"I just went for a walk,
Finally decided to wait outside until the sunset,
Because I found that going out,
In fact, go to the heart,
unreached scenery,
It is the last wilderness of the heart. "
— John Muir
The best travel in life is when you are in a strange place, listening to the story of time, and discovering a long-lost feeling.
On Friday afternoon, when I was burying myself in the desk to deal with the tedious work, an unexpected call seemed to open a gap in the levee of pressure accumulated in a week. Although there were some urgent things this week, after a short Without any hesitation, I opened the website and booked a flight ticket from Shanghai to Lijiang the next day. Go, go to Lijiang!
Lijiang has always been a beauty that I don't want to touch, because some people say it is beautiful, picturesque, like a paradise; And I stubbornly believe the former. It’s good to have a walk-and-go trip, no longer worry about whether the strategy is complete, no longer worry about what to do if you encounter a black car on the road, and no longer look forward and backward... When you start the journey, the biggest difficulty has been solved. But when I got on the plane back to Suzhou, I realized that all the good things were never foreseen. If I have good things in my heart, I will meet good things, and if I have dreams in my heart, they will come true.
Yes, there are only three days. For Lijiang, three days are just a glimpse, and you will not be able to appreciate all the charms of Lijiang. But life is like this. While leaving you happiness, it also gives you hope.
Lijiang
A large area of the ancient city still maintains the architectural characteristics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Rows of tile-roofed buildings in the style of "three squares and one screen wall, four in five courtyards, and Zoumajiaojiaolou" not only highlight the structural layout, but also pursue carving and painting decoration. Coincidentally, it has been hailed as the "Museum of Folk Houses" by Chinese and foreign architectural experts. What's more worth mentioning is that the residents of the ancient city have always liked to plant flowers and trees and cultivate bonsai, so that the ancient city enjoys the reputation of "Lijun always likes to plant trees, and flowers are everywhere in the mountain city".
The Dashi Bridge is the first among all the bridges in the ancient city. It is located 100 meters east of Sifang Street. It was built by the chieftain of the Mu family in the Ming Dynasty. Because the reflection of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain can be seen from the middle river under the bridge, it is also known as Yingxue Bridge. The bridge is a double-hole stone arch bridge. The arch ring is supported by slate. The bridge is more than 10 meters long and nearly 4 meters wide. The bridge deck is paved with traditional five-flowered stones.
Sifang Street in the center of Dayan Ancient City is a famous snack street. In addition, if you want to eat cheap or eat local snacks, you can go to various farmer's markets to eat. Like Lijiang itself, Lijiang bars are intoxicating at night and rustic during the day. They don't deliberately create a style, but they are loved because of their casualness. On the right side of the Dashi Bridge on Xinhua Street in Lijiang Old Town is the well-known Lijiang Bar Street.
The architectural plan of "sihewutianjing" is the legacy of the traditional culture of the Naxi people. It consists of the main room, the lower room, and the four or five square houses on the left and right side rooms to form a closed courtyard. In addition to a large courtyard in the middle, there are four other courtyards at the four corners. The small courtyards of the "Leaky Corner" (connecting parts of the four squares). The large courtyard in the middle is the most public space, where various family activities are held, while the four small courtyards are living auxiliary spaces, which play a role of ventilation, Daylighting effect.
At night in the ancient city of Lijiang, the air is filled with a soft atmosphere.
Shuhe Ancient Town
The ancient city of Shuhe
Shuhe, known as "Shaowu" in Naxi language, is derived from the fact that the Jubao Mountain behind the village is shaped like a pile of peaks. It is an important market town well preserved on the ancient tea-horse road.
The ancient town of Shuhe is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with well-proportioned houses, facing the pastoral rice fields; overlooking Yulong in the north, Xiangshan Mountain in the southeast, and Wenbi, the scenery changes in four seasons, especially the two springs at the head of the village, one of which is called "Jiuding Longtan" ", also known as "Longquan". At the core of all scenic spots in Lijiang, it is the pivot point for visiting Lijiang Ancient Town, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Lugu Lake, the First Bay of the Yangtze River and the Three Parallel Rivers Scenic Area. When Xu Xiake visited Jietuo Forest in Zhishan, he walked through this road. In his account, he wrote: "Crossing a dry stone bridge, looking west towards the Zhonghai, with willows and dark waves lingering, there are large settlements on it. Harmony Court." "Ten Harmonies" is the ancient name of Shuhe Ancient Town. The ancient tea-horse road opened in the Tang Dynasty, from southern Yunnan via Lijiang to Lhasa, Tibet. After more than a thousand years of operation and development in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, it has promoted economic and cultural exchanges among people of all ethnic groups along the route. It is a well-preserved post station in Lijiang Bazi.
Wenzhi Lane, Wuyi Street, in the ancient city of Lijiang, after a long period of depression, narrowness and chaos, has restored its former prosperity: there are many shops and pedestrians. Once upon a time in this ancient alley, there was a famous Naxi medical center "Shaohengtang".
Guangxu's "Lijiang Mansion Chronicle? Character History": "He Yujie, styled Zhao, is also Kun's nephew. He is a filial friend, a Confucian with few careers, and his ancestors were familiar with medical principles, which was passed down to Jie. He is especially good at treating typhoid fever and residual symptoms. It also has miraculous effects, regardless of medicines, eager to see the disease, and can live up to the righteousness of the ancients to help the sky with medicine." This is the high evaluation of Mr. He Yujie by later generations, and it is also the full affirmation of "Shaohengtang". During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, the magistrate of Lijiang presented a plaque with "Three generations of Confucian doctors".
In Shuhe Ancient Town at night, there was an extra piece of human fireworks. We ate the small pot rice that we had dreamed of, and it tasted really good. I saw many people recommending small pot rice before. Sure enough, I was not disappointed, other dishes are also very good, the store environment is very good, the service is also in place, the price is affordable, overall very satisfied!
Lashihai
Love in Lashihai
"Lashi" is a translation of the ancient Naxi language, "la" means barren dam, and "shi" means new, meaning new barren dam.
The Naxi people say that besides the world and heaven, there is a holy and beautiful third country of Jade Dragon. It is under snow-capped mountains and flowing springs, where the sun and the moon shine brightly. Concern, stay together forever. In the third country of Yulong, the orders of parents, the words of matchmakers, and no force in the world can separate those who love each other. Young men and women who love each other until death have the custom of "love death" because of the legend of the third country; Lashi Township is also the "hometown of love death" in this river bend.
After the carnival, I still sit by the lake and watch the stars quietly.
Come back every year, sing every year, watch the rising sun in the morning, watch the sunset in the evening, and sing the poignant and eternal love in the clear light of the pool. The Naxi people say that outside of the world and heaven, there is a holy and beautiful Jade Dragon Third Kingdom. It is under snow-capped mountains and flowing springs, where the sun and the moon shine brightly. If you go there with your loved one, you will be carefree. , Stay together forever.
After December in winter is a good time to watch birds. There are about 30,000 migratory birds of 57 species every year. Every morning and evening is when the birds are the most and the scenery on the lake is the most beautiful.
Every winter, migratory birds that fly here for the winter will inhabit the foothills and marshes around Lashi Lake. Could it be that the Naxi young men and women who died of love turned into winged migratory birds, and the happiness they dreamed of was wiped out in the world. Their souls gave birth to wings and flew to the misty and peaceful third country, but the sun is shining every day, and the rivers are long and the mountains are vertical and horizontal. In the end, the homeland cannot be completely given up.