Gubeikou Water Town Jinshanling Great Wall Golden Autumn Travel Notes
I have always wanted to go to the Simatai Great Wall in Jinshanling for a long time, but I was always defeated by various excuses. As I grow older, I feel more and more that life is short, and action is not as good as heart. Taking advantage of a few days of leisure in November, I decided to take a trip to this magnificent Great Wall.
Before leaving, I browsed some guides and estimated in my mind that it would take about two days. On the first day of the design, we set off to Dongzhimen to take a long-distance bus to Jinshanling, where we stayed. On the second day, we crossed Simatai from Jinshanling and took a long-distance bus back to Beijing. A friend of the opposite sex knew that I was going to travel alone, so he put down his work and decided to go together. So there was a tour of Jinshanling Simatai in early November 2018.
Depart from Beijing, along the Beijing-Chengdu Expressway all the way, and go northward on the Daguang Expressway. A friend was driving, and because of the early departure, we left Beijing quickly, avoiding the congestion time. A friend is a person who is thoughtful, thoughtful, and step-by-step. Work as a department leader in a central enterprise. I usually don’t like to exercise, and my daily WeChat exercise steps are stable at about 6,000 steps. The most frustrating thing is climbing mountains. I can't do it physically. So at first he said to go together, but I directly rejected it, because I was determined to climb two sections of the Great Wall. Seeing that I persisted, my friend jokingly said that this is not a leisure vacation, it is purely a camping training. Oh, is it that serious?
On the Beijing-Chengdu Expressway, there are fewer and fewer vehicles. Friends drive fast and stable. It’s better for someone to travel by car, or I have to take a long-distance bus. A friend on the road told me that he had prepared sports drinks, bread, and ham snacks, and was going to complete the climb with me. I also booked a homestay, and told me that Gubeikoushui Town is at the foot of Simatai Mountain, so I can play together. And these. He is indeed a careful person. After about 2.5 hours' drive, we arrived at the reserved Old Li's Inn at the foot of the Simatai Great Wall. Simply pack up and go straight to Jinshanling Great Wall. Since a friend told the inn in advance, the inn has arranged a vehicle to send us to Jinshanling. One hundred yuan, about 20 kilometers away.
Far has seen the majestic Great Wall, magnificent, spectacular. It is even more dangerous against the blue sky. Jinshanling Great Wall belongs to Hebei Province, and Simatai Great Wall belongs to Beijing. Many donkey friends, the Raiders say that the two sections can be crossed, as long as you pay the ticket for the other end. I specifically asked the ticket office, and the ticket office said it was possible before, but not now, and Simatai was blocked. A little regretful and a little bit unwilling. Let's go and see. Purchased a winter price ticket of 55/person, and we set off. It is about 2.6 kilometers from the entrance to the foot of the Great Wall, and there are battery cars. This section looks not far away, but because it is uphill, it is still a bit hard. People with poor physical strength can also buy cableway tickets and go directly to Xiaojinshan Building in the west. It is equivalent to the middle position of the entire Jinshanling Great Wall. Let's just climb right up. Also tell me a little bit about your friend. My friend is a smoker, but not a big smoker. When the driver finished sending us back, he left the lighter and a pack of cigarettes to the driver and asked him to take them back to the inn, leaving only a pack of cigarettes for himself. Even the driver said that although there are inspections on the mountain, if you find a place where there is no one, you can also smoke. The friend still insisted on not bringing kindling up the mountain.
The air in the mountains is so good, the big screen at the ticket gate shows PM2.5 as 0.125. Wow, what a concept. I just experienced the smog in my big capital, the contrast is too strong. There was a rustling sound from the mountain forest on the side of the road. Looking for the reputation, it was a few unknown big birds flying through the forest. It looked like a gray magpie, but it had a long and beautiful tail more than the gray magpie. It's amazing. My friend insisted that it was a pheasant. Let me go, I know pheasant, okay? At the beginning of climbing, my friend had already started to pant, and his cervical spine and shoulders began to hurt. I quickly took the big supply bag. The friend said with a smirk, "Go quickly, look at how slow you are walking." I'm afraid that you have a heart attack and I have to give you artificial respiration, okay? I thought darkly. Hey, seeing that he is willing to accompany me to climb the mountain, I endured it. Since then, this big bag has been accompanied by my thin and small body.
After stopping and going, we boarded the brick crenellation tower. In the west of this boundary, there are West Five Eyes Building, Six Eyes Building, Dragon King Valley Pass, Longyukou and so on. In the east, there are Jiangjun Building, Shalingkou, Jinshan Building and so on. Among them, the scenery from the West Five-Eye Tower to the East Five-Eye Tower is the most spectacular. It is a paradise for photography lovers. You can take a look, most of the photos of the Great Wall are from this section of the Jinshanling Great Wall. After a short rest, we decided to head east, which is the direction of Simatai.
Jinshanling Great Wall was built by Qi Jiguang, a patriotic general of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the essence of the Great Wall. Standing on the Great Wall, looking at the undulating Great Wall, I feel a lot of emotion in my heart. Feeling the wisdom of the ancients, feeling how people built such a spectacular military project in that era of cold weapons, and what price they paid. I think the most famous story about repairing the Great Wall is that Meng Jiangnv fell down the Great Wall in Qin Dynasty.
The bright moon in Qin Dynasty and the pass in Han Dynasty, the people who marched thousands of miles have not yet returned.
But let the flying generals of Dragon City stay, and don't teach Huma to go to Yinshan.
In any case, the achievements of the Great Wall in military defense are huge.
Along the way, the scenery became more and more spectacular. Each watchtower is different and has its own characteristics. Some have been rebuilt to maintain their original style, while others have been ruined, leaving only exposed city bricks, silently bearing the accumulation of time. The world cultural heritage left by the ancestors should really spend a lot of money to protect it. The current scene is embarrassing. Sure enough, there are very few tourists in Jinshanling, and we met a total of more than 20 people, and one third of them were forest rangers. There are two female photographers, both acting alone, setting up the equipment and waiting patiently and attentively for the moment of satisfaction. admire them. It has long been heard that foreigners recognize this place very much. As long as foreigners who can play are climbing the Great Wall or Jinshanling or Simatai, they will definitely not go to Badaling with a group. Sure enough, apart from the forest rangers, we met three Chinese tourists who came up by cable car and were about to go down the mountain. The others are all foreign tourists, and a few of them will be accompanied by a Chinese escort to explain the whole process. This requires the accompanying physical strength, but I still like this kind of in-depth tour. What impressed me the most was an Italian buddy, alone, with a large bag of photography equipment, climbing the nearly vertical remnant of the Great Wall. After a brief exchange, we learned that this Italian friend works in Xi'an. I like to photograph the Great Wall. I have already been to Badaling, Mutianyu, and Juyongguan, and this is the third time I have come to Jinshanling. I'm sweating!
My friend's physical strength is still not good, but his endurance really impresses me. As long as he climbs for a while and rests for a while, he can persevere. Just keep drinking water. This is no problem, just to reduce the weight of the backpack. After resting and losing weight, we reached a section of the Great Wall. It's really bad enough. This section of the Great Wall no longer has the walls on both sides, only the bare city foundation, and the Great Wall bricks are scattered on both sides. My friend is tall and strong, and he claims that he can't climb the Great Wall, but he still has the strength. My friend bent down and picked up a city brick. I saw it weighed fifty catties, and I heard "Oh, my waist", and he quickly put the brick back on the spot as soon as it reached the calf. "Oh, this man...cut" I deliberately elongated my voice. "You come, you come". "Women don't do this kind of work." Just imagine how this brother Qi Jiguang built the Great Wall back then. Now that we are in the age of landing on the moon, can't we properly repair the treasures left by our ancestors? The two of us joked that Jinshanling would stop selling tickets, give a discounted price, move a Great Wall brick to the enemy building, and free a ticket, advertise and build the Great Wall. Win-win! Unknowingly, we have reached the enemy building with brick walls. We have already climbed up this enemy building with waste bricks, and we have really experienced climbing the Great Wall. The watchtower ahead has become more dilapidated and more dangerous. The Great Wall in the direction of Simatai continues to meander eastward, with no end in sight and no one around. We decided not to go any further, so we turned back to the next watchtower - the East Five-Eye Building. There is a mountain road from the East Five-Eye Building, which leads directly to the east gate of the scenic spot. Simatai, I have no chance to meet you this time, wait for me, I will come again. It takes about 3 hours from uphill to downhill, and we have to walk and rest.
Seeing that it was still early, we decided to visit Gubeikoushui Town on the same day. Leave as soon as you say, return to the inn quickly (hire a private car for 100 yuan), and then drive to Shuizhen.
I have seen the Wang Family Courtyard and Cuandixia Village in the north; I have seen the ancient towns of Dali and Lijiang in the south. I always feel that each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult to distinguish between equals. Especially when you have visited Wuzhen, you will not have too much expectation for Gubeikoushui Town. It wasn't until the moment of entering the service hall that the majesty of the north was fully reflected here. This is far from the "farmhouse" model I imagined. The overall decoration is simple yet modern, and there are also brand stores such as Starbucks. When I look at the quality of a place, I look at the bathroom. I made a special trip there, um, to my satisfaction as a clean freak and petty bourgeoisie.
Tickets are 140/person, so expensive. No off-season prices, no off-season prices, no off-season prices. The ticket seller said, "Mothers have always been at this price, regardless of off-season or peak season." Entering the water town, I sincerely sigh, 140 tickets are really a conscience price. I think the scenic spots in the north are beautiful as long as there is water. Look at this town, the small bridges and flowing water, the rivers are connected, and the boats shuttle back and forth, as if you are in the south of the Yangtze River. This is not only a clever show, it is simply the best. The houses in the ancient town are built near the water, and you can go down the steps to reach the water. Blue bricks and gray tiles, small bridges with corridors, surrounded by green belts, and occasionally dotted with unique viewing trees in the north, red, yellow, and green are rich in color, one step at a time, and the postcards are rushing. There are all kinds of delicacies in the town, such as Qiaotou Bubu Cake, meat skewers, fried chicken with beer, etc. There are also performances, as long as it is the opening hours of the ancient town, acrobatics, magic, sketches, and operas will be performed in a loop to satisfy guests of different time periods. Along the way with friends, I saw a lot of people who came to take pictures. Unlike the photographers in Jinshanling, most of the people who come to the ancient town to take pictures are young people. It is really a good place to take pictures in ancient costumes, cosplay, and various appearances. Looking at those youthful and beautiful faces, followed by the silly "photographer" boy who was carrying things with big bags and small bags, I said angrily, "If I wear Hanfu and dress up, I will definitely be prettier than them." My friend laughed and said, "What do you want?" I continued to flirt, "I'll be alluring in front of me alone, and I'll charge money if I want to take pictures, so I have to earn some money back. You will be my agent, If you see someone strike up a conversation, you will be charged." The "800" friend laughed, and I suddenly came to my senses, "Take a photo, take a photo, take a photo, and say important things three times." : "Oh, I thought....". You think it's a fool!
While we were chatting happily, a fat cosplay girl came across, accompanied by a tall handsome guy. The moment they passed by, the fat girl raised her mobile phone, and suddenly said loudly to the handsome guy: "Hey, do you want me to take a picture of you, stupid or serious?" My friend and I were instantly petrified, looked at each other, and smiled maliciously. Hey, there are fewer and fewer innocent people like me, the world is going down, the world is going down!
look, what's that? There are two large pools in front, steaming with steam, and many people are sitting by the pools - soaking their feet. OMG, is there a fee? After confirming that I don't want money, I quickly prepared to take off my shoes and socks. My friend looked at me like I didn't take advantage of the advantages, and said helplessly: "Don't soak up, it's getting dark, and there are still many places to visit." Well, listen to you. If there is nothing worth seeing, hum, I thought angrily in my heart. Continue to move forward and come to an escort agency. This is something to see, isn't it a modern armed escort? After entering the door, I found that it was a big house, which was divided into several floors according to the height of the terrain. There is an accounting room, which is separated by a wooden fence outside, which is equivalent to a modern bank counter. There is a martial arts hall, where knives, forks, swords, halberds, axes, axes, hooks and forks are really eighteen kinds of weapons. Friends watched with gusto. Man, that's what it's like. And I have gained something, and finally know what a halberd looks like. Thinking about what is written in the book, the prestige of all the bodyguards in ancient times on the black and white roads, and Wu Yong's outsmarting the birthday card, I sigh that it is Ma Yun who is effective in governing the thieves!
It was getting late, and it was time to return. Suddenly I heard someone from the team next to me yell, "Go back to the hotel to get your swimsuit first" Nani? Did I hear wrong? Swimsuit, can you take a bath in the hot spring? With doubts, we found an inn. The owner was cooking, and the aroma of the food was wafting in the room. Sure enough, the boss said that there are hot springs in the water town, and if you stay in any homestay in the water town, you can soak in the hot springs for free. Night tour Simatai Great Wall. This season is the off-season, the price is very favorable, usually more than 1,000 house prices, now only about 600, including breakfast, water town tickets are also discounted, 80/person. Listen, listen, just ask if you are attractive? Are you excited?
When we left the water town, the sky was completely dark, and the night lights of the water town were turned on one after another, presenting another psychedelic scene. Looking back at the water town again, we were pleasantly surprised to find that the lights of the Simatai Great Wall were all turned on, like a yellow dragon, shining with dazzling golden light, quietly lying prone on the ridge, guarding the subjects at its feet. Simatai, who haunts my heart and soul, I finally see your true face. I have a promise with you, I will come again, wait for me.
When we returned to Lao Li’s Inn, it was already past 7 o’clock in the evening. We haven't seen the owner, Lao Li, and only Aunt Li and two people are in the shop. We chatted while drinking the hot pimple soup made by Aunt Li. My friend knew Brother Li before, so I chose this place this time. Aunt Li said that Lao Li fell at the end of August and injured his waist very seriously. After treatment, he is still recovering in the hospital. Aunt Li said with tears in her eyes, and said firmly, even if Lao Li becomes paralyzed from now on, I will serve him until he grows old. The simple and honest Aunt Li left a deep impression on us. Speaking of the hot springs in the water town, Aunt Li said it was real hot spring water. About 30 years ago, Aunt Li went there to wash clothes in winter in her village. It took only ten minutes to walk there, and it was called Yuanyang Lake. Yuanyang Lake, I saw it on the Jinshanling tourist route map, and I was very curious at the time, thinking that I could go there directly.
Since we planned to return to Beijing after breakfast tomorrow, my friend settled the bill directly, and deliberately charged an extra 200 yuan as a greeting to Brother Li. Aunt Li was determined not to accept it. Afterwards, we each went back to our rooms to rest, and Aunt Li also brought clean woolen bath towels. Dear Aunt Li. After breakfast the next day, we were about to leave, and Aunt Li gave me a big bag of freshly ground cornmeal and a big pumpkin. Giving someone a rose leaves a lingering fragrance in your hand, that's the reason.
Simple folk customs, beautiful scenery, meeting different people and things are all the scenery in the journey of life. This is probably the charm of travel. My friend's behavior and detailed arrangements also made me quite educated. The friend himself has a deeper understanding of his own physical strength - it is not as bad as imagined. It turns out that as long as you don't climb continuously, you can walk and rest for 3 hours. The premise is that there is no weight. Hey, I just want to ask you, are your cervical spine and shoulders made of plastic? Let's do it, I will recite it. He said I was as strong as a little wild donkey. NND, the Lun family is still a weak woman.
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