Impression of the city, it seems quiet on the ancient, as is full of vicissitudes of age. But the fact is not always the case. This summer, I traveled in an average city with a lingering archaic ancient city.
Old Town of Lijiang, a well-known earthquake quickly to small towns. It contains three city: large research, white sand, beam river. Of the most developed one of the most famous ancient city of big research.
Dayan Old Town, with antique houses, the same color are white walls and black tiles of the Naxi houses, tightly packed together, eaves and tile next to pieces, door stuck Chuang Dong, narrow stone road paved streets, complex to shuttle the meantime. Lanes on both sides, in front of residential areas, clear stream flowing silently. Early in the morning is so peaceful Dayan. However, after a 8:00, they will gush from all sides every corner of the countless visitors an instant, full of every piece of stone, each one shop. Up suddenly bustling city, full of vitality. By 8 pm after the bar, coffee bar lighting a light one up, a wide variety of red lanterns are also Yingying revealing a red light, all the shops are eager to use lights indicate their existence, to demonstrate your open bright. At this time of the ancient city of feasting, the crowd surging seems to have become China's most prosperous commercial cities and towns. Dayan is so varied and vibrant, totally not like very old, more like a fashionable young man.
Old Town of Lijiang ancient town is the Naxi people, but today's large research within the ancient city of shops, more than 90 percent by outsiders to operate, most of the ancient city of the Naxi people moved to live outside the new city.
Walking in the bustling crowd, my thoughts involuntarily movement of the lost native inhabitants of the city, or the true sense of the city do? Without a large Naxi Ren research, just as the body lose its soul, without its proper spiritual. Qing Ling even a small stream over the entire city, we can only become a formalism derivatives. Princess election as emperor, the original research is a delicate and pretty big village girls are forced into the palace, had to use various means to make their own to survive and win the emperor's favor. When they finally have status, her childhood has ceased to exist the unique scenery. Maybe she has different kind of charm, with ornate clothing makeup, but it will never again have a unique temperament that simple, and perhaps until one day, the emperor suddenly found out that she lost their original temperament, She also received the emperor's favor do? The big research, I am lost.
Seven kilometers away from the beam river city, the same houses, the same streets, the same streams, not the same is that there is far less Yourenruzhi Dayan. In-beam river is still inhabited by Naxi Ren, outsiders rarely. This allows us to see the city's original appearance, savor the ancient city that deep breath and feel the unique atmosphere of the Naxi people living in the stone on the road ... ... walked slowly, and mostly dressed in national costumes of the Naxi old Mrs expression of calm, a madding crowd look like; alley on both sides, there are many shops, which stand in silence, plain and humble facade, reveals a hint of warm, melting in the ancient city of. Beam River like a kindly grandmother, always peace and tranquility of ... ... in-beam river, I feel a closeness and warmth, as well as deep appreciation.
Tide of history under the impact of modern business have been built one after another one of the city, not been destroyed, that is, by modern conquest (in fact, does it relate to destroy any different?). My own vision is a kind of worry, years later, with the large research were so close to the beam away from the river, but also can not stand tall in their own ancient culture, without being assimilated Dayan do? Fortunately? Misfortune? I noncommittal, only impression of this city recorded in the paper, the might be able to mark the imminent disappearance of some of the real city.
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Author: scottyao
