My trip to Phoenix
July 2, 2003 Wed 66 Road bus ride to the train station.
To fill the health registration cards, many people. But thanks to the students next to a channel, I bought student tickets by virtue, from the channel into, and soon, not waiting.
4:30, cars opened. My trip to Phoenix this began.
On the train, I studied my collation of the Phoenix with relevant information. Consideration is to stay two days or three days. Hesitation in, and began a detailed budget.
Others do not something interesting happens. The people around seem Hunan, and my age, did not close and almost did not accost anyone, but the exchange, and a soldier to see the magazine, he got off from the book, "Nanfang Daily" to the我.
Huaihua approaching the last three hours, find an empty three-seat chair, lie down for a while.
In this way, no big events, smooth and quiet reach Huaihua.
July 3, 2003 Thursday Huaihua.
To the outbound date, no one would check my student card. So I used the half-price tickets to Huaihua.
To Huaihua is 6:15 can be big days have been bright. Get off at the station, Li-Ben ticket hall, buy a return trip ticket. Want to buy back the moment the decision on the 5th.
After buying tickets, ride to the bus stop a mo.
By car to Phoenix, 21 yuan. 98 km 2 and a half hours.
7:00 start, I can not wait a few minutes, the car had opened. Along the way see the scenery outside the window, feeling particularly friendly, and Sichuan in rural areas, and the scenery near my home, much like, perhaps because the Phoenix near Guizhou, Sichuan's sake bar.
However, to observe carefully, but also some differences. There is a long journey around the houses are wooden, as well as the surrounding mountains higher than that of Sichuan. And obviously, trees lush, dense. The Sichuan farmland more trees less. In addition,山路十八弯the road is tortuous. Within a short while there is a big turn.
Although the morning, the weather is hot, but because the tree over, the taxi companies, under trees, or not feel too hot.
Two and a half hours later to Phoenix.
Looked at the Tuojiang water, and looking at river-intensive Diaojiaolou with the new city, I know I went to the Phoenix had.
Out of the station, ask for directions, into the old city.
After a one gate, the first thing that catches your eyes is a square. Not, at one end there is a stage, but now empty like a following. There are some shops around.
I am tired and hungry at this point I just want to find someone to place to live.
Only later did I know that I am passing "from the text Square."
To bypass the square before the line, met a middle-aged woman who chatted with me. I asked her how to get Umemura show family hotel. Only later did I know that she had come to solicit the ferry. She would like to take me to another place where you stay. But I suddenly saw a Umemura show the family the hotel signs along the road marked down. First to see a family hostel, go read, the double, has lived a person, 15 yuan / night without a bathroom. I do not like sharing with people. Then went to Umemura show family hotel.
Children's laughter before the door is not heard that noise in, go in and found out where the original or a kindergarten. Asking about the price, single room with air conditioning 50, triple 15 / bed, third floor, can wash, bathroom downstairs. So not willing to.
That has always been with me a woman that took me to another one to see, there are bathrooms, air-conditioning. So I followed her to go.
Sure enough, are quite like the hotel conditions.
But she was asking for 60 / room, 30 / person.
Then the counter-offer to 40 / Inter.
(Added note: Now think about it, it took me to a woman determined to bring it a lot of rebates, no wonder I did not talk about how hard to bargain down. Had no experience. Now know that can not be brought by the solicitation, so I have a lot of room rate to give a part of this intermediary. 2004-3-27)
The first two human lives, such as classical room (single room) and after checking out, I have to go live in single rooms.
Stay there, first wash the head, shower, change of clean clothes. Packet and then back out. First East stroll, West stroll. Shen Cong-wen's house to find, but is hesitant to buy off votes or pay for tickets. Because it passes 150 yuan, 135 yuan discount student ID 9. Sub-vote total of 165 yuan.
But I'm not sure whether there is time to swim eight attractions, but also one or two spots, I think it is not worth going. Plus, from the Internet that Tuojiang rafting, sitting in private boats to 10 yuan (travel company 30 yuan), and the Southern Great Wall can be introduced, according to online local band, from childhood on the road. Then hesitated.
Finally he just decided that the first did not want to, first go to eat.
Feature to find a restaurant want to eat local dishes. Can go to several restaurants actually have not. (Later did I learn that I would first ask a few restaurants that are not targeted at tourists. So cheaper, but the species is also less) finally went to one, eating a Boletus ? ?, this should be 10 yuan, I let him fry small copies, 5 yuan. Taste very good. Indeed, the Acid show tonight, appetizers go well with rice.
At meal time, sit across from a local woman, chatted with me. Speaking of boat, she told me that I can introduce a private boat ride cheaper.
I would like to try it, it took me by her look for a woman. That let her take me to look at the boat office. Incidentally, you can see from the text of the tomb of Shen. As for prices, because I only have one person can not sit, she said 10 yuan, at least 20.
Then suggested that I look, I followed the woman was gone.
Chat along the way, knowing that she was the Miao people, surnamed Shi.
Boatman was her brother, she helped her brother pull people.
She first took me to the Kikunami Hill Shen Cong-wen tomb.
Quite skewed, if not for her lead the way, I really have to spend a lot of time to find. Very common place, so that I could not believe this is the famous tomb of Shen Cong-wen.
Along the stone steps and on the vision a monument to introduce the text of the tomb of Shen. Forward a few steps, the rock on the right side of Li to the theme of "Heart of waste known" words. And then forward its legacy, the famous painter Huang Yongyu and his wife to commemorate the uncle Shen Wen Li a stone, "a soldier killed in battle Otherwise, that is, to return home"
Thus, the see the party a huge natural stone, shaped like a mushroom cloud, this will be the tomb of Shen Cong-wen. Alleged that his ashes sprinkled on the stone, the stone front, is a word derived from handwriting Shen Cong-wen's "as I thought, can understand the 'I'; as I thought, could meet some people." From the mundane to a cemetery, so I was surprised, because I have the impression in the tomb of famous people in general, always his best decorated cart before the horse. Today, Shen did not want to be able to see the tomb, actually simple to this.
Also note the words "l'etoile and his writing Motherland its people."
Down, with her to the Tuojiang edge.
Vision for a water tanker, flying change.
After the River, see the boat a few.
She greeted her brother. I also bargaining may be, or 20, she refused to cheap. Later, I sat a man a boat, want to come is also good. At this point, the first time I felt lone inconvenience, if the two men, one 10 yuan, boatman will be very straightforward promise. One who can produce more 10 per hour. In the hotel accommodation, we also felt this point. Because if two people, 30 yuan / person is very easy. I am a person could be 40 yuan / rooms, it took me half a day bickering. Hey, a person traveling the inconvenience.
Row boat just a few steps, I find that wrong. Because the two sides do not have any scenes, no I imagined Diaojiaolou. I do not know that the strange woman that miaojia fool me, or blame it clear I did not ask. More of the latter. I asked the boatman, he said no Diaojiaolou to the Peach Blossom Island, the island has singing and dancing performances, but also tickets. He said that you give 1 yuan on the line (usually gained 2 million). I felt fooled feeling, but since I have on board, said that there was song and dance performances, I would now like to go back to the idea of Renxia.
Peach Blossom Island, originally called the "sand" because a happy home base here in 2001 doing shows, Li Xiang, under a peach tree in such, they renamed the Peach Blossom Island.
More than half an hour to reach the so-called "Peach Blossom Island." On the island I found a few dilapidated huts, which are selling rice, the boatman to eat, but look around, only a stone tablet inscribed with "Happy the forest", entitled "Happy Camp" Phoenix Kuaiyuezhilv 2001. This is the so-called Peach Blossom Island! Nothing, I feel fooled stronger.
Other boatman meal will be back. (By the way, I also paid 1 yuan ticket) really angry.
Return to the starting point of disembarkation. I will bargain with him, so bad Peach Blossom Island, I do not want to 20 yuan, only willing to give him 15, I feel cheated. Even 15, but also spend the money wasted. He is not willing. So with him to lobby.
He went to the well, drink well water Yaole Yi spoon. I found this book surprisingly Inoue, "Phoenix First Spring." Chatting with him on board when you know, the Phoenix on this a well, people drink the well water.
Ibe rest of the men sat a number of things are probably the boatman.
Along the road back, take the stone path.
Weather very hot, I brought the water very quickly finished his.
If do not want to buy water, see along the road are the others, the doors are open, and I with a cup, so I have to go knock on the door to the water.
Back, into the Street, both sides are everywhere selling various arts and crafts shops, restaurants, family hostels. Almost every family accommodation.
To 1, it can not help but greedy, ate a bowl of ice powder, rice wine, 0.5 yuan / bowl. Perhaps it is because thirsty, find it particularly delicious, interesting that they call ice powder bean jelly, and it also put brown sugar also put vinegar! They really are not in general like to eat sour ah. But really have a good taste. I then thought that Sichuan bean jelly.
Then go to Hongqiao, on the way, see an old lady selling paper-cutting of the Hmong. Cutting shoe-like, paper-cut variety, really nice. And patterns are particularly complex, 1-10 yuan, the price ranges. Ready to leave, come to buy. This is also to encounter a man struck up a conversation.
And then go to Hongqiao.
Actually, both sides are all the shops selling handicrafts.
By the way, a little forgotten.
Were seen on the streets leading Langzhe bar, is really useful features. A wide range of bottles, all kinds of flags, business cards ... .. Linjiang and build, very good. ----- Unfortunately, too expensive for me. But also the cheapest drink 8 yuan / cups. Then took two photos, then left.
Hongqiao on the second floor also has a bar, name forgotten. Because in the second floor, they did not go up.
After a Hongqiao, there is no more to go on along the back. On the third day again, and realized for the first time missed a lot of good place. But later, has also come back late, because the capsule has been shy. Good things can not be better to buy a.
Along the back, they decided to go to Shen Cong-wen's former residence, Xiong Xiling House. Because the white flowers of the 15 yuan, I can not buy off votes. Decided not to Yang ancestral temple, east gate tower two spots, provincial and 10 per hour.
Shen Cong-wen's house is too small, ten-minute swim. Expensive fares (20 million) do not match. Maybe this is known by the shill bidding.
The door on the left is a showroom in the middle is a courtyard. On the right is the study. There Zhang old tables, wretched. Courtyard has a cylinder, called the Pacific-cylinder.
Before going into the inner layer, is ... ... has no longer remember.
By the way, have shelves, shipped back from Beijing.
To know that he is a 1902 --- 1988. Mrs. CHEUNG Siu-woo.
Out they went to the ------
Xiong Xiling House (1869-1937)
Similar size and Shen Congwen house, very small.
Know that he had had three wife.
The second entry in the hall has his statue, with one of his old mother living room. There are Kaohuo an underground hole. There is a roof has opened a skylight, the next is the cookstoves, is said to be easily smoked bacon, and lighting.
Daoshi down the pieces of couplet (1), a small mountain officialdom Juan You also spared no efforts in pilot Salesian School Salvation Army unfortunately, could not I
----- Tsai Yuan-pei (2) changes in hundred years, our emotions and spend Xinghai group dynamic Lane (3) The life of sincere patriotic door couplets hope China Charity School for the nation to revitalize Banshi Yucai swim Xiongju to return home. Before that, in the walls to wear clothes according to Chang Miao, like, 2 yuan. Traffic along this road, I also discovered that the north gate tower, and Yang ancestral temple, east gate tower. In the tower can be seen on the other side.
Back to the home, and back out of the slippers. (I later proved very wise for slippers).
First go to eat. Duojiao fried Nostoc, 5 yuan, 1 yuan plus rice, a total of 6 yuan. However, the really good food, very well with rice, color is also very good looking, red, green pepper, white sliced onion, brown ground fungus, sour show tonight, special appetizers.
After dinner, go north gate tower. Along the gate down to see the north gate terminals, to realize that this is the place to sit cruise. North Gate Pier --- Hongqiao. Along the stone steps down to the riverside.
One to the riverside, I immediately felt a fresh.
Tuojiang slowly flowing water.
River many people, young and old are, there's the riverside leisure; a swim (children mostly), with a buoy, not with a buoy, there are swim in the river bank laundry; a briefing at the riverside , the short, crowded. Are mostly locals, it seems that in the evening to swim the river has become a part of their daily lives.
There are two bridges on the river, (later called the jump to know rock), they are the two bridges crossing the river, but can not be called the bridge, one high and one low, short of a pier by a connection is made pier and the gap between the pier. High a block makes up by the wood-block, the following is supported by a large pier, many of the kids jumped into the river from the pier, then along the pier from the river climb Mu Banqiao, the wonder of rock called the jump.
Hindsight to information, jumping rocks length of 100 meters, a total of 15 rock mound. Rock pier stones were used Reaumuria Xiuqi distance between the pier and the pier 5 meters above the shop with wooden tie, wood tie chains then firmly fixed in the river on both sides of the iron pickets, prevent them from being swept away.
Locals used to go, and very familiar quickly went through the jump across the rocks, and I wash clothes in people's wooden club sound, gingerly walked over, taking the road back, to experience a return.
The other side of the ancient city of Rye home bar, looks very good. Helpless cash-strapped, I have a strong hold back the urge to go clubbing, jotting down the plate on a poem to commemorate.
"Drenched with water every woman Wun Sha Zhou, Yan Liu shore waterfront city flower.
South of the most beautiful hazy and take a watch to try Caixia.
Temptress Moon to talk with Syria and landscape conditions. "
Back to the other side, Zuta in shallow water, cool.
Jiang wind blowing and cozy.
By the way, to the riverside, I first went to an afternoon did not go to the street. The street looks quite partial, walked along the road, they find it is a true reflection of the lives of Phoenix Street.
This Jie Liangbian not lined with shops, there is no fluttering in the breeze of the Jiu Qi, inns signs, only one of the people at home and every household. The door half-open door or the elderly enjoy the cool air, or middle-aged chat, or play with children, everything is quiet and peaceful.
Walked in front of all was found affixed to each couplet, and vary in content, there are a lot of content is closely linked, and Phoenix is not an ordinary large pan, pan and empty couplets. Some of the door still hanging lanterns, affixed with a door god. While the old couplet has been yellow or broken, but faintly imagine the glory when it is Chinese New Year. Can not help but curious, ask a family, the hostess told me that when the unit was issued by the New Year, everyone has.
There is also a chop carrot households are probably going to do acid in radish.
A beautiful picture of life a good one! Unfortunately, at that time did not bring a camera.
From the River to return to the streets wandering for a while then go back. Watch, 8:30.
On the way back and bought five acid-radish, a total of 5 cents.
The road, an elderly couple, but also to tourism. Ask me how to get Hongqiao.
By the way, the afternoon for the first time back to Arrow Road, Ping Hotel (where I live), still encounter an unpleasant thing.
Back to the hotel, the boss (a woman) actually told me that 203 (I live in a room) is now living in someone else, she said that I live is 202. And my luggage is even a waiter to get elsewhere. The boss does not know where my luggage, but that went to the laundry attendant. I was very angry, furious. She said she went to the river looking for attendants. She came back and told me, the waiter put my things into the third floor rooms of the classical. Knowing that I came back to move in the past. But actually I am already told her to go, incumbent, is also waiting for me to come back after the room moving things, I hate other people without permission touch my luggage.
However, in the building, see the luggage into the room safe, and that the room is so beautiful. I also Consumers Gas, and felt angry too have just a point of impulse.
The room is too beautiful.
A large double wooden bed, antique-style, with carved, side of the bed sideways roof of a strip xintaizi, so there are two drawers. The stage can hold things, there is an adjustable side wall, the direction of light and shade of the wall. About their own party platform bed can be put stuff. There is a wooden slab bed, put shoes, but also facilitate the release pin, as it offset part of the bed height.
Being on the bed wooden table is antique, and the table put a large TV sets. Table on the left there is an antique cabinet, above the sculpture has a beautiful picture of the Phoenix. There are beautiful blue and white curtains.
The room is really good, with air conditioning, bathroom.
On the third floor of this block the top floor of the house, only this one room, very quiet. Room on the left is very spacious, with balconies on the stage surrounded by a circle is a wide variety of flowers.
The central platform there is a pavilion, boat letter to "non-essential interest" word. Ting Ding were installed around the circle of colorful lights at night to open, very beautiful, like the inlay of an edge to the pavilion. Hexagonal ring-shaped pavilion seats will be surrounded by a circle. I wonder from where you can go into the Kiosk. Careful observation was found that one side has inserted latch, open the side of the chair can be found to be active, and opened the side bench, people can enter. To lay down their bench, closing the "side door", that is perfect. The booth is a square table. In this tasting the full moon, chat Chigua be enjoying themselves.
(Note: the mouth from the owner was informed that this just repair the roof is one such time, is that she and her husband with the design, when the summer they eat watermelon on the roof pavilion. Already there are three floor amendments, so many the room. She had a son, now in Jishou work, did not return until the weekend. his wife's death that she lived on the building, they follow the trend around the shop will be decorated style of the room by hotel, please do so in a Hmong woman attendant , in this way will be open to her home as a hotel.)
Hutchison added :2004-3-24
July 4, 2003 Fri fifth day of the very early morning wake up. 5:00 multiple days outside the already bright. Up for bathing and laundry. 7 points out. First to eat for breakfast, a bowl of mung bean porridge, four steamed buns, and a total of 1.5 per head.
Finished go to the station by car to the Qiliang Dong.
Ordinary people travel, the fare should be 2 yuan. I will ask around the locals know that the locals can sit as long as 1 yuan. So I just gave the ticket to 1 yuan.
About half an hour to the destination of (Shiji Li distance)
Off along the field paths, walked hole, the hole with blood spraying like dragon Zhang big mouth.
I arrived almost simultaneously with several tours. Took place at the entrance of the pieces of a very interesting thing. Check-in staff actually asked me: "Do you take the group how many people?" He and I as a guide, and Oh, really interesting.
This attraction offers fixed guides, free of charge.
We designated this group guides, sounds very good to listen to.
Followed her into the hole. Qi Liang understand that in 1986 discovered by local farmers, because there are strange beam Township, Gu Ming Qi Liangdong.
Hole divided into upper, middle and lower three floors.
Many attractions, I still remember are:
The upper paradise, Chang, Nanjixianweng.
Middle Banshan Ting, Shilihualang, land so Jiao, made countless heroes Jingzhe Yao (one to stoop to the last place), Huangguoshu waterfall, hanging upside down Shilin, a white elephant welcome.
Lower closure travertine, liquor forest (possession of alcoholic liquor dozens of tons of letters in 2001, when the 2008 Olympic Games celebration for wine, really will be advertising, but the really fragrant.)
Also see the bat cave, the locals when they are lucky bird, considered to be "weaving happiness."
The middle of an attraction, there is a pit. Let us guide MILLER and WONG guess then what use is to do with this hole. Bonus for those who guess. ---- I guess the system of gunpowder. Got a beef bone system, Ngau Tau Hangings, great sense of accomplishment.
Gunpowder is a saltpeter cave, sulfur, etc. made.
Look at the reflection inside the cave, I felt very strange, because the top of the room for large, so although the water fairly shallow, but when you look at the reflection in water, can lead people to create the illusion of deep water.
The deepest water, because the top of the space is small, but can see the reflection in the water, I feel shallow.
There is one for the non-slip stone, looks very smooth, but the path to the non-slip, but the tour guide introduced to here, perhaps because the walk too fast, but still own a fall. Also Shuaikai microphone, and batteries Shuaidiao, and sandals broke, and threw dirty pants. But she is really dedicated, Pa Qi came to the battery, mount the microphone, but still can not sing in the microphone. She would throw off the microphone to improve voice speaking.
Chatted with her before we knew she was actually working here, doing guided tours only two months. Yes Changde who graduated from secondary school, learning the accounting profession. Travel Company in April to tour their school bills, and she had five hurdles will be hired.
She is not Hmong.
But the way tourists let her speak a Hmong legend. She was talking about a hole in the story of God. Very well. Back to us about the Hmong people rush Bian Bian field, men and woman will be the favorite to pull her Yijiao, woman likes men to be men on foot kick.
I am surprised that her talent for two months, how is so familiar with Hmong habits. One tourist asked her near the Miao Village, where she knows about it. She is not Hmong, but could be so much familiar with the customs of the Miao. I am very surprised and asked her.
She told me she read a lot of related books. What a hard-working girl!
I am becoming more like her.
To the "Heaven's Basilica," attraction, she also sang the first folk songs, really nicely, gently melodious.
There are a few to show her wit:
(1) Some people asked her if she did not Shilihualang miles and why should we call Shilihualang? She gave the answer: "Great Wall did not thousands of miles, when hundreds of thousands of troops under Cao Cao's not hundreds of thousands of the actual number of southern ah, just a hyperbole."
(2) about her wrestling. She jokes: "Today's tourist is probably too warm, so I dumped whom."
She was later a fall, this is because she broke the previous sandals, and walking was stumbling a bit. She climbed up and go on.
At that moment, I'm really particular touched a lot of feelings. Think what occupations Burongyia!
Because of this, I like this guide. Before leaving, a group photo with her, as a souvenir.
Yuki Liang-dong spent about two and a half hours.
I would ride out to Yoshinobu town, because today is the fifth day, Yoshinobu every field, you can go to go to the market. About 1 hour, 2 yuan.
Bought a package, actually only 2 yuan. Wuhan previously bought a similar, spent 10 yuan.
Bought two pairs of insoles look like, I thought it can be directly used in insoles. Only later did I know that the above flower pattern is painted on the flour papers, it is necessary in accordance with its embroidered motifs with the line. Good can be embroidered cushion, and this particularly strong in the insole.
Also bought a phone book with a pen, multi-function type, can be as notebook, documents, ID cards can be placed. 2 yuan.
Turn full circle, no meaning, mostly selling food, clothing, and use, and the peace of the market almost. Watermelon eating a block, then ride back to Phoenix.
Out of stations to see near a sell lunches. To see him there, put the dish, smell, taste and look very good, I asked the price. The boss said, 3 yuan, casual eating.
Will have to had a copy.
Sit down dinner, the boss gave me a bowl, let me Sheng, Sheng how much to eat. Eat up. Next to a big pot, the pot is steaming seaweed soup bones, but also casual Sheng. (Oh, really is a buffet Well, ah, but this price is really cheap.)
Vegetables, I counted, 11 were vegetables, hot pepper pork, pumpkin soup, eggplant, tofu, beans and even chewing head, shredded bamboo shoots, cabbage, mustard, as well as a dish, name forgotten.
Anyway, are the casual folder, what folder eat anything.
Most of hot and sour flavor, it is to my appetite. I ate two bowls of rice, drank another two kelp bone soup bowl. Too delicious, and only ternary really cost-effective, ah.
Finished, they ride to the south the Great Wall, 30 minutes, 1 yuan.
To put the Great Wall at the foot of the South to see the Great Wall winding is really magnificent. 45 per ticket, too expensive.
Go up, climb the Great Wall, and looking at the Great Wall winding is not never felt sour legs. Zhishai the sun, very hot.
Add to menstruation, feeling very hard climb.
Along the way from time to time a little girl or a Miao woman to sell mineral water, rent Miao clothes, one-minute snapshot. I brought the water had been drinking, thirst powerful. Can not help, want to buy a bottle of water to drink. Asking price, a little girl talking about 2 yuan. I counteroffer 1.5 yuan, she did not sell, but not stop following me and told me "buy a bottle there." I am also stubborn on the. 2 yuan will not buy it, she was a full follow me and climb the ladder for 5 minutes. Finally had to give up the idea. Also felt she was quite poor, is not easy. But the helpless himself "poor students" 1.
Tired, I was in the wall cavity to sit for a while. Rest for a moment, then continued to climb. From time to time someone to selling water, rent clothing. I also took a photo of the Great Wall corner of the old lady selling water.
And finally to 1.5 per from an old lady's house and bought a bottle of mineral water.
The Great Wall is too long, a full 150 km, 1:30 would be impossible climbed them to. Climbing for a while, I would back away.
There is a foot of the mountain is completely without repair of the old Great Wall. Saw the crawling moss stone, really have a sense of silent vicissitudes of life.
Under the walls out, nearly 4 points. Are not ready to go黄丝桥古城of. First, because time is not enough, two is to consider the money factor.
Out, at the roadside stalls selling souvenirs that really can be on their way to the Great Wall with an early age, just 20 dollars. Be able to save 25. Early data from the Internet that this information, but it did not find lead the way of people. A little regret, if to ask before buying tickets a few, should be able to save the money.
However, he switched to a wish, so there will be no tickets had. I collect tickets, no tickets for the occasion is also a great pity.
Material world without America.
In a peddler bought a satchel, 2.5 yuan, a bracelet 3 yuan. (Cut a lot of value, it seems his sell phone cards, cosmetics, or exercise his own, at least for now has his own will be a bargain.)
And then waiting for a train back to Phoenix.
Other car on the roadside, a small shop selling rice to open water to drink. Incidentally, also chatted with the hostess. She is embroidered insoles. Talk through with her, I also found another woman embroidered a good insole, they would understand their own at that time Yoshinobu like to buy only shoes, but also needs its own embroidery. The two women are Tujia women. Good to see they have been embroidered insoles really nice ah, workmanship is very fine, very firm, and is also good to see.
They saw that I liked and tried to sell me, saying that 10 a few dollars a pair. We are saying, cars have come. I would rush to the car. Then think about it, if the car did not come, I would really buy.
Out of the car. Old City from the Metro back to the way I bought at a craft store root Tousheng. 1 yuan. Incidentally, the owner inquired, batik is a Which of the better. She recommended to me bears a name.
Back to the old town and put things took a bath. Wearing slippers out, ready to eat, do not want to bad on the road slippers. Fortunately, when I was come to a room door. Hit man of the house just to go out, I made him to the root rubber band, tie the slippers, a dress can barely walk.
Louwai Lou decided to go for dinner. Yesterday I passed by, reflected in its good environment and a still affordable price. To go, the downstairs is no longer a seat, it upstairs. There is also a Lin Chuang Linjiang position. I sat down. Can see Tuo, river boat, river on the other side Diaojiaolou. Jiang wind blowing gently on the river eating, feeling very comfortable.
Point of a sour cabbage soup. 4 yuan.
Special but good, kind of sour special appetizer, cool heart, and in general not the same as the acid of vinegar. Although this one dish, I ate a lot of rice.
Soup eaten enough, I began to stroll Street. Shopping at small shops selling handicrafts. Discovered that almost every family has a good afternoon to see the kind of embroidery insole to sell, just not the same pattern. But clearly inferior to that of Tujia women working to do, think about naturally. The former is sold in bulk, which this is done from the home of the. Nature of the latter by hand, of better quality. Asking about the price, most of them 12 yuan a pair, I feel too expensive, and ultimately did not buy.
Then go to that family name bears batik shop.
Once you've found, eye-catching. There in front of the master introduction. Xiong has his back ------ photo exhibition of various works, has his photo with the celebrity, which he obtained a certificate and so on.
The door to see a wall covered with batik. Sure enough, with the difference elsewhere. Lifelike wax figures, landscapes in water the reflection of the figure, texture is extremely lifelike.
He works in the third sector, "World Chinese art Conference" Hong Kong's major art exhibition received special gold medal.
In his talk, I enjoyed his finest creations, award-winning work, "Whitehead for the elderly", and a non-sale items, "Morning."
To buy a tie-dyed T shirt. 16 yuan.
Asked for a business card. Petition, "International Art Literature and Art Joint folk batik artist"
Small town feel really old times, there are many Gao Ren.
Residence and then back to rest.
July 5, 2003 Saturday 7:00 am to go out.
To eat breakfast. (Fungus shredded meat powder, 2 million), then stroll around a person.
Surprise, I found several good place.
One for the Chaoyang Palace, formerly known as Chen Clan Hall, built in 1915, the Department of wood courtyard. Covers an area of more than 500 square meters. From the door, the stage, main hall, left wing component. Main hall for the three-bay Chuandou architecture.
Door title couplet as follows:
"Guests weep side corner, saw a total sentimental pavilion.
Swiss bird from basil, wing stroke high into the sky thousands of miles. "
Unfortunately, the door was locked, unable to go have a look.
One for the Confucian Temple, without the entry.
Also into an alley, see Tian old home. Tian (1917-1975), formerly known as Tianjing Xiang is a literary activist, writer, educator, editor at home.
To see the door there is a Granny is Tian's sister. She told me her brother Tianjing Kui, is currently the Professor of Wuhan University, Faculty of Arts.
Chen then went to the houses. Qianlong built Chan Chan Kai --- A, the Qing Dynasty at the second in Taiwan, their 58 years in Qianlong (1793) the amendment of sites, brick-wood structure, and three three-building area of 300 square meters.
This is a private attractions. Tickets to 6 yuan, counter-offer to 5 yuan. A little girl took me to visit. Her junior high school on, vacation leave, is Chen's relatives.
This is Chen Qing Dynasty the second rank of residential housing, "Mistaken mountain go around bandits in mind," filmed here, drill mountain leopard mansion and new homes.
The three-house, one into the right and left is Yahuan live in penthouse, now living Chen posterity. 2 into the living room, right and left is the wing.
Rooms within the space-saving semi-circular table. Also saw a lot of antiques, such as the Qing Dynasty wooden bed, Ming brown boxes. In the Qing dynasty carved bed, Chuanglian.
Actually there is still room behind the back door, that could not see, hidden strong.
The little girl was introduced here during the Cultural Revolution had been occupied neighborhood. After the Cultural Revolution, Chen descendants to court, the house has to win back.
Three wells into the day before yesterday, there are two water tanks, fire is used. The Chen family is now raising a goldfish, put a rockery. Patio on both sides of the wall leaves the Qing Dynasty murals.
3 into the main hall, hung on both sides of calligraphy. The little girl is now, Chen said that the family's own paintings, is indeed very Cuoa. This town seem to have quite artistic accomplishments.
The two principal rooms on both sides.
There is still room attic. Chen's man of the house opened a summer art classes. I looked upstairs, large group of children is to go with sketching.
Let me feel too good, did not expect so thick here, the artistic atmosphere. Perhaps this is the town of Fenghuang Tuo and peaceful town like the biggest difference.
After visiting the Chen house, feeling really worthwhile trip. Than the former residence of Shen Cong-wen, Xiong Xiling worth more visits to the house. Cost-effective also high time, and grateful that a person found in such a good place.
Then go to the root stone home visits.
Gate couplet:
Rhizopus arrhizus root Active Stone Stone Stone Stone Stone similarities It is also residential areas, as man of the house, Zhou Jin, loves to collect rocks, Root system. Has been a lot of work. They are also adapted to local conditions and open up for the exhibition. Tickets 3 yuan to 2 yuan bargaining.
Hostess with me to visit.
There are many rocks, one of the work, "Penglai Wonderland" won the second prize of the Fourth China Fair Shang Shi. (99 September).
Stone saucers under the most is to ask people tailor-made. Still others are masters of their own men to do.
A kind of local stone called Wuling stone, dark complexion.
Some are masters of these stones come from the countryside to the acquisition, some man of the house to participate in the meetings like stone exhibition, stone for stone in exchange for that, or donated by others, he went all the way back to come back or containers shipped back. Yun said the hostess, when it was rock hard by a little bit of her true emotions. Indeed, Burongyia.
Roots are mostly from the countryside come through acquisitions.
The wall hanging scroll. I am curious to ask the hostess, the hostess said to be written by man of the house. Does not belong to any "body" is a male director wrote, according to the root of the curved shape can be described Nature as Teacher. That the "root soul," the word does have features, will be independent of this one, no semicolon. From the side, I also feel all the more the root of the man of the house, stone dignity.
He engaged in this hobby more than ten years.
Both were laid off, their printing in the office. Are also posted earnings of most of this hobby of his. The hostess also influenced, from illiterate to get to know. There are a small, under the old, it really was not easy. This ticket is also a drop in the bucket of money, and generally are not arranged tour guides visitors here. Not many people come, especially after the introduction of joint ticket, people less.
A house is a old house, rebuilt terrible. Old house one hundred years of history. The original beams and columns was also preserved. Central has two yellow poplar house, the shape is very special, like a green umbrella. On the right a hundred years of history. The main entrance of the wall is hung from the old house on a rip-carved window lattices.
Angle there is a ginkgo tree bonsai. Shashi lovable. I would like to make a souvenir of a ginkgo leaf.
At the door on the left still attached to the root of a master writing Ishii-ming, but unfortunately I have not copied the full text.
This is also a Gaoren ah.
Come out to the North tower side of the door and suddenly heard a melodious music. I am very surprised with the music away, to the North Gate City, hole, the hole on the left see the stone bench and sat with two elderly people. One person pulling the Erhu. 1 I've never seen a person playing the instrument.我很是好奇，趁着他们弹奏的间隙，一问，才知道那是秦琴。我不禁想起了曾秦琴的名字，原以为秦琴这种乐器已失传，没想在此得见。老人还告诉我秦琴和二胡合奏，声音最好听。
我原以为这二人是在卖艺。后来交流过才知道他们只是爱好，自己弹着玩的。不禁又感叹这凤凰的人杰地灵。
又去北门码头，沱江边。想看看早晨和傍晚的江边景象有什么不同之处。
我又听到一阵阵棒槌声。江边全是在洗衣服的人，男女老少都有。有的用桶，有的用盆，有的用一种背篓装衣服。棒槌声清脆悦耳是沱江早晨一道不可多得的风景。
拍了几张照离开。
去逛老街。不经意又发现有一高人。
一家扎染店。
店主是苗族民间扎染艺人，中国工美学会民间工美专业委员会会员。湖南民族民间工艺美术委员会会员，得了一大堆奖状，荣誉。她的作品“回归大自然”获世界华人艺术大奖赛“国际荣誉金奖”，她还被联合国教科文组织和中国文艺家协会，授予“民间工艺美术家”。
原名吴景连，艺名吴花花。她是专攻扎染。
看到一条扎染围巾，绵绸的，真的很漂亮。 12元。还是没买，囊中羞涩，有些后悔买了那件扎染T恤了。用那钱来买围巾对我其实更为实用。
后悔已经没用了。包里已只有十几块钱了。
然后去买第一天见到的苗族老太太的剪纸。
买了三张，讲价讲到5元。她叫吴六爱，居然在包剪纸的报纸上她还签上了它的大名。
然后又发现了田兴恕故居。清代民宅。没进去参观，因为门票5元。田兴恕，苗族人。曾为贵州提督，巡抚，钦差大臣。
然后，又过虹桥到了沱江对岸，发现一卖傩（nuo）艺制品的纯手工制品店。这是一对夫妇开的。两口子都是美术老师，里面的手工艺品全是他们手工制作。材料有牛角的，竹的，木的等等各种不同材料，不同形状的。上面画有傩戏中的神，面具。
很是喜欢，可是又没钱，最便宜的小桶也要6元一个。 10元一对。想5元买一个，她不卖，便没买。
聊天中还得知，开这店只是他们的副业，因为爱好。正业还是做老师。因此他们也不靠这个吃饭，所以开门开得晚，关门关得早，卖不出去也不觉得有什么。
真的很羡慕他们能有这样一间属于自己的小店。
后来又发现了一个苗族妇女在路边织带子卖。用的居然是小型织布机，和梭子。这是我第一次见到，觉得好神奇。
看到一根根线在她灵巧的双手下变为有漂亮图案的带子，好喜欢。
于是买了一个手链（看着她做好），和一个手机链。
还买了5尺编织带（5交一尺），共花了10元。
后来在西门城楼下，见到一正编织这种编织带的老太太，又亲眼见到另一种编织用的器具，太神奇了。中间是一圆环，四周有十几条下方有小球是坠子。然后只见她手穿梭，但见编织带成型。我感觉自己的眼睛都看花了。
又是一高人！
因为要赶在12点之前退房。 11点便急急忙忙往回赶。退完房，把包还是暂时放在箭道坪宾馆。便又出门吃饭。
在“在水一方”吃了一个清炒蕨菜，4元，加饭1元。共5元。
吃完又逛。到处都见卖姜糖的，都是当地人自己开作坊手工生产，自产自销。
到古韵姜糖花3元买了一包姜糖。这是正宗特产，带回去给同学尝尝。
这时身上还剩23元。 （20元得用来买票回怀化）
接着逛。
见到田氏玻璃吹画。
亲眼见到城里卖的所谓的“水晶”工艺制品是怎么做出来的，好神奇。
一个铁管，喷着高温火焰，他一手拿着一有机玻璃棒子，在火中熔化，边熔化，他边转动玻璃棒。或转成细圈或转成环。不时再用一个类似镊子的铁夹子夹一下熔化的玻璃，帮助成形。不到十分钟，一个漂亮的“水晶”鸭子便成型了。
一问价，5元一个，要什么就做什么。好便宜。
这时天上下起了毛毛细雨。我便准备早点回怀化。何况身上也没钱了。身体又很累。便拿了包，坐车回怀化。上车前花1元买了一包槟榔。车2点开。
上车我便睡，太困了。基本上一直睡到怀化。
4点半到怀化。
5点，我进候车室。
写我的游记。吃了包带的南街村拌面。
Author: luzzi
