Part 1: Yunnan
That night, we got on the train from Kunming Railway Station, and when we woke up, the train had arrived in Dali.
Dali City is 12 miles from Fiona Fang, with a wall 2 feet high and 2 feet thick. There is a big gate in the east, west, north and south, and there are towers on the gate, namely Tonghai, Cangshan, Chengen and Anyuan. There are also watchtowers at the four corners of the city, and each has its own name: Yingchuan, Xiping, Kongming and Changqing. The outer wall of the city wall is made of brick, with a rectangular top and a ring ditch below.
The streets in Dali are like a chessboard, with five streets from south to north and eight lanes from east to west. There is a connected canal around the city in all the streets and lanes, and clear streams flow all the year round, with flowers and fruits everywhere, giving people a sense of simplicity and tranquility.
Dali is picturesque all year round. Among many scenic spots, the wind, flowers, snow and the moon are the most famous and fascinating.
"The flowers are closed at the top, the wind is closed at the bottom, and the wind at the bottom blows the flowers at the top; Cangshan snow, Erhai moon, Erhai moon shines on Cangshan snow. "
Shangguan, located at the foot of Yunnong Peak in Cangshan, Dali, is a Dali fortress formed since the Tang Dynasty.
In ancient times, there was a thyme tree in Shangguan, with flowers as big as lotus, which opened 12 petals every year and 13 petals in Runnian. Its fragrance was better than that of osmanthus fragrans, and its colors were yellow and white, which was beautiful and attractive. After flowering, the shell is black and hard, which can be used as a pearl, so it is also called a pearl flower.
no one knows when this thyme tree was planted. However, according to people's legend, in the Yuan Dynasty, the flowers of this thyme tree were still in full bloom, blooming every year and every month, and the rich fragrance spread a hundred paces away.
Although this thyme tree has been dead for hundreds of years, the Bai people here still love flowers very much. Every household grows flowers and cultivates bonsai, especially the thyme tree. Shangguanhua is still worthy of the name in Dali area.
Shimonoseki, there are strong winds all year round, and sometimes the wind reaches more than eight.
The 19th Peak of Cangshan Mountain blocks the air convection in the east and west, and the Tianshengqiao Canyon in Xiaguan is the outlet of the air convection in Xiaguan, so the wind in Xiaguan is extremely strong, especially in winter and spring, when people walk on the street opposite Tianshengqiao Canyon, they will be unable to stand on their feet.
There are many beautiful legends about the wind in Shimonoseki, and one of them is the most popular, which is still talked about by people today.
There lived a thousand-year-old snow fox on the setting sun peak of Cangshan Mountain, who fell in love with a Bai scholar in Xiaguan, and became a human figure and frequently interacted with the scholar. Their love affair was discovered by Luo Quan, the mage of Luo Quan Temple in Erhai Lake, and the good mage Luo Quan cast a spell on the scholar to enter Erhai Lake. In order to save her sweetheart, the grieving snow fox went all the way to the South China Sea for help. Guanyin was moved by her true feelings and made an exception and gave her an air bottle, telling her to dry the water in Erhai Lake with the wind in the bottle and save the scholar.
Snow Fox rushed back to Dali day and night with the wind bottle. When she walked to Tiansheng Bridge in Shimonoseki, she was ambushed by Master Luo Quan, fell to the ground, broke the wind bottle, and suddenly the wind roared, blowing the snow fox to a cliff on the top of Yulong Snow Mountain. The snow fox couldn't get down, and she cried all day until she bled to death. Since then, the monsoon has been blowing all year round on Tianshengqiao, and later people called Shimonoseki the windy city.
Cangshan snow mainly refers to the snow scene that does not melt all year round at the top of Cangshan Mountain.
Cangshan Mountain, also known as Diancang Mountain, is the main peak at the southern end of Yunling Mountain. It consists of 19 peaks from north to south, starting from Eryuan Deng Chuan in the north and reaching Tiansheng Bridge in Shimonoseki in the south.
Cangshan snow, which can't disappear after summer, is one of the four scenic spots of "romantic scenery" in Dali, and it is also a must in Cangshan landscape.
In the cold winter, it's a hundred miles pale and covered with snow. In the spring of March, jade is still piled up above the snow line. The snow on Malong Peak, the highest peak, remains constant all year round. In midsummer, the mountainside is green and dripping, but the peak is still covered with clouds and snow.
There is a beautiful legend among Dali people about why the snow on Cangshan Mountain will not melt for thousands of years.
In ancient times, a group of plague gods broke into Dali Dam, causing ten people to get sick and nine people to die. In order to save the suffering people, a Bai girl came back from studying law under the guidance of Guanyin, and drove these plague gods to the top of Cangshan Mountain, where they were frozen to death by heavy snow. In order to make these plague gods never come back to life, the Bai girl turned into a snow god, transformed into a snowman peak, and guarded these plague gods day and night, so there was a thousand-year-old snow on the top of Cangshan Mountain.
On Erhai Moon, it is said that a fairy in the sky envied human life and came down to Erhai Lake to marry a young fisherman. The fairy saw that it was difficult for her husband to catch fish all day, so she put a precious mirror she brought into the bottom of the sea and took a clear picture of the fish so that her husband could catch more fish.
Later, this precious mirror turned into a golden moon at the bottom of the sea. When the moon came out, people walked near the shore of Erhai Lake and looked up at the sky. The jade mirror hung high, overlooking Erhai Lake, drowning in the silver waves, and the water and light met the sky, and a bright moon fluttered with the waves in the sea, which was amazing.
Erhai Lake, a beautiful plateau freshwater lake, is about 1972 meters above sea level. It starts from Jiangwei Township, Eryuan County in the north and ends in Xiaguan Town, Dali City in the south. It is like a crescent moon, with a length of 41 meters from north to south. 5 kilometers, 3-9 kilometers wide from east to west, 116 kilometers in circumference, covering an area of 251 square kilometers, with an average water depth of 1.5 meters and the deepest point of 2.5 meters.
Erhai Lake has a mild and humid climate, beautiful scenery and pleasant scenery. Cruise Erhai Lake, islands, caves, lakes and marshes, sandbars, trees and cottages, each with its own style, which is pleasing to the eye. The ancients summarized it into three islands, four continents, five lakes and nine songs.
that afternoon, I sat on the bow as if drunk, listening to five golden flowers singing love songs in turn, and enjoying three tea, a gift from a Bai girl, visiting Erhai Lake. The breeze on the sea is not small, but the waves are not big. In the crystal-clear lake, all kinds of fish are roaming leisurely, and the lively expression is wonderful, which makes me dance and sing folk songs.
the clouds in Cangshan are varied, sometimes as light as smoke, and sometimes as thick as splashing ink. One of the most famous is Wang Fuyun.
Wang Fuyun appears at the peak of the Jade Bureau every winter and spring. Whenever Wangfu Cloud appears, Erhai Lake will be blustery and set off waves, so fishing boats can't go out to sea, so Wangfu Cloud is also called Wudu Cloud.
There are many kinds of flowers in Cangshan, including 41 kinds of azaleas. From the foot of the mountain to the snow-covered area, it is layered and clustered, and the plants are more than 15 meters high, showing a big tree shape; The dwarf is only ten centimeters, and he is born in a crawling shape, forming a carpet-like landscape. The shapes of flowers are even more varied, with sixteen different colors such as red, white, yellow, purple and rose.
Cangshan is also a paradise for wild animals. The climate here is suitable and the vegetation is dense. Up to now, deer, muntjac, rock sheep, bison, mountain donkey, wild boar, fox, pheasant and a few rare animals are still living.
Cangshan Mountain is a mountain with four distinct seasons. From bottom to top, it has formed a young forest grassland belt, a pine forest belt, a fir miscellaneous wood belt and an alpine grassland belt, with distinct alpine landscape and changing seasonal landscape.
On the top of Cangshan Mountain, it is the cold season of March 9th all year round, and there are many alpine moraine lakes, surrounded by virgin forests that cover the sun. More than a dozen streams pour between the peaks, making the top of Cangshan look crystal clear and quiet.
I heard from an old monk in Dali that there is a beautiful and charming saussurea involucrata on the top of Cangshan Mountain, but most people can't see it. Whoever meets saussurea involucrata at the top of Cangshan Mountain and eats saussurea involucrata will immediately become a compassionate living immortal. Legend has it that Taibai Jinxing was originally an old man of Bai nationality who collected herbs. After eating saussurea involucrata at the top of the mountain, he became immortal.
On the mountainside of Cangshan Mountain, there is a refreshing autumn wind all year round. At the turn of summer and autumn, white clouds like jade belts often appear on the verdant mountainside, which are charming and charming. There are many wild fruits on the branches, and the strange fragrance of wild fruits is fragrant and refreshing.
Under the mountainside of Cangshan Mountain, the spring breeze is gentle all the year round. It is a world full of flowers, where there are not only many kinds of azaleas, but also rare Ma Yinghua like flowers and hydrangeas. Those fresh buds attract swarms of bees to collect honey, and those butterflies in pairs, as big as palms and as small as copper coins, are dancing in the flowers, colorful and spectacular. That kind of scene is rare in the world, fascinating and intoxicating.
At the foot of Cangshan Mountain, all the year round, the flowers are blooming and colorful, and the picturesque scenery is exciting, which makes people feel excited and imaginative. Especially those throngs of Golden Flower Sisters and Brother A Peng, in fields, flowers and streams, you sing with me and I say you laugh. The cheerful and peculiar customs and customs of the Bai people and the simple, rich and warm life scene make people fascinated.
In those days, several of us visited Dali, climbed Cangshan Mountain and swam Erhai Lake, and listened to the tour guide explaining some beautiful folk stories. We were all so excited.
chapter 2: a trip to Yunnan
Yunnan, which is known as the "south of colorful clouds", makes me yearn for it everywhere. In July 213, I followed my father and many friends to the "south of colorful clouds"-Yunnan.
The day after we arrived in Yunnan, we arrived near Erhai Lake by bus. Erhai Lake is a sea different from other seas. There is no golden beach, but there is sky-blue water, which is clear, blue and fresh, just like Chinese painting with sky-blue rendering and no ink lines, which has unspeakable beauty. She, without beautiful shells, has a green island with lush trees everywhere. People happily play with water on the island and set off layers of waves. Erhai Lake is the location of Erhai Moon, one of the four scenic spots in Dali, which is said to be named Erhai Lake because it is shaped like an ear. Erhai Lake is a scenic spot with excellent water quality and abundant aquatic resources. Boating in Erhai Lake on a calm day, the clean and transparent sea surface is like a clear blue sky, giving people a quiet and distant feeling, and letting people appreciate the poetic artistic conception of "the boat is floating in the blue waves and the people are in Traveling in a pictorial world". Erhai Lake, blue sky, small islands and green trees have combined to form a natural fairyland exclusively belonging to Erhai Lake.
After leaving Erhai Lake, we slowly came to Shuanglang, an antique town. Shuanglang Town is located at the northeast end of Dali City, where the Nanzhao Island is located. The town is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side. It jumps to the 19th peak of Cangshan Mountain in the west, and faces Erhai Lake, which is full of blue waves, Jizu Mountain, a Buddhist resort in the east, and Putuo, a fairy island in Penglai, in the south. The double gallery is located on the beautiful scenery of "Lotus Song" and "Luoshi Song" on the east bank of Erhai Lake, which was called "Bolt Gallery" in ancient times. Looking around, the beautiful Yuji Island and Xiaojinsuo Island are like a pair of mandarin ducks floating in the green Erhai Lake. The two islands are located under Liling Peak between the two corridors. During the Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, people thought that "two islands" and "two songs" were both "double", so the "tied corridor" was changed to "double corridor". Shuanglang Town, located at the northeast end of Dali City, is the location of Nanzhao amorous feelings island. The town is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side. It jumps to the 19th peak of Cangshan Mountain in the west, and faces Erhai Lake, which is full of blue waves, Jizu Mountain, a Buddhist resort in the east, and Putuo, a fairy island in Penglai, in the south. Located on the east bank of Erhai Lake, the Double Gallery is called "Bolt Gallery" in ancient times. Looking around, the beautiful Yuji Island and Xiaojinsuo Island are like a pair of mandarin ducks floating in the green Erhai Lake. The two islands are located under Liling Peak between the two corridors. During the Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, people thought that "two islands" and "two songs" were both "double", so the "tied corridor" was changed to "double corridor". The scenery of the two corridors is unique in carrying green hills, facing Erhai Lake, close to chicken feet and overlooking Cangshan Mountain. It not only has the advantages of fishing fields, but also has the wonderful scenery of "wind, flowers, snow and moon", enjoys the reputation of "Canger scenery in the double corridor", and can witness the wonders of the 17-meter-high white marble Guanyin worshiping Maitreya Foshan when boarding Nanzhao Island. The shops next to the Double Corridor are connected to one another, and the goods inside are dazzling. The lotus flowers in Erhai Lake are white, yellow and pink ... Beautiful!
In the evening, we also went to the ancient city of Dali. On the second day of our trip to Yunnan, I saw the beautiful Erhai Lake and the antique double corridors, which made me linger, memorable and reluctant to part!
article 3: colorful Yunnan
Yunnan is beautiful in mountains, water, people and scenery. The most surprising and interesting things in Yunnan are the eighteen eccentrics, thirty-six eccentrics, eighty-one eccentrics, and one hundred odd ones. These eccentrics include: elephants roaming the streets and tigers roaming the suburbs; Draw national boundaries in the middle of the hall; Fresh flowers bloom unbeaten in the four seasons; Trains are not as fast as cars, and they can't pass through the country; A single tree makes a forest and everyone loves it; The girl is called the old lady; Eggs are sold in strings, etc., and there are too many to count. Next, I will introduce you to the most common "fairy mountain" in Yunnan!
There are many "Fairy Mountains" in Yunnan, which are very famous, because it is a hot summer at the bottom of the mountain. There are all kinds of tropical fruits such as curved bananas, sweet pineapples and yellow mangoes at the bottom of the mountain. There are many trees, and long branches and big leaves seal the forest tightly, blocking people's sight, covering the blue sky and the fiery sun. Halfway up the mountain, it is spring. The trees on the mountain have pulled out new branches with small green leaves. Birds in the Woods are singing beautiful songs on the branches, and small animals are playing happily on the carpet-like grass. The hills are cool in autumn, and there are golden leaves everywhere. Just like the ground is covered with gold, small animals are busy looking for food for the winter. It's a cold winter at the top of the mountain. Little white snowflakes are dancing from the blue sky, and there is a little lack of oxygen. Small animals have to hide in their caves. Tigers catch an antelope for a picnic. Black bears have to lick their big fat paws. Small squirrels live on pine nuts collected in autumn, and sometimes take a walk in the branches to see if spring is coming ... These "fairy mountains" are really amazing!
Yunnan is really a good place. It's hard to tell the four seasons in Yunnan all year round. It's like spring. There are four seasons in one mountain, and ten miles can't reach the sky. Yunnan is in my heart: there is heaven on earth and Yunnan on earth! Beautiful Yunnan is the most beautiful scenic spot I have ever been to!
I love this interesting and beautiful Yunnan! Every step I take is a strange and peculiar scenic spot!