Spring outing to Peach Blossom Stream
Text/Li Zhengmin
2022.4.11
It’s like a date.
You are waiting for the windy and sunny season, and the things condensed in the cold and precipitated in the dark will bloom in an instant at this moment.
I am waiting for the days when spring flowers bloom, and I meet here one by one what I look forward to in loneliness and what I reverie in loneliness.
Really, it's a date.
There are no stylized greetings or boring confessions, only the throbbing of the soul. It was as if it was yesterday that we met each other and fell into our arms!
What was yesterday has become an attachment in dreams. On snowy days and rainy nights, what flashes across my mind occasionally is your pure face!
Peach Blossom Stream, a place that makes people dream and be haunted!
The spring in Peach Blossom Stream is full of excitement and enthusiasm, and it is the exuberance and romance of youth. The mountains are so steep that their energy reaches the sky; the green peaks and blue peaks look like clusters. As strong as the old cows plowing in the mountains, and as strong as the young man riding a motorcycle on the mountain road.
Look! Small cherry blossoms and big cherry blossoms all over the mountains and fields bloom one after another in the spring breeze, like patches of snow and layers of jade. The entire Peach Blossom Stream is like a series of Qiongtai Yao palaces, which is dazzling.
The peach blossoms in the peach orchard are blooming beautifully, with low branches and bent horizontal branches. The pink peach blossoms in the trees look like pieces of colorful brocade against the backdrop of the freshly sprouted green leaves. Yunxia.
The pines and cypresses in the distance are growing tall, and the bamboos beside the stream are tall and green. Their leaves will not wither in winter. In the moisture of spring, they look as if they have just been washed by water, shiny and full of life. exuberant.
The white magnolia has just bloomed, and the leaves on the ground are like pieces of flying jade, fluttering in the breeze. But the purple magnolia is blooming wildly, like a morning glow shining in front of and behind the house. No matter how dry your heart is, it will be ignited by this enthusiasm.
Those are the lilacs in front of whose house, they must be decades old. They are taller than a person’s head, and the stamens on the branches are spread out, like an open red umbrella, with strings of purple The nail-shaped cylindrical petals open towards the air, exuding a fragrant fragrance. Every year when it opens, I come here and sit under the tree for a long time.
It is also an exquisite farmhouse. There are several pear trees in front of the door. The flowers are blooming densely, like white clouds dancing, like flying snow, and the red pear trees hanging under the trees. Lanterns add a festive atmosphere to the romance.
There is also a kind of tree called Duli. Its vigorous and ancient branches are grafted with Begonia, with white and red flowers alternately, like a white-haired old woman in spring, wearing red flowers, charming and cute. Quite interesting.
The clusters of rhododendrons scattered on the hillside beside the stream look like fluttering silk satin from a distance, and like dancing butterflies up close. They look particularly special in the white sea of ??cherry blossoms. Dazzling and dazzling.
When you arrive at Peach Blossom Stream, you must pay a visit to the papaya tree, which the locals call mulberry. It was planted by Shang Qinghan, a member of the Guimao imperial examination in Guangxu, Pingdu. It has been more than a hundred years old and requires two people to hug it. Only then can I hug you. It is located at a high place and grows lushly. The emerald-like fresh green leaves have just spread out and are dotted with blooming pink flowers. The flowers have five petals, red and green, and swaying. From time to time, birds fly around and chirp, bringing the comfort of silence and indifference to the old mulberry trees deep in the mountains. In autumn, the branches are covered with abundant fruits, which is really cute.
Step by step, we climbed up to a place called Qingshui Urn. The crowing of frogs, which can only be heard in other places in the summer, was now heard here. Waves of frog drums came from afar, and it was quiet and peaceful. Full of heart. The Qingshui Urn is not big, and a cement dam has been erected on the south side. Railings are installed on the dam so that people can pass through. The clear water in the jar was deep blue and swaying under the bright sunshine. Water flowed out from the cracks in the dam, fell into the stream south of the dam, and then gurgled south. On the south side of the dam, there is a small pine tree standing out in the air, like a small flying dragon with its head raised to the south, ready to fly away. It is amazing the creation of nature and the tenacity of vitality.
It is said that the Qingshui Urn was discovered by Shang Qinghan, a member of the Qing Dynasty, when he was traveling in the mountains. The water in the urn is sweet and clear. It does not overflow in floods, does not dry up in droughts, cooks rice but does not boil, and makes tea with a mellow and refreshing aroma. .
When Shang Qinghan settled in Pingdu in his later years, he sent servants to carry water for him to drink tea despite the rugged mountain road of more than 80 miles.
In fact, Taohuajian was originally called "Shangjian". It was also at that time that Shang Qinghan was optimistic about this place and wanted to live in seclusion here, so he built three thatched cottages in the "Pingshan Pavilion" and named the valley "Shangjian". Shang Qinghan (1870-1946), courtesy name Pingchen and nickname Pingshan, was a native of Shangjiatuan Village, Pingdu City.
The urn is still there, and the water is still flowing. The trees are more lush, but the people are gone!
"People have their own metabolism, and their exchanges have become the past and the present. The mountains and rivers have left historical traces, and we will come again." Peach Blossom Stream, with its natural beauty, has a new look in the new era. Generations of people here have been raised with natural treasures. The simple and hard-working people here have also used their wisdom and blood and sweat to give the ancient Peach Blossom Stream wings to fly.
Under the cherry blossom trees, there are stone tables and benches arranged in the farmhouse. Take a rest here, enjoy the gentle breeze, flowers falling all over your head, enjoy the green mountains and clear water, and see the green leaves and red flowers. Listen to the clear sounds in the forest and the chirping of birds. All worries are gone, and there is peace and tranquility.
On the way down the mountain, there was a faint laughter like silver bells, and the flower branches trembled with joy. I saw a group of slender middle-aged women wearing cheongsam, curling up and down along the winding mountain road, As they walked meanderingly, everyone was smiling and in high spirits. It turned out that they were doing a cheongsam show! They linger under the flowers and leaves, and wander among the mountains and rivers. They are more beautiful than the mountains and rivers, and more delicate than the flowers. They are the most spectacular style and the most beautiful scenery in Peach Blossom Stream today! Social progress and economic prosperity make them feel the wealth and happiness of life, allowing them to immerse themselves in the Mood for Love all the time!
"Time is easy to throw away people, cherries turn red and bananas turn green." Soon, the cherries will be ripe! When the cherries are as exquisite as agates on the branches, I will come to Peach Blossom Stream!