A Corner of Liuxi River

Qi Fan Qi Micro Class

Text/Liusha Qin

January 24, 2021 falls on Sunday My husband and I drove to Conghua with some friends to relax and stayed at Tianze Hotel in Conghua Hot Spring Town. This hotel is run by my friend Hao. The decoration of the hotel is simple and comfortable, with great attention to details. There is also a hot spring bath in the room. It's the style I like.

In recent years, Conghua has built characteristic towns and beautiful villages, and the environment has changed greatly. During the day we walked around the greenway around the lake, aimlessly and very relaxed. An old tree, a strange grass, and a wall of firecrackers can all attract me to linger and stop. Walking on the wooden plank road, the green river water sparkles in the sunlight, and the lush mountains and forests in the distance are reflected in the water. The green of the mountains and forests and the blue of the river blend together to form a beautiful landscape painting.

After passing the Bilang Bridge and turning right, the Guangdong Hot Spring Hotel, which has traces of its time, is still entrenched in the embrace of green mountains and green waters. The acrostic couplet engraved on the stone pillars of the gate reads: "From the heart of the bird" The singing is warm and harmonious, and the butterfly spring village dances with the sound of the happy people, which truly reflects the good ecology of Conghua Hot Spring Scenic Area. This couplet rhymes with oblique and oblique lines, and the contrast is neat, especially the superimposed word "descendant" is used, which makes it more simple and solemn. I like it very much, so I took a photo of it with my mobile phone and collected it.

There is an ancient well in the hotel, and a stone tablet stands next to it. On it is the handwriting of Secretary Wu Nansheng, the former leader of the provincial party committee: "The first hot spring in Lingnan." Everyone couldn't help but stretch out their hands to test the water temperature. Some people even I washed my face with spring water. The spring temperature is 71 degrees and the water is very slimy.

Conghua Hot Spring is known as the "No. 1 Spring in Lingnan" for its good water quality, high water temperature and beautiful spring scenery. It has become famous all over the world during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is one of the only two rare radon-containing hot springs in the world. One of the soda hot springs, it is as famous as the Swiss hot springs in Europe. After liberation, party and state leaders Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping, Ye Jianying and others visited Conghua in person. Guangdong Hot Spring Hotel Songyuan No. 1 was once a place where national leaders and foreign heads of state stayed. I remember that my husband and I came to Conghua for vacation a few years ago. Mr. Chen from the hotel accompanied us to visit Songyuan No. 1. The interior was simple, elegant and comfortable. We also saw many famous calligraphy and paintings in the calligraphy and painting exhibition hall. This time we wanted to visit the old place again, but we were told that we were not allowed to enter during the epidemic.

As the sun sets slowly in the west, the beautiful hot spring town becomes quiet and soft. Between the lakes and mountains, the town and nature are integrated. At this moment, I just want to lean on the wooden plank road with the one I love most, and quietly enjoy the happiness from dusk to sunset.

As night falls, the lights are bright, and the night in the hot spring town becomes more charming and romantic. I don't know who is setting off fireworks in the distance, and the chirping sound breaks the tranquility of the night; the unique lights nearby are projected onto the trees and the ground, making them colorful and dotted.

Enjoying the night view with our couple were Xu who loves photography, Ouyang who likes to write football reviews, Fan who is obsessed with calligraphy, and Xia who is engaged in foreign exchange and her baby daughter Lele.

Lele is a quiet and cute little girl in the third grade of primary school. Her mother said she was a bookworm and could sit for three or four hours holding a large book. Her memory is also very good. She can recognize more than 1,000 words when she is 2 years old. She can recite more than 160 poems by Chairman Mao Zedong when she is 4 years old. Memorized it all. She is also a top student, and her academic performance not only ranks first in the class, but also among the best in her grade. When Lele saw her mother praising herself in front of others, she shyly hid behind her mother and said softly: "Mom, please stop talking."

The attentive Lele

How smart Cute little girl! I quickly asked Xia for advice when she was not present, asking her how she raised Lele, what secrets she had, or what kind of training classes she attended. Xia said: "Actually, Lele didn't attend any interest classes. If there is anything special, it was a chance. Lele lived at Wuwei Temple in Dali for two months when he was 4 years old, where he learned meditation from the master. Reciting Chairman Mao's poems and learning to write Chinese calligraphy was an unusual experience, and it's a long story..."

Driven by curiosity, I got to the bottom of it and listened to Lele's mother's account. , I feel incredible, Lele’s experience is amazing. Friends, if you are also curious, I will tell you the story I heard in the future. Let’s give it a try today.

Although the two-day leisure trip was short, I gained a lot. I not only enjoyed the beautiful scenery, delicious food and fresh air, but also got to know Xiao Lele. This is a very interesting thing. I want to introduce Lele to Nannan, I hope they can become good friends.

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