There is a very beautiful and lovely place in Yunnan, with colorful clouds floating in the sky.
My brothers and sisters who are going to row dragon boats are beginning to get active.
Crazy Water-Splashing Festival
The second semester of my senior year is really full of unrest ~ ~ Besides instant noodles, beer and mahjong, I also got to know Xianghai and Dayang because of my trip to Banna, which laid a solid foundation for our wandering revolutionary friendship in the future ~ ~
Going to Yunnan was just a whim. A person walked through Lijiang and Dali, and was invited by pigeons to spend the Dai New Year in Xishuangbanna. Oh, thank you, pigeon. It was this trip that opened a new door for many of my future trips! I thought there was a generation gap with pigeons, but I didn't expect this party to get out of hand and reach a deep understanding (I don't know if my mentality is too old or her mentality is too young)
It takes about 2 hours to drive from Lijiang to Xishuangbanna, and I met a couple of young people (I was also very young at that time, with a wry smile). They were very talkative and invited me to join them as soon as they got off the bus. Unfortunately, I didn't experience any storms at that time, so I was embarrassed to refuse them (if I were such an "old driver" now, I would have done so long ago, but there might be conflicts).
Xishuangbanna is located at the junction of China, Laos and Myanmar. The Mekong River winds through here, and the smuggling of jade, amber and drugs may be rampant in secret. But the climate here is warm and comfortable, with blue sky, white clouds and green water, fresh virgin forests, rich wild interest and vigorous vitality, and all kinds of delicious fruits. This place can really be called paradise on earth. There are many tourist attractions around Banna, including Wild Elephant Valley, National Forest Park, Giant Buddha Temple and Tropical Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences (also known as Menglun Botanical Garden). Dai people live here, so the buildings and costumes here are full of exotic customs.
Because pigeons are studying in the Tropical Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the scope of this activity is mainly in the Botanical Garden. Menglun Botanical Garden is the largest botanical garden in China. There are all kinds of exotic flowers and herbs in it. Many plants are really unheard of, but I'm not interested in plants. After seeing them, I can only say how beautiful they are! Fuck, what is this? Grass, what a strange tree! What I envy and yearn for is the life here. At that time, I had completely given up the postgraduate entrance examination, but I was very sorry to see the pigeon's postgraduate life. Of course, there must be some heavy and hard work in school, but playing with friends, free and bohemian life is even more wonderful (I regret not studying hard). There are students from all over the world (Tucki and pigeons didn't even seize the opportunity, otherwise I would have a half-blood nephew), my favorite billiards room (otherwise my billiards skills would not be so bad), and most importantly, there are endless flowers and plants and endless free fruits ~ ~ ~ (bananas and pineapples here are the cheapest and best I have ever eaten).
pineapple
I forgot my name. There are so many flowers and plants in the botanical garden that I have never seen before.
Tap the rubber
Wake up naturally every morning, listen to the birds singing outside the window, and then ride around the botanical garden to see if there are any ripe fruits and proud as a peacock. Such a beautiful day ~ ~
The Songkran Festival in Xishuangbanna is a traditional festival of the Dai people, and it is also the New Year of the Dai calendar. The Botanical Garden organizes teams to participate in the Dragon Boat Race in Menglun every year. Although I can't swim, I signed up with pigeons and joined in the fun. The day before the game, our group only practiced a few times. God, I'm really tired. I don't know how to work hard, I can't master the rhythm, the dragon boat doesn't walk in a straight line, and all kinds of problems, but we are still very excited and focused on participating, hahahaha ~ ~
Our dragon boat is in the water.
Fafa's team uniform is made in the Botanical Garden. It is bright China red with an elephant on its chest. Later this uniform followed me to Tibet.
although we are dressed in red, the momentum is also red, but the technology is too poor. Compared with us, the team gave us a short time, but soon overtook us and left us far behind.
Drink and shout
It doesn't matter if you lose. Let's laugh together.
In dragon boat rowing, the cooperation between athletes is very important. Maybe we can practice more (:-D). Afterwards, we all said that we lost, because we had several female generals who lost the opportunity in strength (hum), and the emphasis was on participation, hehe.
After rowing the dragon boat, make an appointment to go to the sea, and go to the swing activities at once. The food in Xishuangbanna is very interesting Before I came here, I always thought Banna only had fruit, but I didn't know there were countless delicious foods here. Pineapple rice, fried bamboo worms, grilled fish with lemon grass, chicken feet with hot and sour lemon sandwich (Tucki's favorite) and so on. During the Chinese New Year, the "fair" here is as lively as the market. Everyone puts out special snacks, daily necessities and special commodities for sale, and beautiful Dai girls will wear flowers, Dai costumes and dress up beautifully.
Dai girl's beautiful headdress
Beautiful Dai girl
Special Dai barbecue
The barbecue there is very famous, delicious and distinctive. Especially grilled fish, put the small fish caught from Lancang River on the thatch, and add some Nat dipping sauce. Sour, sweet and spicy, with a unique taste.
Grilled fish
After taking part in the swinging activity, we will save our energy for the next water splashing activity.
splashing water is the highlight of this festival. We wrapped all the electronic products in plastic bags and rushed to the street to participate in the Water-splashing Festival (it seems that we didn't bring water-splashing weapons and cried). It's really crazy to splash water all over the city. The official will open tap water for everyone to use, and water can be taken everywhere in the street. Children are holding water guns and small washbasins, while girls and boys are holding buckets and moderate water bottles. Everyone threw water at each other, and some even drove trucks full of water. They drove all the way and turned it upside down ~ ~ The more they poured, the more they wished ~ ~
I had a washbasin on my head and a water gun in my hand.
what are you hiding from?
The whole city is crazy
As time goes by, time flies. Since CCTV broadcast the TV series "karma" 2 years ago, it has touched the hearts of countless ordinary people, especially those who have experienced the ups and downs of educated youth in our generation! As an educated youth, I have been thinking about how the educated youth in Shanghai committed iniquity there. How do you waste your time? There are such a group of people with the same language: I used to be an educated youth. For us, the educated youth career of my generation is unforgettable. Many of this generation have now become well-known scholars and professors, and about 5% of provincial cadres have had this experience. When I meet these people, he won't say where he made any achievements, but he will naturally tell me where he was an educated youth. These years are unforgettable for us.
The wasted years of that generation
Most of the children's shoes in the 198s and 199s have seen 2 episodes of "karma" TV series filmed by Shanghai TV Station in 1994, which are popular all over the country. Anyone who hasn't seen karma has heard the song "Beautiful Xishuangbanna, my dad can't stay, my dad has a home, my mom has a home"
What generation wasted their years?
I will definitely want to see everything there when I have the chance! (Because I am an educated youth's occupational disease, I worked as an educated youth for several years, but fortunately we didn't owe such "bad debts")
The beautiful Xishuangbanna
I took a bus all the way from Kunming, a flower city in Yunnan, to Shilin, Dali, Lijiang and other cities, and the ancient city culture of Dali and Lijiang. The emptiness and holiness of Xishuangbanna left me unforgettable memories.
Today, I flew from Lijiang to Xishuangbanna, a paradise in China.
I've always felt that Xishuangbanna is the place I must go, to see the place where the educated youth have stories. But today, I finally set foot on this red hot land.
According to the data, the ancient Dai language in Xishuangbanna is called "Mengparanaxi", which means "an ideal and magical paradise". The 44 ethnic groups living with this lush tropical rainforest are also pursuing a life ideal of "having no worries about food and clothing, living and working in peace and contentment, and living in local conditions and customs". Xishuangbanna is not only a magical land, but also a region that has nurtured a unique national forest culture. The magic lies in that she is located in the distant frontier of China, bordering Laos and Myanmar, and connecting with several Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Viet Nam.
The bus carried us through the city, streets and stockades of Xishuangbanna.
I sit by the window. I can't see any tall buildings here. I can see the endless green ocean rolling forward. Hidden among the lush fruit trees is the Dai bamboo house, with unique tropical scenery, such as rubber trees, fruit trees, banana forests and tea mountains, just like the green fairy tale forest. The whole process is full of dazzling scenery, and the mountains and Cui Wei are magnificent and beautiful.
Walking on the bluestone road, the air is a little damp, and you can smell the faint fragrance of earth. There are all kinds of flowers and plants around, and some birds sing gently. On both sides of the path, the green grass is bleak, some towering trees are flourishing, and some Gu Teng winds to block out the sun.
you must visit the botanical garden here. There are subtropical jungles, which are beautiful and pleasant. Banana trees, banana forests, betel nut trees and palm trees can be seen everywhere on both sides of the road. Some people are dressed in Tang priest's clothes, others are riding elephants, smiling and carefree. I have only seen this scene in the TV series The Journey to the West, which seems to be the Tianzhu Kingdom on the road of Tang Priest's mentoring.
In Xishuangbanna for several days, whether we went to the Dai stockade on the border between China and Myanmar in Mengla, the ancient tea mountain in Menghai, the activity of exploring wild elephants in Mengyang, or the ancient Bayeux sutra in Olive Dam, we all walked through the rain forest that covered the sun. As Li, a local photographer, told us, it is difficult to find an angle to observe and take a panoramic view of the tropical rain forest, because there is dense vegetation under the forest and there is no "window". We visited stockade in Xishuangbanna for a few days, and seldom heard of young people going out to work. They are all willing to stay at home and do farm work, and they can't go to the nearby county to do business as far as possible. Life in the stockade is very slow, even idle, especially for three or four hours at noon. It's hard to see a figure walking outside. People drink with relatives and friends, or take a nap at home. Dai people are also very gentle and don't argue with others easily. Most of them are content. Of course, this is related to the belief in Buddhism of the Dai and Bulang nationalities, which account for the majority of Xishuangbanna's population. It also embodies the ideal of "small country and few people" in Xishuangbanna, which is located in the southwest frontier. This is the hometown of the golden peacock, Banna. It seems to be in a beautiful landscape painting: in a dense virgin forest, trees are lush and vines are entangled, wild elephants roam leisurely in the forest, peacocks and silver pheasants fly freely; In the picturesque countryside, bamboo groves are dancing and palm groves are graceful; More than 5 kinds of mouth-watering tropical fruits in Dai huts and bamboo buildings surrounded by green trees are fantastic, which makes people linger. The multi-ethnic customs dominated by tropical rain forests and Dai people make Xishuangbanna, a magical and unique land located in the southwest border, attract millions of tourists at home and abroad. Xishuangbanna is a world-renowned national tourist attraction.
Some people say that Xishuangbanna is the place where my dream begins, so let my dream start here!
The theme song of the TV series "karma": Beautiful Xishuangbanna, I can't keep my father. Shanghai is so big, do I have a home? My father has a family, my mother has a family, and I am left alone, which seems redundant. < P > These are some young intellectuals with passion and great ambition. They responded to the call of the motherland and went to Yunnan to support the frontier. So in this beautiful place, they left a fiery youth and shed loyal blood. In this quicksand river and rubber forest soil, they fell in love, got married, and had the crystallization of their love.
However, as time flies, it's a dream once every ten years, and the surging tide of returning home has pushed this group of once young but now realistic people to the shore of big cities. They left this beautiful land. However, they gave up not only rubber forests and coconut trees, but also their love and their flesh and blood.
Later, five children from the 199s got on the train and went to Shanghai together to find their biological parents who gave birth to themselves and abandoned them. However, after their parents returned to the city, they re-established their families and had new children. Their arrival is undoubtedly just a ticking time bomb for their biological parents who already have a new home. < P > This is a sad story that reflects the real theme. I relived this song again before I stepped into the hot land of Xishuangbanna.
The lyrics say, "Beautiful Xishuangbanna can't keep my father". Its beauty and magic are an invisible attraction to me, and the romantic love story in the beautiful Banna makes me want to witness Banna's intoxicating amorous feelings.
It is no longer the sadness of apricot blossom, misty rain and cold plum blossom; It is no longer a fierce sandstorm, a northern country with white mountains and black water. It is a treasure house of nature, a green kingdom and a bright pearl in the south. It is the place where the Wulin popular river suddenly becomes a fairyland, and it is the hometown where butterflies are as proud as peacocks. This is a chaotic universe, and it is a feast that lasts until the hot summer.
It is the pure passing water of the snowy plateau, and it turns into Lancang River soup, which is the most pleasant silhouette of Fengzhu ethnic customs in the moonlight.
here, everything is full of exotic customs!
It's really nice here, a place where you can enjoy exotic customs without leaving home.
it's nice here, a place where one can put one's soul.
want to explore the virgin forest? Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest National Park is the best place.
There are mysterious, ancient and sentimental trees, thrilling "air corridors", negative oxygen ion breathing areas and trails running through Philip. There are rare wild animals, first-class protected plants, endangered rare creatures, and mysterious performances of ethnic minorities.
Being in a big forest with a strong primitive ecology, I really feel primitive and relaxed.
Walk through the forest, smell the sound of streams, look at clear springs, and slowly experience the pleasant sound of water. Listen to birds singing, it is the call of mountains and hearts.
layers of forests, towering into the sky. Bright green leaves are like a wine fork, and they are intoxicating and fragrant when brewing. Looking up, I can only see a small piece of sky. We occasionally shout "I'm coming" to the sky and echo back and forth in the mountain stream. Occasionally, we close our eyes and feel a state of detachment with our heart.
We also found many miracles here, such as strangulation of plants, flowers on old stems, roots of dragon trees, forests of single trees and so on. It turns out that nature is so mysterious and magical, proud as peacocks, monkeys playing, people dancing with elephants and so on. And I really feel the kindness and beauty of the animal kingdom.
Come here to explore, it can stimulate our curious sensitive nerves.
Come here and enjoy nature. It's a beautiful landscape painting.
We went to a hut and a farmhouse.
the customs here are very different from those of our ethnic minorities. The owner of each family is a woman, who supports the family and the man watches the children cook.
Here, the man's name is Mao Dolly, and the woman's name is Saint Li Duo. We received the beautiful St. Li Duo.
their house is very special. They are all wooden attics. The first floor is generally for raising livestock and poultry or putting farm tools. The columns in the attic are all rectangular, not cylindrical. Stranger still, these columns are only placed on the flat surface, not buried in the soil. Master said that such a building is the root.
Stewed sesame food, pinched glutinous rice balls, pinched joints and Meijiang wheat bells