huan. Hop sing blow to knock the Gaode very lively atmosphere. Songs strike a toast, put a small cup of rice wine Miaonv respect to far away from guests. I was fortunate to have tasted a moment, sweet fragrance.
Either misses before 5:00 must go to Ray Hill to the West River in time by car there is Li Jie has been prepared for our taste, we really do not want to leave Lang De. A stockade backtrack to the large junction, take the same to Ray Hill, a green car, and finally caught up with Ray Hill to the West River last bus. Naturally, the car was packed. Despite the hurdles along the way often check overloading, but the driver seems like an alliance, between divisions of the encounter with each other in front of how far the police, so some passengers had to walk, cross the checkpoint and then on the train. Our abalone brother, piglets, the wind has had this experience. From Ray Hill to the West River, along the way suspense, car Road exercise, next to the cliff, but the drivers still continue to solicit, but for us a few hard to stop, using the threat of 110, I really do not know if he would not go back to the guests to arrange the roof. This road is estimated that more than two hours driving in the evening is that we finally hung down to the heart, and safety of these vehicles arrived in 1000 Xijiang Miao Village. There is a clear no Langde so easily accessible, there is no travel teams, but like ours, but many of the backpackers.
Li Jie in the bookstore door received us with her all the way up the mountain, the original tonight we live in is the day to see Diaojiaolou! The sky was dark, warm and the owner led us into the room. This is a real miaojia, wooden structure, about two bedrooms, the master of the house could have been, are now released to us lived. The middle room, no windows to see out of that mountain. Wood bench Lin Chuang as such, may sit may be lying, which is probably the biggest Diaojiaolou features.
Master's meal was a long-prepared materials, and only after we arrived on the necessary fuel. Xiaohe He kind of man of the house to go to cooking, and Li Jie (hostess) in the foot of the mountain there is a Shop selling crafts at the moment but the last batch of guests down to the football. The unloaded our luggage had been hungry at the moment, when the host family to move out of the sister-in-Chang long table put on the bowl and chopsticks, we already can not wait. But the ritual is to talk, and then sitting back to see a dish placed up, smell the fragrant feast waiting to open. Dishes are finally on the table is homogeneous, and the host seated us a greeting.
This meal of rice farmers Miao Let us never forget. The first is ancestor worship, the process is very simple, point fire-worship, by a member of the host family to complete. Then, talkative man of the house his welcoming remarks, and then 11 on his craft. That night, we, as guests, to eat them before New Year to eat "chicken porridge," no less than a small taste of Shaoxing's "chicken congee" Oh! Color, the smell of us have been tempted at the moment really large Gourmet Kitchen, and he did not expect the table apart, Wang Dan阿娘placed the lens is quietly watching us do! Of course, let's impressive is not just food, then a tiny handless winecup, one song after another of the newly established seedlings songs really let us experience what it meant to miaojia banquet. How describe it? Anyway, wine is a fragrant aroma, the owner was a "premeditated", and Miao songs are wonderful, I was victorious Jiu Li's. I only remember that night 23 cup Xiadu on晕晕enough, barely, and Li Jie sister-pairs of a few songs, heavy on the eyelids. However, this is the case, I still defeated in the last few. Brother Powell was the first of a deserted, actually escaped through the convenient machines to go down the mountain alone Happy. Later daze I seem to see only leader of a person to war "the battlefield", and drink and song, but my mind was not very worried, because if I remember correctly, it can be all of his strengths. The last is how to end up, and a few are completely unaware of which ended only knew that night fall asleep in the wine inside the ... ...
Author: Purple Kites
