Stunning Lijiang Girl for Thousand Years Prose

I sat in front of the computer in a daze, but my thoughts were like clouds in the wind, rolling back and forth. In the depths of my mind, clear pictures kept emerging. I don’t know. How come there is no movement when my hands are placed on the keyboard? I can't capture them on the screen, and I can't even type a word. Just when I was feeling depressed, the sweet song "Meet" suddenly came from the speakers. As I listened to it, my heart suddenly brightened.

I finally caught the key word "encounter". Yes, meeting is different from seeing. Seeing is a common thing, but encountering is very rare and a bit accidental. Most of the people and things we see are easily forgotten, but when we encounter them, they are different. They often touch our hearts and linger in our minds. Generally speaking, seeing is unintentional, but meeting with intention comes first. During my trip to Yunnan last year, I had an encounter with Lijiang, which was considered a meeting. Now that I think about it, the scene and the scene still feel like it happened yesterday. .

In the soulful singing, my thoughts were suddenly activated, and my fingers naturally obeyed me. So, I recalled and typed the keys to describe the process and causes of this encounter. , describe it truthfully.

The memory lens is slowly pushing into the distance. It was a night in Shaiguping in the countryside. We were watching attentively a movie called "Ashima" sent by the commune projection team. As soon as we arrived at school the next day, we asked the teacher: Where is Ashima? She said: In Yunnan Province, they also found a map to show us. There is a place called Lijiang. It is a very beautiful place and the legendary Shangri-La. Ashima’s hometown is there. You must visit it in the future. Go and see it, it’s really heaven on earth. But at that time I couldn't even get rid of my stomach, let alone travel, but the name Lijiang was engraved in my heart like a knife. It wasn't until thirty years later that my dream came true. Not only did I meet many Ashima, but also The ancient town of Lijiang that I have been looking forward to for a long time.

It was really a pleasant group trip. It started with a one-hour flight. After arriving in Kunming, we chartered a car to roam around the Erhai Lake in Cangshan Mountain. After the tour, we took another five or six hours of driving. After seeing countless green mountains and green waters along the way, I finally arrived in Lijiang. I dropped off my luggage at the hotel and went straight to the ancient city. As soon as we arrived outside the city, we were stunned by the majestic scene. There was a majestic stele tower in front of us. On it were engraved the world cultural heritage Lijiang Ancient Town. Next to it were two two-story-high stele towers. The giant old waterwheel is turning gurglingly, surrounded by a huge crowd of people with colorful flags flying, all of whom are here for sightseeing. At that time, I thought, why does an ancient city have such charm and attract tourists from all over the country and even the world? It must have its unique national style and profound historical heritage. It is now listed as a famous historical and cultural city by the United Nations. This The name is well deserved and not just blown away.

As soon as I stepped into the ancient city and walked on the streets paved with dense stone slabs and blue bricks, I felt very curious. It looked a bit like an ancient village, but it was also very elegant. There were flowers in front of the door, There is a scene inside, which looks like a boudoir and a painter's workshop. The road is up and down, sometimes curved and sometimes straight. Although the space is small, you can't see everything at a glance. The door is ajar, as if there is some secret. There are all kinds of items with clearly marked prices. Whether you want to buy or not, you are welcome to come in. This is Lijiang. The ancient city has ancient appearance, antique fragrance, and people's hearts are still the same. Today is neither a holiday nor a weekend holiday, but the place is packed with people, with more tourists than crucian carp crossing the river.

I was walking among the various flags and flags, and saw a store with a sign saying "One Meter of Sunshine". I thought it was very novel, so I walked in. A man in red clothes The girl wearing a skirt and silver pearls on her head came forward and said in a sweet voice: "Thank you for coming!" When I saw the girl's charming smile and enthusiastic attitude, I half-jokingly said to her: I I was attracted by your brand, because I have also watched this TV series, and she immediately told me excitedly: The characters in the TV series are all real, and their love stories have been circulated in our area for a long time. I use This TV series was named because I am a TV fan myself. I saw that she was very beautiful and spoke very innocently, so I expressed my approval with my thumb finger and asked her: How is the business? She said it's okay. My customers come from all over the country, and many of them are foreigners. They are mainly beautiful women and handsome men, all like you.

I laughed, and then she introduced me to the products in the store. She said that these are traditional handicrafts of the Bai people, purely handmade. You can buy some and take them back as travel souvenirs or as gifts for relatives and friends. I said yes. , although it was of no use, it was hard to resist her kindness. Since she saw it, she bought some and left.

The closer you get to the center of the ancient city, the more popular it becomes. There are hundreds of things to buy, which makes people dizzy. The Songchang Tavern is really a bit of a waste of money; but this strong commercial atmosphere does not arouse much interest in me. What I pay most attention to is the folk customs and indigenous houses here. The so-called Sun and Moon Building, Zhaobi Building, wooden building and stone building on stilts. These buildings look very primitive, and when you walk in, you will feel practical and comfortable. The streets are all paved with stones, which have the advantage of being durable and becoming brighter as time passes. The sound is crisp and clear, like the sound of a piano. Strolling around here is not only novel but also refreshing.

If there were not such complicated winding streets and alleys, this place would be like a mountainous area. Sometimes it goes uphill, sometimes it turns a corner, and sometimes it is blocked by hills. People here really use every opportunity to build houses according to local conditions. On the hillside, it looks like a part of nature. Not only are there original forests in front and behind, but also clear streams are flowing along the street. The road is long, follows the mountains and rivers, and the houses are high and low in a well-proportioned manner. When people come to stroll here, it is like walking in a painting.

Soon we arrived at the center of the ancient city, where there is the famous Sifang Street. At that time, the supreme ruler was the chieftain, who was hereditary from the Mu family and governed hundreds of miles of land. The capital was located here. This Lijiang city with a history of nearly a thousand years, also called Guyan City, could not be replaced elsewhere. What is puzzling is that a city with such complete facilities, reasonable layout, and dense population has no city walls. In the past, a city could not be called a city without a city wall. Speaking of the Mu clan chieftain at that time, he had strong soldiers and horses, and was very powerful. It was easy to build a city wall with his hands. Don't they know the importance of the city wall? Without a strong city wall, ordinary people will feel that their lives are not guaranteed, and soldiers will not feel at ease and sleep well. Later I learned that just because the chieftain's surname was Mu, if he built a wall around it, it would be like putting a frame on it, and the word "wood" would become the word "trap", which was a big taboo for him. They thought of many ways to do this, and finally came up with this brilliant idea: using streets instead of city walls. This is an invisible wall. Its magic is that it connects all the streets and alleys in straight lines from the inside out like radiation, forming a network. Once there is an order from above, it can be immediately conveyed to any place. Any news from outside can be quickly fed back to the central government. Don't look at the square street shaped like a square, but it was actually a symbol of power at that time.

After walking on Sifang Street for a long time, it feels like walking into a wall map or falling into an ecstasy. The streets here are like the streets of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and the alleys here are like the ancient alleys of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, all made of bricks. There were stone pavements and ancient porches, with horseback riders passing by, and girls playing tambourines. There were wine flags and swaying candlelights. As I walked through such a crowd, I soon couldn't tell where the east, west, north, and south were. corner, but it's still the same. The houses on both sides are not high, only two or three floors. Most of them are made of wooden boards, all yellowed by smoke. There are wooden lattice windows, clinking wine bowls, and there are sounds coming from the bamboo buildings. This is the place where the Naxi and Bai people live. Now that I walked in, I became an intruder of an indigenous tribe. In addition to being curious, I was also a little flustered. As we walked, we saw a variety of residential houses, row upon row and scattered at random, which can be called a residential museum. Wandering around, I don’t know where I am? I saw waterside pavilions and terraces complementing each other, and karaoke bars and restaurants connected. Many tourists were spending time here. Now I also want to stay here for a while, and call this foreign country my hometown for the time being. The most eye-catching ones here are the more numerous inns, such as Tea Horse Inn, Ye Nu Inn, Sun Erniang Inn, etc. I will go in from time to time and have a look. There are also various warm reminders inside, such as: Be capable People like this eat hundreds of meals, wear hundreds of clothes, sleep on hundreds of beds, and pick up hundreds of girls. The first three sentences are understandable, but the last sentence will make people laugh so hard. It is obvious that this is a business method, the purpose is to attract attention, and it does not need to be taken seriously.

Although the ancient city is complicated, it can lead to every corner. I walked down countless streets and alleys, and suddenly I saw a row of buildings in front of me, with majestic palaces and pavilions, as luxurious and solemn as a royal residence. generally.

When I got closer, I saw two big characters "Mufu" written on the top of the building. It turns out that this is the heart of Lijiang. Some people say: There is the Forbidden City in the north and Mufu in the south. I never expected that I would meet here. I seem to have read in some book that as far back as the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty, Mufu already existed here. Although it was a small southern barbarian country, it received many awards from the emperor. It was also a period of national harmony. The two sides had economic and cultural exchanges. Frequently, the Mu family also sent people to the Central Plains many times to seek advice. Therefore, no matter in terms of lifestyle or political and religious etiquette, they imitated the great power of the Celestial Dynasty. They also introduced many skilled craftsmen to build this magnificent palace for them. Mufu was later called their Forbidden City. Now it seems that these buildings are really cast from the same mold. What makes me feel very strange is that since it is the supreme capital, why not build it? In the center of the city, but at the foot of a mountain far away from the center, what is the reason? In order to find this answer, I used the knowledge I secretly learned when I was young. It was nothing more than the five elements theory of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and the theory of Zuo Qinglong and You Baihu. I carefully observed the distance. Standing on the top of a mountain, I carefully analyzed the waterway in front of me and couldn't help but give high-fives. It is indeed a geomantic treasure land. According to modern ecology, it is a poetic place to live. It happens to sit west to east, with plenty of sunshine, clear water and trees, and songbirds gathering here. The mountains in the distance are picturesque, and the water is close to the front. The rain is always moist, and the trees are abundant. With the Lion Mountain at the back, it can be relied upon. No wonder the Mu family, Will choose this as a permanent foundation.

At this time, I had entered the Mu Mansion. There were many halls inside, such as the Dharma Protector Hall, the Council Hall, etc. They were all so magnificent and solemn, on par with the Han royal family. No different. In the past, I always thought that chieftains were barbaric and uneducated. After seeing many couplets, calligraphy and paintings here, I corrected this prejudice. It turns out that they all like poetry and painting, including Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhist mottos. are used as mottos. The most magnificent thing here is not the living room of the chieftain himself or his concubines, but the library with thousands of volumes of poetry and books. This shows that they have done a lot of research on Han culture. In addition to the ancient tea-horse road civilization, they prefer There are hundreds of schools of thought in the Central Plains, so Lijiang has become a very tolerant city.

I heard that the Lion Rock behind is a good place to climb up and see the distance. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can see the entire ancient city. I followed the others and walked towards the back mountain. When I reached the foot of the mountain, I climbed up along the stone road. It was indeed well-deserved. At the foot of the mountain was Longtan Tianchi, with faint bells and sparkling blue waves. There were pavilions, pavilions and cliffs on the mountain. Stone carvings, you can meet tourists from time to time, who come together to explore the beauty. When I was approaching the top of the mountain, I came face to face with a tall building, standing tall and straight into the blue sky. In front of the building were carved three golden characters: Eternal Building, extraordinary momentum, vigorous and powerful. I quickened my pace, and after a while, I finally reached the top of the building. The building has five floors and is about thirty meters high. It is entirely supported by the huge fir trees in the virgin forest. I turned around and counted exactly sixteen. These giant pillars reaching the sky coincide with the legend. This place was founded by nine men and seven women. There are four pairs of stone lions squatting in front of the building, with bright eyes and majesty, as if they are guarding the ancient city of Lijiang at the foot of the mountain.

I climbed up to the Eternal Tower, and what I saw and heard surprised me. This is not only a mythical world, but also an art world. I know that ethnic minorities believe in polytheism. Except for them, In addition to their ancestors, they respected all the sun, moon, stars, animals and plants as gods. From the first floor to the fifth floor, I not only saw the flying golden dragon, the auspicious bird bringing blessings, but also various hieroglyphics and flower and bird patterns. It is said that there are There are 9999 varieties, which fully reflects the good wishes of the Naxi people.

Standing on the roof and looking out, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is shining with silver light, and in the jungle below, squirming sheep flash from time to time. In the past, I only knew about the Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower, and Yuejiang Tower. Now that I have climbed up to the Eternal Tower, I know that the infinite scenery is in this tower. Moreover, all those famous buildings have suffered many disasters and have been built and destroyed many times, but this Eternal Building stands proudly in the sky and can be seen through all the vicissitudes of life. At this time, I looked down again. The ancient city of Lijiang turned out to be so small. It was as small as a Rubik's cube lying flat on the palm of my hand. The wavy tile scales, the eye-like wooden lattice windows, the tilted roof ridges, and the curved roofs. The small river and the linear streets have shrunk to almost nothing. No matter how wide I open my eyes, I can no longer distinguish the place I just walked through.

Wangu Tower, who has the confidence to dare to take the name of the king in this building! Now I understand, because you stand on this high Lion Mountain. The lion is the king of the forest. Only when the two match each other can you be famous. Just as I was thinking about it, the sun had quietly set down the mountain. At this time, the Rubik's Cube at the foot of the mountain suddenly turned into thousands of lights, and then turned into a phoenix flying in the fire. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a world-stunning magic cube. Naxi girl.

At this time, I woke up suddenly. Dusk had fallen. Fortunately, the lights on the mountain road were already on. I hurriedly opened my legs, taking three steps as two steps, and soon returned to the brightly lit ancient city of Lijiang.