[Self-driving travel notes] Looking back in the scenery
Part 1 From the Desert to the Sea
From October 1st to 7th, 2017, take advantage of the short holiday time, the expressway is free, drive from the desert to the sea, feel the environmental changes, and see the cultural heritage of 2000. Departing from Tonghua County, Jilin Province, it will return to Tonghua via Kezuohou Banner in Inner Mongolia, Chifeng City, Chengde Mountain Resort in Hebei, Beidaihe, Shanhaiguan, Huludao, Shenyang and other places, with a journey of more than 2,000 kilometers.
Old place search
After driving more than 400 kilometers, I arrived at the first stop of this trip, Ganqika Town, Kezuohou Banner, Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia. In the late autumn of 1991, I visited this place twice. The harsh living environment and the resulting poverty were impressive. Poverty and poor living conditions were common in China at that time, but people who survived in the desert were even more hard.
The first time I went to Ganqika, I took the train to Tongliao City. I was led by the guide for a long time in the car, and then walked a long way to get there. The road is just a few lines of footprints on the desert. That's all. When I entered Ganqika for the second time, I took two trucks, and the road I took was the winding ruts on the desert. At that time, Ganqika did not have a decent road. The local people said that a road was planned in this place in the early years, and the roadbed had just been laid. Due to the impact of regional planning, the construction stopped. The roadbed was also buried in the sand. The highway dream was also buried!
The endless sand dunes are bare and there is no vegetation. Occasionally, a few tumbleweeds can be seen. This herb has thorns all over its body and forms a ball when it matures. It can run a long distance with the wind. Smart plants use this method Spread the seeds. Tumbleweed grows in many places, because of its thorns, few people will approach it, let alone take advantage of it. The tumbleweed that grows in the desert is very precious, it can play a role in windbreak and sand fixation, but people at that time lacked firewood and did not care about the impact of environmental degradation. Although it was managed by the forestry department, in order to survive People still secretly take these thorny things back to use as firewood, and the desert environment is getting worse and worse, and the impact on people's lives is getting bigger and bigger.
Ganqika is close to the west of Jilin Province. It is not a desert in the pure sense. There are a small amount of farmland, and there will be patches of grassland in the low-lying areas of the desert. Raising cattle is an important source of income for the people here. In order to develop cattle breeding, the local area introduces new breeds and new technologies, and the improvement of cold matching is promoted here. Technicians ride motorcycles and bring improved equipment, and go to various villages to provide door-to-door services. Therefore, the breeds here are the best. , The cattle have a large skeleton, fast fattening, and high meat production rate. The promotion of this technology has been very successful. To this day, cattle farmers across the country do not need to go out of the village to implement the improvement, and the penetration rate of the improvement is quite high.
However, the disorderly development in those years also brought about the deterioration of the environment. Desert vegetation was destroyed, and the growth of grass was not enough for cattle to eat. The sand is eating, and the cattle are not nourished and fattened, so they have to wait for the fatteners to buy them, otherwise there will be no forage for feeding. During the period from the beginning of winter to the beginning of spring, cattle farmers are eager to sell to raise the tuition fees for their children to go to school in the coming year, so the price is very low. We are also optimistic about this, so we come here to buy cattle.
The place where some poplar trees can be seen from a distance is the village. In the village, there are scattered one-story houses built with adobe (loess-thinned straw and mud made into a square shape). There are no roads in the village, and it is all sand. The brick-roofed building is a rural credit cooperative (because such units are rich!), it is such a rustic building, and it seemed very luxurious at the time! According to the guide, a village like this will be buried by sand in a few years, and the whole family will be buried in a house close to the sand dune overnight. People have to avoid the sand dune and move everywhere.
These two times, we stayed at the guide’s house for about a week, because we relied on the guide to contact us to buy cattle, and we would pay some fees for living and boarding at his house, and they also got a commission when we bought cattle. The host's family is very enthusiastic. They cook four dishes and one soup for each meal, and also heat up a pot of loose white wine. There is not much oil in the dishes, and there is no meat, that is, fried potato shreds, fried cabbage slices, vermicelli, sauerkraut, etc., which were standard for entertaining guests at that time. The Chinese of that era, no matter how poor they were, would keep the best things for entertaining guests. When I was young, my mother used to carefully preserve a handful of vermicelli and a scoop of noodles for entertaining guests. After cooking, the bottom of the pot is a bit oily, add water, boil it and sprinkle some chopped green onions to make soup, the host doesn’t persuade you to drink too much, as long as you say you’re ready to drink, you will be served with rice, and after the meal, the host will let you go Rest on the kang by the window and bring a cup of tea filled with black tea foam. I was really moved by the host's enthusiasm, but every time I saw a lice crawling towards you, I was embarrassed to reach out to catch it, and my heart was not so comfortable!
In the 40 years of reform and opening up, great changes are taking place everywhere in China. When I came to Ganqika this time, it was 27 years later. It is impossible to find some memories of that year. The memories of the past are forever sealed in my mind. The changes here are also a microcosm of China's reform and opening up.
Drive from a small town in the east of Jilin Province, take the expressway all the way, and take a section of provincial highway when you are approaching Ganqika. Both sides of the road are covered with green belts, and the houses of the villagers on both sides are neat and modern in architectural style. Walking on the road, you can’t see the shadow of the desert. The tall trees on both sides of the road show the era when desert control began here.
(Enter Ganqi card)
Now Ganqika Town has a population of more than 80,000, and the location of the town is already a veritable small town. The wide roads, towering buildings, endless traffic and difficult parking all show her modern characteristics. I began to wonder if the place I visited back then was here? I asked a local fellow: "Is there any other place called Ganqika here?" His answer was very negative! It is difficult to see the endless desert when driving on the road, because there are artificially planted willows everywhere. If you want to see the sand, you have to stop and go to the forest. The fellow told me: "Now the government is strictly controlling, no one dares to cut these willows for firewood, and natural gas or coal is used for heating at home. The resources are protected and the village is safe." I really love this place. Feel gratified by the drastic change in the environment!
(I specially visited the fellow grazing)
(beautiful houses)
(luxuriant salix)
Stayed in the hotel at night, the price is not expensive, spacious and bright, you can see the bustling street scene of Ganqika.
(Ganqika Small Town)
It was also the first time I drank butter tea, and old B was serving me in a Mongolian costume (haha)!
(Drinking butter tea for the first time)
No matter how hard life is, walking and eating are always unforgettable; no matter how much prosperity you have seen, poverty always lingers in your mind; no matter how rich life is, the feeling of happiness can only be sublimated in memories!
desert exploration
Looking at the topic, I don’t think it’s very new, because the desert is called “sand sea” and “expanse sea”, so what is there to “explore”?
Let’s talk about Daqinggou first, the green treasure in the desert!
Daqinggou is a famous precious broad-leaved forest nature reserve in Inner Mongolia. Located 25 kilometers southwest of Ganqika Town, it is a deep green valley running north-south, with a depth of more than 100 meters, a length of more than 10 kilometers, and a width of about 200-300 meters. There is a small river trickling at the bottom of the ditch, and there are many tree species in the ditch. The unique geographical environment and unique water and soil have created the natural beauty of Daqinggou, which is in sharp contrast with the desertification phenomenon outside the ditch. Viewing the scenery along the bottom of the ditch, you will not feel the desolation of the desert. The scenery inside is the same as the wonders of the valley you have seen, or even worse. However, when you think of walking more than 100 meters under the endless desert When you are deep, you will be full of awe and admiration for nature! When looking at it from a high place, it will also make people guess whether there is a tree or a ditch first! The current science has not solved this mystery. It is said that many of the tree species here are exotic tree species, which is puzzling. In the small ditch, the landscape is very rich, including virgin forests, adventure rafting, Xiaoqing Lake and so on.
I finally saw the small river and the lake, but it was incomparable with the sea.
(The virgin forest of Daqinggou, the horizon is seen in the distance, and Daqinggou is a deep-sinking area)
(Xiaoqing Lake, Ichihiro Qingshui in the desert, is very precious)
The Tamin Chagan Desert is not very famous, but it is known as the "Eight Hundred Li Vast Sea"! 30 kilometers away from Ganqika Town, there is also a good place to play with sand.
(Tamin Chagan Desert Recreation Area)
Standing in the desert and looking towards the sky, the clouds in the distance are divided into two layers, blue and white. The blue layer is connected to the desert, like the sea, and the desert in front of you is like a beach by the sea. In this way, the so-called The "sea" is just an image, because I have already determined that it is a different form of cloud.
Pay special attention to those plants in the desert, because growing in such an extreme environment is a symbol of strong vitality, which is really amazing! I don’t know if the tree I saw is Populus euphratica, because I have only seen Populus euphratica on TV, and I can’t estimate how old it is. In short, it has at least witnessed the environmental changes of this desert during its life time. Become a loyal guardian of the desert. You can see that its dead trunk does not fall down, and its roots are still stuck in the sand. The microenvironment formed by its root system fixes the sand and makes some small salix grow depending on it. I think this is "a thousand years of immortality, After death, it will not fall for a thousand years, let it fall down the Populus euphratica that will be immortal for a thousand years! From this point of view, the value of this tree is far more than that, because it is still standing, and there are thousands of years behind it! The value of life is hard to compare with it, how humble human beings are in front of nature!
(It still guards the desert and those plants that grow later!)
Camels are known as the boat of the desert. I thought the two humps were made of bones and should be hard, but they are actually as soft as meatballs! A camel lying on the ground is just at the height that a human can leap over. When you ride on its back, it will stand up steadily again, and the human feeling is that it leans forward and back, and then sits up firmly. This unexpected feeling made Old B almost laugh out loud.
(When the camel got up together, he turned old B over!)
Riding a horse and wandering in the sea of sand, the kind of comfort is indescribable, holding the hand of old B, life seems to have returned to more than 30 years ago, you suddenly feel that those hands are really not the feeling of left hand touching right hand! (Ha ha)
(Playing out of a young style!)
I rented a sand motorcycle for fun. The owner of the car is very nice. It cost an hour. He said that there are no tourists at this time, so you can play slowly. I was thinking about the "seaside" looking far away, and I happened to have a car, so I wanted to find out what happened, and took old B to drive to the "seaside".
(The "seaside" that can never be reached)
After turning over a few sand dunes, there are very few cars on the ground, and there are no people in the play area. The blue sea is still in front of us, and it is still in front of us. It seems that it is not far away. It's a little scary, there are no people around, no plants, no mobile phone signal, and the wind blowing is a little weird! We are too far away from the play area, I realized the danger, and I am not so courageous, so I can’t continue walking. If I get lost, it will delay the trip. I drove a motorcycle on the slope of the dunes and circled a few times. It's a thrill, and we're back. In fact, there is no regret. The desert is a dream to the sea. I know it is a phenomenon of atmospheric refraction, maybe it is a kind of mirage? Because this desert is not by the sea, where is the sea?
(The quiet desert is so beautiful! I like nature without human interference.)
There is an old Chinese saying: "Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles", which is the life realm of ancient Chinese scholars. You can read countless books and travel around the world freely, letting your mind and body fly freely! I turn this sentence upside down, and it has a different taste: "Traveling thousands of miles, reading thousands of books", that is, while walking, watching and thinking, and gaining insights from it, it is like reading thousands of books. It's a worthwhile trip, isn't it very appropriate to use it to explain the meaning of travel!
sand on tiananmen
I read a report in the 1980s that people from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, described the dust in their area and said: "Beijingers, don't think it's awesome, the sand on Tiananmen Square is all from our place!" According to the current distance, Chifeng can drive to Beijing There are more than 400 kilometers, and the space transportation of sand and dust is much higher than this distance, which shows how powerful the sandstorm is! The sand advances and the people retreat, and human beings are very embarrassed in the harsh natural environment. It is conceivable that after a few years, perhaps decades, or hundreds of years, will we still see a complete capital? The leader Gao Zhanyuan has long made the determination to transform nature. At that time, it was reported that Beijing provided 9 billion yuan for afforestation and afforestation in Chifeng every year to ensure the safety of the capital Beijing. 9 billion, that was an astronomical figure in that era! I remember that my annual salary was less than 1,000 yuan. But what role can this 9 billion per year play?
I live in a mountainous area in the northeast, where the greening rate reaches 85%, and the environment has always been good. I have heard of "sandstorms" for a long time, but I didn't feel them until the beginning of the 21st century: at 3 o'clock that afternoon, the sky suddenly darkened, and the storm poured out , slapped on the window, after a gust of wind and rain, the windowpane was covered with yellow mud dots, this kind of thing could not be local dust, because our place is full of sand and black soil, rare loess , it is impossible to form sand and dust. It can be seen that this is "scraped" from a long distance, which is the so-called sandstorm. Sandstorms are rare now, and hazy weather can be seen occasionally, and usually dissipates quickly, and there are few yellow mud spots on the windows. The improvement of the environment should benefit from the construction of China's "Three-North Shelterbelt Project". After more than 40 years of unremitting efforts, it is impossible to see the sand of Chifeng on Tiananmen Square now!
During this trip, from Kezuohou Banner in Inner Mongolia to Chifeng City is also part of the "Three North Shelterbelt Project". The desert along the way is full of patches of sylvestris pine. This tree species is more drought-tolerant, but it grows much slower. The seemingly inconspicuous small trees are probably more than 20 years old. Planting trees in the desert is not an easy task. Generally, it takes more than ten years to plant large seedlings and transplant them with soil. The later management costs are not low. In addition, the survival rate of desert afforestation is not very high, and it needs to be replanted every year. , so it looks very sparse. In the vast desert, a little bit of green and yellow and white sand complement each other, the scenery is very pleasant, the feeling of desolation is gone, and hope is born spontaneously!
(Every surviving young tree is precious!)
Here I have to talk about the "Three North" Shelterbelt Project, which is a large-scale artificial forestry ecological project built in the Three North regions of China (Northwest, North China and Northeast China). The Chinese government listed this project as an important project of national economic construction in 1979, and the project planning period is 70 years. According to data, the "Three North" shelterbelt project has been implemented for more than 40 years, and the accumulated forest area has exceeded 400 million mu, the forest coverage rate has increased by more than 8%, and the average annual number of sandstorm days has dropped from 6.8 days to 2.4 days. In Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia alone, 21 million mu of sandy land has been treated and developed, accounting for 58% of the desertified land. The forest coverage rate in the Yulin sandy area of Shaanxi Province has increased from 18.1% in 1977 to 38.9%.
The Three-North Shelterbelt built a "Green Great Wall" in northern Xinjiang. Among the 13 provinces within the planning scope, 7 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government) ended the history of desert entry and retreat, broadened the living environment of the majority of people in the desert area, and benefited The lives of tens of millions of people have protected many important cities and contributed to the improvement of the global environment. The Chinese people's spirit of changing the world is still surging in the blood, but it is more scientific than the previous practice.
(Afforestation in the desert)
Driving all the way west, on the highway in the desert, there are not many cars, and there are not too many speed limits. When the speed reaches 120 kilometers, the car feels a little floating (this is also the reason why my car is not well equipped). Taking a rest in Chifeng, looking around at the street scene, it is considered to be here. I don't have much nostalgia for cities. It seems that Chinese cities are all the same. After leaving Chifeng, I headed southeast all the way to Chengde City, and I have already booked a place to stay online.
A night of embarrassment
Relying on the guidance of the navigation, I found the booked hotel after 8:00 pm. This store is located in a residential area, and the cubicles are transformed from residential buildings. The conditions are not good. There is no bathroom, and there is only one big bed and two small sofas. During the golden week, and it is a popular tourist city like Chengde, it is very difficult to find an accommodation at a price you can accept.
After eating, we wanted to take a good rest after a tiring day. We fell asleep for less than an hour. A sound woke me up. It sounded like a mouse biting something. After several auditory searches, it was determined that it was on the shed. I found something and knocked on the shed, the mouse didn't stop for a while, the sound came again, after many twists and turns, the mouse was still there, I really couldn't sleep! Old B’s sleep is older than mine, and she couldn’t sleep because of the noise, so I had to go to the boss and ask for a room change. He also took the tobu pole and knocked on the roof of the shed, hoping to drive the mice away.
After such a toss, I couldn’t fall asleep either. After lying down for half an hour, the mouse started to move around on the roof of the shed. In the dimness, I heard old B exclaiming "rat (mouse)!" On the old B's quilt, we turned on the lights and caught mice all over the room until we disappeared. I went to the boss. This time it was a lady boss. She came to help move the sofa without saying anything, and the mouse got into a hole. , buttocks exposed, this is a hole through the wall of a heating pipe, there is a gap between the pipe and the wall, the mouse got stuck in it, the proprietress was very bold, she reached out to grab the tail of the mouse, the mouse went in desperately, no matter what Can't come out, only half of the tail is left outside. The proprietress brought a pair of pliers and clamped the mouse's tail. With a strong force, the tail was pulled out, and there was a long tendon. It was bloody and disgusting! The mouse couldn't be pulled out, and it seemed that he couldn't survive. The proprietress found a wooden wedge and nailed it into the hole, so that the mouse could be sealed inside.
I fell asleep again with apprehension, thinking of the tortured mouse, I still have some pity in my heart! Seeing the bloody tendons on the tail of the mouse, I was so disgusted that I couldn't sleep, and I got up early, I really didn't want to stay in this room for a while. While we were washing up, the boss brought some cement to seal the hole, and by the way, we were a little relieved by saying a few words of apology. To be honest, old B is really not the kind of caressing little woman, and the mouse didn't get sick from being frightened. I argued with the boss, and she advised me: forget it, don't delay the schedule, and go to court to ask for an explanation. It's not that easy, so I have to endure it.
With the exhaustion of the night, I rushed to the scenic spot after breakfast. The tickets were booked online yesterday. I came to Chengde Mountain Resort 6 years ago. At that time, the parking was all on the ground, but now the parking is all underground. Relying on the navigation to find the entrance, there was a long line here, and finally arrived at the underground parking lot, but there was no parking space, the long line moved forward little by little, suddenly the long line did not move, and there seemed to be a noise in front, It turned out that there was an empty parking space in front, and the number one car had to park inside. An aunt stood in the parking space and refused to let it go. Obviously, she "occupied" this parking space in advance, and their car was still behind. People from the car in front argued with her, but she refused to let her go. They insisted that no one could move. The security guard came to persuade her, but the aunt refused to let her go. In the end, the security guard had to carry the sloppy aunt away, so that the cars in line could move forward.
To be honest, this method of "occupying" the parking space is really nothing new. Usually, you will see someone put something in the parking space to "occupy" it. Generally, others can be more modest because there are more parking spaces on the ground. Today's "occupancy" method destroys the order of the queue, that is, everyone is looking for a parking space in the order of the car, but the aunt showed her cleverness and jumped in the queue for the car!
When it comes to queuing, it is even more difficult. If you wait patiently, you will find that you are queuing very early, but your turn is getting farther and farther away, because there are people constantly cutting in front, but people’s protests are all over the place. It is silent and in the heart, and the people who jump in line don't care. There is a phenomenon when queuing, everyone queues up in a very orderly manner, and the order is very good. Once someone successfully jumps in the line, someone else soon learns to do it. Same! Virtue has become ridiculed by others, and has become one's own grievances and impatience!
Sending so many emotions seems to be inconsistent with the travel theme we are discussing. In fact, these phenomena are exactly what we saw a lot while walking. It constantly discounts the scenery during travel and affects your mood. In many cases, a trip does not remember the beauty of the scenery, but the memory of these disharmonious things is deep! There is a saying: "You have done hundreds of good things and only one bad thing. People can't remember your good things, but they always cherish this one bad thing." No pleasant trip can compare to a cheated experience! It's as if we're out here to get acquainted with these dupes. How many golden holidays, enjoying free high-speed, discounted tickets, vacation with Xin, what a good benefit, but after a bad trip, I feel: Don’t go out, there are too many people, there are traffic jams everywhere, there are many scammers in scenic spots, boring!
The testimony of the summer resort
There are so many good things in the royal garden, and the vast Chinese culture, we can only sigh and admire after seeing it! Of course, there is still dizziness. Facing the crowd as many as ants, who can relax in the garden quietly like the emperor back then? This is a place for dialogue with the ancients, and it is also a place for physical and mental relaxation. If you don’t do some homework, have no quietness and patience, you won’t feel its charm.
Chengde Mountain Resort was first built in 1703 A.D., and it took 89 years to complete. It was the place where the emperors of the Qing Dynasty escaped the summer heat and dealt with government affairs. It was also the second political center of the Qing Dynasty. The Forbidden City in Beijing is twice as large as the Summer Palace in Beijing, covering an area of 5.64 million square meters, and the mountainous landforms in the garden account for 80%. Ordinary gardens are built with a few small rockeries for decoration, but the Summer Resort has a large area of natural mountains in the garden, which shows how grand this royal garden is!
The Summer Resort was built during the reign of the three emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Kangxi was the first, and of course the chief designer of the villa. It is meaningful to surround such a large area of mountains in the garden. Emperor Kangxi believed that the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty It originated in the mountainous area of Northeast China. Using this way of gardening can warn future generations not to forget where they came from, and not to forget the covetous tigers outside the mountains. They must always have a good river and mountain in mind, work hard, and stabilize the country! The three emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong really made a difference, so that the Qing Dynasty had more than 130 years of glory in the "prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong". The completion of the Summer Resort also benefited from this period of prosperity.
Most of the landscapes in the park are built in imitation of the scenic spots in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are much more atmospheric than the scenic spots in the south of the Yangtze River. Only the royal gardens can capture the beauty of the world in one garden, right? Northerners can enjoy the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River locally, and they should also thank the emperor for his great grace!
(The Stupa was built in imitation of the Six Harmonies Pagoda in Hangzhou)
(The rockery is built in imitation of Suzhou gardens)
(Small bridges and flowing water. I also feel royal!)
(The lake area accounts for one tenth of the area of the park, and the lake surface is divided into 5 lakes by the long embankment and the island)
In the palace area of the Summer Resort Museum, you can see the four strong characters "Summer Resort" written by Emperor Kangxi, which shows the majesty and calmness of the emperor. Kangxi was the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the second emperor after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. He ascended the throne at the age of 8 and took charge at the age of 14. He reigned for 61 years and was the longest reigning emperor in Chinese history. Emperor Kangxi defended the unity of China's multi-ethnic groups, laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty, and created the situation of "the prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong".
(Emperor Kangxi's imperial pen)
Emperor Kangxi’s warning only lasted for three generations. After more than 100 years of the “Kang-Qian Prosperity”, the Qing Dynasty gradually declined. It seems that the royal family could not escape the cycle rate of “wealth cannot last three generations”! The seventh emperor Jiaqing and the ninth emperor Xianfeng who died here became a symbol of the decline of the Qing Dynasty.
During the Jiaqing Dynasty, there were many domestic conflicts, the industrial revolution was on the rise in the world, and the Qing Dynasty was still closed to the outside world. Opium took the opportunity to flow into China, poisoning the people, a large amount of silver flowed out, and the national power gradually declined. Especially in 1860, the Eight-Power Allied Forces of Western powers broke through the capital with 6,700 people and burned the Old Summer Palace. Qing Emperor Xianfeng even fled to the Summer Resort, where he ratified several unequal treaties such as the "Sino-Russian Treaty of Beijing" and ceded land for compensation. Xianfeng relieved his mood by smoking opium, and finally died of illness in the Summer Resort. From then on, the Qing Dynasty fell into a slump and was at the mercy of others, and the next three emperors lingered even more. The Summer Resort could escape the scorching heat, but it failed to prevent the Qing Dynasty from perishing!
Outside the park wall, you can see the Outer Eight Temples, which are religious places established for meetings with ethnic minorities. Among them, the Putuo Zongcheng Temple is known as the "Little Potala Palace", which demonstrates the centripetal force of the ethnic minorities towards the central government of the Qing Dynasty. It can also be seen that the rulers at that time attached great importance to ethnic religions, which is the best testimony of the unification of the country.
(Outer Eight Temples)
In my way of self-driving tour, if I can’t cultivate one place deeply, I can’t talk about the beauty of the summer resort. To write this is to do a little homework, to show one or two, and it’s not in vain to come to the summer resort!
Autumn is the season for appreciating chrysanthemums. The flower show here brings unexpected surprises to visitors, and adds a lot of vitality to the villa, adding warmth to this autumn!
(Autumn is the time to appreciate chrysanthemums)
From the desert trip to the royal garden, the environment has changed so much, it's like a beggar living in a palace all of a sudden! In the traversal to history, we went to 300 years ago, and the traversal of this trip is more than that. We should thank the predecessors for leaving us a precious legacy! My next stop is Qinhuangdao City. This famous tourist city is a city with a blend of scenery and history, which will give you a different feeling.
Crabs in Nandaihe
It is more than 230 kilometers from the Summer Resort to Nandaihe. That night, we rushed to the hotel we booked online, because it is far away from the urban area, the accommodation is more convenient, and there are beaches nearby to play.
Qinhuangdao is a famous tourist city, and Beidaihe District is the most famous tourist resort. It used to be the place where the leaders of the central government spent their summer vacations. There is a river here called Daihe, which flows from north to south and flows into the Bohai Sea. The northern section is called Beidaihe, and the southern section is called Nandaihe.
The environment of this hotel is very good, and the price is not expensive, which is acceptable to me. After staying here, I chatted with the boss. She said that it is the end of the golden holiday and tourists have returned, so the accommodation is not very tight. She also said that now is the season for swimming crabs in Nandaihe, and the crabs here are very delicious. There is a morning market nearby, and all the seafood sold are fresh and cheap.
I had a good night's rest. I went to the morning market the next morning to buy some crabs and shrimps. The boss was very nice and steamed them for us for free. My old B and I used this for breakfast. The seafood feast only cost more than 100 RMB, and it was very fresh and delicious. It seems that it was just salvaged! I think the boss should have a way of steaming seafood, so I will ask for advice. She told me: When steaming seafood, put some green onion, ginger, and garlic on top, add some salt and cooking wine to the water, steam for 10 to 15 minutes on high heat, and then take it out of the pot, so that the steamed seafood is extra delicious.
Sure enough, it is simple and practical. This is the first time I have eaten such good seafood. I still do this all the time. Every time I cook seafood, I will think of that unforgettable trip. In particular, this store is clean, spacious, inexpensive, and the owner's service is good. Thinking of the embarrassment that night in Chengde, I can't help but praise Qinhuangdao, a tourist city! In fact, in tourism, many gains are not in scenic spots, but in unexpected gains.
One person can discredit a city, and one person can also make this city brighter! The chances of tourists revisiting a city are very low, but the impression they get there is a lifetime. You are the image of the city, and the tourist is the loudspeaker of the city. He (she) can convey the deepest feelings to other people.
(Beach of Nandaihe)
The seaside of Nandaihe is a very interesting place, and the scenery here really takes time to experience better. How pleasant it is to be free to blow the sea breeze, go fishing, surf the waves, and catch the sea! This should be the state of leisure travel.
There is only one river between Nandaihe and Beidaihe, and a bridge connects these two beautiful places. But there are many more tourists in Beidaihe. Pigeon Nest Park is a seaside tourist attraction. There are too many cars entering here, and it took about an hour and a half to get in.
Beidaihe is famous because it used to be the place where the leaders of the central government spent their summer vacations (said it was in the past, this situation will be introduced later)! Numerous big figures from New China have been here. Mao Zedong, the founding leader of the country, and Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of the reform and opening up, have vacationed, swam, and even made decisions on state affairs here. Together with Camp David in the United States and Sochi in Russia, Beidaihe is known as the world's three major "summer capitals".
(Dove Nest Park Beach)
(Ecological Wetland in Pigeon Nest Park)
The name of Pigeon Nest Park sounds earthy, but it is very close to nature. Located on the cliff facing the sea in the northeast corner of the seashore, there is a huge stone standing in the shape of an eagle, hence the name Yingjiaoshi. The stone is more than 20 meters high. Groups of pigeons used to inhabit the crevices in the stone, hence the name Pigeon Nest Park.
(Eagle Horn Stone)
Now there is no pigeon nest in Yingjiaoshi, and more than 600 pigeons are artificially raised, playing and taking photos with people in the pigeon nest square.
Jieshi in the east
In front of the statue of Chairman Mao Zedong in Pigeon Nest Park is a place where I must stop and look up, and it is also a place where I can imagine. Our generation has a deep affection and heartfelt admiration for the founding leaders. In the summer of 1954, Chairman Mao Zedong once gazed into the distance at the Pigeon Nest Park, and was filled with emotion, and wrote the immortal poem "Waves Washing the Sand · Beidaihe". I stood in front of the inscription and recited the words of the chairman secretly. The most reminiscent of the last few lines is "the past has passed through the millennium, Wei Wu waved his whip, and there is a posthumous chapter on Jieshi in the east. The bleak autumn wind is here again, and it has changed. world."
(The statue of Chairman Mao Zedong and the poem "Langtaosha · Beidaihe")
The Jieshi Mountain that the chairman looks at was once a sacred mountain. It is said that nine emperors came here to seek immortals. As early as 2,200 years ago, Qin Shihuang visited here. "Praying to the gods, more than 400 years later, Cao Cao (later called Emperor Wei Wu) conquered Wuhuan and won the battle, pacified the north, and hoped to unify China. ", this is the "posthumous chapter" in the chairman's poem "There is a posthumous chapter near Jieshi in the east".
The whole story of "Guan Canghai" describes the scenery, but it is "singing to sing aspirations". However, when Cao Cao was conquering Soochow, Zhou Yu "burned the Red Cliff" on the Yangtze River, and lost millions of elite soldiers. Lost his life, and finally failed to fulfill his grand ambition of exhaling mountains and rivers.
(Cao Cao's "Guan Canghai")
When Chairman Mao looked at the sea, the history of New China did not go very far. On April 21, 1949, a million lions of the People's Liberation Army crossed the Yangtze River and captured Nanjing in just three days.
The three-year War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea ended successfully in July 1953. The infant China defeated the world's most powerful country. When Marshal Peng Dehuai commented on the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he said: "For more than a hundred years, Western imperialism has built several The history that a country can be enslaved by a single cannon will never return!" Later generations commented that the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea resulted in China's 50-year peace, and the facts have also proved this point. There are two lines in the chairman's poem, "The bleak autumn wind is here again, and the world has changed", which is the cheer of victory, and also the confidence to build a great river and mountain, and it also reveals the lofty ambition of a generation of great men!
The Jieshi Mountain in the poem is outside Beidaihe and close to the Bohai Sea. It was originally on land and sank into the Bohai Sea more than 1,600 years ago. So Cao Cao's previous emperors had been to Jieshi Mountain, and this song "Guan Canghai" reminded later generations of Jieshi Mountain. "Thousands of years have passed in the past", the chairman must have seen this fairy mountain in his imagination. In the heart of his old man, in the land of China that has "changed the world", is there a fairy mountain everywhere?
Lenovo in Beidaihe
Coming to Beidaihe from the Summer Resort is also an important summer resort. It is true that the ruling philosophy and clean style of the leaders of New China can be seen, which is admired by the world.
(Consider my life in Beidaihe!)
The central summer office system established in 1953 made this place China's "summer capital" and a place of world attention, because Chinese leaders made many major decisions here. In 1954, Chairman Mao Zedong made the decision to bombard Kinmen, striking down the arrogance of the Kuomintang army and showing the world the determination of the Chinese people to liberate Taiwan. In 1983, Deng Xiaoping decided on the nationwide "strike hard" campaign here again. During this crackdown, the grandson of a prominent figure was executed by shooting, which aroused widespread concern and also saw the determination of the central government to improve social security. Reminiscent of the unequal treaties that the emperors in the Summer Resort signed with foreigners to humiliate the country and humiliate the country, it is really not what it used to be, "changed the world"!
The residence of the leaders in Beidaihe is a place that I pay attention to. There are far fewer people coming here now, because it is too simple and ordinary. For those of us who have accompanied the changes in China, the admiration in our hearts is naturally born. of. China's leaders are a model of incorruptibility! Needless to say, the leaders of the generation of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, although China has become stronger and richer, the leaders of later generations have not forgotten their original aspirations. As early as 2003, the summer office system of the central leadership collective was abolished. In 2012, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee formulated eight regulations on improving work style and keeping in touch with the masses. Since then, there have been few leaders in Beidaihe. At that time, there was no such inspection, vigilance and mystery that people used to say. Those sanatoriums called Building No. 1 and various institutions seemed very depressed. These mysterious doors were open to the common people. Chinese and foreign tourists can also live in and experience it. .
Feel the history, and don't forget the beautiful scenery.
Qinhuangdao Safari Park is a fun place. Here, forest seas and green spaces are fully utilized to provide a paradise for all kinds of wild animals to recuperate, imitating the original environment of various animals, and separating them in different areas to create an atmosphere of returning to basics and returning to nature. It is said that there are more than 5,000 (only) wild animals living here. Visitors can drive by themselves or take a small train in the park. Of course I drove my car through it.
You can see tigers, jackals so close. The last time I saw a tiger was 15 years ago in the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin. At that time, private cars were not allowed to enter the park. We took the iron cage car in the park, and the viewing effect was naturally not so good.
(so close to the tiger)
(A wolf that walks freely is not interested in being disturbed by humans)
You can feed the giraffes.
(The tall giraffe is willing to take a leaf from a tourist)
The most eye-catching one is the flamingo, which is so red! Flamingos aren't born with their color, and new research shows that flamingos turn pink only after eating brine shrimp and blue-green algae. These foods are grown in alkaline water with a high pH value, which is very toxic. The flamingo's liver has the ability to process this food and separate out the pigments that give the flamingos their feathers their color, and not just the feathers, many parts of their body like their skin are pink or orange of. The pinker the flamingo is, the healthier and more attractive it will be in terms of courtship!
(A sunset red for flamingos!)
The place where Emperor Qin asked for immortals to enter the sea
Qinhuangdao is also the only city in China named after an emperor. The scenic spot where Qinhuangdao entered the sea was built in 1991 to promote Qin culture. It is a relatively young landscape. However, according to historical records, in 215 BC, Qin Shihuang On the east tour to Jieshi Mountain, he stopped for a short stay on the way, and worshiped the sea here, and sent people into the sea to seek immortality and the elixir of life.
Qin Shihuang swept the six countries, unified China, and established a centralized country. He established a unified emperor system and established the basic structure of China's political system for more than 2,000 years. He was the first feudal dynasty monarch called emperor in ancient and modern times. Therefore It is called "Shihuang". Qin Shihuang unified the world and became the emperor. His desire for immortality was unprecedented. He sent people to look for the elixir of life, but in the end he failed and was deceived by Xu Fu. It can be seen that immortality is just a dream!
(The 6-meter-high and 80-ton three-dimensional statue of Qin Shihuang stands by the sea, which is the largest in the world.)
The story of Xu Fu going out to sea to find the elixir for the first emperor of Qin is widely circulated among the people. Xu Fu is indeed a real person. It has been verified that he is from Xufu Village on the outskirts of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province. At that time, he was a famous alchemist, that is, a person who visited immortals to make alchemy in order to live forever. According to the current view, he was an early chemist!
When Xu Fu learned that the emperor was looking for the elixir, he volunteered, saying that according to the "Shan Hai Jing", there are three fairy mountains in the East China Sea, Penglai, Yingzhou, and Fangzhang, where immortals live. There is elixir there. to find medicine. Thus, Xu Fu traveled east to search for medicine for the first time. Three years later, Xu Fu returned to his life, but he did not bring back the elixir of life. He told the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty that he had seen the gods and indeed had the elixir of life, but the gods said he wanted three thousand virgins and three thousand virgins, as well as various human gifts , Like seeds, farm supplies, food, clothing, weapons and so on. Qin Shihuang was eager to find the elixir of life, so he agreed to all the conditions and helped him travel east again. This time Xu Fu was gone forever, Qin Shihuang never found the elixir of life.
It is said that Xu Fu also knew that it would be difficult to return to his life this time, so he had already made preparations. He took three thousand virgins and three thousand virgins and the supplies given by the emperor to the east to Japan, where he established himself as king and lived a life of a fairy. .
When Xu Fu landed in Japan, Japan was in the stone age of primitive society. The advanced culture brought by Xu Fu has brought a huge impetus to the progress and development of Japanese society, and the three thousand virgins and three thousand virgins have also multiplied into today's Japanese. According to the views of Japanese historians, Xu Fu is the Emperor Jimmu in ancient Japan. Now there is Xu Fu's tomb in Shingu City, Japan, and Xu Fu Temple in Kyushu, Japan. According to archaeological findings, during Xu Fu's eastward journey, the average height of residents in the Kansai region of Japan suddenly increased by 5 centimeters, and 1% of the Japanese genes came from China's Yunnan region. These are all related to Xu Fu's bringing three thousand virgins. , because these three thousand boys and girls were recruited from Yunnan. It can be seen that there is some evidence for Xu Fu's landing in Japan, and the legend has a certain basis.
The construction of the scenic spot where the Emperor of Qin seeks immortality into the sea integrates ancient architecture, gardens, and sculpture art. Taking Qin Shihuang's east tour to seek immortals as the main line, it shows the historical background of the seven heroes fighting for hegemony during the Warring States Period. As soon as you enter the door, the group of sculptures on the east tour is one of the shocking landscapes. It reproduces the spectacular scene of the east tour after the unification of the country. Qin Shihuang's smug and vigorous spirit is even more admired by later generations. Standing under the group of sculptures and looking up, you seem to see the majesty of Qin Shihuang sweeping the six countries and dominating the country.
(Qin Shihuang's east tour group sculptures are 40 meters long, 5 meters wide and 6.6 meters high)
At the end of the Warring States period, there were seven most powerful vassal states, namely Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin. At that time, Qin was still ranked last. It took Qin Shihuang 15 years to destroy the six states. The unification of China created the emperor system in China for more than 2,000 years, and also gave the people the opportunity to develop production in a stable manner, laying the foundation for China's long-term unification. The legends about searching for the elixir of life often have elements of folk drama. For example, the legend that Qin Shihuang was obsessed with the elixir of life, for example, Qin Shihuang was deceived by Xu Fu, etc., but this does not affect his reputation as "one emperor through the ages".
The Legend of "The First Pass in the World"
Shanhaiguan is one of the important passes of the Great Wall. Before 1990, it was considered to be the starting point of the eastern end of the Great Wall (now it is verified that the starting point of the eastern end of the Great Wall is located at Hushan Great Wall in Dandong City, Liaoning Province. It will be introduced in the travel notes later. But there are new According to textual research, the starting point of the easternmost end of the Great Wall in the Han Dynasty is in my hometown Tonghua County, Jilin Province.), which echoes Jiayuguan, the westernmost end of the Great Wall, and is famous all over the world. Shanhaiguan was built in 1381 in the Ming Dynasty. It is called "Shanhaiguan" because it is adjacent to Yanshan Mountain in the north and Bohai Sea in the south.
The entry of the Qing Dynasty mentioned earlier refers to this pass. Now people use Shanhaiguan as the separation, and call the north of Shanhaiguan the Northeast, so there is a joke of "investment in Shanhaiguan" to ridicule the bad investment environment in the Northeast. I really have to complain here. Northeast China was the industrial base at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it was even the food base. At that time, most of the country's construction materials and food supply were provided free of charge by the Northeast. Northeast China is like a mother feeding a baby. When the baby grows up, she has no milk. The grown-up baby creates the world, but the mother has to grow old alone!
After pulling so far, it will inevitably cast some shadows on Shanhaiguan! However, the shadow of standing for more than 600 years cannot conceal its majestic momentum, because it is the first pass of the famous "Great Wall"! The huge plaque hanging on the city gate is integrated with the majestic city tower. The big characters "No. 1 Gate in the World" are upright and majestic, vigorous and simple, with a natural and unrestrained charm, and have the dignity of looking at the world! Visitors who come here will stop to watch and take pictures, not only because of the majestic appearance of Shanhaiguan Pass, but also because of the legend of the "No. 1 Pass in the World" plaque.
Since Shanhaiguan was built 100 years ago, there has been no commensurate plaque on the city gate. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty ordered to hang a plaque titled "No. 1 Pass in the World" on the east gate of Shanhaiguan. It can be a great power for the Ming Empire. After receiving the order, the general town of Shanhaiguan did not dare to be negligent, and immediately measured the size and made a huge plaque with a length of one foot and eight feet and a width of five feet. According to the current size, it is 5.9 meters long and 1.6 meters wide. Such a large plaque is an errand sent by the emperor, who can I ask to write it? Master Zongzhen and his subordinates thought about it, and finally remembered a person.
(The plaque hanging on the first floor of the building was written by Xiao Xian in the Ming Dynasty more than 500 years ago)
Xiao Xian is a native of Shanhaiguan. He was admitted as a Jinshi at the age of 35. He was an official up to the fifth grade. He entertained himself with poems, books, and wine, especially his calligraphy was so proficient that he became one of the 34 calligraphers of the Ming Dynasty.
Lord Zongzhen paid a courtesy visit to Xiao Xian and explained his intentions, but Xiao Xian did not dare to agree immediately, because this was the emperor's job, there could be no mistakes, and the calligraphy had to be suitable for this grand gate. By no means easy. He thought about it and asked again and again: "How long did the emperor allow?" The master of the town said: "Three months, when the emperor will come to inspect." Seeing that Xiao Xian did not intend to refuse, he said again: "Please help Master Xiao The official is very busy, not everyone can write the words "No. 1 in the world", and only your virtue and calligraphy are worthy of it!" Xiao Xian saw that he couldn't delay, so he said: "It's just that you can't rush me, When the time comes, I will offer it naturally." Master Zongzhen knew that he couldn't force it, and he also knew Xiao Xian's character, so he repeatedly agreed: "Yes, yes!"
Although Master Zongzhen said so, he was still beating drums in his heart. He didn't dare to be sloppy with the things sent by the emperor, so he sent someone to watch secretly. In the first month, the follower came back and reported that Xiao Xian studied the calligraphy of various schools every day, but he hadn't started writing plaques yet. Master Zongzhen is right, he should gather the directors of all the families, and the study is to prepare for writing the plaque. In the second month, the follower came to report that Xiao Xian practiced sword dancing every day, and he did not see him writing. Mr. Zongzhen is a little puzzled. It has been two months. If you don't do it again, you will delay the big event! How can I not rush what I said at the beginning. In the third month, the follower reported the situation every day, saying that Xiao Xian hadn't written a plaque yet. The head of the town became anxious when he heard it, so he went to have a look. Xiao Xian took off his shirt, stood with a pole on his back On the long bench, squatting in a horse stance, walking up and down on the bench. Although it was late autumn and the weather was cold, the whole person was sweating profusely.
Master Zongzhen saw that there was still no writing on the plaque next to it, so he became anxious and said, "Master Xiao, the time ordered by the emperor is coming soon, if it can't be completed as scheduled, the head of the lower official will have to move, please!" I beg you to save my life, help me quickly!" Xiao Xian saw the embarrassment of Master Zongzhen, and said: "It will be fine if you give it a few more days. Since Sir is so anxious, then write."
When Master Zongzhen heard this, he quickly called someone to help prepare. Xiao Xian took out a large brush as large as a rafter, dipped it in ink, and raised the plaque up to the height of a person. He walked back and forth in front of it and looked at it for a while. I saw him writing like a mountain falling into a rock, and starting his pen like a flying swallow skimming the water, with rhythmic speed, steady and precise, unambiguous, and the pen on his back seemed to weigh a thousand catties. He stood on horseback, the pen moved with him, and his steps were steady. , the five big characters are formed in one go, and they are integrated into one. After Xiao Xian finished writing, he was drenched in sweat and sat down on the ground. Mr. Zongzhen was fascinated by watching from the side. As soon as he finished his pen, he and everyone shouted, "Okay, okay, this is the match of Xiongguan!" Xiao Xian's writing method has a special name for posterity, because the pen is too big , can not be held, can only be carried or carried, so it is called "back pen".
The plaque was engraved and hung on the city gate of Shanhaiguan, and the day the emperor requested was approaching. The head of the town asked Xiao Xian to drink and watch under the city gate, and many people gathered under the city gate to watch the fun. Mr. Zongzhen asked Xiao Xian for advice: "My lord spent so long studying the calligraphy of various schools. It is understandable. As for practicing swordsmanship and squatting on horseback to carry a pole, I didn't know a thing or two until I read your calligraphy that day. "
Xiao Xian said: "Your Excellency, it is good to understand. The emperor ordered the plaques to be hung in Shanhaiguan to add color to the mountains and rivers, and to increase the power of the Ming Dynasty. Don't dare to be hasty! The layout, font, and style of the plaques must match, so I spent a month. Come to study; if you want to write such a large font in one piece, you must be steady, accurate, and ruthless. I just practice squatting on the bench to carry the shoulder pole." The head of the town said: "Master Xiao has put in so much effort, this plaque will surely be famous for future generations!" Xiao Xian was also very proud, and the head of the town and all the officials also agreed. Very happy, toast and drink, how drunk.
Suddenly, a child watching the excitement shouted: "The word "xia" is a little less!" When everyone heard this, they looked up at the plaque, and they were all shocked. Why didn't anyone notice that the word "xia" was a little less? It turned out that everyone felt that these big characters blended with the momentum of Shanhaiguan, and they didn't notice that the word "down" was missing a little bit.
Master Zongzhen, who came back to his senses, became anxious, looked at Xiao Xian and said, "What should we do? The plaque is hung up, and it is not easy to take it off, and it may miss the emperor's inspection, Mr. Xiao, quickly think of a way! "Xiao Xian was also a little drunk, and this matter should not be neglected, he said: "My lord, don't be in a hurry, ask someone to fetch ink!" He picked up a corner of the cotton horse hanging and pulled it open, took out some cotton inside, Knead it into a ball, dip it in ink, use all your strength, and throw it towards the plaque, only to hear the sound of "beep", the cotton ball is unbiased, and it just lands on the lower right corner of the word "下". Everyone was stunned for a while, unable to speak for a while, and when they woke up, they exclaimed in unison: "Okay, okay, it's really a wonderful workmanship!"
There are many versions of the legend of the "No. 1 Pass in the World" plaque. This magical writing has even attracted praise from later generations, attracting countless tourists to Shanhaiguan to look at these big characters. Xiao Xian's name has also been immortalized through the ages, and celebrities in later generations have continued to imitate this font, but they are all in time. The plaque written by Xiao Xian is now hung on the first floor of Shanhaiguan. The plaque on the second floor was copied by Yang Baoqing in the Qing Dynasty in 1879, and the plaque on the second floor outside the building was copied by Wang Zhi in the Republic of China in 1920. The legend of "the first pass in the world" reflects the magic of Chinese calligraphy, so it has been recited by later generations.
(Shanhaiguan Town East Tower, the plaque is a copy of Wangzhi in the Republic of China in 1920)
Shanhaiguan is the throat from Northeast China to North China, and it has also been a battleground for military strategists in history. The Great Wall is a huge dragon, Shanhaiguan is the head, as if stretching into the East China Sea to draw water; Jiayuguan is the tail of the dragon, protecting the vast territory of China. It is said that the Great Wall can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, more than 1,000 BC, and to the Qin Dynasty, more than 200 BC, when Qin Shihuang unified China and connected the Great Wall built by various vassal states, and it was called the "Great Wall". The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) was the last dynasty to overhaul the Great Wall. Most of the Great Wall that people see today was built at this time.
Shanhaiguan is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery. When you are in it, you will no longer have the feeling of swords, arrows, wind and rain, vegetation and trees, and the solemnity of the border. Tourists enjoy the surrounding scenery and wander in happiness. In particular, Chairman Mao Zedong's poem "If you don't reach the Great Wall, you are not a hero", attracted many tourists to climb the Great Wall to show themselves as "heroes". And when it comes to the Great Wall, people today can't help but chant this poem, because the great achievements of the founding leader are also a monument, standing forever in the hearts of the people!
(Chairman Mao Zedong's famous saying "If you don't reach the Great Wall, you are not a hero". There are similar stone carvings on the Great Wall at Badaling, Beijing)
October 1st is the day of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and there are a lot of people climbing the Great Wall. The national flag hanging on the city wall adds a touch of red to the Great Wall, which is particularly conspicuous and friendly!
(National flag on the Shanhaiguan Pass)
Cross the Shanhaiguan Pass, drive northward for more than 130 kilometers, and enter Huludao City, Liaoning Province. There is a place known as "Dongdaihe", which is a coincidence borrowed from the reputation of "Beidaihe". scenery.
Going north along the beach, you can occasionally stop to look at the sea.
(Take a look at the beautiful image of old B. Thank you for having you all the way!)
Now many seaside tourist facilities have been demolished, and some developed scenic spots have also stopped, which is related to the environmental protection that is being paid close attention to. There are few people in these places, and it is easy to enter, so we stop and go, and get close to the sea at any time. The tranquility, beach, waves, sea breeze, and sunshine there give people kindness and enjoyment! Saying farewell to the sea, with the harvest of seven days, embarked on the journey back home, there are still more than 500 kilometers to go, and we have to catch up before 12 midnight, otherwise we will have to pay the toll! Although our county is not big, the highways extend in all directions, and the starting point of every high-speed journey is right at the door of our house!
(Drafted on January 20, 2022)
