The ancient city is full of spring flowers.
There are many poems about flowers in the past dynasties, but with the different background of the times, the weather presented is also different. Whether it's Li Houzhu's "Flowers bloom in spring, it's too soon" or Yi 'an Jushi's "West wind shutter, people are thinner than yellow flowers", they all have a sad background that hurts the country. For example, "Spring breeze is proud of horseshoe disease, and you can see all the Chang 'an flowers in one day", although it is a little frivolous, only in the prosperous Tang Dynasty can you have such a bright and warm sentence.
Watching flowers in Xi 'an was the best time of last year's Garden Expo. Missing is good, too. Whenever a grand event is held, all the people should work hard and strive for perfection. On the contrary, it is deliberate, grand and uncomfortable. If you don't have an idle heart, you will walk around and enjoy the flowers and scenery.
The car passed Hanzhong and was surprised by the sea of rape flowers outside the window. At this time, the rape flowers in the south of the Yangtze River have withered, and a large area of bright and delicate yellow is encountered here, as if accidentally filling the short board. When I entered Xi 'an, I saw the inside and outside of the ancient city wall. Everything was new and green. Huayang hangs high, and it is easy to be ignored without concentration; Indus flowers have always been gorgeous, densely covered with branches, and open in the streets with the growth of age; Catkin rose slightly, and one or two pieces drifted by from time to time, and I couldn't reach them and suddenly disappeared. Woody flowers, simple and pungent, look like ordinary rural women.
Outside the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, several lobular peach blossoms are in full bloom. The ancients have described all the beauty, and I can't think of any other words to describe it except burning. There is an exquisite peony garden in Jionji, which can be seen clearly from the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. White, pink, red and purple are blooming, blooming and twilight, with different faces and postures. When I was young, I just didn't like it when I looked at such a large group of complicated flowers. Only now do I know that only with such a rich atmosphere can I be called a prosperous beauty. I can't help but think of the story of Wu Zetian ordering a hundred flowers to blossom. Although it is a story, the only female emperor in China for thousands of years is really domineering. On the other side of the tower is a quiet place with few tourists. The trees in the garden are lush, shaded from the sun, and occasionally birds sing. It is a good place to rest and sit still. Several bodhisattva statues seem to be scattered all over the garden, with low eyebrows and drooping eyes, serene and serene.
Looking up at the tower, occasionally a few small weeds and wild flowers grow between the stone walls and tiles on the tower, and the bright green and yellow stars add a little liveliness to this solemn Millennium ancient tower.
The imperial capital should think of Qin and Tang dynasties
In a city like Xi 'an, it is too shallow to indulge in the beauty of flowers and trees. As soon as I got out of the railway station, the gray city walls began to remind me that this is the imperial capital with thousands of years of history.
Crossing is impossible, so we have to mourn.
I have seen the Terracotta Warriors in countless movies before, and I have also received a copy of the Terracotta Warriors as a gift. But when I entered the No.1 pit, I saw the soldiers, horses, arrays and mud fragments with my own eyes and touched the loess on the pit wall with my own hands. I really felt shocked. A person, how firm his belief and strength, can achieve hegemony that dominates the world; It is the same person, and how greedy and fearful he is, that will raise the idea of building this tomb group. The first emperor who created an unprecedented era could not escape the fate of beginning and ending. Perhaps, anyone who stands at the peak of power will forget his route, get lost in glory and be more afraid of death than ordinary people.
An exhibition of contemporary artists is being held in a small exhibition hall. The artist used gold foil and silver foil as materials to draw six war horses of Qin Shihuang with the theme of "God Horse". Looking at this huge tomb site combined with today's buzzword "Everything is a cloud", I only feel a little sad in irony.
Comparatively speaking, women are more open. There are many sayings about Wu Zetian's wordless tablet, but I prefer to believe that if she is smart, she will see through everything. So the merits and demerits are left to future generations to comment-the first emperor should be ashamed of himself. I didn't go to Xianyang Ganling to see her again. She should also disdain to be disturbed by tourists from later generations. She lived a hard life when she was born.
When it comes to steles, we have to mention the forest of steles.
The forest of steles is at the foot of the south gate wall. Through the long and lively antique market, the deepest quiet corner. In this era, the more we compare with the noise, the more we can feel the power of silence. Walking slowly in one exhibition room after another, looking at those neat or wild brushstrokes, looking at those broken and once exquisite prints, looking at those names that exist in history books, I never stopped thinking about the past.
In fact, those stone tablets commemorating meritorious achievements are only in name only. Although it has a long history and beautiful calligraphy, it can't impress me. It's just that in the first exhibition hall, those dense and meticulous works by unknown craftsmen are shocking. Before the invention of movable type printing, the classics were all carved on stone walls and bound into volumes by rubbing for people to read and learn. It is so convenient to read books now, not only paper books, but also e-books. How many people love books? I can't help thinking of Dickens' words: This is the best time, this is the worst time-I hope I'm just too pessimistic.
Northwest cuisine is also very generous.
Northwest people are good at making pasta, which has long been heard, but for my stomach with a partial rice, I am inevitably worried that it will be shameful. Facts have proved that this kind of worry is superfluous: fresh food is always good for foodies.
To the west of the bell tower, at the foot of the drum tower, is what the citizens call Huimin Street. Sitting in Laomijia paomo shop, opposite an old local couple. Everyone has a sea bowl with sweet garlic and hot sauce, and they are all sweaty. I have some doubts about that sea bowl. Can I eat? The old man looked up and smiled: when I was young, I could eat two bowls and make seven or eight steamed buns. This kind of steamed bread is not familiar to Shandong people, but a kind of bread called Tuotuo Steamed Bread, which will not lose gluten when soaked in broth. Vermicelli, minced meat, Chili, and a bowl of mutton soup with a clear mouth-I will never believe this is mutton soup, but it is extremely refreshing and delicious-I have wiped out a big bowl of steamed bread.
Bringing noodles is also a surprise of this trip. After taking a seat, the store will first present a bowl of sauce and several saucers, and then serve a bowl of noodles. Noodles are about four or five centimeters wide, thin and even, and very long. When eating, scoop the noodles into the sauce and stir them to taste. This kind of noodles is also called "biang biang noodles", and the word "biangbiang" was invented by Shaanxi people. The writing is so complicated that it can't be found in the dictionary.
Xi 'an's food is not exquisite, but it is real. Everywhere you go, big pots and bowls are full, which makes people laugh and cry. Coupled with essential oil, it really makes people feel the heroism of the northwest people.
There are minced meat noodles, China meat buns, cold rice noodles, etc. Unfortunately, the time is too short and I left before I could taste them all. Therefore, parting is grateful, because it makes me miss and attach myself to spaghetti and Xi 'an.
From April 26th Tengzhou Daily/Jing Quan Walking/
This article makes me, who has lived in Xi 'an for 4 years, feel a lot.