Haxi Town is located in the Tibetan area. It is a very unique ethnic town with a special geographical location. It carries the beautiful vision and hope of the Tibetan people. Everyone lives in comfort, has harmonious families, and has various traditions. The delicious food is a good place for travel and vacation. Let me share with you the Haxi Town travel guide.
Location: Haxi Town, Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province
If it hadn’t been for Xiao Yan’s kind invitation, I might not have been able to reach this remote town in the far northwest in my life. ——Haxi Town, Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Wuwei City.
Xiao Yan is a herdsman of the Tianzhu Tibetan people, an angel on the grassland, and an eagle in the snow. He said that grassland can cultivate people's mood, and Haxi is a place to purify the soul.
Xiao Yan is generous and hospitable. Haxi is his happy hometown. The construction site was not very busy these days, so Xiao Yan suggested going to his house for a walk.
He said that he had introduced us colleagues to his family before, and his parents had been urging him to invite us to play at home. Although it is no longer the most beautiful season on the grassland, his house has prepared lamb meat and highland barley wine, and he wants to treat us to big chunks of meat and big bowls of wine!
I am impatient. When I mentioned this topic at noon, I would Decided to go. I made an appointment with Zhang Gong, Xiao Jiao and Xiao Luo, called Shang Yuguo, plus Xiao Yan and me, a group of six people set off on time at three o'clock in the afternoon.
This is Xiao Yan’s village, taken from the top of the mountain
Yu Guo is my friend. Since he often comes to the construction site, he is familiar with everyone. In fact, I am mainly worried about the bad roads. Yuguo owns a Toyota Prado, and his driving skills are relatively high. He is generous and generous, and he is a good travel companion;
Also, Yuguo can drink very well, so I have to Be prepared in advance so that you can stop the wine for me when the time comes and you can't be embarrassed in Xiao Yan's house.
I gave everyone unified rules on the road. In order to prevent the leaders from discovering that we ran out secretly, no one is allowed to post any news on Weibo, WeChat, Moments, etc.!
Still Let’s first learn about it on Baidu: Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County is hidden in the southeast of Wuwei City. It is surrounded by mountains and peaks, with vast and lush forests, snow-capped mountains covered with snow all year round, grassy grasslands, endless rivers, and air. Fresh and beautiful environment, it is known as the "Golden Basin of the Plateau".
Tianzhu, called Huarui in Tibetan, means the tribe of heroes. From the Xia Zhi to the early Han Dynasty, it was the pasture land for Rongqiang, Yuezhi, Xiongnu and other ethnic groups. It was included in the territory of the Han Dynasty from the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. After the Tang Dynasty, it gradually formed a multi-ethnic settlement with the Tubo (now Tibetan) as the main ethnic group.
Haxi Town is located at the foot of Monai Mountain in the northwest of Tianzhu County, in the upper reaches of the Shiyang River Basin, at the junction of Gansu and Qinghai provinces. ?
Haxi is a Tibetan language, meaning the seat of the father.
Xiao Yan called his brother-in-law in advance. His brother-in-law lives in Huazang Temple and is waiting for us at Huazang Temple. In fact, that was not his brother-in-law, but his brother-in-law.
This kind of relationship may not matter at all in our hometown, but we get along very well with them here. It should be said that their family relationship is really enviable.
It was already dark when we arrived at Haxi. Xiao Yan's family specially slaughtered a sheep, and put a steaming plate of mutton on the kang table. They ate the mutton and drank the mutton soup.
The host enthusiastically asked us to sit on the kang. This should be their higher etiquette here.
Xiao Yan’s parents, brother-in-law, and brother-in-law were all there, and they also invited friends to drink with us. It was so grand that we were a little embarrassed. According to their custom here, before the guest drinks the wine proposed by the host, he must flick it into the air three times with his ring finger.
This is a kind of etiquette that shows respect, and it is also a kind of reverence for heaven, earth, and gods (some say it is Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha). It's a pity that I can't learn it no matter what.
When a Tibetan family invites guests to drink, they must drink heartily to be happy. I drank this wine until three o'clock in the morning. I really couldn't drink anymore, so I just pretended to be drunk (actually I was really drunk).
Every time I drink alcohol in the evening, I must eat a bowl of beef noodles immediately the next morning (less noodles, more soup) to melt away the alcohol. Beef noodles became my sobering soup while living in the northwest. The beef noodles next to Haxi Bus Station are pretty good.
After breakfast, Xiao Yan took us to see the grasslands and snow-capped mountains. The place we went to was in a valley. The mountains were filled with thick fog and the mountain roads were rugged and dangerous.
There are scattered yurts and a legendary Mani pile along the way. Xiao Yan said that those yurts are used to receive tourists during the peak tourist season. Xiao Yan said that there are many wild mushrooms on the mountain, which can be eaten after being picked, but we don’t have time to pick mushrooms.
There is a small river in the valley. The river surface is not very wide, but the current is very fast. The roaring sound of the flowing water echoes in the valley, and it sounds like a stormy sea from a distance.
The water is very clear and flows to places far beyond our sight. Xiao Yan said it was called Shiyang River. The Shiyang River used to be polluted black because of people mining gold here. After several years of vigorous improvement, it has slowly returned to its original color.
We originally planned to have a barbecue in the valley, but due to the mountain closure and fire ban, we decided to give up for the sake of the beautiful grassland and blue sky and white clouds.
On the way back, Yu Guo felt that he was not very happy. He felt that the scenery was not as good as imagined, and the national customs were slowly disappearing. There were no national costumes and white hada as imagined, and it felt a bit... Pity.
But I am very happy. I really feel that my soul has been baptized and is as pure as this snowy grassland. I came with a heart of gratitude and admiration, and the truly beautiful scenery is in my heart. Such as this mountain, such as this water.
Haxi means the father’s camp, and of course it is also the tribe of heroes.
I like this pearl on the snowy plateau and miss this beautiful and holy pure land on earth. Watch the eagle soaring at the foot of the mountain, listen to the sound of the Shiyang River echoing in the valley, and let the gifts of nature cleanse your complicated soul.
If I have the chance, I will definitely come again. I fell in love with the mountains and water here. Every time I come here, I feel as friendly as my hometown. ?
Unfortunately, no matter where I go, I always come in a hurry and leave reluctantly. I don’t know when I will be free. Maybe when I am free, I will never come back.
Tashi Deleh.