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Watch the night cherry blossoms in spring, watch the stars in summer, enjoy the full moon in autumn, and see the first snow in winter.
More than half a month has passed since the first snow in Hangzhou, and 2020 is coming to an end.
Time passed slowly in the first half of the year, but in the second half of the year it was extremely straightforward. 2021 has just come before our eyes.
Stuck at the end of December, the last trip of 2020, plunged into the mountains of Guizhou, this is my third date with it.
schedule
day1: Hangzhou - Guiyang
day2: Guiyang - Meihuashan International Ski Resort - Liupanshui
day3: Haiping Yi Nationality Town - Liupanshui Luobie Hot Spring Resort
day4: Liupanshui - Huangguoshu - Guiyang
Day 1 At the end of the year, this year’s second visit to Guiyang North
The plane landed very late, so I took a taxi and transferred to Guiyang North Station, and it was already the end of the month to settle down.
Stay at Atour Hotel in North Railway Station for the first night.
In the north of Guiyang late at night, there are not many pedestrians on the road, probably because there are more trains at Guiyang East Station.
In the category of hotel chains, Atour is quite good in terms of comfort and luxury.
Compared with express hotels, it is more business travel and literary.
Day 2 Liangdu in the southwest also has an international ski resort
The mountains are green and the clouds are rolling and relaxing.
Sunshine and mountain wind can't drive away the mist rising from the mountains.
In Guizhou, where there are "eight mountains, one water and one field", the magnificence of the mountains and rivers is worthy of any place.
The camera zooms out slowly, and there is a white line among the smoky green hills.
There is Meihuashan International Ski Resort.
Liupanshui, Guizhou, is a cool city in summer and a snow field in winter.
Meihuashan International Ski Resort is located in Liupanshui Meihuashan International Ecological Leisure Tourism Resort, and is currently one of the largest ski resorts in Southwest China.
Just to make a point, the name Liupanshui is quite interesting. I used to think it was a place name with ethnic characteristics, but now I know that it is Liuzhi, Panxian County and Shuicheng, which make up Liupanshui today.
This is the fee list of the ski resort.
On the Wumeng Plateau, which is picturesque in all seasons, there is a vast sea of red pine forests and snow-capped fields, and skiing is at the right time.
Meihuashan International Ski Resort has high, middle and junior tracks, covering an area of 91,700 square meters, with a total length of 1,880 meters, a double chair lift cableway, and a snow magic carpet conveyor.
To tell you the truth, I have been getting into skiing a bit lately, and I finally learned to snowboard this winter after climbing up and down several times.
Why learn veneer? Because he's handsome, isn't that enough?
Therefore, this skiing is also one of the items I am most looking forward to during this trip.
White skiing, green golf, and blue diving are the three most addictive sports today.
I can't afford to play golf, and there are no good places for diving in China. This winter, skiing is the easiest way.
Stepping on a skateboard, shuttle through the forest, and gallop among the vast mountains.
A gust of wind blows, and the snow is scattered all over the sky.
In the afternoon, we continued to spend time in the deep mountains. We drove to the mountains in the Wumeng branch of Yushe Township, Shuicheng County. There is a Haiping Yi ethnic town here.
First go to the Tusi manor in the town to check in. It is "toast" not "toast". This name has a historical precipitation.
Tusi was an official position conferred by the central government during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties to appease the ethnic minorities in the frontier. Land and military power were highly autonomous and could be hereditary. In the borderlands of the feudal society where the sky was high and the emperor was far away, the chieftain was equivalent to the local emperor.
Especially in the aspect of heredity, accumulated over hundreds of years, even if it is not as good as the Central Plains family, it can still be called a local rich.
It's still early for dinner, so let's go shopping in the town first, walk along a charming pedestrian street, and feel the Yi ethnic customs here.
Miao villages and Dong villages are common in the southwest border, but this is the first time I have seen Yi villages.
The Yi nationality is the sixth largest ethnic minority in China, with a population of about 9 million. They are mainly distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi provinces and Vietnam. Liupanshui is one of their important settlements.
For dinner, I randomly found a restaurant on the pedestrian street.
Don't just know Yunnan rice noodles, Guizhou rice noodles are also very famous.
Day 3 The style of the Yi nationality, condensed in this quiet town
Get up early and don't snooze, the sunrise and sea of clouds on the top of the mountain are more beautiful than dreams.
The mist on the mountain road, the wind passing through the forest, the gurgling stream, and the fallen leaves after the mountain rain, accompanied me on the way to the mountain.
Although I was carrying heavy photographic equipment, the scenery I saw when I climbed to the top of the mountain and looked far away was by no means summed up by a few photos.
Flowing clouds and mist shroud the Wumeng Mountains, and the green peaks appear and disappear from time to time. Although they are not as vast as the endless sea of clouds, they also have a unique hazy beauty.
It seems that someone is whispering something in the ear, the voice is ethereal and distant, but if you listen carefully, there is only the whisper of the wind.
Haiping Yi Township in the morning light, with the breeze blowing, the mist in the mountains dissipated little by little.
Standing on the hill overlooking the town, the town is solemn and quiet in the morning.
The sun wiped off the dust attached to it, and under the shining brilliance, there is also a taste of the passage of time.
Haiping Yi Nationality Town is about 30 kilometers away from the urban area. It is a complex cultural tourism town integrating commerce, tourism, cultural experience, leisure and vacation. Shuipan Expressway, Hangrui Expressway and Urban Outer Ring Expressway meet at Therefore, the traffic is very convenient.
Stroll through the town, calm down, feel the rustic Yi village, and the leisurely slow time.
The architecture here is unique, as a background to take portraits, the style is thick and atmospheric.
The Grand Theater of the Yi Nationality Song and Dance Troupe, the Bullring, the Racetrack, the Tusi Manor, the Torch Square, the Sun Calendar Square, the Fire Festival Square, the clean and refreshing streets and the buildings with unique ethnic customs, Haiping Town is like a thick story The book narrates the ancient history and culture of the Yi people.
Hot springs in winter, accompanied by green mountains
After skiing, you have to soak in the hot springs here.
After lunch at noon, we went to Luobie Longjing Ecological Hot Spring Resort in Buyi and Yi Township, Liuzhi Special Zone, Liupanshui, to feel the warmth of winter in Guizhou.
There are two interesting things in winter, one is enjoying the snow, and the other is soaking in hot springs.
Due to the epidemic this year, I cannot travel to Hokkaido. Fortunately, in the last few days of the end of the year, I was able to ride the ski field and soak in the hot springs again in the mountains in the southwest.
Half lying in the hot spring pool, looking up at the mountains.
If you have the breeze to cook dragon balls, you might as well sit and lie down and look at the green mountains.
One cup after another, stealing half a day's leisure.
Although it is said that "the sky is not sunny for three days, and the land is not flat for three feet", Guizhou has less rain in winter and more chills from soaking valleys.
At this time, the warmth of the hot spring is more likely to make people feel comfortable and happy.
After soaking in the hot spring for a while, I feel exhausted after a year.
I'm lazy after relaxing, I don't want to run around anymore today, just stay in a hotel with hot springs.
In the warm lighting and solid wood tone, the room has a sense of retro luxury.
Open the curtain, the green hills are still outside the window.
I see how charming Qingshan is, but I expect Qingshan to see me like this.
A small stir-fried local pork and a sour soup. Although I didn't order a few dishes, the taste of the restaurant is really good.
Of course, there is also the reason why I like the taste of Guizhou very much.
Day 4 The first waterfall in China, looking back at the memory of an era
In the previous two visits to Guizhou, Huangguoshu Waterfall was included in the plan, but due to various reasons, in the end, it was only one side.
This time, he took out a day alone and put Huangguoshu in the grand finale.
Otherwise, if you pass three times and don't enter, I'm too sorry for the most famous scenery in Guizhou, isn't it.
There are three main parts to visit Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area:
1. Silver Chain Falling into the Pool—Tianxing Bridge
Tianxing Bridge Scenic Spot is located six kilometers downstream of Huangguoshu. It is one of the three scenic spots of Huangguoshu Waterfall Group. It integrates stones, water, roots, vines, caves and waterfalls.
There is a statue of Xu Xiake at the entrance of the scenic spot, and the famous Huangguoshu Waterfall is only known to the world through his publicity.
The old woman who sells yellow fruit at the entrance of the scenic spot has wrinkles on her face full of vicissitudes of time.
Not far from entering the scenic spot, you can see that the water surface is covered with neat jumping pedals. This is a "counting life road", with a total of 365 yuan, corresponding to 365 days in a year.
Following the direction guided by the slate, I began to look for my own stone of life.
I stopped and walked all the way, and found my day after turning half of the scenic spot.
In the scenic area, there are many strange rocks, intertwined roots and vines, and lush vegetation, which is like a "big natural bonsai" crafted by the gods.
A natural "mountain" character sums up the customs of Guizhou.
Due to the steep cliffs, strange rocks everywhere, and the relatively high water content in the air, it is very suitable for the growth of cacti, banyan trees, vines and other plants.
In this quiet primeval forest, the plants have been baptized for thousands of years, and the dense canopy is intertwined, covering the sky and the sun.
Next to the visitor center is the location where Zhu Bajie got married in the 86 edition of Journey to the West.
Looking around, this colorful scenery brought back a wave of memories.
There is a beautiful waterfall next to the plank road. Although the drop is not big, it looks like a high ponytail on the head of a beautiful woman.
Therefore, its name is "horsetail waterfall".
2. Wanlian Feikong - Huangguoshu Waterfall
Zhu Bajie got married at Tianxing Bridge, which scene in Journey to the West is the Huangguoshu Waterfall? That's right, the Monkey King was born.
Ye Qing back.
When you mention the scenery of Guizhou, what is the first thing that comes to your mind?
I think the answer for most people should be here.
When I was very young, my father bought me a jigsaw puzzle. Hundreds of cards combined the thousands of miles of country and customs of the motherland. I still remember that I couldn't put it down at that time, and I fought hundreds of times before and after.
More than 20 years have passed, and the puzzle piece has long been lost in a corner. , but what is still fresh in my memory is that in addition to the Great Wall, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River that traverse from east to west, there is also a big waterfall in the lower left corner on the complete puzzle, named Huangguoshu.
In the tenth year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Xiake, the originator of travellers, described Huangguoshu Waterfall in his "Diary of Tours in Guizhou" as follows:
"Suddenly Longqing is covered by clouds, and the sound is like thunder again", "A stream hangs pounding, and thousands of practice fly into the air", "Like a shark's silk, it covers the outside of the door, and those who go straight down cannot be counted", "Pounding beads Collapsing jade, the droplets surge back, like smoke rising into the air, very powerful."
The bead curtain hook is not rolled, and the horse is hung on the remote peak. Since then, this waterfall, which terrified Xu Xiake, has become famous all over the world.
Wan Lian flew into the sky, the Milky Way poured down, and Huangguoshu Waterfall splashed a huge amount of water vapor in the valley.
Looking from a distance, the rising water vapor spreads out, like a drifting fog, changing under the refraction of the sun, intertwined with the colorful valleys and river beaches, reflecting each other brilliantly.
3. The slope is steep
The Huangguoshu Waterfall Group is composed of 18 waterfalls of different sizes. In addition to the most spectacular Huangguoshu Waterfall, there are also Dishui Beach, Steep Pond and other water-filled waterfalls, forming the most typical and spectacular karst waterfall group in the world.
The Doupotang Waterfall is the third scenic spot in Huangguoshu Scenic Area. Xu Xiake described this scenery called "Roaring Waterfall" by the locals in this way: Hearing the sound of water in the distance, looking north from the gap, suddenly there is water. From the northeastern mountain's armpit down the cliff, it plunged into the deep abyss, but the upper part was white and wide several feet wide, and the snow was gushing through the sky, but the lower part was not seen, because it was separated by the opposite cliff.
This is also the scenery that the four masters and apprentices walked through in the ending song of "Journey to the West" in 1986.
Speaking of which, the crew of Journey to the West really loved Huang Guoshu deeply.
Reluctant, but will say goodbye eventually, travel and life are roughly the same on this point.
I returned to Guiyang at night and stayed in Atour again. For dinner, I found a very popular specialty restaurant in Guiyang——Kaili Sour Soup Fish.
Although I don't come to Guizhou many times, I have a deep love for the food here.
As for true and false, you will know every time you go home on the scale, and your weight never lies. . .
If we talk about the reason, it is probably because Guizhou cuisine is not very attractive, but the ingredients are fresh and pure.
I used to be a spicy person.
Sour soup is a specialty of Guizhou. This delicious sour and spicy fish in sour soup is the signature delicacy of Guizhou cuisine.
Tofu Yuanzi is a Guiyang intangible cultural heritage delicacy that began in the late Qing Dynasty. Unlike most Guizhou dishes, it is a traditional snack of the Han nationality.
Before liberation, there was such a jingle about Guiyang snacks: Tofu Yuanzi Changwang Noodles, Lotus Leaf Ciba Cake Shop. A large bag of first-class products is used to brush the head, and the dumpling wonton is the master's companion.
The first one is this tofu dumpling.
This is the end of my third trip to Guizhou, but my exploration of Guizhou is far from over.
Love doesn't know where it started, and it goes deeper and deeper. Maybe it's because of the reluctance to give up on the tip of the tongue, maybe it's because of the simple folk customs here, maybe it's because of the clear mountains and waters that have not been polluted by the world.
Perhaps, it's just because of the unknown scenery and interesting people and stories on the road.
Wasn't it just pure curiosity that made me embark on this path?
2021 is another new year.
