D1-July 27: Shanghai-Guiyang, taste Huaxi Beef Noodles
D2-July 28: Visit Huaxi Park, drive to Fanjing Mountain in Guiyang, take a walk in Zhaisha Dong Village, live in Fanjing Shanshe
D3-July 29: Climb to the Golden Summit of Fanjing Mountain and enjoy the celestial spirit of Brahma and Pure Land
D4-July 30: Return to Guiyang by car, visit Huaguoyuan Wetland Park, enjoy the night view of Huaguoyuan White House
D5-July 31: Visit Yelang Valley, Confucius School, Shilihetan Wetland Park, return to Shanghai at night
In late July, the last solar term of summer is ushered in—the great heat, the heat wave is rolling, everything is cooking, the sun is fully fired, the hottest time of the year is finally here, and the noisy cicadas outside the window are shouting loudly among the trees , It's time to find a place to escape the heat. Speaking of summer vacation, Guizhou is naturally a good choice. We have already flown as we wished, and we did not hesitate to exchange tickets and set off. We started this short summer trip before the end of free tickets for the whole territory of Guizhou at the end of July.
July 27
When I walked out of the airport, it was already past eight o'clock at night, and I didn't feel much coolness, but compared to the scorching heat of Shanghai, it was still comfortable when the wind was blowing. It is said that the scalpers came here to resell the cheap Moutai at Guiyang Airport, and they will really seize the business opportunity!
Before coming here, LG has been talking about the Huaxi beef noodles in his memory. In order to satisfy him, I specially booked the hotel opposite Huaxi Park, put down our luggage, and we went straight to the lively food street in Huaxi. The most famous Wangji and Feiwan The shop is open on both sides of the street to compete in the arena. Wang Ji specializes in beef cubes, and Feiwan specializes in beef slices. Only Wang Ji is still open that night, so let's try this one first! Refreshing and rich soup, crispy and delicious beef, springy and smooth round noodles, sweet and sour kimchi, plus Guizhou's unique paste pepper and pepper noodles, one bowl will satisfy you.
July 28
In the early morning, the sun was already high, and while LG was still sound asleep, I got up and went for a walk in the opposite Huaxi Park. There are most wetland parks around Guiyang, and Huaxi Park is one of them. It is a paradise that the surrounding residents cannot do without every day. Children are busy playing in the water, and old people are walking and fishing. The Huaxi River flows through here, the small islands are dotted with dots, the willows hang down on both sides, and the green beauty is everywhere. The waterfalls and the mountains, rocks, vegetation complement each other, and the lotus and water lilies are already blooming in this season. The most interesting thing in the park is the Baibu Bridge. It looks like a cloud and water ballad from a distance. The water flow is fast. Stepping on the stone steps is like a martial arts master in the world, coming and going with waves, in a hidden corner , and even fighter jets hidden in the jungle.
The beef noodles in the small shop downstairs in the hotel are a little bit tasteless, and the rice noodles are soft and not smooth enough, but they are still produced by well-established shops. After breakfast, we picked up the car from a nearby car rental agency and headed straight to Mount Fanjing on the highway. The expressway construction in Guizhou has achieved remarkable results in recent years. It passes through countless bridges and tunnels all the way. It is conceivable that the construction is difficult. It is said that the number of bridges has reached more than 17,000, covering almost all bridge types in the world today. World "Bridge Museum". The bridges in Guizhou are not only comparable to those in the United States or Japan in terms of number and span, but also incomparable in steepness and magnificence anywhere in the world. Only two bridges with a height of more than 300 meters in the world are located abroad, and the rest are all distributed in my country. The six southwestern provinces, of which Guizhou accounts for more than half, the Qingshui River Bridge we passed today is the second highest bridge in the world.
In the afternoon, we arrived at Fanjing Shanshe smoothly, and we could see the striking LOGO of the inn when we exited the tunnel. Most people like to live near the gate of the scenic spot or Zhaishadong Village. These two places are lively and convenient, but I happen to be a person who likes to be quiet. Fanjing Shanshe did not disappoint me. It is not so much an inn as it is a mountain villa. It occupies the top of the mountain, and the parking is convenient. It takes only four kilometers and ten minutes to drive to the scenic spot. The environment is beautiful, and the unique scenic spot-style original ecological village has a sense of design overall, and the rooms are spacious and comfortable. There are stone tables and benches, even if you don't go out to drink tea and chat here, it is comfortable.
The sun was so strong that we rested at the inn until the sun set before walking to the nearby Zhaisha Dong Village. The whole village is surrounded by green hills, hidden in lush forests and bamboos. The clear Taiping River flows slowly in front of the gate, with towering old trees beside the river. Entering the Zhaimen, there are inns and shops all over the Zhaizi. The commercial atmosphere is too strong and too noisy. While bringing convenience to travel, it also loses some original and simple flavors, and does not see the original ecological life of the Dong people. Slowly walking along the Qingshiban Road, the circular square in the center of the village looks like a peacock spreading its tail. At a corner of the square stands a landmark building of the Dong village - the Bell and Drum Tower. The Drum Tower looks more majestic and upright when viewed closely. There is no iron nail in the several-story Drum Tower. Below the Bell and Drum Tower is the singing hall specially used by the Dong people to commemorate the festival. The buildings in the stockade are all typical Dong houses, most of which are newly built two-story wooden stilted buildings, with single-door and single courtyards scattered in a well-organized manner, and stone lanes and flowing water scenery are naturally connected. There is also a special theater not far away. Every festival or the arrival of distant guests, the Dong people will hold grand performances here. Unfortunately, due to the epidemic situation, there is a Golden Buddha Temple near the Dong village. The statue of the five sons Nao Maitreya seen from a distance Some cute!
July 29
Going to Guizhou, I believe that everyone is eager to go to Fanjing Mountain once. It is one of the top ten famous summer mountains in China and one of the five famous Buddhist mountains in China. Years of wind and rain erosion, such a famous travel holy place, we naturally cannot miss it. Starting from the summer of 2019, Mount Fanjing needs to make a time-sharing reservation on its WeChat official account one week in advance, and the daily flow is limited. It is still in the epidemic period, and the daily flow is limited to 5,000 people. Although tickets are free, it is still hard to find a ticket for the scenic tour bus (20 yuan) and cableway ticket (140 yuan).
We made an appointment for the first batch to enter the scenic spot at 8 o'clock in the morning, but found that the vehicle could not start when we left the inn. Fortunately, our friends from the same inn enthusiastically carried us to the scenic spot, so we did not delay the trip. Although I heard that the order of the scenic spot was not good, I experienced it today and found that everything is still in order. We finally took the cable car after passing five checkpoints along the way. Looking up, there are layers of majestic peaks. It is particularly magnificent and sacred. The forest coverage rate of Mount Fanjing is more than 95%, and it is the only "earth oasis" at the same latitude (28 degrees north latitude) on the earth. Walking into Mount Fanjing, you can see greenery as far as you can see, and you can hear the sound of gurgling water and chirping birds. This kind of Mount Fanjing is a "natural oxygen bar" and the first choice for "washing the lungs" when escaping from the city.
Mount Fanjing is one of the earliest ancient areas in China south of the Yellow River that was raised from the ocean to land. In the continuous low mountains and hills in the northeast of Guizhou, Mount Fanjing suddenly rose from the ground, forming a towering peak and becoming Wuling Mountain. The top of the mountain, the main peak of Fenghuang Mountain is 2,572 meters above sea level, and the vertical height difference of the mountain is more than 2,000 meters. For a long period of 1.4 billion years, Mount Fanjing has been frozen away from the secular smoke and dust, like a Noah’s Ark moored on the land of eastern Guizhou, sheltering 567 square kilometers of virgin forest. UNESCO has accepted Mount Fanjing It is a member unit of the global "Man and the Biosphere" protected area network (there are only five member units in China), and the 42nd World Heritage Conference recognized it as a world ecological, natural and cultural heritage.
Mount Fanjing has an alpine climate. The temperature on the mountain is lower than that on the mountain. The cable car takes about 10 minutes, and you can feel cool after getting off the cable car. It is best to bring a thin coat and raincoat with you in case the weather changes. After continuing to climb along the stairs for about 40 minutes, the Mushroom Stone loomed in front of us. The Mushroom Stone has been swaying in the wind and rain for more than one billion years. It is the most exquisite carving of nature. It looks like a mushroom. It is about ten meters high. Standing proudly, it seems that it will fall at the touch of a touch, but in fact it does not move. It is simply a classic work of magical realism unparalleled by the Creator.
Layers of shale landforms can be seen everywhere around Mushroom Stone. The most typical one is the "ten thousand volumes of scriptures", where the pages of stone slabs are stacked together. According to legend, Xuanzang, a Tang monk, came back from the West to learn scriptures and made a special trip to Fanjing Mountain to pay homage to the Maitreya Buddha. , when it was about to reach the golden top of the red cloud, but because the white dragon horse accidentally stumbled, it scattered a pile of Buddhist scriptures, and the scriptures took root on the ground, making today's Fanjing Mountain a must.
On Mushroom Stone, you can see the new Golden Summit on the left, the old Golden Summit on the right, the mountains and rivers below, and the white clouds and Zen fog above.
The old Jinding is 2,494 meters above sea level, and it is the highest point that can be climbed on Mount Fanjing. Compared with it, what everyone wants to conquer is the Hongyun Jinding (New Jinding), which is 2,336 meters above sea level.
Among the high mountains, a stone pillar about 100 meters high rises abruptly, like a giant bamboo shoot unearthed, like a jade dragon whistling in the sky, surrounded by red clouds, pointing directly at the sky. It is not surprising if the mountain is only high. The reason why Fanjing Mountain is special is that the golden dome standing on the narrow ridge has been weathered into a slit. It is a veritable city in the sky.
The new Jinding mountaineering road is extremely steep, with steps close to 90 degrees. Climbing up by iron chains, the team moves slower and slower, and the people behind are unavoidably impatient. When we come to the bottom of the steep cliff, we experience the real Dangerous, nearly 90-degree steep cliff, with iron chains on both sides, can't see the end above, and Baizhang cliff below, a staff member squatted under the stone and kept shouting: "Don't look at the scenery, don't take pictures, concentrate on climbing, use both hands and feet !"
The magical work of nature split the top of the mountain into two. On the top of the two mountains were the Sakyamuni Hall and the Maitreya Hall. The incense of worship was burned to the sky. There is an overpass connecting the two halls. The overpass is built on the Jindao Gorge, spanning 5 meters. The Jindao Gorge is really like a canyon cut by a knife. It is straight and smooth, without the slightest twists and turns. See, who can imagine the visual impact?
Standing on the top of the mountain, which is less than tens of square meters, the scenery is infinitely beautiful. Looking at Pudu Square, it means "the Buddha's teachings are boundless, and all living beings are saved." Cheng'en Temple is the golden-topped main hall of Fanjing Mountain. Tongming Hall, named for offering sacrifices to the transparent Maitreya Buddha, was later destroyed in the fire of war. After being rebuilt, Emperor Guangxu named it "Chici Cheng'en Temple" and it is still in use today. It is one of the four imperial nunneries.
"Where the wind and cloud meet in a blink of an eye, move out of thin air to become a fairy", this is how to describe the scenery of the sea of clouds in Fanjing Mountain. The dense clouds are like piled up new flocs, and when they are sparse, they are like thinly washed veils. Fanshan is foggy, and it is called Zen in the world. Fog is out of print in the world. No matter the season, no matter whether it is dark or dark, the place where the fog rises has no direction, no time to go, everything is unintentional or unintentional, everything is natural, all kinds of strange things, all in a flash.
The four celestial wonders of cloud waterfall, Zen mist, phantom, and Buddha light are the main attractions of Mount Fanjing. Of course, whether you are destined to see it or not depends on personal creation. The unpredictable climate here can be said to have different landscapes every second, so every People who arrive at Mount Fanjing will see different things. The clouds and mists in Fanjing Mountain can be said to be continuous all year round, or it can be said to be different every minute. When you are lucky, you can meet the "Fanjing Buddha Light" (the picture is from a traveler's work a few days ago).
Fanjing Mountain, the pure land in the world, and Lingshan Mountain in the east of Guizhou, it combines the wonder of Huangshan, the beauty of Emei, the danger of Huashan, and the hero of Mount Tai. Only by stepping here can we feel the beauty of the scenery in front of us. In such a fairyland, we who have entered the world can stop our steps and wait for the peace of mind.
People say that Guizhou "the land is not three feet flat, and the sky is not sunny for three days", but it was a rare and continuous sunny day during our journey. The sun can be relieved a lot by hiding in the shade. If you are tired from climbing mountains, have enough wine and food, and the sun is still in the sky, don’t run around. Go back to the inn to take a bath, and Meimei can take a nap in the air-conditioned room, which is also very good. Who knew that when the night fell and the heavy rain came in a blink of an eye, the sky at this time, and the inn at this time, outlined a large picture in front of me again!
July 30
After overhauling the vehicle, I returned to Guiyang smoothly from Fanjing Mountain. After five years, I came to Guiyang again. Of course, I must continue to experience the food culture here through delicious food. Qiancheng Sour Soup Beef is hidden behind the Guiyang International Center building. The store is not amazing. The whole room has a strong smell of sour soup. There are snacks, sugar water, and unlimited supply of watermelon. Vegetables are also self-service, and all kinds of wild vegetables are lined up. , Take a big bowl to pick it up. "Don't eat sour for three days, walk to salvage it", this proverb fully reflects the deep-rooted Guizhou sour soup culture. Guizhou people love sour is true love. The taste of sauerkraut is enough, and the beef tastes best when it is boiled for 7-10 seconds. It is mellow and delicious when paired with special dipping water. The fried bean skin is crispy and crispy. Finally, use the rich and sour soup to bibimbap, hot and sour, absolutely appetizing, so you can't stop.
I haven’t seen you for five years, and the city of Guiyang is also changing with each passing day. It was originally a flower orchard in an urban village, but after renovation, it has become the second city center in Guiyang. It is also the largest community in Guiyang. It is said that the current population is about 400,000. The population density It is very tall and has the title of "Little Hong Kong". Strolling in Huaguoyuan Wetland Park, surrounded by high-rise buildings, the newly built Twin Towers have become a new landmark in Guiyang. Of course, everyone’s attention is still deeply attracted by the most representative building in Huaguoyuan—the White House. The astonishment makes people curious to guess the background of this rich or noble master.
The night is blurred, the city is sleepless, neon lights are shining, the Petronas Twin Towers has opened a brilliant light show, and the White House continues to call everyone with charming light reflections. Wetland Park ushered in a spectacular square dance team. Under the lights, the city night scene here has become Another shining business card of Guiyang.
July 31
I ate beef noodles for several days in a row, and I am about to leave Guiyang today. Don’t forget that there is also "changwang noodles"! Diagonally passing through Huaxi Park, you are aiming at the representative of Huaxi Changwang noodles - Luoji Taoyuan Changwang noodles. Fresh, fragrant, spicy, and ingredients such as dried scallions and shallots... the taste and flavor are still memorable.
I once saw reports about Yelang Valley on the Internet. This mysterious niche attraction made me very curious. Why don’t I take advantage of Huaxi today and go there to have a look. No one has seen the real face of Yelang ancient country. Sculptor Song Peilun gave up his green card in the United States and lived in seclusion in the mountains. He spent the rest of his life savings. Since 1997, he and local farmers have used simple stones, broken tiles, flower pots, and pickle jars to create the most beautiful scenery. With simple materials, he spent 23 years carefully building the kingdom in his heart in the Huaxi Valley, and built a 300-acre fantasy stone castle, allowing the world to see the glory of the Yelang Kingdom in the past. In recent years, it has gradually attracted attention. Many tourists We came here because of the reputation, and domestic and foreign media rushed to report. Even the British BBC Travel Channel once came to film. Fortunately, we met Mr. Song himself as soon as we entered the scenic spot.
The entire scenic area is small in scale. From the narrow path in the dense forest, you go up the stairs and pass through the arch made of stones. On both sides of the road are stone pillars built against the mountains. Stone faces with various expressions stare blankly at the visitors. It is inexplicable joy. The core scenic spot is a small canyon, with uneven circular stone fortresses arranged on the steep rocks, and below are layered stone sculptures. During the epidemic, the sculptures also wore masks according to the occasion. If you observe carefully, you will find that each The stone sculptures have different expressions, and you can clearly feel their emotions. Guiyang, with its karst landforms, does not lack stones, but what it lacks is a creative heart and a pair of nimble hands, integrating nature and imagination. Mr. Song makes these ordinary materials shine. The "Tianzi No. 1 Room" on the top of the mountain calls itself a black shop, but it is actually an interactive workshop. Does such a title and signboard easily remind people of the "Dragon Inn" deep in the desert?
The midday sun is really venomous, so it is only suitable to continue looking for delicious food. Leishan fish sauce and sour soup fish are grown in Huaguoyuan's high-rise commercial and residential buildings. It is really hard to find without the phone guide of the proprietress. It is absolutely delicious hidden in the building. The delicious food is not afraid of deep alleys. As soon as the sour soup came up, you could smell the fragrant lemongrass. The old lady of the Miao family came here and said that her sour soup is completely fermented with raw materials, pure and without additives. Boiled fish, boiled vegetables, and bibimbap are all super delicious. The side dishes include vegetables, fried tofu, and rice noodles. It's not particularly sweet, and it goes well with the sour soup. One bite of sour and one bite of sweetness, it's really hard to stop.
Some people say, "If you don't go to Huaxi after crossing Guiyang, it's like entering Baoshan but returning empty-handed." Huaxi has become the most livable place in the suburbs of Guiyang, with a high sense of happiness. Yelang Valley and Qingyan Ancient Town have both scenery and humanity. Under the peaks and above the riverside, there is a group of blue-gray ancient buildings scattered high and low, which is the famous Confucian school. If you want to admire the 9.28-meter-high Confucius statue, you need to climb a 100-meter ladder to get there. Confucius stands On the high platform, the left hand is in front, the right hand is behind, the hands are intersected, the thumbs meet, the fingertips of both hands are aligned with the base of the neck, and they are pushed apart horizontally, looking into the distance. This gesture is a polite gesture called hand-to-hand salute. The buildings here belong to the Han Dynasty style, with huge columns and blue-gray eaves, solemn and solemn. Of course, the Confucian Academy is not only a magnificent building complex, but also a palace for Guiyang to inherit and promote Chinese traditional culture, and it is also a shining piece of culture in Guiyang. Brand, it's a pity that the blocks near the Confucian Academy have not been effectively used, and it looks a bit deserted.
Guiyang is the first national forest city in the country. The forest coverage of Huaxi is very high. The "natural oxygen bar" is worthy of the name. In the midsummer of July, when the lotus is in full bloom, the lotus in Shilihetan Wetland Park is also in full bloom, becoming a beautiful landscape. Along the winding lotus pond path, the elegant pink and clean white are inlaid on the emerald green lotus leaves. With the lake breeze, the lotus leaves swing lightly, and the air is filled with the fragrance of lotus flowers.
The entire Shili River Beach is 6.5 kilometers long, and the air is fresh. It is known as the "green lung" of Guiyang. This refreshing green is everywhere in front of you. It is a scenic natural landscape sightseeing belt. The tree-lined trails are built along the river. Two groups, walking or cycling through it, less exposure to the sun, more cool river wind blowing, it is refreshing, no need to pile up gorgeous rhetoric, being on the scene is the most real feeling.
The bustling flower orchard, the fresh Huaxi, the magical Fanjing Mountain, and the endless Guizhou cuisine... I believe there is a reason for me to come again next time!