If travel is a long-lost touch, then self-driving is a window to the soul.

Traveling as soon as you say it, is more exciting than a planned itinerary. Compared with punching in, I enjoy the length and depth of a journey more. I don’t blindly follow trends and choose places where I can really settle down. , with awe, embarked on a journey, and was touched inadvertently.

schedule

D1: Kunming -- -- Jingmai Mountain, stay at Jingmai Mountain Shi Shi B&B

D2: Jingmai Wengji Village, Jingmai Dazhai, Mangjingshang Village, Nuogan Ancient Village

D3: Jingmai Mountain returns to Kunming


Yunnan, south of colorful clouds, has unique mountains and rivers, and the gathering of many ethnic minorities also gave birth to unique authentic scenery. When we landed at Kunming Airport, we drove to Pu’er City. When we mentioned Pu’er in Yunnan, a cup of Pu’er tea with the fragrance of tea always popped into our mind. It is Jingmai Mountain, located in the southwest of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Puer City. This is the origin of Puer tea and one of the six major tea mountains in China.

Jingmai Mountain has been inhabited by many ethnic minorities for generations, and the main residents are Blang, Dai and Hani ethnic minorities. According to the folk songs handed down by the Blang people in Jingmai Mountain, all the wealth of the Blang people now comes from their ancestors on the top of the mountain. It started with planting the first tea tree.

Tea culture, this "story of a leaf", has become more memorable after the baptism of time, just like Changan's new CS35PLUS, relying on the new technology to bring more satisfaction, based on self-improvement to bring more imagination, for a better meet.

On the way to Pu'er, I was full of anticipation. The Cangshan Mountains were like the sea and the waves were surging. The road was more tortuous than we imagined. , The road is a gravel road. Fortunately, relying on the excellent tuning of the new Changan CS35PLUS, the lightweight maneuverability is still effortless even for women driving over mountains and ridges.

All the way to the south, the outdoor temperature also rose from more than 10 degrees Celsius to more than 20 degrees Celsius, and the green mountains and forests were full of the atmosphere of the southern country. The B&B we booked is located in Wengjizhai, one of the 14 traditional villages in Jingmai Mountain. After passing through the rolling ancient tea gardens, we checked into the Shishi B&B full of Blang ethnic customs. At eight o’clock in the evening, the little brother in the B&B Start roasting tea, a copper pot, a fire pit, a pinch of tea leaves, and a bowl of thick tea soup into the throat, dispelling the dust of the journey, making people feel that this journey is worthwhile for just this bowl of tea soup.

The tourists staying around the stove chatted about what they had seen and heard. The charcoal fire was warm and the night was gentle. It happened to be the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar. The moon was round like a bead. What an unforgettable scenery.

Early the next morning, we, who didn’t want to miss the sea of ​​clouds, arrived at the highest point of Wengjizhai at seven o’clock. The viewing platform of Wengjizhai is located in the Buddhist Temple of Wengjizhai, but we hit the highest point of the village by mistake. , I saw layers of distant mountains gradually covered with a layer of golden light in the morning sun, and the village was slowly waking up in the sun. On the way down the mountain, I always saw residents in the village passing by with brooms, and some riding motorcycles Cars, some walk in groups, where are they going? Keep it a secret, I won't tell you first.

Driving in the stockade with steep slopes, in addition to certain requirements for driving skills, vehicle performance is also particularly important. You must pay attention to traffic safety during driving. If you are worried about the vehicle or poor driving skills, you can park the car outside the stockade and walk in. But my Changan CS35PLUS has already given me enough sense of security on the way up the mountain to allow me to travel smoothly on various road sections.


Wengji Village is the best-preserved Blang village in Jingmai Mountain. In Blang language, "Weng" means out of water, and "Ji" means to live in. "Wengji" means a village living in the place where the water comes out.


The dwellings in the ancient village naturally continue the quaint architectural style of the Blang people's dry-column style of ancient bamboo buildings. The second floor is surrounded by bamboo fences or wooden boards. Basically, every household has a terrace, where flowers and plants are placed, clothes are dried, and meals and tea are all here. With the awakening of the morning, the breath of life in the village also blows.

There is no hustle and bustle of the city here, the blue sky is above the head, the dark green mountains are looking up, the birds are resting on the gray eaves in groups, the blue smoke is floating among the scattered small buildings, the ancient village is full of tranquility and warmth, the mountains , Sea of ​​clouds, forests, ancient tea trees, and ancient villages complement each other, and people and trees, people and mountains, people and nature are harmoniously integrated, and the simplicity makes people seem to see that time has stopped here.


Walking in the village, you can occasionally meet a small shop with a literary atmosphere. Now the residents of Wengji Village mainly make a living by growing tea. When chatting with the old man of the Blang nationality, the old man said that many tea gardens in the farm are passed down from generation to generation. , Old tea trees over a hundred years old are very common. The spring tea harvested in April and May is of the best quality, and the autumn tea can be harvested in October. There is no large-scale tea picking in November.

His family's tea house is mainly run by his son, mainly Pu'er and Sunhong. As the name of Pu'er in Jingmai Mountain becomes more and more famous, the changes in the village are also increasing. Following the uncle of the Blang nationality, we went to his house. In the tea garden, a small green leaf condenses the expectations of thousands of years, and finally lives up to expectations. When we were saying goodbye, we asked the old man why everyone had to carry a broom in the morning. The old man told us that every morning the residents of the village would go to sweep the Buddhist temple. The people of the village believe in Theravada Buddhism, and the temple is not only a place of protection but also a living room for the people to gather.

Leaving Wengji, passing by Mangjing on the way, it is said that the layout of the five Blang villages in Jingmai Mountain and Aileng Mountain is like an elephant, and the upper village of Mangjing is just on the back of the elephant, so the hereditary Blang tribe heads from generation to generation live in this. Mangjingzhai Gate is an ancient banyan tree with forked roots that can accommodate cars. According to legend, it was transformed from the hair of the seventh princess, the wife of Pa Aileng, the head of the Brown clan, so it is also called Princess Banyan.

The next stop is Jingmai Mansion and Nuogan Ancient Village, both of which are traditional Dai villages not far from each other. Although the straight-line distance is only 10 kilometers, driving on the mountain road in the lush virgin forest is completely different from ordinary cement roads. Thanks to the Blue Whale NE1.4T high-pressure direct-injection engine equipped with the CS35PLUS, Blue Whale’s new generation of high-efficiency power combination provides surging and excellent power, and thanks to the third-generation electronic braking system of Continental, it can calmly cope with changing road conditions. Satisfy the driving preferences of different groups of people, easily cope with the driving needs of different road conditions, and bring more driving pleasure to drivers and passengers in high-sensitivity scenes such as mountain roads and ramps, such as blue whales entering the sea, enjoy smooth handling, no matter the mountain road or the steep in the village Dao, I have no fear at all.


The most famous place in Jingmai Dazhai is the Dapingzhang Ancient Tree Tea Garden. There are the largest number of ancient tree tea trees here, many of which are over 500 years old. Because they are mixed with forests, they have a strong mountain and wild charm. One of the most obvious ancient teas, and the tea in this road also has a special, strong and long-lasting orchid aroma. Unfortunately, it is not the tea picking season, otherwise it would be a rare experience to pick tea with the tea farmers on the back of the bamboo basket. Most of the roadsides in Jingmai Dazhai are teahouses, and the entire village houses are surrounded by the top of the mountain. Looking around, even at noon, the sea of ​​clouds is still under your feet.

Thanks to the car's thoughtful voice interaction system, it is easy to operate whether it is navigation or listening to music, hands-free, safer driving, and soon arrived at the long-awaited Nuogan Ancient Village (also known as Nuogang Old Village) . The Nuogang River flows down the village. "Nuogang" means "the place where deer drink water" in Dai language. It is said that it was named after a group of deer often came to drink water here long ago. Nuogang Village is divided into Laozhai and Xinzhai, Laozhai This is the best-preserved Dai traditional village in Jingmai Mountain. The village is applying for world heritage, so new construction and network cables are not allowed. If you want to experience the most original ecological style of the ancient village, Nuogang must not be missed.


Compared with Wengjizhai and Jingmai Dazhai, Nuogang basically has no signs of commercialization. The outside world is developing rapidly, but Nuogang has always remained calm. This is also the location of the movie "Get Home at One Point" starring Peng Yuchang and Liu Haoran. The location of the scene, but you can only see a strong atmosphere of life in the village, and you can’t see any publicity at all. The ancient village, Burmese temple, and folk customs are just as they used to be. If you have enough time, please take a longer walk in the village Walking, watching the sun slanting through the yellow horns on the roof, slowly disappearing in the surround of the mountains, as if passing by thousands of years.


In the early morning of the third day, Jingmai Mountain was still wrapped in thick clouds and mist. I had breakfast in the homestay. The Yunnan-style rice noodles were paired with more than a dozen small ingredients, which made the choice of difficult symptoms a little overwhelming. After breakfast, sitting in front of the tea table, I finally decided to have a good cup of tea. Jingmai tea has a rich tradition of rolling, and the ropes are tighter and blacker. Because it grows in the mountains, and most of them are old trees that avoid light. The growth cycle is long, so the color is black and bright. Jingmai tea is a low-astringency tea. The bitterness is not strong but the astringency is obvious. The orchid fragrance can last for more than ten bubbles.

Drinking a good cup of tea and reading a book in front of the window will naturally give birth to a feeling of quiet time. It's a pity that we will return in the afternoon. Fortunately, Changan cs35plus is with us all the way. Its brand-new design language (appearance + interior) highlights the future look and feel.

In the face of self-driving and mountainous road conditions during the journey, it wins one by one with its excellent strength (intelligence + power), more quality driving, and more technological care, which guarantees driving comfort. At the same time, lower fuel consumption and longer mileage, passion, and a way of life not only make long-distance driving easier and safer, but also make the journey more enjoyable.


postscript

After traveling through so many places, what is the real meaning of travel? I don't seem to have given much thought to this question.

I think, probably, friends who have been reunited after a long time experience new experiences together, explore new knowledge that has not yet been involved, listen to other people's stories, do what you want to do, and truly feel the fresh moments in life, whether good or bad, and then Better start the next step forward.