Live Your Best Lives
have wanted to go to Sichuan for a long time, and I remember a big brother I met when I was in Yunnan told me, "Many people have been to many places, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang, but Sichuan is missed, and I always think that Sichuan is not far enough and not fun enough." But in fact, they are all wrong, Sichuan is a place that must be visited once, and the beauty of that can only be known if you have been there. Not only the scenery, but also the humanistic atmosphere is also worth seeing. "Since then, I have made up my mind to go to Sichuan, and since then, I have focused more on that place, and the last Shangri-La - Daocheng Aden, the beauty of Jiuzhaigou, the snacks and teahouse culture of Chengdu, the most suitable city for life, etc., have increased my yearning for there.
The sudden earthquake turned the world's attention to Sichuan, the hard-hit place. Let me know that it turns out that the epicenter is the only way to go to Jiuzhaigou: Wenchuan, Lixian, Dujiangyan ....... It turned out that before I had time to go, those beautiful places were beyond recognition; It turns out that the places that have always been thought to not change, the things that will not change, are so fragile in the face of nature. The once beautiful towns, the once bustling countryside, the places where backpackers stopped, no longer exist, and no one knows when they will be able to be rebuilt. So, I decided that my next stop would definitely be Sichuan.
In August, after taking a leave of absence, he made an appointment with a friend and finally set foot on this land. What does the country of heaven look like? What will Chengdu's favorite teahouse be like?
Chengdu impression
weather
The temperature in Chengdu is very good, and for me, a person who is in the stove every day, it is undoubtedly heaven. Another characteristic of the weather in Chengdu is that it is sunny and rainy, and it is very important to carry an umbrella on your body, which can block the rain and shade the sun. Finally understand why open-air teahouses can bloom all over Chengdu, because the weather here is too suitable, not cold in winter and not hot in summer, it really has unique conditions.
When the food
arrives in Chengdu, I have to mention Chengdu food, Chengdu food is famous all over the world. Sichuan cuisine blooms everywhere in the country, and it is also my first choice for eating in many cities, but what does authentic Sichuan cuisine look like, I still got it tasted in Chengdu. This trip to Sichuan, a very important point is to eat, hehe, who told me to love to eat so much. For my first meal in Chengdu, my classmates invited me to a Chongqing hot pot. Before coming, I didn't know that what Chengdu people love most is not Sichuan cuisine, but Chongqing hot pot that blooms everywhere in Chengdu. Those chain stores that are a bit famous have a lot of diners waiting at the door every day. The restaurant we ate at had a very strange name, called "Chongqing Pigpen Hot Pot", hehe, why did it take such a name? I wonder, but you can also see a characteristic of the people here - informal, simple and cute. The hot pot tastes really good, and the seasoning only needs a small plate of oil, which is said to be to numb the spiciness. The classmates said that the taste of this store is not too numb, and other stores are afraid that we will not be used to eating it. Indeed, I once ate hot pot with Chongqing hot pot base, because of a green vegetable, my face was paralyzed for half an hour, which is still fresh in my memory.
Take the 07 version of the self-guided tour manual with your friends, follow the famous snacks in Chengdu mentioned above, and set off! In order to eat the ancestor of mapo tofu, Chen Mapo tofu, we went to Qingyang Palace according to the address in the book, but unfortunately our luck was too bad and we encountered demolition. Hey, my Chen Mapo tofu. Forget it, just find a Sichuan restaurant, and the taste will not be bad. Comfort yourself that those time-honored snack bars are just famous, and the taste is not necessarily the best, haha. Zhongshui dumplings, Lai glutinous rice balls, Long Chaoshou, Wang Po buckwheat noodles, leaf rice cakes, cold cakes, Guo Kui, ice bean pudding, fat sausage rice noodles, husband and wife lung slices, porridge bottom hot pot, etc., can be named, basically eat them all. Although the taste is not as good as the legend, it is still a little distinctive. After all, these names are well-known at home and abroad. Suddenly I remembered what a friend from Nanchang said, he has traveled all over China, and he still thinks that our Gan cuisine is the best. Hey, who said our dishes are not famous, what's the use of having a taste, you can't get out. However, in Chengdu, my stomach was still full, but there were still many things that I didn't eat, and I suddenly envied the cow for having two stomachs. Ha ha!
Teahouse and mahjong culture
have been heard for a long time, Chengdu is a very suitable place to live, people there live leisurely, the streets and alleys are full of open-air teahouses, and the biggest hobby of Chengdu people is to make tea houses and play mahjong. The book says that if you go to Chengdu, you don't go to a teahouse or pick your ears once, you don't count as having been to Chengdu; It is said that the sound of mahjong can be heard on airplanes. Are you sure? I'm going to take a look.
In all parks in Chengdu, there are basically several large or small teahouses, a bamboo chair, and a bowl of tea, which is the life of Chengdu people.Walking into these open-air teahouses, the crowd of twos and threes, or reading newspapers, or chatting, or playing mahjong, or comfortably enjoying the ears, the leisure of Chengdu people can be seen. No wonder people say that "old people can't leave Shu, and they can't enter Sichuan". Retirement here is definitely a kind of enjoyment, but young people, hehe, it's better not to come, because it will wear out most of your fighting spirit, how can you think about how to struggle in such a enjoyable life.
Next to Wenshu Monastery, there is a Chengdu Mahjong and Teahouse Culture Museum, and only Chengdu will combine these two things so wonderfully and regard them as a kind of culture to inherit.
Chengdu's unique climate is the basis for nurturing this culture. I can't imagine what it would be like if this kind of open-air teahouse were opened to a place like ours where we were sweating, huh.
Nine villages paradise
This earthquake is a fatal injury to Sichuan's tourism industry, and many classic routes cannot be traveled. Before going to Sichuan, I discussed with my friends that in addition to eating and drinking in Chengdu, I could only choose the safer route to Leshan Emei. But the plan is not as fast as the change, really when I arrived in Chengdu, I listened to the introduction of my classmates, it turned out that going to Jiuzhaigou now is actually very affordable, with few people and low prices and good scenery. Moved by the heart, I temporarily changed the route and decided to go.
From Chengdu to join the group, three days of double flight, 1,400 yuan/person. Last year, a friend was in Chengdu on May Day, and the route was the same as mine, and it was also a three-day double flight, costing 2,700 yuan/person, but now it is really cost-effective, and the price is only half. I used to hope to go in the golden season of Jiuzhaigou - autumn, but this price, hehe, is still affordable, who said that our pockets are not rich.
Theplane at noon on the first day arrived at China's second largest plateau airport, Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport, at an altitude of about 3,200 meters in 40 minutes. According to her, since the earthquake, all the roads have been destroyed, and now only planes can come up, and the number of people who came to Jiuzhai is only one-tenth of the past.
After eating the worst lunch of the whole trip at Chuanzhu Temple, we set off directly for Huanglong. When I arrived at the door, I knew that today was the official opening day of Huanglong and Jiuzhai, and a relatively grand opening ceremony was held in the morning, and from today, it can officially receive tourism teams from all over the country. Slowly there will be more and more tourists here, and it is just around the corner to return to the previous appearance, it seems that we are still quite coincidental to officially open the park to welcome us. When I entered the door, it started to drizzle, and the temperature was very low and a little cold. Fortunately, we brought a jacket, which can block both wind and rain, which is wise. It is still a bit difficult to walk at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, although the vegetation here is rich, but it is still a plateau area after all. There are 4.3 kilometers along the road, along the viewing plank road, and the final destination is the colorful pond located at the highest point of the Huanglong Scenic Area, with an altitude of 3576 meters, which is also the most beautiful scenic spot in Huanglong. Stopping and taking pictures all the way, although my head started to hurt a little, there was some altitude sickness, but it was bearable, the beautiful scenery is current, I don't want so much. There are really few tourists, in twos and threes, and many times there is no one in front or behind, and in the whole mountain, it feels like there are only two of us. I can't imagine what it looks like when the narrow plank road is crowded with tourists during the peak season, and I'm glad we came at the right time.
The colorful pond is really beautiful, it is now the rainy season, the water is rich, from a high place, it is like a colorful stone inlaid together, the pool water is crystal clear, how many years have these calcified pools evolved into what it is now, I don't know, I just sigh at the magic of nature, creating the beauty in front of us.
When I arrived at the foot of the mountain, it was already half past five, and there were still nearly three hours from Huanglong to Jiuzhai, and it seemed that today's dinner had to be eaten as a late-night snack. With a little altitude sickness, we went all the way down to Jiuzhaigou at an altitude of about 1,800 meters, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the headache was much better. Places with rich vegetation and sufficient oxygen, I am like this, so if it is Tibet, I dare not imagine it.
There was a family of three in Chongqing in the group, who designated to stay at the Jiuzhai Paradise Hotel before joining the group, and our car took them there first, and then returned to the Northwest Hotel where we stayed. When I got there, I knew that I had heard a few years ago that the super five-star resort hotel in Jiuzhaigou was Jiuzhai Paradise, and it turned out that the hotel could still be built like this, which could only make people amazed, and the enjoyment of the rich was really different from that of us ordinary people. Originally, this time was a good opportunity, because of the earthquake, the occupancy rate of Jiuzhai Paradise is very low, so now it is also doing special activities, which used to be three or four thousand a night standard rooms, but now they can be moved in for only a few hundred yuan. Two days later, I heard from another group that as long as we add 300 yuan to our existing tour fee, we can stay in Jiuzhai Paradise for two nights, but we must book in advance. It seems that we have passed by Jiuzhai Heaven - once, there was a hotel in front of me, but I didn't cherish it, and now I regret it, if God gives me another chance, I will say to it, I must live in your room."
I got up early the next day and went into the ditch. Jiuzhaigou is Y-shaped, and after swimming for at least a day, you must take a tour bus in it, like a bus, and each attraction has a station, which can be hopped on and off at any time. This ticket is not cheap, it costs 90 yuan/person. Our first stop is to take a direct bus from Goukou to the farthest part of Rize Gou - the primeval forest, and then tour from top to bottom. Although it is called a primeval forest, it is said that the current trees are all planted later, and there is no original original taste for a long time, looking at the trees here, it is not interesting, we took the car directly to the starting point that is said to be the most suitable for hiking - Arrow Bamboo Sea, and began the real trip to Jiuzhai. Walking along the sightseeing plank road all the way, one by the road, the other into the depths of the dense forest, the only thing that kept following us was the sound of flowing water, taking us all the way. (Route: Arrow Bamboo Sea - Arrow Bamboo Sea Waterfall - Panda Sea - Panda Sea Waterfall - Tiger's Mouth - Wuhua Sea - Pearl Beach - Pearl Beach Waterfall - Mirror Sea) Along the way, different scenery, the same beauty, there is no other language to describe, only amazement, amazement, amazement! I hope to keep this beautiful scenery, but I know that the road still has to go forward, and beautiful things can only be left in memories.
Because of time constraints, we took a bus from Jinghai parking lot to Nuorilang Central Station, and transferred non-stop to Changhai, the highest point of Zezhawagou. There are not many attractions to see in this ditch, except for the Changhai Sea, which is the largest sea in Jiuzhaigou (S-shaped), which is a mini small version of the five-flower sea sister - the colorful pool. The small multicolored pool, with different colors intertwined, forms a beautiful mirror on the mountain.
After returning to Nuorilang, we played the last ditch - Shuzheng Ditch, and started walking directly from Nozhilang Waterfall, along the Rhino Sea, Tiger Sea, Shuzheng Waterfall until Shuzheng Sea. Although we were in a hurry (which is the disadvantage of joining a group), we still tried to walk the best hiking routes recommended by donkey friends in a limited time, which was worth the trip. But if I had more time, I still hope to stay more along the way, instead of rushing to take pictures and rush on the road. The scenery along the way, no matter where it is, is worth your time and stay. Standing by the sea, that state of mind, that feeling, is deeply attached to us who work hard in the city.
After a quick stroll around Shuzheng Village (one of the nine villages, which is already very commercial), we took a car to Goukou and prepared to return to the hotel, because in the evening, we also had to watch a local Tibetan and Qiang folk song and dance performance. This earthquake made the world know that there is an Aba Prefecture in Sichuan, the full name of Aba Prefecture is Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, where hundreds of thousands of Tibetan and Qiang people live. I only remember learning a poem before, in which there is a sentence "Why should the Qiang flute complain about the willow", the performance in the evening, I really appreciated the performance of the Qiang flute, the difficult playing, the middle cannot be interrupted, and the breath is long and strong. I was also impressed by the Tibetan dance, which was particularly rough and unrestrained. If it is on the plateau, endless grassland, under the blue sky and white clouds, dancing a Tibetan dance, how beautiful it should be.
Althoughthe trip
to Jiuzhai this time disrupted our previous plans, but when time permitted, we still decided to go to Leshan, originally Leshan Emei is a line, it only takes two days to swim, but because of the trip to Jiuzhai, Our physical strength was a little overdrawn, so we still gave up climbing Emei, only went to Leshan for a walk, and returned to Chengdu that day.
At the Chengdu Tourism Distribution Center (New South Gate Passenger Station), we bought a bus to Leshan every 20 minutes. In the passenger station, seeing so many lines to various scenic spots in Sichuan, I once again sighed at the development of Sichuan's tourism industry, next time I come, I must take the line of Daocheng Aden and play with Siguniang Mountain, but it has to be accurate for at least half a month.
At Leshan Xiaoba Station, we had today's lunch and breakfast (because of the rush, we didn't have time to eat breakfast, so we got on the train on an empty stomach. ——Ant on the tree and spicy chicken, authentic Sichuan cuisine, the taste is not bad. Take bus No. 13, half an hour's drive through Leshan city, and come to the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area located at the confluence of the three rivers. Here, the first time I was stopped because I bought a student ticket, because my student ID card, which had expired a long time ago, was finally found out by the careful ticket inspector. I traveled all over the country with an expired student ID card, and finally hit the iron plate. After making up the ticket, enter the scenic spot, there are so many people, it really can't be compared with the environment of Jiuzhaigou. In fact, this is the scene that should be in the peak season.
Following the flow of people and listening to the explanation of the tour guide of a certain group, we went all the way, visited Lingyun Temple, which is said to be very prosperous with incense, and then lined up for nearly 40 minutes, along a plank road for one person only, and slowly moved down to the foot of the Big Buddha. When I looked up at the Buddha I had seen on TV, and really stood at its feet, I found that its magnificence and atmosphere were really "incomparable to even one toe".Admire the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty, who took 90 years to build this big Buddha, which gave countless confidence and courage to the boatmen who sailed in this dangerous three rivers in the long river of thousands of years.
This trip to Sichuan gave me a deeper understanding of the country of heaven, and also made me feel what a beautiful thing it is to be able to live in the city of Chengdu. Sichuan, I will come again; Daocheng Aden, waiting for me.
(Jinli, Chengdu, a very popular place.).
(Yellow Dragon Colorful Pool)
(Jiuzhaigou five-colored sea, so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off).
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