Of the ancient city of Lijiang
From Zhongdian to Lijiang 200 km distance, tickets 29 yuan. Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in the 214 national highway, for gravel used to go all the way and the "stone road bombs," people who feel good comfort, unwittingly fell asleep. Woke up the sky late, roadside scenery is different in the past, no longer see the Tibetan villages towers can not see barley stands, do not see the plateau yak, do not see the dark rosy Tibetan girl. When the transit will be relocated ah. Front of the dense bamboo forests curl of smoke, neat green fields, "daytime" dress of the Naxi crush astonishing glimpse soon for me to bid farewell to the magnificent plateau drive away after the inexplicable feelings of regret.
Road, nice car fast, 4 hours to arrive in Lijiang. Living in the leaf雨轩Garden Inn, 15 yuan / bed that night a small guest room for me one person exclusively. Lijiang Dayan Old Town and New Town is divided into two parts. 800 years of history of the ancient city was built in Song to the early Yuan, residents mainly Naxi. Ancient name of wood toast under the jurisdiction of this region, so the descendants of the ancient city of guanjia multi-surname "Wood", and multi-surname descendants of the civilian population "and." Lijiang Old Town area is large enough to have a full 3.8 km, unlike I have ever traveled, "Jiangnan five town" and other small town, it is for many shop owner talking.
September 18 early morning, light rain smoke hanging over the ancient city. Strands of rain drift intermittent, the walk from the Inn ran out of the ancient city. From the wooden bridge along the water line near the palace to the "rain Liufang" in St. Paul (said to be the Naxi language, meaning exhort reading), forward after a two stone lions guarding the closed gate, turn left into the increasingly crowded together on the The centenary Square (known for the production of silver). Row upon row of shops along the 71 Jie Liangbian walked city center Square Street (one square sub-dam), tourists have to beat the night sky and the stars Meili Snow Mountain. Water for every family and every household to weeping willows in the Lijiang ancient city known as the "plateau Gusu," I still agree. However, when the town of tourists and shops similar to the density and when the city, even if brick trail, Tile House courtyard remains the same, but lost a seamless ancient quiet.
Later, travel to facilitate the move to the "visitors from many" Inn. Since the large number of visitors during the day, just in small courtyards and Naxi Xiaomei tea chat. The young girl's girlfriend stopping by soon to chat. Girl eyebrow deep-set eyes show, slim, I said with a smile that she was beautiful Naxi, but it has been corrected. Naxi ancient legacy of the original standards of beauty is "black and expensive, with fat as the United States." With the current fashion to promote the "whitening" "downsizing" On the contrary miles! Material shortages, war-torn and tumultuous era in era of peace and material abundance of "America" is defined to reflect different people's desire for life.
19:00, tourists gradually dispersed, just stroll out. The listen to Lost Horizon, the Naxi ancient music, Zennai he had just went to Beijing, and on the choice of the opposite of "Dongba Palace." 35 yuan B votes, the second row of the edge. 1st Qu Tang emperor Li Longji compose the "gossip" let people calm down, meditation ancient times. Magnificent stage sets, simplicity without losing humorous folk songs and dances, and four civil and military of the old Dongba bring the audience right of Dongba historical imagination. The audience revel in bold on stage singing in antiphonal style warm, lively dance and beautiful, vivid unique Dongba Calligraphy, gorgeous charming Naxi costumes, and art, there was a good interaction. Moderator declared to be grateful to the audience's participation and support, plus played a "Gold and Sand." Tang emperor Li Yu sung through the ages and the Xiaoling:
"Lianwai rain murmur, spring to sometime. Luo coverlet impatience just before dawn cold. I Never Dreamed I Was a passenger and a Zuhr greedy Huan.
Mo alone, lean on a railing, unlimited Jiangshan, do not easily see when the time is difficult. Spring water is also falling, heaven and earth. "
3 Naxi girl embrace of the lute, slow of string and wind music, Qingqi lips; Ya song Yueqing, it seems clear spring flowing above the jade. Accompanied by a public Gongzhuang elderly drum accompaniment, like the beauty of music resounded Jinbo torn clouds, the subjugation of the families have gone through the miserable worldly impermanence Li Hen and the performance of head. Oh yes, he wrote, "cut constantly tangled is the sadness." "Known to my liking, a sense of Jun pity that this situation should ask days." "Vehicles, such as water Ma Ju-lung, flower month to spring," the emperor, did think future will hum the words "helpless Hanyu night to dawn-to-wind", "word of life Changhen Water Chang-dong," the mournful! Is the so-called "national poet, unfortunately, fortune", but added sake of the Li Yu Hao Fangpai Ci sent from the graceful transition. Silently listening to the ancient music is fascinated, not help agree with the "Man With the flow cross-fertilization be considered to be a dream Floating Life," from the past. And the poet apart through the ages, heart and soul have consonance ... ...
Trekking Tiger Leaping Gorge
Had heard that there was a place in Yunnan Province can not be close to humans, birds did not dare return to flight, that is - Tiger Leaping Gorge. Jinsha River Runs roaring in between the Haba Snow Mountain and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, is quite "Eastward to wear empty, great tide" of power. Here you can best understand "the magnificent mountains and rivers", "This land so Jiao" in deep implication.
Tiger Leaping Gorge is located in the north of Lijiang, Zhongdian south. Jinsha River downstream from the town of Shek Kwu, river wide, Jiangliu flat, snow-capped mountains to the next bridge and Zhongdian, Mercedes-Benz came Shuo hilly river confluence, a sudden passion, to shake the skies, the runaway like the Mustang, roaring Pentium 45 km. The turbulent roar with indomitable strength, split Yulong, Haba two Snowy Mountains, out of the Tiger Leaping Gorge unparallelled anywhere in the world. According to the information briefing, "This is only 20 km long river valley, while the river has dropped seven straight scarp, with a total drop were as high as 220 meters. Narrowest point the river less than 30 meters. Cross scarps Chihiro, Gap, elevation 1,800 meters, with both sides of the Yulong, Haba Snow Mountain altitude difference reached more than 3900 meters! "so-called Tiger Leaping Gorge, the name suggests, is the result of legendary tiger leapfrog from the middle of the river rock on the river is named. All Gap jumped into the tiger, the tiger jump tiger jumped the next three paragraphs.
At 8:00 on September 19 arrived at Terminal, 8:30 hop tiger jumped the town bridge bus fares 13 yuan, more than two hours journey. A pair of lovers on the train look like a backpacker. Oh, and also the way seems doomed to as "bulbs," and the!
The car sitting next to big sister for our guiding. At this point, due to road (Tiger jumped the low road) is closed roads, closed to traffic and nobody selling tickets. Happens some villagers with a cuff to intimidate people, we are not ignored, the gate used in secondary schools after lunch 11:30 a formal proceeding. Companion was a young boy in the small hearts of naval fighters, all the way to help me carrying a thick warm fleece.
Although I do not backpack weight, but because shoes are not waterproof, Haba snow showers in the kick into a slide, which is quite awkward position. An hour later reached the "Naxi Ya Ge." A case, it started with three grooms behind, to be commissioned in 28 Shui tourists exhausted when looking to do business. Cumulonimbus is a large group rains, only to the villagers to shelter from the rain under the eaves. In the drizzly autumn staring three horses grazing in the green grass, surrounded by shrubs, trees a deep-Pitt light green, vibrant, like a spring drizzle picture. Enthusiastic groom then taken to the fairy juicy and delicious fruit and Yamanashi, please enjoy our free of charge.
Listen caravan bursts of the ringing You Yuan, remember once the Tea-Horse Road section of road risk. Tea-Horse Road The operating range in China includes Yunnan, Tibet, Sichuan and the three regions. Tea-horse trade two years ago had become a major event between Chinese and Tibetan. Tea-Horse Road is broadly divided into the South line and the Sichuan-Tibet-Yunnan-Tibet line. Yunnan-Tibet "Tea-Horse Road" Total length 7019, when the "Southwest Silk Road," the longest one channel. From the ancient Tea-Horse Road to this day, continuation of the Tibetan and Chinese trading culture, tolerance of different customs and cultures thick mysterious religion.
Smaller rain continued on our way, the mountains of dirt roads are muddy, foot full of slurry. Rainwater moved to face down the hair drops down behind the sweat soaked clothes are boring in the raincoat inside, occasionally licking lips look, can not distinguish rain or sweat. Upward climb, kick a slide to continue upward; bent to the forward center of gravity; not afraid of slow, afraid Station ... ... three "modern educated youth" mutual summed up the experience of mountain climbing. Behind my tired weakly. Then were caught by an outdoor instructor to Lijiang, 89 young people to catch up. "Can not be Left Behind!" I have in my heart to pump myself up. Have 18 hours from the Emei Golden Summit foot climb up the drive has been all over the sky I do not know where the wind and rain blew go! Exhaustion of the groom who will refuse to back baggage for me to provide mounts the temptation to rely on willpower, wind and rain days at the most are not used to walking step by step in the "28 Shui," the slopes. All the way red and yellow lines are in English and Chinese signs guide us, "Come on" in a cordial and slogans everywhere. Met no signs of the forks in the road, we will pick a mule droppings path. Careful observation proved to be useful in the wild on foot! To see the disappearance of dozens of foreigners in this tracing notices, and more lightly. 12 km of the most difficult journey over the limit in the physical support for tired finally finished the next.
Once the storm, leisurely Baiyun Piao Yulong Snow Mountain in the head. In the more than 3000 meters on the cliffs overlooking a river just like in a dragon of the rapids, magnificent scenery of his life as I only see! Yulong At this point there is no snow, blue faint to stand tall cliff. Sitting on the lawn opposite the Haba Snow Mountain, thought to live in this paradise of the mountain people who lived in "Einai soon as the green mountains, rocks on the mood cloud phase by" in The Lonely Ye He is really a good day like!
Climbing slowly into the state, the next road downhill all mention of peace, and soon the 3 points to the Tea-Horse Inn. At this time we can choose chartered to go in the tiger jumped down, but still continued to walk the high road. The magnificent cliffs overlooking the risks along the way show, amazing mountains and magnificent. Further and further robust pace of less than six minutes had settled in the evening went to "Halfway" half-way inn. There are the famous "best in the world toilet", in which, looking across the magnificent Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, feel the mountain breeze and solidarity, is extraordinary. In the large stone platform, Ke Guazai tea and enjoy the sunset twilight pale shadow of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, point the fish soup, pepper beef, silk and other dishes to thank everyone for FB. After dinner, from the blue cloth looked at the wooden pane outside the fruit of the pear tree ... ... that day long gone well!
September 20, following the road yesterday, a group of experienced outdoor instructors who, to the tiger jumped into the hair. Baggage in the "Tina` s "in the Gorge Hotel. After maintenance at large in Psychology, coach of the tax of 10 yuan / person tolls made veiled criticisms. Due to many people, playing a five fold. Indeed, the road is a natural formation, but the roadside railings and others are built by Teacher Chang. From an economic point of view, the Government did not subsidize road for him, if he did not charge for all visitors "free rider" non-rational choice. 10 yuan, but the pricing is reasonable, and subject to estimate the one-year road maintenance costs and statistics to measure the number of visitors.
Today the weather is good, the foot does not slip, I Jianbu like flying, walking in the front ranks. Yesterday, the last one 180-degree turn so that everyone was surprised. The tiger jumped down to the road a bit narrow, but not as good as imagined so difficult to go.
Dragon King hole passing through the landscape, etc., came to the vicinity of the most ornamental value of the Gorge. I saw many rocks lying river, the rapids hit, wave column volley, stand like a wall Chihiro, alerted heaven and earth! River on both sides, Yulong and Haba cliffs Atlas, constitute two giant, Shek Mun, which stands a tiger jumped stone, stream of Jinsha River from Duolu out to thunderous roar from the trend, Shashi roll 1000 snow spray, do not live swing rolling chilling. Forward, and soon to see the sky full of stars, beaches, long and a half, spread all over the reef, waves vacated, Jingtao roar, Ruleiguaner. Coach said to see the reef from above the stars like the Galaxy, hence the name. Most of his companions stumbled at the moment, I have attributes actually enjoy climbing over-yong.
Was seen as a "Snow Mountain Gap Song", depicts very well: "Snow Gorge, high and narrow, knife inserted skyscraper canyon cliffs, ... ... birds can not, the pedestrian this heart be terrified; Zhou Ji can not be crossing, aircraft were heard The crack heart and liver. ... ... I want to be moved to cliffs, the whole days spent, Yu Yu air damper, lying to listen to Tao cold diarrhea. "As a small child listening to the Tiger Leaping Gorge strange strange deceitful myth: beautiful, smart girl Jinsha River, want to go to the East China Sea, the sun rises, in this encounter Haba, Yulong two brothers ordered to block. Yulong Let Haba sentry, smart girl with the seven days and nights of Qinggemanwu Sands, so that Haba intoxicated fall asleep, took the opportunity to Chong Kai Shek Mun rushes away. Skip to the next tiger from the tiger jumped the girl could be a taste of the Jinsha River to the 1000 start of the light soft switch back to 100 until the suddenly red-opened Shihmen, subsequently song and the way the charm away.
Subsequently, the return to Tina `s way to take the" ladder. " Close to 90 degrees steep ladder is divided into two, all drill rod hooking up cliffs. Advantageous finished at 10 minutes on the climb. I have a good state of the mountain was so everyone prohibitive. Yes and everyone under the tiger jumped a chartered from Tina `s go. Passing the famous Corniche, "talc board." A straight, smooth-shaped stone giant, vertical hillside out into the bottom from the Haba Snow Mountain. Rolling stones from time to time, easy to pedestrians knocked middle of the river, it was regarded as a gate of hell. Tiger jumped the river, under a number of stable and open. On the old ferry boat, crossing to big with.
Evening and his party more than ten people from different places gathered together in this big a Inn, pick fairy fruit, sitting around chatting, a great clamor. Hong Kong Police Force were an active old man and I talked about the difficulties currently experienced by the Hong Kong economy, anti-corruption systems, and environmental protection. He come to the mainland in mid-travel, envy here, prices were low, but also east and west on the mainland and I have uneven development of the "dual economy" issues. We chatting until late into the night.
Lights sometime, we recall the tiger jumped wonder that earth-shaking matter whether the Zambian matter whether magical creatures, full of shock at the way the power of the United States moved in, and I'm infinite charm Jiangshan China proud.
Author: shuangqiaoqingyin
