Still be a "foreigner"
Huhexi
Perhaps because of studying language and literature, I have read the Korean novel The Story of Spring Fragrance. I read the love story of Li Menglong and Chunxiang, and I deeply sympathize with their experiences. I also read the novel On the Yalu River by left-wing writer Jiang Guangci. I was very impressed with Korea. How much I want to go to Korea, but I think it should be a luxury. This should be an unattainable thing.
Unexpectedly, one day, my wife and daughter and I actually became a "foreigner" and our family traveled to South Korea.
In the late autumn of 20 15, during the national day of Korea, my wife Liu and my daughter Hu went to Korea (we called it Korea before China established diplomatic relations with Korea). Of course, Hu is the "leader" and also the "captain" and translator. Because she knows a little English, my wife, Comrade Liu, and I are born "actors", because we are both "deaf" and "dumb" and everything depends on our daughter.
We went to Chongqing by train from Tongren Railway Station. After arriving in Chongqing, we transferred to the subway to go to Jiangbei International Airport. A few hours later, we took China Southern Airlines 735 to South Korea at Jiangbei International Airport.
It's not far from China to fly to Korea. It passed over Shandong Peninsula and Liaodong Peninsula for more than two hours. Just after getting off the plane at Busan International Airport, which looks as flat as the sea level, the Koreans just have a car to pick up his friends who are on the same plane with us (these Koreans are like people in the south of China, small and exquisite, angry and polite). A young man actually asked us where to go in fluent Chinese. Hu replied that they were going to Yizhou and Xingyi. He said they were going to Yizhou too, so he warmly invited us to get on the bus. At first we hesitated, because we really didn't know each other and they were foreigners, so we were a little scared. But they were so enthusiastic and sincere that it was hard to refuse their enthusiasm, so we got into their car in fear and trembling, and the car drove along the highway.
The driver is another young man, in his twenties. He is talkative and knows a lot. One minute he talked about Sino-Korean relations, and the next minute he said that South Korea was once a vassal state of China, or a part of China, and it was only more than 100 years since it became independent. He said that all the historical materials of North Korea and many historical documents were recorded in your China script.
At that time, South Korea and North Korea were unified. It evolved into many names. It was once called "Gao", also known as "Beauty Guo" or "Silla". The king of South Korea or those ministers who care about life with powerful power are enthroned, crowned, married, have a prince or birthday, or the king collapses, and so on. Emperor China presented gifts to express congratulations or condolences. What did he say about the relationship between Li Xun, Xue, Emperor Taizong and North Korea in the Tang Dynasty? He used to study history, and when he spoke, he was so eloquent that you could hardly touch him.
While speaking, unconsciously, the car has arrived in Anzhou, Xingyi. They are familiar with the hotel we booked and have been sending us to the door of the family hotel we booked. They also told us what we should pay attention to when traveling, especially not to lose important items such as passports and ID cards. Hu asked them how much money they wanted, but they just smiled and spread out their hands, indicating that they didn't need a penny. They said a few more safe words, and then reluctantly left. I always remember how friendly these Koreans are to China people, perhaps because their ancestors came from China.
Anzhou in Xingyi is a county in the Republic of Korea. Actually, it's not very big. Most of them are low-rise houses. It can also be said that it is a bit shabby, and there are almost no high-rise buildings. But it is their characteristic that they are shabby and old, which is why it is famous here. Tourists from China can be seen everywhere. They are almost in groups, but most young people are basically middle school students and college students.
It seems that every family here is busy opening hotels to welcome tourists from China. Accommodation and meals are clearly marked, and the shopkeepers here abide by professional ethics. Therefore, customers here do not bully customers, shops do not bully customers, and there is no phenomenon of bullying customers.
These numerous family hotels have their own characteristics, but the decoration in the rooms is basically Chinese style. China's ceramics, calligraphy and painting, calligraphy, books, delicacies and folk customs are all fully reflected here. Many of our traditional folk festivals (Lantern Festival, Duanyang Festival, Begging Festival and Double Ninth Festival) have received special attention and attention here, and they have many beds.
People feel that walking into this house is like returning to Chinese mainland and the Zhenguan period in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. It's like seeing the brilliant Emperor Taizong and the all-powerful white-robed general Xue. All this will make people think and have mixed feelings.
I've been thinking: I don't know if anyone has lived here for a few days, and if anyone is "happy" and regards this place as our creativity in China? Yes, because it was once a part of China.
(To be continued)