"8000 miles, clouds and months." Bisan Etsurei containing Chi contains drive, and finally to the destination of this trip - the state capital of Xinjiang Korla in Bayingolin. Shenyang here with a two-hour time difference, bright days before eight o'clock. However, not until six, and I returned home a pillow You Meng was awakened herald the break of the cock. It appears that biological clock is not due to geographical proximity and transformation. Due to have two poems: Nanjiang everywhere style differences, left there Jiti like home!
We left Urumqi at a time when drifting snow. Tianshan Mountains, this approximately Si Yinian ago from the vast ancient sea dragon Tengchong born at the moment, it is wrapped in silver makeup Su, Qi Yu vigorous, scales flying Yang, Yao Jiao climbed. Tianshan Road, "suddenly, such as spring night, the Trees 10000 Open Pear Tree", is indeed some magnificent landscape.
Imagination, high temperatures southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, even though there is no "Yang Liu Yiyi" Jiangnan Xiuse, at least, should also be "rain and snow started falling," the scenery beyond the Great Wall. However, the flip over the spine of Tianshan a look and meet us is oblivious Isshiki the vast Gobi Desert. Shino greenish yellow, Tin Heights Jiong, in the air without a trace of clouds Yinyun, rain blurred Italian ambience, a very dry climate. The northern foot of days with snow and ice in the world can be described as low clouds hung dark soil with the firmament. This is reminiscent of the California coastal mountain range, east and west sides very different picture: one side is moist fertile oasis on the other side is arid desert. Obviously, are due to due to mountains blocking the rain clouds.
Was still in secondary school season, I wrote a piece of yellow northwest face of the motherland map screen, shot numerous teams aspire to God vector, drum vibration the mysticism of the wings, depicting its history, present and future of all sorts of hue . Now the field tour concept was aware of his own imagination of the poor, and the specific nature Guiqi exactly in sharp contrast. Song Ci borrow a phrase to describe such a contrast is the "Dream of Spring width narrow," bar.
On that day, I wrote this poem: Since then, dare to boast eye-width, any surf the vast desert. You see, Tanzania expansive great Gobi Desert, no hill no sink, no trees no grass, flat stretch toward the sky show has always been. The hazy light of the earth held out Haomiao the vault of heaven, seemed to be especially open, especially spectacular.
I think only gone in southern Xinjiang, can we truly appreciate the size of the vast country. Here car, often 100 kilometers meter range. Urumqi to Korla 500 kilometers, 500 kilometers Korla to Aksu, Aksu to Kashgar 500 kilometers, Kashgar to Hotan, is 500 kilometers. How such a coincidence? It is because far too wide in geographical, as the same billionaire calculate the balance of payments, rounded, whichever is roughly just. The cost of space is time. Bayingolin state of the city proper and eight counties, covering an area equivalent to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces combined. Capital to the furthest from the Autonomous Region Qiemo County, even if by plane, but also spend an hour or two; if the road vehicle Chi counties across the state, probably no time is stuck atop a half a month.
We have 6 million population, Shenyang, whole days spent, often overcrowded. Wander downtown, the whole million head save animals Mojiancazhong, as if everybody in town the population-wide hitting the side. However, exposure to Gobi Desert, but the world around too much too desolate, lonely in. Even if the 100 car Qi drive and drive, self-willed Sahuan, also no break lights, down stream and gave the driver at risk. Here to hear the city noise sound and a variety of urban noise, the air occasionally there is a Liangsheng Tulipa their calls, although not how it sounds, but also as Chuang-tzu said, "who fled empty", "Wen Ren footsteps, trampling, however, Hi carry on. "
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Several thousand years of Chinese civilization page is covered with weathered history to show the vicissitudes of life changes, "Fuyangzhijian has become a thing of the past." And here, it seems to stop the pace of the times, and even the natural landscape is almost no significant changes. Of this century moment, the eternal is in such really make people "grieve the A minute later, envy of the infinite universe," the.
However, as a historical point of view, will be aware that this was originally a misunderstanding. As the "Silk Road" in the middle of busy here over a thousand years there had been prosperous times. If this ancient road, just like human beings have retained the memory of the case, then it will never forget: Here, the Mercedes-Benz had mission to the Western Regions of the Che Qi and Yong Zhang Qian's exploration, "ventured" and Ban Chao's pommel horse, flying over and the pro-Wusun thin-jun, bereavement 2 princess's car dust, flash too much risk by step, Ce Zhang solitary Zheng, Western Paradise Method to learn from a mysterious figure, but also Exile Marking the border, led the people build drainage pipes and water diversion and recovery Ben Lin Tse-hsu by North, counter-insurgency fighting the enemy of the Tso's footsteps welcome and send off countless Chinese and Western business travel in the Tuodui loaded with wealth and goods, caravans. Even today, this one rate Xiongqi, spectacular desert and Gorges, waves of melodious sweet Camel and the desolation of the military music, wars of conquest Shasheng, it seems to flash in front of the interchange in the ears.
It has always been praised, "Journey to the West" by the rich artistic imagination. In fact, as long as the path along the ancient Silk Road was one, you will find the book many of the myths can be find here, to its primitive. We worship knowledge-off "The Towering sway Sa fluttering", but no one upsets the opposite of the "Yellow Wind King" (unfortunately no chance to see the "Tiger Pioneer"); traveled through pass Tianshui, Liu Shahe (but did not see the "goose feather Gone with the Wind can not afford, given at the end of aloe Shen, "The Wonders); also had walking legend of the Monkey King, where the" three dozen White-Boned Demon, "the Tiemenguan; still watching the Turpan Flaming Mountains, searching for Grape Valley where cattle had holes and Gao Beelzebub Tang Seng preaching station in the city. I think that even without the field trips Wu Cheng-en Guo Tang Seng learn the road and certainly a careful examination of Xuan Zang's "Tang Western Regions" and the ancient Chinese mythology, the hotbed of them as speculative and inspiration of the catalyst, in order to build a complete The myth of the world, Wu Ru deep background, the reality of soil and mysterious machine front to find out links of history and reality, fantasy and the existence of a color Rd.
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Korla is located in the ancient Silk Road in southern Xinjiang, the Taklimakan Desert is close to the country's largest. "Taklamakan", Uygur language, meaning "go get out." The name comes from a fairy tale:
A long time ago, in the dry heat of the Tarim Basin, people eager to divert farming, development treasure. There is charity gods, holds the hands of two treasure: gold ax and the golden key. He handed over gold ax Kazak people, so that they split Altai attracted Qingqing river. Is also prepared to golden key to the Uighur people, so they opened the treasure-house of the Tarim Basin. Unexpectedly, the Golden Key is an immortal little girl lost. Immortal huff, he gave the little girl imprisoned in the central basin, since then, here becomes a "go get out" of the dungeon, the course of time considerable period of time, treasure-house, into a desert.
For thousands of years, it is also word of mouth: the desert has a mysterious place called "seven Citylink." Where the densely inhabited, busy streets and marketplaces, building crowded, verdant trees and is surrounded by a crystal-clear flowing water, fertile countryside. I do not know what year, suddenly blew a forty-nine consecutive days of sinister wind, rural drowned farmhouse for Hui, water dried up, densely extinction, widespread backing of the sand dunes, gravel. However, Ye Jing deeper every moment, but also hear people shouting masi, crowing barking voice. I made an old Uighur Inquiry: "This is the site of seven Citylink How far away from urban areas? May have been on an inspection tour?" Answer is: Desert from east to west 1000 kilometers, 400 kilometers from north to south, Who also said that this fortress was not clear where.
Later on, I know that in two Qianyibainian to five centuries ago during the period of this band, like the ancient Loulan city as there are at least 20, but they all - a submerged into quicksand. Recently, the Tarim Basin continue to spread the good news: According to investigation, where the oil and gas reserves respectively, the country's total oil and gas resources, sixth and fourth. Re-erected in the vast desert town prosperous time, is within sight.
It is said that mythology is poor and weak people's property. Where in reality, unable to get things put the rest of his life the ancient dream of its ancestors Bianba, hair and the myths and legends, stretching into the future negotiations. If the Taklimakan Desert, the formation of these legends is true, then, as the "golden key" to return to the people of the hands, the mysterious underground treasure-house of the door is opened, all sorts of dreams gradually become a reality, myths and legends themselves will be gradually diluted a.
Heard, Korla in the Qing Dynasty is just a small village. Until the liberation, the villagers also known as the glowing pearl torch to fetish shoes as impermeable; a cut soil trowel is a universal tool for local farmers. They never dreamed, here will be starting a brand-new flat-chu city, not only trains, automobiles, aviation's will, and have sufficient power resources, a variety of raw materials and a wealth of agricultural and livestock products. World-class reputation in the world's "fruit of the Prince" - Korla fragrant pear on the middle class here.
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Yinma flows through the urban area, according to legend Han Ban Chao had yinma here. The local people see it as a source of life, it had a special feeling. As the water clear and bright and, in the sunlight, the Lvyi layers, spray blossoming, like a peacock, so people would not call them Kongquehe intimate. A poet praising it: out of the shackles of cliff rock cliff, freed themselves from hot, thirsty sand demons of torture, committed to eastward, it is the death of extravagant. Even if the desert will inevitably end up being swallowed, illusion and its trace, lost its existence, into a "solemn and stirring the soul," but, after atomization, evaporation, and also to achieve the cycle of life and soul of its crystallization, transpiration Yinyun back human.
Silent recitation of the hymn of the poet, eyes looking at the rolling east to the clear stream, I'd do with knowing, ears sounded as if more than 200 years ago, the Ministry of the heroic people of Mongolian Torghut tragic roar: "Let us move forward courageously toward the East! toward the East! "I remember a long time for the local people, passed down through the East owned by a Long March stories of the history of the motherland.
Torghut Department is one of four in the Qing Dynasty E Lute Mongolia, an important official in the Yuan Dynasty descendants of Han Weng. The thirties the seventeenth century, their leader because of the Department of the Ministry with the head of the Junggar falling out, the rate of their subsequently moved to the Volga River downstream of the Department of the West, since the nomadic tribes into a separate. And the mother but still maintained contact, often participate in joint activities of the ministries E Lute and repeatedly pay tribute to the Qing government to the table. From the Shunzhi three years (1646 AD) onwards, after Kang, Yong, dry 3 North Korea, mutual exchanges without a break. AD 1712, Emperor Kangxi sent missions to go visit them, via Siberia, which lasted two set, arriving Torghut department. AD 1756, the Department emissary to Beijing, after three years, presents a tribute to the Emperor Qianlong, showing their motherland a sincerity.
During this period, Czarist Russia has continued to tighten their control, trying to sever their ties with the motherland. Czar has launched in Sweden, Turkey, the war, are forced to Han people in the riding of Torghut their forwards, and returned by 10 no 12. Genocide of the terrible disaster, so that men of insight within the Department with good reason. Is particularly difficult to tolerate, is Tsarist Russia practice religious oppression, forced them to convert to the Orthodox. As a result, the national hero, led by Wo Baxi, 32000 account, 170,000 people have already decided to leave the living generations of European grasslands, out of the Tsarist Russia besieged the officers and men, embarked on a thousand difficulties and dangers of East owned by the journey of the motherland. They shouted out: "If you turn back, each step comes across the bones of their loved ones and peers. Let us forge ahead toward the East! Toward the East!" Finally in the year 1771 in the summer, set foot on the motherland's territory. Indecent team, only 70000 people.
Along the way, they have gone through a thousand difficulties and dangers, one by one unkempt, haggard, ragged wisp, footwear elements are lacking. However, the sinking ancestors have left the 360 years of the Ming Dynasty Han Dynasty jade Fragrance knighthoods and India is still well preserved. Emperor Qianlong in the Chengde Mountain Resort and so warmly received Wo Baxi leaders, Feng Shang are Canada, then place them in the lush Korla area.
5 Korla city hardly spacious, but also to talk about beautiful, but quite characteristic in southern Xinjiang. Planted along the street steamed willow, Elaeagnus angustifolia, and poplar. Asphalt road on the bustling crowd. Most notably, he was wearing a flower hat, Retention nifty mustache, eyes flashing with humor of "Kurban Uncle" and Touguo flower towel, dressed in robes of the Mongolian woman. Some donkey sitting in the car also suits Gelv foreign friends, their leisurely of the state, far better than limousine.
It is often said, "Eat in Guangzhou" in fact, it can be said to "eat in the southern." Here, the main food restaurants, Subway is really thousands of colors, and splendor. We enjoy a "handle lamb" kebab and "pilaf." It is said that more than a thousand years ago, a doctor, physical weakness, 100 drug ineffective. Later, he choice of fresh mutton, carrots, onion, and edible vegetable oil, salt water, mixed together with rice, cook, eat a bowl each morning and evening, and gradually recovered her health. People guess what he is serving a panacea, in fact, is now a "pilaf." The owner, first-hand-side basin, a hand-held copper pot, giving us a net one by one pouring their hands at the same time professor "pilaf" and eat. A pinch of entrance, turned out delicious fragrance from others.
Although we have Gufu satiation, but novel food, the temptation could not help from time to time stopped in front of a restaurant in the footsteps of a number of years. There is something called "Nang" (Persian, meaning bread) round cake, because after the special grilled treatment, can be stored a long time. Legend, Tang Seng learn when crossing the desert, that is, to make dry food with a lot of Nang's. This in turn caused the thick of our interest, everyone bought a few, treasure land into the bag, the as a souvenir.
At this time, several young Uighur men and women sitting next to him happily drinking, suddenly stood up and danced around the round table. Some two hands at the same time the name of a resounding "pija" add to the fun, others play together clap beat, at the foot step to have the sound. Looks somewhat like ancient "Tongdian" described in the scenario: "or leap or jump, Chad Chad move interest rates, Rocker-pin snap of the fingers, shake head in the first lane, the situation in the hair and can not self-only." Infected by them, we are joyful to clap should be and, with them spent a happy autumn Xiao.
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15 north to the urban areas, we look for the ancient Silk Road on the Tiemenguan. This was the Yanqi Basin, the natural gateway leading to the Tarim Basin, from the Jin Dynasty set off, it will become a battleground ages. Now, here played a hydropower station repair. Boarded the high dam, I saw man-made lake Bibo prettily Yan, waves gently kissing Yaan. Open Office, the scattered houses, quiet manner graceful plume of smoke from. Cloud scales in the blue sky mottled pattern in the weave. Luk Yeung Sun Chuen-Song days, just like in the rows of hoplite in the village guard, the celebrated resistance war.
At this time, I suddenly remembered the Southern Song Dynasty poet, once said, Hefei Jiang Kui chant: "Luk Yeung Sun lanes, autumn, the border town from a cord." "More Shuaicaohanyan weak. Like the time, general-steps, meandering degree the desert. "face dry Faso, bleak autumn look, the word people think Kinbyo arrives, territory on Organization, and even along the Hefei Jianghuai also made a border town, just like the general desolate desert yellow sand. Bitter feelings leap off the paper. Today's Tiemenguan, which is located in the depths of genuine horizon desert border, but it became all fraternal nationalities of the Friendship Gate, stream-Hui Yi-color electro-optical City! In the hydropower station on the reception of the book, I improvised the title two Tang: "The Wandering Jingchu no to war soldiers, gas sales for the ASE."
I always feel that in southern Xinjiang is a mysterious land. Here is located at western mountains ring resistance, sand moraine barrier road, "hot sea Wataru iron, volcanic He Jin Fang, Baicao grinding horizon, lake sand Mang boundless," However, two thousand years has become the Central Asia and China's land transport links, there have been "Station to ride like Star Stream", "Messenger sea in the Road," Fan-hing years of business travel; here for cool dry heat, dry year round, but, but with rich pear, melon, cotton, were full of the world; here do not have the culture of well-developed soil, however, it is a mass flow of Chinese and Western fine cultural crossroads, filled with doubt doubt true magic of the myths and legends of the place; here to give the visual impression that the desolate, monotonous, dry cable, but the , but tempting, revealing a rich ethnic customs and border characteristics; ... ...
Of course, a few days short Gouliu, but also far from what is well aware of the southern border distant solution. However, at first glance, has left the Cast Iron Daoke-like impression, think about the future and do enough to aspire to in the infinity of.
