It will make you intoxicated, the snow of Cangshan Mountain will make you happy, and the moon of Erhai Lake will make you admire. The four scenes of "Wind, Flowers, Snow and Moon" make the ancient city of Dali not only look like a charming and beautiful woman, but also retain its simple and majestic imperial style. The leisurely beauty of Dali makes people yearn for it, and it makes people miss it. The temptation is irresistible, so in Just after the Spring Festival in 2003, on a warm spring morning, my husband, children and my family simply packed our bags and boarded the train to Dali, preparing to see the scenery of Dali. The sound of the whistle, the smoke from the kitchen, passing by the flowers and willows, my daughter was talking and laughing on her father's lap, and I was thinking alone, wondering whether the ancient city of Dali was as clear and transparent as I dreamed of every night. Chang Ying Fei? My mind turned over and over again along the way, and before we knew it, we had arrived in Dali.
After getting off the train, it was already afternoon, the sun was shining, the wind was gentle, and it was very comfortable. Not long after we got on the train, we arrived in front of the ancient city gate of Dali. Looking from a distance, the ancient city gate It is majestic and majestic, simple and straight, and the mottled city walls are clearly visible with a bit of moss. The thick walls show the heroic spirit of one man standing at the gate and being invincible. The city walls stretching out on both sides of the city gate surround the ancient city, as if to block this area. The people on this side of the water and soil should protect it well and gather together the fairy spirit that permeates the ancient city to prevent her from passing away. Seeing the high city wall, my daughter couldn't hold it any longer. She climbed up the city tower as fast as she could, posed one after another and asked her father to take a photo of her. I also climbed to the top of the building and took a quick look. I suddenly felt in front of my eyes. It suddenly dawned on me that the entire ancient city was under my gaze. I felt like I was flying in the blue sky with a pair of angel wings. I saw the ancient city of Dali facing Erhai Lake in the east and Cangshan Mountain in the west. In the distance, Cangshan Mountain was covered with clouds and covered with snow. Dian Cang, wrapped in silver and piled with silver and jade, lies across the west bank of Erhai Lake. The Nineteen Peaks and Eighteen Streams of Cangshan Mountain are like close brothers and sisters, winding on the mountains. There is a small stream between every two peaks. The mountain peaks are majestic and straight, reaching straight into the clouds. The streams are clear and agile. They rush down the mountain peaks singing happily and plunge into the embrace of Erhai Lake. The Erhai Lake is like a crescent moon, lying on its back quietly at the foot of Cangshan Mountain, becoming a group of people. A piece of flawless jade between the mountains, the water of Erhai Lake is crystal clear, and the sparkling water in the sun dazzled me. For a moment, I didn’t know whether I was in heaven or on earth. Looking at Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake in the distance, I felt a sense of heroism. Soaring up to the sky, a gentle and beautiful person, you pillow my head, I step on your feet, doesn't it look like a couple leaning on each other? Just when I was looking at it, I suddenly saw an old lady coming to my body. Next to her, she put up a pergola with her hands and looked far into the distance. She looked at the Erhai Lake with a solemn expression and her eyes full of affection. Before I could say anything, the old lady was minding her own business, but she seemed to be telling me an ancient legend: According to legend, in many Years ago, the princess of King Nan Zhao fell in love with the eldest brother from the Nineteenth Peak of Cangshan Mountain, and followed her lover to live on Cangshan Mountain. However, the beautiful and frail princess was unable to withstand the severe cold on Cangshan Mountain, and her lover wanted to save his beautiful wife. Regardless of the danger, she went to the temple to steal the cassock to keep out the cold. When she was discovered, she was thrown into the Erhai Lake and turned into a stone snail. The beautiful princess was so miserable that she finally turned into a cloud of hope for her husband. Therefore, every year on April 15th of the lunar calendar, on On the Erhai Sea, a sad cloud will appear in front of Cangshan Mountain, looking at the husband in the Erhai Sea with sorrow and longing. At this time, the Erhai Sea will be stormy, thunderous, and set off turbulent waves for the princess to meet her husband. . And the old woman next to me also went to sea for fishing when her husband was young and never came back. And this old woman, like the princess, comes to the tower every year to look at the autumn water and look forward to her husband's return. After listening to this sad legend and story, I burst into tears without realizing it. I watched the old lady go away and could not recall it for a long time.
After sleeping one night against the waves of the Erhai Lake, we took a bus to the famous Butterfly Spring the next day. When we arrived at the Butterfly Spring, we saw a small pond of water lying quietly on the ground. , surrounded by guardrails, with several colorful butterflies flying up and down. It is said that the butterflies here used to have hooked legs and whiskers, hanging end to end from the acacia tree to the water. The scene was spectacular, and now I stood by the pool, and the movie "Five Golden Flowers" I watched when I was a child came back to my mind. The romantic love story between Jinhua and Brother Ahei in the movie is still unforgettable, and it also makes this butterfly Butterflies by the Spring and the ancient city of Dali have been deeply rooted in the hearts of people across the country since the 1950s. The unfortunate fate of the heroine Yang Likun played by Jin Hua in the film reminded me of the old saying that a beauty has a bad fate. Standing by the Butterfly Spring, you can see the Three Pagodas of Dali standing under the blue sky and white sun from a distance. This famous tower was built in the Tang Dynasty like the Xi'an Wild Goose Pagoda. It was once a symbol of Nanzhao Kingdom, and now it is also an iconic building and attraction in Dali.
After visiting several attractions, we were invited to visit a local Bai folk house. The Bai folk houses are very distinctive. Each house is a square two-story courtyard with white flowers on the walls. When we entered the courtyard, we saw that the courtyard was full of camellias. The flowers were extremely gorgeous, and each one was more charming than the beautiful and fragrant peonies. The host warmly invited us to taste Dali’s famous three-course tea, one bitter and two sweet. , Three aftertaste? The first tea is slightly bitter after drinking, the second tea is sweet after drinking, and the third tea has an aftertaste on the tongue. The three teas in Dali imply that life is like this tea, and it has to go through life. Only through hardships can one taste the sweetness of life, and the most beautiful world of life is the first bitterness and then the sweetness.
After three days of fun, our family waved goodbye to Dali reluctantly, and bid farewell to the Bai houses with white walls and green tiles. Sitting in the car, we saw only one The camellias in full bloom flew past our eyes. We were getting farther and farther away from Dali amid the brilliant purples and reds. However, the mountains and rivers of the ancient city of Dali were forever fixed in our minds, lingering over the years. Don't go.
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