In 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic, I waited for the long-lost May Day holiday and took my parents to Ji 'an by car. By the way, my 32nd birthday was spent in Ji 'an with a bowl of local elm skin cold noodles.
Although my driver's license is nominally 10 years driving experience, I don't usually drive much. However, road trip is no stranger to me. After all, I drove in Morocco and Thailand last year and even had an accident. But it's really the first time to drive with my parents.
Although it's only three days, I can see that my parents are still very happy. Although the meaning of travel is different, relaxation and happiness are the same. We spend too much time in our work and life, but our parents will grow old inadvertently. Cherish it, just do it, while your parents can walk and climb mountains with you.
After all, the epidemic situation of pneumonia has not completely disappeared (there was no epidemic situation in Jilin on May 1 day, but Harbin was more serious), so we can only choose to travel in the province. The first plan was Changbai Mountain, and the last trip to Changbai Mountain dates back to high school graduation. However, the scenery of Changbai Mountain on May 1st is not good. After reading a map of Jilin Province, I finally chose Ji 'an, a border town in Jilin Province.
Ji 'an is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Tonghua City, Jilin Province. It is not well-known in Jilin province, let alone all over the country. Three years ago, a man from Ji 'an, Dapeng, made a movie called Sewing Machine Band in Ji 'an, which added an IP to the city and brought some heat and traffic, but it was also very limited.
The famous "Ji 'an Grand Guitar" in the sewing machine band movie has long since disappeared, leaving only a fountain on the original site and Ji 'an people taking a leisurely walk.
Ji 'an deserves more attention. Ji 'an has the only world cultural heritage in Jilin Province-Koguryo King City, Tomb and Noble Tomb, and became the seventh 5A scenic spot in Jilin Province in early 2020. China 4 1 World Cultural Heritage I have been to more than 30 places, and Ji 'an is almost the lowest-key one. After all, many people can't even pronounce the word Koguryo.
Gao Ju (güu) Li (lí) was a regime that existed in the northeast of China and the Korean Peninsula from the first century BC to the seventh century AD, and it can also be said that it was a country in its heyday. Koguryo, as one of the most distinctive and influential ethnic and local regimes in the northeast of ancient China, once created a glorious history. The Sui and Tang Dynasties spanned 70 years and lasted for four generations of emperors. For the same goal-pacifying Koguryo, they spent huge manpower, financial resources and material resources.
Ji 'an Inner City and Maludo Mountain City are the capitals of Koguryo in the early and middle period (A.D.1-5th century), which are characterized by the interdependence of plain city and mountain city. Among the medieval city ruins in Northeast Asia, the Inner City and Marudao Mountain City are masterpieces of capital architecture. Inner City and Marube Mountain City are the capitals with the longest continuous use of Koguryo regime. Through them, we can witness the brilliant civilization created by Goguryeo, which has been lost in the long river of history.
Standing on the east side of the tomb of King Tai, the inscription engraved with Chinese characters is the longest preserved document in Koguryo. General Cemetery, built in the early 5th century, is the tomb of the 20th generation monarch and longevity king of Koguryo. At the same time, it is also the most complete stone tomb among the nearly 10,000 existing Koguryo tombs. Because of its exquisite structural design and exquisite craftsmanship, it is known as the "Oriental Pyramid".
In addition to the century cultural heritage, Koguryo tombs and sites, another business card of Ji 'an is "Pearl of Yalu River". Compared with Dandong, Liaoning, another "pearl" in the lower reaches of the Yalu River, Ji 'an's sense of existence is indeed weaker. After all, the volunteers did not cross the Yalu River from Ji 'an. Even so, there are still railway and highway ports between Ji 'an and North Korea. Moreover, compared with Dandong, the Yalu River here is clearer and narrower, that is to say, North Korea can be seen more clearly here.
You can see Koreans coming and going on the other side by bike, occasionally with a tractor or a car. North Korean houses on the mountainside are also clearly visible, and they are not as shabby as the legend. Even if there is no pneumonia epidemic, it is impossible to travel freely to North Korea, so it is already excellent to face each other 200 meters apart.
The Korean brazier in Ji 'an and the barbecue in Ji 'an are also business cards. Although it is next to North Korea, there are not many North Koreans here. Korean cuisine is gradually accepted, integrated and changed here, and it is no longer Korean like Yanbian Prefecture. The ingredients in the brazier in Korea are like a kind of "stew", which is varied and everything is available. The highlights of Ji 'an barbecue are mainly tradition and nature, all of which are charcoal fire, Korean rice wine, ginseng chicken soup and various kimchi in Ji 'an, which are enough to shake your taste buds and taste the world.
Spring and summer delivery, to catch up with another good season, this is the season of wild vegetables outbreak. I got up at 6 o'clock in the morning and went to the morning market in Ji 'an. It is said that it was on the news broadcast. This is a matter of course. There are all kinds of ginseng, ranging from one in 20 yuan to several hundred yuan each. Even if you don't recognize it, at least you know it's ginseng. Wild vegetables are so magical that they can't be named at all. I remember when pneumonia just broke out at the beginning of the year, some people cleared the name of the northeast people, and these wild vegetables were the game that the northeast people loved to eat.
After all, Ji 'an is a county-level city with a limited scale, and it only takes ten minutes to drive from west to east. Ji 'an's cleanliness is well-known in Jilin Province, and it is true. It's so clean that it doesn't even look like a northeast city, completely breaking the impression of a fourth-and fifth-tier city in Northeast China. In this small town, the slogan "Ji 'an is the most beautiful because of you" can be seen almost everywhere. There are mountains and waters, and "Little Jiangnan in Northeast China" is not a hollow name.
After talking about Ji 'an's culture, humanities, food, specialties, and one more thing, that is nature. Wunvfeng National Forest Park, located between Tonghua City and Ji 'an City, is one of the few famous mountains and rivers in Jilin Province. Although it is not as good as the famous three mountains and five mountains, the scenery is ok. Wunvfeng covers a large area, and only a few scenic spots are opened, so you can go there by bus. There are mountains, waterfalls and streams. It is said that in autumn, the layers of forests are dyed and covered with red leaves, which is particularly spectacular.
In addition to the Five Female Peaks, Ji 'an also has beautiful natural scenery such as Yunfeng Lake and Taiji Bay. Finally, the last value, clear sea water and lush mountains are priceless wealth.
Why have you never heard of a small town that I praised so well?
I have been to Libo, Guizhou, where the words "World Heritage Site" are written in neon characters on the mountain, and you can see it from a distance. Ji 'an people may not even know Koguryo, the world cultural heritage, because they can't even pronounce these three words correctly. It's hard to see any propaganda instructions about "World Cultural Heritage" in the city, which once made me feel that I was in the wrong place. Why not make good use of such a good IP?
Although Ji 'an is a small city, several scenic spots are scattered. There is no bus ferry between scenic spots, and the public transport system is underdeveloped. It's really hard to drive. Although it is a world cultural heritage 5A scenic spot, the ticket price is still a bit expensive, especially in the downtown Ji 'an Museum (Koguryo Cultural Relics Exhibition Center), which has only two small exhibition halls and few cultural relics (tombs are stolen), which is really unfriendly.
In the Internet age, basically larger scenic spots have their own official accounts of official website and WeChat, and tickets can also be bought in advance at major OTAs, even if they are not electronic tickets. And this, I hit a wall in Ji' an. I searched almost every travel APP in my mobile phone, but I couldn't find a place to sell tickets in Ji' an scenic spot. Even the official website of Wunvfeng National Forest Park is not as good as that of a small company. As a Jilin person, as an Internet person, I am very sad.
In addition, there is another serious injury, that is, the traffic in Ji' an is really inconvenient. Tonghua, which is 50 kilometers away from Ji 'an/KLOC-0, has a small regional airport, but the number of cities currently open to traffic is less than 10, which is better than nothing. Changchun, the provincial capital 350 kilometers away from Ji 'an, has no direct train to Ji 'an! You have to change trains in Tonghua, but it takes 63=9 hours for a * * *, all green cars, and the number of trains is very few. It can be called a clear stream in the high-speed rail era! Expressway from Changchun to Ji 'an was just completed last year, and it used to take more than four hours to drive.
If it were not for the above reasons, as a native of Jilin, I would never have come to Ji 'an, a ridiculously low-key town, for the first time at the age of 32.