Because of the dream, so brave of choice, they only trials and hardships.
Zhao Lei’s song Chengdu made this land of abundance famous. Even though I am a secular woman, I can't help but be moved by it. So, I met up with my friends, packed up my bags, and headed south, setting foot on the long and leisurely Bashu land in the distance. Now, it has been a while since the trip ended, and I haven’t picked up a pen, but I always feel that if I don’t write something, it seems that I have wasted the beauty of the time. After all, I couldn’t bear the restlessness in my heart, so I wrote down what I saw and felt on the way. I would like to share it with you.
DAY1 Harbin Taiping International Airport——>Chengdu Shuangliu Airport?
It was already midnight when we first saw Chengdu. After getting off the plane, we went directly to the hotel we booked in advance, Mei Mei De. After a good sleep, I opened my eyes. The sun was not dazzling, and light rain was dripping from the window outside the window. Our departure time was on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival. In order to avoid the peak, we decided to go to Leshan and Mount Emei first, and then return to Chengdu city for sightseeing. So after my friend Xiao Mosquito and I planned a day's itinerary, we hurriedly left the hotel and took the high-speed rail to Leshan. As soon as I left the hotel, the faint fragrance of flowers hit my nostrils. The yellow flowers on each tree are fresh and elegant. When I first met Chengdu, it was the gentle drizzle accompanied by the smell of apricot blossoms.
The Buddha is a mountain, and the mountain is a Buddha
DAY2? Chengdu Shuangliu Airport——>Leshan——>Emeishan City
Back then, a movie called "The Greatest Heroes" dominated the world. , let me know the Leshan Giant Buddha. It takes less than an hour to take the high-speed train from Shuangliu Airport to Leshan. When you get off the train, there is a direct train to the scenic spot for 15 yuan per person. There are two routes to visit the Big Buddha. One is to hike up the mountain to get a close look at the Big Buddha, and the other is to take a boat along the river to see the full view of the Big Buddha and the Reclining Buddha. We chose the mountaineering route. There are some fly restaurants outside the scenic area. The prices are quite reasonable, but the hygiene and taste are really not complimentable. Therefore, it is recommended that friends who come bring their own lunch. We saved our bags here and ordered beef noodles and rice noodles. When the waiter asked us how much chili pepper we put in, I blurted out "normally." In the famous province, the definition of spicy seems to be different from that in the north, so I quickly changed my mind and said I wanted it to be mildly spicy... However, after all, it was so spicy that I only ate half the bowl. After buying tickets at the self-service ticket machine, we followed the crowd up the mountain. As soon as you enter the mountain gate, a huge Buddha character more than two meters high is displayed in front of you. It is said that it was inscribed by the calligrapher Su Dongpo. Climbing up the stairs, you will see lush green trees and continuous drizzle. Looking down the mountain, you can see the vast Minjiang River. There are many Buddha caves on the cliffs along the way, and there are many smaller Buddha statues in them. Due to the special material of the stone and the local rainfall, many small stone statues have weathered, leaving only vague outlines. People can't help but lament that time passes and the years are ruthless. Looking closely at the Buddha, he is sitting upright, his eyes slightly narrowed, solemn and kind. It seems as if you are quietly listening to thousands of years of stories, guarding all living beings.
We waited in a long line along the nine-wind plank road. After more than an hour, we finally reached the bottom of the Giant Buddha. Looking up at the 71-meter giant Buddha, people seemed so small. The joys, anger, sorrows and joys in the world, on such a place of thick soil, still water and gentle waves, will eventually turn into a gust of wind, a speck of dust, a drop of rain, and there will be no more waves in the sound of morning bells and evening drums.
A lifetime is a practice, the short one is travel, the long one is life. We set foot in it all the way, miss all the way, and look back all the way, but in the end we still have to move forward.
After getting off Leshan, we took a minibus from a travel agency and rushed directly to Emeishan City.
For the convenience of climbing, we chose to stay at the Emeishan Hotel near Baoguo Temple. Although the hotel has an elegant environment, the price/performance ratio is low, so we only stayed for one night. It is recommended that friends choose nearby budget hotels. Booking on Meituan is cheap and the accommodation conditions are good.
After putting down our luggage and resting for a while, we can’t wait to taste the local food.
The urban area of ??Emeishan City is not large. The starting price of a taxi is 5 yuan, and the fare is metered. According to the guide prepared in advance, we took a taxi to Dongmen and tasted the local delicacies Dongmen Tofu Pudding and Stilt Beef. The boss of Tofu Nao was very enthusiastic and introduced us to the various customs and customs of Mount Emei. After a few words of conversation, our identities as Northeasterners were revealed. We have lived in Harbin for a long time, and we didn’t know that our Northeastern accent was so recognisable. There was also a table of Jilin fellows sitting next to me. The tofu nao tastes salty and contains more meat than tofu, so it doesn't taste as light as expected.
Stilt-legged beef soup pot is a local delicacy in Leshan. It is said that it adheres to the traditional Chinese medicine dietary principle of "replenishing the internal organs with the internal organs." It tastes simple and crude. Take a large pot with a base soup made from beef bones. Then roll all parts of the cow back and forth in the boiling beef soup, put it into a small bowl, pour the beef soup over it, and sprinkle with celery and chopped green onion. We only ordered a plate of beef and some vegetables, and the beef portion was generous.
After dinner, we walked around again to feel the life of this small town, and then returned to the hotel to rest and prepare for climbing tomorrow.