Gao Xiaosong once said: "Life is not only about the present, but also poetry and distant fields." Dali has always been poetry and distant places in my heart. When I go to Dali, even my breathing will become very slow.
DAY.1 The ancient times of Shaxi Ancient Town
At Xingsheng Bus Station in Xiaguan, I spent 42 yuan on a trip to Shaxi. It took more than two hours to drive, and I spent 15 yuan to transfer in the county seat. It took a total of more than three hours, and my back hurt from sitting.
Only after I went to Shaxi did I realize that it is the real ancient town. It is antique and still maintains the oldest architectural features. There are ancient red sandstone streets, ancient temples, ancient theaters, ancient shops, horse shops, century-old trees, ancient lanes, and ancient gates.
Stroll along the red sandstone slabs of the ancient street, climb onto the ancient stage, take a look at the pavements and horse shops on Sifang Street, and take a walk on the Yujin Bridge on the Heilongjiang River. Looking at the sunset in Shaxi from the Yujin Bridge, it seems to see a kind of poetic and picturesque feeling of "withered vines, old trees, dark crows, small bridges and flowing water, old roads, westerly winds and thin horses. The sun sets, and heartbroken people are at the end of the world".
Take a walk to the gate of the ancient village, and the dilapidated ancient shops on both sides stand quietly on both sides of the lane. The strong commercial atmosphere rushes towards the face, making people think of the caravans entering the village and passing through the lanes in ancient times, as if they were in the yesterday's lanes of the ancient tea-horse road, giving people a feeling of reminiscing about the past and thinking about the present.
DAY.2 Jianhu - a model of harmony between man and nature
Go to Jianhu Lake in September in the golden autumn, the distant mountains are green, and the lake is full of water. It is the most open time of the year, when the loach in the ditches and rivers by the lake is getting fat. If you are interested, you can burn a pot of new Rice, cooking a pot of loach tofu soup is also a rare delicacy.
The autumn is crisp and cloudless, and the lake is like a mirror, reflecting the blue sky. On the lake, from time to time, groups of small waterfowl can be seen playing in the water, and small boats are rippling on the lake, without interfering with each other and living in harmony. Sometimes I can see a group of egrets in the blue sky. Such a beautiful view gives me an urge to live in seclusion here, living a life of picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and seeing Nanshan in a leisurely way.
DAY.3 Dali Ancient City - the world of foodies
In the ancient city of Dali, I did nothing but eat and drink all day long. The first stop at Red Dragon Well, I accidentally found Duan Xiaoya's store. This store is the gospel of foodies, and there are many special snacks in Dali. You can try food for free when you enter the store, so I "mixed food and drink" in this store. There are fragrant and salty Nuodeng ham, flowery fruit tea and wine, sweet and sour carved plum and other delicious food.
Walking down Fuxing Road, there are many delicious foods on both sides of the street, including milk fans, roll noodles, papaya water, flower cakes, fruit tea and wine, small twists and so on. I think you have to gain at least three catties after walking this street. The vegetable market near Fuxing Road, Erhai Gate and North Gate has a lot of snacks. After visiting the entire ancient city of Dali, it is possible to lose not only three catties, but ten catties.
Traveling is not only about the beautiful scenery in front of you, but also the joy of tasting various delicacies.
Transportation: Take No. 4 or Three Pagodas Line and get off at the South Gate Station of the Ancient City. The fare is 3 yuan per person.