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Facing the wine, I roll up the curtain to invite the bright moon, and the wind and dew seep through the window screens.
In late spring and early summer, looking at the west through the towering glass buildings of the city, a red glow hanging to the west sent a signal: Let's go, let's have fun.
The travel plan of Chengdu people is like chasing seasonal birds, while the west side collects the essence of the basin, leaving aside the beautiful scenery of western Sichuan, there are countless fun within 2 hours of travel.
From Chengdu to the west, passing through Chongzhou and Qionglai, it is the Pujiang River. After checking in Chongzhou and Qionglai, we decided to visit the legendary Internet celebrity village, which is also the most well-known in Pujiang, Mingyue Village.
five years in the blink of an
eye Five years ago, Mingyue Village was a little-known little village, as quiet as countless ordinary rural areas. Fortunately, "art" and "enthusiasm" have discovered this place, the inheritance and development of Mingyue kiln and indigo dyeing, the coexistence of new homestays and small courtyards in western Sichuan, and the tea trees stretch ...... between the greenways
In the past five years, Mingyue Village seems to have never had a fixed pattern, but it has become the place where Chengdu people yearn for their life on weekends.
When we arrived at Mingyue Village, it was a sunny noon, rolled down the window, and got into the air with the fragrance of bamboo shoots. The freshly picked tea garden still has a hint of young leaves, and leaning down, you can hear the movement of the wind shuttling through it.
I remembered that during the summer vacation more than ten years ago, because of a game of hide and seek, I rushed into a stranger's yard with my friends, and was scratched all over the flowers.
It seems that it is not suitable for rushing in here, and the simple but somewhat confusing road signs give everyone the opportunity to explore Mingyue Village, and there are many surprises hidden on the road. Believe me, when you are in Mingyue Village, please close your eyes, forget about mundane trivial matters, and be an ordinary villager.
48 hours in Mingyue Village, just in the blink of an eye......
"Daytime" / Tea Garden Greenway: The morning lives up to
the morning of Mingyue Village, although there is no "yoyo deer singing", but you can also hear the birds singing in the stream. I never thought that I could "occupy" an entire greenway alone, change my ways, and ask for the comfort I owed to those bitter days in one breath.
Early risers, there are also tea pickers in the tea garden, and the tea garden in Mingyue Village looks exquisite and lovely from the overlook, from the shoots down, the gradually darkening green, constituting a shade that the sun cannot penetrate.
Tea pickers are quick-eyed, which bud and leaf are taken away when the time comes, and the small bamboo basket at the waist is brewing the taste of fresh shoots, leaving a signal to us in the ups and downs.
>/ Indigo: Pick blue all day long, less than a coatThe sentence in the "Book of Songs" "picking blue all day long, less than a fold" makes the nearly 3,000-year-old indigo dyeing sound so far-reaching, but when the fingers touch the silk fabrics swaying in the wind, and the brain is filled with the smell of plant dyes, it becomes so close again.
The indigo dyeing in Mingyue Village is famous, and it is a must-miss, and even addictive "game" - dipping the tight pure white fabric into the dark dyeing vat. Through continuous and thorough massage, the dye invades every space of the fabric, and then uses the power of oxidation to coat it with a unique blue.
The most addictive thing about "Aizen" is that you can never guess what you are drawing before you open the blank paper.
There are many "indigo" studios in Mingyue Village, and "Aoi" and "Arashi Dyeing" are quite popular. In the "Lan Dyeing" workshop, there is an eldest sister who inherits intangible cultural heritage, smiling and guiding the frightened tourists standing in front of the dyeing vat every day.
In the huge dye vat, there is a dye that can give the soul, and the smell made of plants and trees goes straight to the depths of the nose, and it is unforgettable.
Under the guidance of my eldest sister, I harvested the first piece of indigo dyeing in my life, and although the taste of plant dye was on the rise, I still gained happiness after a long time.
When we begin to get used to the fast-paced pleasure of ourselves, an accidental surprise becomes precious.
Nowadays, indigo dyeing is no longer just between square inch fabrics, but also made into all kinds of gadgets, from basic clothing, to backpack hanging toys, but also from simple "blue" to "colorful", for traditional culture, better spread in all directions, is also a kind of inheritance.
In the "Lan Dyeing" workshop, there was also a slightly shy uncle, and when we were chattering in front of the dyeing vat, he began to fry a pot of sweet tea.
After asking, I found out that these in the pot were not precious and precious varieties, but freshly harvested bamboo shoot shells.
The crisp and tender bamboo shoot cores are on the table, and the originally discarded bamboo shoot shells have a new place, and under the light movements of the uncle, the smell of summer in the yard is scattered.
/ Pottery Kiln: The memory that solidifies the earth
Mingyue kiln, which has not been burned for 300 years, extinguished the kiln fire before the devastating disaster in 08.
The pottery in Mingyue Village is famous, one of which is derived from the orthodox bloodline.
Qionglai's Qionglai kiln is one of the ceramic kilns with the longest duration, the richest works, and the most beautiful decorations in Sichuan, and the nearby Mingyue Village naturally inherits this unique craft.
are pursuing the spirit of craftsmanship today, and the ceramics fired by the traditional craftsmanship of Qiong kiln have a bit of historical accumulation.
If it weren't for the earthquake in 08, Mingyue Kiln might still be continuing the furnace fire that has been passed down for a hundred years, and it is precisely because it is one of the few "living Qiong kilns" that it is even more precious.
After a whole year of fine restoration, the old kiln "retired" and became the treasure of Mingyue Village, and an area was built in front of the Mingyue kiln for tourists to experience, as well as an exhibition hall for ceramic utensils to display, so that tourists could get a glimpse of the once glorious side of Mingyue kiln.
Another thing that makes Mingyue Village pottery famous is its artistic connotation.
The Shushan kiln created by Mr. Li Qing, an art master in China's industrial and art industry, and the fire-mark firewood kiln workshop created by potter and designer Liao Tianlang, have added a lot of freshness to traditional ceramic utensils~
The wooden fence gate of "Shushan Xiaozhu" isolates this handicraft workshop from the hustle and bustle outside. In the courtyard, several stone slabs lead people to several old houses, which display some ceramic utensils with simple design and exquisite craftsmanship, and under the glass roof next to it is the Shushan Kiln Ceramic Art Museum with the theme of "Living Museum".
For ordinary tourists, in addition to seeing a novelty, the most important thing here is to experience turning pottery into pottery with your own hands.
Under the guidance of the teacher, a few simple gestures can push out a teacup, and with a little force, it becomes a pottery cup, softening the lines here, rounding the corners there, and then relying on the power of the sun to take away the excess water, those pottery waiting to be sent into the kiln look rustic and exquisite.
Just wait for a furnace of orange red to burn and you can glow with a unique color.
/ Tea: Half a cup of square inch moist
"wild spring fireworks and white clouds, sitting and drinking fragrant tea to love this mountain", when the sun weakens, it is the most enjoyable moment of the day, and Mingyue Village also ushered in the most gentle time during the day.
Don't think that the days of the "villagers" are just a gaiwan tea, those new school and foreign plate things are not bad here~
"Encounter" may be the place you don't want to "go viral" the least. James, who has high requirements for quality, personally served the English afternoon tea, which made us feel the sophistication in this village.
This white and large-area glass building is a place where many tourists are keen to check in and take photos.
He has high requirements for himself and high requirements for "encounters", which makes James have to decline some inappropriate requests in order to make the "encounter" appear in a better state.
On the afternoon of the "encounter", we didn't do anything, just leaned against the large floor-to-ceiling window, watching the children and puppies rolling happily on the lawn, Some colorful bubbles naturally appeared in my heart.
Like all the other places in Mingyue Village, the door of "There is a Cloud" is not eye-catching, and you have to go down a few steps to find this house.
"There is a cloud" refreshment is very popular, when I was hesitating in front of the stage how to order, the little sister next to me blurted out, their ice cream is delicious~
Wandering is often the most exhausting, aimless, no end, and the little girl who can deliver refreshments in time, we call it a fairy~
The fatigue accumulated from most of the long journey was reduced to zero under the buff bonus of a cup of ice cream, an ice cream and a large bite of cheesecake. I also began to tell the hesitant guests that ice cream was delicious, just like that little sister.
In contrast, the "cherry orchard" is much more restrained.
The beauty of the cherry orchard, in the "sky", is unremarkable, but when you climb to the connected roof, you look back and find that it is wonderful - at the end of April, the flowers on the branches have almost fallen, and the tea garden has also picked one stubble after another, and the remaining dark green and the white walls of the cherry orchard have become a minimalist outline of gongbi painting.
In 2010, the lotus pond cherry orchard founded by Xiong Ying decided to move to Mingyue Village in 2018, and the distance from Chengdu became 80 kilometers, step by step to the cherry orchard in the depths of the day , but in Mingyue Village, a new color has bloomed.
The four seasons of the cherry blossom garden should be different colors, right?
In spring, the flowers that have been cultivated with all their heart stretch the skirt, in summer, the vines pave the green of the roof garden, and in autumn, the cherry blossom orchard brews wine, the fermented aroma, should be intoxicating?
As for winter, shrink into a warm bed, drink up the little wine left in one gulp, and cut some sausage and bacon.
"Dark Night" / Accommodation: Good dreams every night keep people sleeping
in the village There is only one sound - quiet.
The lively "encounters" and "cherry blossom orchards" in the daytime have turned off, and there are no frogs in the fields in early summer. An undisturbed night is the most precious time of the holiday.
"know" is the "deep house compound" in Mingyue Village, the hidden design of the garden, its entrance is blocked behind the shade of the trees, and a wooden wall on the side of the road is left with only a few small windows. Let those who are interested pay attention.
Entering it along the small bridge and flowing water, it is quiet and comfortable, and the steps become quiet, and the room next to the tea garden is dotted with the surprises of Mingyue Village: indigo dyeing handicrafts, exquisite ceramic utensils, and ubiquitous bamboo art, all of which make people read the simplicity in the delicacy.
Another place that is closer to nature is at the entrance of Mingyue Village. Under the warm yellow light, the villagers consigned handmade tea, second-hand utensils, various things with a sense of age, and handmade pottery made by themselves when they had nothing to do. 
Those girls who longed for flower shops when they were young gradually fell in love with grocery stores, because it is better to let them settle than to watch time pass. Moreover, being able to find exactly what you want from the crowded shops is, in my eyes, a wonderful superpower.
a room in an unnamed simple house, reserved for destined guests. The design is not luxurious, retaining maximum contact with nature, from getting up to the tea garden, only 2 steps away, before waking up, it has already entered the next part of the journey.
With this alone, maybe there will be a little boredom at night, and in the night chat with the villagers, I learned that the music bar in Mingyue Village is about to open, on a small hillside surrounded by trickling water, A simple steel frame supports the glass room, and the posters of the Beatles and suede are full of fanfare, and there is an inner taste~
Before saying goodbye the next day, we went to dig a few bamboo shoots, Although it is no longer the most crisp and tender taste in early summer, when you bring it back to the city, you can also taste it more, the comfort brought by Mingyue Village.
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