------------Songshan Shaolin Temple, Huanghekou Waterfall, Shanxi Lingshi Wang Family Courtyard, Hengshan Hanging Temple, Datong Ancient City, Shanxi Ningwu Wannian Ice Cave, Grassland Tianlu, Bashang Grassland, Chengde Mountain Resort


Self-driving tour around Beijing Qilu



The towering mountain walls of the suspended temple,

The ice cave has been hidden underground for thousands of years.

The scenery on the dam is suddenly intoxicated,

Grassland Tianlu painting hit.

Yungang Grottoes show unique skills,

The Summer Resort talks about the chances of victory.

There are many beautiful mountains and rivers in Sanjin,

Comrades in Huangdao have a good time!



2019 is the 30th anniversary of my graduation from the military academy. The students planned to go back to Taiyuan, Shanxi, where the military academy was originally stationed, for a gathering in the WeChat group. Everyone responded enthusiastically. After consultation and discussion, the organizing committee set the meeting time for September 6th to 7th. Classmate An An discussed with me whether to drive from Fuzhou to Taiyuan, Shanxi for a reunion, pass by Songshan Shaolin Temple, and then continue northward to Datong, Shanxi to travel around Beijing, take the grassland sky road, see the autumn scenery of Bashang grassland, pass through Chengde Mountain Resort, and return from Qinhuangdao Fuzhou. As soon as his plan came out, it happened to coincide with me. I readily agreed and planned to leave on September 3. Then I checked the information and made a strategy, and the "17-day tour plan for self-driving parties around Beijing and autumn appreciation" was born and took place.

On the first day, at 07:00 on September 3, An An drove from his home in Gui’an, Fuzhou, to the gate of the Fujian Provincial Educational Examination Institute to pick me up, and started this 17-day tour of self-driving parties around Beijing and enjoying autumn. History seems to be telling us that we two foolish boys were admitted to the Naval Institute of Electronic Engineering (located in Taiyuan, Shanxi) through the college entrance examination (the examination institute was the original Fujian Provincial Higher Recruitment Office). It is the reason for the 30th anniversary party of the military academy graduation. After more than 9 hours of driving, we arrived at Jiujiang Huangting International Hotel at 17:25 and checked in. Director Wu and his wife, the former leader of the Jiujiang Office of the former Naval Logistics Department, arranged accommodation and hosted a banquet for the two of us. The old leader was very kind, and they made tea and chatted warmly.

On the second day, at 06:30 on September 4, we left Jiujiang Huangting International Hotel and drove to Henan Songshan Shaolin Temple. At 16:55, we stayed at Fengyuan Hotel in Dengfeng, a 10-minute drive away from Shaolin Temple. One standard room for one night (including breakfast) was ¥217. The hotel has a good environment and convenient parking.

On the third day, September 5, the first stop of the tour: Shaolin Temple in Songshan, the ancestor of Zen Buddhism. At 08:00, drive for about 15 minutes from Dengfeng Fengyuan Hotel to the parking lot in front of the ticket gate of Songshan Shaolin Temple. Get off the bus, go to the ticket window to buy a ticket of ¥80 each, and walk for about 20 minutes from the ticket gate to the square in front of the Shaolin Temple Mountain Gate. The first thing that caught my eye was the word "Shaolin Temple" at the gate of Shaolin Temple. I remember that I was only about 15 years old when the movie "Shaolin Temple" was broadcast nationwide. Affected by the movie, I yearned for the holy place of Chinese Kung Fu——Shaolin Temple. I longed to bathe in Songshan Shaolin. The morning bell and evening drum. After dozens of years, I finally came to Shaolin Temple. With a feeling of admiration, he couldn't wait to take a picture in front of the mountain gate of Shaolin Temple.

When visiting the Holy Land, I learned a little bit about the superficial knowledge about Shaolin Temple, and then I know the origin of the name of Shaolin Temple: In 495 AD, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved his capital to Luoyang, and chose a place to build the temple to accommodate the eminent monk Ba Tuo who came with him. Facing Shaoshi Mountain, it is adjacent to Wuru Peak in the north and is located deep in the dense forest at the foot of the mountain, so it is named Shaolin Temple. Climbing up the steps from the front of Shaolin Temple Mountain Gate, passing through the foyer, along the central axis, you will come to Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Cangjing Pavilion (Dharma Hall), Abbot’s Courtyard, Lixue Pavilion, and Thousand Buddha Hall (Western Saint Hall). Seven into the courtyard. Shaolin Temple has suffered several catastrophes in history. The most recent one was in 1928, when the warlords scuffled. Temple records, boxing records, etc. were burned to ashes. The existing buildings include Shanmen, Lixue Pavilion, Thousand Buddha Hall, etc., and other buildings were rebuilt later. The three best friends will be rewarded for their evil deeds, and they have done many unrighteous acts, so they will end up being buried alive.

There is a plaque "The First Ancestral Court in the World" hanging in the second entrance courtyard. Shaolin Temple received this honor due to one person. In 527 A.D., Shaolin Temple ushered in a legendary figure—Bodhidharma from India. He spent nine years at the foot of Wuru Peak in Songshan Mountain, preached the Dharma Huike, and founded Chinese Zen, thus making Shaolin Temple the first ancestor of Zen. court.

The third courtyard is the Daxiong Hall, which was rebuilt in 1986. The statues of Sakyamuni, Medicine Buddha, and Amitabha Buddha are housed in the hall. In the middle of the hall, there are four big characters "Bao Shu Fang Lian" written by Emperor Kangxi, and there is a statue of Avalokitesvara on the back wall of the screen wall. , with statues of eighteen arhats on both sides. The fourth entrance courtyard is the Sutra Pavilion (Dharma Hall), which is the place where the monks collected scriptures and preached.

The fifth courtyard is the abbot's room, which is the place where the abbot lives and governs in the temple. In 1750 A.D., when Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited Shaolin Temple, he used the abbot's room as his residence, so it was also called "Longting". The current abbot's room was built in 1982.

The sixth courtyard is the Lixue Pavilion, built in the Ming Dynasty and renovated in 1980. According to legend, in the first year of Zhengguang (520 A.D.) of Emperor Xiaoming of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was a monk named Shenguang (Sengke) who was broad-minded, knowledgeable and memorized. play with water. Since then, he has traveled to various lecture halls to learn the teachings of Mahayana Buddhism. After years of study, although he has a full understanding of scriptures and teachings, personal life and death are still a mystery to him, and he has encountered a bottleneck in practicing Buddhism. A god-man guided him: In the cave of Wuru Peak in the south of Luoyang, there is a Western (Indian) master who lives in seclusion, which can help him improve his Buddhism. From Xiangshan Temple in Luoyang, he came to Wurufeng Cave in the north of Shaolin Temple to seek Dharma from Bodhidharma. But Bodhidharma silently faced the wall and ignored it. Shen Guang stood outside the door of the patriarch, not moving in awe. He stands from day to night. At that time, it was snowing heavily, and the snow was knee-deep, and they were not allowed to enter the house at dawn. To show his sincerity in seeking Tao, Shen Guang cut off his left arm. Bodhidharma opened his mouth and asked him, "Why are you doing this?" Shen Guang replied reverently: "May the monk open the door of nectar and broaden the masses!" His legal name is "Huike". Because Bodhidharma is the patriarch of Zen Buddhism, later generations are called the first patriarch, and Huike is a direct disciple of the Dharma, and he is called the second patriarch in history. Bodhidharma taught the "Langa Sutra" to his disciples, and the Dharma spread widely. When he was dying, he passed the cassock and bowl to Huike. In order to carry forward Hui Ke's spirit of seeking Dharma, disciples of later generations set up this pavilion to commemorate it.

Chinese Zen is the largest sect of Chinese Buddhism. The first patriarch Bodhidharma was vigorously promoted by the second patriarch Huike, the third patriarch Sengcan, the fourth patriarch Daoxin, the fifth patriarch Hongren, and the sixth patriarch Huineng. Finally, one flower and five leaves bloomed in the secret garden. Therefore, the descendants of the sixth patriarch cannot be called ancestors. Although the Sixth Patriarch did not know a single character, he had a very high understanding of Zen. There is his most representative Zen sentence: Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, where can the dust be aroused.

The seventh courtyard is the Thousand Buddha Hall (West Hall of Saints). The statue of Bodhidharma is enshrined in the hall. Because Bodhidharma came from India in the west of China, it was named "Western Saint". There are murals painted on the walls of the hall, which are self-portraits of Shaolin monks practicing martial arts, lifelike. The hall used to be the place where the monks of Shaolin Temple practiced martial arts, and the ground was full of pits and cracks when they practiced. Visitors are not allowed to enter now, they can only watch and take pictures outside the door. It is precisely this kind of painstaking research and creation, assiduous training, that we can live up to the reputation of "Kungfu in the world comes from Shaolin, and Shaolin Kungfu is the best in the world".

After the tour of Qijin Courtyard, exit from the west passage and see the Hammer Hall (Shaolin Meditation Center) and Shaolin Pharmacy.

The Hammer Hall (Shaolin Meditation Center) is not allowed to be visited by tourists, so I took a sneak peek. Inside is a place for meditation and martial arts, and there are people of various skin colors. It is the place where Shaolin Temple spreads Shaolin Kungfu and Zen thoughts to the world.

Shaolin Pharmacy Bureau is a medical institution established in 1217. Its main business is the diagnosis and treatment of the monks in the temple and the surrounding people. Especially good at treating bruises. In 2004, Shaolin Temple resumed the establishment of Shaolin Pharmacy, and published more than a thousand secret recipes of Shaolin Medicine, and then launched some products, all with "Shaolin Pharmacy" as a registered trademark. I hope that China will be strong and the incense of Shaolin Temple will continue to prosper.

After leaving Shaolin Temple, you can walk westward for about 10 minutes, and you will arrive at Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest, which is the tomb of successive monks of Shaolin Temple. After the famous and status monks in the Buddhist world passed away, they put their ashes or bones into the underground palace, and built towers on it to show their merits and virtues. The height, size and number of floors of the pagoda are mainly determined according to the monks' knowledge of Buddhism, prestige and merit.

After seeing the pagoda forest, according to the guidance of the icon, head towards the north of the temple, follow the machine-plowed cement road to Wuru Peak, and walk to the foot of Wuru Peak. Visually, the Dharma Cave is still at a very high place on Wuru Peak, so we will not climb the mountain again. Look at the Bodhidharma Cave. Go back along the other end of the ring, pass Chuzu Temple, and go in for a walk.

The ancestor of the first ancestor looked dilapidated, not as good as the Shaolin Temple where he was often hospitalized. I don't know the reason! After walking for nearly an hour, it was already 12:30 at the foot of the mountain. When I saw a small restaurant in the scenic spot, I went in and spent ¥80 for lunch. Walking near the exit of the scenic spot, the playful old classmates also competed with the cartoon dolls. 13:15 Leave Shaolin Temple and drive to Changzhi City, Shanxi Province.

16:56 Stay at the Rongjin Theme Business Hotel in Changzhi City, and open a standard room at ¥168/night. In the evening, our comrade-in-arms Wen Zhong warmly entertained us in Changzhi Jinfeng Ecological Park. Although I have never been to Changzhi before, I have an impression that Changzhi's city appearance may not be very good. Entering the urban area of ​​Changzhi, it completely subverted my imagination, and I marveled at the cleanliness and beauty of Changzhi!

On the fourth day, at 07:30 on September 6, depart from Rongjin Theme Business Hotel in Changzhi City, arrive at 10:40 and check into Yunshui International Hotel in Taiyuan City. What I saw along the way, especially Shanxi's ecological management, triggered my thoughts and expressed my feelings. I studied in the Taiyuan Naval Academy for four years from 1985 to 1989, and returned to Taiyuan after thirty years. Looking at the past, the trees on both sides of the road are full of greenery. Self-driving from Jiyuan, Henan, through the Taihang Mountains, into Jincheng, Shanxi, until Taiyuan, the mountains on both sides of the road along the way are covered with green trees, unlike the exposed rock and soil on the hillside 30 years ago, the ecological restoration has achieved results. Hope Shanxi is more beautiful! I met old classmates at the hotel, and after chatting with everyone, I wanted to go to the original school site to have a look, so I walked for about 30 minutes and walked 2.3 kilometers to Dayingpan, Taiyuan City, the original school site. The school site has been developed into The real estate has almost no traces of the original school. Fortunately, from the perspective of cultural relics protection, the Taiyuan Municipal Government asked the developer to keep the original auditorium of the military academy, and finally left us a trace of the old building that touches the scene. After viewing the former site of the school, everyone was very excited, and continued to walk for about 40 minutes for about 2.8 kilometers to Wuyi Square in the center of Taiyuan to look for memories of youth!

The Shanxi Hotel and Bingzhou Hotel in the center of Taiyuan have not been demolished, and they still welcome guests from all over the world in an antique style. The students went to look for the ancient commercial street of Fangxiang in those days. Although they found the location (Figure 2), it was completely changed. Everyone lamented that the government failed to protect the ancient commercial street during the renovation of the old city. It is a pity that only one ancient commercial street in Taiyuan disappeared like this! The class reunion dinner was held at the hotel where I stayed, and the atmosphere was very exciting.

The sculptures in Wuyi Square have been slightly adjusted, and the once wide Yingze Street has become crowded. Can the memory of youth be found?


On the fifth day, September 7th, the second stop of the tour: the students gathered together and had a good tour of the Wang Family Courtyard in Lingshi, Shanxi Province, and the Huanghekou Waterfall. 06:30 The travel agency bus rented by the class reunion organizing committee departed from the hotel and drove to the destination, and a tour guide was arranged along with the bus to give explanations. The first stop is to visit the Wang Family Courtyard. The bus takes about 2 hours and travels 150 kilometers to arrive at the Wang Family Courtyard in Jingsheng Village, Jingsheng Town, Lingshi County, Shanxi Province. According to the tour guide, the Wang Family Courtyard was built by the Jingsheng Wang family through the Ming and Qing dynasties for more than 300 years, including a street with five lanes and six castles, with a total area of ​​250,000 square meters. Museum of Architecture and Art. The architectural pattern of the Wang Family Courtyard inherits the courtyard style of the front hall and the back bedroom formed in the Western Zhou Dynasty in China. It not only provides enough space for external exchanges, but also meets the requirements for an internal private atmosphere. The children are orderly, the inside and outside are different for men and women, and the daily functions are all available, which fully reflects the majesty of the official family and the regularity of the patriarchal etiquette system. The exquisite brick, wood and stone carving decorations in the courtyard have various themes and rich content. According to the investigation data, the ancestors of the Wang family compound started from farming and tofu business concurrently, from agriculture to business, from business to government, the family business grew, the family wealth gradually increased, and the reputation gradually increased. After several generations of large-scale construction, After building a mansion, it became the Wang Family Courtyard. After the Wang family accumulated original capital, they then sought to combine government and business, and the business grew bigger and bigger, making them wealthy. There has been a combination of government and business in all dynasties, just pay attention to control, otherwise...

Brick, wood and stone three-carved decorations

One of the couplets in the Wang Family Courtyard

At about 10:30, we left the Wang Family Courtyard and started the second stop to visit the Yellow River Biaokou Waterfall (Shanxi). After traveling for about 3 hours and 20 minutes, the bus traveled about 230 kilometers and arrived at the vicinity of the Yellow River Biaokou Waterfall Scenic Spot in Biaokou Town, Jixian County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province at about 13:30. After lunch at this restaurant, I took the bus and drove for 5 minutes to the entrance of the scenic spot. After getting off the bus, transfer to the battery car in the scenic spot, and then come to the viewing point of Pangkou Waterfall. Walking along the plank road to the Yellow River, the spectacular picture seen on the TV screen rushed to the face. The roaring Yellow River was like a galloping army, and the song "Yellow River Cantata-" composed by musician Xian Xinghai echoed in his mind. --Defend the Yellow River" "The wind is roaring. The horse is screaming. The Yellow River is roaring..." I was so excited, my thoughts were cleared, and my soul was sublimated.

At 15:30 we left the Yellow River Pokou Waterfall and returned to Taiyuan by bus. Because there was a section of high-speed road construction, I could only take the national road. After tossing around 21:30, I arrived at Dachang Ecological Park in Taiyuan City. The classmate reunion dinner was booked here. Everyone drank to their heart's content in this beautiful environment, and they couldn't think of leaving. The reunion is always short, and parting is melancholy, and we meet again in three or five years.

On the sixth day, on September 8, visit the third stop: Wannian Ice Cave, Ningwu County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province. This scenic spot was not in the original plan, but it was suggested by my high school classmate Professor Wu. He said that there is a scenic spot worth visiting in Shanxi, so he adjusted the plan and added the Wannian Ice Cave scenic spot. At the end of the party, classmates Yong and Ping also joined the journey to the north by self-driving. Now the team became 4 people, a bit like the Tang monk who was going to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures, but we were going north to "learn scriptures". 09:13 After saying goodbye to our old classmates, our group of 4 departed from Yunshui International Hotel to Ningwu Wannian Ice Cave. At 12:40, I had lunch at the Tianyuan Restaurant in Kuaitunguan Village, Daibeitun Township. It cost ¥260, four dishes, one soup, and five eggs. , especially recommended to passing guests; continue on after the meal, and arrive at Ningwu Wannian Ice Cave at 13:43. Tickets for Wannian Ice Cave are 120 yuan/person. There is a battery car to pick you up from the entrance of the scenic spot to the entrance of the ice cave. The fare is 15 yuan per person, and it only takes about 5 minutes. You can also walk there. We choose to walk. It takes about 25 minutes to walk to the entrance of the ice cave. The ice cave has been developed It is 100 meters long for tourists to visit.

The Ningwu Wannian Ice Cave is the largest ice cave discovered in the middle latitudes of the world so far. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that the ice inside the cave is not icy enough in terms of the climate conditions outside the local cave. It does not melt, the deeper the ice is, the thicker it is, and the freezing period is mainly in summer, and the winter is the melting period. When exactly was the Wannian Ice Cave formed? How did it form? It is still a mystery to be solved. The mainstream opinion is that the cave was formed during the Cenozoic Quaternary glacial period, about 3 million years ago.

Leave the Wannian Ice Cave Scenic Spot at 15:10, go to Hunyuan County, Shanxi, arrive in Hunyuan at 19:00, stay in Hengshan Tangquan Hotel, Hunyuan County, Shanxi, standard room is ¥169 per night; dinner is ordered at Hunyuan Red Star Restaurant for 5 For the first dish, drink some Fenjiu puree wine given by students from Taiyuan. The taste is very refreshing, smooth and smooth, which eliminates fatigue. The proprietress of this restaurant is very nice, the service is warm, and the food is delicious. It only cost ¥128.

On the 7th day, September 9th, visit the fourth stop: Shanxi Hunyuan Hengshan Hanging Temple, Datong Huayan Temple, Datong Earth Forest. Leaving the hotel at 07:56, after a 15-minute drive, we arrived at the Hanging Temple of Mount Heng. I came earlier, and it was not a holiday, so there were not many tourists. I bought 4 tickets, each ¥115, and entered the scenic spot to visit the Hanging Temple.

Hanging Temple is the most famous scenic spot of Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue. When you come to Hengshan Mountain, you don’t need to climb Hengshan Mountain, but you must see Xuankong Temple, a thousand-year-old ancient temple on the cliff, embedded in the cliff of Cuiping Peak of Hengshan Mountain, on the Lingkong abyss. The temple was first built in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 491), and has a history of more than 1,500 years. It is the only unique temple in China that combines Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Why Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism coexist in one temple, there is currently no conclusive basis. Everyone thinks that when the temple was built, it was in the period when Buddhism was exterminated in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Buddhism could only rely on Taoism to exist, so they stayed together. Is it historical fact? There is no way to verify it, it's just a tea chat after dinner.

Hengshan Hanging Temple fits perfectly with the mountain body. The whole temple building does not use a single nail, and the fixing with the mountain body and the connection between components are all handled with mortise and tenon structure, which reflects the superb craftsmanship of ancient craftsmen. The architecture of the Xuankong Temple is breathtaking. Brother Yong, a classmate, seemed very happy to visit the Xuankong Temple and greeted the masses in an approachable way.

We left Xuankong Temple at 09:43 and arrived near Huayan Temple in Datong around 12:20. It was also lunch time, and we found a time-honored shop on the commercial street of Datong Ancient City: Fat Lai Lai Rabbit Head Shop. Go in and eat the delicious rabbit head, it cost 195 yuan. Brother Yong, who loves to eat rabbit heads, praised the fat rabbit heads who came to the store!

After enjoying the rabbit head food and replenishing energy, then take a good look at Huayan Temple in Datong. On the way, the four of us were very surprised to see Datong’s ancient city walls with a rich history and clean streets. After studying in Taiyuan for four years, I always felt that Datong was the city of coal. I had a prejudice in my mind that Datong was associated with Heixi. so beautiful! We think that the ancient city wall of Datong is more spectacular than that of Xi'an, and it is better protected. If you are interested, you can come to Datong to have a look. Datong is one of the nine ancient capitals of China, the main throat of Jin, Hebei and Inner Mongolia. In history, it was the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the capital of Liao and Jin. According to reports, Huayan Temple used to be a royal temple with magnificent momentum. So come here for a visit, tickets are 50 yuan per person.

It is understood that Huayan Temple is located in the southwest corner of the ancient city of Datong. It was built in the seventh year of Liao Chongxi (1038). The individual buildings are arranged on the two main axes of the north and the south, with a rigorous layout and a large scale, covering an area of ​​66,000 square meters. It is an earlier and more complete preserved Liaojin temple complex in China. According to historical records, the Huayan sect of Buddhism was prevalent in the Liao Dynasty. The Emperor Daozong personally wrote ten volumes of the "Huayan Sutra Suitan Praise", engraved and printed "Khitan Zhizang" 579 books, and placed them in the Bhagavan Tibetan Hall of the Great Huayan Temple in Xijing. In the temple, "enshrine the stone and bronze statues of the emperors", thus making Dahuayan Temple a royal ancestral temple. At the end of the Liao Dynasty, seven or eight out of ten temple buildings were destroyed by war. In the Jin Dynasty, it was still rebuilt at the same site, and it was still a giant temple in the early Yuan Dynasty. During the Xuande and Jingtai years of the Ming Dynasty, major events were rebuilt, and Buddha statues were repaired, which made it flourish. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, it was divided into upper and lower temples, each with its own gate, forming its own pattern, and there was the theory of upper and lower Huayan temples. The temple was destroyed again in the early Qing Dynasty, and it was repaired in the early years of Kangxi, but the scenery is hard to recover. In 2008, Datong City launched the famous city revival project. According to the records of the "Golden Stele" in the temple, it invested huge sums of money in a large-scale renovation of Huayan Temple, restoring the heyday of Dahuayan Temple in the Liao and Jin Dynasties.

In the Huayan Temple, there is the Pu Guangming Hall. The main hall is 7 rooms wide and 6 rooms deep. There are "Three Saints of Huayan" in the hall, with Vairocana Buddha in the middle, Manjusri Bodhisattva on the left, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva on the right. The mural painting "Fifty-Three Ginseng of the Boy of Good Fortune" is divided into three parts centered on the statues of Manjusri, Samantabhadra and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. , the story of seeking good knowledge and finally becoming true.

During the visit to Huayan Temple, "Today's Headlines" pushed Brother Yong to "Datong Tulin", the photographer's internet celebrity check-in place. So after visiting Hualin Temple, we left at 13:49 and drove to Datong Tulin. 14:30 Arrive at Datong Tulin, tickets are 60 yuan per person. When we went, there were tourists in twos and threes in the soil forest. They seemed unpopular, and they seemed to be unable to see the soil forest from a distance. Frustrated, I suddenly saw a depression 300 meters away that looked like an earth forest. Everyone immediately became interested and ran towards the target. Different shapes, lifelike...

Return to the ancient city of Datong from Tulin at 15:45, stay at the Datong House Hotel at 16:53, 218 yuan per night per room, very close to the ancient city wall, you can walk there, the environment is quiet and comfortable, highly recommended. The dining environment of Datong Family Banquet Restaurant is elegant, especially the sauerkraut soup is very delicious, appetizing, and the dishes are very OK. It costs ¥313.

Day 8, September 10, fifth stop: visit Datong Yungang Grottoes. Drive to Yungang Grottoes at 08:56, and arrive at the scenic spot at 09:18 in about 20 minutes. I bought tickets for 135 yuan/person, hired a guide for 150 yuan, and entered the scenic spot. Yungang Grottoes is one of the largest grottoes in China. It is located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain, 16 kilometers west of Datong City, Shanxi Province. There are 51 main caves and more than 5,100 statues, the tallest is 17 meters and the smallest is only a few centimeters. All kinds of statues are lively and elegant. The Buddhist art of Yungang Grottoes can be divided into early, middle and late stages according to the development of grotto shape, statue content and style. Early Grottoes: Caves 16-20 today, also known as Tanyao Five Caves. Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty restored the law, and the eminent monk Tan Yao was ordered to choose the beautiful Wuzhou Mountain to excavate the majestic Tan Yao Five Grottoes, which opened the prelude to the excavation of the Yungang Grottoes. Tanyao Five Caves, the symbol of the emperor, has a horseshoe-shaped plane, a domed roof, and thousands of Buddhas carved on the outer wall. The main statue is the Buddha of the third generation. The Buddha statue is tall, with a plump and round face, a high nose and deep eyes, and straight shoulders. Mid-period grottoes: It was the heyday of Yungang Grottoes carving, mainly including Caves 1 and 2, Caves 5-13 and the unfinished Cave 3. This period (471-494) was before Qianluo in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Xiaowen period. Before Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital, all the statues in the big caves managed by the royal family had been completed, which lasted more than 40 years. Late grottoes: after the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang (494) to the fifth year of Emperor Xiaoming Zhengguang (524), it was carved by folks.

After the visit, I drove to Zhangbei County, Hebei Province at 11:53, arrived at 16:55 and checked into Hanting Hotel (Zhangbei Branch), 158 yuan per night for a single room. After a short rest, Zhangbei Afang Bashang Restaurant No. 2 (Internet celebrity shop) has a dinner of 466 yuan, and has a drink. Before going to Zhangbei County, we deliberately walked the west section of Grassland Sky Road (32 kilometers). I felt that the scenery was average. We had to go back and come to Grassland Sky Road for fun. It is recommended not to go to the west section, but to focus on the east section. .

The four of us have been eating meat all the way from Hunyuan, Shanxi, and our combat effectiveness has gradually declined. It seems that we can’t eat such delicious lamb chops. Everyone wants to eat some green leafy vegetables. Now everyone is less interested in eating meat, but they are paying attention to the weather. According to the weather forecast, the weather on Grassland Tianlu will be unsatisfactory tomorrow with light rain. Everyone is praying that tomorrow will be sunny. It is understood that although Zhangbei County is only about 15 kilometers away from Yehuling, the west starting point of the eastern section of the grassland, the weather is often "different in ten miles". It is sunny in Zhangbei County, and it is cloudy and rainy in Yehuling. This is often the case. An'an said, if the weather is not ideal tomorrow morning, don't leave so early, wait until after 9 o'clock. This is a helpless choice.

Day 9, September 11th, the sixth stop: Visit the Grassland Road. At 07:40, there was still a ray of sunshine in the sky. We were glad, so we quickly packed up our things and set off from Zhangbei County. After a 30-minute drive, you will arrive at the Yehu Ridge at the entrance of Grassland Sky Road. When we arrived at Yehu Ridge, the luck we had when we set out was gone. It was raining lightly, the wind was heavy and the fog was heavy, and the visibility was only 7-8 meters. In this weather, you can walk on the grassland sky road and you can't see anything. After discussion, it was decided to open an hourly room in a hotel near Yehuling until the weather improves. So we opened an hourly room in the first restaurant on Tianlu, and the four of us stayed in the room, making Kungfu tea and hoping the weather would improve. At about 11:30, the weather seemed to be better than before, but it was not ideal. Everyone has a unified mind, eat lunch first, and after lunch, no matter what the weather is, they must go and enter the grassland sky road. After eating lunch, around 12:17, the car drove from the entrance of Yehuling onto the Grassland Road.

Although the raindrops are still falling outside the window and the clouds in the sky are still thick, we can't help but see the scenery outside the car. I beg God to show a smile and don't let us come here in vain! Maybe we read silently and moved God. The car was driving for a while, and sometimes the clouds moved to allow the sunlight to shine through, allowing us to take pictures. It seems that Grassland Tianlu will not treat those who yearn for her passionately and persistently.

Knowing the Grassland Sky Road, I first learned that there is such a so-called American version of Route 66 from the news broadcast on the grassland sky road broadcast by CCTV. The scenery on both sides of the road on the Bashang Prairie is very beautiful Pleasant, with grasslands, yurts, windmills, terraced fields, villages, rock walls and birch forests and other beautiful scenery. That's when the seeds of a chance to see are planted. It just so happened that at this class reunion, classmate An An proposed a self-driving tour around Beijing to take a pilgrimage, and finally urged me to germinate the seeds of going to the pilgrimage, so I readily agreed. This road was originally a fire protection zone for the construction of large windmills and villages. Because the road was built on the top of the hill, the road along the road is winding and winding, and the rivers and mountains have a panoramic view, so it was discovered by many travel friends and photographers. Although the weather is not beautiful today, the scenery we saw was indeed beautiful, and it already made us feel like we were in the sky, like a dream. It seems that the introduction of CCTV is a bit reliable.

Entering the Grassland Sky Road from the entrance of Yehuling in Zhangbei County, the beautiful scenery along the way made us stop and enjoy it from time to time, stop and go, and drive more than 100 kilometers. At 16:31, the car arrived at Huapi Ridge, the end of the Grassland Sky Road. From here, go to Guyuan County, Zhangjiakou City, and check in at Hanting Hotel (Guyuan County Branch) at 17:36, 185 yuan per night per single room. Dinner at Guyuan Handloo Restaurant, the cost is 390 yuan. Southern tourists travel to Grassland Tianlu and Bashang Grassland in September or October. Pay attention to the temperature difference and wear long-sleeved and thicker coats to protect against the cold.

The 10th day, September 12th, the seventh stop: Visit Hebei Fengning Great Khan Palace. Leave Hanting Hotel (Guyuan Branch) at 08:35 and head to the next stop, Hebei Fengning Great Khan Palace. Drive for about 30 minutes and arrive at the Great Khan Palace at 09:10. Tickets are 90 yuan per person.

The Great Khan Palace Scenic Spot is located in Datan Town, Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, Chengde City, Hebei Province. The scenic spot covers a total area of ​​300,000 square meters and is 1,418 meters above sea level. Liangxing, according to historical records, this vast land was once an important military base of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan camped here in 1215 A.D., and took command of the gold war. His great achievements are conceived here. To commemorate Genghis Khan, the first person in history, the palace of Ghis Khan was rebuilt here, named "Great Khan Palace".

The eagle carving is a totem worshiped by the Mongolians; the Matouqin is a famous musical instrument of the Mongolians; Aobao is made of natural stones and is a place for sacrifice; the Mongolian cavalry is rough and powerful, sweeping across Asia and Europe, and dominates the world.

Leave the Great Khan Palace at 10:43, and have lunch at the roadside agate restaurant at 13:27 for 149 yuan. The owner is Hui nationality, and alcohol and pork are not allowed to enter. We still respect the ethnic customs; after lunch, take a short rest on the roadside and continue on OK, arrive at 15:08 and stay at Chitianhe Holiday Hotel, Hongshan Junmachang, Keshiketeng Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, standard room 180 yuan/night. On the way into the hotel, there is a checkpoint for the Ulan Butong Grassland Scenic Spot. Each person can buy a 120 yuan ticket pass to pass. The ticket is valid for 3 days. Be careful to keep the ticket. Dinner is 268 yuan at a restaurant in the village of Ulan Butong, Hongshan Army Horse Farm. The proprietress of the restaurant is very enthusiastic. According to her introduction: the restaurant business is mainly done in July and August, and the table is often turned over more than 5 times. From May to June, it is good to keep the capital in September to October. Finally, it will be the National Day business, and then the weather is cold. There are no guests, so we close the door and go back to Chengde to accompany the children, and we will come again on "5.1" next year. She said: It is best to come at the end of September to enjoy autumn. At that time, the leaves, grass and other colors are more abundant, with distinct layers of red, yellow and green; now it is a little earlier, and some leaves are not yet yellow.

The 11th day, September 13, the eighth stop: Tour the Bashang Grassland Ulan Butong General Paozi horseback riding, the Panlong Grand Canyon, the colorful mountains, and the European-style scenic area. "Bashang Grassland" generally refers to the area formed by the steep rise of the Inner Mongolia Plateau in the north of Beijing, and a meadow-style grassland formed due to climate and vegetation. The Ulan Butong Grassland is also within this range. The temperature on the Bashang Grassland is already relatively cool in September. Under the dam, such as Beijing, it is too hot to wear short-sleeved clothes. On the dam, it is necessary to wear long-sleeved and thicker clothes. It is very cool to sleep at night without turning on the air conditioner. There are many scenic spots in Ulan Butong Scenic Area. Considering the itinerary and time relationship, a group of 4 of us discussed and planned the itinerary: 1. When you come to the prairie, you need to find a place to ride a horse, otherwise you will come to the prairie in vain; 2. Tour board Dragon Grand Canyon; 3. Visit Wucai Mountain.

Leaving the hotel at 08:10, driving towards the Panlong Grand Canyon, when I saw Daobao on the road, I stopped to have a look.

After reading Obo, we continued on our way. On the way, we saw the General Paozi Racecourse, so we turned to the racecourse to ride a horse. The cost of riding a horse is 100 yuan per horse, and we have enjoyed the addiction of riding a horse. The stablekeeper helped me to get on the horse, and I rode on the horse. He took the rein and led the horse, and walked the horse along the path. From chatting with him, I learned about the origin of the place name "Jiangjun Paozi": there used to be a The small lakes naturally formed by the seepage of groundwater from the grasslands are called Paozi. In the northwest of Saihanba, pass through the Hongshan Army Horse Farm to Jiangjun Paozi, which is a famous ancient battlefield in Ulan Butong. Ulan Butong, which means Red Mountain in Mongolian, in the twenty-ninth year of Kangxi (1690), Galdan, the leader of the Junggar tribe, launched an armed rebellion, and the Qing Dynasty sent troops to suppress it. In order to commemorate his uncle General Tong Guogang who died on the battlefield, Kangxi, So he named this small lake "General Paozi". After walking for about 20 minutes, I arrived at Jiangjun Paozi, 1.5 kilometers away. The horseman asked me if I wanted 200 yuan, and he took me to ride a horse for a lap around Paozi? I said no. He said that if he didn't run the horse, he would lead the horse back the same way. We think that riding alone without holding the rein is not called riding a horse. So I bargained with the horseman, and finally added 50 yuan/horse and we rode back alone to make a deal, which was finally enjoyable.

After riding the horse, we continued to the Panlong Grand Canyon. On the way, An An kept expressing her regrets: the scenery would be beautiful if I came a week later. Outside the window of the car on the road, the blue sky and white clouds pass across the broad, slightly yellowed grassland. In the distance, there are dotted green trees, groups of cattle, sheep and horses, sweeping away the grassland. The face is relieved, and the heart is relaxed and happy.

The scenery of Panlong Grand Canyon is as colorful and pleasing to the eye as an oil painting

The cement road only reaches the mouth of the Panlong Grand Canyon, and further inside is a dirt road that extends to the top of the Grand Canyon. Do not drive cars with a low chassis, and most of the places are only enough for one car to pass, so you need to choose a relatively open place when meeting cars. It happened that there were not many tourists that day, so we drove in. Fortunately, we met once and passed smoothly. After visiting the Grand Canyon, we came out of the Grand Canyon at 12:15 and went to the next stop, Wucai Mountain. At 13:30, I found a "Haojiayuan Farmhouse" for lunch on the road. The price in the scenic area is quite reasonable, and the food cost is 267 yuan. After the meal, take a rest for more than 10 minutes, and drive to Wucai Mountain at 14:00. Arrive at Wucai Mountain at 14:45. The viewing platform is on a small hill with a good view.

Looking far away, you can have a panoramic view of the grassland and green hills. If it is late autumn, the layers will be more colorful

15:25 We left Wucai Mountain and went to the European-style scenic area. I wanted to take a shortcut, but someone was guiding and managing the fork in the road, and it could only pass in one direction, so I had to take a detour and enter from the other end, arriving at 16:00.

After admiring and taking pictures for about 30 minutes, we set off from Ulan Butong European Scenic Area at about 16:30 and went to Saihanba National Forest Scenic Area. It happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the number of hotel guests in the scenic spot increased. I asked many hotels on the way, and after a delay, I checked into the Junyi Chain Hotel (Saihanba Scenic Spot) at 17:40. The single room is 200 yuan/night. September 13th is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the four of us celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Bashang Grassland, which is also a very meaningful thing. After cleaning, we found a relatively popular store called "Country House Farm Food" and went in for consumption. The service of the store was warm and we spent 360 yuan. Because Bashang is a place inhabited by Mongolians and Manchus, people may not have the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival, so I asked a few shops and they didn’t sell mooncakes, so I had to order oatmeal cakes as mooncakes for the festival. Brother Yong didn’t give up, and went shopping one by one in the streets near the scenic spot. His hard work paid off, and he found mooncakes. Don’t worry too much about the taste, it’s better than nothing, haha!

Some friends may ask, why do most of the Mid-Autumn Festival order vegetarian dishes except for the middle dish? Haha, it was because the four of us ate big meat almost every meal after we entered Datong, Shanxi. Let's order vegetarian dishes!

Day 12, September 14, ninth stop: visit Qixing Lake in Saihanba National Forest Park. The 4 of us are all from the south. There is no shortage of mountains and rivers in the south, and forest parks are common. Since we have traveled thousands of miles to the dam this time, we also have to go to CCTV to promote it. The Internet celebrity checks in to "rebuild the beautiful mountains and rivers" Saihanba National Forest Park, so as to pay homage to those who are dedicated to rebuilding the desert into a lush forest. Salute to those who sweat! Looking back on the past and present of Saihanba, you will sincerely lament the spirit of contemporary Chinese people who "dare to change the sun and the moon into a new sky". With the passage of the history of the Qing Dynasty, due to historical corruption and financial decadence, the Qing government, which had internal and external troubles, opened up land reclamation in the second year of Tongzhi (1863), and the forest vegetation was destroyed. After years of fighting volcanic fires, by the early days of liberation, the original forest had disappeared, and the scenery of "beautiful mountains and rivers, deep forests and valleys" no longer existed. The Saihanba area degenerates into plateau barren hills, presenting a desolate scene of "flying birds without trees, and yellow sand covering the sky". After liberation in 1949, in response to the country's call, two generations spent their youth and sweat to build a vast forest and sea, re-cover the former desert with green clothes, and gradually restore the ecological environment. In 1993, Saihanba was approved by the state as a national forest park. Therefore, we chose "Seven Star Lake", one of the scenic spots in Saihanba National Forest Park, to go around. Depart from the hotel at 08:34 and arrive at Qixing Lake in about 8 minutes. Go to the ticket office to buy tickets, a joint ticket is 130 yuan, we did not buy a joint ticket, but only bought tickets for Qixing Lake 50 yuan per person. As a southerner, I really don't have much interest in such scenic spots, it's all for online celebrities to check in! Walk around at will. Here is the check-in record, haha!

10:25 After visiting Qixing Lake, we set off for Chengde. Go to the Hebei direction of the Siyu Line, and drive into the Siyu Line for 2~3 minutes. There is a checkpoint on the road. Did we buy a 130 yuan ticket? We said no, so they didn't let us go along the road to the scenic spot. Guided us to go to the Yudaokou of Hebei Weichang, we had no choice but to go back to the Yudaokou depressingly, and turned back to the Yudaokou, taking a detour of 42 kilometers and spending an extra hour or so. Enter S351 from Yudaokou, drive 18 kilometers, and arrive at No. 19, Chengzi Township, Weichang County at 11:55 for lunch at the No. 5 Countryside Farmhouse Restaurant. The cost is 112 yuan. The dishes are authentic farmhouse dishes. See us off at the door.

After lunch, continue on at 13:10, arrive at 16:23 and check into Hanting Hotel (Chengde Railway Station), 189 yuan per night per single room.

Day 13, September 15, tenth stop: Visit Chengde Mountain Resort, Puning Temple, Little Potala Palace. At 08:11, walk about 8 minutes from the hotel where you stayed and arrive at Chengde Mountain Resort. The combined ticket of Chengde Mountain Resort (including eight places outside) is 260 yuan each. We bought a joint ticket, and considering the time constraints, we planned to only visit Chengde Mountain Resort, Puning Temple, and Little Potala Palace, and not to go to the others. We hired a guide at the Summer Resort, 150 yuan for each point, and 450 yuan for the 3 points of the Summer Resort, Puning Temple, and Little Potala Palace. ,like! The first stop, Chengde Mountain Resort, also known as "Chengde Li Palace" or "Rehe Palace", is located in the north of Chengde City Center, Hebei Province, on the narrow and long valley along the west bank of Wulie River. It was first built in 1703, and it took 89 years to complete after the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong dynasties of the Qing Dynasty. The Summer Resort is divided into four parts: the palace area, the lake area, the plain area, and the mountain area. It is the largest ancient imperial palace in China. We only visited the palace area, which covers an area of ​​102,000 square meters and consists of four groups of buildings: Zhenggong, Songhezhai, Wanhe Songfeng and Donggong. The layout of the palace is rigorous, the architecture is simple, and it is harmoniously integrated with the natural landscape. The scale of the buildings in the park is small, and the palaces and walls are mostly made of blue bricks and gray tiles, and the original color of logs. Elegant and solemn, simple and moderate, it integrates the essence of northern and southern garden architectural art, and enjoys the reputation of "the highest example of Chinese classical gardens".

The main palace is the main building in the palace area, including 9 courtyards, Youli Main Gate, Meridian Gate, Reading Shemen, Danbo Jingcheng Hall, Sizhi Bookstore, Nineteen Photo Rooms, Yanbo Zhishuang Hall, Yunshan Resort Building, Xiuyun The door is composed of two parts: "front court" and "back bedroom". The main hall is called "Danbo Jingcheng", which is built with precious nanmu, so it is also called Nanmu hall. The palace area is the place where the Qing emperor governed the court, held grand ceremonies and slept. The architectural style is both elegant and majestic. East Palace, in 1945, the Japanese army invaded Chengde and burned it down to celebrate the victory, and now only the base remains. Wanhe Songfeng Hall is the place where Emperor Kangxi often met officials, reviewed memorials, read and wrote. In 1722, Kangxi discovered that Qianlong, the fourth son of Yongzheng, the fourth son of the emperor, was smart and liked him very much, so he ordered him to be sent to the palace. In the summer of the same year, led by his parents, Qianlong went to Chengde Mountain Resort with his grandfather. The reason why Kangxi passed the throne to Yongzheng is not unrelated to Kangxi's love of his grandson Qianlong.

The plaque of "Mountain Resort" in Chengde Mountain Resort is written by Kangxi himself. It was inscribed in the 50th year of Kangxi. Avoid the heat. It's not evasion, and "evasion" is taboo, so a stroke of a large pen is added with a horizontal line to show the difference; the third is that the Xin in the ancient post is three horizontal lines. At present, I basically agree with the second statement. It seems that Emperor Kangxi was so hard-working, but his descendant Xianfeng was beaten by the British and French allied forces and fled to Chengde for refuge!

Exquisite royal hanging screen, the original is on display, the craftsmanship is exquisite, and the ivory is as fine as silk

After visiting the Mountain Resort, under the guidance of the guide, we arrived at the second stop: Puning Temple very smoothly. Puning Temple was built in the 20th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1755). The army of the Qing Dynasty quelled the Junggar Mongol Taiji Dawaqi Rebellion. In winter and October, the four tribes of Erut Mongolia came to the summer resort to pay homage to Emperor Qianlong. To commemorate this alliance, this "Puning Temple" was built in the form of a Tibetan Samaya temple, meaning the peace of the world. Puning Temple is a temple combining Chinese and Tibetan. The first half is a Han-style Garan seven-chamber layout; the second half is a Tibetan-style mandala built in the form of a Tibetan Samaya temple. The whole temple is majestic and magnificent, covering an area of ​​about 23,000 square meters.

Qianlong personally wrote the inscriptions "Puning Temple Stele", "The Stele of Le Ming Yili in Pingding Junggar", and "The Stele of Le Ming Yili after Pacifying Junggar", which were written in Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan, and stood on the stele of Puning Temple Inside the kiosk. Qianlong inherited the ancestral motto of "building a temple is better than raising a hundred thousand soldiers", and realized the goal of "combining internal and external hearts and building a solid career". Puning Temple has become a product of national unity and a link between the Qing government and ethnic minorities.

Tibetan temple style at the back of Puning Temple

The main Buddha statue of Puning Temple, the 27.21-meter-high gold-lacquered wood-carved Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with thousands of hands and eyes, is enshrined in the Mahayana Pavilion, the main building. This statue of Bodhisattva is engraved with three eyes, which are said to be able to see into the past, present and future; it has 42 arms, its own two hands folded forward, and the remaining 40 hands are raised left and right, each holding a magic weapon, and Both have one eye. According to the Buddhist saying of "25 existences", multiply 25 by 40, and this statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva will have a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, hence the name Avalokitesvara with Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes. "Hongxiu Puyin" are the four characters on the lintel of the Mahayana Pavilion in Puning Temple, written by Emperor Qianlong. Among them, there is an extra horizontal line under the word "庥", which means the desire to protect the peace of the world.

After visiting Puning Temple, we drove to the third stop: Little Potala Palace. The Putuo Zongcheng Temple is located in the north of the Summer Resort and on the south side of Shizigou. It covers an area of ​​220,000 square meters and is the largest among the eight outer temples in Chengde. It was built in the thirty-sixth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1771), which was the 60th birthday of Emperor Qianlong and the 80th birthday of the Empress Dowager. The leaders of the ethnic minorities in the frontier gathered in Chengde to hold grand birthday celebrations. In order to respect the beliefs of all ethnic groups, To unite the people of all nationalities, it was built by Emperor Qianlong. Because it was built in imitation of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, it is commonly known as the Little Potala Palace.

There are about 60 large and small buildings in the temple, most of which are flat-topped and white walls. The main building is a dark red square building "Dahongtai". Paved with gold and copper tiles. The Wanfa Guiyi Hall is the place where major religious ceremonies are held or where the Qing emperor meets important ethnic minority leaders and princes and ministers.

All the gilt pieces on the south side of the Golden Dome were plundered and taken away by the Japanese army who invaded Chengde, which made the south dome look dull, without gold, and lost its brilliance, which is left over from the dark age of China. We must not forget history, but also look forward, open a new chapter, and realize the Chinese dream.

The temple is built on the mountain, facing south from the north. Inside the mountain gate is a stele pavilion. Inside the pavilion are three stone steles. All Guishun Ji" and "Youxie Turhu Tebu Jizhong" three articles.

In the north of the stele pavilion is the five pagoda gates, white walls and red blind windows, more than 10 meters high, with three arches, and five lama pagodas in red, green, yellow, white and black, symbolizing the five schools of Tibetan Buddhism: Red religion, green religion, yellow religion, white religion, black religion, the Qing Dynasty respected the yellow religion as the state religion, so yellow is in the middle. There is a kneeling stone elephant on the left and right of the five pagoda gates. The stone elephant is kneeling towards the Chengde Royal Mountain Resort in the south, expressing its submission to the imperial power of the Qing Dynasty. To the north of the Five Pagoda Gate is the glazed archway, with three rooms, four pillars and seven floors. It is a gate for class distinction. Only those who are of a high level are allowed to go to the Dahong Terrace, otherwise they are not allowed to enter. Going in, the rearmost and highest position is Dahong Terrace.

After visiting the Little Potala Palace, we sent the guide back to the Summer Resort, and had lunch at Chengde Jindi Fuyuan Home Cooking Restaurant at 13:30, spending 128 yuan. We left Chengde at 14:08 after the meal and headed for Qinhuangdao.

During the period, because I asked to go to Heiyugou, Shangzhuangtuo, Funing District, Qinhuangdao, where my old army was stationed, I was delayed for about 2 hours, and arrived at Cuigege Old Restaurant in Qinhuangdao until 19:30. Because of our late arrival, Zhu Wenping, the "Second Senior Brother" with a diploma who invited four of us to the banquet, had to wait for a long time. I am really sorry. At the dinner on September 15th, I was warmly received by my old classmates. In the warm atmosphere of pushing and changing cups, I was so bold and greedy that I drank too much.

On the 14th day, September 16th, I originally planned to go to Shanhaiguan to play, but it was canceled later. Everyone said that they were tired and had to take a rest. It happened that the hotel had a tea room, so we drank tea and chatted.

Jiandong, a classmate who was on a business trip to Shenyang, said that he must entertain us and deal with things quickly. He rushed back to Qinhuangdao on September 16, and the dinner was held at Qinjiawei Old Restaurant in Qinhuangdao. It's a pity that I drank too much last night and can't drink today, but I can also replace wine with tea, etiquette is indispensable, haha! That lively energy, Sihao is not worse than last night.

On the 15th day, September 17, our group of 4 people went back to our respective ways after breakfast. Brother Ping took the plane back to Shanghai, and Brother Yong took the high-speed train back to Zhuzhou, Hunan. An An and I continued to drive to Fuzhou, this time going north. The scripture learning has come to an end for the time being.

After seeing off Brother Ping and saying goodbye to his classmates, he started the car and left Qinhuangdao at 07:20 with a melancholy mood, heading towards Fuzhou. About 1,000 kilometers long-distance driving, arrived at 21:30 and checked into Jiangsu Siyang Hotel (Huaihai Road Branch), single room 168 yuan/night (including breakfast). One day was squeezed out than the original plan, and I was able to persist in the long-distance running. I would like to thank Brother Ping from yesterday for a treat and rest, and accumulated energy. When I arrived at the hotel, I lay down and fell asleep after taking a shower.

Day 16 September 18th. 09:20 Depart from Siyang Hotel and go to Api, a classmate in Cixi, Zhejiang. The euphemistic name is: to see my old classmate Api, I actually want to have a rub. Always have an excuse.

Arrive at Cixi Hangzhou Bay Hotel at 17:30, she is a very tasteful five-star hotel. Careful Api has already opened the room, and the two of us can register and check in with our ID cards. Xu Jun, an old classmate, also came to Cixi from Ningbo to meet us. Disturbed old classmates. Api and his wife hosted a banquet and warmly entertained us, full of deep friendship with classmates.

Come to see Api, and take a look at: Hangzhou Bay Bridge. One of the great projects in the history of bridge construction in the world, the Hangzhou Bay Bridge was built in Api’s hometown. It was completed and opened to traffic on May 1, 2008, with a total length of 35.7 kilometers. It starts from Zhengjiadai Village, Haiyan, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province in the north, and ends in Cixi, Ningbo City in the south Shuiluwan, like a giant dragon, meanders in the East China Sea, and the purple air comes from the east, bringing confidence and blessing to the Chinese people.

Day 17 September 19th. At 08:20, the two of us bid farewell to Api and Xu Jun. The car drove from Cixi to Yuyao, took the expressway from Yuyao, and drove 630 kilometers to Fuzhou safely at 17:50.

So far, the self-driving tour around Beijing has come to a successful conclusion. The total safe driving mileage is 6,201 kilometers, the toll is 2,324 yuan, and the fuel fee is 3,535 yuan. It passes through 11 provinces and cities including Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Henan, Shanxi, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Tianjin, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Special recommendation: Shanxi Ningwu Wannian Ice Cave, it is worth a visit. Self-driving tours must find relatively consistent interests, so that it is more conducive to harmony and unity.